October buddies??

[cowgirlclass]

As far as the working and surfing, that is exactly what I am doing. I work longer days right now to get my stuff done and surf Today I am working from home. I usually get to on thursdays I will get me a counter once I do more than BC


Cowgirlclass

[cmoscar]

I will be a true October person, I am still waiting for AF, she should be here tomorrow, but I have not seen any signs yet?!?! If I do start around this time I will be ready for EC and ET around the 1st 2weeks of October!!

Jeck - I too am a true October one. My AF should be here on Monday and I have my appointment to review all of my results that morning. The RE has hinted that he will start me on the BCP's the following Sunday and the estimated retrieval/transfer date will be Oct 11/14. This makes me feel better since I will have a 2ww with someone else!

Cowgirlclass - Welcome! I too enjoy these posts. I feel not so alone when I read them. I am doing my one and only IVF. I find these women very comforting. I have no family nearby and my parents have never really been interested in me and my family. See, I was a teen mother and I also threw college away to support my son. My life has changed since they threw me out. I have a wonderful husband and two wonderful boys. We are hoping to get another boy, but I would be thrilled with a little girl too. Finding this forum gave me the my family and support I have been craving lately. Good Luck!

All - I am going crazy with the hurry up and wait thing. My appoint. in on Monday and it seems like time has stopped. I am worried they found something bad or that they are going to tell me that my chances are almost nil. I guess I worry too much. I am sending all of you sticky baby thoughts and loads of luck!

Racheal

[jenn]

Hi girls!

I have been lurking here for weeks, and finally decided to post. I will be doing my first IVF in Oct. I am waiting for AF (who should appear any day now), then I will start BCP. The doctor said today I will start all my shots at the end of Sept./ Beginning of Oct. I went to learn how to do all the shots today and that made it all real. I am very nervous!!! I really hope my DH can give the shots without passing out!!

Racheal- I too am in the great state of TX. We just moved here!

[Jen1d]

Welcome Jenn

Dont worry i felt the same first time round but believe me its not as bad as it all sound and im the biggest wimp around.

Looking forward to chatting to you more . Off to work now

Love Jen

[cowgirlclass]

Racheal and Jenn, I too am from TX hense the cowgirl at least I still get to ride my ponies till ET. I am not sure I will feel up to it during sims, but I will continue to ride while I can.


Good luck ladies

Cowgirl

[cmoscar]

Racheal- I too am in the great state of TX. We just moved here!

Welcome to the Lone Sar State. I moved here about two years ago from Florida. I miss it terribly. Wlecome to the group and good luck. I too will start stims in late Sept/early October.

Racheal

[Jen J]

Hello, I am new here and doing my first IVF cycle in October as well so I would love to join you guys. I would really like to embrace your spirits as I do not feel very excited or enthusiastic about this process at all! Injectibles with IUIs are hard enough for me and now I am truthfully terrified of what lies ahead. I am not even sure I want to do this-it's an exercise of sheer will that I have not yet called my doctor's office to change my mind and do another IUI. But we have done 6 clomid cycles + 5 IUIs and they really feel that IVF is our best chance for success. I am so fearful of medical procedures and this all feels so invasive. I am not feeling very confident that I will be able to see this through. I am very nervous if you can't tell!

I am 30, DH is 35. We have been TTC for 5.5 years. We recently adopted a little boy who is our joy! We want to adopt again for sure but we want the closure of a pregnancy-or knowing that we have done all we can to achieve it.

Found out our last IUI cycle failed last Fri and am now on BCP to shrink cysts. Currently scheduled to start Lupron on 9/17 and return for ultrasound/bloodwork on 9/26 to see if it is ok to start stimulation.

Thanks in advance for letting me join your group. I need all the support I can get right now!

Jen

[Nance]

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Wow so many Texas girls. I have family that lives in Plano, TX but I have never been. I do hear that is it beautiful. So funny, Shania is on my radio as we speak. Being I'm from NY we don't have any country stations up here so I signed up for satelite radio so now I have 5 country stations to choose from (I am one of the 10 country music lovers living in the state of New York).

Jeck - Did AF show up yet? I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she does so you can get started.

My meds are scheduled to be delivered today (I have checked the FedEx tracking site at least 10 times in the last 2 hours). I made the appointment for my DH to give his pre IVF sample for next week. Now I just need to make sure he goes for all his blood work. I feel bad that he has to do all this but I just keep thinking that it is nothing compared to what us ladies have to do and everything will be worth it if it works.

I told my boss today about what I am doing and overall she was very nice about it but told me to make sure I did not schedule anything for Thanksgiving week because she wanted to go on vacation and did not want us being out the same time. I really don't think she understands that I have no control over the timing. I asked her not to tell anyone because I did not want a thousand questions if it did not work out. I have decided to take off from ET to a few days after ER. How is everyone else doing with scheduling work with their appointments?

I hope you all have a great day.

Nance

[cowgirlclass]

Jen J. don't be scared, it like getting your ears pierce for the first time. Believe it or not you will get used to shots. And don't let what I am about to tell you scare you either, but shots are nothing compared to birthing. But it is such a wonderful experience to know that you and DH can create something so wonderful.

I had my children young 18 and 22 and I was so busy working to make ends meet and supporting my then dead beat husband that I couldn't enjoy the experience. This IVF thing is going to be a rocky road, but let me tell you what after I get pregnant and stay pregnant for 12 weeks the next several months I will savor every second. Life is not easy, so just suck up the shots, don't think about it.

Nance don't exagerate there are probably at least 15 people in NY that listen to country music I have a great idea after you have a beautiful baby you should go visit your family in Plano

Take care all,
Tricia

[Jen J]

Thanks for your words of encouragement Tricia.

I have gotten a little better with the injections over our last 5 IUIs and can handle them ok now. I have not had to do the intramuscular ones before so that is a bit of a worry. But to tell you the truth, my main worry is the egg retrieval-just the thought of it totally stresses me out! I've never done anything like that before, never been under general anesthesia and never even had an IV-a regular blood test is tough enough that I can't even fathom the IV. Plus I hate the idea of not being in control while things are being done to me. Add the stress of the financial impact and the thought that I may very well do all of this for nothing and I feel a little (ok a lot) discouraged!

BUT, you are right; I am sure that delivering a baby is worse (I can't worry about that yet or I really will back out!) I am trying my best to stay calm and enjoy the little things in life but it is really hard. You have a great perspective and I am trying to keep my spirits up. I want to feel excited by the prospect of this! I'm just not there yet.

Thanks again for your response. I am truly happy to have an outlet for these feelings and this process as we haven't told anyone that we are doing this. I look forward to hearing all of the successes, that's for sure!

Take care,

Jen

[Nance]

Hi Again,

Jen - I'm terrified also. My meds just arrived and I am completely in a state of panic. There are so many of them. Has anyone had any bad side effects from these? This is what came and I have no idea what some of them are for (my class is not for another week and 1/2).

Medrol
Follistim
Doxycycline
Progesterone
Lupron
Novarel
Estrace

It also came with a ton of syringes. Ugh. I normally hate taking any kind of medicine so the idea of taking all this terrifies me. I started to lool up the side effects on the web but that just got me more scared. Can anyone share their experiences with these drugs? My DH, as wonderful of a man that he is, is not very good at the supportive, reassuring thing. His words of wisdom were 'try not to worry". Brilliant.

Trish - You made me laugh. Yes, there are probably at least 15 of us country music lovers here. My DH and friends hate driving with me because I blast the country tunes and it drives them crazy.

Take care all,
Nance

[Jen J]

Hi Nance,

The only one I can help you out with is the Follistim as I have used that for several IUI cycles-I didn't have any side effects and it was really easy to use and doesn't really hurt. I did feel side effects from the follicle growth itself-bloating and achy and swollen ovaries-but not necessarily from the drug. I expect it will be quite a bit more intense this time though as we will be using much higher doses of the meds.

Nice to know I am not the only terrified person here . . . my hubby tries to be supportive but I don't think he really understands my fears. He says lots of things like "tons of women do this all the time" and "just don't think about it". Easy for him to say-he has to do one blood test and then give a sperm sample and he's done!! OK, that's a little unfair of me and I know he doesn't like that I have to go through everything while he stands on the sidelines but it's hard to have my fears dismissed!

I am dreading getting the huge box of meds. It has already been ordered but won't be delivered until 9/13. So overwhelming!! I hope others can give you some advice on the other meds that you listed, I'm interested as well!

Jen

[jordan22]

wwwoooohoooooo our group is growing... too many posts to remember all I read.. lol Welcome everyone!!!

Jeck... I am in St Louis.. we have been to the Mills once and did eat at the Cheesecake factory (they also just put one in our local mall.. wooohoooo it si YUMMMMMY... I will not have ER and ET until the end of Oct..... I think I might be doing a 5D blast this time...

Hi <waving> everyone!!!!

My mother in law is coming to town tomorrow until Wednesday so I might not be around much.. have a great weekend all!!!

[nictor]

Hi Everyone,how are you all?

Sorry ive not been around much lately,ive just kinda needed some time to take stock and digest all thats happened lately,i initially tried to put it all to back of my head and forget IVF for a while,but you all know its not that easy,so me and DP talked,i cried ( and cried and cried!!) im just waiting for my review appointment,it usualyy takes a month,so thats nearly 3 weeks since my BFN,so i'll hopefully hear sometime soon and talk to dr and decide when to go again,im hoping to go with Oct AF..

To all the new ladies,WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME...This site is the pklace to be,for all your queries,advice and general moaning!!

Jeck,Tonia,how are my fellow muskateers??

Just wanna say,i sincerely hope that this is our time for BFP's all of us..

Take care,and loads of love..Nicola..xxxx

[cmoscar]

I am really nervous right now. Prior to the last three months, my periods have always been 28-30 days. For the last three months, they have been exactly 26 days. Today, I got my period and it has only been 25 days. Should I worry about this? I am going in for all of my results on Monday and I had hoped to start the BCPs on Sunday (My doc prefers all patients to start that day). Now I am wondering if this will affect anything. The only changes were I stopped taking Allegra and Depakote about four months agao. Does this have an effect? Anyone with possible answers please answer me! I am going crazy worrying about this!

Racheal