Last Wednesday, I learned that my little embie didn’t make it and that that cycle was a bust. It’s hard but Nadia and I have decided to move on to domestic adoption.
I’ll write more about it in the coming weeks.
Thanks so much for your support. It means a lot.
So I just had one genuine laugh for the day and I wanted to share it before my mood changed again.
I sent my dear friend, an eternal, lovable, optimist, a text this afternoon, letting her know the update from my doc. Here it is:
“So I have 1 viable embie and they will call me on Weds morning to let me know if I am having the transfer that afternoon. I’m goin call my doc to see if that scenario even makes sense. wtf?”
And her response made me laugh out loud for the first time today…
“Ok. Go nephew or niece! Show them that 1 is the new 4!”
So over the next couple of days, I will wait to see if my little embie makes it and I’m hoping we’ll get a chance to show ‘em that 1 is the new 4!
xo
Well, I finally got the fertilization report and it wasn’t so great. I had 8 mature eggs and none of them fertilized (again!) so they are going to do immature icsi today. They will let me know tomorrow if any of the remaining 6 eggs fertilized; tomorrow they will let me know if I have anything to transfer.
I’m feeling a little bit of deja vu and that’s all I’m feeling right now.
I’ll keep you posted.
xo
So the retrevial today went well. They retrieved 14 eggs- not bad!
I’m relieved but anxious to get the fertilization report tomorrow.
At this point, I feel a very measured sense of contentment.
xo
So I have been on stims for about 14 days now, much longer than my average, but tomorrow is the big day. The cycle has been uneventful and the dosages have been the lowest they’ve ever been. Even when I did medicated IUI cycles, I had more drugs in my system.
Kym just asked, where have you been? I’ve been stimming, girl! Just stimming! LOL
I have about 10 follicles and according to my doc ‘everything looks good.”We’ll find out more tomorrow and I’ll be sure to update.
Happy Halloween, Folks!
Okay, so I jumped out of bed this morning, ready for another episode with the strirrups. And no, it wasn’t an appointment with my RE, but my gyno. A few weeks ago I made an appointment with my gyno for my ‘annual’ aka pap smear. And today was supposed to be the day!
I waited the appropriate 30 minutes and then disrobed as usual. When my doctor finally got in the room, she said, “Well, you know we don’t do annual pap smears anymore. You only need to do it once every three years, but I can check your internal organs for you.” How anti-climatic. Do you know about this new ‘regulation’? Why didn’t I get the memo?
Anyway, after going to the RE’s office a gazillion times in the last year, her exam was nothing but a piece of cake. She was very pleasant, and I had no emotional baggage after it was over.
In other news, I was approved by insurance company without a hitch. When the letter came for me in the mail this week, I realized that I had been approved for two cycles instead of one. How awesome is that? I don’t plan on doing more than one more but I feel like I got a bonus–an extra cycle approved by my insurance company without any questions asked.
Maybe my luck is changing.
Yesterday was a great day.
My insurance approved for another IVF cycle without a lot of fuss! Needless to say I am extremely happy. We will start our third and final IVF next month.
I was also accepted to seminary yesterday. Now, I know that that will come as a surprise to many. After my retreat last month, I just decided it was something that I had to do. The program is part-time, so I am keeping my day job. In two years, I will be an ordained minister who is able to perform same-sex weddings and baby blessings!
Nadia is a bit shocked but keeping her cool. When I called her with the ‘official news’ she said, “wow, you are something else, you know that?” And I said, “yes, I know, but you love me”. Her reply was “yes, rollar coasters are fun by scary.”
Thanks for your support. xo
