More Good News

The cast is off! But more importantly the blood work today showed my progesterone level at 33.3 and my hCG at 6933! And best of all, I got to see the yolk sac on the ultrasound. It didn't look like much (just a black oval), but it was exactly where it's supposed to be in my uterus. Because of my increased risk of ectopic pregnancy (due to my PCD), Dr. M placed the embryo low in my uterus when he did the transfer so it wouldn't float back into the tubes. And it worked! Little Ziggy (that's what AC wants to call the baby until we know the gender :) is right where s/he's supposed to be! I return next Tuesday when we should be able to see the baby and hear the heartbeat! Dr. M says he'll release me in 3 weeks, maybe even sooner if everything looks good. The sonographer was surprised that my ovaries had already returned to their normal size, but I guess they bounced back fast because I didn't hyper-stimulate at all.

Even though originally I had planned on staying on the East Coast during the pregnancy because of the highly recommended MFM in New Haven, AC and I have decided that it's just too hard to be apart for so long, especially when I'm pregnant. So the new plan is for me join AC in Little Rock once Dr. M releases me and be followed by an MFM there. I've already started looking into some doctors there. Since AC's training has been delayed so much due to his eye, it looks like he'll be in Little Rock until July or August. Most likely I'll go with him to Albuquerque as well, where I'll deliver the baby in early November.

As for AC's eye, it's been acting up again (basically he's been on medical leave for over a month now), but at least the military doctors finally started to take it seriously and referred him to a corneal specialist. He's having eye surgery on Thursday and will be in pain (the same severity as when he first injured his eye) for about 5 days. At least he'll be given prescription pain killers. I wish I could be there to take care of him but Dr. M said definitely no flying until we see a good strong heartbeat.

Anyway, that's all the news for now. It's hard to believe I'm almost 6 weeks pregnant! Crazy!