The Latest December 27, 2004
I really don’t know where to start today. I’m in a weird mood. I guess I’ll start with Christmas. I survived. That’s about all there is to say. It wasn’t very merry. In fact it was quite a sad holiday for me. I managed to get talked into going over to my parent’s house in time for Christmas dinner instead of just going on Sunday.
By the time Sunday afternoon had rolled around, I was so ready to get out of there that I couldn’t stand it. The theme of the weekend was definitely kids. My mom talked about the great-nephews constantly, my brother and sister in law talked on and on about her nephew, and I got the updates about all the people who I know who are pregnant or who have just had kids. UGH! You would think that people could show a little restraint. Anyway, we finally made it back home last night after a hellish drive home that included sitting on the interstate for an hour waiting for a wreck to be cleared.
My IVF coordinator called this morning with the plan for round three. I’ll be doing the standard Lupron protocol again, but I’ll be on an increased dosage of Gonal-F. Repronex will also be thrown into the mix this time. I’ll be doing the whole transfer under anesthesia thing again since that seemed to help last time. My estimated date for retrieval is February 2nd, which I had already predicted. It’s pretty sad when you can write out your IVF calendar including the Lupron start date, baseline ultrasound date, stim ultrasound dates, and estimated ER and ET dates before anyone from your RE’s office says a word.
It’s been a very tough time emotionally in our household recently. How could it not be? It’s hard to deal with this crap constantly. I took my first birth control pill for our first IVF cycle on August 1st. We’ve done nothing but cycle since. I don’t feel a need to take a break from actually cycling, but my hubby and I have agreed on something. We will not discuss IVF for the next two weeks. There’s no reason to, plus we need that mental and emotional break. We’ve decided to do this next cycle, but there’s no reason to obsess over it, especially since we haven’t even started the injectable portion of the event yet. I’ll still be blogging and posting on message boards, but I think it will be nice to take the focus of our marriage off IVF if only for a little bit.
- Posted in : IVF Part 3: IVF #2, various other ramblings
- Author : amanda
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Well thankfully I’ll just be doing a FET this time (whoohoo no GonalF and company, although it’s the Lupron that make me the most batty) but I’m with you in sprit – we’ll be doing my transfer on 2/5 with my remaining 3 blasts. Like you I had a long and roughish transfer the first time out so I’m considering asking to be put under, you know just crank my cervix wide open – no fooling around with the damn catheter or 2, it just seems like the right thing to do. I’ll be thinking of you often (and checking in on your blog) but I’d like to throw in a wish for a stress free (i.e. non-manic due to drugs) many eggs but no OHSS, lots of embryos of great quality, and a sooth transfer complete with a positive beta – cycle.
And a Happy New Year (for obvious reasons)
-Anne
Anne, thanks. Definitely consider a sedated transfer if you’ve had trouble with transfers in the past. It helped me last time. It’s worth the extra $ for the anesthesia to skip the pain and know that your RE can do whatever is necessary to get that darn catheter in there. Good luck with your FET.
catching up on your blog - I’ve got it all crossed for you in 2005!!! best wishes -
Dana
So glad you made it through the holidays. Wishing you a nice restful few weeks and much joy in the new year (and in the next cycle).
I’m sorry that the holidays were so hard. I think your no-talking-about-IVF break sounds wonderful. Sometimes we just have to take a mental break from it all. I’m holding out a lot of hope for your cycle. Hang in there.
Blah — I’m sorry Christmas was so difficult, and I’m glad it’s behind you. Where is the sensitivity, people?! Best of luck with this upcoming cycle — my fingers are crossed to the max.
I’m glad to hear that you survived Christmas. The break from talking about IVF stuff will do wonders, I am sure. I hope you are doing well.
Nina