Luckily I had called ahead, and when I found out that it wouldn't be my doctor, I made an appointment to meet with her in the afternoon.
I had so many questions and I felt like I need to have an appointment with my actual doctor to find out some answers. I needed to know if the IUI didn't work what our next steps would be. Would we do another IVF cycle? How long would we have to wait before starting it? Would there be a different protocol? ...plus a million more questions!
Little did I know my ultrasound would bring more heartache and even more questions!
Have you ever heard the saying: 'when it rains, it pours'?
Well apparently I need an umbrella!
This ultrasound showed a few more really small follicles, but before I could get excited the doctor told me of his concern that my three previous follicles had hardly grown at all.
Egg follicles typically grow 2-3 mm a day. Mine had grown less than 1 mm in three days.
This is not a good sign.
So just as I got myself psyched up to do IUI, it looks like we won't even be able to do that!
The doctor who was working prescribed Menopur instead of Luveris to try and see if we can get these follicles growing. (Menopur has FSH in it whereas Luveris does not.)
Later in the afternoon I met with Dr. F. and she reiterated that it didn't look good, and that the Menopur would be our best bet. (another $370 dollars)
She also talked about other options for Chris and I.
If this round doesn't work then we could wait a month or two and try again, although, the odds are not good.
We could buy an egg from the United States (it is illegal to purchase an egg in Canada), and try an IVF round in which they would use Chris's sperm. This would cost us around $22,000 everything in. It would give us a mid to high 60% chance of conceiving.
We could also see about buying an already frozen embryo that another couple has donated. They cost $2000- $5000 plus there would be IVF costs. I'm not sure what the success rate would be for this. UPDATE: We wouldn't be purchasing the embryo- the $2000-$5000 is actually for lawyer's fees.
So again, we are in limbo. I have another ultra sound with blood work on Sunday and will hopefully know whether this round is going to work or not.
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