Cysts

Benign Phyllodes Tumor

by Kathy on January 18, 2016 · 5 comments

in Anticipation, Anxiety, breast care, Cancer, Coping, Cysts, Hope, Life, Reality, Ultrasounds, Writing

I got a call this afternoon letting me know that the pathology from my biopsies on Friday do not appear to be cancer. The lymph node biopsied in my left armpit was benign with reactive changes. So that is great news and a huge relief. Last night I had trouble sleeping and started allow my mind […]

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Biopsy Day

by Kathy on January 16, 2016 · 3 comments

in Anticipation, Anxiety, Background, breast care, Cancer, Coping, Courage, Cysts, Expectations, Family, Friends, Healing, Hope, Injections, Life, My Period, Pain, Reality, Ultrasounds, Waiting

Yesterday was Biopsy Day. A week ago, when I went for my first baseline mammogram, I never imagined that I would spend yesterday the way I did. My mother-in-law graciously picked me up and drove me to the Advocate Christ Breast Care Center at 8:30 a.m. I am grateful that she was available and willing […]

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Cutting to the Chase

by Kathy on January 11, 2016 · 16 comments

in Anticipation, breast care, Cancer, Coping, Courage, Cysts, Faith, Fear, Hope, Life, Music, Odds, Optimism, Reality, Time, Ultrasounds, Waiting

On Friday I will have two biopsies done on my left breast (one toward the bottom and the other in my armpit). The results will be available on Monday or Tuesday next week. Six months from now I will also return for a mammogram of my right breast, due to calcium deposits. This was not […]

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Green Light!

by Kathy on June 4, 2007 · 0 comments

in BCP, Blood Work, Bob, Cysts, Diversions, ER, Follistim (FSH), Injections, IVF, IVF #1, IVF #2 (converted to IUI#1), Lupron, PIO, Protocols, Repronex, Sean, Trigger Shots, Ultrasounds

AF finally arrived yesterday (Sunday) morning, 5 days after I stopped taking the pill. When she still hadn’t come on Saturday I checked my notes from IVF#1 and saw that it actually took 5 days after I stopped the pill with that cycle for my period to start and thus it made more sense why, […]

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Let the Double Suppression Begin!

by Kathy on May 22, 2007 · 1 comment

in BCP, Blessed, Blood Work, Bob, Cysts, Diversions, ER, Estridol Level (E2), ET, Exercise, Family, Follistim (FSH), Gratitude, Injections, IVF, IVF #2 (converted to IUI#1), Lupron, Lutenizing Hormone (LH), Menopur, Movies, Ovaries, Protocols, Running, Sean, Trigger Shots, TV Shows, Ultrasounds, Writing

Bless me friends, for I took a break from blogging. It is has been 10 days since my last post… This morning I had my cycle day 14 (of being on the pill) appointment at my RE’s office. I had an ultrasound and the tech said that everything looked great! There were no cysts to […]

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Getting Up to Date on this First IVF Cycle

by Kathy on April 10, 2007 · 0 comments

in Assisted Hatching, BCP, Blood Work, Cysts, ER, Estridol Level (E2), ET, Follicle Checks, Follistim (FSH), Hope, ICSI, Injections, IVF, IVF #1, Lupron, Odds, Optimism, Ovaries, Ovidrel (hCG), PIO, RE, RE Consultations, Sean, TTC, Ultrasounds

These are highlights from notes I have kept or posts I have made in some of my online “buddy groups” since we began this 1st IVF cycle. From here on out I will make separate posts as I have updates to share: Monday, February 26 at 9:24 p.m. We had our follow-up w/ our RE […]

Tagged as: RE Consultations

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