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IVF Stats

IVF #1:
June 2008
Long Lupron
Canceled due to poor response to protocol

IVF #2:
July 2008
Microdose Lupron
Canceled due to poor response to protocol

IVF #3:
June 2009
Antagonist
Estrogen Priming
DHEA supplements
4 embies frozen

**what I did different for IVF #3: 75 mg/day of DHEA & 7 wheatgrass pills/day (for at least 4 months prior)

FET: March 2010
2/17/10: Start estrogen patches
3/2/10: lining check (lining at 9)
3/5/10: transferred 3 embryos (B+ grade, 6, 7, & 8 cell)
3/13/10: + HPT (8dp3dt)
3/16/10: Beta #1 282 (11dp3dt)
3/18/10: Beta #2 817 (13dp3dt)
4/5/10: u/s: not 1, not 2, but 3 babies

What does that mean?!

5dt = 5 day transfer
3dt = 3 day transfer
AF = Aunt flow (period)
B/W = bloodwork
BCP = Birth Control Pills
BFN = Big Fat Negative (aka: Not Pregnant)
BFP = Big Fat Postive (aka: Pregnant!)
BIL= Brother-in-law
DE- Donor Eggs
DOR= Diminished ovarian reserve
DPO = Days Past Ovulation
E2= estrodial (estrogen)
ER = Egg Retreival
ET = Egg Transfer
FET = Frozen Embryo Transfer
FIL= Father-in-law
IF = Infertility
IUI = Intrauterine Insemination
IVF = In-vitro Fertilization
M/C = Miscarriage
MFI = Male factor Infertility
MIL= Mother-in-law
O = Ovulation
OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit
PIO = Progesterone in Oil
POF= premature ovarian failure
SIL = Sister- in-law
Stims = Follicle Stimulating Drugs
TTC = Trying to Conceive
TTTC = Trouble Trying to Conceive
U/S = Ultrasound

Friday, June 10, 2011

Cancer Update

I just wanted to share with you all...

Best News Ever...

THE CHEMO IS WORKING!!!

I had my CT scan this morning and went up to see my oncologist right after. He said this was one of the best scans he's seen in a long time. The smaller tumors are either gone or have shrunk and the larger tumor is hollowed out an no longer active. We are absolutely ecstatic about the news. I am hooked up to my chemo pump right now and couldn't be happier to have this toxic drug going into my body because it's working!

Thank you again for all your prayers...they worked!

13 comments:

Barb: That's amazing news!!! So, so glad the chemo worked! I will continue to pray that it goes away completely.; June 10, 2011 at 3:48 PM
Missy F: Amen! How wonderful, so SO happy you get to share good news! What a huge blessing, and you absolutely deserve it : ) I will send lots of prayers for your continued treatment & recovery-you are one tough cookie!; June 10, 2011 at 5:18 PM
nikinikinine: That is amazing news! I will keep you in my prayers for continued success!!!; June 10, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Chrissy: That is fantastic news!; June 10, 2011 at 8:01 PM
Miss Megan: YAY!!! That is most wonderful news! So glad it is working!! Woo hoo!!!; June 10, 2011 at 8:04 PM
yettie: I am sooooo happy to hear that. Been thinking of you and waiting for some news. God IS good and He answers prayers. :); June 10, 2011 at 9:04 PM
Fran: This is a FANTASTIC news! It made my day and in fact it made my week!!; June 11, 2011 at 3:25 AM
Monica: Praise God!!!!; June 11, 2011 at 9:21 PM
Stacie: Such wonderful news! I am so happy for you!; June 12, 2011 at 12:52 AM
Lindsey: I absolutely love this post!!! I am going to continue thinking about you and I am so so happy for you =); June 12, 2011 at 5:20 PM
AP: That is great news M!; June 12, 2011 at 10:53 PM
Peppermint Patty: Amen! Thank you Jesus!; June 28, 2011 at 7:11 AM
Anonymous: Such great news!!; July 5, 2011 at 1:33 PM

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"Thoughts on Becoming a Mother"

There are women that become mothers without effort, without thought, without patience or loss and though they are good mothers and love their children, I know that I will be better.

I will be better not because of genetics, or money or that I have read more books, but because I have struggled and toiled for this child. I have longed and waited. I have cried and prayed. I have endured and planned over and over again. Like most things in life, the people who truly have appreciation are those who have struggled to attain their dreams.

I will notice everything about my child. I will take time to watch my child sleep, explore and discover. I will marvel at this miracle every day for the rest of my life. I will be happy when I wake in the middle of the night to the sound of my child, knowing that I can comfort, hold and feed him and that I am not waking to take another temperature, pop another pill, take another shot or cry tears of a broken dream. My dream will be crying for me.

I count myself lucky in this sense; that God has given me this insight, this special vision with which I will look upon my child that my friends will not see. Whether I parent a child I actually give birth to or a child that God leads me to, I will not be careless with my love. I will be a better mother for all that I have endured. I am a better wife, a better aunt, a better daughter, neighbor, friend and sister because I have known pain. I know disillusionment as I have been betrayed by my own body, I have been tried by fire and hell many never face, yet given time, I stood tall. I have prevailed. I have succeeded. I have won.

So now, when others hurt around me, I do not run from their pain in order to save myself discomfort. I see it, mourn it, and join them in theirs. I listen. And even though I cannot make it better, I can make it less lonely. I have learned the immerse power of another hand holding tight to mine, of other eyes that moisten as they learn to accept the harsh truth and when life is beyond hard. I have learned a compassion that only comes with walking in those shoes.I have learned to appreciate life.Yes, I will be a wonderful mother."

-Unknown

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