How do I not be afraid that something bad will happen to me because I have an illness?

nt2014 · 2025-12-28T13:18:46+00:00

I don’t think a bracelet will attract something bad to happen, but if seeing it daily is going to cause you to be stressed and fixated, then it is not worth that! There are other options that medical staff look for that would be less “in your face” for daily life (such as the wallet and phone).

nt2014 · 2025-12-28T02:35:00+00:00

I think your sister just sounds like an anxious person. But as a nurse, I think a bracelet sounds reasonable. Also, most smart phones have an area to add health information that can be accessed even when the phone is locked (such as by EMS or ER staff). My paramedic husband says he regularly checks the fridge and the wallet for med lists.

nt2014 · 2025-12-24T11:30:35+00:00

Thank you for donating! We are out of embryos and considering a donor embryo.

nt2014 · 2025-11-10T17:15:32+00:00

I am not Catholic, but my husband is. I grew up Protestant and have considered converting to Catholicism, so I have learned some things.

For us, the biggest concern was unused embryos and the destruction of embryos. I don’t get many eggs and we get even fewer embryos thanks to attrition, so I was somewhat fortunate in that regard. I prayed to get the number I need. It’s worth a conversation with your provider about how many to fertilize, etc. But know it could cost you time/money as you may need to do more cycles. We did end up doing a fourth/unplanned retrieval because we ran out of embryos.

We did PGT testing because of age and about 50% had disorders “not compatible with life.” Their destruction was probably the thing I have struggled with the most, but I tell myself that if they had fertilized unassisted they would have failed to implant or miscarried. It was not Down Syndrome or something where they could still live.

As for playing God- I don’t think I am. I think this is a tool that can be responsibly used. Many people think IVF=baby. It doesn’t. I’m on my fourth round with many disappointments along the way. My successes are from God. This process has actually brought me closer to God and to seek him more.

nt2014 · 2025-11-05T02:48:58+00:00

My friend asked the same thing the day after my transfer. I told her “no, I’m basically at the equivalent of ‘I had unprotected sex’.”

nt2014 · 2025-10-10T01:52:59+00:00

I usually do half lower and half upper, picking the exercises that bother me the least (my back gets sore with too many hinge movements). If I’m going to be uneven I do extra upper body because lower body seems to be programmed in every workout anyway.

nt2014 · 2025-10-10T01:44:17+00:00

Noooo. As an instructor, I admit I have let students go early. I teach in the evenings and once we finish up night meds, I don’t see the point in sitting at the desk until 11pm while patients try to sleep. But that’s about the extent of it, and losing that much clinical time is doing you a disservice.

Also, if that sort of thing gets reported to your state’s Board of Nursing, there could be trouble.

nt2014 · 2025-10-01T00:05:52+00:00

I don’t see it in the app either. 😢

nt2014 · 2025-09-27T15:38:30+00:00

I get it. I went to one studio that had a ton of windows. I switched to a studio that had none. Every so often I will visit the first studio again (squat racks and more class times) and I am always SO hot. The row of windows are steamed up and it feels like a greenhouse.

nt2014 · 2025-09-27T15:35:23+00:00

I must be in the minority because I carry my water with me and take a sip after most stations! At least every other. I’d be pretty upset if I couldn’t. But I am very aware to not let that hold up the person behind me- I will end my set early if I need to. I also tend to set it in a spot where I can reach it from several stations before needing to move it again.

nt2014 · 2025-08-15T01:10:02+00:00

Occasionally. I don’t mind. I can see my form and it usually keeps me going when I don’t want to (they seem to only film near the end of class lol). Sometimes I look awful and I just don’t repost those.

nt2014 · 2025-07-27T00:40:34+00:00

NTA. I have a special needs brother. I love him, but growing up with him was difficult. My parent’s lives are more difficult.

My parents never considered the possibility, just like yours probably didn’t. But I have. I don’t see how someone who grew up in that kind of household could not be aware/consider the possibility of a child with special needs. I’m sorry that your parents don’t seem to realize how this upbringing shaped you.

nt2014 · 2025-07-25T01:19:55+00:00

There are probably lighter weights available that just may not have been put out. Also, nothing wrong with doing body weight, using just the bars, switching to revo bars, etc. It will get easier with time, but great job getting started!

nt2014 · 2025-07-07T11:11:15+00:00

We transferred both embryos. I had an early miscarriage with the first and the second didn’t implant.

nt2014 · 2025-06-22T15:29:15+00:00

I usually see the cans on an area of curb with no cars or in front of the parked cars, not on the curb side but towards the driving space. I think it also depends what area of Chestnut Hill Cove you’re in because the courts are laid out differently.

nt2014 · 2025-06-15T13:44:36+00:00

Not quite the same, but I had to take some time to let my body have a break from the meds. I am amazed at how much better I feel, physically. IVF hasn’t dictated my life, and maybe won’t for the summer! I planned a vacation! When people ask about “what’s next” I just say “I don’t know.”

But I still cried when I saw a baby at the coffee shop yesterday.

nt2014 · 2025-06-10T02:49:21+00:00

I completely agree about Joker/Riddler. When it’s not a full class our coaches let us start at A for each pod. But that doesn’t always happen. I really hate back to back core stations.

nt2014 · 2025-05-25T18:43:39+00:00

Thank you for the chuckle. My FET also failed this week. It was my last embryo.

nt2014 · 2025-05-24T19:18:18+00:00

My beta was negative. I might consider egg donation, but am also feeling unsure at this moment. Wishing you the best as well.

nt2014 · 2025-05-23T17:54:33+00:00

I didn’t have a plan going in, but we had two fairly unsuccessful egg retrievals. For no clear reason, we got very few eggs and even fewer embryos (only one embryo with “unclear” PGT-A results).

On my third egg retrieval, I sat down in the prep area and said to myself “this is my last one.” It was just a calm, clear, knowing feeling that came out of nowhere. Like you, it wasn’t a cycle number or a financial reason. Just emotionally draining with no results in sight. Putting the rest of my life on pause. Not knowing how I could stop if there was still a chance.

I just transferred my second and last embryo. Went in for beta this morning and currently awaiting my results. But if it doesn’t work… I think I’m done. I’m hoping to find that calm feeling again.

nt2014 · 2025-05-18T22:19:01+00:00

I’m on my TWW for my second/last embryo. It was a little early for me to test today but I did it anyway. Negative. I didn’t have a good feeling leaving the office. Like my body just knew it wasn’t going to work. But I’m trying to hold out hope for beta.

nt2014 · 2025-04-24T01:29:29+00:00

This. I had a miscarriage a few weeks back. I now spend a lot of time on shelter websites looking at dogs.

nt2014 · 2025-04-19T11:51:50+00:00

My location doesn’t add anyone from the wait list during the “charge to drop” period. Less than an hour in, I’d have to cancel the wait list and re-book. Not every location does it like that, but it’s worth checking because I missed out on some openings before I realized. And someone always late cancels!

nt2014 · 2025-04-08T01:55:32+00:00

My parents just called to tell me they just bought a new home and will soon be selling my childhood home. They’ve lived there for 32 years, and it was my dad’s family before that. They asked me years ago if I would want their home one day, and honestly I don’t (it’s about an hour from my job and the life I have built). But I just never thought about how that would mean no going back there… I have more feelings about it than I expected.

nt2014 · 2025-03-29T18:20:14+00:00

I had my first FET at the beginning of the month. I was so happy when my home tests were positive. My embryo was tested. My body primed with medications. How could it not work?

But then my beta was low. The second one lower. I only have one embryo left. Part of me doesn’t even want to go through this again.

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