I did say I’d come on to post about what our f/s had to say at our WTF appointment yesterday. The weirdest part of the day was realizing the visceral reaction my body now has to the clinic. My heart starts pounding as I walk up to the doors of the building. By the time [...]
Archive for the ‘Medical issues’ Category
Flight or fight
Posted in Friends, IVF, Medical issues, Thyroid, ttc on June 30, 2009 | 8 Comments »
News, unexpected
Posted in Emotions, Friends, Medical issues, Medications, Thyroid on June 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It’s been a rough weekend.
It started on Friday with a call from my endocrinologist. My thyroid is out of whack, again. He wants to up my dose from 0.75 daily to 0.1. I know there’s a 0.885 pill out there, so that must mean it’s significantly out of whack, since we’re jumping a pill.
The blood [...]
The dreaded fertilization report…
Posted in IVF, Medical issues on May 7, 2009 | 9 Comments »
It isn’t dire news. But it’s not great, either (at least, I don’t think it’s great- maybe I was hoping for too much).
Of our 14 eggs, we set 7 aside for ICSI, in case it turned out we also had an unexpected fertilization problem. Turns out Dr. L. is pretty on the ball with his [...]
Cycle #6, Day 2 – one last kick at the can
Posted in Medical issues, ttc on April 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I was still supposed to be taking the pro.gesterone today. But I slipped up and forgot yesterday morning, and by the afternoon AF had arrived. Guess my body wanted to get the show on the road.
So, clinic for me this morning. My usual f/s was back, and I think I’m glad he was away last [...]
Cycle #5 – Day 12 – More surprises
Posted in Emotions, Medical issues, ttc on April 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I think my body is trying to prepare me for parenting. You know, the type of parenting that you read about in books: “Just when you think you’ve got the hang of it, everything changes!”
On Sunday I had a nice follicle measuring 14 on the right side, and the usual ones at 10 on the [...]
Timeline to recovery
Posted in Emotions, Endo, Friends, Medical issues on February 23, 2009 | 6 Comments »
For the record, here’s how I’ve been feeling since the lap.
Thursday- surgery day. Back home by the late afternoon. Nauseous and sleepy throughout the evening. Not at all well.
Friday- one day post surgery. Felt like a million bucks in the am, so went to campus and gave my paper. Spent the whole afternoon/evening in bed [...]
So what does endo do, anyway?
Posted in Emotions, Endo, Medical issues on February 22, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Didn’t have the greatest of days yesterday. Had quite a lot of bleeding- enough that around lunchtime I started to wonder if maybe I should be calling someone about this. Luckily Dr. G.oogle was only a mouse click away (I have got to stop doing this!) which reassured me that the bleeding was probably normal, [...]
What it’s like, under the knife
Posted in Emotions, Medical issues on February 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So I guess I should write a more detailed post about yesterday.
The timings worked out really well. Since my surgery was at 12.30, we had to be there for 10.30, and I couldn’t drink anything after 8.30. So I was able to get up and drink some black tea and have a glass of apple [...]
Didn’t need to make all that fuss.
Posted in Emotions, Medical issues, ttc on February 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m ok. It went well. There was indeed endometriosis that my f/s has now excised. Q. said he was really chipper after the surgery- felt that it was definitely worth doing and that it had all gone terribly well.
I’m going to try to talk to him today to find out a few more specifics, but [...]
Umm…I’d like a little more time to think about this?
Posted in Emotions, Medical issues on February 18, 2009 | 8 Comments »
My surgery is scheduled for 12.30 tomorrow. We have to be there at 10.30 to register and get organized. I have to stop drinking my acceptable clear fluids by 8.30. No food after midnight tonight.
At least it’s relatively early. I don’t have to spend the whole day starving and anxious. And hopefully that means I’ll [...]
