Negative, ghost rider.
I got the call at around 10:30am this morning and you know how you can tell from the tone of their voice what the result is. We are very sad, and we are having ups and downs today, but I’m OK and I’m really hopeful that the FET will work in Jan/Feb next year. I [...]
11dp5dt – Beta tomorrow
I have not POAS’d since Monday. I just don’t know what I feel anymore. Sure, I still have symptoms, but with the meds, it’s always hard to tell. One good thing is that my BBT has remained elevated, and with my first IVF cycle, that wasn’t the case (it was a BFN). It will be [...]
5dp5dt – What I’m learning about IM injections
A couple of nights ago, my husband did my progesteron in oil (PIO) shot and it hurt like MAD. Excrutiating. I know that a part of it is psychological, but it was really painful. Now, my butt is pretty sore from all of the shots over the past 3 weeks or so. That part, oddly, [...]
4dp5dt – Symptom list continues…
Today’s list includes the following: Walking into public restrooms is very offensive, smell-wise. Sometimes runny, sometimes stuffy nose. I had a couple of mild dizzy spells in the shower this morning which almost made me fall. I’m still very VERY tired. Sleeping like crazy. My face felt flushed again this morning. My stomach is gassy [...]
3dp5dt – Mostly just tired.
Mind you, I am getting pumped with Progesterone injections nightly, and Delestrogen shots every third day, so some of these “symptoms” are probably related to those medications. I will list my symptoms here nonetheless because it’s fun… I’m super dooper tired. I feel completely zapped of energy and feel like doing nothing but lounging around. [...]
It’s all about “The Wait”
Isn’t it? When going through fertility treatments, it seems as though there is one wait after another. You wait until you can start BCP’s, you wait until you can start injections, you wait until your retrieval/thaw/transfer, you wait until your beta, you wait until your ultrasound… Today’s wait is about “Day 3″ vs “Day 5″ [...]
Baseline Day
I’m at Shady Grove now for my baseline ultrasound and bloodwork. It really feels like I’m cycling now. My nurse calculated my protocol calendar off by a day, so I hope everything works out ok. I feel a lot better now that I’ve been off Necon for 5 days now. Sheeesh. That was rough. My [...]
IVF #3 – Donor Egg Cycle #1 Commencing Now!
All of the paperwork has been printed, signed, scanned, faxed, mailed, you name it, we have done it to the files. Our donor selection was made last week. DH and I were pretty well decided once we saw this donor had nearly same ethnic background as I do. The only difference is that her eggs [...]
The ride continues.
The emotional roller coaster ride, that is. I’ve been getting some feedback from people that I should try one more time with my own eggs. The thing is, I don’t have a strong feeling that it will work. I don’t feel like, “Next time will work, I know it will – just one…more.. time!!!” Hell, [...]
Getting things going!
I found out yesterday that I may need to take a business trip to London in early August. I emailed my nurse and asked her, “what if AF arrives?” Her response was that as soon as AF arrives, I can start BCP’s for my next cycle, IVF #3. This means that my body has not [...]