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IVF Update

I'm really, really uncomfortable.  I'm sad, mad, happy and laughing all within a matter of minutes and I find that once I've officially hit that higher level of "crazy" I tend to just keep to myself because this amount of crazy cannot handle regular, real-world situations.  I'm also extremely tired and sleeping a lot.  "It's just going to get worse," says the nurse.  Yes, yes, I know that.

The appointment this morning showed that I was responding to the medication, but not as quickly as the protocol had suggested.  This means that the egg retrieval will be pushed back a couple of days.  I was instructed to continue with the current protocol and come back in Wednesday morning for another ultrasound and blood draw.

That's it, folks.  Carry on.

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  1. UnknownJanuary 5, 2015 at 10:10 PM

    Did you have these symptoms the other times? When I did IVF I didn't have any symptoms, it was very easy with no mood changes at all! I didn't like it because it made me feel like nothing was working and it didnt. So.... We'll take this as a good thing because your body is gearing up for big things ahead!!! Praying for you!!

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  2. JenniferJanuary 6, 2015 at 12:22 AM

    Yeah, I've always gotten all these crazy symptoms with all the different IVF protocols I've done. This cycle has got to be the worse, though. I think the dosage of the meds I'm taking is really high and the shots, although small, are super concentrated. When I got pregnant with Khloe, the IVF cycle was rough but as soon as I was off the meds I was totally fine. I actually didn't even think I was really pregnant because I felt so normal and never once had any typical pregnancy symptom. Thank you for the prayers! That's all we can do, just pray! I refuse to worry :-)

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