We did an IUI (artificial insemination) this morning, and we will find out if it worked or not Monday May 9th. Calling all prayer warriors!
I got to be a part of a VERY special day today and I was so grateful to get to share in their joy! Leslie, Paul, and Rena had their first ultrasound today and we got to see TWO heartbeats!!! Praise God!
Cancelled IVF but still have hope for IUI - Monday, April 26, 2010
We traveled to B'ham early Saturday morning and the doctors still said that the chance of me being able to do invitro this cycle didnt look good. But that they wanted me to keep taking the stimulation shots to try and get those follicles to grow. Only one was big enough to be classified as mature. They wont let you do ivf unless you have at least 4, and in my case due to poor egg quality they said they would be really hesitant even if I ended up with 4 to proceed. But there is a risky fine line that you walk b/c you cant keep trying to make the smaller ones grow to the point that the one large one ruptures. So the plan was to continue with the stim shots until Monday and come back to the doctor and see what happened.
Monday morning we went back to the doctor and it is a definite no go with invitro - I just didnt produce enough follicles. So to keep from wasting the meds and shots we will be doing an iui (artificial insemination) this Wednesday. Maybe this will be our blessing in disguise and the iui will be a success! Either way God is still in control and we are trusting Him. So please be praying for us for this Wednesday - hopefully it will yield a positive result.
Monday morning we went back to the doctor and it is a definite no go with invitro - I just didnt produce enough follicles. So to keep from wasting the meds and shots we will be doing an iui (artificial insemination) this Wednesday. Maybe this will be our blessing in disguise and the iui will be a success! Either way God is still in control and we are trusting Him. So please be praying for us for this Wednesday - hopefully it will yield a positive result.
Well..... Thursday, April 22, 2010
Well I had my checkup appointment today to see how well I am responding to the stimulation shots. For some reason even though this was a higher dose of meds than last time, I didnt respond near as well this time as last time. I will go back to the doctor in B'ham Saturday and they will look again. But there is a chance that they will cancel my ivf cycle since I responded poorly. If they do cancel it, then we will do an iui (artificial insemination) again just to keep from wasting the meds. Even though an iui only has a less than 10% chance of success, we would give it a try. But we really wont know for sure which route we will have to take until Saturday. So please keep us in your prayers. We are being still God and knowing you are in control. Our hope rests in you alone.
On a brighter note - our friends Matt and Tasha had a beautiful baby girl this morning - Lillie Kate! I got to see her after my doctor's appointment and she is just beautiful!
On a brighter note - our friends Matt and Tasha had a beautiful baby girl this morning - Lillie Kate! I got to see her after my doctor's appointment and she is just beautiful!
Here we go again! Thursday, April 15, 2010
First of all let me say CONGRATULATIONS to Leslie and Paul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Christmas baby(ies) on the way!!!!!!!!!! Praise God!!!!!
Well today starts the shot process! I am so eager to get started again! I will probably take them for about 10-12 days and between now and then they will be monitoring me to make sure that I am responding to the meds like I should. So please keep us in your prayers that I will respond well to the medicine this time. Our next doctor’s apt is next Thursday 4/22.
Well today starts the shot process! I am so eager to get started again! I will probably take them for about 10-12 days and between now and then they will be monitoring me to make sure that I am responding to the meds like I should. So please keep us in your prayers that I will respond well to the medicine this time. Our next doctor’s apt is next Thursday 4/22.
We have a plan! Monday April 5th, 2010
We found out today that the results of the “killer cell” test was normal, which was great news. They also did a SIS test today to make sure that there wasn’t any scarring from the D&C and it looked “textbook perfect” – Yay! And we got our calendar for the next ivf cycle and I will get to start taking the shots again next Thursday, 4/15!!!!! I am so excited to get started again. Although this time they are trying a much higher dose of meds to see if I will respond any better. So I am very eager to see if there is any difference. From most of what I have seen no matter if you have 30 eggs or 9 eggs retrieved most everyone had similar results in the end as to how many they have to transfer and freeze. So I don’t know if it will make any difference or not, but it is worth a try. This time the protocol will be 4 shots a day plus some pills. So please keep us in your prayers!
Yesterday we celebrated the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior and what a glorious day it was in the house of our Lord! I just wanted to stop and thank God for the cross because everything goes back to the cross. Thank you Lord for loving me!
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
Yesterday we celebrated the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior and what a glorious day it was in the house of our Lord! I just wanted to stop and thank God for the cross because everything goes back to the cross. Thank you Lord for loving me!
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
"He's still on time" - Tuesday March 30, 2010
We’ve been busy lately so time has flown by really fast. But just as an update I had a test done last week to see if my body has overactive “killer cells”. The body has “killer cells” to fight off infection and cancer, but if mine are overactive then the killer cells would see a baby as a tumor and attack and kill it. We will know the results from this test next week and either way we are still continuing with the plan because it is treatable.
I had my baseline bloodwork and ultrasound done Monday for my next ivf cycle, and it was almost the exact same as it was at this point in my previous ivf cycle. The doctors are taking my file to the board Thursday to see if there is a stronger protocol of meds that they can put me on so that hopefully I will respond better to the stimulation meds this cycle. I started the bcp Monday and will have another test next Monday to make sure that there isn’t any scarring left over from the D&C surgery. And I will get my calendar/schedule of when to start all of the shots and meds next Monday. SO I cant wait to have the plan in front of me! Please keep us in your prayers because we are holding strong to our hope in God.
Also the next week is going to be a HUGE time in our very special friends lives and I am so excited for her retrieval and transfer! Praying for ya’ll!!!!
I told someone the other day that 9 of my close friends are all pregnant now so it’s going to be an exciting year!!!
Easter is this Sunday and I look forward to celebrating that the tomb is EMPTY - He is no longer there – he AROSE and LIVES forevermore!!!! It’s also a reminder that we are on God’s time and God’s timing is perfect. Just when Mary and Martha were disappointed in our Lord because they thought he had come too late to save their brother. But isn't it great when He's four days late- He's still on time! I love this song by Karen Peck – It is such an amazing reminder that God’s timing is perfect.
The news came to Jesus please come fast.
Lazarus is sick and without Your help he will not last.
Mary and Martha watched their brother die
They waited for Jesus- He didn't come.
They wondered why.
The death watch was over; buried four days.
Somebody said He'll soon be here
The Lord's on His way.
Martha ran to Him and then she cried
"Lord if You had been here- You could have healed him. He'd still be alive.
But You're four days late; and all hope is gone.
Lord we don't understand why You've waited so long."
But His way is God's way.
It's not yours or mine
But isn't it great when He's four days late- He's still on time!
Jesus said, "Martha, show Me the grave."
But she said, "Lord You don't understand- he's been there four days!""
The grave stone was rolled back.
Then Jesus cried, "Lazarus! Come forth!"
Then somebody said, "He's ALIVE! He's ALIVE!"
Right know you may be fighting a battle of fear
You've cried to the Lord "I need You now!" But He has not appeared.
My friend don't be discouraged
Cause He's still the same.
He'll be right here and He'll roll back your stone and He'll call out your name!
When He's four days late and all hope is gone
Lord we don't understand why You've waited so long.
But His way is God's way it's not yours or mine
But isn't it great when He's four days late- He's still on time!
Oh my God it's great when he's four days late....He's still on Time!!
I had my baseline bloodwork and ultrasound done Monday for my next ivf cycle, and it was almost the exact same as it was at this point in my previous ivf cycle. The doctors are taking my file to the board Thursday to see if there is a stronger protocol of meds that they can put me on so that hopefully I will respond better to the stimulation meds this cycle. I started the bcp Monday and will have another test next Monday to make sure that there isn’t any scarring left over from the D&C surgery. And I will get my calendar/schedule of when to start all of the shots and meds next Monday. SO I cant wait to have the plan in front of me! Please keep us in your prayers because we are holding strong to our hope in God.
Also the next week is going to be a HUGE time in our very special friends lives and I am so excited for her retrieval and transfer! Praying for ya’ll!!!!
I told someone the other day that 9 of my close friends are all pregnant now so it’s going to be an exciting year!!!
Easter is this Sunday and I look forward to celebrating that the tomb is EMPTY - He is no longer there – he AROSE and LIVES forevermore!!!! It’s also a reminder that we are on God’s time and God’s timing is perfect. Just when Mary and Martha were disappointed in our Lord because they thought he had come too late to save their brother. But isn't it great when He's four days late- He's still on time! I love this song by Karen Peck – It is such an amazing reminder that God’s timing is perfect.
The news came to Jesus please come fast.
Lazarus is sick and without Your help he will not last.
Mary and Martha watched their brother die
They waited for Jesus- He didn't come.
They wondered why.
The death watch was over; buried four days.
Somebody said He'll soon be here
The Lord's on His way.
Martha ran to Him and then she cried
"Lord if You had been here- You could have healed him. He'd still be alive.
But You're four days late; and all hope is gone.
Lord we don't understand why You've waited so long."
But His way is God's way.
It's not yours or mine
But isn't it great when He's four days late- He's still on time!
Jesus said, "Martha, show Me the grave."
But she said, "Lord You don't understand- he's been there four days!""
The grave stone was rolled back.
Then Jesus cried, "Lazarus! Come forth!"
Then somebody said, "He's ALIVE! He's ALIVE!"
Right know you may be fighting a battle of fear
You've cried to the Lord "I need You now!" But He has not appeared.
My friend don't be discouraged
Cause He's still the same.
He'll be right here and He'll roll back your stone and He'll call out your name!
When He's four days late and all hope is gone
Lord we don't understand why You've waited so long.
But His way is God's way it's not yours or mine
But isn't it great when He's four days late- He's still on time!
Oh my God it's great when he's four days late....He's still on Time!!
Friday March 12 - The test results
The nurse called today and said that they finally got the results back from my tests, but the doctor would be out all next week so she set up a phone call for her to explain them to me on March 22nd. Well you would think that this whole process would have caused me to obtain more patience but not so much ha ha. After debating I called them back and was able to get them to give me the results. Both tests came back normal - I assume that is a good thing. I'm sure the doctor will explain in detail on the 22nd, but basically it means that my body didnt attack the babies or prevent blood from getting to them. I am actually relieved to know that it wasnt something that could have been detected and treated prior to the procedure. I guess that just means that the loss was one of those things that just happens b/c God says so, and we just have to trust and believe. Our next step is an SIS test to make sure that there isnt any scar tissue from the surgery that could cause problems with the next ivf cycle. Please keep us in your prayers that the SIS test will be perfectly normal.
Today is my best friend's birthday and she got an exciting gift in the mail - her bog box of ivf meds!!! I should add that for her birthday I gave her cotton balls and band-aids ha ha. I am so excited for her to get started on this amazing journey! And hopefully we will be able to share our pregnancies together very soon!
Today is my best friend's birthday and she got an exciting gift in the mail - her bog box of ivf meds!!! I should add that for her birthday I gave her cotton balls and band-aids ha ha. I am so excited for her to get started on this amazing journey! And hopefully we will be able to share our pregnancies together very soon!
Monday, February 22, 2010 - FINALLY!
I got my blood work results back from Friday and my hcg level is finally low enough that they can do the two tests on me to see if I am producing antibodies that attacked the babies or if my blood clotted and prevented blood and nutrients from going to the babies. So Thursday I will give 8 vials of blood for those two tests and we should have the results back next week. If one of those tests is positive, it is treatable with shots. So either way, we plan on doing another IVF cycle as soon as possible, which according to Dr. Honea should be around the end of March. You are required to wait so long to allow your body to get back to normal.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
This was my Valentine's Day surprise from Jason-2 dozen roses and a cupcake that is just my size!!! Man was it good!
Thursday, February 11, 2010-Post Op visit with Dr. Honea
HAPPY BIRHTDAY MOM!!!
Today is our first chance to talk to Dr. Honea since the D&C. I am very nervous and anxious and of course have a list of questions. I guess I just want my HCG level to hurry up and drop low enough so that they can do the testing on me that they need to do so we can move forward and get started again. I hope to leave the doctor’s office today with a plan!
Well as usual we leave the doctor’s office dishearted. I’m funny – I take in all the information and we talk about it and I analyze it and then it’s like several hours later it hits me and the emotional side kicks in and I get upset. We did leave with a plan though. They are going to test me in 2 weeks to see if my blood is clotting and preventing blood and nutrients from getting to the baby and to see if my body is producing antibodies that attacked the babies. She expects those tests to come back normal. However if they are abnormal, then it is treated by meds or shots. It is a best guesstimate that we could be able to start the bcp to get ready for another IVF cycle around the end of April. Of course there are a lot of “ifs” in that guesstimate. But at least we have something now to look forward to. They will do another SIS test on me before then to make sure there is no scar tissue in my uterus as a result of the D&C prior to starting another IVF cycle. She basically said that my egg count and quality is not good even on the meds and that we were lucky to get pregnant this last time. But IVF definitely overcame the male infertility factor. We are just still struggling with my side of it. She said that if we did the stim shots and an IUI again that our chance of success was <10% and if we did the stim shots and IVF again that our chance of success was about 40%. She said that now that she has data to look at as to how the last IVF cycle went our chances of success are actually less that what she originally thought before we did an IVF cycle. But our plan is to do IVF again. I am hoping that on the next cycle I will respond to the shots better and will produce several good eggs and embryos. She did say we would not qualify for the shared risk program again b/c I am too high risk of not getting pregnant. My hcg level today is 9.5, so we still have a little ways to go. Lord I’m trying to be patient - I know you have a plan and I put my faith and hope in you. I have to keep reminding myself that God’s got a bigger plan goin’ on than what my ole eyes can see.
Today is our first chance to talk to Dr. Honea since the D&C. I am very nervous and anxious and of course have a list of questions. I guess I just want my HCG level to hurry up and drop low enough so that they can do the testing on me that they need to do so we can move forward and get started again. I hope to leave the doctor’s office today with a plan!
Well as usual we leave the doctor’s office dishearted. I’m funny – I take in all the information and we talk about it and I analyze it and then it’s like several hours later it hits me and the emotional side kicks in and I get upset. We did leave with a plan though. They are going to test me in 2 weeks to see if my blood is clotting and preventing blood and nutrients from getting to the baby and to see if my body is producing antibodies that attacked the babies. She expects those tests to come back normal. However if they are abnormal, then it is treated by meds or shots. It is a best guesstimate that we could be able to start the bcp to get ready for another IVF cycle around the end of April. Of course there are a lot of “ifs” in that guesstimate. But at least we have something now to look forward to. They will do another SIS test on me before then to make sure there is no scar tissue in my uterus as a result of the D&C prior to starting another IVF cycle. She basically said that my egg count and quality is not good even on the meds and that we were lucky to get pregnant this last time. But IVF definitely overcame the male infertility factor. We are just still struggling with my side of it. She said that if we did the stim shots and an IUI again that our chance of success was <10% and if we did the stim shots and IVF again that our chance of success was about 40%. She said that now that she has data to look at as to how the last IVF cycle went our chances of success are actually less that what she originally thought before we did an IVF cycle. But our plan is to do IVF again. I am hoping that on the next cycle I will respond to the shots better and will produce several good eggs and embryos. She did say we would not qualify for the shared risk program again b/c I am too high risk of not getting pregnant. My hcg level today is 9.5, so we still have a little ways to go. Lord I’m trying to be patient - I know you have a plan and I put my faith and hope in you. I have to keep reminding myself that God’s got a bigger plan goin’ on than what my ole eyes can see.
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