Holy Hot Flashes Batman!
So today I started wearing estrogen transdermal patches – like the “stop smoking” kind only with ESTROGEN. It is really quite warm and muggy today and I have been having hot flashes from hell. I woke up several times last night drenched in sweat and despite the fact I haven’t worn a stitch of clothing all day I still want to rip my skin off. My hair even feels hot. I’ve been keeping sane by listening to my meditation cds. They help me focus my anxiety and leave it behind me. I’m glad I’m going to work this week just to keep my mind off...
Read MoreBaby Dust Diaries Acronym of the Week: PIO
PIO: Progesterone in Oil. Fondly referred to as that HUGE frickin’ needle DH has to stab me in the butt with every night. And I’m not kidding about huge – here is a picture and yes, that is a quarter not a dime. PIO is exactly what it sounds like. It is the hormone progesterone, which supports early pregnancy, suspended in sesame or peanut oil. Now imagine for a moment injecting something as viscous as oil into a muscle. Yeah. Ouch. The oil likes to bunch up and create a lump in the muscle that hurts like the dickens! And since we do this every evening my...
Read MoreDollar Tree Therapy
Every time I walk into the Dollar Tree I end up asking myself, “why don’t I shop here more often?” When I was a kid, dollar stores were for buying bubbles and cheap, plastic toys that break in 5 minutes. Today they have frozen food sections, kitchen sections, it is amazing! I got my DH a silicone bar-b-que brush he’s been wanting for $1. I got coconut scented shampoo, conditioner, and moisturizer for $1, $1, and $1. I love coconut scent it reminds me of summer and cheers me up. I got an adorable black and white picture frame to put the picture of our embryos...
Read MoreCalculation Nirvanah
This calculator was posted on Wishing4One aand is a great toy for those of us that need something to focus on besides breast tenderness, pain in the left ovary, and looking for implantation bleeding. I’ve been wondering how to calculate due dates for IVFers, I mean LMP is clearly for “regulars”. LOL – IF snobbery.
Read MoreAnd Then There Were Five…
I called the embryology lab today (repeatedly – more on this in a minute) and we had one “really good” blast that was frozen yesterday in addition to our 2 8-cells that were frozen on day 3. I’m so excited that we had another one survive but I’m so torn up about the ones we lost. We had 17 fertilize and of those 5 are still living (if the two inside me are). That’s such a huge loss. Here’s the other thing – I had to call the lab and nag relentlessly to get a status on my embryos because I would “get a letter in two weeks.” I...
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