I have been so crazy busy with school, I haven't had much time to blog about our journey. Today was a little crazy with talking to the nurse all day about what's going on. So this could be TMI, but I really want to document this journey for others and for myself in the future. My period came today (we will refer to it as day 1) and I was surprised. I thought the doctor said it wouldn't come for 2 weeks after my retrieval, but Dion says he heard him say it would be 7-10 days after my retrieval. Today was 6 days past my retrieval, so I called the doctor to double check.
The nurse returned my phone call saying that they were worried because it was "too soon" for my day 1 to be here. I reassured her this was definitely my day 1, based on cramps and all that fun stuff, because she was thinking it was unusual bleeding. She then also told me I may not be able to use this cycle for a transfer because of the early day 1. Cue me freaking out, getting angry and wanting to cry. Here I was, ONCE AGAIN being told something could be pushed back. Here's my whole issue on this, I know they can't control my body, I know things need to be PERFECT for our little embabies to stick, and I get that I really do. But why didn't the doctor mention this to me when he thought I may have OHSS? Why didn't he say, "you may not be able to do a FET the very next cycle because your ovaries could still be swollen?" Why am I constantly left in the dark, only to have my hopes shattered because of a new variable?
After speaking with some people who have had the same thing happen. A retrieval, with no transfer, they all said their day 1 came about 5-7 days after retrieval. So I called the nurse back again, wondering why they were freaking out and why they already are talking about not letting me use this cycle for a FET (frozen embryo transfer). Meanwhile in the mix, she wants me to come in for a scan, and wants me to this week. It is my first week of my first year of teaching, it is literally impossible for me to miss, nor do I want to miss. So she finally works something out where I can come in Saturday for a scan, which will still allow us time to make this cycle a FET cycle if my body is working.
So what are they looking for Saturday? To be honest, I DON'T EVEN KNOW. They are so vague. And I don't have time to research all this crap because I have a job. And their job is to tell me what the heck is happening. After all, we did spend $12,000. The nurse did mention that my ovaries have to be back to normal size on Saturday for the doctor to approve my FET. Here's another kicker, MY doctor whom I love, love, love is out of town this week. And the doctor that I don't care for at all is doing my scan Saturday. So that's fun.
The only good news that came out of today is that we had 11 embryos make it to freeze (day 5 or blast stage). I'm so happy and excited and relieved with that number, but I am so ready to do our transfer. I don't think I have swollen ovaries, nor do I think I had OHSS, because I never had pain nor did I ever have to take the heavy drugs they prescribed to me. So I'm praying my body is normal and that my non-favorite doctor approves my transfer or I may just be ringing up my actual doctor while he's on vacation. Not really, but maybe. I am borderline crazy today. HA.
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