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Thursday, June 14, 2007

Moving Right Along

I just had my telephone call with the patient care coordinator at Dr. Generous'. All I need are prolactin and varicella tests for my records to be in order. Easy enough.

I've been on the BCPs for four days and the PC Coordinator said "You'll be on the pills for two weeks total." 2 weeks? "Wow", I thought. Dr. French, Dr. Generous' colleague, said it would be three. So we've cut our time down by about 1/4 or thereabouts. Cool. Less is more for me in terms of medications. Let's keep those follicles fresh and happy.

So, next Wednesday is my big let's-wrap-this-shit-up-and-get-this-party-started day.

9:30AM - Phone call with the Clinical Coordinator
2:00PM - Phone call with the Financial Coordinator
3:00PM - 1/2 hour meeting with Dr. Generous and then a mock embryo transfer

I warned them that I might just show up in person for the Financial Coordinator chat at 2PM as I'll likely already be in the area. It feels good to get it all out of the way FAST.

Still no word on the E2 and FSH bloodwork.

I think I forgot to mention that at Sunday's U/S they found no evidence of ovarian cysts (yay!) and the doctor noted 6 follies on the right, and 5 on the left. Dr. French looked at my ovaries really fast, only spending a few seconds counting the follicles on each side, so I am really hoping that there might be one or two more in hiding in there.

But one monkey wrench may have been thrown into the mix: I just got word today that our offer on a fix-and-flip house was accepted. We promised them a two week close of escrow in our offer, so I'm going to be on stims when escrow closes, and beginning to manage a renovation when we're close to retrieval. By the time I'm in my 2WW I'm going to be up to my ears in project management crap. We don't have the signed "acceptance" of our contract in hand so the clock's not ticking just yet, but will be soon. I just hope that I can hire enough qualified people to get things started so that I don't have to stress too much about it all. My work has been quiet or, rather, absent, since December, and now that I'm finally cycling it's all hitting the fan. Why is it always like this?

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Blogger Jason and Samantha said ... (6:23 PM) : 

Good Luck this cycle! I hope things calm a big so you can relax and make a baby! :)

 

Blogger tonya said ... (10:34 PM) : 

Did I really just read that? The "R" word! ;-)

When I read your post about the house stuff... all I could think of is Statia. I remember she was moving and cycling simultaneously, and I thought it was going to be way too stressful, but voila... The Mini Me-ester is here.

I am so hopeful for you!

 

Blogger Mary Ellen and Steve said ... (8:31 AM) : 

Good luck with your cycle and with moving!

 

Blogger Donna said ... (12:16 PM) : 

Life is always testing us, and I know you have the resilience and moxie to pass this one too. Keeping all things crossed.

 

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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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