Monday, April 1, 2013

IVF Day 14 (1 April 2013) Monday

Embryo Implant Day!!!

Nervous? Of course I am! How many of the 3 eggs turned into embryos?

This time round, I will not be on sedation. I am only required on food fast; can only drink plain water. I am supposed to drink enough water so that I enter the room with a full bladder. With a full bladder, it will be easier to see the x-ray of my womb.

This time my queue number is 2001; means that I am first in the queue! *nervous*

As I waited, I need to clear my bowels again! I tried to clear it without pee-ing but it was totally not possible!... Urgh! I need to drink more water... Feel like I need to puke already... Finally, they called me into the room. And gosh... Doctor is still engaged in a meeting... *groan* I feel my tide getting higher.. Doctor please come quick..

Syed was there to see the operations and he tried to distract me. The nurse also tried to distract me with conversations. I laid there feeling cold and uncomfortable.

Finally the Doctor Tan Heng Hao appeared and apologised for making me wait. He is kind-hearted and polite the 2 times we meet him.

"As expected, there are 7 eggs; 3 were extracted and all 3 were fertilised and turned into good embryos." said the doctor.
"quality embryos" said Syed.
That made us laughed happily.

THE MOMENT!! It is the moment I am always afraid of... when the doctor insert the appartus into the opening of my virg***. GOSH!! It was PAINFUL!!! I felt the apparatus inserted and adjusted.
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It did not help reminding the doctor to be gentle.
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And I had a full bladder... It was so difficult that I had to scream out. I covered my face and endured the pain.

"Is it going to be over soon?" I asked. I wondered how long I had to bear.
"They are showing you the embryo on the screen", said the nurse.
I endured the pain and looked up at the screen. There are two circles on the screen; showing the two embryos they are going to insert. There were also some communication from the room next day; through some mics placed in our room. The doctor used a tube to suck in the two embryos. I covered my eyes again knowing that he is going to insert the tools into me again.

The staffs had some discussion and were peering into my varg***. Embarassment? Think discomfort overrule!!!

I looked at the screen again. There was another abdominal ultrasound screen of my womb. The embryo was inserted and that's it! Doctor told me to rest and wait a while to make sure that the embryos are in.

Ok. done. but I need to rest a little while more. And we received a gift. It is a photo of the two embryos.

When it was time to get up, I stood up carefully so as not to move my full bladder. I dashed for the toilet! What a relief....

For now... I will have to wait for 17 days. Meanwhile, hope that the two embryos will attach to the uterus lining and we will have twins! Options of Pregnyl insertion or injection; injection choosen so 4 jabs instead of 3X17 pills to insert.

17 April.... The day....

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Day 12 IVF (30 March 2013) Saturday

Ovum Pick Up day!! hurray!!!!

anxiety, worry, nervousness... give me more adjectives please!!

It was a nice morning walk to the bus stop with my hubby though... Once I reach IVF centre, I dashed for the toilets. butterflies in the stomach... bowels and bladder went crazy... By the time I settled my business, my hubby was at the reception. After a few confirmation statements, we "went on separate ways". My hubby went to collect sperm and I headed for the operating threatre (OT).

After another run to the toilet, I was ready in the operation robe. The staff were friendly and he could sense my anxiety; he kept assuring me.

The needle for the drip is huge!

The OT was intimidating. Fortunately, I only had the chance to ask,"Is this sedation?" and I knocked out completely. By the time, I woke up, everything was done and I was lying in the resting room.

I gain consciousness fast but my blood pressure was low so the nurse did not allow me to leave.

3 follicles were taken. I hope that all 3 will be fertilised.

Next up? Monday - to put back the fertilised eggs.

*pray doubly hard*

Friday, March 29, 2013

IVF Day 11 (29 March 2013) Friday

Yeah! It is Good Friday and no jabs for the day!

I will start fasting past midnight. Tomorrow is "Ovum pick up day". Hope I will many many many egss that are suitable for fertilisation.

*Pray hard*

Day 10 IVF (28 March 2013) Thursday

I did my last jab of Ganarelix in the morning by 9am as instructed by the nurse.

Went for blood test in the morning.

A calming session of counselling; an outlet for me. The counsellor speaks gently and it was nice chatting with her.

I returned at 9pm for the Pregnyl jab; this will give the final boost to ripen the eggs so that they are ready for collection on Saturday night.

IVF Day 8 (26 March 2013) Tuesday

4th ultrasound. Do I still feel discomfort? of course!

Doctor instructed to take more jabs of hormone-Puregon. I have taken 9 dosages of 600mg so far.. and for Ganarelix 6 dosages of 0.25mg. Between Day 1 to Day 9 of IVF.

I am to return 2 days later on Thursday.

Hope this is one of the last jabs I have to take... :(

Sunday, March 24, 2013

IVF Day 7 (Monday) 25 March 2013

Good news! There are 7 follicles and they are growing well! Doctor asked me to return tomorrow and we will decide whethere to extract the eggs on Thurs of Sat. Oh yeah! Another step further.
=D

Today, my ex-colleague did the scan for me again! She also did the scan for me last Friday. So small world... My ex-student is also there. She did the recording for me today and last Tuesday. and so funny my ex-colleague.. she said that since I know 3 people there, they must get me pregnant! lolz!


Blood test done last Friday (IVF Day 4); which mean that I had a total of 4 jabs last Friday. phew!! 2 jabs for the Puregon because they wanted to combine the remaining medicine to get 300mg. In addition, an additional drug, Ganirelix is given to me. Ganirelix will prevent the follicles from ovulating so that they can be ready for collection. As a result, I got addition injection bruises. Check it out...


That is a total of 7 jabs of Puregon and 4 jabs of Ganirelix. 1 last jab of Ganirelix tomorrow; which makes the grand total of 12! Hopefully the eggs can be retrieved by Thurday else I might need more jabs...
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Well, the jabs are not painful, just like ant-bites but still.... rather not  have them! oh well.. it will soon be over...

The 5 jabs of Ganirelix costs about $335.70 and 7 jabs of Puregon costs about $3,114.65. How glad am I that the government is co-funding and it is deductible from MediShield!!!

Thursday, March 21, 2013

IVF Day 4

21 March 2013

I finish the 3rd jab of hormone medication. The container of needles is filling up. haha!..


I will be going back to get more hormone jabs, do another scan and see the doctor.


What did I do today? COOK! Check out the braised duck... looking yummy isn't it?
 
 
Came back from Back Message. Got cracked a few bits..scary... but also a bit paiseh cos I had to wear the sarong and it was a male therapist.
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