Thursday, September 18, 2014


I got the test results back and it turns out I have eleveted Antineclear Antibodies which is basicly something along the lines of my immune system attacking the wrong thing (ie in this case our embryos).


My first test result was 1/80 which was slightly elevated so she gave me a tablet steroid called prednisone to take during my cycles. She re tested me and they were at 1/640 and because its a lot higher so she said to hold off the frozen embryo cycle for now and go to a Rhumetoligist first as my mum has Rhumetoid arthritis which is apparently linked/ caused by high ANA or something of the sort so although I have no symptoms of it I need to be tested for other auto immune disease.

You can probably tell from the way that I write this that I really don't know much about it, I've been reading lots of information but feels a bit like information overload
So basicly it looks like i will be waiting until at least December to see the rhumetologist and then some time after that I will be doing my next frozen embryo transfer.
It sucks that we have to wait so long but at the same time it's worth it because this very well could be the reason for my two chemicals, the embryo started to implant but the antinuclear antibodies attacked them. It might not be the only thing preventing me from getting and staying pregnant but It's definitely a step in the right direction.
I feel a bit disappointed that I had such high hopes that this would be the year i'd get pregnant and now it's slipping away quickly and looking less likely but I know this baby of ours will be well worth the wait to wait I shall. I'll wait as long as I need to