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jenn_unplugged) wrote2007-06-18 08:05 am
jenn_unplugged) wrote2007-06-18 08:05 am
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New York, IVF update
We had a great weekend at home together, the first weekend we've spent together at home in a long time. It might even have been late March or early April since we had a weekend just to hang out at home and do nothing all day.
Of course, the weekend before that was amazing -- we went to New York to go on a theatre binge and to go to the Tonys! We had a great time and saw Curtains (which our old friend John Bolton was in, and starred David Hyde Pierce), Company (for the third time, as it's Doug's favorite), and the night after the Tonys we saw Spring Awakening for the second time. Seeing a show the night after it won eight Tonys (including Best Musical) was incredible fun. The cast was so excited and the crowd cheered in stretches of three minutes throughout the show, effectively stopping it. It was amazing!
Monday afternoon I finally recorded my session with Seth Rudetsky of the Broadway's Best channel on Sirius, which was a lot of fun! (That was my birthday present from Doug last year -- I talked about it down at the bottom of this post.) We were told that it would air on Wednesday afternoon and we were ready to record it, but it didn't air that day. We think it may have actually aired on Tuesday, when we were flying. :-( We'll see if we can get them to re-air it. If not, I have the raw audio that I can post, which is also kind of fun.
It was a great weekend, and the last traveling I'll be doing for at least a month, depending on how the IVF goes.
I've been giving myself Lupron injections for about a week and a half now. The purpose of the Lupron is to keep my body from ovulating on its own, and they start it about a week before the end of the cycle before IVF is done. I had to wait for my period to start, and then on cycle day 2 start Gonal-F injections. (Gonal-F is the ovarian stimulant.) So I did the first of those last night, and I'm waiting to see how it's going to affect me. last time I did a cycle with Gonal-F, it was quite unpleasant. I have no idea if that's going to happen this time -- this doctor seems to be a lot more careful about the whole process of stimulation than my old OB/GYN was. I guess the next week will tell. :-P
For the Gonal-F I'm using the pens this time instead of the kind you have to reconstitute. The idea is that you just dial up your dose and inject, then put the "pen" back into the fridge until next time. It's a bit weird, and I can't help but wonder if I'm doing it right. I'm sure I am, but it's different from the old ritual of mixing up the stuff and combining the doses. I'm sure I'll get used to it.
Of course, the weekend before that was amazing -- we went to New York to go on a theatre binge and to go to the Tonys! We had a great time and saw Curtains (which our old friend John Bolton was in, and starred David Hyde Pierce), Company (for the third time, as it's Doug's favorite), and the night after the Tonys we saw Spring Awakening for the second time. Seeing a show the night after it won eight Tonys (including Best Musical) was incredible fun. The cast was so excited and the crowd cheered in stretches of three minutes throughout the show, effectively stopping it. It was amazing!
Monday afternoon I finally recorded my session with Seth Rudetsky of the Broadway's Best channel on Sirius, which was a lot of fun! (That was my birthday present from Doug last year -- I talked about it down at the bottom of this post.) We were told that it would air on Wednesday afternoon and we were ready to record it, but it didn't air that day. We think it may have actually aired on Tuesday, when we were flying. :-( We'll see if we can get them to re-air it. If not, I have the raw audio that I can post, which is also kind of fun.
It was a great weekend, and the last traveling I'll be doing for at least a month, depending on how the IVF goes.
I've been giving myself Lupron injections for about a week and a half now. The purpose of the Lupron is to keep my body from ovulating on its own, and they start it about a week before the end of the cycle before IVF is done. I had to wait for my period to start, and then on cycle day 2 start Gonal-F injections. (Gonal-F is the ovarian stimulant.) So I did the first of those last night, and I'm waiting to see how it's going to affect me. last time I did a cycle with Gonal-F, it was quite unpleasant. I have no idea if that's going to happen this time -- this doctor seems to be a lot more careful about the whole process of stimulation than my old OB/GYN was. I guess the next week will tell. :-P
For the Gonal-F I'm using the pens this time instead of the kind you have to reconstitute. The idea is that you just dial up your dose and inject, then put the "pen" back into the fridge until next time. It's a bit weird, and I can't help but wonder if I'm doing it right. I'm sure I am, but it's different from the old ritual of mixing up the stuff and combining the doses. I'm sure I'll get used to it.