Wednesday, December 24, 2008

IVF #3 Update

So we decided to go ahead with the IVF procedure, even with the lining issues.
We ended up with 3 fertilized embryos. 1 was grade a, the other 2 were average.
Now we wait...

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Stress and More Stress

Okay, I'm going insane.

My DH and I had planned to take a nice vacation this month (we were thinking of going to the carribean) since we're taking a break from treatment so we can finally have a real vacation. But of course that wasn't meant to be.
My work decided that they're switching our insurance in January. Which is actually really good news since the new insurance covers 2 IVFs (although with no more than 2 embryos transfered at one time). So that means we have a little more time before we get to the poor house, right?
But I still had that one IVF cycle left from my old insurance (since we just used one from that insurance). So of course I'm not one to throw $10,000 into the garbage. So there went our break. But it was for a good cause -- for 1 more chance at a baby. So it was worth it, even though I wasn't yet ready to try agin, right?

WRONG!

I went to the RE yesterday, after having taken provera to bring on a period, but for some reason, the provera decided that this would be the perfect time NOT to work. So I bled just enough to make me nidda (yippee -- sarcasm, sarcasm) but not enough to actually get rid of my lining. So my RE said he really thinks I need to take another round of provera, but if I do, we won't be done before January, so I'll lose this cycle. So he said I should just do the cycle anyway even though my lining's thick.

Anyway, after going back and forth about this, we decided I should come in tomorrow in case maybe, by some miracle, my lining disappeared on it's own, even though I did not bleed much more since the last appointment.

But now I don't know what to do. Do I just do a cycle when my body's not really ready to start it, or do I not do it now and lose one of my few IVF cycles that I can do for free. So basically, I ended my break for nothing and lost my long awaited vacation with my hubby for nothing. Isn't this just so my life?

The one time my body doesn't respond to provera is the one time I'm really on a tight deadline to complete this cycle...

Now I have to decide what to do tomorrow... Any advice from any of you out there??