Annie and Blue, thank you!! I've written both down to ask the consultant tomorrow. My list of questions is actually really short: supplements (yay or nay), immunology screening (yay or nay), please scan me to make sure I'm ovulating.
Shellster, what a hard decision. I think I would want to have a break in between myself. I don't think your eggs will age that much between now and November, but I do think it might be worth while to give yourself a rest. I found IVF itself really stressful, so a little break might be useful to relax both physically and mentally. Plus, you make a good point about giving yourself time to adjust and stick to the high protein/low carb diet that worked so well in the study.
Purple, that's great! Well done, I hope everything goes well tomorrow!
And don't worry, I read your intentions right the first time! I've been vegetarian nearly as long as you about 21 years but I started giving up dairy about 2 years ago. I've never had a doctor try to convince me to eat meat, though! I'm kind of shocked by that (what would they say to a Buddhist or anyone else who doesn't eat meat on religious grounds? It seems like general ignorance on the doctor's part.)
It's actually pretty easy to get all nine essential amino acids by combining foods over the course of the day, but it helps I really like all the food I'm going to list -- none of this is a chore for me, unlike my vegetarian brother-in-law who has the WORST DIET! Or would do if his wife didn't force him to eat his veggies.
I tend to kickstart it first thing in the morning with a smoothie that has some combination of a banana/pineapple/spinach, couple of spoonfuls of oats, a tsp. of chia seeds, some peanut butter or a tsp. or spirulina powder (which is revolting, but good for you). My proper breakfast is usually avocado on toast, drizzled with EV olive oil and sprinkled with nutritional yeast. Lunch is usually leftovers from dinner the night before, or else falafels or hummus or something in a sandwich. Dinner is the only place we have something of a rule established: virtually every meal follows the vegan bowl practice of 1 grain, 1 protein source, two+ vegetables and a sauce.
The grain might be rice or quinoa or pasta (or corn on the cob, yum!); the protein could be beans/lentils or vegan sausages or tofu or TVP; the veggies are whatever we have; the sauce might incorporate all the veggies and the protein or it might be more of a dressing/garnish. You should check out Appetite for Reduction or The Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. She's the best and she explains the whole essential amino acid thing really well.