Today has been a day of good news, bad news and lots of tears.
The good news is that of the 8 eggs they were able to mature in the lab, 4 of them fertilized normally. So the good news is we have 16 embryos!!!! I will get a day 3 report tomorrow to see how many are still developing and how many we have lost. It's a great starting number though. :)
24 eggs
12 mature on day of retrieval
12 fertilized
8 more eggs matured overnight and were ICSI'd on day 2
4 more fertilized
= 16 embryos. :)
I will post the day 3 update tomorrow. :)
The bad news today is that I've been crying pretty much non-stop all morning. As you know, Our 5 year old Pug, Tenley lost her vision a few weeks ago pretty much out of nowhere. After a trip to the emergency vet, several trips to our regular vet and a trip to a veterinary opthamologist specialist today...she has 2 completely detached retinas and is completely blind. They ran some specialized tests today and were able to scope her eyes to find her retinas completely detached. The poor thing just shakes and has a hard time walking around because she can only see light. Surgery is an option. There are only 4 doctors in the country who do retina reattachment surgery and luckily there is one in Chicago. The cost.....$8,000 for both eyes. Thank God we're good savers. Unfortunately, with the $50,000 + out of pocket we've already paid over the last 4 years to start a family....something most people get to have sex and do.....plus this bill, I really hope we don't have to adopt. That's another $30,000. So much for being good savers to buy a bigger house or for me to stay home with our kids one day. Our savings just goes to "life" for us. We'll be okay, but it just never seems to end. My only wish from this post is for people to TRULY realize how lucky they are and to not take anything for granted.
So that's been my day. Good and Bad...but such is life I suppose. This was the hand we were dealt and we're going with it...1 dollar at a time. :)
Tenley will be having surgery in the next few weeks because they like to do it as soon as possible from the time of detachment. Please say some prayers for our little "Tens" and for our embabies.
Thanks for being here!
Love,
T & A
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2 comments:
i had nooooo idea u had such a crap day. :-( thank you again for your gift to me. :-)
I hope Tenley's surgery goes well.
Hey, great fert. report!!! Wow!
I am soooo sorry to hear about Tenley. As a dog-mommy who would do anything for her fur-baby, who has sometimes been our only "light" on the planet- I know how tough it is emotionally and financially...Dexter had to have eye surgery, it wasn't fun and cost alot, but he is sooo much better now. Pain free and that is what matters.
You will get through financially, I am sure...
For now, my prayers are to you, your DH, Tenely and your 16 little ones... :0
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