A Christmas morning IUI? Don't mind if I do. I had 2 mature follicles at this mornings ultrasound... Which means I trigger tonight and head in for my IUI at 6:30am on Christmas.
My lining is the best it's ever been on a medicated cycle... 12mm with a triple stripe. She sure was a beauty. If nothing else, it makes for an extra exciting day!
Monday, December 23, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Bloatzilla, raaawr.
Um, this is nuts. I look pregnant. I'm assuming it's the Femara but I have no clue. Anyone else legitimately feel/look like this on it...
Monday, December 16, 2013
Oh hey, here I am!
I've been MIA for a while... Things have been busy with Miss E.
Her right hip is fully healed from surgery but her left is still 100% broken where they cut the femur. It's producing tissue instead of new bone growth. She gets about 5 more weeks and if there is still no healing of the bone, she will have another surgery. Fingers crossed!
As for me - I'm finally back on a medicated cycle. I did 2.5mg of Femara and had a follicle check today on cd13.... Nada. Well, some itty bitty stuff. So I'm stair stepping for the first time ever and taking 5mg for 5 days starting today with another follicle check on Monday the 23rd. If I have a big, beautiful follicle or two... I will have an IUI on Wednesday. Yup, Christmas! 🎄 That would be a pretty great gift, but I'm not getting my hopes up. My last IUI was on Valentines day - we like holidays.
Come on, Monday!
Her right hip is fully healed from surgery but her left is still 100% broken where they cut the femur. It's producing tissue instead of new bone growth. She gets about 5 more weeks and if there is still no healing of the bone, she will have another surgery. Fingers crossed!
As for me - I'm finally back on a medicated cycle. I did 2.5mg of Femara and had a follicle check today on cd13.... Nada. Well, some itty bitty stuff. So I'm stair stepping for the first time ever and taking 5mg for 5 days starting today with another follicle check on Monday the 23rd. If I have a big, beautiful follicle or two... I will have an IUI on Wednesday. Yup, Christmas! 🎄 That would be a pretty great gift, but I'm not getting my hopes up. My last IUI was on Valentines day - we like holidays.
Come on, Monday!
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Ahhhh...
That's a good "ahhh"... a relaxed, release. I finally have a few quiet minutes everyday, it's nice.
E is ok. She ended up spending some time in our local hospital last week. She was having these horrible screaming spells that could last up to 4 hours straight - nothing would console her. She doesn't cry unless she is in pretty severe pain... but she can't talk to let us know what's going on. The hospital checked her belly, lungs, head, hips and ran tests to check for seizure activity - everything was normal. We went home and the episodes got shorter and less frequent, so whatever it was, it seemed to resolved. Then Sunday morning... she stopped smiling. VERY strange for this kid. She had her physical on Tuesday and her doctor found a double ear infection, so that explains the lack of smiles. She has really had a hard 6 weeks and I can't wait for a bit of normalcy. She is still having a lot of hip pain with movement, which really sucks. I thought she would be further along at this point.
As for me... I'm on CD51. Not temping, so who knows if I've ovulated. We are planning on November or December IUI.
Here are some pictures of Em during her hospital stay - she had an EEG (a bunch of electrodes attached to her head to monitor brain activity) to check for seizures and one that shows 2 of her incisions from her hip surgery. They aren't gory or gross and actually look pretty amazing. She has 9 that are all similar in size.
E is ok. She ended up spending some time in our local hospital last week. She was having these horrible screaming spells that could last up to 4 hours straight - nothing would console her. She doesn't cry unless she is in pretty severe pain... but she can't talk to let us know what's going on. The hospital checked her belly, lungs, head, hips and ran tests to check for seizure activity - everything was normal. We went home and the episodes got shorter and less frequent, so whatever it was, it seemed to resolved. Then Sunday morning... she stopped smiling. VERY strange for this kid. She had her physical on Tuesday and her doctor found a double ear infection, so that explains the lack of smiles. She has really had a hard 6 weeks and I can't wait for a bit of normalcy. She is still having a lot of hip pain with movement, which really sucks. I thought she would be further along at this point.
As for me... I'm on CD51. Not temping, so who knows if I've ovulated. We are planning on November or December IUI.
Here are some pictures of Em during her hospital stay - she had an EEG (a bunch of electrodes attached to her head to monitor brain activity) to check for seizures and one that shows 2 of her incisions from her hip surgery. They aren't gory or gross and actually look pretty amazing. She has 9 that are all similar in size.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Home Sweet Home.
Just wanted to give a quick update - We are home with a VERY sore, E. Surgery was long (10 hours) and hard... the surgeon had to work on one hip socket along with the femur. She was supposed to spend 24 hours in the ICU for monitoring, but it ended up being 5 days. She had a rough time and struggled with respiratory issues for the first few days. After 5 days, the epidural was removed and the real pain began. My heart broke a million times each day. For the first 24 hours after the epidural was pulled, we couldn't touch her anywhere without her screaming in pain. We spent 2 more days on the regular ortho until while the pain team worked to find the magic combo of meds that we could go home with.
We came home on Tuesday and have been trying to get settled. It's been a lot of work with little sleep - E is getting meds every 2 hours, around the clock. (I tried stretching it to every 3 hours last night and she woke up screaming.) I have been on med duty since Mr. M has to get up at 5am for work every morning... so I'm a little (understatement of the year) sleepy.
E just had a dose of valium and is napping away. I'm a little jealous.
Here are some pictures from her hospital stay ---
This one was taken yesterday, at home! Showing off her big, strong muscles :)
We came home on Tuesday and have been trying to get settled. It's been a lot of work with little sleep - E is getting meds every 2 hours, around the clock. (I tried stretching it to every 3 hours last night and she woke up screaming.) I have been on med duty since Mr. M has to get up at 5am for work every morning... so I'm a little (understatement of the year) sleepy.
E just had a dose of valium and is napping away. I'm a little jealous.
Here are some pictures from her hospital stay ---
This one was taken yesterday, at home! Showing off her big, strong muscles :)
Monday, September 2, 2013
Tomorrow.
E goes into the OR tomorrow at 10:30am . I just keep staring at her - my eyes well up and I have to remind myself to breath. My mind goes to "worst case" scenarios. Thinking that there is even a 1% chance that your child may not wake up... may never sleep in her own bed again, it's gut wrenching.
What if...? What if...?
I KNOW how strong she is, I KNOW she is a fighter. I just wish she didn't have to fight so hard all of the time. I really do know that she will be okay, that her surgical team is incredible and she will be home soon enough. But, it doesn't stop me from worrying.
I'm crying while I type this and she is giggling away... I had to stop and smile.
My kid is pretty freakin' amazing.
What if...? What if...?
I KNOW how strong she is, I KNOW she is a fighter. I just wish she didn't have to fight so hard all of the time. I really do know that she will be okay, that her surgical team is incredible and she will be home soon enough. But, it doesn't stop me from worrying.
I'm crying while I type this and she is giggling away... I had to stop and smile.
My kid is pretty freakin' amazing.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Crazytown.
That's where I'm currently residing.
I've been so busy with Em's upcoming surgery, that TTC is kind of on the back burner. I mean, we haven't stopped trying, we just aren't trying as hard as we have been the last 2 years!
E had one of her pre-op appointments on Monday - this is the update I posted on her "prayers" page on FB to keep friends, family and even a few complete strangers updated on how she is. (Prayers For Emily)
"It was a long, stressful & emotional day in Boston! Em had labs, xrays, an ortho appointment, appointments with a pre-op nurse and anesthesia. What we learned from anesthesia: This is Em's biggest surgery. She has never been under for more than 2 or 3 hours and this will be anywhere from 5 to 8 hours. Based on her respiratory problems and neurological deficits, they estimated that there is a 10-20% that Em won't wake up or will need to be on the vent long-term. It's strange, when you hear that there is a 10-20% chance of something good happening... it seems so small, so unlikely. But when it's something scary? Those numbers seem so big. But we know Em, she's a fighter. She's got this. 80-90%? Those are some pretty great odds.
Ortho went over the surgery in detail. He will be breaking the top of her femur so that he can use pins and a plate to curve it into the hip socket. (I'm posting a picture that shows what I'm describing) He is hoping he won't need to reshape the sockets... but if he does, that will add 2 hours onto the surgery time. He will be lengthening her adductor and and hamstring muscles. The plan right now is to extubate her right after surgery and send her to the ortho floor instead of the ICU. If she can't be intubated right away or if there are any complication, they will send her to the ICU. A 100% uneventful surgery/stay would be a 4-5 day hospitalization - we were told that her stay will probably be about a week. They also cancelled her CT scan that was supposed to be Wednesday, they don't want her under anesthesia twice in two weeks.
We were given a lot of information today... our heads are still spinning, but I think this sums it up! Thank you so much for your thoughts - Please feel free to share this, the more prayers the better!"
This is what she will be having done to both hips:
On a happy note... I FINALLY got my "Emily" tattoo last night. The timing made it even more special...
I've been so busy with Em's upcoming surgery, that TTC is kind of on the back burner. I mean, we haven't stopped trying, we just aren't trying as hard as we have been the last 2 years!
E had one of her pre-op appointments on Monday - this is the update I posted on her "prayers" page on FB to keep friends, family and even a few complete strangers updated on how she is. (Prayers For Emily)
"It was a long, stressful & emotional day in Boston! Em had labs, xrays, an ortho appointment, appointments with a pre-op nurse and anesthesia. What we learned from anesthesia: This is Em's biggest surgery. She has never been under for more than 2 or 3 hours and this will be anywhere from 5 to 8 hours. Based on her respiratory problems and neurological deficits, they estimated that there is a 10-20% that Em won't wake up or will need to be on the vent long-term. It's strange, when you hear that there is a 10-20% chance of something good happening... it seems so small, so unlikely. But when it's something scary? Those numbers seem so big. But we know Em, she's a fighter. She's got this. 80-90%? Those are some pretty great odds.
Ortho went over the surgery in detail. He will be breaking the top of her femur so that he can use pins and a plate to curve it into the hip socket. (I'm posting a picture that shows what I'm describing) He is hoping he won't need to reshape the sockets... but if he does, that will add 2 hours onto the surgery time. He will be lengthening her adductor and and hamstring muscles. The plan right now is to extubate her right after surgery and send her to the ortho floor instead of the ICU. If she can't be intubated right away or if there are any complication, they will send her to the ICU. A 100% uneventful surgery/stay would be a 4-5 day hospitalization - we were told that her stay will probably be about a week. They also cancelled her CT scan that was supposed to be Wednesday, they don't want her under anesthesia twice in two weeks.
We were given a lot of information today... our heads are still spinning, but I think this sums it up! Thank you so much for your thoughts - Please feel free to share this, the more prayers the better!"
This is what she will be having done to both hips:
On a happy note... I FINALLY got my "Emily" tattoo last night. The timing made it even more special...
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