How About Two Somethings!: Our Stress Relief

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Our Stress Relief

Lucy. She loves kibbles, tuna, her stuffed mouse, packing paper, and fleece blankets. Oh, and she has asthma, but you would never know that because she talks to us VERY LOUDLY.

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Summary

Our first ultrasound was at 6 weeks. In disbelief that IVF had actually worked, I told the doctor that I was afraid there would be nothing there. As soon as the image popped up on the screen she said, "hmm..how about two somethings?!"

TTC#1 since 12/2009

Unexplained Infertility

11/2010 - First consultation with OB/GYN

01/2011 - 50mg Clomid

02/2011 - 50mg Clomid + IUI#1

04/2011 - 50mg Clomid + IUI#2

05/2011 - 50mg Clomid; switched to a reproductive endocrinologist

06/2011 - 50mg Clomid, hCG trigger + IUI#3; BFP 16dpo; Beta#1 46; Beta #2 41; m/c 7/5/11

07/2011 - 50mg Clomid, hCG trigger + IUI#4

08/2011 - 50mg Clomid; hCG trigger + IUI#5

09/2011 - 100mg Clomid; hCG trigger + IUI#6

10-11/2011 - IVF; schedule in tab at top, protocol in blog text

Stats

24 months

8 rounds of Clomid

6 IUIs

1 miscarriage (cycle 18, 5 weeks)

1 IVF with ICSI

24 ultrasounds

2 diagnostic evaluations

7 checks for ovarian cysts

11 follicle growth checks

4 embryo growth checks

124 needle sticks

15 diagnostic blood draws

5 beta blood draws

5 hCG triggers

1 MRI contrast

35 Lupron self-injections

16 Follistim self-injections

11 Menopur self-injections

36 progesterone Chris-injections

38 RE office visits

1 initial consultation

3 IVF consultations

1 sonohysterogram

7 ovarian cyst checks

11 follicle growth checks

4 IUIs

5 lab-only blood draws

1 egg retrieval

1 embryo transfer

4 obstetric visits

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Our Stress Relief

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