Days of Grace 1-31-09

1.  Pussy willows.  I have a vase of them on our giant kitchen table.  Hoping some of them sprout so I can try to plant them.  I adore pussy willows.  Always have, even when I lived in the desert and had never actually SEEN them.  Here in NYC, they’re a rite of spring – everyone [...]

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8:00am and here I sit…

NOT having my ovaries checked for rampant runawaywithism.  *sigh*  Here’s hoping that things stay mellow in there today.  A bit of growth, but not too much.  I also realized that if he continues me on for a trigger shot on Monday, I won’t have enough Bravelle for my early AM shot.  If I’d gone in [...]

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Arghhhh.

Have I mentioned before how much I hate Dr. Bigshot?  Excuse me while I rant.
I just got a call from the tech telling me that they want me to stay on the 6 vials of Bravelle and the 1/2 dose of Antagon, but they want to up my dose of Menopur to 3 vials.  Which [...]

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Days of Grace 1-30-09

1.  Saw a starling flying around, carrying a long string of spaghetti.  Don’t know why, but it made me smile.
2.  Even though I got wanded by Dr. Bigshot today (for which I am not grateful at all,) my doctor will be calling me later with the bloodwork results.  He caught me in the hallway to [...]

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I want a blastocyst! (Or two. Or three.)

I had to submit to a wanding by Dr. Bigshot, who came into the room hollering at his nurse – who happens to be an exceedingly efficient woman – and generally making a nuisance of himself.  She apologized profusely for him, and I just felt badly for her.  
Nah, that’s not true – I felt [...]

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