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On the day after the egg harvesting, I went work and was so sore and uncomfortable, and bloated, I had to come home early from work. My belly was so swollen, I couldn't even button my pants. I was laying down on the bed watching TV and I got a phone call from Kevin's parents. They had driven in from Virginia! I was so excited they were here. I was so sore and uncomfortable, I hadn't done any of my cleaning and the first thing I could think of was, Oh sh^t! My house is a disaster! Noone wants their ...

Today was my egg retrieval. We had to leave at 6:30 this morning and drop Rachel off at school on the way to the clinic. The drive to Bedford from Rockwall is about a hour straight through downtown Dallas. We got there right on time. My allergies have really been bothering me and I was worried they would cancel me because my nose was so congested.

I met with a nurse who got my weight (that's how I knew I've gained 8 pounds since starting) and started my IV. I got to put on a super ...

On Black Friday, I went for my baseline ultrasound. LeeAnn (dimples) wasn't there. Instead, Jodi, the medical assistant was going to be doing my ultrasound. This was to establish the size and number of follicles on each ovary and the size of the lining of my uterus. She was very gentle with the dildo cam. Of course, I preceded to tell her Deanna's story about having to put the thing in herself and we had a good laugh! I was only the 4th person she has done (fortunately, I wasn't the virgin) and ...

I had my first appointment with the new fertility clinic on November 3rd. This was after several phone calls and emails with their research coordinator. I had 9 pages of demographics and health history to fill out online ahead of time. I had all papers filled out and in hand at the time of my appointment. I had read the new patient packet online and there was explicit information regarding the consultation fee of $315. I had called the financial representative regarding billing my consult to my ...

How I got here:
I met Kevin when I was 16 years old. I had a summertime babysitting job and they happened to have a car for sale and it was listed in the paper. I happen to answer the phone one day and it was someone interested in the car. I told him he would have to call back to speak with the owners. The very next day, he called again. And again, I told him to call back. He persisted, everyday for about a week, calling about the car. I was at the house the day he came to look at the car ...