Happy Christmas From Katie (and the Hedgehog)

Happy Christmas all. May 2007 be filled with good things, dreams come true, new dreams and peaceful times. 

The 70's Christmas Party

Here we are, all ready to go. Ponch from Chips and Agnetha from Abba. A great night - though I was rather ill the next day! It was kind of nice in some ways not to be thinking about IVF and to be able to just get out there and party on down. And I certainly did that! 

Egg Donor Update

Well...time for an update! It's been a busy time with arranging finance and valuations for our new house, figuring out what we need to finish at our old house so we can sell it in the New Year, and work has been crazy busy! And of course, the silly season is starting, so work parties, friends parties and Christmas shopping has to be done. Thank goodness Christmas is only once a year!

When Nic had her first blood test her FSH level was slightly high. This is the "ovarian reserve" measurement, and as it was high, they decided to repeat the test and also do a scan. The scan showed that Nic, when stimulated, would probably only produce 5-7 eggs. The same amount I produced in my own last cycle with only one ovary. I'm so grateful she went through the tests and scan for us, but we've decided not to use an egg donor and try again with my own eggs. I think Nic is relieved (and I know I would be) not to have to do all those injections! But the offer she made was so wonderful I can't help but appreciate it, and we do thank them from the bottom of our hearts.

So. Where to next? Well, we've decided to have a break of a month or two while we get everything done we need to, and Christmas out of the way. Not to mention moving to our new place, and selling this one! Then, I am seeing a new doctor who uses a slightly different protocol of drugs which may have a good result in me. If we then decide to go ahead with him, I'll be adding acupuncture and naturopathy to the mix, in the hope of producing some great eggs, and being able to hold onto them after transfer. This is definately our last shot, and right now I feel comfortable with that. I can't say I'm resigned to never being a mother - I'm not sure that hurt will ever fade if we don't have a good result, but I'm practical enough to know that we have to stop at some point and get on with living with what we have.

So, that's the news. And now it's time to get outside, strip the windowframe, fill the holes and repaint it :-)