I had my ultrasound this morning, and my follicles measured:

1 @ 17mm
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We managed to raise $8,354.56 in just a few short months, and financed the remaining $4,333.33 on a home equity line of credit. Our total costs ended up being $12,687.89, and that included a few acupuncture appointments.

I cannot thank everyone who helped us along the way enough — whether it be through a donation, by purchasing something we sold or by offering up prayers and support.

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My headache is about as bad as it’s been since we started this, so I think I am going to lay down for a bit. Before I do that, however, I wanted to post a little update on my upset earlier today. Many of my (unfortunately) more experienced friends have assured me that there is nothing to worry about right now — the follicles will develop at different rates and as long as my doctor isn’t expressing concern, I should relax. Read the rest of this entry »

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Well, I had my second ultrasound today, and I’m not feeling good about it. He measured 4 follicles on my right — two at 14 mm and two at 12 mm — and 5 on the left, all measured at 10 mm. Then he said there were 5 smaller ones that he didn’t measure. 9 measurable and 5 smaller ones… he said my uterine lining was 8.7 (is that good? Heck if I know.) and that my egg retrieval (ER) might get moved back a day. I go in again tomorrow to check progress. Read the rest of this entry »

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Up until now, I haven’t really posted the gory details of what is happening to me through this process. Maybe it’s time to start — I really haven’t heard too many stories about the yucky parts of IVF, so maybe I can warn the next person.

My hair is falling out, I am tired, having hot flashes and have had a headache for a few weeks, which started turning into migraines Monday. I feel like shit, I can’t concentrate, and I can barely work.

People keep asking me why I’m on the meds I am, why I do my shots the way I do, why my doctor does this or that. Read the rest of this entry »

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Well there you have it. One shot in the hip complete! Skip practiced on an orange first and said there was no way that’s how easy it would be to stab me with a needle. But when the time came, he did it just like he did with the orange, and unbelievably — I didn’t feel it go in at all. All I felt was a little pressure when he pressed the plunger, and that was it. I can’t believe how much I stressed out over it and that’s all it was. :)

I also had my first acupuncture appointment today and it was great. Read the rest of this entry »

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