Round 2

I hope everyone has had a very happy and healthy New Year so far! I know I've been quiet for a while, but there hasn't been much to report on, aside from some minor frustration with my own body. I had the D&C October 31st and was told that I would needed two "normal" periods before we could start meds to prepare for another transfer. The embryo transfer is scheduled for February 15th with the assumption that I will have definitely had 2 regular periods and everything else in check by that time. It took me 9 very long weeks to get a real period after the procedure. I was SO happy to get it because I had been worried that the D&C had "ruined" me, and frankly I'm still a bit worried. The RE ordered me to have a Hysteroscopy (a relatively minor procedure where they use a scope that enters through the cervix, into the uterus, to show the walls) to ensure that there wasn't any scarring due to the D&C. This is a general precaution that this particular RE takes when a surrogate has had a D&C. I figured "piece of cake, he preformed this on me when I first went to the clinic". Well, I have to have the Hysteroscopy after my first period, but BEFORE I start medications. Seeing as I did not have a normal period until just recently, and I start meds on Monday, January 14th..........this gives me roughly one day to schedule the procedure, because I'm still bleeding from my period. Yay. So, just as the overwhelming excitement of actually starting to bleed, came about.......now is the overwhelming fear that it won't stop "in time". Ugh! I won't even begin to explain the story of how I had to track down the potential costs of the procedure so my IPs know what to expect.........that was both frustrating and comical, all at the same time. 

I will be going in on Friday of this week to get scoped out and seriously hope there isn't any scarring (or anything else, for that matter) that will be found during the procedure, which would delay everything, or worse, completely keep me from giving my intended parents their child(ren). 

I know I sound awfully pessimistic, and I can honestly say that I am a bit worried about everything. But after all that has happened, I just want everything to move along nicely this next time around, and so far it seems like there have been some unexpected roadblocks (my period coming late, the procedure needing to have been completed before meds start and I'm still bleeding, etc.) I'm sure I will feel much better after I hear that everything is "ok in here" on Friday :) If we need to delay the transfer for one more month, I will be just fine with that, knowing that it is "for the best".

So, the current plan is to fly out to La Jolla, CA on February 13th (with Terry as my companion again), go out for a nice dinner on Valentine's Day, and transfer two frozen embryos on February 15th with a full 3 days of strict bed rest to follow. 

I will know more on Friday, hopefully. After Friday's Hysteroscopy procedure, assuming my uterus looks normal, I will have an ultrasound and blood work on Monday, and assuming my ultrasound and blood work come back normal, I will start Lupron (a suppressant medication, given with insulin needles in the stomach) on Monday! 

Fingers crossed for great results over the next few days!!