May 17, 2021
Today was MRI day - hallelujah. But that appointment this morning meant a conflict with my fertility appointment needs. I need to get a blood draw in the early morning to check my hormone levels - so instead we coordinated with the local hospital to do a blood draw first thing in the morning before heading down for my MRI.
After some mix-up with the volunteer checking me in at Registration (somehow my name got in the system as “Ruth” Yontz…) I finally was seen for a quick blood draw and then made my way to Radiology in the lower level of the hospital. The MRI went fine. I had to lay face-down in the machine to allow my breasts to fall away from my chest wall. It was extremely uncomfortable, the machine props pressed hard on my ribs and sternum, but it was only about 40min. and then I checked that off of my to-do list. The results are being sent to my oncologist, I should hopefully hear from them sometime tomorrow with an update on my situation. Still praying that the cancer has remained localized to the mass and stayed out of my lymph nodes.
Another fertility appointment, another trip to Champaign. I love Champaign, I enjoy visiting my Alma Mater and reminiscing about the good ol’ undergrad glory days, I love seeing my family there - but the back and forth for these fertility appointments is becoming a bit exhausting. Driving there and back every 2 to 3 days - dropping everything or moving my schedule around to accommodate the early mornings and lengthy roundtrip - I’m ready for this leg of my journey to be complete. We had hoped for an egg retrieval on Wed. or Thurs. of this week - but my Dr. wants to give it a bit more time for the eggs to grow and develop further. At this point, I guess it can’t hurt. Not like I will start my chemotherapy this week… but soon.
Praying my body will continue to respond quickly to the medicine, praying that we can do a retrieval on Friday, praying that it goes exceptionally smooth, praying that my Dr. is able to collect a decent number of healthy, well-developed eggs, praying for the safe freeze (and future thaw) of the eggs, praying for the hope of growing our family once this is all behind us, the hope of carrying another child in my womb, praying for hope.
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