The Saga of Becoming Fruitful

Today

Arpee — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:38:46 +0000

I wish my news were different… I am not pregnant. My triplets did not survive. My nurse called this afternoon to tell us the news and that she’s sorry. She instructed me to stop all meds. Dr Sch called later too but we were not able to talk. Maybe tomorrow. So I hope I do not have [...]

iPhone has a WordPress App!

Arpee — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:21:31 +0000

Woo hoo!!!! I just discovered that iPhone has a WordPress app! And I’m doing the dance of joy!!!! Well hopefully this will help me blog more frequently!!! Meanwhile, thank you everyone for your encouraging words!!! Just a few more days left and the waiting will soon be over.

Waiting Womb No More…

Arpee — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:48:27 +0000

They’re in!!! 3 of them. 6 cells, Grade 4 6 cells, Grade 4- 5 cells, Grade 4 I am a bit disappointed because they are not the best numbers compared to the desired 8 cells on Day 3. But they are what they are… As always, the only thing and the best thing we can do as we wait is [...]

Back in Denver

Arpee — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:13:48 +0000

Yes, folks… we are back in Denver! So since I have been a truant blogger, here’s what’s been up till today: 28 eggs retrieved -> 21 eggs mature -> 20 eggs biopsied -> 15 eggs tested normal Dr Sch recommended to thaw 10 eggs and transfer back 4 embryos. (As if! As if we’re going to have that [...]

Ganirelix $hocker

Arpee — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:14:01 +0000

Ganirelix was not in my original protocol. But trust my overachieving ovaries to mess up the plan… So, I got my receipt for the 3 syringes of Ganirelix from Todd’s in the mail today. $322+ Grrrrr…. I should have expected it to be expensive for after all, what infertility med does not cost an arm (and a leg?). I [...]

Home!

Arpee — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:27:05 +0000

Oh, it feels good to be home! Denver is like a bigger version of Boise (and I loved Boise!). They are both cities on a valley where you could see the mountains from afar, have dry and cold weather, but do not have a lot greens (at least during winter). When we arrived in Austin this morning, [...]

IVF#1 - Egg Retrieval Report

Arpee — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:37:48 +0000

Hey, I’m back at our hotel room. The ER went smoothly and just like what the other ladies commented before me - the nurses (Liz, Lynn and Melody) and doctors were very efficient yet had excellent bedside manners! They have 7 retrievals and 7 transfers today - now who says there is a recession? I [...]

IVF#1 - Microarray on my Eggs

Arpee — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:38:29 +0000

I learn a lot from the Internet and the women who have traveled this Infertility Path. So, when I hear about pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS), I now know that it could be the FISH (Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridization), CGH (Comparative Genome Hybridization) or Microarray (MA). I really do not know a lot about the CGH [...]

IVF#1 - Tomorrow is the Egg Retrieval day

Arpee — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:31:42 +0000

I went in for the bloodwork this morning to confirm if the HCG trigger shot last night worked. Rhonda, the IVF nurse, told us to stay in the Denver metro area just in case I needed an HCG booster shot. (Yeah, she must have heard of our Ganirelix fiasco while out to Colorado Springs yesterday. Well, [...]

IVF#1 - Antagon, Trigger Shot and ER

Arpee — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:09:49 +0000

ANTAGON Apparently, my dusty ovaries are not that dusty…. my follies were marching well into the 20mm zone despite 0 Follistim on Saturday, Day 7 of stimulation. My E2’s were rising rapidly (>3000 on Saturday, then ~5000 on Sunday) so I needed to have Antagon/Ganirelix for Sunday and Monday. I got that message late on [...]