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Thurston also shared a video featuring syringes, medications and alcohol prep pads. The third featured an explanation of everything Thurston is going through ahead of the egg retrieval. \u201cFor those who aren\u2019t familiar with fertility treatment here is a typical schedule: 3 pills a day to keep my estrogen down. A shot in my stomach in the AM. Two shots in my stomach in the PM.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Katie](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/katie-thurston-breakdown-e1741563136535.png?w=722&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Katie Thurston fertility treatments<\/span> Katie Thurston\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThurston explained that she visits a clinic for a blood draw \u201cevery other day\u201d as part of her fertility treatment. She is currently in her second week of the retrieval process. The reality star shared her breast cancer diagnosis in February<\/a>.<\/p>\nThurston and Arcuri got engaged in September 2024<\/a>. A source confirmed to Us Weekly<\/em> that Arcuri proposed at Secret Beach in Kauai, Hawaii, in August of the same year. The pair first connected in April and met in person in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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Thurston confirmed during a May appearance on the \u201cYour Mom & Dad\u201d podcast that she was \u201chappily snatched up.\u201d<\/a> She explained, \u201cI\u2019m seeing somebody. I haven\u2019t actually said this yet. You heard it here first. [I\u2019ve been] taken off the market.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Thurston explained that she visits a clinic for a blood draw \u201cevery other day\u201d as part of her fertility treatment. She is currently in her second week of the retrieval process. The reality star shared her breast cancer diagnosis in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thurston and Arcuri got engaged in September 2024<\/a>. A source confirmed to Us Weekly<\/em> that Arcuri proposed at Secret Beach in Kauai, Hawaii, in August of the same year. The pair first connected in April and met in person in May.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Thurston confirmed during a May appearance on the \u201cYour Mom & Dad\u201d podcast that she was \u201chappily snatched up.\u201d<\/a> She explained, \u201cI\u2019m seeing somebody. I haven\u2019t actually said this yet. You heard it here first. [I\u2019ve been] taken off the market.\u201d<\/p>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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