Update... today was ER, they got 15 eggs. I have my transfer on Friday at 10:30am. I am a little sore but overall feel pretty good. I am drinking gatorade and water. Start progesterone shots tonight! Praying for a good fertilization report. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Yay for you gekasbaby! 15 eggs! Wahoo! Here's to lots of embies in the next few days. Glad to hear the ER wasn't too horrible. I can't wait to hear how it progresses. The way I've been going, I'll probably be in Torrance on Friday for yet another u/s, so maybe I'll see you. I'm hoping tomorrow we will get the go ahead for an ER...but DH says not to get my hopes up. He thinks with my slow-goin' it won't be til next week.
Heather and the girls in the ER are awesome. They are the ones that prob did your hysteroscopy right? I guess I was saying "thank you dr. salem over and over" and he wasnt even in there anymore! LOL. Its funny to hear the things you say while under anastesia (Sp?)! I also asked her how many they got. hee hee. Anyway, I was cramping after and she gave me some good meds to help. They are really great. I really hope that everything goes ok with our fertility report. I was so nervous this morning but they kept saying today is "conception day" ... so be happy. It is just kinda overwhelming ya know what I mean! Its like you don't know what is gonna happen next. I try to be positive though and hope that in the end we got our BFP!
I am super excited for you and DH. I cant wait to hear what happens. You have to keep me posted! I bet you will have more eggs than you thought bec I did. So, just be positive. Do meditation and relax as much as possible...I bet this appt will bring good news.
I do like the girls in the ER, although I don't remember their names. I know one was from Penn State (I think DH has a crush on her) and the other is from Maryland. That's all I remember from the hysteroscopy! But speaking of saying funny things under anesthesia, they told me when was in my hysteroscopy, I kept talking about how much I wanted to take a percocet and wash it down with a glass of wine. So when I was awake enough, they were like "you can't drink wine tonight...". It was pretty funny. Anyway, keep us posted on how those embies are developing...and get lots of rest! You're gonna need it to nurture those little guys come Friday!
Great news gekasbaby! Thats a lot of eggs! I will keep my fingers crossed for you. My ER is on Thursday am, hoping for lots of eggs, too....have about 25 or so follicles....fingers crossed.
FET April 18th
1st heartbeat 6w3d 115bpm, 9w2d hb 171bpm
MATTHEW ARRIVED DEC 19TH....8 lbs 9.7 OZ
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Cornybaby,
That is her!!!!!!!!!! her name is Heather. that is funny about the wine! LOL
She is trying for a baby too.
Are you having any symptoms from the meds? I feel like crap. I think the shot of progesterone kicked my butt literally! haha. Last night I could not sleep. I had to go to the bathroom every minute and (TMI) am constipated. So, be prepared. I hope it goes away soon. Luckiuly I took the whole week off bec I dont know how I would have managed at work today.
Nicaliw, good luck with ER tomorrow. I'm so happy for you that your E2 finally calmed down. Wishing you lots of little eggies!
Gekasbaby, yeah, I like Heather a lot. I'm just hoping that my ER falls on a weekday so she'll be there because I haven't seen her on the weekends yet. I started out doing all my stuff at the Irvine office, because it was closer to home, but the staff in Torrance is 1000 times better (on the friendliness scale anyway)! So ever since we figured that out last week, I started going there instead. You took the week off, huh? Is it that bad today? I was planning to return to work the day after my ER. More from guilt than anything else because since I've had to stim so much longer than we thought I would, I've been missing more work than I expected (darn u/s every other day). I guess I'll play it by ear and see how I feel if/when we get to ER day. On Saturday he said he wanted me to keep stimming for 4 more days...which puts us at today. I'm hoping and praying we are finally ready for the trigger shot. Fingers are crossed. How bad was the progesterone shot???
The trigger and progesterone shots were a piece of cake! I thought it was going to be horrible but NOT at all. It goes in super easy. I think DH was worried it was going to hurt me but it didnt. I couldnt even feel it go in. Strange. BUT yes, I think I have mild OHSS or something. The signs I see online are not exactly it bec I can still urinate and have bowel movements but just not as normal. Also, I did have shortness of breathe last night and could not sleep until like 1:00am which is not normal. I had to use a heat pad all night long too. If I were you I would try to take time off just in case. There is no way I could have gone to work today. I am exhausted. After the ER yesterday I had the shakes too. So, I am just taking it easy hoping it gets better. I am drinking smart water and gatorade and am gonna drink lots of water. So you are going in today for another U/S right? Good luck... keep me posted. I will be here on bed rest all day.
Hang in there gekasbaby...the after effects will be well worth it in the end. My u/s today is at 10:15. Yay! I'll send an update when I get home. In the meantime, enjoy the bedrest! I can't wait to have a good excuse to veg out all day and not feel guilty about it.
TTC #1
Age 42
M/C June 07, starting ttc in March 07
1 cycle with Clomid and HCG-didn't work
IVF #1- December 07, BFP..chemical pg
IVF #2- May 08, beta test 5/26
update... I am feeling much better now. I got a call from Dr's office ... they said that 13 out of the 15 are doing great!!!! So we are still on for Friday. So excited.
Will I see you there Cornybaby? I am going in at 10:15am.
13 out of 15?! That's great! I have a really good feeling about you getting a BFP.
I actually WILL be there on Friday. They decided to go ahead with the retrieval, so I am doing my trigger shot tonight. Our odds aren't great because I only have 1 mature follicle, but Dr. Salem says it would take another 7-10 days to get the rest caught up, if they even can catch up. So he thinks we should just go with the one, and hope that maybe there is 1 or 2 others that might be close by Friday. He's already talking about what he will do different next time, but I'm trying to stay positive. After all...people who get pregnant naturally only have 1 egg, right? So maybe there's hope for me, and I'm just doing it the hard way. Who knows! Nonetheless, my retrieval is at 8:30. How long were you there for your ER? Maybe I'll see you when I'm done???? Will they call you again tomorrow to keep you updated?
Did you get the 2 or 3 payment plan? I think one is great... You have the right attitude girly!
OK, so I was there till from 8:15-10:45am, I believe. I took my time getting my energy back and letting the drugs wear off. So, I may see you So your transfer will be on Monday?????????????????? You will be two week waiting with me - yee haw! We can go crazy together.
Good luck on the trigger tonight. I iced the area before and then did a warm water bottle (heated in the micro for 60 seconds) afterwards to warm up the muscle.
I believe they will call me again tomorrow or I will just see them on Friday to discuss everything. We are having such a tough time deciding how many to transfer. (2 or 3)... so much pressure!!!!
Get this... they do my bloodtest for pregnancy on the 17th and then again on the 19th. I won't get the results till the 19th of both though!
I am gonna go crazy!
We went with the 2-fer, so if this one doesn't work, we'll give it another shot (no pun intended) as soon as we can. Yes, the transfer will be on Monday...so hopefully I will get that far and then we can be on the 2ww together. Yay! I am so glad to have someone to go through this with, although right now I am just praying we have something to transfer. It sounds like your odds are great, and I am so excited for you! Glad you are feeling better than earlier. You had me worried when I saw that post about you not feeling well...it isn't OHSS, is it? Did you call the doc? I think I'm going to take your advice and ice the trigger shot area...only 1 more hour til we have to do it. I am pooped too...don't usually stay up past about 9:30 or so. Hmmm...2 or 3. At first my DH and I said no more than 2, but then, the closer we got, I thought more about 3. It's a very tough and personal decision to make. I have a friend who is pregnant right now with a singleton from IVF. She transferred 4 "good ones". I know if I had the option of 3, I'd probably take it...but that's just me. And I might just be feeling that way because odds are not in my favor to have any more than one. Maybe once you know the quality of the eggs, it'll be an easier decision to make. Here's to hopefully 2ww-ing together!!!
So when I was awake enough, they were like "you can't drink wine tonight...". It was pretty funny. Anyway, keep us posted on how those embies are developing...and get lots of rest! You're gonna need it to nurture those little guys come Friday!
