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Grandma's Angels
Grandmaās Angels
The past couple of days have been rough for grandma. Mom said sheās been halluncinating again. She is seeing people in her room. She even told my mom to tell them to get out. Weāre wondering if they are angels waiting to take grandma. In a way itās a nice thought. At least for me. I believe in angels and spirits. Some people donāt, and thatās okay. I still do.
I suggested to my mom that maybe sheā¦
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Dimpled Firefighter
I had narrowed my donor choices down to two. Dimpled Firefighter and Hazel Eyes. Iāve been struggling over this but one of my blog friends who has ADD experience suggested to steer clear of that, to not risk it, especially since Iām single. Thatās what I needed to hear. I needed someone who had some insight to basically tell me what to do. Plus I had another friend of mine confirm that sameā¦
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Quick Update
I thought for my donor dilemma that I would make a pros and cons list for each. Well that didnāt quite go as planned. Both have many pros but only one has one con. Option 2, the new option had ADD as child. Thatās the only con for him. And to me thatās not a huge deal or at least shouldnāt be. Of course if it was, at least it would make my decision easier.
What I might do is call the donor bankā¦
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Cycle Day 5 Mixed with a Side of Grandma
What a long seven days. This past Friday my menses arrived so I was excited to be able to email me nurse and let her know. But of course I get her āout of officeā reply. So I called the front desk and spoke with another nurse. She scheduled my cycle and had me start BCP Saturday. Usually itās been on day 3 so I verified that she didnāt mean Sunday and she said to start on Saturday.
I will be onā¦
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Always Question Things
So remember how I told you that I had emailed my nurse asking her why I should stop birth control pills when Iām only a week away from my period, but then I got her out of office reply? Well the next day (Friday) I got an email first thing in the morning and she said she got to thinking, the night before, about my situation and she thinks it would be best to finish out the BCP.
See? Alwaysā¦
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Rising Estrogen....Still
I continued taking birth control pills for three more days like the doctor told me. They were hoping that it would bring my estrogen down from 97 to below 50. I went to my appointment this morning and had my ultrasound done. Lining looked greatā¦again, and the same amount of follicles developing. All good there.
Iām out at lunch when I see that my nurse is calling. She never calls that early and Iā¦
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High Estrogen
Last night was night 11 of my BCP, the amount that this cycle would allow in order for me to do this before the end of the year. Normally the BCP protocol is around 20 days for me. Iām sure it varies by person. Today I had my baseline ultrasound and blood work. The u/s tech said my lining was nice and thin and I have 7 follicles on the right and 5 on the left. Thatās two more than the last cycle,ā¦
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IVF Ball is Rolling Again!
IVF Ball is RollingĀ Again!
Iāve missed blogging but I just didnāt have much to say. Dealing with a miscarriage was hard emotionally and physically. I wanted to give up. But I havenāt.
Itās been a bit over two months since I had my D&C. The wait was terrible. Not knowing when AF would arrive is worse than any other āwaitā IāveĀ been through. I mean even the 2ww is better than what this wait was. At least with the 2ww youā¦
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My First Acupuncture Session
First Acupuncture Session
I might have mentioned in a previous blog that my next IVF attempt will be my last. Well that sends me into a tornado of emotions. Sept 16th (two Tuesdayās ago) I had a D&C to clean me out. I chose this option so I wouldnāt miscarry naturally and be reminded of what didnāt happen. Since the D&C Iāve had daily spotting but nothing to be alarmed about. The day I had the D&C, I felt to renewed andā¦
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From pregnant to unpregnant
I had my second ultrasound today. Last weekās there was a gestational sac but it was empty. All week I have been so worried and scared. I was so happy to be pregnant that I feared it would be taken away.
I get to the doctors office and my heart is pounding in my chest and Iām beginning to shake. I go in and get ready and I tried not to look at the monitor as she is inserting the ultrasound wand.ā¦
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First ultrasound, now I'm scared
Yesterday I had my first ultrasound. I was so excited and really was hoping I could see a little heartbeat and take a photo home. My appointment was at 8:30 and I arrived on time. I sat for about 10 minutes and was called back to a room. The doctor and the technician came in all excited, asking me how I was doing. I said that I was great, but none of this feels real yet. Dr. T said thatās normalā¦
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IVF #3 Beta 1 and 2
IVF #3 Beta 1 andĀ 2
I feel horrible that I havenāt been back on to give yaāll an update on my next two beta tests. Iāve been tired and since I work on a computer all day, sometimes the last thing I want to do is open up my laptop.
Just a recap ā my first beta was on August 19 (12dp5dt) and it was 116.
Beta #2 ā August 21, 2014 (14dp5dt) was 243.
Beta #3 ā August 25, 2014 (18dp5dt) was 1291
So everything looks greatā¦
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IVF #3 ā 2WW and BetaĀ Results As many of us know, the two week wait is pure torture. In the past I would work on projects to keep me busy and my mind off of what every little twinge my body was having and what it meant.
Three transferred
Iām a tad behind in posting this but last Thursday was my transfer day. I had three early blastocysts so they decided to put them all in hoping one sticks. Of course I was extremely nervous that all three would take but then I remind myself that that would probably NEVER happen ā itās not like Iām in my 20s with no issues.
I had thoughts of being very productive while taking it easy the lastā¦
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Two perfect; some fragmented
Two perfect; someĀ fragmented
My status call this morning told me that all six are still growing. There are 2 perfect 2-cell embryos, 2 2-cell with 10% fragmentation, and 1 3-cell with 10% fragmentation. I asked my nurse about fragmentation and she explained it as little dimples in the cells. The more there are the worse it can be. Ten percent, however, is still in the good/normal range.
My nurse later emailed me and saidā¦
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Day after retrieval status call
Day after retrieval statusĀ call
I got the first status call this morning around 9:45 and the nurse asked me how I was doing since my retrieval. I told her I had pretty good cramps yesterday but today seems much better. She goes on to tell me that Iāll be bloated for a few days and if the cramps continue, to take the pain pills that were prescribed. I said I would.
She then gave me an update on my eggs/embryos. Out of the 9 thatā¦
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IVF #3 - Retrieval day, 9 of 13 collected
IVF #3 ā Retrieval day, 9 of 13Ā collected
This morning was retrieval day. My appointment was at 9:30am so I was there an hour an a half before. They got me checked it, vitals done, dressed in gown and comfy on the stretcher.
Eventually my mom came back. When I was called back, my mom was in the ladies room. When she did finally reach my curtained off room, she told me what just happened to her. On her way from the ladies room, sheā¦
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