After they drew my blood I went back in to speak with Dr. Pablo. We explained that we are are only here for a limited time. We originally thought the whole procedure would only take 2-3 weeks but since we are also ordering genetic testing, it will be an extra 10 days.
Since we are trying to fast-track everything, he went ahead and checked my ovaries today via ultrasound. He checked to see how many follicles (the exterior that houses your eggs) I had and also making sure there were no cysts or abnormalities with my ovaries. If there was anything wrong with this ultrasound, then we would have to start birth control and it would add more time to the process. Thank goodness that my ultrasound came back perfect!! AND..... I have tons of follicles, which means there are going to be lots of eggs for him to harvest when the time comes. YAY..... Thank you Jesus!!
I also started taking the hormones today to aid in producing the maximum amount of eggs. I am taking Gonal. It is a shot that is given with the tiniest needle. I barely felt it when I got my first injection today. It is really cool, it looks like a pen and you click it to get to the correct dose. Once you have selected 187.5 (my dosage), you will screw on a fresh needle and insert it right under my bellybutton to the left side on one day then the right on the next and on and on for the next 5 days. On January 21st, I will come back to the doctor for another blood test to check my hormone levels. At this time, Dr. Pablo will determine if I need more or less hormones. In total, I will be taking these shots once a day for 10 days.
Then on January 22nd we will go back to Dr. Pablos and do an ultrasound to make sure there are no polyps or fibers inside my uterus. At this time Nik will also have a surgery to retrieve his sperm. Luckily he will be under light anesthesia so he won't feel a thing! Dr. Pablo actually said he prefers it when the men have had a vasectomy because it is easier to get the sperm! They will freeze his sperm until they are ready to create the embryos. He said it is completely safe to freeze the sperm and that it will not have any effect on the quality.
As for now, the last appointment we have scheduled is for January 23rd when I will have another ultrasound to check to see how many eggs are growing. This may not be the technical term for it but we were doing a lot of talking and I was trying to write as fast as I could to try to keep all this information in check. I am sure as the appointments get here, I will get more detailed information!
So thats it for now! We are on our way, started taking hormones today so we are that much closer!!!!
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