2DT5DT: Yes, I'm POAS!
It's only 2 days since transfer but I peed on a couple sticks today to see if my trigger is all gone.
First Response can't see a thing (25mIU) and my new ones from WondFo (20mIU) have a very very very light line, might be a evaporation line - who knows. So the trigger is pretty much gone. At least I'll know if anything turns up in the days to come and I won't have to ask the question, "Gosh, I wonder if that's still my trigger?" I like having a "baseline" pee stick to base other pee sticks on. Must be the scientist in me.
So the other embryo didn't make it.
Dr. Italian wrote and said the following:
The second embryo was cleaved (i.e. never made it to blast) on day 5 and never changed therefore it was discarded.
The blastocyst that you had transferred had no deeper grading; it was grade 3.
OK. This is a bit of a contradiction to me.
The nurse wrote to me on Monday and said:
"You have one non-expanded and one compacted, both grade 3. There will be one last update right before transfer.
Grade 3, in reference to an embryo that is "non-expanded" or "compacted" means that they are "blasts".
Cleaved means an embryo that is not yet a blast.
So which was it? Was it a grade 3 blast? Or was it a cleaved embryo?
It can't be both. It is so frustrating when people aren't clear. Maybe I just don't understand something about embryo or blast grading, but I wish they would educate me on this. I emailed Dr. Italian asking for further clarification and haven't heard back from him.
I hate being "that patient", that irritating "has to ask every question" patient...but I think that's me ... despite my trying so hard to not be irritating.
First Response can't see a thing (25mIU) and my new ones from WondFo (20mIU) have a very very very light line, might be a evaporation line - who knows. So the trigger is pretty much gone. At least I'll know if anything turns up in the days to come and I won't have to ask the question, "Gosh, I wonder if that's still my trigger?" I like having a "baseline" pee stick to base other pee sticks on. Must be the scientist in me.
So the other embryo didn't make it.
Dr. Italian wrote and said the following:
The second embryo was cleaved (i.e. never made it to blast) on day 5 and never changed therefore it was discarded.
The blastocyst that you had transferred had no deeper grading; it was grade 3.
OK. This is a bit of a contradiction to me.
The nurse wrote to me on Monday and said:
"You have one non-expanded and one compacted, both grade 3. There will be one last update right before transfer.
Grade 3, in reference to an embryo that is "non-expanded" or "compacted" means that they are "blasts".
Cleaved means an embryo that is not yet a blast.
So which was it? Was it a grade 3 blast? Or was it a cleaved embryo?
It can't be both. It is so frustrating when people aren't clear. Maybe I just don't understand something about embryo or blast grading, but I wish they would educate me on this. I emailed Dr. Italian asking for further clarification and haven't heard back from him.
I hate being "that patient", that irritating "has to ask every question" patient...but I think that's me ... despite my trying so hard to not be irritating.
Labels: 2WW, blastocysts, cleaved embryos, HCG, IVF6, POAS
posted by linda at 4:34 PM
Comments on "2DT5DT: Yes, I'm POAS!"
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amanda said ... (5:23 PM) :
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musicmakermomma said ... (7:28 PM) :
post a commentI'm sorry the other one didn't make it. I'm all about asking questions, too. Who cares if you're "that patient." An informed patient is the best kind, IMHO.
Good luck with the pee sticks!
Good for you, pee on that stick! And don't take no for an answer.
I love that you are really asking the questions about your blasts (or not?) I am finally starting to ask when things don't add up - for FAR too long I have just assumed I didn't "get" it when the nurse/doc gave conflicting info. I'm sure they appreciate talking to someone who really knows their stuff.
Sorry #2 didn't come through. Take care, enjoy that couch time!