Test Scheduled

I have my pregnancy test scheduled for next Tuesday, August 4 in Tacoma. Until then, we will just keep waiting.

I feel a lot better today and am starting to walk with less pain.  My stomach is still very distended so if the pregnancy does take I guess I will just grow into it.

Frozen Embryos

I was just told that a total of 4 of our embryos made it and are being frozen. Great news because if I don't get pregnant this round, I can use those frozen embryos at a later date. As of now, I just keep wondering if that little embryo inside me is growing or not.

Embryo Transfer

Mike and I just got back from our embryo transfer in Seattle. We had planned on doing two but they highly recommended doing only 1 because my body has not been recovering very well and has signs of ovarian hyper stimulation.

They told us that the embryo they implanted into my uterus looked perfect so now we just wait. And in the meantime, let my body rest and heal. They will freeze another embryo today and check on the 5 we still have growing tomorrow if we can freeze any of those as well.

They will give me a pregnancy test in about 2 weeks.

Embryology Report

Nurse called us this morning and reported that all 11 of our embryos were still growing. They give them a good, fair and poor rating based on certain growing factors and criteria.

So of the 11, 7 were rated good, 3 were rated fair and 1 was rated poor. She also told me I qualified for a Day 5 transfer so if our embryos make it a few more days, they will be implanted into my uterus on Sunday.

I started Progesterone today too which helps my uterine lining. Mike is doing better from the surgery but I am still in a lot of pain. My abdomen is really sore and bloated. Hopefully, I will feel a lot better before the Sunday transfer.

Surgery and Fertilization Results

Mike and I are at home resting. Yesterday was pretty crazy as we woke up at 4 am and got to the Seattle office at 5:30 am. They took Mike back first while I waited in the waiting room. His procedure took about an hour and half and then they took me back while he was recovering to get me ready. Apparently, our case is a rare one where both husband and wife go back-to-back into surgery. Our anesthesiologist told me it was not very common. My parents were supposed to be there at 9:00 am but they ended up getting there about 10:45 am because of traffic. Save that for another story.

Mike's doctor was able to retrieve some sperm out of Michael and when I woke up they told me they had gotten 32 eggs out of me. They also made sure to tell me to watch for symptoms of ovarian hyperstimulation since if I get it, it can delay the implantation date.

We just got an update about 2 hours ago that 20 out of my 32 eggs were mature and that they were able to fertilize 11 of them. Tomorrow they will give me another update on the fertilized eggs progress Hopefully, a lot will survive and we will be strong enough to make it back into my body.

We are both still in a lot of pain but luckily Mike has the rest of the week off and Alyssa is having a blast with her Aunt Jill.

Day 10 - Pregnancy Test from Trigger Shot

The pregnancy test was positive today so my body absorbed the HCG so we are scheduled for surgery tomorrow morning. I am taking Alyssa to Jill's house today and my mom and dad will be driving Mike and I home after our surgeries.

Day 9 - Trigger Shot

I went to Seattle again today and they measured my follicles and did bloodwork. Got a call around 3:00 pm and they told me they wanted me to take my Trigger shot at exactly 9:00 pm. I immediately called my sister Jill who is an RN and she kindly drove up to my house to administer the shot. She put it in like a boss and I got a nice Sesame street band-aid on my bum.

Tomorrow I have to take a pregnancy test to make sure my body absorbed the HCG from the shot. If it is positive, both Mike and I are good to go for our surgeries on Tuesday morning. His will be at 6:00 am and mine will be at 9:00 am.