Today's ultra sound didn't go so well. Actually it went terrible..... There is only 1 decent size egg :-( The Dr said there is another one there that is very small and possibly a shadow of maybe 1 or 2 more but at this stage in my cycle it's doubtful they will grow bit enough in time. I already knew that my body was resistant to the drugs from previous cycles but this time I've had an even poorer response than the last 3 cycles I've done, plus I'm on an extra drug that was supposed to work better. Dr K said she was hoping for 8 eggs this time with the extra drug. I thought that was a bit far fetched but I was sure I'd get at least 5 or 6 - but 1! that's just devastating... My only hope now is that by some miracle the really small egg and the "shadows" have a major growth spurt in the next few days.
The other problem we have is Dr K still can't see my ovaries very well on the ultra sound. She said if she still can't see them clearly by egg retrieval day she will need to get the eggs out by doing a laproscopic surgery. This procedure carries a much higher risk, especially on me because I have lots of scar tissue in my stomach area from my hysterectomy. The Dr's in Australia told me that a laproscopic egg retrieval could perforate my bowel. I'm just not sure whether that is worth the risk for 1, maybe 2 eggs....
Thankfully I don't have to make this decision now. At the moment I just need to continue with my meds and see what the next ultra sound shows in 2 days.
The other problem we have is Dr K still can't see my ovaries very well on the ultra sound. She said if she still can't see them clearly by egg retrieval day she will need to get the eggs out by doing a laproscopic surgery. This procedure carries a much higher risk, especially on me because I have lots of scar tissue in my stomach area from my hysterectomy. The Dr's in Australia told me that a laproscopic egg retrieval could perforate my bowel. I'm just not sure whether that is worth the risk for 1, maybe 2 eggs....
Thankfully I don't have to make this decision now. At the moment I just need to continue with my meds and see what the next ultra sound shows in 2 days.
Sending love from us all xxxxx
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