So we had the worst storm so far of 2016. Of course that was accompanied by freezing rain, this made my drive to Olive for my blood test about 90 minutes of driving 40km/h in 4 wheel drive in my jeep Benji.
Once I got there I was in and out in about 5 minutes and then started my 4 year trek home. I went to work and hoped to get my mind off of the wait. The wait to have our blood test felt like about a month. I don't know how people go through this on a repeat basis. I cannot even imagine going through back to back IVF cycles. I have thought about this all of the time that we have been waiting. It is all I can think about today while waiting.
So Anna from Olive called, she is the one who I have had call every time to break the bad news that our IUI cycles didn't take. It is so hard to tell emotion in her voice so I just assumed it was a negative. Ryan and I actually prepared ourselves for the negative. We cannot live on false optimism anymore. We played that game and the letdown was 100 times worse. Anna told me it was a positive, which I shouted "are you kidding me?!". Then came the BUT. Anna told me that it was a positive but very low. So here I sit googling forums and websites and seeing the stats on this staying. In the mean time we have another blood test on Wednesday so more waiting. I still have all of the symptoms that I have had this entire time, which I am hopeful for.
Monday 19 December 2016
Thursday 8 December 2016
Transfer Date
Today went well, my doctor was the 6th doctor at Olive and now my punch card has been filled. We were back in the same area that we were in for the egg retrieval.
I got to sport the beautiful teal skirt again and this time I was smart and work socks. Mind you they were Christmas socks unintentionally as all of my other socks were dirty and I cannot lift my laundry basket and I keep forgetting to ask Ryan about to help me. I suck at asking for help, which Ryan will attest to.
Anyway back to the transfer. So no fancy IVs and fentanyl this time. However I did have a full bladder and couldn't wait to go pee. So there I go into the procedure room and get on the fancy table. This time they came in with a clipboard and I had to verify it was embryo. Then I got to watch on a screen as they sucked it up and brought it in. In the mean time they had the catheter in my cervix all ready to go. They inserted the embryo using the ultrasound machine to make sure the embryo was going into the best position. Once the doctor was done I was so happy to go to the bathroom. Then I got changed and went back upstairs for my post embryo transfer acupuncture which made me fall asleep so quickly. Then it was home to rest for 48 hours. It is funny because we have had friends do the same procedures and they were not told to rest.
I also have to keep on doing the estrace, and endometrin until week 10 should this take. I also have abstain from sex until we get a negative or until our first ultrasound. For anyone that knows me you will know that I have a high sex drive and this is torture for me. Ryan and I were so busy/stressed/sick before my transfer so we barely had any intimacy then. I also cannot wait to get back to barre fitness when I finally get clearance. Now we have the wait until the 19th for our HCG test.
I got to sport the beautiful teal skirt again and this time I was smart and work socks. Mind you they were Christmas socks unintentionally as all of my other socks were dirty and I cannot lift my laundry basket and I keep forgetting to ask Ryan about to help me. I suck at asking for help, which Ryan will attest to.
Anyway back to the transfer. So no fancy IVs and fentanyl this time. However I did have a full bladder and couldn't wait to go pee. So there I go into the procedure room and get on the fancy table. This time they came in with a clipboard and I had to verify it was embryo. Then I got to watch on a screen as they sucked it up and brought it in. In the mean time they had the catheter in my cervix all ready to go. They inserted the embryo using the ultrasound machine to make sure the embryo was going into the best position. Once the doctor was done I was so happy to go to the bathroom. Then I got changed and went back upstairs for my post embryo transfer acupuncture which made me fall asleep so quickly. Then it was home to rest for 48 hours. It is funny because we have had friends do the same procedures and they were not told to rest.
I also have to keep on doing the estrace, and endometrin until week 10 should this take. I also have abstain from sex until we get a negative or until our first ultrasound. For anyone that knows me you will know that I have a high sex drive and this is torture for me. Ryan and I were so busy/stressed/sick before my transfer so we barely had any intimacy then. I also cannot wait to get back to barre fitness when I finally get clearance. Now we have the wait until the 19th for our HCG test.
Thursday 1 December 2016
We Have Our Transfer Date
December 8th I will have our one and final embryo transferred. Some are referring to it as the golden egg. I am so excited, but at the same time so nervous.
I am doing everything possible to have this take, obviously you are supposed to dial your stress down but this whole process has been stressful.
I also had a new doctor today. Dr. Nakhuda. To date I have had 5 out of the 6 doctors at Olive, I feel like I should have a bingo card and then get a prize if I hit all 6. They don't know who will be doing my transfer, so there is hope to hit all 6 doctors. In the mean time I stay on my estrace and then add back in the endometrin suppositories. Those are my least favourite part of the experience so far (excluding egg retrieval). They are white tablets that you insert like you would if you had a yeast infection. They make a huge mess and you just feel icky all of the time.
I am doing everything possible to have this take, obviously you are supposed to dial your stress down but this whole process has been stressful.
I also had a new doctor today. Dr. Nakhuda. To date I have had 5 out of the 6 doctors at Olive, I feel like I should have a bingo card and then get a prize if I hit all 6. They don't know who will be doing my transfer, so there is hope to hit all 6 doctors. In the mean time I stay on my estrace and then add back in the endometrin suppositories. Those are my least favourite part of the experience so far (excluding egg retrieval). They are white tablets that you insert like you would if you had a yeast infection. They make a huge mess and you just feel icky all of the time.
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