Well, even though my blog is still under construction and I am trying my best to reorganize my page and all of the links, pictures, etc that are displayed, I really need to post an update today for friends and family to become informed as to what is currently going on.
Most of you know that Scott and I began our journey towards our future family a few weeks ago. I have been doing injections at home in order to prepare my body and my eggs for an egg retrieval later this week, which means that my eggs would be taken, fertilized by Scott's sperm, incubated for 5 days in the lab and then the embryos are transferred back into their rightful home, my uterus.
Yesterday was Day 10 of stimulation meds and another ultrasound with bloodwork. I have been going to our clinic every other day for almost two weeks and have been giving myself shots since December 11. My doctor has been out of town for a few weeks (which we just learned as of yesterday morning) and apparently my medication dose was not as high as it should have been in order to facilitate the making of mature and retrieval-ready eggs for Wednesday's appointment. In a nutshell, our cycle has been canceled and I don't really have any further information at this moment in time. I will follow up with my doctor on Friday morning and hope to have a new (and better monitored) plan after that time and will keep everyone in the loop.
On a positive note, I can finally take the necessary medications to kick this sinus/head/chest cold! Acupuncture will also resume as of Friday and will continue to be an active part of our Fertility Game Plan.
Please continue your prayers for both Scott and I as we endure this journey together. We are hopeful and prayerful...this will not set us back emotionally or physically....if anything, it allows us time to continue to prepare our bodies and minds for what is next to come.
Until again,
~Red
