Friday, January 30, 2009

Year One.

I made this a few days ago and finally figured out how to make it bigger as a picture in my layout. But I also want to *journal* this for my historical sake, so I am making a post. (I had never thought of this as my own place in history until I just wrote that.....Hmmmm......maybe, I should make it more interesting! LOL :-) Okay, on with my thoughts.

We began the official journey with treatment last Dec/Jan. It has *officially* been (gulp) 1 year. This wordle represents our 1st year of IF treatment.

Wordle: Infertility



Now, on with Year Two.

3 comments:

  1. I love wordles. They are so very cool. I hope there is a very different wordle next year.

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  2. Hey Angie,

    I'm never sure where to respond to comments. Anyway, figured I'd put it right where you can easily find it.

    So, my story goes a little like this...
    Married 5 years ago on Valentine's Day. We waited about 2 years before I went off my BCP. You know how it is, we wanted to enjoy our time before a baby came along. 3 years later, we're still waiting...

    My husband has a low sperm count and they haven't found anything with me. Although, after 1 failed fresh embryo transfer and 1 failed frozen, they have placed me into the "Unexplained" category. Fun times.

    I had 2 canceled frozen embryo cycles - they had a hard time getting my lining thick enough. (I feel like the Lupron really screws up my system) One time, fluid formed from the increased does of estrogen. Second time, I started to bleed. On my 3rd attempt, they went ahead with a frozen transfer when the lining was 6.2 mm. Two blastocysts were transferred, neither stuck around. That was the end from my original cycle.

    I started my official 2nd stimulation cycle and was about 1-2 days away from egg retrieval when the docs decided that my follicles weren't stimulating ideally. They've had a hard time figuring out how to keep me from hyperstimulating. (Hyperstimulation may be the reason I didn't conceive with the fresh transfer - my estrogen levels were in the 4,000's) Seems I respond dramatically to the tiniest changes in meds. Who knew?!

    So, at this point, I'm off to a new place. I'm hoping they can offer me something different. At the very least, I'm hoping they can offer me a little more compassion than the last place. After all, so much of this journey is about finding people who "get" what you're going through and say, "you'll be okay." I wasn't feeling it from this place, so my husband and I are out. Keeping our fingers crossed that this is the change we needed.

    I hope that 2009 proves to be your year. And I love your site - the music is a great touch! Glad I entered the blogging world and found your site. :) I'll keep reading.

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  3. What a cool way to capture the year in words. I truly hope your next wordle is filled with words like baby, no sleep, parents, and love. Hugs.

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