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 [...]
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Melissa and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Posted by eighteenyears on January 10, 2012
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/melissa-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day/
Cycle 17, Somedays after O
So I had a moment of clarity, not in the AA or NA sense of that phrase though, the other day when I realized that I just need to write more, to just write and let it out and not censor or worry about how I’m feeling or how I think I should be feeling. [...]
Posted by eighteenyears on January 15, 2011
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/cycle-17-somedays-after-o/
Complete Nightmare
So, I went to the RE today. She ordered a bunch of tests, and said she expects we’ll have to go straight to IVF. I did not take this news well. I called my mom, who just babbled on about how it would all be okay. DH, of course, is still sick and was at [...]
Posted by eighteenyears on January 7, 2011
http://eighteenyears.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/complete-nightmare/
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The Baby CountUp
Age 17 or 18: Because of the medicine I took for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, thought I would never be able to have children.
Age 25: On new meds -- possibility of kids!
Age 29: Met DH
Age 32: DH and I decide to get married and have kids
Age 32: (Nov 2009) Stopped BC. Expect to get pregnant immediately
Age 33: (Jan 2011) Started seeing RE. Bunch of tests. SA for DH is great. I have blocked left tube because of a dermoid cyst removed when I was 22.
Age 34:
March 2011: First cycle of Clomid, Bravelle, Ovidrel + timed intercourse = BFN
April 2011: Second cycle of Clomid, Bravelle, Ovidrel + timed intercourse = BFN
May 2011: Third cycle of Clomid, Bravelle, Ovidrel + timed intercourse = BFN
June and July 2011: Off ART until IVF in August
August 2011: IVF/ICSI, 9 follicles, 5 eggs, 4 fertilized, 3 transferred on Aug 20. BFN
Sept 2011 - Oct 2011: Figuring out what's wrong with me.
Oct 2011: Dx with MTHFR (heterozygous) and blood clotting disorders. Set for 2nd IVF in Jan or Mar, depending on when I make up my mind to do it.
Dec 2011: OB/GYN says homocysteine levels are fine, but Vitamin D is low.
Feb 2012: Start taking BCP for the 2nd IVF in March.
Age 35: Now
March- April 2012: IVF/ICSI, 6 follicles, 3 mature eggs (5 eggs retrieved), 3 fertilized, 3 transferred BFNDecide no more ART.
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