I had my Mock transfer today and everything looked good. Basically he measures the cervix and Uterus so he knows exactly where to put the embryos when it is time for the real transfer. It wasn't too bad, but I am having some mild cramping. Luckily I took the rest of the day off to rest.
With the start of September comes the actual start of the IVF cycle. We are excited,nervous, scared, and about a million other emotions! We pray about it daily, and all other prayers are more than welcomed! Here is what we have to look forward to over the next few weeks.
8/20 Started Birth Control Pills (they made me kind of sick for the first few days, but that wore off once I got used to them.)
8/30 Mock transfer, ordered meds
8/31 IVF orientation
9/9 Ultrasound and Blood work, Start Lupron
9/13 Last day of Birth control!
9/16 Ultrasound and Bloodwork, start stims
9/19 Ultrasound and bloodwork
9/22-9/26 Daily Blood work and Ultrasounds until egg retrieval, Transfer 3-5 days later...Then...WE WAIT!
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Update on the IVF
We are still on for September!
We had a little scare a couple weeks ago. Kenny had to do ANOTHER semen analysis. No big deal, just part of the testing process, or so we thought. His count came back as "0"!! We were devastated:( You don't need many sperm for IVF, but you do need SOME. The Dr. told us to come back for a repeat and said that if there were sperm in this sample he would freeze it. This time we got a hotel, so that Kenny could relax, rather than having to give a sample on the spot at the clinic. Thank goodness his sample came back low, but at least had some sperm in it. The last one was evidently a fluke. They froze it and will use it as back up in case he has a zero count on the day of the egg retrieval. The worst part is that the freezing was ANOTHER expense that we weren't counting on. This stuff is getting expensive! So...What's next? Today I applied for financing, which we will hopefully get, or we'll be screwed! In the next coupled weeks I will start my cycle, and go back for a few more pre-screening tests (mock transfer and cervical culture) and I will start my birth control pills. After that things will start moving more quickly and I will soon be starting the process of the egg retrieval and transfer. For now I am going to focus on the new school year, and hope that this time next year I will be on maternity leave!!!
We had a little scare a couple weeks ago. Kenny had to do ANOTHER semen analysis. No big deal, just part of the testing process, or so we thought. His count came back as "0"!! We were devastated:( You don't need many sperm for IVF, but you do need SOME. The Dr. told us to come back for a repeat and said that if there were sperm in this sample he would freeze it. This time we got a hotel, so that Kenny could relax, rather than having to give a sample on the spot at the clinic. Thank goodness his sample came back low, but at least had some sperm in it. The last one was evidently a fluke. They froze it and will use it as back up in case he has a zero count on the day of the egg retrieval. The worst part is that the freezing was ANOTHER expense that we weren't counting on. This stuff is getting expensive! So...What's next? Today I applied for financing, which we will hopefully get, or we'll be screwed! In the next coupled weeks I will start my cycle, and go back for a few more pre-screening tests (mock transfer and cervical culture) and I will start my birth control pills. After that things will start moving more quickly and I will soon be starting the process of the egg retrieval and transfer. For now I am going to focus on the new school year, and hope that this time next year I will be on maternity leave!!!
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