As you know from reading Lindy’s update, we were disappointed to learn that Lindy would not be able to donate eggs for Jamie and me. I had also gone through a “mini stimulation” to see if I could produce eggs, but unfortunately, I did not respond. I think it’s amazing what stress can do to a […]
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Well, talk about a long-overdue update. Sorry about that. It has been nearly a year since we updated you on our egg donation process. Life kind of got in the way of writing an update, but better late than never! When I last updated in February of 2020, some of my labs had been looking […]
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Note: This post is a continuation of Jamie’s journey with endometriosis and IVF Part 1. While the IVF round she describes here occurred in June 2018, she also addressed current infertility status as of December 2019 in this post. After going home and processing that we may not be able to have a child using […]
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Several weeks ago, I had repeat labs to check the status of my FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) and AMH (Anti-Müllerian hormone) levels. Click here to read my previous post about my initial labs and ultrasound. We rechecked these labs (with my functional medicine nurse practitioner) because we wanted to see if things were improving as more […]
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I vividly remember the day this journey began. It was the spring of 2017. I had healed from my endo surgery done in late 2015 and had been doing every diet, supplement, weekly acupuncture, reiki, and any other possible thing I could think of. I was ready to face that we needed the help of […]
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Endometriosis (endo) affects 1 in 10 women. 1 in 10! That blows my mind. One main issue I have found is the lack of awareness of women, myself included, and health care providers. I find this incredibly frustrating. The symptoms and degree of pain vary immensely from person to person. I experienced an incredibly painful […]
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I recently had my first tests and exam for egg donation. The first step is an ultrasound and lab work done 1-3 days after starting your period. The doctor used the ultrasound to see my ovaries and count the follicles in each one. I had three in one and four in the other. That didn’t […]
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Brandon and I went through a round of IVF at the end of June 2018. We knew going in that the chances were very low of having our own child (less than 5% due to my endometriosis), but we felt that we needed to try. I was given very large doses of hormones to give […]
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We wish we weren’t doing this. Not exactly the type of opening post they suggest in Blogging 101. But now that we’ve made you feel so welcome, let us explain. We wish we were humming along in our day to day lives, never giving a thought to putting our innermost thoughts out there for anyone […]
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