The Sisterhood of the Blue Stilettos

[nickster]

Sassy and Jenn...you were posting when I was.

Sassy~ Wow the stupid comments never end from those fertile people do they??? You are exactly right, are they going to stop getting pregnant because you can't? As far as I'm concerned it's our right to be "living it up" before the kids come. Consolation prize is a great way of putting it. Ooooh the nerve of people sometimes! Don't you just feel like smacking them?
Vienna on Saturday! How wonderful. I hope you and dh have a great time. Do you guys have a little extra room...oh I don't know, like enough for all the sisters!!!
Wow who in the h**l would sell bil a bmw? They muct have been out of there minds! Sure sounds like his time is running out. Not many more marks he can make on those temp tags!

Jenn~ Get out of that funk girl!
Glad to hear your meds arrived in a timely fashion. Now lets just hope AF will be nice enough to do the same thing so you can hurry up and get started!

[meg12]

Nickster--I heart the Amazing Race! I'm right with you on the reality tv addiction and am not ashamed to admit it! My dh makes fun of me...He calls them my "stories" and always tells the dog to be quiet because "mama has to watch her stories". What a nerd!

Sassy--I hope you have a kick ass time in Vienna. Take lots of pictures...I've never been and want to see everything!

Jenn--Congrats on the drugs. I dug your song. What drugs do they have you on for this cycle?

I'm pretty boring right now...no good stories. We had a great time in Vegas--the weather was kind of crappy, but oh well. I went with my family and a close family friend to celebrate my brother's 21st birthday...Needless to say the "boys" (there were 4 of them that were 21 and in Vegas for the first time) were pretty damned entertaining. We got back on Tuesday and I'm pretty sure my brother's BAC level is still probably over the legal limit It made me feel old, though! I just can't hang like I used to!

Hope everyone has a great Thursday! (Nickster--Do you watch Surviver?)

[meg12]

Damn it! I double posted!

[nickster]

Meg~ Survivor is my all time FAVORITE!!! The first season was the only one I missed but since then I've seen every show. I am definitely hooked on that one.
I have a friend that's hooked on it as much as I am. We both say when each season comes to an end that we're scared to death there won't be a next one! And much like yours, dh just rolls his eyes!

[meg12]

I know! Survivor rocks! I heart Jeff Probst, too At first, I didn't think this season was as good, but it's growing on me. Hope you enjoy it tonight!

[jenn]

OOh I watch survivor too!! I didn't really like this season of Survivor like I did the other ones. I thought it kind of wasn't survivorish because one team had the bed, couch, and food, and fishing stuff. It was more like camping for them! Which I have a hard time surviving, but they looked like they were doing okay!!

[nickster]

Yeah I guess I was the same way. I was like Meg, I didn't think it was quite as good as some of the previous, but it's grown on me too.
Speaking of camps...how funny was it when they merged and thought they were going back to the camp with all the cool stuff and it wasn't there? They should have known that was coming!

[sassynlv]

All right... while we are waiting with baited breath for Vicky's news... i will chime in on the "Survivor" discussion...

H*ll... if i knew i would have a bed, china, food, and potty and all.. I would go on survivor!!! I get their point this season, and it has been a bit interesting psychologically... but come on! I thought it was hilarious when they went back to the beach and all their luxuries were gone. They had it easy for so long, i am interested in seeing how the more pampered ones make due.
(oh, and Meg, I also heart Jeff )

[vicky77]

Hello girls, sorry to keep you all waiting!!!!!!

Well, we went to the clinic this morning, I was soooo excited, haven't slept much yesterday due to the excitement......, I get there, get changed, and see my chart in front of my bed with the pictures of my 2 beautiful embies, and I couldn't with myself and I peeked on them, and I saw something that said grade "BC".....so there I freak out, and I am thinking "why on earth do I have to be so nosy, why couldn't I just wait until the nurse comes and explains everything to me!!. So I was freaking out until the nurse comes, and of course the first thing I ask her is "what is grade BC?", "is that bad?", and she says, "no, actually one of them is grade 4 BC which means is already ready for hatching and the other one is grade 2BC which is a little bit behind but is very good too".....so I felt a bit better then. Then they said that out of my 4 embryos, they are transferring 2 and discarding 2, I almost jump to the nurse's neck when she said that. I'm like "WTF!!!", I don't want to discard any embies, if anything transfer them all!!!!!. But then I talked to RE and he said that the other 2 were not progressing and that was why they had to discard them.....oh well......But I was happy cause he said that the ones he transferred were very good, that the fact that they reached to the blast stage and they survived being frozen and then thawed meant they were strong. So....I am officially on the 2ww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .
Also, to add some more action to my morning, the girl that was in front of me waiting apparently for an EC, it was a big soap opera. Apparently she started the whole process with one partner, and now she came to EC with another partner, and of course RE is saying he cannot do it, that they have to test him and do all the stuff on him from scratch, and in the meanwhile maybe they can freeze the embryos until all that is done, and bla bla bla, it was kind of entertaninig.....

Ohhhh, and can you believe my boss??, I asked her for today and tomorrow off, and she said ok, since I left everything ready, nothing pending. And then she calls me today after I came back home and tells me "oh, since I will be paying you these two days, why don't I send you some work to do at home!!!!!!!"....WTF!!, I mean, I don't mind working from home, but I am supposed to be resting, not worring about work, that was the reason why I asked for the days off, dahhhhhh!!!!!!!!. Well, enough of my rant...

Will write some personals later, sending you all big hugs and thanks for your support!!!!!!

[FionaA]

Helloo

I have scheduled my half hour pit stop a bit earlier today because I just realised that I have to be in court this afternoon, totally forgot! How professional of me.

Sass, Love your consolation prize rant. What is wrong with people? They never know when they've got it good. Bloody fertiles. Way to shut em down with your consolation prize comment. I don't know why people need to be reminded that they are lucky to have kids but clearly they do...I know a few months back when DH and I were contemplating childlessness, he kept coming back to the same thing which was "Oh well at least we can travel a lot." Would love to see a still of BIL, will assist with my imaginings of his antics. Gosh your Vienna trip has come quickly, am really looking forward to updates, I will live vicariously through you!

Jenn great lyrics, I think we can fit that nicely into our recently neglected stage show the reproducers...and I can understand your disappointment to have an international trip dangled in front of you to then have it turn domestic on you. Sulk away and do it while chewing and swallowing. Something choclate is in order.

Nickster, sorry to hear about AF, I would put it down to the hormones, it probably takes a while for them to leech out of our systems....Are you able to get your hands on any of those glamorous American painkillers, you know the ones that the stars take, vicodin or somthing??? Am with you on the limited hair styles that curly headers can wear. If I go short or even mid-length I'd end up looking like Tootsie or some other middle aged housewife with helmet hair.

Poor Mego, the party days are seemingly behind you. I don't know about you but these days I have a drink and then I need to curl up and have snooze. Oh well at least you got some entertainment value out of the young blokes.

Vicky Vicky Vicky, You need a smack on the hand for reading your charts (although I probably would have done it myself given the opportunity) Sounds like your embies were fantastic especially the one on the verge of hatching. How exciting to have a sister on the 2WW i am so hoping for the best for you. And damn that boss of yours, no way should you be doing work, you should be planted in some sort of large armchair (preferably reclining with pop out foot stool) with the TV remote in easy reach....I think this calls for the intervention of the Attorney General...

Well, I'm off now, there is a morning tea on in the staff room and I will need to fight my way to the cake.

Fee

[meg12]

Vicky--It sounds like it went fabulously! I'm so excited for you. What's your test date so we can start counting down? I feel like I'm the father! (hmmm, that didn't sound quite right!)

[FionaA]

OK I've just tried to do a ticker so am testing it. I think I put it in my profile but not sure. Here goes...

[vicky77]

Girls, my test date is May 7, so lets start the countdown!!!!!!!

Fee....I also think we need AG now to deal with my boss, but she seems to be MIA, we have to do something to bring our AG back to the board!!!!!, maybe if we tell her that Mel will ship her one of her pies (Mel we will need your help for this...). As far as your ticker goes, I love your vampire look ticker, is so fancy!!!!!!. I can't believe you are past your first trimester already!!!!!!!!

Meg...you made me laugh with your post!!!, yes, I think it went great, lets all hope that this two little ones stick to mamma!!!

Nickster.....I am sorry about your AF, I am not a good example, since my AF's are always painful except when I am on BCP's, so can't really go by my experience, hope the next one is not that bad........(better yet, hope you won't have another one for at least 9 months )

Jenn....congrats on your meds arriving!!!. That is so exciting!!!. I love it when I receive my meds, I feel like I am moving forward, guess you must feel the same way. When do you start your cycle????

Sassy....ooooo, so massage with acu, that is not fair, mine doesn't give me any of that, hummmmm, I might ask her for some next week . I think it is a great idea to throw the whole kitchen sink into your new cycle, acu, massage, etc etc. that is what I tried to do in this cycle as well. Let's hope it works for us this time!!!!!

Wanna.......where are you??, I miss the twins, and they must miss being spoiled by their aunts (since we are all sistas, I figured we are their aunts, hehehe).

Hope everyone is doing great, I am trying to chill out as much as I can. Sanson definitely had, he is by me, sleeping with his belly up, it is so funny.

[nickster]

Vicky~ Oh..I'm so glad to hear everything went so good yesterday. So May 7th, that will be here before we know it. Kick your feet up and relax. Speaking of...how ignorant of your boss! I sure hope you're not having to work too hard, even if it is from home!

Fee~ Like the new ticker. Wow...i can't believe you're 13 wks already. Time flies!

[sassynlv]

Vicky: wooohoooo! congrats on the transfer (i have to admit... i would have looked at my chart, too!... and then i would have stressed out about it too! May 7th... i will be logging in from Europe for the news. Wishing you a nice few days of bedrest (d*mn boss, trying to interrupt your daytime tv watching!). And sending you positive vibes. We can surely use another prego around here.

Fee: I'm liking the new ticker. It has a contrast that i find pleasing. You have the creepy, halloween wannabe background and then "surprise!" a pink fish with red lips. Kind of sums up the sisterhood attitude, i would say. Bravo!

All right... yest am i called my IVF coordinator to tell her i am not cycling next month (will be too busy hiking glaciers in the land of fire and ice ). I also asked for a copy of my med records. Dh is going to a urologist next month... and my GP had been asking me what labs i have had done in the last year... uh, where do i start? And, i just like having copies of records for future reference... so i had T fax over an autho form so we can sign. Unfortuately, i had to leave the office right after that, so asked K, the receptionist to call me when the fax came. K is older, elegant, very nice lady. so i dropped by a few hours later to get the fax.

As she leaned over the counter to hand it to me she whispered... "Are you pregnant". I said "Uh, No, I wish, we have been trying for years". Get this... are you ready (keep in mind, this woman knows I only work part-time and that i travel all over)... "You just need to relax and it will happen ". I don't even know why i am surprised by that anymore. So normally, Miss Not-so-sassy would have just done the smile and nod. But no longer. I looked at her and said "Oh, We are WELL past just relaxing. I have had four surgeries (I know that makes it sound worse than it is, but i didn't give a d*mn) in the last 8 months, we have done multiple failed IVF cycles. Relaxing is not what we need".

She looked embarassed and we exchanged pleasantries and i headed back out the door. Girls... the fax came from the FERTILITY CENTER. Shouldn't that have been a hint that i AM NOT pregnant???? Hfmppp. It felt soooo great to just be direct and blunt (something i am just learning how to do) instead of taking all the ignorant crap people say. It is my new favorite thing to do!!!!!