Unbelievably, all 12 embryos are still hanging in there. I am having visions of Mother Ginger from the Nutcracker.
I am hanging in there, too - I started back on solid foods last night when Harry made me the most delicious scrambled eggs ever (I ate them in tiny tiny bites and couldn't stop exclaiming about how they were the tastiest eggs I had ever had the privilege of eating. Then I had a small bowl of the most delicious yogurt I had ever eaten in my life - what were the odds! It was getting to the point where I was ready to start exclaiming that the water was the most delicious water ever, too.) Today I had a real breakfast, and lunch, and yes we are having steak for dinner. My belly is still sore, but nowhere near what it was yesterday. I hope that the upward trend continues.
Transfer is on Monday morning and I'll let you know how it goes, but my only hope is that nobody attempts to make it a touching spiritual occasion. My friend who has been through this twice at this clinic said that her doctor asked right before transfer if she wanted to say a prayer, and then proceeded to join with her in asking for a little assistance from the divine. Not my style at all - when I pray it's on my own time, not with a bunch of medical staff I barely know. I certainly don't get the sense my RE will bring it up as an option, but I think if he did my only reaction would be amusement, not reverence. And speaking of amusement, that's what I'll be doing in the meantime, catching up on TV shows and trying not to think about things too clearly. "Just relax," right?
So exciting that all 12 are still going strong! Grow little embies grow! Hoping and praying Monday goes perfectly. Glad you are feeling better and eating!
ReplyDeleteReally glad to hear you are feeling better! I was really uncomfortable up until the day before transfer too. Being able to eat again is a relief!
ReplyDeleteAnd awesome about 12 embryos. If even half of those make it to blast you will be in a fantastic place and likely not need to go through another fresh cycle (which I am sure would be a relief to you after how awful the retrieval was.).
Good luck at your transfer! I honestly thought it was a pretty amazing experience and I hope you feel that way too. Will be thinking of you!
Did they give you stats on your embabies? Do you have plans for how many to transfer?
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you and have a good feeling.
I was 'under' for my retrieval because the RE wants me completely still while he is rooting around in there with a needle. He thinks it's too difficult a procedure to do while the woman is already nervous. I would look into that. I also had a lot of pain from a difficult retrieval, so you are not alone there.
I can't wait to hear about the transfer tomorrow!
MissC