Entries from February 2008

February 29, 2008

Day 6 of Stims

posted by Mel
We have follicles– 7 of them to be precise. Her e2 is 362. It looks like we are probably back on track– just a couple of days behind. Vanessa’s a little disappointed with the count. I am not. Honestly, I would have been scared if we had seen 20+ up there on the screen. [...]

February 27, 2008

Is “uneventful” too much to ask for?

Vanessa’s not responding to the drugs. Yesterday we had the choice of significantly upping her meds or cancelling the cycle. We’re upping the meds but proceeding with caution. We’ll have another e2 and an ultrasound on Friday morning, and then we’ll re-evaluate—cancel or continue. If we cancel, we can try again with another protocol. Maybe [...]

February 25, 2008

The capital of Vermont is Montpelier

posted by Mel 
If you, like Vanessa and me, missed Tina Fey’s performance on last weekend’s SNL, check out this site for some great clips: http://www.afterellen.com/blog/scribegrrrl/tina-fey-on-SNL
including her awesome Weekend Update all about Hillary Clinton. Too bad the Writer’s Strike didn’t end a couple of weeks earlier. A few more endorsements like this one might save Hil’s campaign. [...]

February 18, 2008

Still alive– now with updates

posted by Mel

It has been so long since I’ve updated. See? I told you—this IVF has me feeling like my lips are sewn shut. We’re on our 9th day of Lupron, and, other than some stomach upset, both of us are feeling pretty good. I’ve also had some temperature regulation problems that have made it [...]