Only 2 weeks after the second negative pregnancy test did we begin again. This time was a little different. Since Dr. Rehman used frozen sperm on the second attempt, we got a refund. And it just so happened that the refund we received was the same amount it cost to do it a third time but without the egg retrieval. Let me explain... During the first attempt, there was 1 fertilized embryo left over that Dr. Craig had frozen for us. Then, during the second attempt, there was 1 fertilized embryo left over that Dr. Rehman had frozen for us. When going through in-vitro, the doctors prefer to always implant 2 fertilized embryos during each cycle for people 30-39 years old. Younger only gets 1 and older gets 3.
Since we weren't going to have the egg retrieval or the hormone meds, it dropped the cost conciderably. So we started again. Still took 6 weeks but was so much easier on my body. And my PCP decided to keep me on Paxil until I took the pregnancy test since my depression got so serious after 2 failed attempts. If I got a positive result, stop taking it immediately.
This time, as soon as we decided to go another round, I knew I wanted my mom to be there with us. No matter how old you are, sometimes you just need your mommy. On July 20th, Joe, my mom, Dr. Rehman, the nurse, and I all crowded into the little room and Dr. Rehman implanted the 2 remaining frozen fertilized embryos.
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