Friday, September 27, 2013
Day 3
Day 3 update: I had my U/S today. Dr. Reshef said we are moving forward with the transfer on Sunday! He said my lining looks better. Today we had 14 embryos still going strong. We lost one due to being abnormal. We will know our final count on Sunday and how many we have to freeze. We do not have an update tomorrow. Please continue to pray for us. Praying wonderful things for this cycle. Praying God puts our hearts at peace.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Day 2
Day 2 call: Today we had much better news. The 11 they didn't look fertilized yesterday were today! So we have 15 little embryos growing and developing so far. I will get another update tomorrow, but no update on Day 4. I have my u/s tomorrow to check fluid on the lining. If the fluid is gone then we will have transfer at 9 Am on Sunday. We hope for good news tomorrow.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Day 1
We got our call today about our eggs. Of the 21 eggs retrieved, 16 of them were mature. 1 died, 4 are normal, and 11 are not fertilized. The Embryologist said a few could fertilize and develop over night. I am not going to lie to you, I am a little upset about this update. We used IVF/ICSI- the sperm was injected into the eggs. I am trying to stay positive and hope these 4 develop and grow! I will update tomorrow.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Retrieval day
I had 21 eggs retrieved today. The nurses took really good care of me. I really have had the best experience at Bennett Fertility. I am a little more sore this time. The medicine and drinking/eating salty foods should help too. I am resting up today. I will update tomorrow with how many were fertilized etc when I know.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Risk of OHSS
My nurse called this morning. She said my estrogen level was 3705. So, they called in a prescription to start tonight...vaginally. Lovely...ugh! Well, I picked it up and it said take by mouth so I called the nurse. She said yes, but you will still do it vaginally. I am not liking this idea at all. lol. Yuck! The reason I am taking this medicine is because I am at risk of OHSS( Over Hyper Stimulation). We do not want that. Anyway, I guess I will deal with it and start taking it tonight. Tomorrow is my retrieval. I will update you when I can. I will also start baby aspirin on Wednesday..not really sure why. I will ask the nurse tomorrow. Tomorrow I also start my progesterone injections.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
A little more sunshine in our day
Hello! First I want to update you on our appointment we had this morning then I am going to write a little better update from Friday. I was a bit too upset Friday to write a good blog post.
First: We had an ultra sound and blood work this morning. There was still fluid in my lining. Bummer! But, with that being said we are not out. My doctor had Chris and I come talk to him in the
"conference room" today. He told us our options and what he thought was best. We are doing the trigger shot tonight at 8 PM. Then on Tuesday we will go to Bennet at 6:30 Am. my retrieval will be about 7 Am. So we are going to retrieve still which is great! Then Friday I will go back and have an ultrasound to check my lining again. If it still has fluid we will freeze our embryos and then he will do a DNC and then transfer at a later time. If the fluid is gone we will go ahead and do transfer on Sunday. Of course, the success on frozen is not as good as fresh. Chris and I are doing much better today and it will all work out! God has put my heart and mind at peace since Friday. I prayed and asked God to take over this situation and put us at peace. There is no sense in worrying about something we have no control over.
Second: I want to write a better post from Friday. So, Friday morning I had an appointment and Chris and I were both so excited. My estrogen levels have been awesome so we were feeling wonderful about things. Then our doctor found the fluid and it hit us like a pile of bricks. It was awful (in our opinion). My eyes filled with tears as Dr. R was telling us. Then as I got dressed I started crying like a big old baby! I mean crying! I have never left an appointment that upset before...usually I keep it together till I get to my car. The nurse had to give us our Sunday appointment time and she was just as upset as we were. Then I had to go pay our appointment bill and the lady at the desk brought me tissues...yes, it was that bad. I am sure that office lady deals with a lot of crying ladies. I had to walk out in a waiting room full of people with tears rolling down my face. It wasn't pretty I am sure. Then we had to go to Bennett Fertility to give them our paper work. The office lady saw me in the hall and immediately asked what was wrong and gave me a very long hug. She waved the nurse to come (Nurse J- I will call her). She came out and asked what was going on and gave me a hug too. They said we will pray for you all. Nurse J called me later to check on me. Let me tell you all...our doctor and his staff are the most amazing people ever! They truly care about their patients! After seeing a fertility specialist for a little over a year I finally had one of those melt downs. We have been trying for a little over 2 years and I guess it finally just caught up with me. It was so hard processing what my doctor said till we got home and I had a good cry. Then Chris and I talked about our options and prayed...and prayed some more.
Thank for all the kind words and prayers from our blog followers, friends, and family. We truly are blessed with you all. We couldn't go through this journey without your support and without God. We can't do this alone. Pray that retrieval goes well. I will update Tuesday after we get home. I should be released from the hospital around 9:30ish Tuesday. Praying for good quality eggs and that they fertilize and develop well.
Again, Thank you to all that follow our blog and support us through this struggle in our life.
Lisa and Chris
First: We had an ultra sound and blood work this morning. There was still fluid in my lining. Bummer! But, with that being said we are not out. My doctor had Chris and I come talk to him in the
"conference room" today. He told us our options and what he thought was best. We are doing the trigger shot tonight at 8 PM. Then on Tuesday we will go to Bennet at 6:30 Am. my retrieval will be about 7 Am. So we are going to retrieve still which is great! Then Friday I will go back and have an ultrasound to check my lining again. If it still has fluid we will freeze our embryos and then he will do a DNC and then transfer at a later time. If the fluid is gone we will go ahead and do transfer on Sunday. Of course, the success on frozen is not as good as fresh. Chris and I are doing much better today and it will all work out! God has put my heart and mind at peace since Friday. I prayed and asked God to take over this situation and put us at peace. There is no sense in worrying about something we have no control over.
Second: I want to write a better post from Friday. So, Friday morning I had an appointment and Chris and I were both so excited. My estrogen levels have been awesome so we were feeling wonderful about things. Then our doctor found the fluid and it hit us like a pile of bricks. It was awful (in our opinion). My eyes filled with tears as Dr. R was telling us. Then as I got dressed I started crying like a big old baby! I mean crying! I have never left an appointment that upset before...usually I keep it together till I get to my car. The nurse had to give us our Sunday appointment time and she was just as upset as we were. Then I had to go pay our appointment bill and the lady at the desk brought me tissues...yes, it was that bad. I am sure that office lady deals with a lot of crying ladies. I had to walk out in a waiting room full of people with tears rolling down my face. It wasn't pretty I am sure. Then we had to go to Bennett Fertility to give them our paper work. The office lady saw me in the hall and immediately asked what was wrong and gave me a very long hug. She waved the nurse to come (Nurse J- I will call her). She came out and asked what was going on and gave me a hug too. They said we will pray for you all. Nurse J called me later to check on me. Let me tell you all...our doctor and his staff are the most amazing people ever! They truly care about their patients! After seeing a fertility specialist for a little over a year I finally had one of those melt downs. We have been trying for a little over 2 years and I guess it finally just caught up with me. It was so hard processing what my doctor said till we got home and I had a good cry. Then Chris and I talked about our options and prayed...and prayed some more.
Thank for all the kind words and prayers from our blog followers, friends, and family. We truly are blessed with you all. We couldn't go through this journey without your support and without God. We can't do this alone. Pray that retrieval goes well. I will update Tuesday after we get home. I should be released from the hospital around 9:30ish Tuesday. Praying for good quality eggs and that they fertilize and develop well.
Again, Thank you to all that follow our blog and support us through this struggle in our life.
Lisa and Chris
Friday, September 20, 2013
bummer
Wow...when things are going great and big things come down and hits you in the head! We were given not so great news today. I have fluid around my lining. Which means our cycle may be canceled. :( We go back in on Sunday morning and find out what we will need to do. I am frustrated beyond belief. I just can't wrap my head around all this.
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