It has been awhile since my last post. I should probably get better and this. We went ahead with the IVF this last month. It was a roller coaster for sure. We started our appointments to Salt Lake just like last time, and everything started out great. They were doing blood draws on me everytime I went in. The folicals were getting big (which I could have told them that, I was hurting so bad) to sit and stand was utterly painfully. But we got through it. We ended up going to Salt Lake 3 days in a row. Which wouldn't have been bad but I had to be in Kemmerer for Drill Team Tryouts. But it actually worked out we probably saved money. Since we didn't have to buy a hotel room. On the 3rd trip down the doctor told me that the lining was not thickening like it should and that we might have to stop and start over. They needed the lining to be about .5 mm thicker, then what it was. Nathan and I were like "I don't think so", we had dumped to much money already in and we didn't want to give up. So they told me to go home and take 800 mg of Vitamin E. Really Vitamin E! So I did just that, the next day when we went back, the lining had thickened 2 mm, which was amazing we were back on track!!! We were so excited!! That meant we didn't have to go back the next day and we could do retrival on May 19!! And they expected to retrive 15 eggs. For them to consider a foical mature it had to be an average of 17 to 20 mm around. I had 15 that big!!! Holy crap!!! We were so excited, but this now meant if we got more eggs we would need to consider freezing the embroyo. That night I had to take my final injection at 12:30am, we both were so exhausted. On Thrusday, May 19, we went for egg retrival!! It was the craziest thing. I have never been put out before, and this was to be my first. I remember the guy telling me you will start feeling it in 7 seconds, next thing I remember is waking up and it being all over. (which is kinda freaky) I mean what did they really do while I was out. lol Anyways they came in and told us they got 14 eggs. Which is really awesome!! Once I was able to get up, Nathan took me home I was to stay relaxed and take it easy. The ride home was horrible!! I don't know how I made it. For the next few days I was miserable, I hurt so bad, I think I layed on the couch for 3 days with a heating pad on my belly, but it was all worth it. On Friday I did get some bad news, of the 14 eggs they took out only 2 made it. We were really bummed but at the same time excited because they were going to put both back in, they those two were our little fighters. On Sunday May 22 we went back to Salt Lake for Transfer. Those of you who have been pregnant know that some ultrasounds you have to have a full bladder, well I am here to tell you a full bladder with over stimulated ovaries completely sucks. When they did the transfer which Nathan and I both got to watch, with the help of some Valium. It was really cool to so the embroyo and watch them place them. It hurt really bad but I was really excited to be able to watch. And they gave us a picture of them. After transfer I was told I needed to be on bed rest the rest of the day! So Nathan pampered me, we just relaxed and hung out. We now had to wait two weeks before we would know if it worked. And two weeks and one day later I started. I wasn't going to go in for the blood work because I knew it didn't work, but after much coaxing from family and friends I went. On Tuesday June 5, we got the results....NEGATIVE!!!!
We are very disappointed that it didn't work. If we decide to do it again we will have to wait until next year before we will be able to do so. We had a rough week last week, but are now doing alot better. The future is bright and Nathan and I are extremely happy to be together and healthy. This gives us more time to do things that we won't be able to do once we have our family. there is no doubt in my mind that one day Nathan and I will have a family of our own. I just wish we knew when that day was.
