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Sunday, March 25, 2007

Things to which I respond poorly: The first list of what will be, I fear, many

Fertility drugs
Negative betas
People with huge packpacks. On the subway. During rush hour.
Self-imposed bedrest for a cycle that is doomed to failure
Being told on transfer day that of your four embryos, only 1 made it
Grey's Anatomy (SERIOUSLY. Izzy/George = Rage Blackout)
The siren song of Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup ice cream. If by "poorly" you mean "eating the entire pint"

DX: Poor responder with a side of stage 2 endo
IVF#3. Estrogen priming protocol. A miraculous nine eggs retrieved. A slightly worrisome four fertilized, and a sad little 9 cell transferred. Beta is 4/3.
IVF#2. No down regulation, blasting my poor ovaries with Follistim and a little antagon. Three eggs retrieved, one 7 cell and one 8 cell transferred. Sad beta of 8. Negative.
IVF #1. 6 weeks of BCPs result in the longest stim EVER. Three eggs retrieved, one 7 cell and one 9 cell embryo transferred. Negative.
Two Injectibles w/IUI. Oh, negative all.
One Clomid/IUI cycle. Not a success.
Two cycles of clomid with timed intercourse. Yeah, right.