Tom received this from a friend a bunch of months ago who had no idea what we were going through… it was as relevant then as it is now. Thought I would post it here in hopes it may give someone else some comfort.
Archive for September, 2008
Wait
Posted in Uncategorized on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Baby Installation Day
Posted in TTC on September 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Got to the doc around 11ish they were running really behind… no worries. Mom and Dad came along as well so we just sat around and chatted while waiting. They had me take the vallum around 12:15 and before I knew it they were taking me upstairs. Dr. Kofinas came in and the whole procedure [...]
I do not like Lovenox!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
OUCH! So the first injection must have been a fluke because yesterday and today hurt like the dickens! Yesterday it stung really bad (another girl I spoke to in the office told me to try icing it right after… that helps a bit). This morning I started to put it in…pricked myself, stung so bad, [...]
…and the day of the transfer will be…
Posted in TTC on September 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Monday! Spoke to Dr. B today and he said our embryos are doing fantastic and they are definatly going to wait till Monday when some of the embryos will be in the Blastocyst stage of development which is the heartiest stage. Not all embryos make it to this stage. He said about 5 will make [...]
Heard from Dr. B today…
Posted in TTC on September 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
15 eggs were fertilized! Apparently that is really good because I thought Dr. B. was going to jump through the phone and hug me he was so excited. He said that he wants to watch the eggs till tomorrow morning and he will then tell me when we will do the transfer. I have to [...]
Retrieval Day
Posted in TTC on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today was the day to get all of these wonderful follicles out of me…oh how I won’t miss the bloating that they cause. Got to the doctor around 6:30am and was taken up to the retrieval room around 7am. Got me all prepped, hooked up to the IV, up in these crazy leg stir-ups to [...]
IVF Cycle
Posted in TTC on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here we go with my first IVF cycle. Doctor on Friday 8/22 and received a bunch of prescriptions… even Tom got in on the action this time around. I was given 2 antibiotics to take for 7 days, twice a day plus an injectable, leuprolide to control my cycle and ovulation. Tom had to take [...]
