I had my appointment today with Dr. Cou.lam. I saw it on my calendar last week and debated if I should keep it, then I thought what the heck? What's another $350?
After going over my full history she said that even though my NK cells are borderline high, she would have expected at least one pregnancy in 6 years, 5 IVF's and 9 embryos transferred. She suggested we do an Embryotoxicity Panel and see what comes up. Otherwise she suspects the sperm could be the problem.
My phone kept cutting off, something it usually doesn't happen, so that was frustrating, for me and her. I didn't get to ask more questions but to be honest I feel like nobody really knows and just seems like a guessing game. I'm not booking any more appointments with anyone, learned my lesson. No one really knows. If the screening goes well and we get to transfer to Cynthia, we may get some answers then. Fingers crossed!
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Sorry to hear that you received even more confusing information. This must be very frustrating! I hope you get some answers and good news soon!
ReplyDeleteSo frustrating - good plan to keep moving along with the GC. If you want to test her thoughts- then a medicated IUI might be your answer - I remember thinking you make a lot of eggs?
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ReplyDeleteI have my fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteI agree that IF is defintely a guessing game, and each therapy or suggestion is mostly a shot in the dark at least in my experience. Very frustrating when all one wants is concrete answers.
ReplyDeleteI like your plan to focus on the GC path you have chosen, and not worry about the other options at this time.
Those are the exact words my doctor used today..."it's really a guessing game". As much as you don't want to hear it from your doctor, I appreciated his honesty. He recommended not to do any testing for me, for the time being. I am curious to get a NK testing done (our clinic doesn't provide this). Did she explain what impact the NK has on the embryo and why/how she would have expected one pregnancy?
ReplyDeleteHope you get some clarity with the screening provides more clarity. I was excited to read about your next steps with the GC. *prayers*
I love honesty too, I prefer when they tell me that it could be anything really, that's definitely much better than the 'old eggs' theory.
DeleteWhen she pointed out that my NK cells were borderline I said that I had heard that they can fluctuate, she said yes, then I asked 'wouldn't I have gotten pregnant at least once in this 6 years given all the treatments I've done?' Then she said 'I would have thought so' and that's why she was suggesting digging deeper to see if we could find a more definitive cause for this.
Thanks! I hope you find an answer too :)