THURSDAY July 5th, 2007
Gate of India
Wednesday afternoon at 3pm we went to the Hospital for another scan (ultrasound). I still have the three follicles (although only two look promising), and even those two do not appear to be growing as quickly as desired- as shown visually and with an E2 test. In the test, each emerging follicle will produce a level around 300, and so 3 viable follicles will equal an E2 around 900. My E2 is 700 at the moment. Dr. Parikh decided to up the dosage of Menogon to 900IU, and gave me a shot of Antigon to stop a particular hormone from rising while we are still trying to grow the eggs.
That evening we packed up the medicine and a syringe and went to explore the Fort and Colaba parts of town. We had the cab drop us off at the famed Taj Hotel which is right across the street from the Gate of India- a large, arched ceremonial Gateway erected to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911 (although in true India style, it wasn't started until 1913 and, after being washed away once, was finally finished late 1924). They are doing some construction on the park around it now, but the Gate was still accessible and very beautiful- lit like a wedding cake, and a great place for romance on a warm, post-rain evening, and many Mumbaikers seemed to be taking advantage of it.
We had a drink and watched the sun fall over the Gate in the Taj’s Harbour Bar, the oldest bar in Bombay. I had a refreshing Kingfisher, and Hardy had the most delicious dry Martini ever- and he has tried a reasonable test group! After this we wandered around the spacious and elegant hotel, and watched the rain fall on the lushly landscaped pool and gardens. As we strolled through the shopping arcades, (Burburry et al) we saw a small luxury fabrics shop. Hardy sensed an opportunity to buy something beautiful and not have to haggle and sweat back at the ancient market. The merchants were fantastic and showed us such beautiful, handmaid silk fabrics that we couldn't make up our minds. These fabrics are only made ten meters at a time (and we need 14), so it was which two went together the best. Believe me, they were all so amazing! I guess you'll have to come over to our place to see which one's we chose, an extra added bonus being that purple was my Grandmother's favorite color!
After this we walked by the restaurant in the hotel we thought we might eat at. It looked pretty dead, so we decided we'd hit a restaurant in Hardy's "Times Food Guide", in the "Heritage Restaurants"category. The restaurant, Leopold's, opened 140 years ago, was close by and somewhat of a classis tourist destination, but the food was good, and the ambiance old-world Raj, with a Hirshfeld type mural and more than a little Casablanca. It was fun to get out and see what most peoples impression of Bombay would be if they'd only come for the day.
This morning I had more blood tests, amid some talk about high blood sugar. We are going to see the doctor at 3pm for another scan- fingers crossed! -and the results of the blood tests. Last night I tried to do some "visualization" of my follicles growing, so wish us luck, and check back!
Gate of India
Wednesday afternoon at 3pm we went to the Hospital for another scan (ultrasound). I still have the three follicles (although only two look promising), and even those two do not appear to be growing as quickly as desired- as shown visually and with an E2 test. In the test, each emerging follicle will produce a level around 300, and so 3 viable follicles will equal an E2 around 900. My E2 is 700 at the moment. Dr. Parikh decided to up the dosage of Menogon to 900IU, and gave me a shot of Antigon to stop a particular hormone from rising while we are still trying to grow the eggs.
That evening we packed up the medicine and a syringe and went to explore the Fort and Colaba parts of town. We had the cab drop us off at the famed Taj Hotel which is right across the street from the Gate of India- a large, arched ceremonial Gateway erected to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911 (although in true India style, it wasn't started until 1913 and, after being washed away once, was finally finished late 1924). They are doing some construction on the park around it now, but the Gate was still accessible and very beautiful- lit like a wedding cake, and a great place for romance on a warm, post-rain evening, and many Mumbaikers seemed to be taking advantage of it.
We had a drink and watched the sun fall over the Gate in the Taj’s Harbour Bar, the oldest bar in Bombay. I had a refreshing Kingfisher, and Hardy had the most delicious dry Martini ever- and he has tried a reasonable test group! After this we wandered around the spacious and elegant hotel, and watched the rain fall on the lushly landscaped pool and gardens. As we strolled through the shopping arcades, (Burburry et al) we saw a small luxury fabrics shop. Hardy sensed an opportunity to buy something beautiful and not have to haggle and sweat back at the ancient market. The merchants were fantastic and showed us such beautiful, handmaid silk fabrics that we couldn't make up our minds. These fabrics are only made ten meters at a time (and we need 14), so it was which two went together the best. Believe me, they were all so amazing! I guess you'll have to come over to our place to see which one's we chose, an extra added bonus being that purple was my Grandmother's favorite color!
After this we walked by the restaurant in the hotel we thought we might eat at. It looked pretty dead, so we decided we'd hit a restaurant in Hardy's "Times Food Guide", in the "Heritage Restaurants"category. The restaurant, Leopold's, opened 140 years ago, was close by and somewhat of a classis tourist destination, but the food was good, and the ambiance old-world Raj, with a Hirshfeld type mural and more than a little Casablanca. It was fun to get out and see what most peoples impression of Bombay would be if they'd only come for the day.
This morning I had more blood tests, amid some talk about high blood sugar. We are going to see the doctor at 3pm for another scan- fingers crossed! -and the results of the blood tests. Last night I tried to do some "visualization" of my follicles growing, so wish us luck, and check back!
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