Before I sign off for this evening, I want to call to mind all those who died and all those who lost loved ones, six years ago today on September 11, 2001. I watched Oprah’s moving tribute episode this morning, on which she had some of the children of the people who perished in either […]
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We had our first of two Intrauterine Inseminations (IUI) this morning. I got there just before 8:00 a.m. and dropped off the the semen. They told me I had about an hour if I wanted to go have breakfast somewhere or something. So I decided to go to McDonald’s and tried their new Cinnamon Melts […]
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by Kathy on June 6, 2007 · 5 comments
in Adoption, Beta Blood Tests, Bob, Books, Diversions, Endo Lining, Estridol Level (E2), Follicle Checks, Follistim (FSH), Hope, Injections, Inspiration, IVF, IVF #2 (converted to IUI#1), Lutenizing Hormone (LH), Ovaries, Progesterone Level, RE, Repronex, Trigger Shots, Ultrasounds
My 1st monitoring appointment for this cycle, since I began the stimulation meds on Monday, was this morning and it went well. The tech found 12 follicles that were under 10mm, so in those cases they don’t report measurements for each follicle, only if there were any over 9-10mm. There will likely be some measurable […]
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by Kathy on June 5, 2007 · 2 comments
in Faith, Family, Friends, Hope, Injections, IVF, IVF #2 (converted to IUI#1), Journey, Pregnancy, Repronex, Sadness, Secondary Infertility, Song Lyrics, TTC
“If you don’t expect too much from me, you might not be let down.” That’s a quote from a song by the Gin Blossoms that I have always taken to heart. The song is called “Hey Jealousy” and the title of, and that line from, it have been on my mind today. One of the […]
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by Kathy on May 12, 2007 · 0 comments
in Baby Aspirin, Beta Blood Tests, Blastocysts, Blood Work, Eggs, Embryos, Endo Lining, ER, ET, FET, Follistim (FSH), Frozen Embryos, Hope, HPTs, ICSI, Injections, IVF, IVF #1, IVF #2 (converted to IUI#1), Lupron, Lutenizing Hormone (LH), Menopur, Odds, Ovaries, Ovulation, PIO, Protocols, RE, RE Consultations, Sperm, Trigger Shots, Ultrasounds, Uterine Lining, Vacations
We had our follow up appointment yesterday (Friday) with our RE. We were very impressed with him, the thoughts he shared about our 1st IVF cycle failing, what he learned from the cycle and what he recommends for our new protocol to be! 🙂 In terms of our 1st IVF cycle, he thinks the main […]
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by Kathy on May 5, 2007 · 0 comments
in BCP, Blood Work, Coping, Diversions, ER, ET, Family, FET, Friends, Gratitude, Hope, Infertility, IVF, IVF #1, IVF #2 (converted to IUI#1), Optimism, Pain, Protocols, RE, Sean, Ultrasounds, Vacations
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Life goes on! Thank you all for your comments here, your emails, your phone calls, your kind words, your thoughts and your prayers. Life does go on and though Wednesday’s news wasn’t what Bob and I were hoping to hear, we are still optimistic and are doing our best to move on. I […]
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