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Thursday, February 09, 2006

I Dream of Implantation Cramps

You could set your clock on this one. Right on time, precisely within the statistically average of 6.6 and 7.4 days post IVF transfer, I started to cramp. Right in the middle of my uterus. And just a tiny bit. So small it could even be in my head. It started last night while I was IMing with JM over in Scotts Valley. It stuck around for a good half hour or more and then it was gone. This morning after I made my morning visit to Narnia (aka "the bathroom"....our toilet has a huge hole in the drywall underneath it that I plug with toilet paper to keep the cold air from blowing in...JS and I imagine that it's the hole to Narnia and, thus, all bathroom trips in this house are deemed "visiting Narnia"). Okay, that was too much information, I'm sure, but you'll understand what Narnia is from here out. ;-)

So after visiting Naria this morning I notice that the slight cramping is back. And this morning it's a bit disturbing. It's on the left side, kind of where my ovary is. I'm really sure about where my ovaries are these days..what with the FSH turning them into organs the size of oranges and the cramping that ensued from that. But that pain had already subsided...disappeared entirely. So I am doubtful that it's my ovary still stressed out from the ER process. And I'm also hoping, to high hell, that one of those little guys didn't go and get lost in my left fallopian tube and decide to make a nice little cozy home of it.

Statisucally speaking, I am now smack dab in the middle of the time zone when I should be implanting and with this I find myself now becoming paranoid about all the things I might have done to fuck this up. You would think I'd give myself six more days until I freak out, at least wait until the first beta is done (next Wednesday). But I can't wait that long.

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Blogger mjbar said ... (4:38 PM) : 

i think we are in the same point in the process with Dr.z?? I'm playing the waiting game also - blood test on tuesday - not sure i can even make the cal on thursday? I'm doing this as a single - strange story to go with that - 2 ex's involved - one materally the other emotionally - but ultimately a singleton in this process - couldn't tell if you were also - so good -good luck!!!!

 

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Ultrasound of a 9 week old fetus

Diagnosis:
elevated NKs, NKUs, 3 +APAs (2 borderline), heterozygous for MTHFR A1298C. Slightly low thyroid.

dq-α:
me: 1.1, 4.1
dh: 1.2, 3.1

Low LADs were treated in Mexico and elsewhere with LIT.
Anti-sperm antibodies
Article: LIT and the FDA

No: ANAs, normal TH1/TH2 Cytokine ratio, or x-DNA/Histones.

IF Treatments:
-Clomid #1: Sept 2005
-Clomid #2: Sept 2005
-HSG: Oct 2005
-Lap/Chromo: Oct 2005
-Nat'l IUI: Nov 2005
-IVF #1: Jan 2006, β1=2.0, β2=0.9
-IVF #2: May 2006, β1=<1.0
-Myomectomy (5), salpingectomy (both), & endo removed via lap on 6.6.6
-LIT#1 in Nogales: 6.16.6
-LIT#2: July 2006
-FET #1: Sept 2006, β1=2.48, β2=<2.0
-Dr. Hungarian Dx Oct 2006
-Dr. Hungarian Tx Dec 2006-Mar 2007
-IVF#3: Mar 2007 Canceled myself right before retrieval
-IVF#4: April/May 2007 Canceled due to dominant follicle
-IVF#4: August 2007, β1<2.0
-IVF#5: December 2007

Pre-ET
Feng Shui'd the House
500mg Zithromax starting with stims
4 LIT Treatments
17 Weeks of Humira or Enbrel
30g IVIg CD5 of IVF cycle (day 2 or 3 of stims)
30g IVIg 2 days before transfer
1mg Dexamethazone starting with stims
30mg Lovenox, 2X's/Day
0.0375mg Synthroid
Lexapro
Prenatal
Folguard 2.2 2x's/day
Extra 1g C (Stop at ET)
Extra 1g Calcium
Extra 400mg E (Stop at ET)
Nettle Tea & Capsules
2g Bromelain
Extra D3
Keep BMI<24
4-6g Fish Oil/Day
Baby Aspirin
Eating Loads of Protein!
Nettle Caplets
Femoral Massage (Stop at ET)
Acupuncture (Stop at ET)
TCM Diet: No cold or slippery foods
Immune Friendly Diet: No non-sprouted wheat, sugar, starches. Little fruit.
No nightshades
No caffeine
No coffee, not even decaf
No soy when in cycle
10 days Doxycycline

Day of Transfer
Light activity

Post ET Changes
Visualization
200mg progesterone capsules
Take it easy days 2&3
No sex til beta#1
Cut out egg yolks (contains immunogenic acid)






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