Tag Archives: Dr. K
The 3T!
In my year of treatment with Dr. C, Dr. K and Dr. Awesome, I could never ever imagine what it might feel like to be pregnant. We were trying everything under the sun to start our family, but I couldn’t … Continue reading
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I didn’t run my 10th marathon on 10-10-10
And I couldn’t be happier about it. Yesterday, on the awesome date of 10-10-10, 45,000 runners woke up at the crack of dawn and raced 26.2 miles in the Chicago Marathon. I watched the elite athletes race on TV. Even if … Continue reading
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It’s the same old song
Every morning, en route to my office, my bus drives right by Grant Park, a beautiful lakefront park in downtown Chicago. Hubs and I will be there baking under the steamy August sun this Sunday, as we are every first … Continue reading
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Let’s make a deal
The stakes are higher this go-round. No, not just because of my inevitable post-2ww cyst and bench time, or the emotional trauma and inconvenience of having to go through another three weeks of injections/monitoring/etc, or the impending holy-sh*tness of IVF. … Continue reading
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Googled out
Hi bloggies. I hope everyone had a great July 4th weekend! I spent Saturday working on some big freelance deadlines and also fit in some extensive Googling and message-boarding on my low-estrogen situation. Hubs Googled and found some cool studies … Continue reading
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I wish
I wish I didn’t know my estrogen number. I wish I didn’t believe this cycle was doomed before I even IUIed. I wish that on top of IF, my body didn’t respond like a freak of nature to the meds. … Continue reading
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Starring….LEFTIE!
Hello bloggies. I had an excellent monitoring appointment this morning. My lining is up to 7.0 and….wait for it….triple stripe. HUZZAH! I am slightly concerned that the u/s tech realizes I’m a crazy, emotional fool who will turn into a … Continue reading
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It was nice knowing ya, Yoda Egg
CD10 monitoring this a.m. My lining went from 5mm to 3.6mm. My jaw sorta dropped in disbelief at this news, which inspired the tech to re-measure it. “4.1!” she exclaimed happily. Riiiiight. How the frack does my lining go down … Continue reading
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Giorno otto del ciclo
That post title? Cycle day 8, in Italian. Gotta keep everyone on their toes. Also, I already named a post CD8 and can’t bear to repeat last cycle’s meltdowns, especially the one on CD8. New cycle, new attitude. Soooo, monitoring. … Continue reading
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The compromise
This post is too long and all over the place (aren’t you dying to read it now? haha), but so are my thoughts so here goes…. We had a great consult with Dr. Awesome at the new clinic yesterday morning. … Continue reading
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