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Back To Square One – The 411
So, after doing my due diligence, I learned that in order for me to use an egg donor bank, I would have to cough up an additional $10,000 plus the donor’s local monitoring, transportation and likely...
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Going BOINKERS Over DE IVF !! – The 411
So…. Friday, my clinic called to inform me that my donor, for family emergency reasons, had to pull out of the program 2 weeks before she was to start birth control pills to get ready for my cycle....
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Thankful and Fearful – The 411
At a time when I should be elated, my heart is heavy and my spirit weeps… Today is CD2 and I am now on my journey towards motherhood. In exactly 19 days from today, I start my protocol of Lupron...
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Epigenetics and Donor Egg Babies – The 411
Epigenetics How are we different? I am sure that it will be a surprise for you to learn that 99.9% of genes are identical for every person on earth. This means that the differences we see at birth...
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Natural Killer Cells – the 411
Natural Killer Cells – A Reason Behind Recurrent Miscarriage? By Dr Andrew Orr in Conception on November 24, 2014 Natural killer (NK) cells have an important role to play in the early response to...
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Only A Few More Days… IVF#6 – The 411
Can you believe that in exactly five more days I start stims for my next IVF (and I am claiming FINAL BFP with Twins cycle)? The Lupron injections will begin on Monday ! I will continue with the...
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Low Dose Naltexone For Autoimmune Issues – The 411
Naltrexone itself was approved by the FDA in 1984 in a 50mg dose for the purpose of helping heroin or opium addicts, by blocking the effect of such drugs. By blocking opioid receptors, naltrexone also...
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IVF #6 -Ready Set Go – The 411
Okay, my nerves are SHOT ! I am sitting here putting all my meds together that I have to start on Monday ! The only med I am awaiting is the compounded Naltrexone, which will be ready for pick up on...
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IVF #6 – Stim Day 2 – The 411
Tonight was my second Lupron injection. In two hours, I have to take my first LDN – low dose Naltrexone. I went to pick up the compounded script today, got home and noticed that the pharmacy only...
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IVF #6 – Stim Day 3 – The 411
I am three days in on the stims and so far, so good. I have had no side effects as of yet. Today, I was not able to go running nor walking on the beach, as my heel is KILLIN’ me ! I got up early,...
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IVF #6 – Stim Day 4 – The 411
Today is my forth day of stims and after getting the results back from the blood work my Internist, Dr. Witt ran, there are some additions to my protocol. My TSH is currently 2.73 and my Internist is...
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IVF #6 – Stim Day 5 – The 411
Five day of injections, medications, and supplements under my belt ! I picked up my prescription for the Estradiol Valerate and the Metformin XL today. I will using the Estradiol instead of the...
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IVF # 6 – Stim Day 6 – The 411
Today is my sixth day of stims and my second day on Metformin. So far, all I have noticed is decreased hunger, more tummy noises, and a bit of queasiness in waves throughout the day. It is nothing...
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IVF #6 – Stim Day 7 – The 411
I have made it through a whole week of stims. So far, outside of a waves of a little queasiness, I have had little side effects form the meds. I have noticed that the inflammation with my achiles...
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IVF #6 – Stim Day 8 – The 411
Today, I am preparing to depart for Christmas in Washington ! It is my eight day of stims and nearing CD1 which is supposed to be Wednesday… It feels like it may come a day early :-( . Everything...
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IVF #6 – Stim Day 9 – The 411
Today is CD 1 !! It is also my 9th day on Lupron. In the morning, I go in for blood work and a baseline sonogram. I am now on 3.0 mg of the LDN and I have not noticed any increased side effects....
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IVF #6 – Stim Day 10 – The 411
Today, I had my CD 2 baseline appointment and unfortunately, my transfer is going to be delayed a week because my lining is 8mm. I was instructed to stay on Lupron for an additional week, allow my...
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IVF #6 – Stim Day 11 – The 411
Today is the 11th day of stims. Nothing new to report. I am still injecting Lovenox and Lupron and taking a boatload of meds and supplements. I have been doing my Lovenox injections in the morning...
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IVF #6 – Stim Day 12 – Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Everyone ! Today is stim day 12 of Lupron for my sixth IVF cycle. Above is the first picture of my baby girl, Harper Jean, who would have been born a year ago today. Today, I...
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IVF #6 – Stim Day 15 – The 411
This afternoon, on my 15th day on Lupron, I went to a local imaging center to repeat my baseline ultrasound to see if my lining has thinned to where it needs to be so that I can start estrogen and I...
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