DriverMama
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*** 2013 ***
& my hCg journey begins again.

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P3 went VERY well but P4 did not.
Another round began for me on April 1st.
After this round, I plan to go directly into cycling.

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On January 7 th (after waiting for medical clearance from my primary care doctor) I began a fresh round with my "Super Storm Sandy" supply. PTL, it was still effective even though the electricity

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Originally Posted by DriverMama

Hi Barb,

To the best of your knowledge,
can hCG be the cause of whacky white blood counts?

For the last few years, I've seen a hematologist for "normal" neutropenia
(he says I'm just outside the bell curve definition of normal-but I see him once a year).

In the last 12 months my ANC has gone back into the normal part of the bell curve
(blood tests every 4 months for my endocrinologist)
and I was really hoping to

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Originally Posted by cdm2kk

A little fact I picked up in anatomy & physiology, for every pound of fat, there are a million capillaries, this is why the heart gets such a work out for those who are over weight. So in essence, when you loose a pound, all those capillaries are no longer necessary and are reabsorbed by the body. Perhaps this is what the stalls are doing....letting the body catch up.

How it happens, explained VERY well.

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July 1, 2011

June gave me a hard time, with my eating. I finally realized that my body was not in sync with my desires or my emotions. Once I decided to just maintain, I did well. I also (just) realized that I was within an 8 lb range (+/- 4 lbs) for the entire month of June.
That's not too shabby for an emotional eater.


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July 3, 2011

Tomorrow, I'm starting a new round/cycle!

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Today, I saw my endocrinologist.

She's the doctor that seemed alarmed about my 35 lb weight loss in 3.5 months. Her reaction alarmed me, because it's usually pretty bad news when a doctor calls you - much less calling 4 times within 2 hours. She also insisted that I eat "regular" food including 1 slice of whole grain bread each day, until I saw the hematologist (about a very low white blood count and a very low absolute neutrophil blood count).

When

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