9 fertilized! :)

August 3, 2007

I just got the call with the fertilization report… 9 of the 11 eggs that were retrieved yesterday were mature and all 9 fertilized!!! YAY!!! WAHOO!!! YIPEE!!! I did ask about the quality of the eggs, as during our 1st IVF cycle of the 11 retrieved, 7 were mature and all 7 fertilized, but when […]

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We Got 11! :)

August 2, 2007

We just got back from the ER and are happy to report that it went well and that our RE (who was there and did the retrieval) got 11 eggs (my lucky number)! He and we were very pleased! I will report back later today, if I feel up to it or at the latest […]

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A Day Without Shots

August 1, 2007

It has been nice to have a day with out shots, as I finished my Ganerelix last night and did my trigger and don’t start the Progesterone-In-Oil (PIO) injections until tomorrow evening! Bob and I went to bed early last night and got a good night sleep. I dreamt that I was in an Irish […]

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8:40 it is!

July 31, 2007

I got the call a little while ago that I am to do my Ovidril (hCG) trigger shot tonight at 8:40 p.m. and that my egg retrieval (ER) will be at 8:40 a.m. on Thursday (August 2)! 🙂 I am so excited that we actually get to go through with this cycle!!! YAY!!! WAHOO!!! YIPEE!!! […]

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Monitoring #6

July 31, 2007

My 6th monitoring appointment for this cycle was this morning (day 11 of stimming). The u/s tech measured 9 follicles (1 – 23, 2 – 19, 2 – 18.5, 1 – 15, 1 – 13 & 2 – 10). She didn’t note any that were under 10mm, but I imagine based on previous monitoring from […]

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Short Term Memory…

July 30, 2007

Apparently I am losing mine, because I was just talking with my Mom, who is also a huge fan of “So You Think You Can Dance,” and she just reminded me that today is in fact Monday, not Wednesday (as for some reason I keep thinking today happens to be) and therefore I will have […]

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