Today we kicked off our transfer cycle with a baseline ultrasound. It went smoothly, no cysts and ovaries are nice and suppressed from the continuous birth control. I brought in a leftover gonal f cartridge from my iui cycles and instead of trying to sell it I just donated it back to them to give to someone who needs it. We'd rather get the good will than the money because we strongly believe you get back what you put out into the universe.
So, I did my first dose of Lupron today which I hear comes with some gnarly side effects (headaches, fatigue, hunger, general bitchiness) but so far nothing but a metal taste in my mouth. Given the other options I'd rather take the metal taste.
I'll slowly add and change meds but don't go back to the doctor until after thanskgiving. Hopefully my hormones won't get too out of control or hubby may lose his mind. I think with the thanksgiving holiday it will go by quickly. Every time I think about how there's a great chance we'll be pregnant by Christmas I get a big goofy smile.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Matched!
I had completely written off the possibility of matching this month. It seemed completely unlikely that we would match so quickly after the surgery. It was so unlikely that when an email showed up from the program coordinator last night it took me a while for my brain to register what it was saying.
The profile is amazing. The physical characteristics aren't too similar to us but the personalities are great. I feel instantly bonded.
There's one hiccup (of course) the estimated timeframe for when the transfer will happen is 12/1 to 12/6. A lot can change between know and then that will affect that but 12/1 is the date of one of my closest friends wedding, which I'm in. She says she'd understand but I hate to even put her in that position. I don't want to be responsible for any problems during her wedding.
I've found a group of women who use this program and to date every single one of them has transferred either at the very end of that timeframe or after but that's no guarantee. I'm also going to talk to the coordinator about my concerns to see if he can ease my mind any but as of right now we are accepting the match and hoping for the best.
The profile is amazing. The physical characteristics aren't too similar to us but the personalities are great. I feel instantly bonded.
There's one hiccup (of course) the estimated timeframe for when the transfer will happen is 12/1 to 12/6. A lot can change between know and then that will affect that but 12/1 is the date of one of my closest friends wedding, which I'm in. She says she'd understand but I hate to even put her in that position. I don't want to be responsible for any problems during her wedding.
I've found a group of women who use this program and to date every single one of them has transferred either at the very end of that timeframe or after but that's no guarantee. I'm also going to talk to the coordinator about my concerns to see if he can ease my mind any but as of right now we are accepting the match and hoping for the best.
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