Sunday, December 14, 2008

A Fork in The Road

Well... I am new to the blogging world. I am finding much encouragement in all of you IF'ers out there. It is such a lonely journey and your compassion, direction, honesty, and success is welcoming to my eyes and heart. So, here I am starting one of my own. Wish me luck! I am not good at opening up...so maybe this will help me!

My DH and I have been trying to conceive for over two and a half years. I am basically "unexplained" with mild ENDO. All tests come back normal.

We just received a BFN on our first FET. We have 5 FE left. All A-quality. So their is hope.

Due to the holidays, our RE can't see us for a month (kinda pathetic isn't that??). Said we could begin Lupron (for FET or testing prep on our own) - to call nurse and update them. He will try to squeeze us in before holidays, but being a week away, would be hard. I am not pleased and feel abandoned. I can be patient, but man!

We have been given permission to try naturally again. After the ectopic, Doctor said our numbers gave him reason to ask us not too. He hadn't seen a Beta as low as ours to still have an ectopic (3.9). We now have to monitor closely when TTC naturally and call with any concerns. But after a year of no success naturally, plus additional random months - don't have much hope in the possibility...just glad to ditch the condoms!

We have options:
1. Medicated FET in February.
2. Natural FET in January or February.
3. Have 2nd Uterine Lining test in February, while on FET meds, to see what uterus lining is doing...and then adjust protocol for actual FET in March.

Additionally, feel we need to begin preparing our hearts and minds for future decisions a bit. Another Fresh IVF or adoption or surrogate??? All so big!!

Any advice?

1 comment:

poppy.f.seed said...

thanks for visiting my blog.
I do know some people with endo modify their diet before doing ivf/fet and that can help(wheat, other things are cut out)

I did a low-med FET in August(just estrogen and progesterone) which was nice and mild, I liked that.

Good luck with your decisions.