One little guy
Ok so last Sunday they got 15 eggs, which is good because normal is like 6-10. 6 of them fertilized and so for the week we watched 6 little guys grow. The day of the transfer (Friday) we only had one left. This was ok because then we didnt have to make any decisions about what to do with the leftovers. Our choices for that were: throw out, freeze (for a hefty price, and use later), or donate to science. I was just hoping for 2 because I think it would be great to have twins! LOL. But Ill take half a baby at this point... sheesh. Who am I to complain?
In between these days though I was in a lot of pain. My ovaries were moderately hyperstimulated. that meant they were filling with fluid from the meds. But in the meantime they were hurting when I walked and when I breathed in, and when I did just about anything. They worried about me gaining a lot of weight due to the fluids, and so when I went in and they weighed me they asked "did you know you lost weight?" "well yea, I havent been able to eat anything for 3 days!" So a day or so of Tylenol 3 and I was a good bit better.
So then Friday comes and 5 of the embryos had degraded but one little guy survived. Funny part- there was a fly in the procedure room and so the doc and nurse were running around with clipboards trying to shoo it out or smash it! So then they give me "something to relax me" and once I saw it was a shot in the back end, I knew it was going to be something good. BTW, it is also something that relaxes all soft tissues (including the uterus) so perhaps thats why they give it to you. Either way, it made me a little high! The procedure was at 830am and while they were actually going to put the embryo into the uterus, James speaks up and says "Is anyone else really excited that 'Eye of the Tiger' just started playing!" LOL Then once they're done Im not allowed to move for 30 minutes, so James and I counted the ceiling tiles, and then it was over and I went home. I slept till 2, watched a little tv with James, his mom came over and fed me, then the girls came over and hung out with me. This morning I slept till 10, which puts me well over the 24 hours of bedrest prescribed. I am still gonna take it easy the rest of the weekend tho. Actually I told James Im not lifting a finger till the 7th when we go in for bloodwork to get the actual Yes or No, but probably I will get tired of just sitting around. To be honest, Im already a little tired of it.
Fingers crossed, but mostly I am just glad to have gotten the chance to try this route. Whatever the outcome, we will have a child in our lives when the soul that is meant for us is ready for us. Ok, that is all for today.
In between these days though I was in a lot of pain. My ovaries were moderately hyperstimulated. that meant they were filling with fluid from the meds. But in the meantime they were hurting when I walked and when I breathed in, and when I did just about anything. They worried about me gaining a lot of weight due to the fluids, and so when I went in and they weighed me they asked "did you know you lost weight?" "well yea, I havent been able to eat anything for 3 days!" So a day or so of Tylenol 3 and I was a good bit better.
So then Friday comes and 5 of the embryos had degraded but one little guy survived. Funny part- there was a fly in the procedure room and so the doc and nurse were running around with clipboards trying to shoo it out or smash it! So then they give me "something to relax me" and once I saw it was a shot in the back end, I knew it was going to be something good. BTW, it is also something that relaxes all soft tissues (including the uterus) so perhaps thats why they give it to you. Either way, it made me a little high! The procedure was at 830am and while they were actually going to put the embryo into the uterus, James speaks up and says "Is anyone else really excited that 'Eye of the Tiger' just started playing!" LOL Then once they're done Im not allowed to move for 30 minutes, so James and I counted the ceiling tiles, and then it was over and I went home. I slept till 2, watched a little tv with James, his mom came over and fed me, then the girls came over and hung out with me. This morning I slept till 10, which puts me well over the 24 hours of bedrest prescribed. I am still gonna take it easy the rest of the weekend tho. Actually I told James Im not lifting a finger till the 7th when we go in for bloodwork to get the actual Yes or No, but probably I will get tired of just sitting around. To be honest, Im already a little tired of it.
Fingers crossed, but mostly I am just glad to have gotten the chance to try this route. Whatever the outcome, we will have a child in our lives when the soul that is meant for us is ready for us. Ok, that is all for today.