Friday, September 2, 2011

Laugh to Keep From Crying....

I know that God allows us to go through trials and tribulations for various reasons. Sometimes those trials and tribulations are so tough, that we have to LAUGH to KEEP from CRYING. We now have another trial to add on our journey to becoming parents:




This morning I was contacted by Dr. B to let me know that our embryos had arrived in India, (it only took 5 days) but that the dewar that the embryos were shipped in was at room temperature and the liquid nitrogen surrounding our embryos had all evaporated, which is not good news. Dr. B ROCKS because he called the shipping company this morning from India before I even called them and he sent me copies of the time an temperature paperwork that he had to sign once the dewar was delivered to him.

I ended up using a shipping company that my clinic in New York recommended and they have been very helpful today regarding this very hurtful matter that most likely all of our embryos have been lost, and have agreed to refund us the shipping costs. In addition they are doing an investigation to find out what could have happened between New York and India, including looking at all of their data logs.

We have decided to still press forward on our journey and open our hearts to God asking him to guide us as we make our way...

WHATS NEXT?

*I have an IVF Consult with my Dr. in New York this coming Wednesday

*We are currently working on the Surrogate Agreement with Dr. B

*I will start another Fresh IVF Cycle with my clinic in New York as soon as possible (I have to take Birth Control Pills for 3 weeks so the earliest the ball would get rolling with the actual meds and injections is October), and they will coordinate with Dr. B, so I can fly to India when it is time to do my Egg Retrieval (this will save me from taking a lot of time off from work) and then do a transfer into my chosen Gestational Carrier

Look out India, CocoaMasala is on the way.....




16 comments:

  1. Oh no!!!!! I feel sick reading this. We had a similar occurence back in 2008 and it is devastating. Like us, you are pushing onward, not defeated, only stronger and more determined.

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  2. That is just not right!!!! I'm so so sorry to read this. I can't believe such precious cargo would have been carelessly handled! So sorry!

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  3. Thanks Kerrie and Edward I appreciate the kind thoughts. Kerrie I thought about your story when this happened and your have been a true inspiration to me for pushing onward...

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  4. I'm so sorry to hear this. I know you will find strength to continue and I wish you lots of baby dust.
    x

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  5. Oh no, how horrible! I too had flashbacks of Kerrie's similar ordeal while reading your post. This just sucks in so many ways. Thinking of you.

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  6. Unbelievable, I cannot believe how irresponsible and inconsiderate some companies can be.
    This can only make your newly created embryo's even stronger.


    http://saskia-fromlittlethingsbigthingsgrow.blogspot.com/

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  7. I am so sorry this happened how upsetting and frustrating! Wishing you all the very best for next time. Best wishes and you are in my thoughts.

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  8. i am so sorry to read this cocoa but i believe things happen for a reason. just stay focused and it will be well. take care

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  9. Unbelievable. I am so glad to see that you are already making plans to move forward. Slowly but surely YOU WILL REACH YOUR GOAL! Thinking of you guys!!!

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  10. You are in my thoughts, OMG!!! It will happen for you. I use a guy out of Canada to ship everything and we have never had any issues....

    Hugs!!

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  11. Oh No, this is just terrible, I am so sorry. You seem to be coping with it well, but hey - this just isn't losing a pair of shoes in transit, this is precious precious cargo!!! We use Core Cryolabs a lot at SCi and all shipments have had no issues. Hang in there what doesn't kill you will make you stronger ( small comfort, I know) Meg xxx

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  12. So sorry to hear your news~just terrible.Glad to hear you are moving forward with your plans. Best wishes, SJ & B xx

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  13. So very sorry to hear this news! How awful! I know this verse is out of context, but I felt surprisingly calm yesterday at a bat mitzvah, of all places, when the sermon revolved around the fact that God values completion. I thought of Philippians 1:6: "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."...it may take us much longer to get there than we'd like, and we may cry many tears and ache along the way, but He will never leave us or forsake us, Cocoa...you can be sure that God WILL complete your family (and mine) in His time. It's so hard to wait and suffer setbacks, though, and I am sorry for what you'e going through now. Thinking of you...Jill and Alex

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  14. Jojo, Rhonda, Saskia, lucylu, temmytango, Bernadette, Crystal, Meg, SJ & B, Jill & Alex thank you so much for your kind words, encouragement and inspiration.


    xoxo Coco & Brian

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  15. So sorry for this loss. You're in my thoughts and prayers!

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  16. I just read your post and am so terribly sorry. It is sickening to think about losing the embryos. I think it is courageous of you to continue moving forward and hopefully the fresh transfer will result in a beautiful baby or babies on your first surrogacy attempt!

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