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September 3, 2003
Things seemed to progess along pretty well with only a few little stmbling blocks. Like for instance, the one IVF nurse that called me back left the wrong dosage information on my machine. Once I heard the message (and of course it was a Sunday when it happened), I immediately knew it was wrong. So I called the after-hours emergency number because this was an emergency to me and waited 3 hours for a RE never to call. SO I call back again only to be told that I am impatient and wait my turn. The RE on call never did call back so I made a decision on my own to take the lowered dosage that I had taken the night before only to learn it was wrong. So we had a little scare because my E2 dropped and that worried everyone. But nice thing to know is that I made a HUGE complaint and the RE's office implemted new changes with their ansering service!
We had retrieval on Friday 8/29 and they retrieved 18 follicles, 15 were matured and 13 survived ICSI fertilization. We were off to a good start. When they called with the day 2 report, they told me that everything looked wonderful and that it looked like a day 5 transfer. But I got the dreaded call the next morning at 7 am to be told that I needed to be in that day.
When we got to the clinic, of course it being a holiday, I had an RE I had never met. He wasnt all that bad but he wasnt my doctor that I liked so much. He went over the progress of the embies that we had (still 13) and why they decided to transfer on day 3. He said that since I had 2 absolutely 8 cell, 0% fragmentation embies, it was his decision to transfer those. I looked at him like he had 2 heads and asked if I had a choice in the matter. He said that he was not willing to do any more than 2 and that was that. I near about lost it. I explained to him the best that I could without getting up from the table and knocking him out that I would have the final decision and that was that. He left the left and came back w/ the embryologist (sp) who went through her little speach only to be told by me that I would make the finale decisons about ME and my FAMILY. Afterall, it was me who had to live with the decision. SO after all the debate, they transfer 3. Which of course made Brendan at ease because he knew that I was leaning towards 5!
The transfer didnt go real well, the RE seemed inexperienced and had trouble feeding the cathedar through. I thought I would die laying there - it took him about 4 times and 20 minutes! In the process he knicked my cervix and caused a little mess that I am still feeling 2 days later!
Now we are in the dreaded 2WW. I can go for my pg test on 9/16. THis is the part that always seemed like the hardest for me. The waiting is a killer, I just want to know today what is next for us!
Congrats to Heidi on her wonderful news. That makes 2 pregnancies on this site. WHo will be next?????????????????
Hugs, J
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