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IVF – Injection Day #4

The injections are getting more routine now, Louis is a pro. I only had a headache that first day, and then a little bit of nausea for a couple days. But now I mostly feel normal again. My resting heart … Continue reading

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IVF – Injection Day #1

We survived the first day of injections! Wow that was nerve wracking. Reconstituting the drugs (mixing powder with liquid) and injecting turned out to be pretty complicated and quite annoying. The instructional videos are all severely lacking in detail. There … Continue reading

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IVF – Stimulation starts tomorrow

I went in for my suppression ultrasound and blood work today. They checked to make sure I didn’t have any cysts, or any large follicles (ovaries suppressed), and that my endometrial lining was thin. The blood work measured estrogen and … Continue reading

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Intermission – Potty Training

My stimulation meds arrived on June 28th. That reminds me I really need to go through everything and make sure they sent the correct dosages for everything. I’m a little intimidated by it all, sitting in a huge box in … Continue reading

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IVF – Blood test results

It’s only anxiety, I tell myself. The only thing worse than anxiety is being anxious about it. So I think I’m coming to terms with the fact that my 38 year old vessel is not perfect. And maybe wasn’t perfect … Continue reading

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IVF – Countdown to Stimulation

Today is CD15 of the priming phase. I have swallowed 203 pills and applied 14 doses of testosterone gel. I’m feeling quite accomplished! I often gag when swallowing pills, so this has been quite a trial already. Today I went … Continue reading

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IVF – Milestones

Waiting. The biggest universal of infertility treatment. There are so many kinds of waiting, many of them with their own acronyms. There’s the wait for your next appointment, for CD1 (first day of your period), the TWW (two week wait … Continue reading

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IVF – Priming in pictures

There are altogether too many meds to rely on my memory alone, so of course I had to drum up a spreadsheet .. Measuring out my life in pills…

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IVF – Priming phase for cycle #1

Bird’s Eye Summary I have started priming with a bunch of vitamins and hormones for the IVF cycle. After priming, the stimulation phase should begin approximately July 11th, 2019. I will stimulate for around 10 days and then the tentative … Continue reading

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IVF – Initial testing for cycle #1

Initial Consult On April 8th, 2019 I had my first appointment with Dr. G and it was super informative and straight-forward. He was empathetic and seemed quite optimistic. He addressed my concern about my history of post-anesthesia delirium in a … Continue reading

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IVF – Introduction

I’m diving back into updating this sadly neglected blog so that anyone who’s interested can follow along with our IVF journey. I have relied so much on the support of friends and family this past year, which has been just … Continue reading

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6 months 2 weeks

                            Photo dump! Emily is getting more mobile every day. She can now sit on her own for several minutes at a time, and can scoot with … Continue reading

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