Health

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 ...

I got a call from the embryologist on Wednesday with the fertilization status of the eggs. Seven have fertilized normally and are growing. She told me that statistically, only about half of those will make it to Sunday so she was estimating we would have about 3-4 blastocysts to work with. All these terms make me grateful I paid attention in biology class during cell mitosis.

I'm going to call today for an update.

On a side note. I want to thank each and everyone of ...

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 ...

Wow, What a whirl wind past week. After my appointment on Wednesday, I've been back to the clinic everyday. My estrogen levels were very high and Dr. Nackley wanted to see me daily for an ultrasound and lab work. She lowered my dose of Menopur from 3 vials to two vials and then had me discontinue the Menopur. My last estrogen level was 5499. With the study, my estrogen level can't be more than 6000. I've had more action with the dildo cam than with my own husband in the past month! I ended up staying ...

OK. So everyone knows that after you have children, and as you get older, the ability to hold your bladder becomes a little weak. Couple that with growing a chicken coop of eggs in your abdomen and a little sinus infection/allergies and you have a big mess! I literally peed my pants 4 times yesterday!

Today is day 4 of Menopur. I am starting to feel a little bloated/full in my belly area. I am starting to get little bruised areas from the injections (this is not me complaining). There ...

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've been on the Lupron for 6 days as of Thanksgiving. I am on 20units and the injections go in my belly, where I can pinch an inch. Plenty of inch, I assure you. These injections are not bad at all. They don't burn going in, and the needles for subQ injections are very fine. Sometimes, about 1-3 minutes after the injection, I get a small whelp that itches. It feels sort of like a misquito bite. It goes away as quickly as comes. When the medical assistant (finally found out her name is Jodi) gave ...