Everything is fine. Thank you for the reassurance yesterday. I did call the clinic, and my nurse called me back to reassure me that everything is fine. She even ran it by Dr. Expert and he wasn't concerned. She didn't give a very clear explanation, just that levels are very inflated after retrieval and tend to level out over time. (I did find out that the check progesterone at transfer to make sure it's high enough to support implantation). Oh, and I found a fascinating study that showed a higher progesterone level at transfer leads to higher pregnancy success. Interestingly, high progesterone prior to transfer has the opposite effect, so much so that some RE's will cancel your cycle if your progesterone is too high (over 2) at retrieval. I assume mine was fine, and can only hope that the "leveling out" of my p4 doesn't mean that miscarriage is imminent. So, in short, I'm as fine as I can be while alternating between gleefully reminding Mo that We Are Pregnant! and becoming convinced that Doom is lurking just around the corner.
I like to think I'll feel better after our ultrasound in a few weeks, but the truth of the matter is that I don't know if I will be able to breathe until the end of the first trimester, at least. And even then, there are no guarantees.
Yet another thing that infertility and loss has stolen from me: the ability to assume that everything is fine until proven otherwise.
In fact, for me, it seems as though it's quite the opposite.
Very glad for the reassuring news.
ReplyDeleteAs far as when you'll feel reassured with this pregnancy, I think it's different for each ALIer (we know way too much). So don't worry about accepting or being overly cautious. Just take it one day at a time. And remember that each person is different.
One more week, lady.
Phew! I'm glad everything's okay. I know you won't stop worrying, but at least that's one less thing on your list.
ReplyDeleteYAY!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you got a good report to put your mind at ease! That's wonderful news :)
ReplyDelete150 is a googly number, its also probable that the lab test was off and it may have been lower. Glad you got some reassurance. I'm really feeling for what you are going through right now. You really don''t get to breathe till the first trimester is done, and that just SUCKS.
ReplyDeleteThe loss of the naive innocence is maybe the most unpleasant part of IF (OK, that's a little silly, there's a lot of contenders for that spot). Saturday we had some folks over for BBQ and a friend calmly mentioned she was expecting #2 - she is "ten or eleven weeks." Took my breath away. Of course, she is one of those "take it as it comes" people anyway, so it may not be ignorance, but I want to SHAKE her. TEN WEEKS?! I guess that's just another universe entirely.
ReplyDeleteSo I'm not going to be dumb and tell you to chill out; I will just say: sometimes one day at a time is enough. Will be praying for you and the small person(s?).
Holy crap, I have been totally neglectful of your blog and look how I am punished for this -- a BFP! Ages ago! You're practically done the first trimester already! Belated congrats on all this... one day at a time until the first ultrasound. But seriously, all these results sound pretty darn reassuring, so hope you've been able to relax and keep breathing...
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