Once decided on doing something, I'm jittery until I start out on it. The appointment we sought with our doctor got delayed by a week - she's going on a sodding tour. And she had to wait until just before I called to decide to go.
I'm nervous. My wife keeps making fun of me, asking me what suddenly woke me up from the two year sleep, and just why I can't wait another week if I could wait so long. I spun her a hair-raising story connecting sperms, the moon, and the month of September in return.
She's so gullible she'll believe just about anything I say if I keep a straight face while saying it, and it's a heck of a job 'decontaminating' her later. Of course I know that's just because she loves me so much, and it's a constant reminder to me of how lucky I am to be with this girl. Well.
I've been reading up on IVC and ICSI. Perhaps ICSI is more suitable in our case, but let's see what the doctor says. I got worried a bit when I read about the success rates. 30-35%? Oof.
A holiday, and we've been driving up and down the place visiting sick relatives, expecting parents and newborn babies. I might as well have gone to the office, but, man is a social animal, right? Right? And another one - no one is an island. Boy, who writes up these things? And my wife knows every line.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
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I hope you don't mind a little assvice? ICSI is what you will be doing, I am sure. "The number one indicator of IVF success is maternal age" you will see all the time. If you wife is less than 35 and your clinic only has a 30-40% live birth rate you may want to seriously consider looking elsewhere.
BTW, a week IS a long time to wait!
Infertility is ALL about waiting.
Hello Intrepid, nice to hear another male voice. You should check out Maybe Baby, another excellent Male P.O.V. blog. I also have a number MIF links on my blog that you may want to add to your research. Waiting IS one of the hardest parts of the journey. Good luck!
Welcome to the blogsphere! IVF is a waiting game...wait for AF (her period) to arrive, wait while she takes bcp (birth control pill), wait for results after each monitoring appt, wait 2 weeks for the "Big Test". Good Luck to you...
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