January 2008, cont routine test show that a fibroid has come back--the ute hotel is no longer hospitable.
January 2008 Make the hard decision to try to build a family using donor eggs
October 2007 Meet with RE, discuss options
September 2007 IVF attempt #3: cancelled due to poor stimulation
June/July 2007 IVF attempt #2: stimulate! 8 follicles, 6 eggs, 3 fertilize, 2 make it to day 3 and are transferred: BFN
May 2007 IFV attempt #1: cancelled due to poor stimulation
November 2006 Surgery to remove fibroids. A pound of flesh-literally! Find out that my reproductive system has gone Salvadore Dahli on me: ovaries are adhered to the back of the uterus, one fallopian tube is making friendly with my intestinal mass. Another surprising disovery: our only option for pregancy is IVF
July 2006-September 2006 Many tests insue. Many gasp at the size of my fibroids. Surgery must be done. Receive surprising news that ovarian reserve is low....
July 2006 Meet with RE
April 2006 Suspect that the giant fibroids in my belly and the endometriosis are interfering with our best laid plans
September 2005 Quit NFP and commence with the creation of our family
Mid-2005 Defend my thesis! Move on to the 'Great North' for posdoc.
2002 - 2004 Total disregard of implications of endometriosis and the growing fibroids in 'mah belly'
October 2002 -Surgery to remove ovarian cyst--discovery of endometriosis
May 2001 Move in with in-laws because grad school isn't the most lucrative of "jobs"
April 1998 Married my Cutie Bug and started graduate school--life has begun!
