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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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Stretchy Pants & Remote Work
This week, I’m especially grateful for stretchy pants and remote work options. The bloating is real, folks. It’s definitely worse this time given that my doctor doubled my meds. I was expecting this, but I didn’t realize how much worse it’d be than the first round. On top of the uncomfortable bloating, one of the…
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Getting Started
It’s a little early for another blog, but there’s enough going on that I thought it was warranted. As I mentioned last week, my daily injections for egg retrieval started a little sooner than I expected. It led to some last-minute stressing, and it also led to a sleepless night. I don’t really know why,…
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Last-Minute Stressing
When I started writing this blog, we were in the “hurry up and wait phase” of our second IVF cycle–that all changed before I finished writing the blog… Fair warning: While I don’t go into any gory details, I do talk about my period in this blog. If that makes you uncomfortable, scroll down until…
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The Meds
As I mentioned last week, I received all the prescriptions for the next round of IVF. I had them sent to the same pharmacy I got my meds through during the first cycle. Seeing the total was going to be around $6,000 just made me nervous.
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Here We Go Again
It was time to start IVF again, and that comes with a lot of hurry up and wait.
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PGT What Now?
It was time to learn more about PGT-A vs. PGT-SR testing. And if that just sounds like a bunch of alphabet soup to you, you’re not alone. Read more in this week’s blog.
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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know…
Recently, I was messaging with Dr. C. (hooray for communication!), and we were discussing genetic testing. I asked if it was possible the two embryos with chromosomal abnormalities directly related to Nick’s translocations could theoretically be normal and just have the same issue as Nick. She wasn’t 100% sure but asked her nurse manager and…
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