October 2012
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February 2012
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The end of an adventure
Well I have to a lot to fill in about the day of my aspiration and post-aspiration……
My mom got into town on Tuesday night to take care of me after my procedure; I had been wanting to do something for all my coworkers for helping with everything from start to finish so I asked my mom if while i was at work on Wednesday she wouldn’t mind making some cookies :-) Gotta love having...
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Phew!
Labs are back and I did my shot right! Really right…my hCG was 4 times what we hope for, haha! And my E2 is still going up :) Sigh of relief. So all is well :) This morning I came in and voiced my woes from the early morning and one of the nurses said, oh yes I expected this from you, haha. She said, yes of course you worry you did it wrong, reading the medication box and second guessing...
Post hCG shot....oh please say I did it right!
So I don’t think I will sleep much tonight. Already stayed up until 1am, 3 hours past my bedtime and I’m not feeling so tired anymore. More a little terrified that I did my shot right…trying to tell if I can “feel” it working yet. So silly, but I’m finally feeling the weight of this whole thing. Up until now I’ve just been going through the motions, doing...
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Week of Aspiration
Today is Monday….I have made it to my week of aspiration! Yippee!
This weekend I got to enjoy a mellow San Diego weekend with my sister, brother, and dad for my Dad’s birthday :) It was really nice to be able to see my family during all of this hoopla. My dad wanted to make sure I wasn’t pushing myself too much by driving from LA to SD, but I was so excited to see everybody and...
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This is my new theme song!!
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Add Shot Number 3.... whhaaa??
Day 6 of stimulation today…had a blood draw and a scan again today. Follicles look great all growing wonderfully; however my E2 (estrodial) did not go up as expected, went from 237 yesterday to just 254 today :-/ Doctor thinks this is possibly because I took an extra boost of Follistim mid day on Tuesday, but after conversing with another doctor just in case she wants me to start adding...
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Day 5 of Stimulation
So I had another scan and blood draw. Looks like the follicles I have are growing very well. :)
My doctor got very excited because I have a little bit of a fluid build up in my uterus, which sometimes happens, and she said “Oh cool! you’re getting a free hydrosono right now!” Which is when they fill the uterus with fluid to see the shape of the uterus and see if it is...
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Day 3 of stimulation
Went in to the office today on my day off :-/ to get a scan and blood draw. All went fine, not growing as many follicles as I was hoping for, 15 at the moment. That’s a fine number, but I guess I was really hoping for more so I would have a better chance of 15-20 mature eggs. It’s early in the stimulation so more may pop up. About to do my injection for the evening, sticking with the...
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Double Injection Day 2
Happy Super Bowl Sunday everybody! Got my red white and blue on since that covers both teams because their color choices are totally boring and I WISH I was wearing my red and GOLD! But that’s besides the point here….
Did my Follisitm shot last night and well I fumbled quite a bit. It didn’t hurt, didn’t bruise myself, BUT I found the pen extremely awkward to hold and...
Double Injection Day 1
Did my mini Lupron shot this morning, easy peasy, phew!
Too add to my feeling of yuck, I started bleeding last night ugh. Doc said it was possible and totally fine if I did, but my lining was so thin she didn’t think I would. But here I am already feelin bloaty and yucky and now have my period :-/ Blah!
Coworker tells me I’ll feel like a new woman once I get my first follistim shot....
“Why do people say “grow some balls”? Balls are weak and sensitive....”
– Betty White
toughlikeagirl asked: Love following A. Really informative. Thinking of you today as you move into the second phase- 2 shots! Good Luck. LR
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Day Before Official START day
Tomorrow will be my official start day and I will begin my FSH (Follistim) injections at night and drop down the amount of Lupron that I am doing in the morning. I hear the Follistim Pen is easier than doing the Lupron, so hopefully since I am doing less of the Lupron it won’t be such a big deal to add the Follistim.
We shall see….
Ugh
So, I don’t know what’s up…I was on a roll, doing so great with my injections and now I keep bruising myself :( Doesn’t hurt while I’m doing it, but is frustrating and now my belly has all these little bruises on it. Good thing it’s not bikini season; everyone would be like, dude what are you doing to yourself chica.
Sucks…gives me way more anxiety over...
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Down Reg Day
My shot went just fine this morning…no blood :) I do have a bruise on my left side, so injected my right side today. So strange, every time I inject on my right side it itches for like an hour afterward, hmm.
Also had blood drawn to test my E2 (estrodial) level, make sure it’s under 10. And I had a scan. Levels are good :) And cyst on my right side is completely gone, wahoo! Looks...
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I've been thinking....
Today I was thinking about my blog and thinking about the people who read it and the people I hope read it and I was thinking about what they might get from reading this and what they might think of me and what I do and what I am doing. So i re-read what I had written, grammar corrected it in my head of course, cause that’s just in my genes; wanted to go back through and edit some entries,...
awmommy asked: a bleeding injection ain't bad! I've done it a million times. You are lucky you don't have to do the progesterone injections though ;)
That explains it
So today’s bruise was one thing, but last couple days I’ve felt like someone unplugged me. Wanted to blame the hormones, but I’m not really getting any yet. Lightbulb. That’s the issue. Because I’m being downregulated everything is being shut down, meaning I’m not really getting any hormones…”welcome to menopause land,” my coworkers said. Well...
January 2012
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Oh dear...
Thought I picked a really good spot for my injection this morning, went right in, didn’t hurt, perfect. Then when I pulled the needle out quite a lot of blood came out too. I immediately started sweating and all my animal science shot experience (the only injection experience I’ve had up until now) goes running through my head. The penicillin shot in particular comes to mind; which if...
injection video
heard there were issues with the video, I think I fixed it :) Let me know if you still can’t watch!
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Egg Freeze Injection Day 6
Had my roomate video tape me giving myself my Lupron shot today. She wanted to watch me, but I didn’t want her to freak out, so I made her tape me and told her she couldn’t make any noise. I think it helped me keep calm so I wouldn’t blow it for the camera and helped keep her calm too. Hahaha. One of the easiest shots to date :) Will upload…
Egg Freeze Injection Day 5
First icky day….
Did my shot this morning, all went well. But feeling a little yuck an hour after the fact. Think it’s just an emotional thing, not actually physical, but still. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. And Sunday I have to do my shot at home…usually do it at work, so I have my coworkers around, makes me feel more safe. Hope the environment change doesn’t effect...
awmommy asked: hey, im really interested in your story. i am currently en route to my first FET with a first IVF resulting in chemical pregnancy. we are using assisted hatching and I am interested/concerned about the procedure on my babies. I have 14 great quality embryos in freeze, and we did ICSI on all. also, I appreciate the work you do!
Why oh Why?
So my Dad asked me my top reasons for why I decided to go through all of this, so I figured you all are probably asking the same question. Why would I put myself through 3 weeks of daily and eventually twice injections that will make me hormonally crazy and then go under anesthesia and get my ovaries poked at; all by choice? Well I think it was an easier decision for me than your average 28...
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Egg Freeze Injection Day 3
So I’ve discovered my right side does not appreciate being stuck. It itched a little on Monday, then Tuesday stuck my left side and didn’t feel a thing; and today went back to right and it kinda hurt, so perhaps I’ll stick to the left. Already have a tough time grabbing enough tummy fat for the shot and now I have to only be sticking my left side. My nurse says it’s because I’m right handed,...
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Egg Freeze Injection Day 1
So here I go on my big adventure!!
Here’s a little more background on me and my situation. I am a 28 year old Embryologist. I have worked in an IVF clinic for 3 years and being around couples battling infertility everyday has made me extremely aware of the possibility when the time comes when I’m ready to start a family I may not be able to. I’ve had 30 in my head as my cut off for ...
Egg Freeze Cycle Day 1
So the adventure begins! Being a single 28 year old embryologist surrounded by people having trouble getting pregnant, you tend to get a little paranoid and curious about your own fertility. So after 3 years in the business I made a decision to preserve my future chances for starting a family by freezing my eggs. I began speaking with one of the doctors in my clinic back in August, got...
