Cause and Effect

Just when I thought I could relax, that all the stress of the tests is over.....the bomb went off. I was tracking my Day 10 and Stef's serum by FedEx on line and noticed it not moving after it cleared customs. I called them and was told that the plane that was supposed to deliver it today has mechanical difficulties and it won't get there till Monday. I totally freaked on the phone.....very politely. If that's even possible. I explained how imparitive it is to either keep it frozen or get it there for Saturday morning. I got a call a couple hours later saying that they have it in cold storage and are trying to get it on a flight for the next day. I still haven't seen it move but at least it's in cold storage. The serum better stay frozen. So let's keep our fingers crossed. This could jeapordize my chances to cycle next month, with possibly having to repeat the clomid challenge. Yikes

Speaking of my Clomid challenge......some good news!! My Day 3 and Day 10 FSH is the SAME!!! at least on the Canadian side. What they find in Colorado should be same, even if the actuall value is a bit higher - it went right back down on day 10 - VERY good news. This means that my normal FSH is the true FSH, which means my egg quantity and quality are descent. Again, a big BUT. My estrogen was off the chart - it multiplied by a factor of 10. They expect it to have increased - not by that much. So we'll see what they say about that. The thing that really upset me about today, was that when I had my Day 10 blood drawn, I had to get my T4 (thyroid hormone) drawn as well, because it was missed during the last course of tests I had taken. My Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) was tested back then and it was normal. When my T4 was tested along with my Day 10, my doctor needlessly ticked off TSH again as well. So when my TSH came back for the second time, along with my Day 10s, it was through the roof. My nurse in Colorado called me about it. She said that I have to get it retested because if it's even close to this last value I'm going to have to go on thyroid medication. I can't believe this. Clomid affects the pituitary gland and increases all hormones, including TSH. I suggested it was becasue of the Clomid, but they needed rested anyways. So now I am going for my THIRD thyroid test, because someone missed checking off a box.

My message to the masses this evening is.....ALWAYS check on other people's work....and don't care if it insults them or not. It's your ass, your blood, your time, your God knows what on the line and everyone is prone to making a mistake every minute of the day. Especially busy people in the medical profession. Thanks for keeping me company as I decompress from a very stressful day.....and oh did I mention I whipped up a Tiramisu cake for family we had over for dinner? don't ask how much of it I ate.....