Bed rest

I'm starting my 2nd day of bed rest. I had one embryo put in yesterday. It's a quick and easy procedure. Cousin Deanna was my ride again. I had to have a full bladder again for this. I learned my lesson from my trial transfer. I drank the 4 glasses of water that was needed but I drank slower. My plan worked.

I have 2 embryo's that will be frozen and possibly one more. They will watch the 3rd one in the next couple days and freeze it if they can. I'm happy with what I have.

I was given Valium an hour before my procedure. I think this is more for afterward to help you relax and sleep. I was told that I needed to spend yesterday in bed flat with 1 pillow. This wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be. I crawled in bed when I got home.and slept for 3 hours. My 4 cats though this was great that I was joining them for their afternoon nap.

Today it will be another mellow day. Today I can have 2-3 pillows or sit in a recliner. Emma is already laying in bed with me.

Now it's hurry up and wait to see if this works.

Anna

Embro transfer will be on Tuesday

I've recovered from my retrieval. It wasn't bad but I spent 4 hours dozing on and off that afternoon. I learned today that I'll have a day 5 transfer which will be on Tuesday. I'll have one embryo put back in. I don't know yet how many embryos I have. If I have more then one the remainder will be frozen for future use.

I'll be doing nightly Progesterone shots in my butt for at least 12 days. Thanks to Cousin Deanna. Deanna will get to see a lot of me in the next few days. I can't thank her enough.

Deanna has plans tonight so lucky for me I have another friend who's a nurse. Kelli has ageed to stick me with needles too. After church this afternoon I'll be heading out to Kelli's for dinner and games. It should be a good time.

After my transfer it's two days of bedrest. I'm not sure how I'll survive but I'm sure I will. I'll rent a movie or two, get a book to read and have the internet to intertain myself.

I now have all 4 cats near who want some of my time.

Anna

I Have 6 eggs.

I'm now home from the clinic. I had my retrieval. It went well. The IV was the worst part. Cousin Deanna was nice enough to give me my shot on Tuesday night and be my driver today. Thanks again Deanna.

Six eggs were retrieved. They will be fertilized with Judge's sperm sometime today. We'll see how many embryos we get. They will be transferred back to me either on Sunday or Tuesday. It depends on how fast they grow.

On our way home we stopped to have lunch at the North China Inn for the buffet. I was happy to eat.

This is all I have for now. I'm getting very tired.

Retrival is set for Thursday

My day started with another trip to see Dr. Pavelka for blood work and an ultrasound. I'm right on track. I have 3 follicles that are ready and a few more that will hopefully will be ready tomorrow.

Tomorrow I get 3 shots. I'm so lucky. I'm looking for someone to help with my 3rd shot in my butt at 11pm tomorrow night. I'm waiting to hear back from cousin Deanna to see if she's up for the task. I hope so. Deanna is a night nurse so it may mean meeting her at work tomorrow night.

Over the weekend I was really tired. I spent my spare time yesterday in bed. This is out of charter for me since I think naps are for baby's and small children only. After three hours in bed I went to Cousin Parker's 8th birthday party then I came home and went back to bed. The cats thought it was great that I joined them for their afternoon nap. I felt better today until I was on my way home from work. The I started to get really tired.

Tomorrow I get my blood drawn again. Then I'll figure out my rides to my appointment on Thursday.

I'm off to bed now. I think Dork is waiting for me.


Anna and my heard of cats (Courtney, Buddy, Dork and Emma)

2 trips to RMIA this morning

Good afternoon. What a beautiful day it is.
I'm still giving myself 2 shots a day. I feel like my tummy is running out of real estate that doesn't have a pin mark or a bruise. I gave myself a nice one this morning. It even drew blood.

I was into Dr Pavelka on Monday and Thursday. I had blood drawn both days to check my estrogen levels. On Thursday I also had an ultrasound to see how many and the size of my follicles. I have 9 growing with 2 of them being smaller.

This morning I went out to RMIA for a blood draw. I came home had breakfast and did some yard work. At 10 I realized I forgot the medication that was waiting for me at the clinic. I called and got the vm telling me that they were closed. So I got in my car and drove back hoping someone would still be their. I prayed most of the way their. The doors were locked so I called the after hours number to tell them my problem. I was so embarrassed. They took my message and told me I would get a call back. I let them know that I was sitting in the parking lot. My prayers were answered someone was still their and I got my meds. I'm not sure what I would have done otherwise.

My retrieval date has changed. I don't know when it will happen. My guess is Wednesday. I should know more on Monday after more blood work and an ultrasound.



I've had all 5 viles of my sperm sent over to RMIA. Not many women can say they have/own sperm. Dr Pavelka still had one vile we needed to get it over to RMIA. Normally what would be done is have it shipped back to the sperm bank and then ship it out with the rest. I got a lucky break. RMIA has a shipping tank. Chris one of the employee's at RMIA also lives close to Dr. Pavelka's office so he picked it up and saved me an extra $165 shipping charge.

These are the highlights of my adventure this last week.
As I mentioned in my last post that Gayle and I were going skydiving last weekend. We did and loved it. I'd post pictures but we forgot to take them. We were bummed.
Last Sunday at Church Pastor Bob started his sermon talking about his desire to jump out of an airplane about 3 years ago. I started laughing. He processed to tell the story about being at Twin Cities Skydive with the jump master Joe. This made me laugh even harder because this is were we were and I jumped with Joe. What a small world it is.
I haven't been able to run since last Saturday due to my ovaries growing. I really miss it. I'm currently training for the Rock-n-Roll Seattle half marathon on June 27th. This will be my first half marathon. I've run 4 fulls. I had wanted to do the full but with not knowing what the future holds so I'll do the half and be happy with it.

I'm still able to walk my training which I'm happy for. I'm more tiered than normal do I'll enjoy the walking for now.
Anna

Post op with Dr Pavelka

I saw Dr Pavelka today for my baseline ultrasound and post op. The baseline ultrasound is to check my ovaries and make sure they are quiet; meaning I don't have an cysts or anything abnormal. This was normal.

I also had another physical to make sure I'm healthy to start IVF. I asked Dr Pavelka how my surgery went, he found more polyps than he thought he would. He said their was 14 or so small ones. He's not sure if this is why I haven't been able to get pregnant or not.

This last Saturday night I took my last birth control pill. I'm happy for that. I don't like taking them. This coming Saturday I get to start another shot. I'll be taking Menopur and Bravelle to stimulate my ovaries. I can combine these so it's just one shot for the 2 drugs. I'll still be on Lupron for a few days. Two shots a day for a few days. What a treat.

I asked about my running. Dr Pavelka said I can continue to run for now but when my ovaries get larger I shouldn't be running. However my paperwork says I can walk. I'll see how I'm feeling and walk when I feel up to it. Being on the drugs that stimulate my ovaries make me more tired than normal.

As some of you may know my first outing with Judge was skydiving with another co-worker Gayle. Gayle and I have deiced to go skydiving again this Saturday afternoon. We are very excited.

I'm not good at being a sick...

Good afternoon.

I had the surgery to remove the polyps this morning. It all went well. I got home about 1:15p this afternoon. I had some soup for lunch then headed for the couch to watch TV. I invited all 4 cats to come snuggle with me. None of them joined me. When I got up about an hour and a half later 3 of them were sleeping on my bed.

I have very little pain and am feeling good other than feeling a little tiered. I have a hard time sleeping when it's light outside so sleeping's not an option. Not sure what I'll do with the rest of the evening. I don't feel like cleaning or sitting and doing nothing. I'm glad I can go back to work tomorrow.

I started my Lupron shots on Tuesday. I forgot what this does for me. I just love giving my self shots. At least I can to it.

Anna