Saturday, June 19, 2010

Tapering update

I continue to taper down off my supplemental hormones - I seriously look forward to the day with no shots, no sticky patches.

I mean really - no treatment at all for potentially months on end? It boggles my mind. But it could be my reality in a few short weeks. I really look forward now to my "days off" - the every-other-day days where I don't have to get out of bed and immediately go into medical technician mode. And no weekly blood draws? Heaven.

E2 is still above 1000, so down to 1 patch (just 1!!) next Tuesday. And p4 was at 30, so down to 0.5cc (so little!!) every other day on Tuesday as well. Re-check again Thursday. If we stay on this pace, I'll be off meds a week from Tuesday. OMG!!

I might actually graduate from the far away clinic. My mind continues to boggle.

On the spotting front, it has been light, if any at all. I had a bunch of dark brown (chocolate? burnt sienna?) last week after my OB check, but this week it has stayed light, both in color (sandstone? british khaki?) and flow. I think this evil clot thing may actually be going away. But let's not get out hopes up just yet. Next scan is on Monday (scheduling issues have me coming in 2 days early), so we'll see then.

Have a great weekend!!
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7 comments:

  1. R.June 19, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    So glad the bleeding/spotting is on its way out. Good luck for your check on Monday.

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  2. Jill M.June 19, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    You are so close to functioning like a normal pregnant woman!!! Yeah! Well, as normal as can be after IF. There's always that little fear that pops in once in awhile that something is going to take this dream away from you. All I can say is enjoy it to the fullest as you will be shocked at how fast it goes.

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  3. AnonymousJune 19, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    So glad to hear that things are going well. What a welcome day it will be when you can get up and think "I don't have any shots, patches or other meds to take today!"

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  4. AnonymousJune 19, 2010 at 6:49 PM

    I love your spectrum of spotting colours...makes me laugh!

    And yay to tapering, I can only imagine that must be such an amazing feeling that you'll soon be able to behave like a 'normal' pregnant woman. x

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  5. lastchanceivfJune 20, 2010 at 12:26 PM

    Here's hoping for an exogenous hormone free pregnancy from here on out!

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  6. JemJune 20, 2010 at 2:10 PM

    You should name paint colors - your descriptions were so detailed!

    Tapering is a good, good thing! Yeah, body!

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  7. AnonymousJune 21, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    Yay for tapering and on the impending graduation! Best of luck today with the scan! :)

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