I got to the clinic at exactly 11am, following an appointment at Piandre where I had my nail polish removed. Ok, I had foot spa and spot massage, too. I wanted to relax.
There weren't a lot of people in the clinic today. I waited a bit before I was called in the treatment room. I was just given some last few instructions. I was told I the embryo is being thawed already, I can have lunch first and I can come back at 2:00. Hubby will come around that time, too, as he was required to undergo infectious disease screening.
I was called into the recovery room which is also the prep room. I was assigned to bed number 7. Similar to the Oocyte Pick-Up, I was asked to wear a pink hospital gown and a hair net.
And purple slippers.
My bed enclosure has a locker.
Shortly after, I was called into the OR. The procedure was pretty quick, around 10 minutes or less. It was a bit uncomfortable, but better than the oocyte pick up. I saw the embryo being sucked into the catheter. Then I also saw the embryo being released into my uterus. After the procedure, Dr. Mendiola handed me a 4x6 photo of our blastocyst, and a print out of the ultrasound showing the embryo. So cool!
After the procedure, I was asked to lie down for at least 15 minutes. After that, we just paid and we went home. I took a two-week break from work so I can rest and give the embryo a better chance of implanting into my uterus, and growing into a fetus.
By God's grace, we will confirm the pregnancy in a few week's time. Actually, I was asked to come back in five days for a pregnancy test. However, the blood test will only confirm the pregnancy hormones - I think that means that the embryo has implanted and my body is changing and producing the pregnancy hormones. However, we will only confirm that the embryo has fully developed into a fetus once we get a heartbeat in about 3 weeks.
Before we went home, we settled the last major payment, and shelled out Php59,300.00. This cost covers Assisted Hatching (Php 16,800), Embryo Transfer (Php39,200) and hubby's infectious disease screening (Php2,520). I was also given another batch of Duphaston (Php 780.00) which I was to take three times a day for the next four days. I was to continue taking the Minipil once a day for another five days, and Progynova, three times a day for the next five days. I had to buy another pack of Progynova at Php450. That's it for now!
Before we went home, we settled the last major payment, and shelled out Php59,300.00. This cost covers Assisted Hatching (Php 16,800), Embryo Transfer (Php39,200) and hubby's infectious disease screening (Php2,520). I was also given another batch of Duphaston (Php 780.00) which I was to take three times a day for the next four days. I was to continue taking the Minipil once a day for another five days, and Progynova, three times a day for the next five days. I had to buy another pack of Progynova at Php450. That's it for now!
So the waiting game begins.
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