JDD, my husband, and I saw Dr. EDL on March 13. Two appointments with him, both on Friday the 13th. Hopefully a good omen. ;-) Based on all the tests, both his and hers, my advanced maternal age, and the fact that I hadn't been on the pill for eight years, he recommended we Go. Straight. To IVF. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
To be honest, I wasn't surprised. I had two weeks to research, read blogs, and countless message board threads, to realize that our chances for Baby D would be optimized with IVF. Even though I wasn't surprised at the outcome of IVF, I was still a little surprised at the diagnosis, a combination of diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) and unknown factor.
I thought that when I wanted to have a baby, I just would. JDD has a 19 year old daughter. My sister has never had trouble getting pregnant and my cousin has three little boys. But I am older than they are and I have had crazy thyroid problems for almost 12 years. Looks like we need help from science and a cute doctor. ;-)
I'll be doing the microdose lupron flare protocol. This will be proceeded by ~ two weeks of birth control pills to "quiet my ovaries" and also help to get rid of the cyst that I likely have. After that, I'll start the stims. If all works according to my calendar, I'll do the BCP from April 15-29, the injections May 1-15, ER May 18 and implantation May 23. If that works I'd be over the moon because May 23 would have been my grandfather's 90th birthday. Hop and I were besties, partners in crime and soulmates, and if he were still alive I know he'd be the one family member I'd confide in about all of this.
Next week JDD and I have our injection class on Monday and then I'm meeting with our RE on Tuesday for a follow up. I have a lot of questions after completing the IVF course they wanted us to take and also from reading so much about this.
More after those two meetings...
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