Final Blast Report

Ugh, I about drove myself crazy today waiting for the lab to call me. And my previous theory about the lab calling early with with good news is totally bunk (LC, you were right), because they didn't call until 4:30pm.

But it was pretty good news again - 5 made it to blast! Which means we are doing genetic testing! So we had 3 Day 5 blasts, with the following grades: 6AB, 4BB and 3BB. Then 2 Day 6: 5BA and another 3BB.

Clearly I make a lot of 3BB blasts. But as I've seen with Chilly Willy and Frozen Frannie, it doesn't mean they are abnormal, just cause they are not the most pretty. So I'm not gonna get too worked up about the fact that only one blast had the ICM graded A (for those that are less than familiar with blast grading, here's a great resource page). No, I feel really good about the 5 blasts. I mean - wow - it is wayyy more blasts than I've ever made before in a cycle. Which was 1. So, yeah, I'm happy. Mr. P looked seriously relieved. And we had made a bet on how many blasts we'd end up with (yes, this is what we've come to, betting on the existence of our future children). He took more than 5, I took less (I really am a pessimist). But 5 on the nose - a push. I guess we both win!

So - what's next, you ask? Well, more fun, let me tell you. Fun in the form of medically-induced menopause! Whoo-hoo, nothing says party like a really good hot flash. I have to take 2 months of depot Looopy-ron to treat this beta-3 integrin deficiency in my lining. And in March, I have to have my fibroid removed. Yeah, I decided to just get it done. So back to the far away clinic for a few days. Then, after all of that crapola, I can begin prep for my FET. That should begin the end of March/early April.

It can't just be simple, can it?

But hey - it is forward motion. I like forward.