Jill_n_Mark - Monday's right around the corner! I'm so excited for you!!
My ER is scheduled for a week from tomorrow so I'm getting pretty excited. Tomorrow morning I go for another blood draw. It seems like time is flying by now that things have gotten started. Does it feel like that for everyone else? I'm sure once I get to the 2ww period, things will CRRAAWWWWLLLLLL.
Kbat - I hope you can work something out. I wish you the VERY BEST of luck!!!
Aliann09 - Hang in there. I can't imagine what you must be going through. The 2ww is the part I am dreading the most. The shots seem like a piece of cake compared to the waiting part of all this... If you need any movie or book recommendations, let me know. I'm making a list right now for my 3-5 day bed rest period. LOL!!!
ICSI GIRL - I know I need to PM you back. <sorry> I just have been able to sign on briefly lately and haven't had much time to write but how are things going? Are you driving yourself crazy or is it OK since you have teenage boys and DH to take your mind off it? I can't wait to hear your news in a week!!!
Well, talk to everyone soon!
srlegaspi, meggs, and to anyone I forgot, sending STICKY DUST your way! CATCH!!! )))
kbat, how crazy that the story keeps changing! I'll still be thinking of you on Monday, whatever may come.
And I'll be thinking of you too, Jill. Sounds like you are doing great! I agree that the stim meds are the worst. The Menopur especially burned like fire every time. The PIO has surprisingly enough been very easy. My DH does them and I usually jump a bit involuntarily when the needle hits my skin, but after that I can't even tell if the needle is all the way in or not, or when he's pushing the plunger. I literally can't feel a thing, and I haven't been sore afterwards either. I even started worrying that we're not doing it right because it seems too easy! But our nurse said we're doing fine. So don't stress about those.
meggs, I hope that makes you feel better too! And as for the ER, you'll be sedated the whole time so you won't feel anyting during the procedure itself. Afterwards, I was groggy and slept most of that day. Since then I can definitely feel a soreness inside, where they must have gone through for the eggs. It hurts especially when going to the bathroom, and seems to get worse as the day goes on. By evening I am pretty much laying on the sofa. But it's been getting better day by day, so I'm hoping the soreness will be gone soon. And I'm feeling MUCH better overall now that I've been off thos stims for almost a week! All in all it's a small price to pay for that little bundle of joy we hope will be waiting at the end of the road!
I take my trigger shot tomorrow night and my ER is Monday at 8 am. But I was told I only have 5 egss (3/2) so I am a little bummed. I was hoping to have some left to freeze. What are the chances of all 5 fertilizing? We are doing ICSI so maybe the chances are a little higher???
Anyway - I am excited and ready to go.
Good luck to all you ladies that are in your 2ww or getting close.
ME-34 and DH - 35
TTC for 2 1/2 years
DH - Reversal
1st IVF w/ICSI - Aug 23...BFP Sept 02.
SNOWSEVEN, I think you will be just fine I know I was a little disappointed with my number to but it only takes one. I think with the ICSI you have a good chance of all the eggs fertilizing just try to stay positive.
KBAT your doc is freaking me out but like I said to snowseven all we need is one and looks like they are payomg prtty close attention to whats going on down therer I am sure they will make the right decision.
JILL and MEGGS If you get a chance scroll back to a post I did a few days ago about the PIO shots, they really aren't bad and I threw in a couple of helpful hints a nurse friend of mine showed us.
So I took this last week off to rest, oh I am so bored I can't remember the last time I was excited to go to work! Hoping that working next week will help to keep my mind off things and days pass fast. I have been having strange SHARP pains in the area over my left ovary making me paranoid but I guess everything is right about know I'm sure it's nothing. well I've rambled long enough.
GOOD LUCK and stay postive all tons and tons of baby dust!
Me 31 DH 36
Male Factor (Vasectomy)
Reversal 06/06 unsuccessful
1st IVF/ICSI 08/07 BFP!!!!!
Hey everyone! I had my final US and BW this morning. I have about 15 eggs that are 17-19 in size. Just waiting on the call to tell me what time to trigger and what time to be at the dr office Monday morning for ER.
I am so excited right now I will post later once I get the times just as FYI.
Snowseven - looks like we'll be going thru the 2WW together here...
Kbat - are you on for Monday?
Well, I'll talk to you all later!
Me, 29 and DH, 34 -- TTC #1 for 6 years
IVF #1: Aug'07 -- BFN -- 3 embryos xferred,no frosties
IVF #2: Mar'08 -- BFN -- 5 embryos xferred, no frosties
My IVF journey is now over and I am very sad!
Ok, just got the call. My estrogen is still so high ...and I have to start taking Femara tonight and go back to RE for BW tomorrow. My trigger is 10:30 tonight and ER is Monday at 8:30.
Guess I'll check back in Monday after my retrieval.
Take care girls!
Me, 29 and DH, 34 -- TTC #1 for 6 years
IVF #1: Aug'07 -- BFN -- 3 embryos xferred,no frosties
IVF #2: Mar'08 -- BFN -- 5 embryos xferred, no frosties
My IVF journey is now over and I am very sad!
Well, this has been the biggest roller coaster ride of my IVF history this past week. I must admit that I was kind of getting freaked out a little bit and that I was a total stress case because of the back and forth.
I went from IVF to IUI back to IVF. Every day the radiologist kept saying that it would probably be that day because it really didn't look the smaller follicles were getting to where they need to be--but then everyday they would call me up and tell me to go back the next day. I was finally getting used to the idea that I would be converted to an IUI. I don't think it would have been the most effective thing because of my endometrosis and my lack of the left tube. Thankfully, the most mature egg was on the right. Also, my husband had a work conflict on Monday and at least with IUI, it really wouldn't have mattered. But then on Thursday, late afternoon (around 3 pm) I was told that it looked like we were back on for IVF. We were really excited until we realized that there was a possibilty that it might be on Monday. If they could hold me back until about 10:30 for the egg retreival, it definately would not be a problem because my husband's work thing would be over around 9:30 and he would be probably be able to get the clinic for around 10:30 or 11:00. But they couldn't say for sure when my retreival time would be for if it indeed went for Monday. I was told yesterday that I had a 50% chance it would be for monday and a 50% chance it would be for tues. In the meantime, we looked into getting sperm frozen just in case. My clinic has several different kind of satalitte offices where they do u/s and bw and even the iui. But to have the ivf I have to go to their lexington, ma office about one hour away. They put you up the night before. But for this clinic, if you want to freeze the sperm, you have to either go to their lexington office about 10 days prior, or you can go to the local urologist and get it done, but then there's all sorts of paperwork to be done. It seemed to be more complicated than necessary. Bottom line was that we weren't able to freeze the sperm b/c they were making it more complicated than I thought was necessary and because we would have to transport it ourselves. The office wouldn't open until 8 am and if the retreival was for anytime before about 9:30, then it wasnt' going to work.
We decided to just take our chances--that things were out of our control and that if it was meant to be, then it would happen.
After lots of prayers--I know some of them were from you guys--I got the call today after my u/s and bw results came back to say that it would not be Monday and that it looks like 90% chance that it will be Tues.
So after a tiring and stressful week trying to figure this out, it looks like I am on for Tues for IVF. My dh can be there in person to do his part. Maybe this is a sign that good things will come since everything seemed to work out.
snow seven and Jill-n-Mark, GOOD LUCK ON MONDAY. I will definately be thinking of you guys on Monday. Alianne09 ,keeping my fingers crossed that after the 2ww is over, everything will be as hoped for.
Sending lots of baby dust to you all. I will be thinking of you all. Thanks for everyone's support. If I can keep at this, I know you all can also
Hi there! So we transfered 2 beautiful 100-150 cell blasts on Saturday morning, and I'm now officially on the dreaded 2ww!! The ET was very easy- no different than the mock transfer. They gave me a valium beforehand and I didn't even realize the RE had inserted the embryos before it was all over. He didn't order bed rest, but I ended up sleeping most of yesterday anyway. I am supposed to limit activity- no housework- yay!- or vigorous excercise or sex. But I'm feeling better than I have in weeks, with the soreness in my ovaries and from the ER fading and more energy every day. I'm going back to work tomorrow, figuring that at least it will keep my mind occupied during the next 11 days!
Jill and snowseven, good luck on Monday! and kbat, good luck on Tues or Mon or whatever and whenever things start happening for you!
Well girls I have finally caved I guess I am week but the DH and I picked up a HPT today, it came back POSITIVE I think I am still a little weired out. Just wanting it to really be true I will have to wait another 6 days for my blood test.
Ceiba I am so excited that you had your transfer today just lay low and relax for a couple of days!
Kbat I can't wait to hear what happens but I am sure that this is what is suppose to be fingers crossed.
Jill & Snowseven good luck on those retrevials tomorrow you are going to do great! snow don't be down about your # you might be pleasantly suprised tomorrow all they really loook at are those follies you may have more eggs hiding down one of those rabbit holes. Jill I just knew your little cold would be no big deal can't wait to hear back from you both on that egg count.
Night All!
Me 31 DH 36
Male Factor (Vasectomy)
Reversal 06/06 unsuccessful
1st IVF/ICSI 08/07 BFP!!!!!
Hi everyone, I've never responded to this board but after reading through some of it, I really wanted to join in. I am faced with the decision of IVF or IUI right as we speak.
KBAT, my situation is so similar to yours... I too am 40. Right now there are three follies that are ready and one little one. My EC is set for Wednesday... if we go through with it. The reason we are debating the IUI is because it worked for me once before but I miscarried at 7 and 1/2 weeks. We don't know what to do. What information did they give you? Why did you switch back to IVF? I want to make a more informed decision and could use some help. I wish the best for you. Just know that there are others of us going through similar experiences. I am tired of crying! I am thinking of you. Good luck with retrieval on Tuesday.
Thanks to all of you for letting me crash this site. Good luck to you all. - chriss
chriss---
To be honest, I am not really sure why the switched my back to IVF. The original reason they gave me for thinking they would go to IUI after Day 9 of taking the stim was because one follicle was bigger than the rest (I only had 2 others that were even "close" and lots of smaller ones) They did not think they would catch up. My clinic will only do IVF if there are 3 of them or more because I guess w/ going under, etc. they don't want to take the risk and and in the end get in there & not be able to get anything--at least 3 had to be at least 15 before going to IVF. The only thing I can really think is because I am going w/ a new doctor and kind of a new clinic (I was there before w/ a different doctor that I stayed w/ until about June) on this IVF cycle. I looked at my previous cycle (I had written everything down on a calendar so I wouldn't forget when do to what.) When they called me, it was Tues 8/14 and they wanted me to come in one more time on 8/15. I had noticed that the first time I had started taking lupron Jan. 1 ans started follistom on Jan 19 and I did both for about 11 days. For IVF cycle #2 & #3 I was only the stim for about 14 days. This time I was not doing bcp like for the first 3 cycles. I was kind of bummed out intially about the whole thing intially b/c you psyched yourself up for one thing and then things weren't really going according to plan.
When I went in on 8/15 (by then I was thinking it was going to be IUI), and I mentioned that I did want to ask some questions, some of which I got from this message board b/c I really hadn't thought of them.
One thing I wanted to know was why in the past did I seem to take the stimulating drugs for longer in the past and after only 9 days did they decide to switch me to IUI? I never really had a lot of big follicles in the past, but I usually had 3 or 4 and I never had it not go to IVF. Also, I had read on the internet about tube blockage and endometroisis and how IUI may not be the most effective method to get a pregnancy. My left tube had been blocked and they went in last Nov. to ended up doing a removal of the left tube and it was discovered that I had endometroisis. As far as I know the right tube is still open. Since the one bigger follicle is on the right, it was decided that if I did the IUI, there still might be a chance. The smaller ones on the left, really wouldn't have a chance though IUI because I have no tube.
In the end, they basically decided to keep me on my stim. and they kept monitoring me. Basically, I was in there everyday for u/s and blood work because they didn't want to lose the one big one I had, but wanted to see if the others ones got bigger. I guess in the end the 2 smaller ones where getting big enough that they decided to go for IVF. OUt of all the IVF cycles, I think this one is the one I am most nervous about based on my experiences and what they've been telling me.
All I can say, is that this: 1) if you have any questions/concerns about the procedure--even if it's just to do it or not to do it, you should probably call and ask your doctor--even if it's just for piece of mind. I wrote down my questions & concerns before calling b/c sometimes you forget something to ask about--there's a lot on your mind. 2) As the doctor said when speaking w/ her, she said what ever they decided at this point why don't you just go all for broke? Whatever was decided, it would be better than no chance at all.
These ladies on this board have been very supportive to me and they also made some very valid points--whether you do IVF or IUI or whether you have one follicle or 20, all it takes is one, and that after going through all this (taking stim, etc.), why wouldn't you take a chance. There aren't any guarantees that it'll work, but I've come to the conclusion that you will never know unless you give it a shot. In my case, in the past it hasn't worked, but in the end, I hope and pray in every case it'll be the one time that it works. And I never regret that I gave it a try--especially given my age and medical history. Whatever happens, I know down the line, I will be happy that I gave all this a try and at least won't have any regrets or "what ifs."
I am sorry to babble on and on, but I wish you the best for you and I will be thinking of you. I know what it is like to cry all the time. It's a very emotional time, but I hope you know that I am as well as all these other ladies, are here to support you and each other. In the end, whatever you decide to do, I know it'll be the right decision for you. You can PM anytime and I will be happy to share all my experiences w/ you.
Ladies--good luck to everyone--for those on their 2ww (it's agony, I know), for Jill_n_Mark & snowsevens (hope everything goes well today) and for all those on their stim--GOOD LUCK AND BABY DUST TO ALL!!!
Hi everyone! I just came back from my blood test and have to wait until after 1 today to call them for the results. I never thought I"d feel so blah on this day. I definitely don't have any pregnancy symptoms or even and period symptoms for that matter. I'm really nervous, it's raining, and my husband is not here, so this has been really hard. What a life altering phone call, huh? They transferred 5 embyos on day 3, 2 8 celled and 3 6 celled, so my chances seemed pretty good. I think I'll be shocked if I'm not and shocked if I am. I've never had waves of hope and waves of total doubt go through me each day like this. But we've gotten a lot of good news on this board so far.
KBAT, what a roller coaster ride you've been on with all of this. i am glad at least they are looking to do this on a day your DH can make it and, like you said, maybe things are starting to go your way now.
Aliann, CONGRATULATIONS!!! See, taking all those tests paid off and probably put your mind at ease a little, right?
Ceiba, that's great about the beautiful blasts! They tend to usually stick, so congrats on that! Keep me posted on it all. I just finished the 2ww and it SUCKED so I"m here for ya!
Jill, where did I get the idea that you and I were testing the same day? Good luck with ER today!!!
RMSM don't be down about symptoms you have to remember it is still really early in the pregnancy and symptoms don't usaually start showing up until the late 2nd week anyway! besides a lot of people don't have any symptoms at all stay positive for those embies and I can't wait to hear your good news.
Me 31 DH 36
Male Factor (Vasectomy)
Reversal 06/06 unsuccessful
1st IVF/ICSI 08/07 BFP!!!!!
)))
...and I have to start taking Femara tonight and go back to RE for BW tomorrow. My trigger is 10:30 tonight and ER is Monday at 8:30.