#PT-day
Well
if you have been waiting for an update today is the day!
Chris and I started our next round of IVF back in the beginning of May. I made it through the shots, pills, ultra-sounds etc….my saving grace this time around was Dr. Sharon Roth my acupuncturist. Sharon, the sweetest, funniest 5’1” Jewish acupuncturist made the symptoms and complications of IVF bearable. *I mention that she is Jewish b/c you don’t typically have a non-Asian that practices this wonderful eastern technique. She swears like a sailor, she makes me laugh when I need it most and I like to think we are kindred spirits. J
Because
I have PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) my ovaries are good little producers of
low quality eggs L
this time around I produced 20 eggs and yes I hyperstimulated once again. The
eggs came out alright but as a result of the hyperstim I formed a hemorrhagic
cyst around my left ovary which was threatening to choke the ovary itself. Two
days after retrieval I found myself in the emergency room once again in the
middle of the night and facing emergency surgery to remove the cyst.
Side
note…when admitted to the ER and waiting in my curtained off cubby for the
nurse to put in my IV another women was admitted right next to me. Thirty
minutes later the doctor came to tell her why she had been experiencing major
back pain and vomiting….she was pregnant!!! She sat there and cried, not happy
tears but sad tears. She wasn’t planning on a pregnancy at her age and single
status in her life. I sat there and cried too; I hadn’t planned on being
childless at this age and married status in my life. Every part of me wanted to
scream at her but I just sat there and balled. Chris held my hand and stroked
my hair; what else could be done?
Okay
back to my eggies! Thirteen of my eggs fertilized and six lived to day five,
testing day. Two of the six came back genetically normal which beats the odds
game if you are playing. J
I only expected one of the six to come back normal!! Horrah!!
So….now
we let my body rest. A month goes by and I start taking my FET (Frozen Embryo
Transfer) drugs J
on 7/1/15. The transfer date was tentatively scheduled for July 31st
but my body is ready early and we transfer on the 28th! Chris and I
decided to only transfer one of the two embryos just in case I don’t carry to
term.
The
morning of the 28th I woke up early, went to acupuncture and then
off to the fertility clinic. Sadly, Chris’s boss would not allow him any time
off for the day so I went to the clinic solo. We had a successful thaw of our
3AB embryo and I was off back to the acupuncturist. For the next five days I
stayed home and watched TV, read books, talked on the phone with my sisters…I
did my best to remain stress free. I went in on the 31st for my
first hormone check and then back again on the 4th of August. Today I
went in for my pregnancy test.
For
those of you that may not remember it’s a blood test and they are looking for
positive levels of HSG between 5 and 439. You may recall when we had the twins implanted
last time my day ten HSG levels were 176.
Well
this morning the alarm went off at 5:00am and I jumped out of bed, I took a
shower and got dress and ready to head off to the fertility clinic. I had my
blood drawn at 7:30am (the earliest they open the doors J ) and then I waited.
And waited. And waited. And then the nerves set in. I finally gave up around
12noon and logged into the online patient portal fearing the worst. Nothing
posted yet….okay so now I am obsessively refreshing the page. I refuse to call.
I don’t want bad news over the phone.
Chris
texts me, how did it go??
Chris
texts again, well??
Nothing.
Chris
calls me: I answer, honey I told you I haven’t heard yet!!!!!
Chris:
I have.
Me:
WHAT???? What, what, what tell me!!
Chris:
You’re pregnant!!!
Me:
Really????!!!!!
Chris:
Your HSG level is 281.
Me:
Hot Damn!!!
Okay
so back to the newly pregnant stage. I am on antibiotics and steroids. Please
oh please let this be the ticket! Let baby G stick around till April and be
born healthy and happy!
Please
keep us in your prayers. J
Forever
grateful,
Amanda,
Chris & Baby G
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