I’ll write this post in two sections — the before and after. BEFORE: Tomorrow, we go for our WTF (Why The Fail, a translation for those faint of heart) appointment. I have some prediction for what the RE will say/recommend: Donor eggs Surrogacy (technically, gestational carrier) Just do it again — it’ll work… eventually. Blather, [...]
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IVF #2, WTF Appointment
Posted by eighteenyears on May 8, 2012
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/ivf-2-wtf-appointment/
IVF #2, +842 Days, -8 Days
So, there’s this website where you can create these little tickers. I do not advise going to this website, as it will likely depress you, as it did me, unless you’re in that beautiful 1st year phase of trying to have a wee little one. Since I started in 2009 (YES! 2009!), I put in [...]
Posted by eighteenyears on March 20, 2012
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/ivf-2-842-days-8-days/
IVF #2, Pi Day
How wonderful is it that we have an entire day devoted to Pi? It’s one of the coolest things that I just found out about. In IVF about to start land, I’ve forgotten 2 BCP and 2 Metformins this cycle, including the ones last night. Actually last night, I didn’t forget. I was just so [...]
Posted by eighteenyears on March 14, 2012
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/ivf-2-pi-day/
Powerlessness
I’ve been reading IQ84, and I just read this line that struck me: “A state of chronic powerlessness eats away at a person.” It’s been a sad time this week as we learned about Mo’s loss of Nadav and saw how everyone processed that loss and felt it, all through their own lenses and [...]
Posted by eighteenyears on February 26, 2012
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/powerlessness/
Melissa and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
So, it’s 10:14 AM, and I’ve already had a horrible day. Here’s a recap: I went to the gym. Even though I’ve eaten ONLY fruits, vegetables, beans, yogurt, cottage cheese, nuts and protein supplement for 8 days — and not much of those, I’ve only lost about 5 pounds. I’ve also exercised for about 45 [...]
Posted by eighteenyears on January 10, 2012
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/melissa-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day/
Riddikulus!
I wish that I were in Hogwarts many times. Yes, I know Voldemort/Tom Riddle is a total PITA but everything else is pretty sweet. Plus, if I were in Harry Potter, then I could use my wand and shout RIDDIKULUS! at anything the boggart presented to me and it would just immediately turn into something [...]
Posted by eighteenyears on November 4, 2011
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/riddikulus/
2 Answers, Many Questions
So, I had been wondering if my friend, who was trying to get pregnant, was pregnant. She is. My other friend, who has fibromyalgia, has been trying since last summer or the summer before… and she’s pregnant now too. She just announced it on FB by talking about how much she hated her first [...]
Posted by eighteenyears on October 28, 2011
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/2-answers-many-questions/
3 Days Till Doomsday
I go into find out the news of my bloodwork on Friday. I’m so worried that the RE’s going to say that I’m so completely fucked up that there’s no help for me. I can’t even think about what all could be wrong — killer cells, clotting factors, MTHFR (or something like that), ANA, TNF, [...]
Posted by eighteenyears on October 18, 2011
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/3-days-till-doomsday/
Wiggling my Feet
I went for my “failed IVF” blood work on Tuesday. When I went in, there was a lady sitting in the lab, with her feet up and a water bottle in her lap. As they were checking me in, she ate a sugar pill (which looked like a sweet tart). I thought to myself, “Man, [...]
Posted by eighteenyears on October 1, 2011
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/wiggling-my-feet/
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