Round 3

Hello all, sorry I wasn't able to update until today. So we found out last Tuesday that Round 2 was unsuccessful. Tuesday was a tough day for us. It costs us $1000 for each round, so not only were we hoping that our emotional journey would be over, but our financial one too. It's difficult to plan for the future when we have no idea how long this will take.

At my last appointment, Dr. Awadalla mentioned a procedure to see if my Fallopian tubes are blocked. He said he would wait until we had tried our current process 3 times before doing the test. Some people have asked why the test wasn't done sooner. You can't test all people for all things. There is no reason to believe that my tubes are blocked, which is why I haven't had the test. Even if my tubes are blocked, that in no way would have affected our IVF cycle. The test is called a Hysterosalpingogram or HSG. During the procedure, a dye will be injected into my ovaries and then an x-ray will be taken to see if the dye is able to flow through the tubes correctly. We will have the results of the test immediately. The next day I am scheduled for my normal ultrasound to check on my eggs.

I'm not sure what will happen if my tubes are blocked, it depends on many factors, so I can't really say for sure what the next step would be, we will have to wait until Friday.

Chris and I have been talking about adoption a lot lately. We both really feel its not for us. I think adopting a child is an amazing thing for a couple to do, but we just don't feel its right for us. I was talking to one of my good friends about it and she said, "you know this doesn't like something you want to do, you haven't said anything positive about in 20 minutes!" Obviously, our feelings may change about this in the future, but for now, we are committed to finding ways for me to carry our child.

I'll update again on Friday after the procedure. It's a simple thing - I can drive myself there and home, no big deal. Thanks for the prayers -