“Congratulations”

So 9 days after the embryo transfer I go back in for my blood draw to tell me if the transfer was successful or not. Drumroll… IT WORKED. “Congratulations, you are pregnant!” What a long 9 days, but all worth it. Now what? Now you continue to take your medication through the first trimester of your pregnancy. Continue taking estradiol 3x per day 8 hours apart, intravaginal progesterone 2x a day 12 hours apart and intramuscular progesterone injections every evening. Got it. The crazy part is by the time I found out I was pregnant I was already over 4 weeks! At the time the embryo was frozen back in July of 2024 it was 5 days old and by placing the embryo directly into my uterus it eliminates almost 2 weeks of pregnancy.

So here I am now, through my first trimester of pregnancy, nearly 2 years out from being cancer free, building our dream house and working full time. Everything is coming together it seems. There is always light at the end of the tunnel… Sometimes the tunnel is just longer than you want or expect it to be.