First things first, Cycle Day 1 was yesterday, so that means that cycle number 2 should be showing up around the 2nd week of February, and if MY donor (ahem) was available, I'd be off to the races. But alas, it looks like someone is interested in doing the shared cycle, and the office should know soon.
The gossip is this: Our first pick donor was asked to leave the program because her FSH was 9, and the program requires it to be between 4 and 8, so even if I hadn't gotten pregnant in Oct, our Nov/Dec cycle would have been derailed. Poor thing! Can you imagine? You've done two cycles, you're a hot young thing, and they call to say, sorry, your ovaries are getting a little wrinkly! I hope she's ok. Oy.
So, as reported last time, the donor we want is already reserved, and we might get her, but it will take a couple of months...so we've been looking at other donors, and it's looking kinda, well, disappointing.
Basically, all of the donors we're looking at have pretty good egg production numbers, reasonable amount of frozens, but none of their recipients get pregnant on the fresh cycle. Of course, there are reasonable reasons (i.e. even with day 5 embryos, you can't predict which are really the best of the best), it still feels less secure. Ya know? We've got a call into our uber busy Doc, and hopefully she'll call us sometime today and lay it out for us.
We really can't afford to go to an outside donor, so we're going to have to work with who is there. I guess we could go to another clinic, but oy. I like this clinic! Everyone is wonderful and helpful, from the front desk people through the billing office. But maybe I'll traipse over to another clinic and see if I can peek at the donors. Oy.
Waiting SUCKS!!! I hope that things fall into place quickly and smoothly!
Posted by: meinsideout | January 15, 2010 at 01:57 PM
I hope you find your way to the right donor very soon -- I am certain you will find the right situation!
Posted by: Good Egg Hunting | January 15, 2010 at 05:50 PM
Having done one DE cycle (that failed along with a DFET that failed) my only assvice is go with a PROVEN donor whose eggs are capable of getting another woman pregnant.
I knew better & didn't heed my own advice (allowing my desire for a better match on other qualities to cloud my judgement).
PROVEN ONLY, 'nuff said (let someone else be the guinea pig).
Posted by: Victoria | January 16, 2010 at 01:50 PM
Next time I'm at the clinic I'm going to be pushy donor and ask about all these numbers. I mean, hey, what's my FSH? Why are you writing these things down and sharing them around, but not telling me, wise guy?
And also, you're making me incredibly anxious to know if my first couple got a BFP. I don't want to be the "lots of eggs, but no babies" girl.
Posted by: the good eggs | January 20, 2010 at 09:52 PM
hope the stars align quickly and you find "the one"! thanks for the bfing support :)
Posted by: emily | January 22, 2010 at 06:20 PM
Oh, that poor donor. You couldn't help but walk away wondering if it was the drugs that did it. My clinic had a donor who suddenly (3rd time?) produced almost no follicles but after a couple month break she was good to go again. I wonder if it could be the same thing.
Posted by: Kami | January 25, 2010 at 01:48 PM