Surgery for extraction

Two days ago we received the bad news about an increase in progesterone that would postpone the implantation (transfer) of embryos. It was a little bit disappointing, we thought we would be pregnant very soon. But we decided to trust God in spite of this minor setback.

We were in the car by 4am, the sun was not up yet. We drove in the night and we arrive in the night. We were excited to be there and a little bit nervous.

The nurse called us into a room and asked Nancy to put on a robe. They brought several pages for us to sign; waivers, consent forms, instructions post-surgery, and so on.

They connected Nancy to a serum bag and measured her vital signs. We were both praying for everything to go well.

After a few minutes the embryologist came and introduced herself; she told us that she would be analyzing the oocytes and the sperm and performing the insemination. She was a red-headed young woman and sounded smart.

A few minutes later the anesthesiologist came and introduced himself; he looked kind of creepy. He was an old bald man with huge glasses. Pablo asked him, when would be a good moment to record Nancy being under anesthesia, but he did not think it was funny and left.

Later Dr. Burger came to the room and explained to us that she would be performing the extraction of oocytes and also about the problem with the progesterone. The life of the embryos would not be in line with the optimal conditions of the uterus and the chances of a successful pregnancy would be greatly reduced. She told us to postpone the implantation procedure. We think is a good idea as well, as long as it increases the chances of pregnancy, we should postpone.

Finally, when Dr. Burger left the room, in a matter of minutes they came to take Nancy to the operating room. At this moment Pablo was very nervous. He became instantly worried and anxious. He started to post on the Facebook page to ask for prayers.

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The embryologist came into the room and told Pablo it was his time. They took Pablo to a room and gave him a cup. After Pablo deposited his sample, he returned to the room and Nancy was already back there. Nancy was something between asleep and awake. She was speaking and acting strange, repeating the same things over and over. She kept saying "it was fast, right?". Pablo took a video of Nancy at this point, but we don't think the world is ready to see it. If you want to watch it, you can ask Nancy.

The nurses kept checking Nancy's vital signs, and after an hour of monitoring her they authorized her release. The embryologist came for a last time to inform us that they collected 10 oocytes and the sperm looked great. She said that they would call us the next day, on Friday, to tell us more details about the process.

At that moment we went back to Waco. Nancy did not want to eat, the anesthesia caused some nausea.

The rest of the day we stayed home. Pablo was watching the status of Nancy, who experienced some pain, and gave her a Tylenol.

The day ended, we were tired, and anxious about that phone call with an update from the embryologist. We prayed strongly for our future baby. Please God be with us. If you want to help us pray, please do.

Thank you for all your support. Thank you for prayers. Thank you for being good friends to us.

Peace,

Pablo and Nancy.