After the last transfer I decided that the best thing I could do while waiting for the next transfer was to get myself into the best possible shape I could. So after Easter I hit the gym. A couple months after that I started jogging on the treadmill. At first it was for 60 seconds at a time then a rest. Then I moved up to 90 seconds and eventually I was able to run for 10 whole minutes before I had to stopped. I moved my running outside and increased my distance to finally getting to 5K. Today the hard work paid off as I ran my first race. I ran in the CIBC Run for the Cure. It was an amazing experience. One that I will never forget and one that has made me want to run even more. Two weeks from now I'm running in the MADD Dash, another 5K run.
My plan is to continue to run after the transfer is done. As long as the doctor gives me the green light I will run....can't stop...I'm addicted!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
The Medications Have Arrived!
Today I received a large box from FedEx. Took me a minute to realise what it was....the clinic from Toronto sent me my required medications....but in a large box! I held my breath as I opened it. The first thing I saw were the syringes...and I'm not going to lie...my stomach did a flip. I'm not the biggest fan of needles but these look to be pretty small; so how much could they hurt really?
What exactly was in the box? Well as promised there were 2 bottles of Estrace (200 tablets), 6 Doxycycline pills, 12 Progesterone suppositories and 5 vials of Progesterone. And lets not forget the 30 syringes and needles.
Oh I just took the needles out of the bag....one type is 1" long and the other is 1 1/2" long....that's too long! There goes that stomach flip again!
For as long as I'm required to inject myself with the Progesterone my husband Mike has graciously offered to do it for me. What a great guy I have to volunteer to stick a needle in his wife's butt daily!
What exactly was in the box? Well as promised there were 2 bottles of Estrace (200 tablets), 6 Doxycycline pills, 12 Progesterone suppositories and 5 vials of Progesterone. And lets not forget the 30 syringes and needles.
Oh I just took the needles out of the bag....one type is 1" long and the other is 1 1/2" long....that's too long! There goes that stomach flip again!
For as long as I'm required to inject myself with the Progesterone my husband Mike has graciously offered to do it for me. What a great guy I have to volunteer to stick a needle in his wife's butt daily!
Monday, September 27, 2010
A Protocol In Place!
Today I received an email from the clinic in Toronto. It detailed the things that I will be doing over the next month in preparation for the transfer. Take a look.....
We now have a protocol for you. You started your birth control pill yesterday. You are to take 14 days only of birth control pills. Last birth control pill October 9th.
On day 2 of a full flow period you will go to the OFC for bloodwork and U/S. I have already asked my secretary to send you a fed-ex package with Medication of Estrace. Antibiotics, etc in it. You should receive it by the end of the week.
After we receive the results from the OFC you will be given instructions on starting your Estrace. You need to be on the Estrace for 10 days and then you will return to the OFC for another U/S and bloodwork.
You will then be ready for your embryo transfer which is tentatively set for November 1st.
Once the IM gets her trigger shot you will be notified to take antibiotics and when to start your progesterone.
Holy Smokes!!!! How quickly we've gone from waiting to being a month away from the transfer. I'm so happy for my intended parents. They deserve this so much and shouldn't have to wait a minute longer.
We now have a protocol for you. You started your birth control pill yesterday. You are to take 14 days only of birth control pills. Last birth control pill October 9th.
On day 2 of a full flow period you will go to the OFC for bloodwork and U/S. I have already asked my secretary to send you a fed-ex package with Medication of Estrace. Antibiotics, etc in it. You should receive it by the end of the week.
After we receive the results from the OFC you will be given instructions on starting your Estrace. You need to be on the Estrace for 10 days and then you will return to the OFC for another U/S and bloodwork.
You will then be ready for your embryo transfer which is tentatively set for November 1st.
Once the IM gets her trigger shot you will be notified to take antibiotics and when to start your progesterone.
Holy Smokes!!!! How quickly we've gone from waiting to being a month away from the transfer. I'm so happy for my intended parents. They deserve this so much and shouldn't have to wait a minute longer.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
I'm on the Pill!
We are actually starting something! Today I was put on the birth control pill to regulate my cycle to prepare for the IVF Transfer. Both mine and my IM's cycles must be in sync in order for the harvest and transfer to go at the same time since this is a fresh not frozen transfer.
Wow, I can't believe that a transfer date may actually be here soon! Now, I won't get overly excited as I was told by the pharmacist that I have a repeat on the prescription, so this could be more than just a month of waiting. Praying that it's not!
Wow, I can't believe that a transfer date may actually be here soon! Now, I won't get overly excited as I was told by the pharmacist that I have a repeat on the prescription, so this could be more than just a month of waiting. Praying that it's not!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Time for an Update
It's been a while since I have updated my blog. I haven't dropped off the face of the earth nor have we ended the journey. In fact we are still going ahead with all plans for another transfer. As of now we are all doing our bloodwork again to start from the beginning. I'm hoping the next time I post I'll have a date for a transfer or at least more transfer information.
But since I don't have that let me update you on some new things that have been going on. Firstly this summer has brought us quite a few visits with my IP's. We've met up for nice afternoons in cottage county, dinner in the big city and catching rays in the harbour. The friendship that I have continued to develope with my IM will be one that I will always treasure.
In a previous post I mentioned that with the time we had between transfers that I would focus on getting myself in shape and being in the best possible health for this pregnancy. Well, that's exactly what I've been doing. To date I've lost 25 pounds. I have taken up running and will be running in the 5K Run For The Cure on October 3. During this process I've had many chances to think about how lucky I am to be a mom and to be there for my children. In training for this run I've thought about all the Moms that Cancer has taken away from their children. I am running so that we can find a cure and save more moms so they can watch their children grow.
If you would like to help me reach my fundraising goal please see the link below.
http://www.runforthecure.com/site/TR/RunfortheCure/Ontario?px=1387970&pg=personal&fr_id=1101
So that is what's new here. I promise to keep more up to date with the goings on of the surrogacy. Fingers crossed we will transfer soon!
But since I don't have that let me update you on some new things that have been going on. Firstly this summer has brought us quite a few visits with my IP's. We've met up for nice afternoons in cottage county, dinner in the big city and catching rays in the harbour. The friendship that I have continued to develope with my IM will be one that I will always treasure.
In a previous post I mentioned that with the time we had between transfers that I would focus on getting myself in shape and being in the best possible health for this pregnancy. Well, that's exactly what I've been doing. To date I've lost 25 pounds. I have taken up running and will be running in the 5K Run For The Cure on October 3. During this process I've had many chances to think about how lucky I am to be a mom and to be there for my children. In training for this run I've thought about all the Moms that Cancer has taken away from their children. I am running so that we can find a cure and save more moms so they can watch their children grow.
If you would like to help me reach my fundraising goal please see the link below.
http://www.runforthecure.com/site/TR/RunfortheCure/Ontario?px=1387970&pg=personal&fr_id=1101
So that is what's new here. I promise to keep more up to date with the goings on of the surrogacy. Fingers crossed we will transfer soon!
Friday, April 16, 2010
The Waiting Game
As I've mentioned before, nothing moves at the speed of Lisa. We are still waiting for doctors to sort out files, get test results and find other doctors to help us out in the next transfer. We were hoping for an April or May transfer but it looks like June may be more realistic.
Thank you to all who have supported us. Your prayers and positive thoughts mean so much.
Thank you to all who have supported us. Your prayers and positive thoughts mean so much.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Here We Go Again!
Well it's been a while since I've had anything to update. We've been trying to get everything in order for the next transfer. The hardest part was getting our files from the previous doctor to give to the new clinic. That alone probably took us a month...not the most helpful office to deal with and considering what had happened you'd think they would bend over backwards to help us. Now that we have the files we've fast forwarded with the new doctor as he won't have to screen me, he has all my previous test results.
So today I got the phone call that I've been waiting for....the transfer could be happening in April at the earliest (May if it's harder to align our cycles) So basically two weeks from now I could be starting to prepare for the transfer. This will be a fresh transfer so injections will have to be done by both of us (IM and I) to get our cycles the same. Once the eggs are harvested and fertilized the embryos are transfer ed into me 2 to 3 days later.
IP's and I are very excited. There are highs and lows in this fertility thing and we are headed back on one of the highs.Again there is hope that the transfer will be a success and in my heart of hearts I know that will be the case.
So today I got the phone call that I've been waiting for....the transfer could be happening in April at the earliest (May if it's harder to align our cycles) So basically two weeks from now I could be starting to prepare for the transfer. This will be a fresh transfer so injections will have to be done by both of us (IM and I) to get our cycles the same. Once the eggs are harvested and fertilized the embryos are transfer ed into me 2 to 3 days later.
IP's and I are very excited. There are highs and lows in this fertility thing and we are headed back on one of the highs.Again there is hope that the transfer will be a success and in my heart of hearts I know that will be the case.
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