Surgery was this morning at 9:00....we just got home around 2pm. Had some minor complications...low b/p, and major cramping after surgery. Dr. said she had to really dig at the ovaries, so she wasn't surprised I was in alot of pain after this retreival.
The last surgery in August I had little to no pain afterwards no issues...not so lucky this time. The good news however is this....
We retreived 7 eggs this time around vs. 6 the last time. Yay lucky number 7!!! Today is our one year "7" month wedding anniversary =0) Also, we were advised we would not be doing straight IVF this time. Some of you may recall that my RE tried to get ICSI approved, but we were told we needed less than 4 mature eggs...well we got it approved for this cycle...due to other factors that presented in today's surgery. We will get our fetilization report tommorrow.
ICSI For those of you who aren't familiar with IVF vs. ICSI. With IVF the sperm, and egg are just placed in a pietrie dish to "do their thing" together. With ICSI the best looking sperm is selected, and then injected directly into the egg, to give fertilization a nudge, or a lil push as they say.
Thanks everyone for the well wishes, and we are praying this is really our cycle!
For now I am just trying to get my pain under control, it is not fun! Every movement at the moment feels like someone is stabbing me! I can return to work tommorrow, I might not be up to my usual self, but I guess that is to be expected.We'll update ya'll when we know more cross your fingers all seven turn into Embies for us to transfer on Sunday =0)
Oh yeah and I should mention Bob gave up the interview of a lifetime today. He should have been interviewing Eric Clapton this morning, instead he was with me...now that is love! Our running joke is that if we do get pregnant, and if we have a girl we will name in Leila, or a boy Eric...
What is with the Pineapple reference?
The reason this baby is referred to as our little "Pineapple" is because of the nickname Bob gave me after we started IVF. Bob said because I had endured so much, and was so strong I was like a "pineapple". The outer shell of a pineapple is strong, stubborn, hard headed, but once you peel back those layers it's just a mushy, sweet fruit inside. So immediately when we found out we were pregnant the ladies on my board started calling the baby our like Pineapple. So there you have it, how the nick name Pineapple and TTP (Teeny Tiny Pineapple) came to be.
Why a blog?
I wanted to share our Journey of IVF and TTTC with others. It is and was a long difficult road, and I feel that if I can help even one woman find comfort, give suppport, and make a difference even just woman who is going thru infertility or IVF than I have done something wonderful. I've brought a sense of understanding and comfort to someone else. To my fellow TTTCR's I pray for us all, and we will have our babies.....
Our Dream
Some dream of big houses
Or shiny new cars,
Ours is to someday
Hold a baby that’s ours
Some dream of more money
To hoard and to keep,
Mine is to someday
Rock my baby to sleep.
Some dream of careers
In buildings so tall,
His is to someday
Toss his kid a baseball.
Some dream of great power
To be strong and tough,
Ours is to someday
Have a child to love.
Some dream of things
Such as silver and gold
Ours is of the day
Our child we’ll hold.
Or shiny new cars,
Ours is to someday
Hold a baby that’s ours
Some dream of more money
To hoard and to keep,
Mine is to someday
Rock my baby to sleep.
Some dream of careers
In buildings so tall,
His is to someday
Toss his kid a baseball.
Some dream of great power
To be strong and tough,
Ours is to someday
Have a child to love.
Some dream of things
Such as silver and gold
Ours is of the day
Our child we’ll hold.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
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