We had a doctor appointment with our specialist this afternoon. He said that he had reviewed our file and with the recent cancelled cycles, he wasn't willing to continue IVF treatment without first doing Ovarian Drilling. I haven't been keen on the surgery but I have finally relented and agreed to do it. I am booked in for Feb 14 next year - Valentines Day. The surgery is completely covered by my private health insurance so it's worth a shot.
To be honest I don't know if I plan to do another IVF cycle for a while. Being in the doctors rooms today made me feel so uncomfortable, I just didn't want to be there, doing all of this. It's not what I want to be doing right now, so it is taking a back seat for a while. I have an appointment booked for another doctor in two weeks - we had to book six months in advance to see her, but now I am thinking about cancelling. I'm just really not sure.
Another thing we have done is arranged for us to be added to the donor embryo waiting list at Concept. We don't how the long wait could be but it's another option. Murray & I also have another idea which we are working on and hopefully I'll be able to show you here in a couple of weeks.
All of our friends are completing their adoption reference reports at the moment, so fingers crossed they will be submitted soon and we can continue along our adoption path.
Things are ticking over slowly but steadily which I am happy with. We are just enjoying ourselves and spending time together. It's our fifth wedding anniversary next Friday, and we love each other. We have our puppy Charlie who brings a lot of light into our lives. We are okay.
I'm glad you are doing OK! That surgery sounds like it's a good idea, despite it not sounding like fun.
ReplyDeleteSending you LOTS of love!
*HUGS*
I say if it doesn't feel right, take a step back and leave it be for awhile.
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary!!
xx
Dearest Bec,
ReplyDeleteI have followed your story from afar (Sydney, so not that far) and commented once many moons ago. Like you, hubby and I have been on the fertility rollercoaster for years, unlike you, we are ancient! I'm now 45!! Eek.
Our stats: Miscarriage at 41, 42 and 43, 10 rounds of IVF as I'm still a 'super-responder'(whatever) including 2 rounds of PGD this year to find out we had quantity not quality... no surprise.
Our (un)lucky last 10th IVF, a FET has just happened. I have less than zero hope for the bean sadly (4yrs of infertility have kept my hopes lower than low). After a little holiday, we're planning on donor egg IVF in Cape Town... it's cheap, efficient, and has pretty good odds. Better
than our 2% odds anywayz.
Just thought I'd let you know you're never alone on the journey. I dont blog, but I do write prolific diaries that are full of sad stuff and way too many tears.
I also feel ill every time I walk into the IVF clinic... I cant WAIT to not see their faces again. Just want to punch them sometimes. But then I try to be zen. Like THAT's easy... not.
I know in my heart, you two are meant to be parents! I hope we are too, even though we'll be embarrassingly old parents (but young at heart).
Stay open to the world and be kind to yourself... enjoy your little break from it all.
Elizabethxx
Just wanted to let you know of an ovarian drilling success story, which I read about on another blog
ReplyDeletehttp://amberstachmus.blogspot.com/