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Molly's MicroSort Journey

August 2005 - Posts

  • I'm Home

    I decided to fly home Saturday night and excape back into my own element. It sure did help I felt a lot better being home with my family than alone in La La land. I am now trying to gather my thoughts to write a letter to dr. potter asking for answers and perhaps a credited cycle. The funny thing was that I did call day 3 to see how my embies were progressing and I spoke with his nurse (before pgd was done). She said she would call me back and let me know. Well, she never called me back. I ended up calling her back at 4pm that afternoon. And all she could tell me was that all 8 went went to pgd. I have no idea why they didnt see it as a priority to keep me informed at all times what was happeing with the embies. I had spoken to dr. potters other nurse on tues. (day after retrieval) about pgd. I told her that I was on the fence about it then. And she just couldnt believe that I wouldnt do pgd to to find out sex (they are total pgd pushers). She just couldnt seem to believe that I would only want to use ms. I had informed her that I did not want to do it if the number of embies left were not enough and if they were not good quality. I think they have some explaining to do.

    I currently think I have the worst luck with ms right now. I still think I should voice my dissatisfaction with my cycle. Though, it probably won't go anywhere.

  • No Transfer

    I don't really want to be writing this post... I went in for my transfer, early today. waited an hour to be put back in a room and then another 40 minutes for dr. potter to come in. While I was there they set  my room up for transfer, it gave me an good feeling that this was going to happen. Then dr. potter finally comes in to tell me about my embies. From the pgd report on the 8 embies, one had no signal, 4 were abnormal females, 3 were normal girls. Then he proceeds to tell me that my remaining 3 girls were not developed enough one was only 4 celled, the other two were five. They should be blasts by now and have a 100 or something. Then the worst part was the grades he gave them C,D, & F! I completly lost it and started bawling. I could barely catch my breath. He did not reccomend doing the transfer and then proceeded to tell me that they were slow looking on day 3.  I can't believe that they didnt tell me this?! I would not have done pgd if I had known this and would have done a day 3 transfer. I know they might not have made it then but I would have save the extra money on the pgd. I think I was crying for a good 40 minutes and wishing I had someone with me. Two different nurses came in trying to comfort me. I then went and  waited for a cab to go back to the hotel (which never showed) so I had to call another one. I do have one more cycle left payed for. I have to wait till october though. I will not be doing pgd again next time. Uhg. I'm done crying for now and have moved onto the mini bar in my room.

  • 3 days past retrieval

    Good news all 8 are still here day three and went through pgd today. I won't know the results till saturday my transfer. I so hope I have something to transfer on that day. Will update more later.
  • Egg Retrieval

    My egg retrieval went well. 18 eggs were retrieved, 11 mature, 8 fertilized. We are taking them to pgd and the transfer will be on Saturday. I was really affraid of having nothing left over but I was assured that would not happen. I hope they are right. I also opted for the two probe and not the five. I was told that the five probe have higher abnormal results then the two. So that is what I went with.

    Please send me your positive thoughts that many embies will make it though pgd.

    Now that I'm in southern ca...What the heck should I do with myself until Saturday?!

  • The in-laws...

    If you saw from my earlier post my frustration with the inlaws. It seems they are trying to buy our love now. Which I will except. They have given us use of their thousands of air miles to pay for airfare. No, they still don't want to have me in their house when they are there. But they will pay for the airfare. OK. I can deal with that. I just booked a 4 star hotel near Laguna for $60 a night on priceline. I highly reccomend anyone having to travel to their IVF/IUI use price line for hotel.

    Tonight I'm taking the boys to my parents house and off to California tomorrow.  OMG!

  • 3rd Monitoring

    Well, in the back of my head I am thinking what if I'm doing this wrong. What if the meds are not working. What if, What if! But low and behold things seem to be moving. 3rd monitoring showed lining 11? I can't remember exactly. Any way on with the eggs.
    9 growing eggs on the left, 13 growing eggs on the right. The left showed some 11's, 10's, and smaller. The right showed some 10's, 8's, and smaller. I'm starting to feel sore and bloated. Which I think is good because of all of the eggs that I'm cooking.
  • My first hormonal breakdown.

    OK, so I have been planning this IVF attempt for over a year now. We had already arranged to stay at the in-laws condo (dh's parent's place) in Pasadena. Well mother-in-law calls and says that we can't stay there while they are there. They need their privacy. What ever. It would only be three days that we would actually be at the condo while they were there. And it would only be me because dh is flying home after the retrieval. So now I think my in-laws hate me and I am sobbing for a good 15 minutes. I think it is the hormones as that is what I keep telling myself. So the new plan is for me to shuttle myself to a hotel for the 3 days they are in town. Is this as ridiculous as I think it is?! Oh, well we really are not that close anyway. I will still stay there when they are not in to save some hotel money. This will work out, this will work out. My mantra. Oh, I am still obsessing about if I should drive or fly too. This too will work out, this too will work out. More fertility drugs please ;)
  • 2nd monitoring appt.

     I had my second appt. today. They saw 9 follicles on each side(I guess one is hiding from the other day). 2 on each side are size 10. The rest are smaller. Lori called today and said to up the gonal-f to 225. Next monitoring appt. will be on thursday.
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