Egg retrieval went well yesterday. They were able to get 14 eggs, four more than last time. They called this morning at 9:30 (mercifully early in the day so I didn’t sit around agonizing about the result all day like last time) to tell us that 10 were mature and 7 fertilized. Seven! That’s four more than last time. Maybe it was in the increase in drugs, maybe the acupuncture and yoga, maybe the only drinking hot beverages – maybe all in combination. Anyway, it certainly isn’t the highest number I’ve heard, but at least this means that we are likely to be able to transfer at least three and have some to freeze too. Part of me thinks “transfer them all – maybe one will stick”. But obviously that’s awfully risky and I am sure they won’t do that. Desperation will make you do funny things. If they suggested it, I’d probably go along with it.
Tomorrow evening I’ll go for acupuncture prior to the transfer first thing Monday morning. Then Monday after my appointment I’ll head down there for some more acupuncture. I’ve been drinking the acupuncturist’s ”Ovulation Support” tea for the last two weeks, and they have an “Implantation” tea, so I will pick some of that up tomorrow too. Somehow it feels a little like voodoo – sticking pins in your body and drinking magic concoctions. But if it might help, I’ll do it.
I’ve been spending a FORTUNE on myself (and fixing the car, etc.) lately. So, $300 more in acupuncture, $12 more in tea, $75 more in massage and then I’ll know whether this round works, and maybe I can pare down the spending a little for at least a few months. I know that if I am fortunate enough to get pregnant this time, there will be much more spending on the horizon for that, but at least it won’t be money going out the door for who-the-hell-knows-if-this-expensive-bullshit-works.
Last time at this point, I felt very nervous and every time I thought about IVF working I would tell myself not to get excited and that it might not work. This time I feel much more positive. I am hopeful. I will do everything I can to maximize our chances of this working and allow myself to think it might. And try to keep the energy flowing by taking deep breaths, doing yoga, and some kegel exercises (recommended by my yogi friend). Universe, PLEASE reward my positivity this time.
Wow – seven! That’s great! There are bound to be a few good candidates. I understand wanting to have them put all the embryos in (and hoping at least one sticks) but that doesn’t always work either. I read the Ovusoft forums, and I saw recently one woman had 6 embryos transferred – I couldn’t believe any DR still does that – and none of them stuck. I felt really bad for her.
Good luck with the transfer!