FAQ Fridays: FET Update
Medicine for my FET arrived today...a bigger box than I was expecting...
So, what's happening?
As many of you know, I'm getting ready to (hopefully!) do a frozen embryo transfer (FET) in July.
Is this your first FET?
Yes, but there's been a lot of other stuff leading up to this point.
What have you had to do to get ready?
I've done a lot in the past two weeks, from scheduling/going to doctor's appointments, working with the nurses at my clinic to get my FET schedule put together/figured out and order all sorts of medications, getting records faxed from my local doctors to my clinic, paying for the procedure...it's been a lot. At times it's felt like a full-time job. I'm also doing lots of stuff every day (eating right, exercise, etc) to get as healthy and happy as possible before the procedure starts.
What's next?
Here's the breakdown of what's going to be happening over the next few weeks:
- Week of May 30: Aside from one doctor's appt., hoping to be blissfully free of anything fertility-related
- Week of June 6th: Take medication to hopefully expel whatever's left over from my miscarriage. Ugh...does not sound like fun. The day I start my period is officially Day 1 of the process. Start FET drugs
- Week of June 13: Back to Denver to see if the medication worked (another hysteroscopy). If it didn't work, another D&C. Hopefully I can continue with the FET if this happens, but I'm not sure. Just hoping right now that it's not necessary. FET drugs continue...
- Week of June 20: HCG testing...this is the hormone they usually test to see if you're pregnant...it has to be below 5 and mine last week was 7...if it's not below 5 at this check I guess everything gets stopped. FET drugs continue
- Week of June 27: FET drugs continue
- Week of July 4: FET drugs and lab work
- Week of July 11: FET drugs and lining check (to make sure my uterus is looking hospitable)
- Week of July 18: FET drugs, lab work and transfer day that Friday!
How are you feeling?
Excited. Grateful that we get to do this.
On the other hand, I'm really tired of dealing with medical stuff...trying to get pregnant has in a lot of ways taken over my life, and I'm struggling with that. Just worn down from it. Trying hard to keep everything as normal as possible in the midst of all this.
What else do you have to do to get ready?
I think I'm as ready as I can be...at this point, just need to show up on the appointed days for the appointed things and pray, pray, pray that I get pregnant again, and this time get to keep the baby/ies.
Hope everyone has a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend!
XO