Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy Father's Day
Happy Father's Day to the fathers we are lucky enough to see every day, those who are not forgotten, and those who have yet to be. Especially to my husband who wants to be a father more than life itself. I hope this year we can start on that journey together and I can finally help him reach his destination!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Hysteroscopy
So this afternoon I had scheduled a hysteroscopy at the doc's request after the first IVF failed. Basically, he said he was just looking to see if there were any uterine abnormalities that would prevent implantation or give us any other trouble before we start round 2. As expected, I have an all star uterus. I saw it with my own two eyes- smooth, pink...no bumps or anything (apparently that is good).
I went to the doc's office at 1pm and they took me back right away. I undressed from the waist down, and when he came in he washed my cervix with some iodine/iodide (??) solution and proceeded to thread that little camera right up there. All I know is that I am going to be HORRIBLE at this childbirth thing if I ever get to that point. One little centimeter or two of dilation of my cervix caused me to completely panic and break out in Lamaze-style breathing. At one point, I turned away from the monitor, only have the doc to say "wait, open your eyes, I want you to see what the inside of your uterus looks like". On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the worst pain, I rate this a solid 6. Granted, I have never been through childbirth, so I don't really have a full pain spectrum to compare it to, but my post D&E state rated probably a 7 or 8. The good part about this procedure was that it only lasted 15 minutes and when they were finished and I was dressed, the pain completely stopped and I was fine the rest of the day. It's funny, I was reading about the procedure online, and some people get general or local anesthesia, or even get prescribed Valium. Not me, I took 800mg of ibuprofen and was ready to rock.
Second set of IVF meds came today also, so we are pretty much all set with cycle #2. Still on BCP, and Lupron starts 6/30. I can't wait to get this show on the road!! I have a good feeling about this one!
I went to the doc's office at 1pm and they took me back right away. I undressed from the waist down, and when he came in he washed my cervix with some iodine/iodide (??) solution and proceeded to thread that little camera right up there. All I know is that I am going to be HORRIBLE at this childbirth thing if I ever get to that point. One little centimeter or two of dilation of my cervix caused me to completely panic and break out in Lamaze-style breathing. At one point, I turned away from the monitor, only have the doc to say "wait, open your eyes, I want you to see what the inside of your uterus looks like". On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the worst pain, I rate this a solid 6. Granted, I have never been through childbirth, so I don't really have a full pain spectrum to compare it to, but my post D&E state rated probably a 7 or 8. The good part about this procedure was that it only lasted 15 minutes and when they were finished and I was dressed, the pain completely stopped and I was fine the rest of the day. It's funny, I was reading about the procedure online, and some people get general or local anesthesia, or even get prescribed Valium. Not me, I took 800mg of ibuprofen and was ready to rock.
Second set of IVF meds came today also, so we are pretty much all set with cycle #2. Still on BCP, and Lupron starts 6/30. I can't wait to get this show on the road!! I have a good feeling about this one!
Friday, June 3, 2011
WTF appointment
Today we went for the WTF follow up appointment with the doc. I have to say that I feel very good about moving forward from this point. The doc/clinic was able to give us 70% off the IVF price and we could start round #2 immediately. I have my BCP and will be scheduling a hysteroscopy next week so the doc can take a peek around in there. Hopefully there is nothing else inhibiting implantation; prior to my first cycle I was told that all was looking good, but I think this is just a double check. I think AF is on her way because my ankles hurt and I was feeling a bit crampy today. Not really sure when I should start BCP- it says first "full flow" day and I haven't really had that yet, so I suppose I will wait another day or two.
So aside from the price cut, I really did get the warm and fuzzy feeling that their practice is in it for the long haul with me. My embryologist called me yesterday to let me know that they were all rooting for me and that they would do as much as they could with price in order to get me to do another cycle asap. Both the embryologist and the doc said that they really liked me & M, and that they were going to do everything they could to get us pregnant. They also said that our case was very interesting to them because they believe that we need this technology that they can offer, giving my low odds of normal embryos. The doc was pleased with my stimulation and there is no change to my protocol for round 2 except to put 2 normals in if we have them! I told him that he wouldn't get any pushback from me this time!!! The doc actually gave me stats at my age, that I have about a 65% implantation rate of 1 normal embryo, and it was just a matter of getting the right one! Let's hope he is right...
M & I definitely have a load off of our minds and can sleep semi-easy tonight! That price break was just the push we needed to move forward for round #2 and hopefully the LAST. I am feeling super positive....I might even be looking into fertility acupuncture just to see what that's about. It can't hurt, right?
So aside from the price cut, I really did get the warm and fuzzy feeling that their practice is in it for the long haul with me. My embryologist called me yesterday to let me know that they were all rooting for me and that they would do as much as they could with price in order to get me to do another cycle asap. Both the embryologist and the doc said that they really liked me & M, and that they were going to do everything they could to get us pregnant. They also said that our case was very interesting to them because they believe that we need this technology that they can offer, giving my low odds of normal embryos. The doc was pleased with my stimulation and there is no change to my protocol for round 2 except to put 2 normals in if we have them! I told him that he wouldn't get any pushback from me this time!!! The doc actually gave me stats at my age, that I have about a 65% implantation rate of 1 normal embryo, and it was just a matter of getting the right one! Let's hope he is right...
M & I definitely have a load off of our minds and can sleep semi-easy tonight! That price break was just the push we needed to move forward for round #2 and hopefully the LAST. I am feeling super positive....I might even be looking into fertility acupuncture just to see what that's about. It can't hurt, right?
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