Our Ice Babies...
#21901 - 09/28/03 09:00 PM
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KinOz
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... well as I write this I am still overwhelmed with the news that we have 18 frozen embryos.
I can't begin to tell you how happy we are about that - it's a number beyond our wildest dreams!
I'm still really sick and the deadline for improvement is tomorrow morning or else it's hospital time. But quite honestly I don't mind. I'm just so happy that we have so many chances at a pregnancy with such a high number of embryos. I'm very excited and can't wait for the next transfer which will happen in about 3 1/2 weeks. (How to pass the days????????)
Thank you all for your support and understanding,
Kerrie
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WoooooHoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow - fantastic news! Boy I ams oooo happy for you! You deserve this great news to brighten and strengthen your spirits.
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Congratulations, Kerrie! I am so excited for you! I hope you get to feeling better soon. Do you like to read? Get you some very long novels to try to pass the time. Thinking of you,
Beaglelover
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That is absolutely wonderful!
You take care of yourself and I am sure everything will work out 
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Kerrie,
I am so happy for you. I'll keep you in my prayers. Hopefully you'll have some really good news for us in a little while. Keep us updated.
Joy
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That is great news Kerrie!!!!  You will be in my thoughts and prayers in the next few weeks.
Hope you are beginning to feel better.
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Well you know I am waiting with you on this one. Once you feel better you will have to keep yourself busy with Harrison. I know you will be pregnant before the end of the year.
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- Jennifer
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Oh, best of luck Kerrie! That is such good news! Hope you feel better soon.
Keep us updated! You know everyone here is rooting for you.
Linz
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.... from the bottom of my heart. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Kerrie
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Oh what wonderful news! What an amazing thing to think about those frozen little beings - God bless every one of them and the successful development of one (several???) of them into a sweet little baby!! Hope you are feeling better from the surgery and best, best wishes for the next phase -
Andie
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Continuing to pray for you and waiting to hear great news!!
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Take care,
Michelle
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I will continue to pray for you. Such wonderful news. Take care of yourself. Hugs, Han.
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Formerly HanSolo. IBS, OCD, Bipolar, PTSD times 3.
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Hi Kerrie - how exciting for you to have all those little embies waiting for transfer. Have you decided how many you will transfer at one time?
I too am walking the infertility road - we found out a couple of years ago that my husband cannot have children, so we decided to go with an anonymous donor and went through seven months of IUI's, four of which I took Clomid.
After all those unsuccesful attempts I had a laparoscopy a few weeks ago, which showed I have endometriosis (on my ovaries,bladder,intestines... I'm sure that part hasn't helped my IBS) but, he feels he was able to laser off all of the lesions and that I have a good window of opportunity now to get pregnant. Our next attempt will be mid November - I'm so used to living life in two week cycles.... two weeks til ovulation, then two weeks waiting to see if your pregnant.... so I can totally empathize with the frustration of having to wait!! If I don't get pregnant in the next few months, the doctor would want to go to IVF, but with insurance not covering that, I don't think we could afford it (it costs $10 - $12,000 per cycle here in the U.S.) So, hopefully it won't come to that.
Do you have a date scheduled for transfer yet? I will keep you in my prayers. Hope it goes smoothly and we both get pregnant quickly
Risa
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Re: Hi Risa
#23776 - 10/18/03 03:44 AM
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KinOz
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Risa,
Lovely to hear from you and thank you so much for your kind words.
Whenever I meet someone who's going down this same path it's almost like a book opening or something because suddenly you know there's another person who understands every hope and heartbreak that you have felt.
I don't have a date scheduled for the transfer yet as it depends on how well my body decides to cooperate. I have a blood test and scan this Thursday. If the results of these are good then the transfer will happen about 4 days later. So I'm thinking maybe the 27th of October.
As for how many embryos to transfer the done thing here for someone my age with healthy embryos is to transfer two. If I was older or the embryos were not so good they would suggest more. Having said this though I am going to talk to my Doctor about the possibility of transferring three to up my chances of success. I'll see what he says about that on Thursday.
How have you found the Clomid? Do you have to use it again this next cycle? We went through all that before moving to IVF and I had a really tough time with the Clomid. I actually blame it for setting of the IBS as that's when it really began. Before the Clomid I was OK and then the first month I took it all the IBS symptoms arrived and have been with me ever since. I don't know whether it is a coincidence or maybe the Clomid was "an insult to the gut" as Heather says can happen.
The cost of IVF can be outrageous and we're lucky that our insurance covers a good chunk of it. It's still a strain though and frustrating at times. I try not to think about the new car, holidays etc we could have had out of the money spent so far. We are actually about to refinance our home to access some more money for further attempts. At this point I'm willing to sell the shirt off my back if it will give me that precious bundle!
Anyway,
I will add you to my prayers also and please know you have an ear here anytime you need it. Support of others is what keeps me going through all this. If you want to you can email me at bkgarlick@gil.com.au anytime. It really helps to talk to someone else going through it sometimes.
Kerrie
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