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Busted Plumbing’s Infertility Blog Hop

Apr. 2, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

Kate over at Busted Plumbing is hosting an Infertility Blog Hop. It's a great opportunity to find new blogs and bring a little exposure to your own as well. Check out her post here for more details and have fun finding new blogs to read and support!Hop on over and check it out- … Read More »

Passover & Infertility: Rethinking the Four Questions and Four Children

Mar. 26, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

In my previous post, I go into great depth about the focus of fertility at Passover and some ways to cope. In this post, I'd like to focus on two very specific parts of the Passover seder. The Four Questions The Four Questions are asked by the youngest at the table, and … Read More »

On Being Infertile & Jewish at Passover

Mar. 25, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

Passover is one of my favorite holidays, second only to Thanksgiving. They're both about food, family, and rich with tradition. Passover is not an easy holiday for the infertile Jew; so much emphasis is placed on children and fertility that it feels like there are little … Read More »

You like me… you really like me!

Mar. 17, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

So, I went into a bit of hibernation and, like the awakening season around me, I am slowly coming out of it. I need to catch up on most of blogs I follow, and am slowly marking a return to posting regularly. In coming out of hibernation, I vanity searched this blog title on … Read More »

Has anyone seen my hormones?

Mar. 16, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

Oh, here they are. It's like an endless ocean of estrogen. I need to check with my doc, but I'm not sure if I'm supposed to skip the white week in 3 months and go to the next 3-pack. I'm also not sure if I can skip every 4th week, so I can have a "period." Bottoms up. … Read More »

General updates on life.

Mar. 11, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

So I've come out of hibernation for a bit. It's that whole spring reawakening thing. I don't know how much I plan to update... the emotional release that was so vital and cathartic a year ago doesn't seem as relevant or pressing now.Exciting updates...Larry has a job! He starts … Read More »

Stroking ego in the name of medical care.

Mar. 11, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

I call bullshit.So I got a second opinion about my thyroid & POF last month, and it's basically the same. Next steps: birth control for hormone replacement therapy, up the thyroid meds. Pretty S.O.P. So I send Dr. G an email asking about whether I need to schedule an appt to … Read More »

Second verse, same as the first.

Feb. 26, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

Got a second opinion re: thyroid and ovarian function yesterday. This doc basically confirmed everything, and actually told me I was right to trust my instincts about not taking the new 137mcg dose of Synthroid back in December. My sticking to the 125 mcg Levoxyl has paid off, as … Read More »

IT’S NOT ENDO!

Feb. 17, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

My doc assures me... it's not endo. It's a "transient active cystic structure." My follie threw my whole reproductive system for a surprise, probably created a fluid or blood filled cyst, and then went away, thus explaining all of my symptoms. As my doc put it, it would be near … Read More »

In diagnostic limbo…