Rodrigo and Joy

Our journey of creating family – A fertility endeavor

Archive for November, 2007

Family at Thanksgiving

We are getting ready for Thanksgiving, this year we are hosting.  there will be about 15 people here. family and friends.  it is good to have something to keep me to busy to think about the waiting again. We have a great menu planned out.  I love cooking and this is always a great opportunity to try out new things.  It will be my first year brining a turkey, people always love my turkey so I hope it turns out well this way.  It has become a kind of special way for me to connect with my little sister Becky because we both love to cook and try new recipes out.  I love to plan Thanksgiving with her.  We have come up with some really great stuff.

 I healed up well this time, faster than before i think.  It was good to have a reason for why the last time stopped working.  I am ready to move on to the working and baby making part now.  I have made sure to take it really easy this time.  hopefully we will have some good results in February.

Close to a week since the operation and Joy is doing well. It has been a time to get rest, and stay close to home. The incision is healing well, and the pain is going down every day. It is now again a waiting period. Waiting and getting regular monthly blood work to see what the hormone levels are, so that we can figure out if it is all working as expected. As we settle down back at home, it all feels very right, and hope for success is in the air :)
It should be right around the 1 year mark of the first attempt/transplant that we should have some confirmation that it is all working as expected.

Dr. Silber took some photos of the operation last Monday, and was kind enough to pass them along to us. I have uploaded them and wanted to share them here.

PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE GRAPHIC IN NATURE. IF THE SIGHT OF BLOOD MAKES YOU ILL, DO NOT CLICK TO SEE

This one shows the ovary exposed and ready for the graft.

TThis one shows portion 1 of the graft in place and stitched up, on the right had side of the photos, the white part.

This one shows portion 1 and portion 2 of the graft stitched up and in place, the second portion is the one on the left hand side of the ovary, next to the white portion.

This is the work complete. All portions have been grafted.