However, this week will open up a whole new realm of target practice. I'll get to stop the Lupron injections, but then I add the PIO shots twice daily on retrieval day. I'll be busting out the heating pads for those daddies to prevent painful lumps in my butt! Andy gets to give me those...awesome! I will have to administer those until 9 weeks of pregnancy if this cycle is successful.
Did I mention that there is a nationwide Lupron shortage?? I ran out mid-cycle and almost had a mini-meltdown. Luckily my nurse found a compounding pharmacy in NJ that gladly made some for me. Talk about lucky. What in the world would they have done? Only me!
Our update today was nothing less than grand...they measured around 35 follies (ouch) and her retrieval has been pushed back to Wednesday to allow for optimal maturation of her eggs. So exciting! Our nurse described her as a "trooper". I would have to agree. I remember my ovaries feeling like water balloons when I only had 13 measurable follies. Poor thing!
It's hard not to think about a negative outcome after all that we have been through. Yes they are telling us 35 follies, but what if only, say, 12 are mature? Then we have to split them with another couple which gives us 6. Then we have to worry about any of them fertilizing normally because Andy's sperm is hit-or-miss. Lots of pressure here! BUT, we will continue to put it all in God's hands and hope for the best. I think that we've shown God that we want this more than anything!
Our donor will have another ultrasound tomorrow morning so we should get an update then as well. She should administer her HCG injection tomorrow night if she is to have a Wednesday retrieval.
Now I'm on the hunt for another sharps container...I guess that a milk jug will have to do. Please pray for us and for that poor girl's gonads...bless her soul for going through this for us. Such a selfless act!
8 comments:
Wow she's really doing a great job! I have everything crossed that you will get lots of great embryos to work with.
You and your donor are trooper! Man, that's a lot of shots. Hang in there! I am really excited for you guys and have good feeling about all of this!
Wow. I think BOTH of you are troopers. Hang in there. This will all be worth it in the end!!! :)
Thats amazing what she's doing and what you have been through! Praying for all of you that all the pieces come together perfectly. xoxoxoxo
I also think you're both troopers :) Hang in there! Very exciting, I hope you get lots of eggs and this is the one!
WOW! So excitinggggg!!!! You're hardcore. That's all there is to say about that. Praying so hard for y'all!
AMAZING!! Praying for you and her...you are both such awesome, strong women!! Love you!
Dude, 35 (potential) follies is AWESOME! And I agree with Katie and AD, you are most certainly a trooper as well!
So flippin' excited for you!!!
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