Thursday, December 15, 2011

Round 5....who would have thought!

At the end of this month we will start the protocol for our 5th round of fertility treatments with our 4th frozen embryo transfer. When we started I never ever thought we'd be here today but we are.

It is very scary to think about doing this again after the devastation of the last cycle. Michael and I both want to have children and want to try again with our little frozen embryos but he's scared of what a bad outcome could do to me and so am I!

Once again all I can think to do is take it step by step and trust God. The protocol looks like this:

Step 1-take birth control pills AGAIN...ah the irony!

Step 2-start suprefact injections for suppression....this stuff has been called 'menopause in a bottle'...yup it shuts down your reproductive system so all is nice and quiet and can be built up with MORE DRUGS.

Step 3-ultrasound and bloodwork to make sure everything is suppressed.

Step 4-continue suprefact and add in heparin injections and estrogen. Now up to 3 pokes daily...good thing I got a box of 100 needles.

Step 5-Fly to Victoria for IV intralipids, blood work, and ultrasound. If all looks good on to the next step

Step 5-stop suprefact, continue Estrace and heparin, start medrol (steroid), prometrium (progesterone), and cipro (anti-biotic).

Step 6-fly back to Victoria for IV intralipids, buscopan and valium to stop uterus from cramping, have 2 embryos transfered, one day of bed rest then fly back home.
Step 7-the dreaded wait for the pregnancy test. Follow all instructions, no exercise, no baths, no swimming, no sex...fun times. Continue regime of heparin injections and swallowing and inserting assorted meds 5 times a day.

Step 8-get blood work to check beta hcg

Step 9-go crazy waiting for clinic to phone with results

ONE STEP AT A TIME RIGHT?

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