Sowing Seeds in Infertile Soil: Ah, a day at the spaaahhhhh

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Ah, a day at the spaaahhhhh

Author: divajen | | at 7:10 AM |

What a great day today will be. First, slept in nice and late which to me, is really what Sundays are for. Just hanging around now listening to the soothing strains of the background music of The Weather Network (don't ask - Hubs likes his Weather Network) and deciding what I want for breakfast.

Then in a few hours, my sister in law and I will pack our bags, hop in the car, and head downtown to Elmwood. Forget Disney - Elmwood is truly one of the happiest places on earth.

When my FET failed in March, my fantastic friends got together and purchased me a sizable gift card to Elmwood. They're amazing, it was so kind of them. And I'm so happy to finally be able to use it!

I've had the card burning a hole into my wallet for months, always trying to figure out when to take the best advantage of it. With all the other IUI's and cycling we've been doing, I found that my options were cut seriously short...I was in the 2ww and shouldn't be in the warm water of their hot tub, etc - and who wants to go there and miss out on that! Not me.

So I finally decided that there was no better time than just before my next IVF to head down, enjoy their hot tub, salt water pool, yummy teas and fluffy robes. Oh yeah - and the massage. Can't wait!

The timing it interesting, though. It's been exactly nine months since I was last at Elmwood...I also went for a massage, facial and lunch courtesy of same sister and law that's coming with me today on November 9. I was pregnant at the time from IVF number two but knew it was not going to end well. 12 hours after my massage my miscarriage started. So it's kind of a weird association with the place. I'm looking forward to replacing that memory, those thoughts, with new ones today.

Hopefully we'll be able to avoid the crazy thunderstorms they're forecasting (thanks, Weather Network) and will get home before they start. Then I can be all de-stressed and safely snuggled into my couch (and my husband) to watch Big Brother and True Blood. Who knew I'd ever look forward to Sundays?

Off to forage for breakfast now. And less than a week of Evilon to go!

2 comments:

CHAR on August 9, 2009 at 2:42 PM said...: Oh Wow!! That sounds very relaxing!! Have a great time:)
Spacey on August 10, 2009 at 7:55 AM said...: Nice! It sounds like such a nice and relaxing day.

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The planting schedule - redux

1 - July 2 - baseline AFC 28, E2 202, FSH 4.8. Start stims, 300IU Gonal F
4 - July 5 - E2 356, LH 2, P4 2.7 Follicles 1.5 (likely cyst) on right, 1.3, 1.2, .9 on right (cyst may be gone), lining .9
6 - July 7 - E2 673, LH 2, P4 4.7 Follicles 1.5, 1.0 on right, 1.4, 1.3, 1.1, 1.0, 0.9 on left, Lining .9
7 - July 8 - E2 833, LH 2, P4 4.6, Follicles 1.5, 1.0 on right (no change), 1.6, 1.3, 1.3 ,1.3, 1.1, 1.1, 1.0 on left. Lining .95
8 - July 9 - E2 1206, LH 2, P4 4.4 Follicles 1.5, 1.0 on right, 1.75, 1.5, 1.4, 1.4, 1.3, 1.3, 1.1, 1.1, Lining 1.0
10 - July 11 - E2 2203, LH 3, P4 3.6 Follicles n/a on right, 2.1, 1.7, 1.5, 1.4, 1,4, 1.3, 1.3, 1.2, 1.1 Lining 1.0
11 - July 12 - E2 3319, LH 6, P4 5.5, Follicles n/a on right, 2.45, 1.85, 1.75, 1.7, 1.55, 1.45, 1.3, 1.2, 1.0 Lining 1.0
12 - July 13 - E2 4849, LH 11, P4 5.9, Follicles n/a on right, 2.5, 2.0, 1.8, 1.7, 1.7, 1.7, 1.6, 1.4, 1.2 Lining 1.0
13 - July 14 - E2 5663, LH 14, P4 7.3, Follicles n/a on right, 2.5, 2.2, 2.1, 2.0, 1.9, 1.9, 1.9, 1.7, 1.3, 1.2 Lining 1.2 Took trigger shot at 8am. Post wash numbers 60M with 90% motility. IUI number one at 12:35pm

The planting schedule - 2009's epic fail

July 25 - start Marvelon birth control pill
August 14 - endometrial biopsy
August 15 - last bcp
August 17 - sign consents and pay fees
August 21 - baseline AFC 27, E2 259, LH 2, P4. 3.1
August 22 - start stims...225 Gonal F, 75 Menopur
August 25 - day 4 check in. E2 550, LH 2, P4 3.1. Lining .4. No change in meds, three small follies measuring .7, 1.0 and 1.1. Lots of quiet ones. Grow follies grow!
August 27 - day 6. E2 737, LH 2, P4 2.8. Lining .56. Follicles 1 @ .9, 1 @ 1.1, 3 @ 1.1. Back tomorrow, same meds, getting nervous
August 28 - day 7. E2 1036, LH 1, P4 3.4. Lining .67. Follicles right 1.1, 1.0 left 3 @ 1.3, 1.0
August 29 - day 8. E2 1389. LH1, P4 3.63. Lining . 73. Follicles - must update later, lost my paper. Ugh.
August 30 - day 9. E2 2154. LH 1, P43.4 Lining .7. Follicles rt - 1.4, 2 @ 1.3, 1.2, 2 @ 1.1 left - 1.7, 1.6, 1.5, 1.4, 3 @ 1.1, 2 @ 1
August 31 - day 10. E2 2656. LH 1. P4 3.2 Lining .7. Follicles rt - 2 @ 1.5, 1.4, 2 @ 1.2, 1.1 lft - 2 @ 1.8, 2 @ 1.7, 1.3, 2 @ 1.1, 2 @ 1.0
September 1 - day 11. E2 3301. LH 1. P4 3.63 . Lining 1.0. Follicles ft - 1.7, 2 @ 1.6, 2 @ 1.4, 2 @ 1.1 lf - 2.0, 1.8, 1.7, 2 @ 1.5, 2 @ 1.3, 2 @ 1.1, 1.0
September 2 - day 12. E2 3995. LH 1. P4 3.3. Lining .9 Follicles rt - 1.9, 1.85, 1.7, 1.6, 1.5, 2 @ 1.1 lf - 2.2, 2.1, 2 @ 1.7, 1.5, 2 @ 1.3, 3 @ 1.1, .9 Trigger shot at 8pm
September 3 - day 13 blood work only. E2 5886
September 4 - egg retrieval. 7 eggs retrieved.
September 5 - 7 eggs mature, 3 fertilized. Start progesterone in oil and estrace
September 6 - 3 still going, all grade 2. Two 3-4 cell, one 5 plus cells
September 7 - embryo transfer. Transfer all three embies. All grade 2, two 7 cell and one 8 cell.
September 14 - progesterone blood test - 32.8
September 14-19 - hpt negative
September 21 - beta - negative

Sowing Seeds in Infertile Soil

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Ah, a day at the spaaahhhhh

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