how long the HCG shot stays in your system? I know I could have been poas from the day after the shot to watch the false positive disappear, but that was way more stress than I needed this week.
I ask because my poor bbs are still sore and changing in colour (darker)- which I know [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Cycle #2- 9dpo- does anyone know…
Posted in Emotions, ttc on August 29, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Cycle #2- 6dpo
Posted in Daily Life, Emotions, ttc on August 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I think I’ve discovered the cure for the agony of the tww.
All it requires is that you start a new university degree and move house. Presto! No idea what day of the week it is, let alone what day of your cycle.
This week is orientation, so I’ll have to go into the uni for three [...]
Day 20 Cycle #2- we’re in business!
Posted in ttc on August 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I was flat on my back for three hours yesterday afternoon. It hurt to walk, to roll over, to move.
So I wasn’t really surprised when the u/s today confirmed that I’ve ovulated.
Went ahead with the second IUI. Q. stuck around for this one and had to deal with two middle-aged nurses wanting to give him [...]
Day 19 Cycle #2- what are the odds?
Posted in Emotions, ttc on August 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Four or five eggies waiting to pop. (Quote from the nurse who did the IUI- “How big is your house?!”)
A uterine lining that is “perfect” to quote my fs.
An awesome set of swimmers from Q. (seriously, he’s into the over achieving too it seems- 40 million post-wash, with greater than 95% motility, all of them [...]
Not the smartest thing I’ve ever done.
Posted in Medical issues on August 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So I had the HCG shot this morning.
And this afternoon, since it was a lovely clear cool day (in the middle of August?!), I decided I might as well go for a run since I won’t be allowed to do so for the next two weeks (and hopefully longer than that). Nothing major- just 5 [...]
Day 18 Cycle #2- nothing ventured, nothing gained
Posted in Emotions, ttc on August 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Thanks for all of your advice. I really appreciate it. Q. and I had a long talk yesterday. I explained all of the options. Q. thought about it for a while.
“Even if we cancel this cycle, we’re going to have the same problem again next month, aren’t we?” he asked. “You were already on the [...]
Day 17 Cycle #2- it never rains but it pours
Posted in Emotions, Medical issues, ttc on August 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
So you know the appointment isn’t going to go as you’d hoped when your fs walks in, sits down, and, unprompted, starts giving you the “risk of multiples and selective reduction” talk.
It turns out my ovaries weren’t satisfied with getting two eggies ready to go. Nope. Like the Canadian Olympic team (I am really starting [...]
Day 16 Cycle #2- woo hoo!
Posted in Fun, ttc on August 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »
There’s no other title that is appropriate for this post. I am just SO excited. It turns out my ovaries are part of the Canadian Olympic team and they were just waiting for the weekend to get things rolling!
Went to the clinic this morning- one follicle is at 15, and another is at 17! My [...]
Day 14 Cycle #2- under achieving
Posted in Fun, ttc on August 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Did your doctor change the level of your drugs?” asked the ultrasound tech while she was scanning.
“Yes,” I replied.
“I can tell,” she said. “Before, they were like the Canadian Olympic team. They were having a good time but we weren’t getting any results.”
I thought it was a rather apt analogy (if a little unfair to [...]
Day 12 Cycle #2- stalled again
Posted in Emotions, ttc on August 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The title of my post is perhaps not entirely accurate. Some of my follicles grew over the last two days- the little ones. But the big ones on both ovaries that were measuring 10/11…are still measuring 10/11.
My fs is still chipper. Still thinks I’m ‘cooking along’. But he’s increased my Puregon because, as he said, [...]
