My Infertility Woes: Yay! More Good Results!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Yay! More Good Results!

hCG is 303. Up from 132 from Monday. I can hardly believe it. I never got over 200 last time. So, it's looking good...

In fact, I need to confirm but don't think they want me coming back for bloodwork Friday (which I actually really want to do - you know, peace of mind). Instead, they want me to come next Thurs for an ultrasound - at 6 weeks.

So, yay! It's a really nice feeling but I'm also walking around just dumbfounded by all of this. It isn't supposed to happen... and yet somehow it is. I know it's still a long road so I'm not going off the deep end being excited but, for now at least, yay!

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RachelMay 19, 2010 at 7:40 PM
So exciting!!
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My VegasMay 19, 2010 at 8:00 PM
yeah! that number looks great. I'm pulling for you!!
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ShanelMay 19, 2010 at 8:24 PM
how is your hcg going up so high... what meds are you on? what are they doing?
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Terry ElisabethMay 19, 2010 at 8:26 PM
Of course it's supposed to happen ! :) I'm so happy for you !
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EricaMay 19, 2010 at 9:35 PM
Congratulations, I hope the 6 week appointment goes well!
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AnonymousMay 20, 2010 at 7:56 AM
It IS supposed to happen! Congratulations!
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rebeccaMay 20, 2010 at 6:49 PM
Woo-hoo so freaking exciting!!! So happy for you momma, keep us posted:)
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SusieMay 20, 2010 at 8:33 PM
This is great! Are you having symptoms?
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JanaMay 20, 2010 at 9:47 PM
great news
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daega99May 21, 2010 at 2:20 PM
Congratulations!!! Great numbers! Hope the week 6 appointment is wonderful as well!

ICLW
http://daega99-arewethereyet.blogspot.com/
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RMCarterMay 21, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Congrats!!! Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months. :)
ICLW
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A Little About Me

This is just a snippet of me in one slice of my life - live in the DC area, 44 yrs old, been married to B. for 13 wonderful years. Had been ttc for 7 years with a total of 10 miscarriages/bio-chemical pregnancies, none making it to week 6; we have 1 child through surrogacy and was on a sibling journey with surrogacy to build our family, with one failed sibling surrogacy journey resulting in 2 early miscarriages, and another surrogate with 2 negative results and lost a pregnancy at 14.5 weeks with our last embryo. Feeling out being resolved as a family with one child.

Total summary, with surrogates:

-12 years

-11 miscarriages total between me and our surrogates

-8 negative cycles

Here's our history:

2009/2010 - 3 IUIs resulting in 2 miscarriages (1 ectopic)

2010 - fibroid surgery

2010/2011 - 2 natural pregnancies followed by miscarriage (1 ectopic)

2012 - 2 fresh IVFs (1 pregnancy followed by ectopic miscarriage and removal of left tube), 3 failed FETs

2013 - 4th FET included PGD genetic testing on embryos resulted in miscarriage at 5 1/2 weeks, 1 IVF with PGD testing resulting in negative test. 1 IVF with just 1 genetically normal embryo without a transfer (waiting for more embryos). Another cancelled IVF because of a leading follicle.

2014 - 1 egg retrieval with PGD testing resulting in 1 normal embryo; 1 transfer with 2 PGD tested embryos, pregnant for 2 days followed by miscarriage. Took methotrexate and took 6 weeks for hcg to get back to 0. Another egg retrieval/embryo creation/PGD test resulting in 2 viable embryos at new clinic out of state for our last chance. Also got treated for immu.nology factors (natural killer cells) at a clinic in Tor.onto (treatment for this is not approved in the US).

2015, part 1 - transferred 2 PGD tested embryos, used hepa.rin. Bio-chemical pregnancy. Not viable. Game over. 2015, part 2 - Explored adoption and surrogacy options. After months and months of not knowing what to do, surrogacy felt the most right. Did 2 egg retrievals to produce embryos. Genetically tested them. We have 6 in the freezer!

2016 - Found a surrogate through an agency but that didn't work out which was hard to start all over again and then L came out of the blue, my brother's friend who wanted to do this for us. We transferred 1 embryo on Oct 24 and she is pregnant!

2017 - Expecting a baby through surrogacy! D is born July 7!

2018 - 1 miscarriage at 5 weeks in Sept with surrogate #2 for sibling journey; 1 positive home test for FET #2 that ended in miscarriage at 5 1/2 weeks as well

2019 - two BFNs our sister-in-law for surrogate #3 followed by a 14.5 pregnancy loss with no embryos left to try

It's been a lot of heartache through it all the trying to conceive and build a family. It took a lot of hope and a community of supporters for me... and ultimately a different path... and we may be yet on a different path if we continue to pursue a sibling for our child.

You can read more on the About Me tab along the top of my blog. Thanks for being here with me.

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