Archive for February, 2008

Flu Shot Fever

6 February 2008

I tend to buy into the hype about things like flu shots, vaccines, preventative maintenance and insurance in general.  So it always comes with some surprise when I am debilitated by illness after receiving the aforementioned shot.
It started with a sore throat on Friday, followed by the 101 degree fever which kept me shivering in bed for the entire [...]

$3 Drink and a Cigarette Chaser

6 February 2008

If only I could get pregnant the old fashioned way…

14 Tests and 2 Procedures

6 February 2008

8 vials of blood later I’m almost through with the medical pre-screening for IVF.  The lab is running the following 14 tests:
Estradiol
HTLV I/II
FSH
HBsAg (Acute or Chronic)
HCV Antibody (Acute or Chronic)
HIV-2 & HIV-2 Antibody
Prolactin
RPR, Routine
Rubella Antibody IgG
Thyrotropin
Varicella IgG Ab
CBC with Platelets
ABD / RH and screen
Cystic Fibrosis
I’d be lying if I said I recognized more then 3-4 of [...]