Forgot to post this, I took some blood tests on Monday (2 days ago):
HCG = 1405
Progesterone = 16.8 - a drop.
Doctor said not to worry about the drop because HCG looked good. I think she sugar coats things though (as experienced from last two miscarriages).
I'll get another beta reading tomorrow as I did another blood test today... then I'll probably do another one on Monday!!! ahh I'm insatiable!
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Friday, December 19, 2008
Nightmare at the labs
What a horrible experience it was trying to get my blood work done! First of all, this insurance business is totally confusing. The specialist is out of network and so they wanted me to go back to my in-network laboratory to get the blood work done so I don't have to wait for authorization or pay for anything.... specialist faxed me the order slips since they can't make internal orders from the system (I assume)... but my in-network hospital can not read or understand their order slips!!!! It was SUCH a mess. They had to call the doctor in order decode everything. Well also, the technician was ridiculous incompetent and had zero problem solving skills, so I had to take care most of the sorting out. Anyways, finally an hour later, the technician printed out a really long roll of labels.... and took out 9 empty tubes..... NINE!!! I'm normally not bothered by needles, but to think they're going to fill 9 tubes with my blood made me so nervous.... so he stood there, double checking the color coded tubes to the lables, to make sure they correspond... 15 mins and 3% blood loss later, I left.
Went a few blocks away to finish up some Christmas shopping where I got a call from the lab begging me to go back because one of the tubes was wrong. Fortunately for them, it was my day off and I was in a very leisurely mood....and I was still in the area. I said "no problem, I'll be there before closing". So they took 2 more viles of blood from my other arm. Oh my lord, 11 viles of blood taken. My veins are bruised.
Everything better be correct! I try so hard to make sure everything is perfect so it's done right the first time. Don't waste my cycle. I need to concieve asap, and that is by Feb!
Went a few blocks away to finish up some Christmas shopping where I got a call from the lab begging me to go back because one of the tubes was wrong. Fortunately for them, it was my day off and I was in a very leisurely mood....and I was still in the area. I said "no problem, I'll be there before closing". So they took 2 more viles of blood from my other arm. Oh my lord, 11 viles of blood taken. My veins are bruised.
Everything better be correct! I try so hard to make sure everything is perfect so it's done right the first time. Don't waste my cycle. I need to concieve asap, and that is by Feb!
Fertilityfriend.com BBT charting
Here's my graph so far. I think it's pretty accurate to say I ovulated on the 12th, 13th, or 14th right? According to fertilityfriend, ovulation is confirmed after 3 consecutive temperature raises. My temp never decreased since the 12th, so I'm going to go with the first day of the positive. I need to pinpoint this to make sure getting the blood tests done tomorrow will be on schedule with my cycle phases. A day difference probably won't be that significant right? Right.
Also, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to fast... guess I'll fast and go to the lab super early so I won't starve.
By the way, I love this site www.fertilityfriend.com and am considering paying for the VIP membership for a month or so. I love all the tools and calculators!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Reassurance over impatience
We've decided to wait on TTC and do the tests that the specialist recommended.
I have to be adament about recording my temperature and have to test for positive ovulation. All tests need to be done within a certain time frame of your cycle. I'm charting on fertilityfriend.com : http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/23bdf2
The first one, Serum Progesterone, is done 8-10 days after your ovulation date.
Second one, endometrial biopsy, is done 6-8 days before your next menses (around the same time as above for me).
Third test, HSG xray, is done 4-5 days after the beginning of your cycle, so most likely will be around early January for me.
Then we're done and can go right ahead and try. However, would need to wait 2 weeks for the results. I have a feeling that will be around or after my next ovulation date. I would hate to miss another cycle, but it also wouldn't make any sense for us to do the tests but not wait for the results before trying again.
So in short, nothing has changed. I will wait until Feb to try to concieve.
Good news is my AF is completely normal. It stopped bleeding in 3 days and spotted for 2. As of Sunday, I've been free of it.
I have to be adament about recording my temperature and have to test for positive ovulation. All tests need to be done within a certain time frame of your cycle. I'm charting on fertilityfriend.com : http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/23bdf2
The first one, Serum Progesterone, is done 8-10 days after your ovulation date.
Second one, endometrial biopsy, is done 6-8 days before your next menses (around the same time as above for me).
Third test, HSG xray, is done 4-5 days after the beginning of your cycle, so most likely will be around early January for me.
Then we're done and can go right ahead and try. However, would need to wait 2 weeks for the results. I have a feeling that will be around or after my next ovulation date. I would hate to miss another cycle, but it also wouldn't make any sense for us to do the tests but not wait for the results before trying again.
So in short, nothing has changed. I will wait until Feb to try to concieve.
Good news is my AF is completely normal. It stopped bleeding in 3 days and spotted for 2. As of Sunday, I've been free of it.
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