fertility
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I know, I know. It’s been a while (again). I’m definitely still in a weird spot after my mom’s death. September 5th was her birthday. She would’ve been 62, and I still can’t help but feel how unfair it is that she didn’t get more time. The next day, my dad finally had the memorial
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It’s been a while, I know. I was a little busy with moving into my new house and whatnot. So. I talked about being on all those medications so I could have some eggs sucked out of me for IVF. The doctor had warned me that the follicle-stimulating shot was going to make me very
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It’s been a minute since I updated about all this stuff. I am currently in the middle of an IVF cycle. I have several medications I need to take daily. One was an antibiotic that I was only on for a couple of days. The other medications are to stimulate my follicles so that multiple
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It has been a hot minute since I posted. I guess I needed time to cool down and all that from the failure of my last IUI cycle. I’m starting all the IVF shit soon. I have a Zoom consultation with them tomorrow and then on Friday I have another Zoom consultation with genetics people,
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It’s going to be a busy week for me. Although with me doing anything makes it a busy week. Today, I had a follow up Zoom appointment with my main fertility doctor. When I started my last IUI cycle, they told me to schedule with her to talk next steps if I’m not pregnant. It
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OK. It’s time to talk about the most recent steps I’ve been taking on my fertility journey. The first thing my doctor wanted to try (and I am currently doing) is intrauterine insemination (IUI). I was told we would try it for three cycles, and if I don’t get pregnant, we’ll reevaluate and try something
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So, now to go on about my MRI and surgery. Both of these things happened in the same week — so exciting. The MRI happened first. Part of me was afraid they would find a tumor on my pituitary gland, especially now that I know I may get a brain tumor someday. I can’t recall
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I’ve always been someone who wanted kids. I can’t think of a time where I didn’t. Of course, I fully support people who don’t want children. I understand every reason for not wanting them. I think I just have that urge, or whatever in me. Anyway, I wasn’t going to have a kid unless I
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