Stim day 9, meaning I've completed 8 days of stims.
Follie count is something like 9 now. Well, there are 9 big follies - 17-18mm. A "handful" of others at 14mm and then some smaller ones.
Ack. I was really hoping on 10. Ten was the magic number for me to be at ease.
My lining was also lame at 7.7mm, down from yesterday? I'm sure it was just measured differently yesterday due to the lower resolution, so today's was probably more accurate.
My lining was crappy enough that he refused to do the trial transfer today and rescheduled for tomorrow. He doesn't want to 'scratch' the lining I have now - giving it another day to grow. So I held my urine for 2 hours for nothing. Poop.
And ... After 2 sticks of the hand to get blood today, it wasn't enough blood. So they took me again after my u/s and stuck me twice more. Awesome.
I have a headache. And my house smells like fish.
Any fish cookers out there? How do you get the effing fish smell out of your house after you cook it? I had some cod, which was from frozen, so it wasn't super fresh (I live in colorado, not much fresh fish to get here) and although it tasted ~good~ (I made fish and chips), it has smelled my house up. I used incense and now my house smells like fish incense.
update: E2 was 1554 and Progesterone was 1.3
... Once (and still) Infertile, but still Schnarky as hell. This blog is dedicated to the daily ramblings from the mind of Nancy. It isn't about anything profound in the grand scheme of things, but it ~is~ about things in my life, schnarkiness always included. I have a second blog, listed in my profile, but the blogs will continue to remain separate.
"I'm aiming for heaven, but I'll probably wind up down in hell"
About Me
- nancy
- I am a 39 year old woman. I am the mother of two beautiful daughters and a handsome son. I am a career woman. As for my TTC world, it certainly doesn't seem like I am "infertile", but I fought for my pregnancies and my TTC/IF history is on the sidebar. I have two blogs, which are both listed in my profile. One focuses on my daily life - including IF, TTC, pregnancy, delivery and even some "children mentioned" posts. The second blog is ~soley~ posts directly about being the mother to my three children.
Belly Pics for #3 only.
Click stick figure to see the consecutive pictures from this pregnancy only.
My TTC History
- Jul 01 ~ married
- Jan 02 ~ First cycle off bcps and opk shows ovulation!
- Dec 02 ~ Went to pcp for RE referral
- Jan 03 ~ Testing commences. S/A perfect. HSG clear.
- Feb 03 ~ Lap #1. All clear.
- Apr 03 ~ Clomid cycle #1. BFN.
- May 03 ~ Clomid cycle #2. BFN.
- Jun 03 ~ Clomid cycle #3. BFN.
- Jul 03 ~ Supposed to be IUI#1, but we missed cd3 so natural cycle
- Aug 03 ~ BFP on C18.
- Apr 04 ~ Ella born.
- Oct 04 ~ decided to ttc #2 and went off minipill to see if I am ovulating. I am. Will start next month.
- Nov 04 ~ TTC#2 starts. BFP. Holy Crap. No freaking way. No way.
- Aug 05 ~ Allison born
- Oct 06 ~ IUD removed. TTC#3
- Jan 07 ~ Large cysts found.
- Feb 07 ~ Femara cyle #1
- Mar 07 ~ Started w/ RE. HSG #2 showed R tube blocked. S/A normal.
- Mar 07 ~ more cysts, up to 9cms.
- Apr 07 ~ more cysts, 3 @ 7-9cms.
- May 07 ~ IUI #1 cancelled due to more cysts
- Jun 07 ~ IUI #1 (take two) w/ Clomid. BFN.
- Jul 07 ~ HSS showed scar tissue in 70% of uterus. Diagnosed with Asherman's Syndrome. Uterine surgery #2
- Aug 07 ~ HSG #3 showed clear tubes.
- Aug 07 ~ IUI #2 w/ Femara. BFN.
- Sept 07 ~ Monitored w/ hCG trigger. BFN.
- Oct 07 ~ HSS #2 showed scar tissue in 30% of uterus. Uterine surgery #3.
- Dec 07 ~ HSS #3 showed tiny amount of scar tissue. Uterine surgery #4.
- Jan 08 ~ HSS #4 showed clear uterus.
- Jan 08 ~ IUI #3, C16. BFN.
- Mar 08 ~ IVF #1, Transfer Cancelled due to lining. Out of 15 eggs, 9 were mature and all 9 fertilized. I have named my 9 embryos "The Mod Squad" and they are in the freezer, waiting for mommy to be ready.
- Apr/May 08 ~ FET #1. C20. 4 embryos "The Fab Four" transferred on 5/05. BFP!!! Very Low Beta (15 at 11dp3dt) but the numers continued to double every 48 hours. Told it was "most likely not viable" and later "most likely ectopic" but we beat all the odds.
- May 16, 08 ~ 11dp3dt (4w0d), beta #1: 15
- May 19, 08 ~ 14dp3dt (4w3d), beta #2: 43
- May 23, 08 ~ 18dp3dt (5w0d), beta#3: 213
- May 27, 22dp3dt (5w4d), beta #4: 1,073
- Jun 08 - Ultrasound showed one heartbeat at 7 weeks.
- Jul 08 - Had CVS testing. Chromosomes are normal and it's a BOY!! EDD: 1/23
- Aug 08 - Jan 09 ~ High risk due to: 1) Velamentous Cord Insertion, deemed biggest risk 2) Previous Placenta Accreta 3) Previous rapid degraged placenta 4) IVF alone can create weak placenta 5) AMA - Advanced Maternal Age. -- All resulting in almost 30 u/s and lots of testing, which ended up saving my life.
- Jan 09 (38w0d) ~ Karl is born! -- Crazy 3 days in hospital. Manual version to flip baby from breech to head down, Labor, Delivery, Emergency surgery due to cord detaching from placenta, Scary heart issues from losing over 40% of my blood supply, and then a blood transfusion due to the extreme loss of blood. Whew!
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- Update on the marriage thing. And it's long.
- It must be ~really~ bad.
- Really down.
- The Mod Squad
- This pain I have
- Introducing ... The Mod Squad.
- Back from my egg retrieval.
- my heart has stopped.
- Oh no.
- Looking for the positives.
- Transfer officially ~cancelled~
- comment that just made me want to throw up.
- IVF Cancelled
- No bueno. sd9.
- Follie report after 7 days of stims.
- I'm still irritated.
- Follie report after 6 days of stims. (updated w/ E2)
- Wow. I am starting to feel it.
- For Laurel and Pete.
- Follie report after 4 days of stims. (update 2)
- The difference an IFer feels about her children.
- E2 levels are low.
- Responses to the Taggings and some feelings.
- Alrighty, well, it's all done.
- I'm stimulated.
- She's here.
- Stim Start appointment.
- Do you believe in "jinxing"?
- Back to the adoption post.
- 300
- WTF?
- "Why don't you just adopt?"
- 2nd injection
- Injections in the belly? Bah.
- I start Lupron tonight!
- "Practice what you preach"
- If I have to study, will there be a test?
- TTCers never stop fighting.
- "This month"
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19 comments:
Aw.. damn Nancy. That sucks. I am not going to try and even make it sound pretty. It just sucks.
As far as the fish smell, Oust works really well and so does an orange oil based deoderizer.
I'm sorry about you’re no good day.
~hug~
As far as fish? Try some FDS, works for me.
J/K. Maybe today isn’t the day to be cracking jokes, even if it is at my expense.
Have you ever tried those candle warmers? That and an open window. They work like a charm for all smells, except maybe a rotten onion that is found 4 months later in the back of the pantry.
I think 9 at 17 or 18 right now is great (sorry it wasn't your magic number though). And I'm sorry about the mock transfer....I'm keeping my fingers crossed your lining cooperates between now and tomorrow! I know it is so hard to see set-backs this late in the game, but I just know this is all going to work!
I'm sorry that the magic number wasn't reached but I'll continue to cross my fingers for you!
And why do they stick you in the hand? Or am I just stupid an not reading it right?
Your fish incense house made me laugh. It makes me think of my hubby's love of frankincense incense. I tell him frequently our house smells like church when he burns it!
Jen - I'm a really bad stick. My arm veins hasn't given blood for over a decade. All blood draws/IVs/etc are out of my hands or wrists and once my foot.
Nancy--try putting a pot of water and white vinegar on the stove and let it boil. The steam is supposed to take the fish smell out of the air.
Sorry about the follies not being where you wanted them, but they still sound really good! Keeping my fingers crossed that everything works itself out. ~hugs~
I'm sorry you didn't get the results you were hoping for. I'm sure you'll have ten next time. There always seem to be some hidden ones in there somehow. It's so frustrating when you're going through this part of the process; sometimes you don't know until the day before that you're going to have to go back to the doctor.
Hey Nancy-
I am sorry that you have a bit of a wrench in the plans today and tomorrow. I bet you are right that they just measured wrong the other day and hopefully you will be pleasantly surprised tomorrow. Hang in there....
About the fish ;). It can be overpowering but it will go away. Since it is so nice out, I would have as many windows open as possible all day...and some candles. I can only imagine the smell of incense and fish in your house, ack!
Can't help you on the fish smell but your doc seems really on top of things which makes me hopeful for you this round:-)
That's not "no bueno"! I know it is hard to go through all this and see little results, but you have to look on the bright side...you haven't gotten OHSS and you WILL be having this ER/ET. OK, I am lame...boo to your follies! GROWWWWW! Hope you get your 10!
None of that sounds like fun.
And, with fish (granted I get it fresh on the Gulf Coast here)I find leaving a window open helps (again...Colorado weather is probably quite different from N.O. right now...but that is what I do).
I know you had your heart set on 10, but 9 is really good! I know it's so disappointing when things don't go as planned: we are all so anxious and impatient it seems, and it's hard for any kind of setback. But my lining went down one day inexplicably, then up again the next day, so I hope that tomorrow, it will all be back on track. As for the fish smell, my solution is that I don't eat fish. Ever. But burning candles, even lighting a match in each room then blowing it out, may help.
I never eat fish but this is what I have heard works!
Burn a couple of scoops of ground coffee on a piece of aluminum foil on your burner while you cook and while you are eating or boil some cinnamon and cloves or a bowl of vinegar in an uncovered pot.
I'm sorry about your cancellation, fewer follies & lining going down. I hope that some of the other posters are right about it all working out tomorrow- I really hope it does.
I'm sorry things aren't going exactly as planned. But I'm still pulling for ya
Blah :( I hope tomorrow is better. And I second the vinegar thing for smells - it will initially smell like white vinegar but then will smell much better.
I really hope you get better news tomorrow, but 9 is still wonderful!
You're still beating me on the follie count, so don't despair. I am covetous of YOUR follies! And just remember--during my successful cycle, I went through the whole thing thinking I only had 11, and they retrieved 13. Hang in there, and good luck tomorrow.
P.S. I know you know this, but drink as much water as you can the morning of bloodwork. It helps so much, even if you're just naturally a crappy stick.
Awww, crap on burnt toast, Nancy. I'm sorry you had a rough day. You never know, there could be one shy follie hiding away in there. One day at at time. I know, easier said than done. I'll keep repeating that phrase to you (or some other phrase if it helps) if you'll repeat it to me next month.
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