The Journey Continues

Well round 3 ended badly too. We transferred two more apparently perfect embryos on January 27 and on February 8 we got the pregnancy test results-Negative. Two more gone and six still waiting for us. I've had a bit of time now to process what happened but initially it was very devastating.

My doctor said since we've now transfered 4 good quality embryos and everything looked good inside me that he's wondering if my immune system is preventing the embryos from implanting. So off I went for more bloodwork. The first lab said i had to go to the hospital, the hospital said I had to come back when I was fasting (even though my doctor had said I didn't). Eventually on the 3rd try I was able to get about 20 vials of blood taken. The doctor got my results and everything looked ok. I had two immune related areas that were very slightly elevated which may or may not indicate a problem. Dr. H. said though that the treatments for immune issues don't pose any risk so we may as well do it all at this point.

So the new plan is for me to chart my daily temps and email it to him, talk again in a month to plan out the timeline. I'll have to go to Victoria for a sonohysterogram, and biopsy which will check for inflammation and help implantation, and also get an IV intralpid infusion which lowers the immune system to also help implantation. Then I'll come home and start the meds for the next transfer. Then I'll go back to Victoria the next month, have the embryo transfer, another intralipid infusion, and start Heparin injections until the pregnancy test.

The good thing is I'm totally over my needle phobia. Not over my endometrial biopsy with only advil for pain relief phobia though!!

I must say I'm very happy with Dr. H. He is always available by email and phone and it feels like he's willing to take all the time I need even when I know he's super busy getting ready go out of town. He's also so easy and comfortable to talk to. Too bad he's a plane ride away!

Well I've pretty much lost all enthusiasm for fertility treatments at this point. I'm in it still because of our embryos, I do want them to make it but I'm losing hope that they will.