wow..looks like i have been slacking!!
The retrieval was Saturday (3 April 2010) early in the morning! They retrieved 28 eggies! They seemed pretty shocked i had so many! I responded pretty well with the injections!
Sundays report came in! I had 16 that definitely fertilized..3 that were still hangin in there..there were 8 that were not doing so well..out of those 8..6 didnt make it at all..and we had one lil guy turn out abnormal..the Dr said that with so many eggs its not uncommon for there to be eggs that arent mature.
Fast forward to today! After anxiously awaiting to find out how my lil guys were doing..i got the call!! (A is best and D is not so good) They should be anywhere from 2 cell to 8 cell as of today!
i had:
3-2 cell Grade:1 B and 2 C
4-3 cell Grade:ALL B
4-4 cell Grade: ALL B
3-5 cell Grade ALL B
2-6 cell Grade: ALL B
3-7 cell Grade: ALL C
I wish i had at least 1 A..im a little sad about that..but i guess i should be thankful that God decided to bless me this far! Tomorrow will be my transfer (3 day) im hoping and praying we have a chance to be parents soon!
I wish i had at least one !
Monday, April 5, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Retrieval soon!
So yesterday (thursday) i went in for one of the routine u/s and b/w appts! Wow did God surprise me! I have a 20!! One of my follies went from 18 on wed to 20 on thursday! woo that was quick! I triggered last night and started my steroid! I cant believe it..i only did 8 days of stims and triggered on the 8th day! So Saturday morning is retrieval and my coordinator is predicting my transfer for tuesday! I really hope this works! I feel like im praying all day long..i know God hears but..i guess i know there is a potential for things to go perfect, but i think my biggest fear is knowing..God can do whatever He pleases..i shouldnt try to control that though! Well here goes nothing...updates will come as soon as im alert again! Until then..ill just keep praying!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Almost there!
Today was another RE appt! fun fun! I saw my follies again..they are getting pretty big now! i have an 18 some 16s and a few 14s from what i can remember. The nurse says i might be triggering on Friday for a Sunday retrieval! Im hopeful!
I havent really been happy about this today. All along i have refused to think negative..but today is different. I dont know..Maybe its because i had one of my million pregnant friends announce she is having a boy. Im happy for her..but i feel left out..i want to share that good news too..it hurts alot. Then to just to start the day wrong..hubby couldnt make the appt this morning. As i was leaving the base..noone was aloud to leave..i had to call and tell them i was running late! GRR..i just hate this feeling..i hope tomorrow im feeling better..i hope i get some good news at my appt. we will see.
I havent really been happy about this today. All along i have refused to think negative..but today is different. I dont know..Maybe its because i had one of my million pregnant friends announce she is having a boy. Im happy for her..but i feel left out..i want to share that good news too..it hurts alot. Then to just to start the day wrong..hubby couldnt make the appt this morning. As i was leaving the base..noone was aloud to leave..i had to call and tell them i was running late! GRR..i just hate this feeling..i hope tomorrow im feeling better..i hope i get some good news at my appt. we will see.
Monday, March 29, 2010
one step closer!
Well today is cd 5! We went in for the u/s and b/w! The number of follies has grown..now there is 30 (total)! I cant believe it! To top it off..i already have one at 14!!! The nurse says that i will probably be a weekend retrieval! She dropped my follistim dose from 225 to 150! I am now adding on ganirelix! OUCH! that one hurts a bit! But i know in the end this will be well worth it!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Being patient
Well today is day 3 of meds! Im only on the follistim for now but on cd 6 (monday) i have another appt. to see my little follies! I will then add ganirelix (sp?). The Ivf coordintator is going to watch me closely. She says that i will be seen more often then most and that i probably wont be stimming long! Oh i hope she is right! im predicting by what she is saying to have an easter sunday retrieval!! My baby will be conceived on Easter sunday(or close to it)! Im so overwelmed..but i cant help but feel that this is exactly what God wanted..for us to be parents..in His time!!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
another baby step
Today we went to the RE.. we are finally doing ivf/icsi! This all feels like a dream. I never imagined myself doing this..all my life i thought we would have no problem when we decided to have a child..little did we know..God had another plan..
We are about 3 years into our journey to baby. We are finally doing this. I went to the REs office today and had an ultrasound to see how my body did with the birth control pills..Absoulutely perfect! 24 Follies!! I have all my meds and i am to start them tomorrow morning! im excited..but oh so nervous..God is on my side!
We are about 3 years into our journey to baby. We are finally doing this. I went to the REs office today and had an ultrasound to see how my body did with the birth control pills..Absoulutely perfect! 24 Follies!! I have all my meds and i am to start them tomorrow morning! im excited..but oh so nervous..God is on my side!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Our Infertility Journey
Started in Aug. 2006...i went in for a routine pap smear and they found it..something that was going to stop me from my journey to motherhood..a septated uterus that extended down into my cervix. I was told to go home and try for baby for a couple months! I was told that it shouldnt stop me from getting pregnant but that holding it would be difficult! How can you send someone home like that with a 90% chance of miscarriage! That hurt!
August 2007-One year later...Something else dreaded happened..My husband left for Korea for a whole year..one more year to take off of what would be a very long journey! It was the hardest year of my life! Sept. 08- I visited the dr for my follow up pap again..pretty much the same thing..ive become a science experiment...so he orderd some more tests..just what i needed after several tests last year. The results came in it was what he thought a bicornate uterus..(an abnormally shaped uterus) The phone call devastated me "We found the reason you cant concieve and if you did you wouldnt hold it" What..no are you sitting down or where are you or even are you driving..but a harsh you will never have a child quote!! I cried for days!! I tried getting a referral and hoping insurance would cover it...months later..i was in the REs offices scheduling my hysteroscopic resection or the first of three. March 24,08 (my sisters birthday) was the day it was done..i didnt have a good experience..i was sick for the next 12 hours. But most of it was gone. After the surgery..more testing..now my right fallopian tube is blocked! I left and visited my husband the first time i had seen him in 8 months! it was a chance to get away from it all..we planned just right..i should be ovulating! It would work this month for sure!! May of 08 my period came. Another failed month. I called my RE because during my trip i was bleeding..abnormally. I went in for an ultrasound and a few days later got a phone call..we want to do more surgery..to unblock the tube and to remove the extra cervix. June 08-More surgery. This time no post surgery testing..hubby would be home soon and there was nothing she could do. Aug 08-Hubby is home finally!! We saw her once more for a sa and it was concluded that he had low sperm count! I was given a prescription of clomid for 5 refills! Unmonitored cycles of clomid are not a good thing!
Dec 08- We called and got an appointment with a new RE! More surgery for me! There was still a little piece of the septum in my uterus! Got that taken care of and now it was time to focus on my husband! The results came back as normal count..but low vol. Wierd but okay. A follow up showed normal volume but abnormal morphology. He was prescribed to take high doses of Vit. C & Vit E. Follow up 3 months later showed no improvement. We were told our options were small and the best bet would be IVF with ICSI. What?? no way!! IVF is for infertile people..that was a devastation to me! We waited a few months..and here we are...
Monday Aug. 17, i called the dr to find out about trying intrauterine insemination. The RE wanted a follow up. I went in on tuesday and was advised that we only had a 5% chance of concieving with IUI. I pretty much knew it. So i walked out of the office with birth control and a tenative calendar for ivf! Here our journey begins!
Today i am on day 4 of the birth control. God is in control and whatever happens is His will for us. We can only hold on to what He gives. Right now He is right beside us..all things are possible through Him! I leave you with that for today. Praise God we have the finances to do this!
August 2007-One year later...Something else dreaded happened..My husband left for Korea for a whole year..one more year to take off of what would be a very long journey! It was the hardest year of my life! Sept. 08- I visited the dr for my follow up pap again..pretty much the same thing..ive become a science experiment...so he orderd some more tests..just what i needed after several tests last year. The results came in it was what he thought a bicornate uterus..(an abnormally shaped uterus) The phone call devastated me "We found the reason you cant concieve and if you did you wouldnt hold it" What..no are you sitting down or where are you or even are you driving..but a harsh you will never have a child quote!! I cried for days!! I tried getting a referral and hoping insurance would cover it...months later..i was in the REs offices scheduling my hysteroscopic resection or the first of three. March 24,08 (my sisters birthday) was the day it was done..i didnt have a good experience..i was sick for the next 12 hours. But most of it was gone. After the surgery..more testing..now my right fallopian tube is blocked! I left and visited my husband the first time i had seen him in 8 months! it was a chance to get away from it all..we planned just right..i should be ovulating! It would work this month for sure!! May of 08 my period came. Another failed month. I called my RE because during my trip i was bleeding..abnormally. I went in for an ultrasound and a few days later got a phone call..we want to do more surgery..to unblock the tube and to remove the extra cervix. June 08-More surgery. This time no post surgery testing..hubby would be home soon and there was nothing she could do. Aug 08-Hubby is home finally!! We saw her once more for a sa and it was concluded that he had low sperm count! I was given a prescription of clomid for 5 refills! Unmonitored cycles of clomid are not a good thing!
Dec 08- We called and got an appointment with a new RE! More surgery for me! There was still a little piece of the septum in my uterus! Got that taken care of and now it was time to focus on my husband! The results came back as normal count..but low vol. Wierd but okay. A follow up showed normal volume but abnormal morphology. He was prescribed to take high doses of Vit. C & Vit E. Follow up 3 months later showed no improvement. We were told our options were small and the best bet would be IVF with ICSI. What?? no way!! IVF is for infertile people..that was a devastation to me! We waited a few months..and here we are...
Monday Aug. 17, i called the dr to find out about trying intrauterine insemination. The RE wanted a follow up. I went in on tuesday and was advised that we only had a 5% chance of concieving with IUI. I pretty much knew it. So i walked out of the office with birth control and a tenative calendar for ivf! Here our journey begins!
Today i am on day 4 of the birth control. God is in control and whatever happens is His will for us. We can only hold on to what He gives. Right now He is right beside us..all things are possible through Him! I leave you with that for today. Praise God we have the finances to do this!
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