5 Embryos on Ice; 1st Chemo Done!

Hi, all. Jeff and I have been getting some inquiries about how I am doing (thank you!), so I thought it was time to update the blog.

On Monday I completed egg retrieval, five of which fertilized successfully. These embryos have been frozen and will be kept in storage until if and when we need them. Trippy!

Yesterday I had my first Chemo treatment. As you can see from the photo, the setup is pretty plush. That is a TV monitor in front of me with all of the cable channels, and we got a nice seat by the window, so it wasn't so bad. (However, there’s no Wi Fi access in the “infusion area”. Kevin: get on it!)

I got a headache during the admission of my second drug, but it went away in a few minutes. Since then, I've been taking my anti-nausea and other medication religiously, and although I am tired and have some weird symptoms, so far I have not felt sick. I sort of need to take this day by day, which is the hard part (especially for a planner like me), but I’ll take every good day I can get! I feel very fortunate to feel as well as I do.

That’s pretty much it. I have 7 more treatments to go, every other Tuesday. I will probably update the blog when I lose my hair (in about 2 weeks) so that all of you can see my fabulous wig.

Finally, I know that I’m repeating myself, but Jeff and I sincerely want to thank everyone for their e-mails, calls, favors, offers to help, etc. We can’t tell you how much it means to us. We are so lucky to have wonderful friends and family like you!

Love,Shannon