LUCKY 7???

Sorry I've been MIA for a week. I was so tired and emotional that I couldn't find the energy to post. But here I am with some news.

After 10 days of injections and appointment after appointment we have finally arrived at 'that moment'! Sunday night I triggered and Tuesday morning had my egg retreival. They retreived 15 eggs! I was so excited and shocked at the outcome. Very proud though. Alot of women 1/2 my age sometimes don't produce that many. So needless to say the excitement came to a hault this morning when I got the call that only 7 of the 15 eggs were mature. But on a good note, all 7 were fertilized!! So I guess I can look at that as 100% success!

Now it's the waiting game. Tomorrow (Thursday) I should get another call in the morning with an update on how the 7 are doing. LUCKY 7 right?? Well all I know is it's out of my hands. I Hope and Pray that all 7 grow strong and make transfer and maybe have at least 3-4 to freeze. That would be such a blessing. Even though I already feel so blessed to have the chance to do another IVF.

Please pray for my embryo's to be strong and grow to one day give me the miracle I've been longing for for so long. I will be continuing acupuncture as well to help with the implanting process. I promise to keep you updated in the days to come.

Short update

Went in today for my first ultra sound and blood work since I started injections last Wednesday. The first appointment is always kind of boring to us because it's a quick look at how many follicles you have growing but still not a definate of what's going to be the final count. So it was approx 15 eggs that were seen this morning. I was shocked that I had so many! Last IVF in April I remember our first appointment we had 11 and they ended up retreiving 10. So maybe this will be the case once again and we might get a few more. :-)

I continue the same protocol as I've been doing and I go back on Wednesday to see how things are coming along.

I'll KUP!

L

Remembering Patrick Swayze.

I just wanted to post this pic and say a little something in loving memory of Patrick Swayze.

I was a huge fan of his from way back when I was in High School. I've been very sad all week (hormones not helping) and cried almost everyday looking at footage of his life and pictures. Also the heartbreaking thought of Lisa (his wife) losing her soulmate. It tears me up to even comprehend him being gone. I don't think there was a time in my life between the years of 1983 to 1992 that I wasn't going 'ga-ga' over him in some movie. Besides him being awesomely handsome, he had a beautiful soul. My prayers go out to Lisa and his family.

As we know, at the end of the famous movie 'Ghost' he had the most memoriable verse that's sort of ironic now. We all balled our eyes out (I know you all did) when his wife Molly (played by Demi Moore) see's him in the light at the end of the movie. As he's walking away towards the light he says to her, "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you." Well Patrick, you're right. I know for sure the love you had inside you took with you. Lisa was the love of your life, your soulmate. Not many people experience that if their lifetime and you both did. You two will be joined again one day for eternity.

He fought a long, hard battle with cancer and through it all he remained the strong southern gentleman that he was. He will be greatly missed. He was a man who loved life. The thought of never seeing him in another movie or show breaks my heart.

God Bless.

xox

Today is the day I start Lupron! Stims on Friday! I am excited but also anxious to get through it. It's sometimes hard on ones body to be put through these types of medications (injections), but worth it's weight in Gold.

I've had a rough week to say the least. Migraines so bad that I threw up! Such bad nausea for the last 4 days because of the effects of the birth control pills I was on for the last 21 days. Not complaining....well maybe just a tad.....but I know it will be worth it. =)

We still have some other personal issues lala ganting over our heads. More to deal with than I would like during this time, but with the help of acupuncture, I hope to be able to handle all of it with ease! I really want this cycle to work!! I know I have to work extra hard on trying to relax.......

Let's get this show on the road!

Great news everyone! Glucose test came back 'normal'!! No diabetes for this puppy!

IVF protocol is in! I'm almost done with the BCP (birth control) part of it which I'm ecstatic over to say the least! Sunday is my last day!! YIPPEEEEEE! =) Monday I go in for my Lupron ultra sound & blood work. It's no different than any other appointment, they just call it that because it's the start of a new cycle after taking BCP's. They make sure your body is right where it needs to be so they can control it. The Lupron (evil drug mind you) is what many women my age start with. So, Wednesday (9/16) I'll be starting Lupron, then Friday (9/18) stims (Gonal-f & Menopur). I'm excited to get this ball rolling!

I'm feeling great about this cycle. I'm placing all my FAITH in one 'TTC' bucket and throwing caution to the wind! My RE (reproductive specialist) took a very good, long look at my uterus at yesterday's MOCK ultra sound (this is where they place a catheter into your uterus and inject saline to see if the uterus lining has any adnormalties, polyps, etc) and he said it looked great! Last IVF cycle back in March, polyps were found and a week later removed & scraping of some kind to my lining was done as well. I guess my lining had other issues at the time. Makes me wonder if maybe that's why I didn't get pregnant? Who knows. No looking back! Moving forward!

All I know is I am so blessed to have the opportunity to try IVF again. Like my title says "Let's get this show on the road!" :-D

Glucose test....not so bad!

I'm back ladies! Sorry I've been MIA. I've been having a rough week just trying to overcome some stressful events. But it will definately take more than a week to overcome. But I have FAITH.

This morning I went to the Labcorp to have the 'infamous' glucose test done. I won't lie, I was really nervous thinking about all I've heard about it from others who have taken it and how nasty it tasted and made you fee, but it wasn't bad at all. Infact I chugged it in less than 2 minutes! I made sure I went there hungry and thirsty!!! lol I think that helped. So my RE's office will have the results by Tuesday. I have a Mock u/s scheduled for Wednesday of next week (this is where they insert a catheder into your uterus and inject saline so they can see if all looks good - no polyps, etc). This is protocol is performed before every IVF cycle. Afterwards we have counsel with the nurse & we'll discuss things including my test results from the glucose test. I really hope I don't have diabetes. : But like my husband said, "If you have it then we are that much closer to acheiving pregancy because that could of been the problem all these years!!" I'll be kind of mad if that's what it was....now that I'm almost 43 :( Oh well, I will take what's given to me and deal with it now. I can't turn back time. Only hope for the near future with TTC.

Also, I did get my IVF protocol!! Always exciting to see 'plans'. Makes you feel 'that much closer' to the prize and we all know what that is. A baby! Or I should say, closer to my 'dream'! :-)