Yesterday was our 9th year anniversary. It was sweet but also sad. My DH is so loving, caring and understanding. It breaks my heart that he is not a father. If he wasn't who he was, I don't know if I would be able to get through this emotional roller coaster I have been on.
We met with our local RE today for our post op. We wanted to hear what he had to say. To sum it up, I have crappy eggs. Since we did 2 IVFs, two diff protocols, we still have the same outcome. About 4 embryos on Day 5, never any to freeze. With the long lupron, I had many 17 follicles but only 8 eggs retrieved, most of the follicles were empty. His theory is because I do not have a uterus, the blood flow to the ovaries are not "normal". Usually you would have your regualr blood flow to the ovaries from your body and also you have blood flow from your uterus to your ovaries too. Well since I do not have a uterus and missing that blood flow, my egg quality is not as good as a 34 yr old would be. He said I will be able to get pregnant with my eggs, but it will take some tweaking of course. His approach for IVF 3, would be back to the antagonist protocol which promotes quality over quantity eggs and also add miro dose hcg to help with my LH level which should be 1-2 when stimming. My LH levels were kinda off during the antagon protocal the first time around so he wants to add that to help the LH to assist with egg quality.
What to do? What to do? I need a second opinion now.
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You never know--Dr. Schoolcraft could have a completely different opinion! Don't lose hope now. My local RE thought that during my laparotomy, blood flow may have been cut off to my ovaries (because the surgeon deconstructed them to remove the mass and then reconstructed them). Dr. Surrey did not think this is going to be a problem, and he is optimistic for us. I hope CCRM will have a more positive outlook for you as well!
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