Microblog Mondays: Waiting Again

Back to waiting. There's something obnoxious about the fact that I was bleeding at 12dpo when I certainly did not want to be, and now there's no sign of bleeding at 20 dpo. I'm actually considering starting a pool: when will the bleeding/miscarriage start?

My first two chemicals, I've always started CD1 by the time my hcg was ~8, which was usually at 14 or 15 dpo. Last chemical, I stopped Endometrin on a Monday after home tests were negative, started bleeding Thursday, and still had detectable hcg on Friday. I'm picking Thursday in the pool. I stopped Endometrin on Saturday, but I was definitely still turning home tests then. BBT's still slightly elevated now. We'll see.

Regroup is scheduled for 3/19. I need to ask about:
- Menopur vs. Gonal. My successful cycles were Gonal only.
- Doxycycline. Do I need to take it again next time?
- Immune protocol, especially prednisolone/prednisone
- Baby aspirin, considering my issues with NSAIDs?
- Other options for lining (viagra?)
- Any concerns with acupuncture?
- WTF is up with mistakes from the office?

I might word the last one a bit differently when I actually talk to her. I might not.

Is there anything else I should be asking about now? I've gotten all my paperwork together to send to Dr. Kwak-Kim, one of the leading reproductive immunologists, but I'm really on the fence about that. I don't think we'd actually do any of the more controversial treatments (itralipids, ivig). I would sign up for uterine gcsf (Neupogen) wash in a heartbeat if anyone here did it, but I don't think Kwak-Kim does, nor does CCRM to my knowledge. So, on the fence about the utility of Kwak Kim.

Diet is officially on anti-inflammatory mode. Breakfast: chia seed pudding made with coconut milk, almond butter, and dried fruit. Lunch: Tofu, bell pepper, snap pea, and pineapple curry or lentil and soy chorizo omelette. Dinner: Beet and black bean burgers and asparagus. Snacks: carrots and hummus and whole-milk greek yogurt. I know the perspective on dairy and inflammation is mixed, but I think getting the live bacterial culture is the better part of valor. Given my estrogen issues, I'll probably eliminate the soy and tofu from future weeks and switch over to shrimp or some other fish.

Trying to take things one day at a time and remain hopeful. It's really hard right now.