PITA Beta September 20, 2005
Post miscarriage betas are pretty much torturous on their own, but today’s was even more so. My blood draw totally sucked. After much poking and prodding by the phlebotomist on the vein in my left arm accompanied by a few choice words by me, she declared it non compliant. It didn’t want to give up a single drop. I guess that vein is so used and abused that it has decided to retire. Thankfully my right arm cooperated.
This afternoon I called the RE’s office here to get the results. I was told that I couldn’t have them. They said that they had faxed them to my RE in Houston and that I had to call them. So I did, only my RE in Houston hadn’t received the fax. I then called the RE here back to request that they fax it again. Ugh. Such a pain in the ass. I mean, it’s my info. Shouldn’t it be a tad bit easier for me to get it?
I finally got my results, though. Today’s magic number was 73. That’s much better than last Tuesday’s 594. I have to go back in another week to see if it’s fallen all the way down. It better be getting close, because I’m running out of arms.
- Posted in : Limboland: the aftermath of IVF Part 5
- Author : amanda
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Why is nothing ever easy when it comes to IF? Geez! Horrible blood draws, incompetant faxers, after all you’ve been through?! Can’t a girl get just a teeny break from this madness? Thinking of you.
At least it’s going down. HOpefully next week it will be out. THe results thing really pisses me off. They wouldn’t give H his sperm analysis results unless we came in, despite the fact it was 2 months before our next appointment. I wasn’t sure exactly what inappropriate purposes we were supposed to be going to put them to in the interim!
I hate the vein drainage when you’re on usage overtime. I feel for your poor veins. So glad it’s gone down so much though!
I had to go for my blood draw today too. They blew the vein in my right arm, my only good vein!! ::sigh:: You’d think that we’d get to a level…
You know, you’d THINK you’d get to rock bottom and the bad stuff would leave you alone, but no, it has to start digging then.
Let’s hope it has reached bedrock for you at least and you can start going UP. I’m sure I have a ways to go down yet…
Ug. Glad you’re well on your way down, hope the next is the last.
Wow, that’s a great improvement! Hoping for you it’s over very soon.
That is a very encouraging drop! It is a tortuous process but you seem to be headed in the right direction.
What.a.pain. Hang in there, Amanda! And this latest hurricane–it’s not near you, is it? I need to look at that post where you explained where you live. Take good care!