We had an early morning appointment at Fertility Partnership this morning. Dr. Simckes was pleased with the way my follicles were progressing. We actually had TEN good sized follicles. Because they are still growing, he is keeping me on meds today and tomorrow. We are doing our trigger shot tomorrow night and we will have retrieval on Wednesday! We are so excited. So, it sounds like we may have more follicles (and hopefully more eggs) than originally anticipated. I'm still holding out hope for some frozen embryos, but I will be happy with whatever we can get.
They are being very honest about the fact that we may not be able to do transfer this month. Dr. S. will not do the transfer if there is any fluid in my uterus that may potentially keep the embryos from implanting. I'm completely at peace with it. My job right now is to make these healthy eggs. Dr. S will let us know when the timing is right from there.
PCOS patients are high risk for Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS). So, I've been placed on a strict diet until it is time for a pregnancy test (approximately 2 1/2 weeks.) I can only drink G2 Gatorade (no soda, no juice, and DEFINITELY no water). I am to eat low-carb/high protein meals. So, we have basically purchased meat, veggies, and eggs for the next three weeks.
I have had some discomfort and nausea the past few days, but I have been getting a lot of sleep. Overall, I feel pretty good right now and I'm looking forward to this next week.
Sending baby dust and happy thoughts to the women who had their retrievals this week. Lots of prayers to all of those soon-to-be mommies!
Praise God!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing news... Can't wait to hear how everything goes in the next week. The dietary restrictions seem difficult (no water?), but whatever it takes, right?! Keep us posted.
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