In the upcoming two weeks, I'm looking at two different clinics for donor eggs. One nearby with decent success rates and one further away with awesome success rates. The thing is I'm not in love with the donors at the nearby place - but maybe I shouldn't be? Can you fall in love with a donor? Based on this, I'm now thinking about meeting with another clinic in Chicago with average success rates but it's a much larger clinic. How many is too many?
Our plan is to meet with the physicians at these clinics and review the donors/pricing. Once we have all the info, we will compare the clinics and then decide. My WTF appt with my RE on IVF #2 is in October, I imagine we will start something around that time.
I spent the weekend looking at immunology/IF stuff and asking the magic eight ball if I should do another round with my own eggs. The most common response was Ask Again Later.
And I can't help wondering - what if I have a killer uterus? And if there is such a thing, why are there only like 12 doctors in all the US that treat this?
We had people over to watch football yesterday and then we watched the 9/11 special. There was some pregnancy talk earlier in the day and I was feeling down until I realized that my life could be a whole lot worse. So much worse. I promptly downloaded the Gratitude Journal for my i-Phone. I need to remember how lucky I am to be in this world :)
Hope everyone is enjoying the beginnings of autumn. It's 80 degrees here - I'll remember this day when there is snow on the ground!
Most clinics work with outside agencies for donor eggs, of which there are dozens. So that's something to ask about. You should find a clinic you like. And then separately find a donor your like. It's convenient if you find one you like in an in-house program, but the chances are relatively slim given the numbers. I looked through probably 20 agencies databases, found interesting donors in maybe 6, and was excited about donors from 2.
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Great Advice! This process is a bit overwhelming...
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