Embryo results...

The results for the test on the embryos for Huntington's disease is tomorrow at 9.00am. Plans have been made for an embryo transfer which will follow the results at 11.30am at Nottingham. I have been given instructions for the embryo transfer, I must have a full bladder for the ultrasound and have to be at Nottingham for 11.00am...Now to wait until the morning... 

Biopsy...

Just had news from the embryologist and out of the 10 embryos only 3 could have the biopsy. Unfortunately the other 7 were not quite big enough to be tested. Test results will be Sunday and depending on the results the embryo transfer will be the same day. I can't really say how I am feeling right now. I am so grateful that we have got 3 biopsied compared to the 1 we had last time but I can't help but feel really sad as well. My faith is in the Lord...

Egg collection and further news...

So just a quick blog to document the events of the past couple of days! Jason and I left at 7.00am yesterday to travel to Nottingham for the egg collection. We arrived at 8.20am and was soon after taken down to prepare for the procedure. I was told that my egg collection was to be done by Dr Mohammad. So clad in my hospital gown and clogs I walked down to theatre (feeling very hungry and thirsty as I had to be starved for 6 hours prior to the procedure). I was then introduced to the anesthetist and Dr Mohammad, a cannula was put in the back of my hand and next minute I was out!

I woke up in the recovery room feeling very drowsy and tired. Also I was in quite a lot of pain (not knowing at the time how many eggs had been collected). Jason was fetched from the waiting room and told me that I had been in theatre for over an hour! Eventually we got told by the nurse that 15 eggs had been collected!!! I now understood why I was in quite a lot of pain and had been gone for a long while. I ended up staying in recovery until 11.35am and went home with strict instructions to rest up. 

Once I got home I put my PJs on immediately and stuck to eating toast and drinking water only for the rest of the day. I knew from my previous experience of the egg collection that there was a large possibility of being sick again. I got to 6.30pm and I was sick! I was sick 3 times in total (exactly the same as last time) and my stomach seemed to be purging itself of all the drugs. It is now strongly evident that my stomach cannot take the sedation drugs! I went to bed at 10.00pm completely exhausted and slept through the whole night. 

When I woke up this morning I felt completely exhausted and my stomach still feels a bit precarious to say the least! I have only had toast, water and some crackers through the course of the morning. Apart from that I am not in any pain as such just feel a bit sore. 

Then I had a phone call from the embryologist at CARE Fertility updating us with the news on the eggs! All 15 eggs were mature but 10 eggs fertilised, so we have lost 5 eggs so far but we have now got 10 embryos! Last time we had only 4 embryos at this point so we are very very very blessed!!! I don't think its even sunk in for me yet!  

So over the course of the next few days we will have phone calls from the embryologist updating us on the progress of the embryos. Tomorrow I begin my Utrogestan pessaries to prepare for the embryo transfer (God willing). Then Friday the remaining embryos will have the biopsy to test for Huntington's disease. If there is to be an embryo transfer this will be on Sunday when we also will get the test results from the embryos. 

So now we must wait... Thank you so much for all the support and prayers! Please continue to pray for us <3 

HCG injection and Egg collection...

So I just had a phone call this morning from CARE Fertility and my final injection of Pregnyl has been scheduled for tonight at 9.00pm. The Pregnyl trigger injection is 10,000IU and will stimulate the final maturation of the eggs ready for collection. 

Then my egg collection has been scheduled for Tuesday at 9.00am but we have to be at the clinic for 8.30am to prepare me for theatre. So now I have two days to get some rest in before the big egg collection. I don't even really feel nervous about the egg collection itself because this is my second time, I just keep thinking of the eggs. Please pray for me to have strength and thank you all for the great support you have given both Jason and I. 

Scan number four...

As we headed off in the pouring rain this morning to Nottingham I wondered is this the last scan?!! I am very happy to say it was!! I had my blood taken and scan revealed that the smallest egg follicle is 15mm and biggest 20mm. The nurse turned to me and said 'I think you are ready!' 
So this afternoon I had a phone call from the nurse explaining that the doctor has requested that I have one more night of Menopur and Cetrotide but they are reducing the Menopur to 150IU (2 Vials) just to give the egg follicles that bit extra growing. Then I will have another phone call tomorrow to schedule my egg collection and when to take the HCG injection (my final injection) which matures the eggs and has to be taken 36 hours before the egg collection. My egg collection may well be on Tuesday but I don't know for definate yet, I will find out tomorrow! I am so blessed!

Third Scan...

Today we went for our third scan at Nottingham. Both of us are now beginning to feel extremely tired and you get to this point where you just cannot wait for them to say time for egg collection! However my egg follicles are still not quite large enough yet my smallest is 10mm, others are between 14mm-16mm and I have two that are 17mm. We have another scan booked for Saturday at 10.00am. So another 2 nights of injections but at least we can have a good rest tomorrow at home before we go back to Nottingham again. 

Second Scan...

Today we went for our second scan at Nottingham! All went well, I had my blood taken and straight after had a scan. The scan revealed that we have quite a lot of egg follicles, more than on Monday. The largest is on my right ovary at 17.5mm and the smallest is 9mm, the others range from 9mm-16mm. So we are still not quite there yet, they need to be just that little bit bigger! 

We had a phone call this afternoon from the nurse saying that we are to come in for our third scan tomorrow at 10.30am. I am so close to the egg collection so just gotta hang in there!!!  

First scan...

I am overwhelmed with joy!!!! Today we went for our first scan and was shocked to discover that after 7 days of injections my smallest egg follicle is 9mm and my largest is 12mm!!! I did not expect them to be so large already, we are both so happy!!! The egg follicles need to be 18mm so we are not that far off! 

So another scan is booked for Wednesday at 10.30am and then we will know more! Feeling so blessed right now! 

Injections...

So tomorrow is the day I begin my Menopur injections! It has come around so fast that at the moment it doesn't even feel real. My first scan at Nottingham has been booked for next Monday at 10.30am where we will find out how the egg follicles are growing. I will hopefully be posting some videos of the injections. I really want to make sure I document everything this time and also help to create more awareness! Will keep you posted!  

Medication for IVF video...