EGG Retrieval 2/27/19 - Started our first round of IVF. We filled out the consent paperwork for IVF. We met with the financial coordinator (we have excellent insurance). We were supposed to have an appointment with the doctor but that was canceled on us at the last minute so we had to have a phone appointment while driving home on the highway. I was upset and cried in the office. 3/4/19 Met with Anesthesia in Waltham. Due to my medical conditions, everyone is always cautious...so I drove 4 hours total to let them look inside my mouth and tell them I have never had a problem with anesthesia. 3/13/19 - Blood Work to see if last IUI worked. Negative! 3/29/19 - Charged $3900 out of pocket for PGS testing of 5-8 embryos 4/1/19 - Met with Patient Education via phone to learn about medications for IVF 4/6/19 - Started medications for IVF egg retrieval. 5 days of Letrozole. 4/14/19 - Started STIMS (300 units of Gonal F, 30 units low dose HCG) - 2 injections ever evening 4/15/19 - lost needles (fell behind the sink drawer) Used a diabetic needle...stressed...found needles. 4/18/19 - 1st monitoring visit (good thing we had canceled Amsterdam - it would have been this past week) 5-10 follicles on each side but none measurable. Estrogen at 216. Need to go back in on Easter. 2 hour ride. 4/20/19 - slept poorly and belly hurts like bad PMS 4/21/19 - 2nd monitoring visit - drove 4 hours for appt with Boston IVF in Waltham (Easter). Med changes: now 225 for Gonal F, HCG staying at 30 units every night. Adding in Cetrotide. Estrogen at 594. 6 measurable follicles on the left and 2 on the right. 4/23/19 - 3rd monitoring visit. 8 follicles on one side and 5 on the other. Today is day 10 of STIMs. Estrogen at 1027. Continue meds for two more days. 2 hour ride. 4/25/19 - 4th monitoring visit Estrogen at 2026. 10 follicles on the left, 9 on the right. 2 hour ride. 4/26/19 - 5th monitoring visit. 8 on the left, 8 on the right. Estrogen at 2107. Took ovulation shot that evening. 12 days total of STIMS. 2 hour ride. 4/27/19 - slept in Waltham to be there for morning procedure 4/28/19 - Egg Retreival (11 eggs) 4/29/19-5/4/19 - Waiting Hell! 4/29/19 - Phone call - 10 mature, 7 fertilized 4/30/19 - Struggling at home about whether or not to for PGS testing. Prepaid $3900 for 5-7 embryos but can cancel. Spoke to financial - they said ppl cancel generally if they only get 1 or 2. Was originally expecting better results since we had 16 follicles... 5/1/19 - All 7 still in culture 5/3/19 - Day 5 - 2 blastocytes, 1 4AA, 1 4BB the rest still growing 5/4/19 - Day 6 - 2 more blastocytes 1 4AB, 1 5BB, the rest didn't make it. Went to a "sprinkle for our friend having baby #2" Struggled with whether or not to attend. 5/4/19 - 5/9/19 - Waiting & Irritable 5/9/19 - Got phone call that 3/4 are PGS normal (all girls) The other one, a day 6 4AB (male) had a deletion on chromosome 18. Happy with results. Three chances. I have always wanted to have a girl. 5/9/19-5/22/19 - Waiting for Dr. Appt to discuss FET and PGS results. 5/10/19 - Refi current home to a fixed rate, 20 year loan (not baby related) 5/18/19 - Attended another friends baby shower 5/22/19 - Follow up meeting with Dr. from Boston IVF - Discussed FET and PGS results