I knew it was too easy. I had developed an allergy to the progesterone in sesame oil after 3+ weeks, and the doctor switched me to cottonseed oil. And I lasted on that for 3+ weeks and the allergies came back. Welts over both injection sites and a lot of itching. Having clothing rub the area makes it worse so at home I just don’t wear pants, which I’m told is the “Porky Pig” look! Anyway, the doctor is switching me to progesterone in ethyl oleate. I didn’t even want to ask how much it costs, and she is having me try 10 days worth to see if it works. I’m hoping I can fake out my immune system and switch off between the three of them and use up what I have left, since none of this stuff is cheap and insurance doesn’t cover it. So I’ll try 5 days ethyl oleate, 5 days sesame, and 5 days cottonseed and cross my fingers.
The freeze report from embryology arrived, and I have eight 3-day and four 5-day embryos frozen. I still don’t know how I got so lucky. I’m not sure what the gradings are, so I have to follow up to get that.
Also there was a pleasant surprise once my account was settled up after the transfer and embryo freeze was done. I ended up with a net refund of about $1,000. I used a fertility center affiliated with a university medical school in a neighboring state instead of one of the “Ferengi” centers which is all that is available in my area right now. Ferengi since from my dealings with them it seems they are all about profit, and the fact that it is a medical practice is at the bottom of the list of what they view as important. I’m sure the Rules of Acquisition are posted in some of these places.
My first OB appointment is on Wednesday, and I’m still nervous as I still have no symptoms. I know I’m lucky to not have morning sickness or fatigue, but it is a bit disconcerting to feel nothing. If it weren’t for seeing the ultrasounds I wouldn’t believe it. And I keep expecting that the next appointment will be the one where I will find it failed after all. I’m hoping that if I make it past the first trimester and some of the early screening tests with good results that at that point it will get to be less nerve wracking and more enjoyable?
