The Consultation

So we picked up our embryos from our old clinic today and transferred them to the new one. Although I was scared at first, the entire process was pretty smooth. Our old clinic let us borrow a tank for the transfer. When we reached the new clinic, the embryologist came out, opened the tank and took out something similar to an oxygen tank. He then proceeded towards the IVF lab with our precious embabies.

He came back a short while later and told us that our embabies are stored in their IVF lab safely. We were very excited. My husband had to take the empty tank to the old clinic before 2:00 PM so he left rather quickly. I went back downstairs for the pending consultation with our doctor. My husband was going to join me in just a few minutes.

We met with the doctor around 2:00 PM and went through the details on an FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer) procedure. Things were pretty clear to us as we have done many transfer cycles in the past. Our doctor basically wanted to point out to us that there is a possibility that both of our embryos might not survive. The thought was heart wrenching but this is something that we have to prepare ourselves for.

Since I have not even ovulated this cycle, they are ready to get me started. Most probably, I will be starting Provera tomorrow. This is a drug that’s given to induce a menstrual cycle. I would take Provera for approximately 10 days. On the 7th day of Provera, I will also begin Lupron. The purpose of Lupron is to suppress ovaries. Because this cycle is a FET, my ovaries do not need to respond by ovulating so they just want to keep them quiet. This will cause me to have a withdrawl bleed.

I will be introduced to many other drugs in the course of this cycle and I will cover them later. The main thing for me to remember is that I will be very moody and irritable so I have already apologized to my husband for my upcoming horrible attitude. I hope he understands.