Murphy’s Law of IF6/5/06
by Paige on Wed 05 Jul 2006 05:39 PM EDT I had monitoring this morning. After 4 days with 225 units of Bravelle, I still have no follicles over 10mm and my e2 level is only 47. 47!!! WTF? My RE upped my dose to 300 units. I go back on Friday to see if it is working. I have 11 follicles around 10mm on the left and 13 on the right. Alright…all together now… “you’d be great for IVF!’ If I hear this one more time I’ll scream. How can I be such a good responder? Even...
Read MoreAcronym of the Week: BFN
Boy, I was hoping I could use BFP this week. Unfortunately… BFN – Big Fat Negative – a negative result on a HPT or Beta (blood test). I have recently had two of these – one on Friday and one on Saturday. The real final straw visited today – AF arrived. I can’t even describe how I feel. I don’t want to talk about it and I cry everytime anyone brings it up. I feel filled with rage one minute and sorrow the next. I just don’t understand why this is happening to us. Most of all I just can’t believe that I have tortured myself with...
Read MoreHow NOT To Support an Infertile Friend
You are not an expert in conception. Having a viable pregnancy does not make you an expert in this. Trust me, your IF friend has read more books and knows more about conception than you could ever hope to know. RELAXING is not a medical treatment for IF. IF is a medical condition treated with a wide array of treatments none of which include a pillow under the hips! Don’t offer us your eggs/sperm/uterus. This is like me wanting a porsche and you offering to let me drive yours. If I ever want to drive your porsche I’ll ask. Don’t assume I will fall apart if you tell me our mutual friend...
Read MoreThanks for Reading
Well, if you happened upon my blog yesterday it was “blocked due to bandwidth overage.” Since so many people are viewing my blog I actually went over the allowable amount of bandwidth for my (free) account with Eponym. I knew it would be back up today since we began a new month – so I didn’t upgrade to a paid account. I’ll see if June does the same thing and then decide if I want to upgrade. I have to say it would definitely be worth them $ to keep this blog opperational. I’m so overwhelmed by how much this blog, and the comments people post have helped...
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