WTF Apt today

Irishlove16 · January 2014

Our apt with my doctor today went well. I came with my huge laundry list of questions!! We discussed everything and we went over my questions. I'm so glad we have such a good relationship with our doctor. She's great! So it looks like the plan is so far I go in on Saturday for bw to check my hcg level (hopefully it will be negative because it was 97.1 this past Saturday) and my DH and I will be getting the Karyotyping done Saturday as well. I was told that takes about 3 weeks to come back with those results. Then once my beta is negative I will go back for more bw for the RPL panel and schedule a saline sonogram to confirm everything is all out and gone. We plan to obviously wait for results before we make a decision. Regardless, unfortunately, Ive came to the conclusion that I will have to do another fresh cycle since I only have 3 embryos left and need more to make our family! It's just the question of whether I need to do it right away or not. I'm thinking if something comes back from the RPL panel that can be treated, we may try to do another FET with 2 of our 3 embryos first and see if that works for us with the treatment for whatever the bw showed. If it does, great! Then I would just do another cycle after our first child. If it leads to a miscarriage or doesn't take again, then obviously I would do another fresh cycle with PGD. If all comes back negative and no answers with the testing then new fresh cycle with PGD here we come! So I think it comes down to waiting to see what our results are with the testing. Right now its just a waiting game unfortunately. My doctor said my response to our IVF cycle was so great and she wouldn't change the protecal at all except adding the PGD (CCM I think specially?). I had 27 eggs retrieved, 16 fertilized and 8 total 5day blastocysts with great quality. She also said the clinic does give a discount for those paying OOP and she will speak with them directly regarding this to help us out so that's good at least its something! Anyhow, just wanted to give an update on my status and where we are at. Hope you guys are all doing well and moving forward with all your cycles..

Mrs.McIrish · January 2014

I just wanted to suggest that you seriously consider doing another fresh cycle now versus using your frosties since you want more than one child. There was another girl a few years ago that I suggested this too. She was about your age. She didn't listen and transferred her frostie. Had a child. Now wants another and is facing the real possibility that she can't. Age is not our friend. I know you get a lot of eggs so I'd want the youngest eggs I could get for later on. Just some advice from an old chick who is out of eggs!!

Irishlove16 · January 2014

Yes! That's my thinking too so I'm prepared for it but with the PGD to give me some relief at least for this round! Thanks for the advice!!!

Mrs.McIrish · January 2014

Yes, I didn't mean to skip the PGD but just to bank the most embryos you can! I know a fresh cycle with PGD is way more $ than an FET but you'll be happy you did it down the road. It will also take pressure off of "I have to cycle again b4 I'm ready to bc I'm getting too old". GL:-)

kflynn81 · January 2014

I agree!! As crazy as it sounds to even be talking about any of this already, DH and I want another fresh cycle before using one of our four frozen whenever we start trying again. We'd be doing PGD on anything before transferring too. Glad to hear your wtf went well!!

BzeetyD · January 2014

Also, if you can bank any PGD or genetically tested "normal" embryos that will be a great relief to you moving forward.

We have 2 more "normals" frozen for us and we're hoping, and have good reason to believe (as success rates with PGD normals is high) that we'll have a sibling (or two) for this bean we're cooking.