Almost 44 final ttc journey -- buddies needed : )

[AngelUK]

Thinking of you and the follies! FX!

 

[Sophie2015]

Hi ladies. Yes. ER is tomorrow morning. I have 14 follies-7 on each side- but about half of them are just under the level of being mature (measuring 13-15). My E2 yesterday was 1400 so anticipating 7 mature. My RE had me take one last Follistim injection last night just prior to my 2 trigger shots in the hopes some of those barely on the edge will be ready by tomorrow. I'll know tomorrow how many they retrieved and Friday how many fertilized.
Trying so hard to stay positive but the statistics aren't good. Of course we've fallen into the less than 1% chance at least 5-10 times now (pregnant over 41, trisomy 21, trisomy 15, recurrent consecutive mc's) so I figure why can't we fall into that 1% for a good reason. Someone has to be that 1%! Why not me. 😄

 

[Sophie2015]

RE drew a final E2 today. Hoping it went up and maybe indicates more have matured. I'll know that result in 2 hours or so.

 

[TTC74]

I'll be stalking tomorrow with my fingers crossed!

 

[Sophie2015]

Final E2 is 1646. Hoping at least 8 are mature and they all fertilize.

 

[AngelUK]

I am hoping for good news for you and will be thinking of you tomorrow!

 

[CaliDreaming]

Great news on the E2. I bet you get at least 8 mature ones and who knows, maybe you'll even be pleasantly surprised with a few more they didn't catch on the ultrasound. 7-8 is still a pretty good response.

IMO, that dismal 1% figure doesn't apply to you because that figure is going to include women who have never been able to get pregnant, who are unexplained or who have other issues that are much more difficult to treat. Also, it's really hard to apply statistics to 40+ year old women because there are so few of us actively trying at this age. That really skews the statistics.

So you are in a class all by yourself which is terrifying and encouraging all at the same time.

Is ER in the morning??

 

[Sophie2015]

Good points Cali!! Most over 40s either aren't trying or have health issues or trouble conceiving. I have none of those (minus my clotting issue). I'll take my positives where I can get them.
Yes in the morning. 8:30am central time.

 

[CaliDreaming]

Good luck this morning Sophie!!

 

[AngelUK]

FX!!

 

[Sophie2015]

Bad news. They couldn't access my R ovary. Only retrieved 2 eggs. Pretty much zero chance those 2 will be healthy and survive. Devastated.

 

[CaliDreaming]

I can't imagine how devastated you are, but all is not lost. You only need one good egg. Just one. Maybe one or both of these two are "the one". You have people who get tons collected and don't get "the one" and those who have none who go on to have babies. Hold tight.

 

[CaliDreaming]

Were both of the eggs mature?

 

[AngelUK]

Oh my dear how devastating! FX for those 2!

 

[Sophie2015]

Cali- no idea. We'll know tmrw

 

[CaliDreaming]

Ugh, not having any information makes the wait even harder. I hate that just about every stage of your journey has been harrowing with just fleeting moments of peace or hope.

I still think that you have a good shot and I'm not just saying that to make you feel better even though you feel things seem so bleak right now.

 

[TTC74]

I'm sorry that you're so discouraged right now, Sophie. I can understand why you feel that way. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed for two mature eggs that fertilize for you.

 

[Sophie2015]

Thank you ladies. I really feel like the journey is over for us. I'm very sad but also extremely frustrated. I've had how many ultrasounds there since April of 2015?! AT LEAST 50. And no one says until today my R ovary is inaccessible?! There are no words really for how I feel.

 

[AngelUK]

that is very strange indeed Any idea why it is inaccessible?

 

[Sophie2015]

Angel- Something about it being behind the uterus. Although that's never been mentioned until 5 minutes prior to the retrieval.