So, today was another swift appointment. Adam met me there, which was fun. I told him he didn't need to bother, as the appointments were so fast, but he wanted to meet Ashley in person, and he wanted to be nice. They had attended most of the appointments with their previous surro, but they had been right by the clinic then, and have now moved. So, it isn't as easy for them to get to the clinic now.
Anyway, it was nice to see him. He came down with me for my blood work. I wasn't sure if he wanted to be in the room for my sonogram or not, so the nurses gave him the option. He came in after I was safely covered up on the table. It was a nurse that did it this time, and when she had everything positioned in such a way that nothing was visible, she moved the curtain aside a little so he could see the sonogram screen. She said my lining looked good, and that Ashley would let me know what to do meds-wise when the blood work came back in the afternoon.
When it was done, we asked her if she might have an approximate date for the transfer. Our calendar went through May 31, but it didn't have the transfer on it at all. We both assumed it would be on the 1st. She said no, it was more likely to be the 21st or so of May. They just don't put the date on the calendar, because people get mad if it doesn't happen that exact day. So, we were both happy that it was going to happen earlier than expected. Plus, May 21st would be an awesome day, because it's my great-grandma's 100th birthday. How lucky!
Getting up so early and driving for over an hour makes me sleepy. So, I took a nap. I was awakened by a phone call from Ashley. She said that my estrogen level had dropped, and the cycle was cancelled. She said I would bleed soon. She asked what my protocol had been with my successful cycles. She asked if I had been on Lupron. I told her only for my fresh cycle, not with my frozen one. She asked about the estrogen. I told her I had done shots the last times, not the pills. She said thanks, and that she would talk to me when my period started.
I'm very sad. I emailed her and said that I hadn't yet taken my morning estrogen when I had the blood test, would that affect it? She said no, that my body had just moved more quickly than they had expected. She said I was an "overacheiver." Not sure what kind of bullshit answer that was, but it's annoying. Maybe they have a lot of stupid surrogates, and she figures explanations are wasted on us. I wrote back and asked her what she meant by "soon" for my period starting. She didn't answer.
I wrote to Adam & Steve, as well as my agency. I wanted to make sure they all knew that I had done just what I was told to do. I don't want them to think I messed up. Both the agency and Adam wrote back and said they know it wasn't my fault. That's good.
Nothing like this has happened to me before. I can't help wonder if getting the meds late, or them having me stay on twice a day estrogen instead of three times a day had messed up the cycle. I don't know.
Anyway, it was nice to see him. He came down with me for my blood work. I wasn't sure if he wanted to be in the room for my sonogram or not, so the nurses gave him the option. He came in after I was safely covered up on the table. It was a nurse that did it this time, and when she had everything positioned in such a way that nothing was visible, she moved the curtain aside a little so he could see the sonogram screen. She said my lining looked good, and that Ashley would let me know what to do meds-wise when the blood work came back in the afternoon.
When it was done, we asked her if she might have an approximate date for the transfer. Our calendar went through May 31, but it didn't have the transfer on it at all. We both assumed it would be on the 1st. She said no, it was more likely to be the 21st or so of May. They just don't put the date on the calendar, because people get mad if it doesn't happen that exact day. So, we were both happy that it was going to happen earlier than expected. Plus, May 21st would be an awesome day, because it's my great-grandma's 100th birthday. How lucky!
Getting up so early and driving for over an hour makes me sleepy. So, I took a nap. I was awakened by a phone call from Ashley. She said that my estrogen level had dropped, and the cycle was cancelled. She said I would bleed soon. She asked what my protocol had been with my successful cycles. She asked if I had been on Lupron. I told her only for my fresh cycle, not with my frozen one. She asked about the estrogen. I told her I had done shots the last times, not the pills. She said thanks, and that she would talk to me when my period started.
I'm very sad. I emailed her and said that I hadn't yet taken my morning estrogen when I had the blood test, would that affect it? She said no, that my body had just moved more quickly than they had expected. She said I was an "overacheiver." Not sure what kind of bullshit answer that was, but it's annoying. Maybe they have a lot of stupid surrogates, and she figures explanations are wasted on us. I wrote back and asked her what she meant by "soon" for my period starting. She didn't answer.
I wrote to Adam & Steve, as well as my agency. I wanted to make sure they all knew that I had done just what I was told to do. I don't want them to think I messed up. Both the agency and Adam wrote back and said they know it wasn't my fault. That's good.
Nothing like this has happened to me before. I can't help wonder if getting the meds late, or them having me stay on twice a day estrogen instead of three times a day had messed up the cycle. I don't know.
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