Welcome to the 2012 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! Here are all of the guest blogs from this year's Voices of PCOS series. Amy’s Story: Discovering My Diva I embarked on a journey to heal my body and life. I wanted … Read More »
Archives for September 2012
Transferred
Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you to the Team Zoll Starting Lineup: *cue Fox NFL Sunday theme* Currently, these little embryos are all up in my 'ute. Get comfy, kids. We want you to stick around. We got up bright and early Saturday morning. I insisted … Read More »
A meditation, a mantra and a prayer.
May My Womb be a Temple for Your Blessing; be a Chalice for the Moon; be a Vessel for Creation; be a Conduit of Life. Pulling the oars in. Letting the river carry this boat where it wants. Feeling peace in the abandon, hope in the stillness. Transfer in … Read More »
Show Your Love with #GROWTeamZoll at Noon Today
The first waiting game begins. We have six embryos, doin' their thang in a petri dish. G-dwilling, all six make it to transfer tomorrow. All it takes is one. Larry and I have been calling ourselves Team Zoll for some time now. We even have shirts that say "Team Zoll Est. … Read More »
Processing
When I saw the caller ID on my phone flash "Blocked" I knew it was from the clinic. Ah yes, my fertilization report, I thought. I looked at the clock: a little before 2pm. Finally! When she said we had six embryos, I thought my phone must've cut out. Surely she meant to say … Read More »
CD36: Houston, we have embryos.
Thanks everyone for your patience yesterday. Yom Kippur is basically the holiest day of the year, so I was trying to stay offline as much as possible. Egg retrieval went very, very well. We got to the clinic bright and early - a half-hour early, in fact - and chilled out for a … Read More »
Voices of PCOS: Hillary’s Story – My Unique Connection to PCOS
September is PCOS Awareness Month. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome affects as many as 5 million women in the United States alone and is often one of the most undiagnosed endocrine disorders in women. PCOS doesn’t just impact a woman’s fertility; it can affect her mood, weight and … Read More »
CD35: Avinu Malkenu
Today is Yom Kippur. Our egg retrieval is at 7am today. I will not be online today in observance of the Day of Atonement, but please feel free to leave your thoughts and well wishes here in the comments. I wrote this last night - a smattering of thoughts written on the eve of … Read More »
CD34: Shots.
Larry gave me my first (of many) PIO shots today. He did excellently. Shots. Shots. Shots. Shotsshots. Shots Shots. Shots. Shotsshots. Shots. Shots. Shots. Shotsshots. Shots. E'rybody. Spa day today. My toes are turquoise blue (my first pedi!) and my nails are … Read More »
CD33: Houston, we have liftoff.
Tonight: Our donor triggers at 8:00 PM on the dot. Tomorrow: Our donor goes in for more blood work. And then we're going to get mani-pedis and facials together. Because we've earned them, damnit. Wednesday: Egg retrieval. Thursday: Blood work and (maybe) one last lining … Read More »
