Tomorrow, I hope I love ya

Dan and I are headed to Augusta tomorrow for our embryo transfer at 10am. Please be thinking of us and maybe do a fertility incantation or dance at that time. I'm so nervous and scared because we've put so much effort into this emotionally and financially. I hope this is our shining conclusion to this journey. I think back to all the times I've cried and felt despair over what the doctors have told us and how terrified I was to go to the bathroom for fear of another failure and I can't help thinking that it has all led to this. I will post again if I hear from the doctor....otherwise, love to all of you and thank you for your love and support!

The sensational six

I just spoke to the Doctor and it appears that all six embryos are still growing (cleaving)!  He said 3 are doing a lot better than the others so he's confident that we will have at least 2 very healthy embryos to transfer on Friday.  So if I can just learn to relax and let nature work its magic......

No official post today......just this motivational video inspired by my boss, Scott Brown.  I find out tomorrow morning if we go to Augusta that day or Friday.  PRAY the blastocysts are growing!!!!!!

update!

I just spoke to Dr Massey and we have 6 fertilized eggs!  Double what it was last time.  He says if more than 4 make it to Wednesday, we will do the transfer on Friday…but if there’s less than 4, we will have to go there on Wednesday.  CROSS YOUR FINGERS THAT THEY ALL STAY HEALTHY AND GROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dan and I are back from Augusta and have completed part one of the trip.  We got there late Saturday night to prepare for the 7am procedure on Sunday.  They had me take a Valium an hour before the retrieval so I was feeling good by the time I got to the clinic.  We were greeted by the embryologist, Carla.  The staff consisted of the Anesthesiologist Practictioner, Dr Servy, Carla and Joan, the nurse.  Once I was in the gown, it all happened pretty quickly.  The gave me something to knock me out, and about 20 minutes later, Dr Servy was there to tell me they got 11 eggs.  He said anything over 10 at my age is excellent.  So I guess I feel OK about it?....
After that, I was able to get dressed and loaded in to my car where Dan had made a bed for me in the back.  They gave me some Tylenol with codeine so I was feeling nothing.  I slept the whole ride home.  So now we wait for the embryologist to get back to us on how many eggs fertilized with Dan's sperm.  Once we know how many, they take a few days to let the embryos grow, and decide whether to put them in my uterus on Wednesday or Friday of this week.  I'm in a little bit of pain.....feels like I have a urinary tract infection....but the Dr says it's normal.  Keep the prayers going.....I'm a nervous wreck!  Love to all.

Augusta Bound!

Since I started the meds, I've been going to the doctor every other day for ultrasounds.  During the ultrasounds, they look at your ovaries and uterus and measure the size of your follicles.  So far, Dr Massey says my follicles measure really well, which means I should produce healthy eggs.  At my age, I don't produce as many eggs as they'd like, but the good news is that mine look healthy and strong :)
I've been injecting myself in the morning with Lupron which overstimulates the body's production of hormones (sweet!) and then at night, I inject the Gonal F (the follicle stimulating hormone) and Menopur (stimulates follicle and egg production).  I'm also taking vitamins, estrogen supplements, a steroid and baby aspirin.  Sheesh.  I actually feel alot better than I did when I was treated in the Czech Republic, possibly because I'm sleeping in my own bed and around familiar surroundings.
Dr Massey initially told us that we would be able to do the egg retrieval this Saturday, but then changed it to Sunday.  At some point, I inject myself with Ovidrel, which causes the eggs to release from the follicles and that's when they do the retrieval.  I have another appointment Friday to determine exactly when we will do this.  Nothing is set in stone as we have to react based upon what my body is doing.  Once it does, then Dan and I head to the Medical College of GA in Augusta where Dr Servy  is located.  It's a 2 1/2 hour drive from Atlanta.  Be thinking of us this weekend.  It's going to be a bumpy ride....one I pray is fruitful!