Is this just going to go smoothly for me? I mean, I want to believe it, truly - but, should I?
Today you see, all good news.
My lining is 9 mm, triple stripe; estradiol is 499.
The donor: 13 follicles on one side, 15 on the other and is "doing great."
Talked with Dr. Schoo.lcr.aft this afternoon. Everything said of him is an understatement. He's nice but uncomfortably quiet and deadpan (and not in a funny way) so it makes for some social discomfort. Yet, I was fine with it.
His reply to my lining was "really? oh, okay, that's really great" and said everything was going well with the donor and on schedule. I asked when her retrieval would be and he said, "well, assuming she's still on course of 10-11 days of stims, that would put her at Saturday for the trigger." That would put her retrieval at Monday, "give or take a day" he said. Crap! My nurse unintentionally mislead me on that. So now I have to change my Saturday flight to Monday or Tuesday.
Sch.oolcr.aft also said we'd know more definitively on Friday so this Friday, all of the plans will have to be locked down.
Tentatively, I'm expecting her retrieval for next Monday, I'll fly out to Denver on Tuesday, have a 5-day transfer on Friday and fly home on Monday June 29th.
As long as I'm successful and deliver one healthy baby in nine months, I don't really care how much they muck up the plans on this end. :)
That's all for now.
16 comments:
Yeah! You're on your way.
And can I just tell you how I snickered at the 'social discomfort'...? Not that you felt it, but god, what is wrong with that man? I'm chalking it up to brilliance or something. Cuz it's odd.
Is there any way you can fly in at their earliest date and just hang? Based on my experience, the retrieval/transfer dates get a tad fluid. It's just too hard to predict when she'll be ready for her trigger shot. If there's any way you can swing that, it will cut down on travel planning frustration. FWIW.
She sounds like she is doing fantastic! Those are some great numbers and, personally, right what I like to see. Any more than that and you start to have quality issues, in my humble opinion.
Here's to lots more smooth sailing!!
Love good news. Great news, really.
(Also your comment on my blog made me smile even though I don't feel like smiling.)
Onward...right now I have a flight scheduled for Saturday but I'm really trying to cut down on wasted days BEFORE the retrieval in Denver. If they tell me on Friday that she's triggering either Saturday or Sunday, I'll make my fly-in date for Tuesday. About here eggs - yeah, pretty good. Her last cycle she produced 41 eggs - of which 2 blasts transferred and 14 day 5/6 embryos were frozen. So, at 28, she's lower this cycle. Hey, I'm ONLY interested in one normal, healthy baby at the end of this so quality over quantity is definitely what I'm looking for (but I'd take both because embryo donation is in the future).
Me...oh honey, I know you're feeling shitty right now and it's tough to get back on the horse sometimes. But I'm anxious to see you start somewhere new and really really good and know you're likely in the best hands that exist. Please update everyone after your CCRM work-up! :)
I'm glad to hear everything is going well. It must be difficult trying to nail down dates from out of town. It's hard enough to do when your clinic is in town!
well hell - this is looking very good indeed. So excited for you.
I am so excited for you! Lining looks great - awesome - and I'd say it sounds like your donor is doing fantastic. I'll be thrilled if my donor has that many follicles. Yeah, it may be a little less than last time, but do your really need 41 eggs! I hope everything continues to go smoothly for you - so far, so good! Yay!!
You are so on your way! Definitely quality over quantity! Great lining! You are so going to be pregnant soon. Sorry to hear about Sch's social issues...but that is definitely not the first I've heard of that! Oh well, not like we want to be friends anyway, you are there to get pregnant and he is the guy:-) (that sounds nasty)
Glad everything is going so well! Pretty soon, you'll just be a hop, skip and a jump north of me!
Thanks for the kind words on my blog. They mean a lot.
It does sound like a great start! Hoping for a big success story at the end of this for you, hon!!
LOL about Schoolcraft. He will NEVER win a personality aware, but who cares? He's a genius. You deserve his magic wand for sure!!!
OMG..this is insane how close you are. This is the part that is so very hard. Soon all you will have to do is wait...which sucks in it's own way but all the planning and flights and stuff has just got to be really stressful.
BTW, thank so much for your comment on my blog. It mean a lot to me to have other women going through DE to share my feelings/concerns with. And I do plan on developing an "irreparable blind spot" with my Bambina once she is finally here.
Exciting times! It sounds like all is going well and you have reason to be hopeful. GL!
Awesome lining and estro numbers! I can't wait to see your ultrasound pics in the not so distant future :-).
Are you clicking with your nurse? If not, my experience with Kathy was great.
You're so close!!! And you sound so calm about it! I'm glad everything is going well for you after all the waiting around. I'm going to be flying in on the Friday june 26th to do my u/s and b/w and flying home the same day so maybe I'll see you for your day 5 transfer!!
Kayjay, that's awesome! There is a distinct possibility my transfer would be on Friday the 26th and maybe we will cross paths in the reception area! :)
The fluxuating transfer date is so infuriating! I can't imagine trying to plan a flight around all that - I couldn't even get a babysitter for ours. But like you said, if you get a baby at the end it's all worth it. Sounds like everything is going great - sending good thoughts your way!
It CAN be! I am so hopeful for you I've practically picked out my baby gifts for your little sweetie. Silly, I know, but I don't believe in jinxes and I do believe that positive thnking can't hurt!
And I totally agree that no amount of bother at this point is worth worrying about - change that plane ticket ten times but have an uneventful pregnancy from there on out!
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