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Have to manage something at work, even if it’s remotely. Giving me a headache and stress which I can do without.
Pregnancy test – likely scheduled for Tuesday or Wednesday. Will have to remember call the clinic to reconfirm the appt tomorrow (yeah right, like I’d forget). There’s a HPT at home which is screaming at me to pee on it to find out if it’s positive or negative. He’s trying to talk me out of that and find out from the clinic through a blood test instead. We’re both filled with apprehension and anticipation. I’m not even sure what to expect. I’m trying not to get my hopes too high up in case of disappointment.
On a higher note, the house seems to be coming together pretty well. All thanks to the long-suffering husband, who has been working tirelessly to make a comfortable home for the both of us. He’s also had to put up with my hormone-induced mood swings and having to look at me sprawled out on the couch all day long. Thank you darling!
Later in the day…
Had cravings for junk food. Now I’m feeling pukey and dizzy all over again. Serves me right for being so greedy!
Feeling slightly better than yesterday.
Made the horrid mistake of booting up my laptop and checking work emails. BIG BAD Mistake! -sigh-
I came home from the hospital all groggy and tired. Spent the better part of the last few days either in bed or on the couch. Yeah you would think that it’s nice to be off my feet but it’s not as fun as you’d think.
Surprisingly, I woke up today feeling all better. No more pukey feeling, no more dizziness, no more sleepy-head. I was so wrong! I had a little skip in my step when I woke up in the morning but by the time 2pm came along, I felt like I had been dragged through a bumpy field in a rickety car. I have motion sickness and it seems like even me moving to the toilet makes me sick.
Good news is that I haven’t barfed, not even once (woohoo)… I went to google the side effects of progesterone and it did correlate to my symptoms. Besides taking pills, I’m getting pricked in the bum once a day with progesterone. Looking like a pin cushion now and it will only get worse.
Good luck to me.
The day has arrived!
Had to fast myself from 630am as the procedure was listed at 1230pm. Usually, it’s a relatively simple procedure but I do get anxious about it. For me to feel more comfortable about the whole thing, I opted anaethesia. The procedure went well, accroding to the doctor. The unfortunate thing is that only 2 of the 5 frozen embryos survived the thawing. 3 stopped growing shortly after thawing and the remaining 2 are of average quality.
It’s my first day “off my feet” and I’m still a little groggy from the side effects of the anasethesia.
Time for bed. Good night!
Just had a review with the doctor today. She said that my body is reacting well to the medications and that the lining is looking pretty good. It’s a go ahead, provided I don’t fall sick (again) over the weekend. *fingers crossed*
The embryologist will be thawing all the frozen embyros on Monday and giving them a bit more time to mature. There were 3 frozen on day 3 and 2 which were frozen on day 5. I’m not holding out much hope for the 2 frozen on day 5 because they were showing signs of growing a bit slower. *fingers crossed*
In order to prepare me for the FET, I have to be on medicines to build up the lining. There will be a review and ultrasound scan on the 14th to see how my body is reacting to the medications.
I am currently on oral tabs 3 times daily and 1 injection of Lucrin once a day. I’m not sure if it is the medications but I have been feeling rather tired and lethargic these last couple of days. The lethargy is coupled with massive headaches, especially in the middle of the afternoons. Makes going to work a pain! (pardon the pun)
Well it’s that time of the month again and this time it’s getting me all excited. Lots of things are going to happen this month and I’m so looking forward to it.
For starters, we have the house keys handed over to us – sorta. We are cleared to move into our old/new home in 4 days. Not as much packing to do as usual because lots of our stuff is already in boxes. We just never unpacked from the time the stuff came from Melbourne a year ago.
On another note, we will be proceeding with the FET sometime in 2 weeks’. It will also come with 2 weeks of hospitalization leave. I am supposed to be resting and be off my feet during that period of time. Looks like he will have to do all the heavy lifting during that period of time.
