Choo Choo!!! Ugh. I don't know why going in for a 30min doctor's appointment/ultrasound exhausts me so completely but it really does. It's like my brain is on high alert trying to understand and process what he is saying, while also trying to read the subtleties of his facial expressions and body gestures as if that will give me a clue as to whether the FET is going to work or not. I'm officially crazy.
My med plan is as I assumed but I have to start with ten days of birth control to lengthen my cycle because the embryologist is going to be on vacation when I would need to do the transfer.
"You mean you don't just stick the little sucker in the microwave to thaw it out?" I teased the doc.
He smiled. He's gotten used to me now that we've been in a close to TWO YEAR RELATIONSHIP!! And then he explained the process of thawing an embryo, which sounds like the embryologist dips it into different liquids until it's no longer a popsicle.
And then he said, "I can do it, but I'm not as good as the embryologist so I prefer to wait for her. Since there is an 80% chance of success and we only have one embryo we want the best shot."
WHAT? And 80% chance? Meaning a 20% chance that the embryo may not...survive the thawing process?! I didn't know that. I HATE learning new things in this world. It's never good. You never learn about something that is going to help the situation, you only learn new things that can potentially go wrong or cost more money. The doc tried to reassure me that since EVERYTHING else that could possibly go wrong for us has, that maybe this time everything is going to go smoothly. I'm due, I suppose. But I know the truth. Doesn't always work like that.
I have to somehow trick my brain into un learning about the 80/20 split thing. I have to tell my brain that the Lone Ranger is going to wake up from his Ice Man slumber and become our baby. It's very literally all we've got.
So anyway, birth control 10 days. Estrogen/progesterone to follow. Three omnitrope injections. And on October 25th, if all goes well, I'll be back in the two week wait line, trying not to pull all my eyebrows out until the beta HCG in early Nov.
Anyone else gearing up for an OCT/NOV FET? Climb aboard!!
Alright friends, looks like we've got a lot of us in or starting or waiting for some kind of process. It's great to hear success stories with an FET and YES Christie, we will all get of BFP's one of these days. I just hope I'm not 50 and being interviewed for some trashy mag as woman with the most IVF cycles in the world. Ugh. Please keep me posted to all who are doing IVF in some form. Wishing everyone tons of love and luck...and laughter.
Posted by: Don't Count Your Eggs | September 27, 2013 at 09:00 AM
Hoping for an October start for FET! Took 2 years off after IVF to save and relax. I have heard great things about FET and I'll be having positive thoughts for you guys!
Posted by: Courtney | September 25, 2013 at 01:14 PM
Choo choo indeed, sister. I'm on your train. Starting injections in a week for our first IVF cycle, and we won't know if it's fresh or frozen until we see if my ovaries spazz out on the meds. Since I have PCOS, they think my ovaries/uterus WILL follow the path of their mama and totally spazz out after the egg sucking, making it tough for a fresh transfer to work. Spazz = a month on bc between the egg sucking and the transfer. Egg sucking is not the right term, I just can't remember. Anywho, we shall see. I have been following your blog religiously - we may have totally different fertility issues but man can i relate to everything you are feeling. You are handling this tremendously and I am sending good vibes to you and your hubby every day.
Posted by: KB | September 24, 2013 at 02:35 PM
I'm with ya...not FET but IVF fresh and my ER is in 6-8 days with transfer 3-5 days after. It's an educational yet anxiously nerve wracking heart palpitation of a process! I'm on the train with you! We will get our BFPs!
Posted by: Christie | September 24, 2013 at 02:03 PM
I just stumbled across your blog...not doing FET but my first IVF cycle with fresh embryos (we are freezing the extras though just in case). I just started Omnitrope today along with Menopur. Our egg harvest will be late next week or around Sunday, October 6th with transfer a couple days later. Are you in the LA area? I'm on the central coast and my doctor is in San Luis Obispo...our procedure will be done in Beverly Hills. I wish nothing but the best for you. I know how hard this is...hugs!
Posted by: Erin | September 24, 2013 at 11:52 AM
For what it's worth, my little girl is the result of an FET. So I'm a huge believer in those little frosties. In fact, that's why I call her Frostina on my blog. Because she was my lone little frostie.
Posted by: Finding MyNew Normal | September 24, 2013 at 10:43 AM