It doesn't even seem real - retrieval is tomorrow! I know you all must be thinking - how can that be? We haven't gotten any updates on how your donor is doing and how many follicles she has. Well, the truth is - neither have I. Can you believe it? I think I must be the only DE blogger on the internet who has not gotten this information. But you know, I'm actually feeling fairly good about everything. By not knowing the details, my stress level is way lower. I'm not over-analyzing every number and visiting Dr. Google.
When my nurse called yesterday with an update to tell me to stop taking my lupron - YAY!!!!!!!!! and to start my PIO shots tonight BOO!!!!!!!!!!! and that retrieval will be on Thursday, I asked - so how is my donor doing? She replied, she's doing really well. At that point, I could have asked for the specifics - how many follicles etc but I decided (for some crazy reason) not to ask. Instead I said, I'm going to trust you on that one and not worry about it because I have too many other things to worry about - like keeping all these meds straight and doing all these shots. She laughed and said she thought that sounded like a good idea. (even though I stop lupron, I start the PIO, continue the delestrogen twice a week, continue the vitamins and baby aspirin and then take the medrol and vibramacyn (sp?)twice a day for several days. If all goes well, I have to continue the PIO and delestrogen for 12 freakin' weeks! My poor tusshie - ouch!)
So, tomorrow is the big day! I did call the nurse this morning just to make it clear that I do indeed want/need/expect an update tomorrow on how many eggs are retrieved. I so hope it's good news! I really don't care how many - as long as I end up with at least a couple of good blasts on transfer day. I don't need a basket of eggs - a handful of really good ones will do (I hope!)
Then, of course, back to my - I always want what I don't have - that is until there is a chance that I may get it and then I freak out self - well, I was reading Kami's (The Other Side) post from yesterday about the idiotic selection Amazon sent her for a book on reasons why it's better to remain child free. Well, of course, I start reading all these reasons and have a moment yesterday when I think - what the heck am I doing?? Ahhhhhhhh!!!! Yes, I do want a baby - but it is scary thinking about how much our lives will change if this actually works, which I really hope it does. So, I'm going to continue to try not to worry and hope for great news tomorrow.
Now, I guess I better get busy writing my donor letter.
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Wow, that DID happen fast!! Best of luck tomorrow. Wishing you (more than a handful) of perfect, golden eggs.
Here's hoping she has several mature eggs! Yes, let us know how many were retrieved. They definitely had better let you know that! So then fert report should be Friday and you will transfer on...Monday?...Wednesday? Keeping you in my thoughts and hoping it all goes perfectly like clockwork!
HOOORAY!!!
WOOHOO!!! Congratulations! Can't wait to hear how it goes! You will post numbers tomorrow, yes?
Yay! I'm so excited for you! You sound like you're in such a good place, too, to not be so focused on the donor and just worry about yourself. Looking forward to the next update!
Riley, it feels like just yesterday you were waiting for specs on this donor and now look where you're at.
I'm so happy for you and I think you've adopted a beautiful policy of steering clear of news prior to retrieval. I have to say, it makes no difference whatsoever other than allowing you to stress about every single thing you hear and extrapolate the most worrisome meaning from it - it honestly did me no good. I actually never got word on retrieval day (not CCRM's policy) but on the day after retrieval the embryologist called with the stats on eggs retrieved, matured, fertilized, etc.
I feel very very positive that you're going to be one very happy camper. Oh and TRANSFER TWO! :)
Sending you good wishes for a boatload of excellent eggs! My clinic never told me anything about our donor or the eggs except she was "fine" til retrieval day. On that day the eggs are YOURS, so you have every right to know anything about them! So exciting it is tomorrow. Good luck!
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