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Another Regroup
Recently, we had another regroup appointment–this time with Dr. C. (Our first regroup appointment was with Dr. G. in our first cycle.) In the past, we’ve done our appointments with Dr. C. virtually since it tends to be more convenient. This time, though, we wanted to meet in person. The regroup went really well. I…
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Floored
Last Thursday, we got our Day 5 update on our embryos. As a reminder, we’d started with at least 15–potentially 19. It was a new record. The nurse said we had three nearly at the blastocyst stage and one was still at the previous stage–the morula stage. The rest were still somewhat progressing, but the nurse…
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A New Record
As promised, I’m back on regular blog day with an update. The day of my procedure, I posted an update on the IVF That Facebook page, and as it turns out, the numbers were even better than I was initially told. I’ll back up a bit for just a minute, though, to give you a…
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Here We Go Again… Again
Well readers, I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to do a blog post last week. There honestly wasn’t too much going on on the normal blog day (Tuesday), and, as I find myself saying over and over again in this blog, we were “hurrying up and waiting.” The week before, I’d re-ordered all the…
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The Approval Letter
The Approval LetterMay 10, 2023 Last week, on blog day, I was still waiting to hear back about whether our next IVF cycle would be approved by Kaiser or not. The very next day, I received the approval letter! I wasn’t overly worried the procedure would be declined, but it was in the back of…
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Embryology Update
Like 2022, 19 eggs were harvested during my egg retrieval procedure and the numbers breakdown starting out was also pretty similar. The morning after, the clinic called with an update. Below is a comparison between my two procedures: 2023 2022 These numbers are incredibly similar. So much so, that I’d be lying if I said…
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Ouch…
Well, I made it through another egg retrieval; though it feels I didn’t make it out as unscathed as I did last time. Nick and I were up early to get ready and make the 45-minute drive to the clinic. We checked in at 10:30 a.m. and waited our turn. While we waited, I commented…
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Timing
Timing is a funny thing when it comes to IVF. You might think you’ll know when a certain procedure will happen, and then one day’s lab results can upend the whole thing. The next day, it can happen all over again. On Thursday, the nurse called with my results and dosing info for Friday. She…
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Comparing Cycles
Since I’ve been through this process once before, it’s hard not to compare the two cycles in my head. As I mentioned earlier this week, the bloating has definitely been worse this time around. Oddly enough, though, it did seem to ease up a bit in the past couple of days. It almost had me…
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