july 16, 2o25

Had a genetic counseling appointment this afternoon to go over my PGT-A results. It’s honestly hard to even think about. This still makes me feel really sad. My counselor explained that what came up in the results is called an 18q deletion, specifically something noted as 22.2. I didn’t understand much of it at first, but she told me to read more about it here: 18q deletions PDF

july 7, 2o25

The most heartbreaking news came in today... My husband and I got our PGT-A results back, and unfortunately, they came back abnormal and was highly mosaic. It had something to do with the egg quality and chromosome issues. Our doctor suggested we speak with the genetic lab to go over the results in more detail and really understand what went wrong. I did some research, and if we were to move forward with the embryo transfer, there's a high chance it could end in miscarriage or just a failed IVF cycle altogether.I'm honestly devastated. I didn’t expect this kind of outcome especially since my egg was graded as the second best. I thought we were in a good place. I never imagined that the PGT-A testing would be the thing that stopped us from continuing. It’s left me feeling completely defeated.

july 6, 2o25

I got lazy updating you guys but I had to do a bloodtest on July 3rd and got the results back on Fourth of July. I had a busy weekend, but here are what they needed from me. I take vitamin D everyday but it still came out low... Results above ^^^^

july 1, 2o25

My husband and I had a Zoom call with our doctor. She mentioned that there may have been an issue with the air quality, which could be why most of my eggs didn’t develop properly. Apparently, the eggs didn’t make it to the blastocyst stage (day 5). However, she said there’s still a 25% chance that we’ll know next week if the one embryo we have is viable. Since only one embryo made it, she had hoped that at least three or more would have developed, especially since we are doing ICSI. There's a 50–60% chance that the transfer will be successful, and if the embryo implants, there's a 90% chance that the pregnancy will continue past the first trimester.

june 24, 2o25

Picking up the call was the hardest thing I had to hear all day.. the lab called about saying that all my eggs that grew yesterday wasn't good enough to freeze for other IVF cycles. I only have one good embryo which was yesterday's call. If you're wondering which grade it's "5AA". It's the second best egg quality. I'm going to keep my hopes up high. Now, I'm going to wait for the other testing to come in couple of more weeks.

june 23, 2o25

The lab called saying that they were able to freeze one of my embryos today. I was in shock when she said that my embryo was a "Grade AA embryo", because this is the best grade for IVF. She also said that there's a second growing and they may freeze it tomorrow. I was crying earlier wishing there was more embryos that made it today but it's all a waiting game now. The nurse said I may have to wait 2-4 weeks until they can see the full results.

june 18, 2o25

The IVF lab called me saying they only can fertilize 8 out of 13 eggs of mine but have to see which ones can make it around next Monday.

june 17, 2o25

Egg retrieval set up started at 7 AM. They wanted me to meet up with the staff and ask questions about if I had any allergies with the anesthesiologist. The nurses put the IV and wanted to make sure I emptied my bladder before starting. My doctor was there to give me more info about the procedure and what exactly we are doing. I'm not sure if I said this but, my husband and I are doing ICSI IVF. This was the quickiest procedure ever... only like 20-30 mins. The recovery time before being discarded is around 1 hour. My activities are limited again where I can't do much until a week later. We are going to wait for a phone call about how many eggs got matured and fertilized. Dr. Shannon told me that I got 13 eggs retrieved. More than I expected. I have to call them when I start my cycle day 1.

task: egg retrieval at 8 AM

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june 16, 2o25

Traveling back to Plano, TX for my bloodtest today and will be out of town for 2 days. I'm tired of getting blood taken every day or two. The bloodtest was for checking my trigger shot from the previous day. Everything looks normal so I can proceed for the procedure. Tomorrow is my egg retrieval at 8 AM. I'm feeling 90% better where I'm not in pain anymore. I'm shocked that yesterday was hell and today was like heaven.

task: bloodwork at 9 AM

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june 15, 2o25

Stimulation: Day 10 of fucking feeling like SHIT. This is the most uncomfortale cramping I had all week. Today, I went in for bloodwork and sonos again. My dad wanted to spend father's day back home with the family. We also celebrated his & my aunt's birthday late since we been out of town for days. I got a call about my bloodwork and they said I'm going to start my trigger shot called Leuprolide (Acetate) exactly at 8 PM tonight. I'm glad I didn't have to inject 3 today but man my body feels like total shit.. I cried because I haven't felt this pain ever in my life. My body is cold as well.. Like I said, I'm grateful for this pain. Those who are supporting me are making me feel like this pain is all worth it.

task: bloodwork, sonogram, inject Leuprolide 0.8mL at 8 PM

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june 14, 2o25

Stimulation: Day 9 of taking Menopur, Follistim, and Ganirelix injections today. Sucks I can't use my PC to play games to relax.. I just don't like using my Macbook since I'm traveling. I got a lot of text messages saying to feel better and hope it goes well from a lot of friends and family members. I'm in SOOOO MUCH pain for a good reason. I been wanting a child with Matthew for 3 years now so this is worth the pain. Tomorrow will be my last 3 injections and then I'll have to wait to do the trigger shot injection after tomorrow's appointment.

task: inject Menopur 75 IU, Follistim 225 units, and Ganirelix 0.5mL at 7-9 PM

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june 13, 2o25

Stimulation: Day 8 of taking Menopur, Follistim, and Ganirelix injections today. Dr. Shannon wasn’t available today, so I ended up having my sonogram done by another lady. My follicles are still looking good, which is a relief. Now I'm just waiting for the follow-up call about my blood results. Honestly, it gets a little repetitive hearing the same thing each time, but I know the ultrasounds and labs are all about tracking the growth of my follicles throughout the process. They want my follicles to be around 18–20mm. Afterwards, I swung by H Mart, because I couldn’t stop thinking about their pastries...

task: bloodwork, sonograms, inject Menopur 75 IU, Follistim 225 units, and Ganirelix 0.5mL at 7-9 PM

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june 12, 2o25

Stimulation: Day 7 of taking Menopur, Follistim, and Ganirelix injections today. Today was probably the most sleepiest day I had so far. My lower back is cramping as well. My bruising from getting the bloodwork is really showing. I met 76\halfway to get more follistim since I will run out tomorrow. I felt like I could barely speak much due to being out of it still.

task: inject Menopur 75 IU, Follistim 225 units, and Ganirelix 0.5mL at 7-9 PM

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june 11, 2o25

Stimulation: Day 6 of taking Menopur, Follistim, and Ganirelix injections today. I went in for my lab and sonogram and everything is good again. I asked if peeing like every 40 mins - 1 hour is normal she said yes. If I could recall, I think the ovary expands or something. I forgot honestly since I been zoning out a lot. I visited my family's friend and went to dinner with them and got bún bò huế before stopping at Buc-ee's. Now I'm staying at my sister in law's family's house during the week. I have two more labs and sonograms on Friday and Sunday.

task: bloodwork, sonogram, inject Menopur 75 IU, Follistim 225 units, and Ganirelix 0.5mL at 7-9 PM

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june 10, 2o25

Stimulation: Day 5 of taking Menopur, Follistim, and Ganirelix injections today. The storm was so bad that the delivery driver called me said she couldn't deliver my package of follistim fluid. It was flooded around the area I live that they blocked the road for cars to come in. Well, I been more moody lately and that's part of the symptoms. My emotions are just all over the place. I don't know where my mind is most of the time. I took a long nap.. I know I shouldn't, but man I'm so worn out. I thought that the third injection will make it worse but it's just the first two that makes it worse. I'm still bloated a lot but I'm so hungry.. today was a boring day. Sorry if I don't have much to say.

task: inject Menopur 75 IU, Follistim 225 units, and Ganirelix 0.5mL at 7-9 PM

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june 9, 2o25

Stimulation: Day 4 of taking Menopur and Follistim injections today. My dad took me to my appointment and got me banh mi. He's the best dad I can ask for. You're asking why can't I just drive by myself? My whole body is shutdown from the drugs they given me. These drugs are so fucking insane trust me. It makes your body so weak you could barely even move. I always want to nap in the afternoons, but I try to keep myself busy. I took a walk for 5 mins and I almost fell to the ground. That's how weak and tired your body is. My doctor told me to take it easy..lol. I went in for another sonogram and bloodtest at 9:30am today. Dr. Shannon said everything looks good again. You can see my follicles are really showing. The nurse gave me a call at 2:35pm about my blood results and said it looked good. The only thing that they changed was my Ganirelix injections for tomorrow instead of Wednesday's start date. I'm nervous because from now on, I'll be on 3 injections at night. Idk if my abdominal can handle this much pain. Two injections a day already hurts so bad idk why IVF shots are so painful...

task: bloodwork, sonogram, inject Menopur 75 IU, and Follistim 225 units at 7-9 PM

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june 7 - june 8, 2o25

Stimulation: Day 2 & 3 of taking Menopur and Follistim injections today. Glad my husband injected me, because I can't do it myself to save my life. I tend to shake when I do it.. I won't be able to see him for maybe less than week. I'll be staying at a family friend's house. I can't keep driving 2 1/2 hours for these appointments. I'm thankful for those who are supportive of our IVF journey. Everyone was so helpful, so I feel blessed. I have more sonograms and labs every other day. I also ordered more Follistim, because I wouldn't have enough so it's coming on Tuesday. If you're wondering how the injections went, they stung so fucking bad.

task: inject Menopur 75 IU and Follistim 225 units at 7-9 PM

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june 6, 2o25

Stimulation: Day 1 of taking Menopur and Follistim injections today. I'll be taking these injections for 10 days at 7-9 PM only around the abdominal area. Keep in mind that everyone's body is different so they given me a higher dosage. Yours could be different. Good luck to me with all these damn shots... Oh yeah, I thought something went wrong today when I woke up to pee. I started my period after taking the birth controls for 13 days and started to panic. I been really emotional lately, so I noticed my period symptoms kicking in. I called the fertility clinic and they said it's a false period, so it's okay. Soooo, next time you start your period. DON'T PANIC like I did. Here are some things you could do and can't do during the stimulation process (from my IVF package sheet).

acceptable: walking, light stretching, and eat a normal diet

unacceptable: no running, jumping, twisting, no lifting more than 20 pounds, no alcohol, limit caffeine intake, no sauna's, ice baths, or hot tubs

task: inject Menopur 75 IU and Follistim 225 units at 7-9 PM

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june 4, 2o25

1st ultrasound went great. Dr. Shannon checked to see for cysts and follicles. She found 16–18 follicles and said the cysts were normal! I did a blood test to determine if I’m able to move forward with IVF. Since my ultrasound went well, I knew my blood results would come back good. I got a call around 3PM with the results and I was right. It did go well! Only thing different was that the bloodtest changed my dosage for my Follistim units from 150 to 225 units. My family wanted to see if I can have twins, so I asked if I was able to.. but I found out I can’t have twins, because it can be risky. She didn’t want to ruin our chances for the first IVF cycle. I’m glad my sister was here to support me during this day. My sister and I had to go to the nurse’s office to learn how to inject myself and how many units and mL to use. The nurse also taught us the symptoms the injections might cause: like mood swings, tiredness, and other side effects. She said that if I experience headaches, blurry vision, shortness of breath, or anything like that, I should call them immediately so they can adjust my injection dosage. This was a long day trust me. My sister treated me to my favorite food… hot pot LOL….

task: bloodwork, ultrasound, and medication lessons with Nurse Adrienne

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may 22 - june 3, 2o25

task: take 13 'active only' birth control tablets

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