Thursday, May 1, 2008

10 and a 0

This post marks 100 entries I have published into cyberspace! I could not imagine doing it on a sad/bad/mad note, so I'm just gonna get right to the best news of the day.

Mook's results:
10 million count; 20 % motility; 28 % morphology

By "normal" standards, this is still low, we are still 'great' candidates for IVF/ICSI, etc. but considering the fact that his first ever SA yielded only 2 million swimmers, we have reason to celebrate!! Mook has done a fantabulous job over the past year taking his vitamins, exercising, and eating well--and to be able to call and give him good news for once made me so happy. I could hear the excitement in his voice--he said "It's definite motivation to keep on track with what I'm doing!"

I'm also happy to report his infectious disease panel came back negative-so we are waiting on one last big piece of the puzzle: the chromosome results. Should be back by middle of next week--please pray, keep your fingers crossed, dance in the rain!

I can write about this now, because it's funny now but yesterday was looking pretty doom-and-gloom. Kate the nurse still hadn't gotten Mook's results faxed over from the lab (which should have been to her by Tuesday) so I had to do some investigating as to why...if you remember Mook's account of the sample/test-day, it was not an enjoyable time. He did end up dealing with a spectacular nurse at the lab he was instructed to leave his bodily fluids with. So I asked for her when I called to follow up.

Come to find out: the fax number was written down wrong...so yippee-let's fix it and get it on over to Kate to take a look-see! Not the end of the problem. Kind-lab-nurse calls me back--I immediately know something is wrong:

"JJ, honey, I've got some bad news...it seems that the urology office that Mook was referred to us from, didn't bother to mark on the form what you needed the SA for--therefore, we don't have the proper analysis results. The gist of what I'm trying to tell you: he's going to need to submit another sample."

Fuuuuuuuuudddddddgeeeeeeeeeee......

Making that phone call to Mook was the last thing I wanted to do...but he was a trooper. He was, of course, upset--so we both counted the days it had been since he, ahem, produced a sample and we were in a good time frame--thank goodness. So with a RUSH order in one hand, and yet another romance-in-a-cup in the other, he trotted into yet another lab. And I got the results two hours later!

When Kate the nurse called to tell me the news, I was thrilled! She must have been surprised, because she reiterated that we would still need medical assistance. But today, I'm celebrating the small victories!

More reasons to celebrate: it's May 1st and that means it's my birthday month! I celebrate all month long--in one way or another; just a small pleasure each day. Another way I'd like to honor my 100th post is by passing on a sweet mention that Waiting Amy gave to me last week.

There are many blogs that "Make My Day" so, I'd like to highlight a few that are like the cream in my morning coffee :0)

Bee Cee @ Definition of Insanity
Alison @ (un) complicate me
Mel @ Where's My Belly?
MommaSoon @ The Making of a Family
Alison @ The Baby Crusade

Now it's your turn ladies, to spread the love. Thanks for Making My Day!

The weigh-in about Chunky vs. Smooth is split almost even! Thanks for all your feedback--be sure to weigh in if you haven't done so--I order my meds on Monday!

So cheers to 100 posts, and here's to 100 more--I think you know what my wish will be as I blow out the candles...

65 comments:

  1. Yay! Awesome news. Congrats to you and Mook and here's to IVF#2. I'll be keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you!

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  2. Congrats on 100 - and on the GREAT numbers!!

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  3. Congrats on your 100th post, and three cheers for Mook's new and improved counts!

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  4. I love you to death, seriously I would squeeze you silly right now if you were here.
    I am SO GLAD Mook's SA went quite literally "swimmingly!!" What fantastic news!! Minor victories are worth celebrating and I am throwing confetti for you.
    *hugs*

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  5. Well Happy 100th post and Birthday Month to you! My hubs turns 30 tomorrow - it's his birthday month also this yr.

    WONDERFUL News for Mook!!!! Many congrats for him and his diligence!

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  6. Congratulations on 100 posts and may there be many more! Good job to Mook on the great work he's been doing and congrats to both of you on the awesome numbers!

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  7. Great news on hubby's stats! Congrats on your 100th post too - way cool. Happy early Birthday!!!

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  8. Congrats on a blog milestone and for Mook's SA results!! 10 million sounds like SO much to me after the results we got back in the day.

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  9. I do a birthday month too! I've got my whole family in on it now. I just like to celebrate fun things, and what's more fun than a day that's all about you!

    Great news on the SA front! I'm sure Mook is very proud of himself ;)

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  10. More incentive for Mr. PJ to keep up with the vitamins!!!

    From 2 to 28 percent morphology, WOW!!!

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  11. Delurking to say I'm so glad that you are candidates for IVF/ICSI. I hope everything goes the way you guys want it to!

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  12. Oh, no poor Mook!! Glad the result was good after all that! :)

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  13. Happy 100th post, happy birthday month and congrats on the improved SA results! I can't believe they made Mook go in again...

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  14. congrats on your 100th post and the encouraging sa!!

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  15. That is great news! Congrats on the 100th post too and Mook's new counts!

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  16. Happy 100th! May your next 100 have only good news. :)

    That is terrific news! Way to go!

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  17. I am so so happy with the great news from Mook SA! happy 100 post and happy birth month
    You deserve all the best my friend

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  18. What a great way to celebrate your centennial! Thanks for spreading the luv.

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  19. That is great news about Mook's count!!

    Congrats on 100!

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  20. Congratulations on both! What wonderful news and what great timing to get to celebrate along with your 100th post. You are inspiring me (and igniting my competitive side) to post more often and be able to say sometime soon that I have 100 posts, too.

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  21. happy 100! and yay on the excellent numbers for mook -- go mook! and yes, quite a trooper for going back yet again. ~luna

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  22. Congrats on the improved sperm count! You might want to listen to episode #41 - we talk about male factor. iTunes is giving us trouble but it's up on our site already. Keeping everything crossed for you with this upcoming cycle.

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  23. I choked on the line "romance in a cup". No seriously, I can't sleep so I'm blogging and sipping tea and voila... you said it. Good deal on the count. Guess its onto IVF now

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  24. Good news on the SA, I'm jealous of the morph, but that's because my hubby can't do acrosomes!

    Oh, and happy birthday month,

    J

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  25. Happy 100th post! Happy Birthday month! And Go Mook!

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  26. go mook's swimmers! it's at least some postive news for once.
    well, of course, we are hoping in this house that that positive turns into another.
    xoxo

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  27. Wow, fantastic results! Mook must've been so proud!

    My fingers are crossed about all the chromosome stuff.

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  28. JJ! Congrats on 100! Also, I couldn't be happier for you and Mook on the results of the SA. It is a MF girl's dream to hear numbers like that. God is good, he answered lots of prayers. Also, send kudos to Mook for keeping up with the healthy habits. AWESOME!

    A GAZILLION HUGS TO YOU TODAY!

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  29. Congrats on post 100! Good job to Mook on the improved numbers...I'm hoping my DH's numbers have improved as well.

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  30. Congrats on all counts, JJ!

    If Amy hadn't given you this award, I would have.

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  31. Glad the SA was good! What a pain though having to go through it all again.
    Happy 100.

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  32. Congrats on your 100th post and a big YAY for good test results!

    Enjoy your month of celebrating!

    xoxoxoxoxoxo

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  33. HUGE HUGS for you!

    Congratulations on making 100 posts! Mook's results look more than just alright to me. Most REs do ICSI anyway so once it is IVF it really doesn't matter.
    I hope Mook's arm doesn't hurt. Heh heh.

    And happy birthday month! Taurus, Right?

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  34. Great news on the results! And I love the fact you are happy to report his infectious disease panel came back negative... Did you expect it to not be? :P

    I'm crossing everything that next week results are what you want!

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  35. Happy early birthday, and congrats on the encouraging news!!

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  36. HAPPY 100TH POST!!!

    Hooray for the wonderful news! Sorry that Mook had to jump through hoops twice to get it, but sounds like it was worth it to have such a change in results. :-) I'm glad he's also looking at this as a reason to continue the healthy crusade!

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONTH!!

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  37. Congratulations on 100 posts! And 10 million swimmers! Both are fantastic news.

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  38. All kinds of good numbers today! Congratulations on your 100th post. I'm so lucky to have found your blog and your friendship. I enjoy your posts so much...

    And way to go Mook on the numbers!

    Hoping and praying for good karotype results, too.

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  39. Happy Hundred, JJ!! Good job to Mook's swimmers!!

    Keeping everything crossed for this cycle!

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  40. Happy Hundred, JJ!! And that is great numbers, go Mook!!

    And ... I will dance in the rain for you anytime xo

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  41. Congrats on 100 posts! And congrats on the new SA results!!!

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  42. Woo Hoo!! Great numbers Mook! Maybe you should post a little about what kinds of changes you made of late - it might help some other fellows out there. You never know!

    Happy Birthday Month JJ!

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  43. JJ, you are too sweet! I'm just as excited to read your updates.
    Yay yay yay for an awesome SA!! That so rocks!
    Happy birthday month! I do the same thing in July, so I'm prepared to celebrate with you daily. ;) Have a great weekend!

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  44. Happy 100! I'm glad that Mook's counts improved too!

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  45. Fantabulous news about Mook's results. So pleased.

    Huggggggeee congrats on 100 posts, here's to many many more.

    And thank you for the lovely shout out, you know you make my day too....I'd be lost without you xox

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  46. Happy 100 my sweet friend! Mook is such a trooper - yay for mook on those results, better results are what we always looking for, so I second the yay for small victories!

    Happy birthday month sweetie!!

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  47. YEA for 100 posts!!! I just LOVE your posts. Can't wait for the next 100!!!

    And congrats on Mook's results!!!

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  48. Congrats on the SA, congrats on the birthday month, congrats on the upcoming IVF....Wooohoo! What a great post!

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  49. Woo-hoo! Your improvement sounds almost exactly like ours did this past fall. But I also apparently have my mother's promiscuous eggs, so if a sperm makes it all the way, it seems to get in.
    Best of luck with the cycle!

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  50. YAY for 100 posts and great SA results! I will be praying hard for great results on the chromosome testing! :)

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  51. Happy 100 posts!
    An early birthday present is making its way to you right now.

    & well done Mook! what a stud!

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  52. Great news! And Mook is a trooper!

    Happy 100th!

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  53. Way to go Mook! Congrat's on post #100 and Happy Birthday month to you JJ.

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  54. I'm glad May is off to a good start for you! Congrats on the posts and Mook's numbers!

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  55. That is wonderful news; I am a true believer that even when guys get bad news on their numbers, all is not lost. There are so many things they can do (in many cases, anyway) to improve and both our husbands are living proof of that! Congrats :)
    And I love that you celebrate your bday all month...I usually indulge for the entire week of mine but I might need to start a new tradition!!

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  56. Congratulations on the improved SA! I hope those numbers keep going up! Who would ever have thought that higher volume/motility/morphology would be the stuff we'd be drooling over in life!?

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  57. Awe JJ, you are kind... you know how I feel about you! You are flavored cream to me!! :) I'm ao happy about Mook's results. It brings me hope that those can change for the better! Happy Birthday Month! It's going to be an exciting May, I can feel it!

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  58. That's a huge increase! I am so glad to hear it!

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  59. Happy 100! Did you revisit your first post to see how far you've come? I know, no baby yet, but much, much wisdom. And congrats on the improved SA (seem strange to be commenting on the sperm count of another woman's husband!)

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  60. Congratulations on post 100! And a great SA to go with it! Gotta take one day at a time and celebrate each victory!

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  61. PS to my previous comment....come check out my blog...you've been given a MUCH deserved blogging award!! ;o)

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  62. GREAT NEWS!!!!!

    Congratulations on your BIG post and even bigger congrats on those great numbers!!!

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  63. Hey JJ! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving me a comment. Congrats on the 100 posts and on the great numbers.

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  64. I am obviously out of the loop and still catching up - happy 100!

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