It feels like this year has been the longest ever but still the shortest ever. I'm finally on meds. 1st was BCP's and then I started Lupron injections on 10/4. On 10/12 I started Estrace. I've been having fatigue and killer headaches but I'm keeping my eye on the prize and praying that this time we are successful. I still have lots of panic and nightmares though. I keep dreaming things are going to go wrong. It's so hard when it's all out of your control. I take the drugs when they tell me to, get monitoring when I'm told, and I'll do my transfer when I'm told. I'm just hoping my uterus cooperates. I'm so scared things won't go on schedule. J is due to fly to SC on 10/26 to fertilize our eggs. Then we are going down again on 10/28. Transfer is either 10/29 or 10/31. It's all planned but what if the timing is off. All these what if's keep going through my mind all the time. What if my body is a week behind schedule. J has the end of the month off and I can't just take days off on a whim. What if the eggs don't survive the thaw. What if J's sperm doesn't fertilize the eggs. What if the embryos that do fertilize don't make it to day three. I'm so terrified of it all. J asked me if we had a plan if for some reason the eggs don't fertilize with his sperm and I figure our last option is embryo donation. It's really all we can afford to do after this. But, I'm trying to be hopeful about this. My RE said they've had great success with this and I just read a story about him being the first doctor in SC to use frozen eggs with successful pregnancies through delivery. One set of twins and a singleton birth. I just need to try to focus on those positives and try to get those nightmares out of my head right now. Also would be nice if the hot flashes and headaches would stop. Darn Lupron.
Wishing you tons of good luck!!
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