Yesterday was disappointing. No call to tell us how many eggs they were able to extract. Pretty important news for us. Were there going to be enough or not? I thought about calling, but sometimes they don't call until 6pm or so and by then it's too late to call cause they are closed! You just shouldn't do that to someone hyped up on hormones! It's just not nice.
So I woke up this morning to black streamers expertly strung from one side of the kitchen to the other and balloons (some black) and a some very indulgent birthday gifts from my Andy. He's so thoughtful! (Basketball craze forgiven!) Then I had an 8 am massage scheduled (a gift from a dear friend) which was amazing. Not a bad way to start the beginning of the next 40 years.
Near the end of the massage my phone rang. I apologized, but told her I had to answer it. It was the fertility center. I don't know why they didn't call, but on Thursday, they extracted 15 viable eggs for our donor, leaving us 9 eggs! Five were successfully fertilized (with a process they call ICSI-Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection which costs more than the Embryo Transfer!) Tomorrow at 11:10 am they will implant up to 3 eggs. I'm not sure how many. We will talk to the doctor about it tomorrow. Kirsten will meet us 40 minutes before (and after) the procedure for some acupuncture that studies have shown to help. I'll let you all know how it goes!
As far as the meds I'm currently on, still 4mg of Estrace (2 pills a day), Progesterone (one shot a day in the muscle...thank you Sara N), Tetracycline 4 times a day (to decrease the risk of infection following the embryo transfer), Medrol (Decreases inflammation in the endometruim to potentially help embryo implantation), and last, but not least, a dose of Valium before the procedure!
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