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My Progesterone was Low! :)

by Kathy on April 13, 2007 · 2 comments

in Blood Work, Follicle Checks, Follistim (FSH), IUI, IVF, IVF #1, Lupron, PIO, Progesterone Level, RE, Trigger Shots

I just got “the call” and my progesterone was low (0.3)! YIPEE!!! 🙂 So the nurse said she spoke with our RE and for now we are “pushing through” with the IVF cycle! I am to do one 5 unit injection of Lupron and one 300 IU injection of Follistim tonight (as I have been […]

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It’s Looking Like We May Have 3 to 5.

by Kathy on April 11, 2007 · 0 comments

in Blastocysts, Blood Work, Endo Lining, ER, Estridol Level (E2), Follicle Checks, Follistim (FSH), IVF, IVF #1, Ovaries, RE, Ultrasounds, Uterine Lining

Good afternoon! I can’t believe that it is the middle of April and actually snowing here in Chicago today! I had my 2nd follicle check this morning and blood work done. The u/s tech was able to measure 5 follicles on my left side, however she still was unable to find my right ovary. She […]

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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 […]

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Background

by Kathy on April 10, 2007 · 3 comments

in Assisted Hatching, Background, Blessed, Bob, C-Section, Ectopic, EDD, ET, Friends, Hope, ICSI, Infertility, IVF, IVF #1, Life, Loss, Marriage, Miscarriage, OB/GYN, Optimism, Ovaries, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Loss, RE, Sean, The Future, TTC

Though I am sure most of you already know this… I just wanted to give a little background to our trying to conceive (TTC) story. Bob and I met in college at the University of Illinois through mutual friends on September 2, 1996. We started dating a month later and got engaged on March 15, […]

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