Jan/Feb 08 Cycle Buddies

[riogirl71]

Hi Mia,

Sounds like we are on the same dates but different protocols- the results will be the same BFP!!!!! Are you still doing ET around 24th?
I will be doing my shots at 9 pm and see how the timing goes. Do you also use Ovidrel?

Hope everyone is well!!!

[waitingforMia]

Rio: What is Ovidrel? I really am not sure about the ET date - I just assumed it would be the same as yours... I will findout next week when I go in for an appt.

Weezie: Ruth's Chris yummy - pretty swanky place for injections

Tammy: I will throw my Ibruprofen out so they don't tempt me

I am still looking for a job; kinda hoping I don't find one until after all the treatments... owell.

MP

[loopie]

rio we are on the same stuff- don't know what my doses will be yet, but yes- when they say, I will do 1 shot of ovidrell (sp) and 34 hours later - it's ER

weezie- i am sure you are not the 1st nor last that does something a bit odd in a fancy restaurant's restroom!

good luck to you all- and now for my last BCP!....

loopie

[waitingforMia]

weezie- i am sure you are not the 1st nor last that does something a bit odd in a fancy restaurant's restroom!

[Optimistic1]

Hi all....one of the newbies who is having a hard time keepin' up with ya'll! HA! I try to read through the posts when I have down time at work, but then when I get home to reply, I've gotten mixed up on who is doing what!

That and Friday was a awful awful day for me. So far being on the lupron has been fine, but I had a girl I work with go OFF on me at work Friday morning. I mean totally went off....yelling at me, pacing around as she was yelling at me....I was speechless for the most part. She had come into work and came to me and said "hey, when "Angie" gets, here I want you and I to go talk for a bit b/c I have some things I want to discuss with you." Normally I would be fine with something like this as we have open communication and can tell eachother nicely when one of us steps on the others toes....but when she wanted to talk, I nicely but firmly said that it may have to wait until Monday as I really wasn't "in a good place today." That's when she went off, she was not expecting me to say that I wasn't up for talking.....It was one of those one sided fights that every blue moon you might have with your spouse....the kind that completely drain you! Anyways, I cried for 2 straight hours after that....she apologized and realized how out of line she was but I just can't seem to kick the terrible feeling it left me with. The girl is (was)a friend of mine....what hurts the most is I had just told her on Wed. that we were going through IVF.....so I feel completely violated that she ripped into me. I feel like I made a huge mistake telling her about the IVF. She later apologized and I know she would never mean to truly hurt me, but I don't know. I knew she had a temper b/c she had told me about some family fights and fights with her husband that she has had, but never in a million years did I expect to ever see that side of her. Anyways, I'm rambling, but have had no one to really talk to about this, the DH has been sick all weekend, so I didn't bother him with it, and it took me until today to really sit down and write this all out, so thank you if you've made it this far in the reading

I've learned in the past that with some people we have to set boundaries so that we do not get hurt or disappointed by loved ones (specifically speaking of my mom), so now I'm wondering if I need to set some boundaries with this girl. And discontinue confiding in her about the IVF, I just don't want to go there with her anymore, am I wrong with that? I dunno

I'm actually thankful that since I was on the lupron that I could do hardly nothing but cry, otherwise I may have said some things I did not mean. Over the last 6-7 years I have grown leaps and bounds in maturing when it comes to how to handle relationships w/ friends and loved ones, but man, I almost wish I would have had the words to tell her what I really thought!! Which now I'm not sure what the heck I think of her.....HA!!

Whew...ok, sorry if I bored you all with that...I didn't really have anywhere else to go with it....

In regards to you all, I'll try to be better about responding specifically to each of you...I have to find a good work flow for how to do that I'll be back on later tonight probably My turn to play guitar hero LOL

[aims327]

Hi Everyone,

My husband and I are getting ready to do our first IVF attempt. I start my shots on Jan 14th. I am getting really nervous, but finding all these posts very helpful. We will be doing ivf with icsi due to my husband's low sperm count.

[TammyS]

Optimistic1: I am sorry that you had to deal with a inconsiderate coworker/friend and a sick DH, too. If it were me...I wouldnt bring IVF up to her again unless she specifically asks. I have found a few close people that I share the journey with...not all have been great about it...and those who are ...obviously hear the most. No matter what ...you have us. Good Luck ...I hope work gets better for you.

[riogirl71]

Hi aims! Same here - 1st IVF ICSi, welcome!!!

Optimistic - don't get down, I am sure the hormones are making you very sensitive. People sometimes tend to be selfish and only think about their own problems and until they are reminded that they are being jerks by ignoring yours, don't get the hint. If you think she genuinely feels bad, I would try to put it past you. and if you don't feel like putting it past you we can always gang up all of us tough IVF chicks and kick her fanny you can vent anytime!

Mia - my RE said Ibuprofen was fine so I guess it depends on who you talk to. Ovidrell is a trigger shot that you take and then 34 hours later you do ER.

Hope all is well!!!

[TammyS]

Hi and Welcome Aims327. It is my first IVF with ICSI also. This is a great forum and bunch of girls (and guys).

[waitingforMia]

Aims: WELCOME!! This is my 2nd IVF and I will be doing ICSI as well.

Opti: I had a friend last IVF that I told about our IVF, and then I regretted it one day when she went off on me for something. I was mad at myself for telling her about IVF, b/c then I felt vulnerable with her knowing. I decided to not talk to her about it at all. When she asked about it I would jut tell her I'd rather not talk about it. It's amazing the power ppl can hold on you when they know something about you! Don't ever worry about rambling here - We've all been through it.

Rio: Yes, I am using Ovidrel. I guess I didn't pay attention to the meds! I just made sure they were all there and then left them on the pantry floor.

Well, an hour and a half left till this cycle officially starts with the first injection! I rented a chic flick and have my favorite ice cream as treat for afterwards :0) Take care everyone - and baby dust all around - let's have some number breaking BFPs!!! (Am I the only one planning the nursery?? )

mp

[weezie]

Just did my first Lupron shot and I swear my husband and I were like Heckle and Jeckle. I had to measure the dose and prep myself, then DH came over and...bam! He stuck it to me. It didn't hurt, but it has to get easier. I am such a needle phobe and and we probably spent about 2 minutes laughing and trying to psych ourselves up to do it. Taking the dexamethazone was much easier.
Mia: how did it go for you?

[waitingforMia]

Weezie: Congrats on your first shot! The needle seemed smaller in my IVF class

Rio: How did yours go?


I did mine while dh was taking a shower. I think I did it too far from my belly button though. more like 1 1/2- 2 inches away You think that is ok? My heart started racing and I was afraid I was going to chicken out, so I just stuck myself! It didn't hurt - I iced it for like a minute. Well the first one is the worst! So at least that is over. Now I am going to treat myself to that bowl of icecream!

MP

[21bat]

I'll be doing mu Lupron at 8pm and on the 19th I start Gonal-F and Menopur. These need to be 12hrs apart, so I think i'll do these at 7am and 7pm (DH leaves for work at 7:30am, so this will give him time to give me the shot if case I freak out )

Katie: Glad to hear the shots don't hurt as bad! 1 more day and I start mine....ahhhh

[21bat]

Are you guys just doing shots on your belly or in the thigh too? I know they said to rotate the sites, but how soon can you do a shot in the same place? I am afraid I"m going to run out of room. I want to stick to my belly only...the thigh would hurt more I think b/c my thighs are more muscular than my belly Any thoughts??

I also read about you girls telling certain ppl in your life abot IVF. I can't decide if this is something I should tell people abot to keep to ourselves. I told a few friends, but none of them are going through this so no one really gets it. We haven't told our family very much...they know we're trying and going to a specialist abot IVF but they don't know that shots start on Wed!! Has it helped to tell people? I want to keep it to ourselves, and maybe even for the first few months of pregnancy to make sure nothing goes wrong...but I also want to tell people...

[KatieG]

21Bat--My RE said do not take it in the thigh so I can only do tummy. (not sure why I didnt really ask)So I do my morning shot in my belly. It doesn't hurt at all. I will confess sunday night when DH did my night shot upper booty) it burned and I screamed. BUT today was my second day and the night shot didnt hurt at all. I think it had something to do with DH watching LSU. So he wasnt hesitating. So it was MUCH better tonight. Didnt burn. Don't worry we will be pros after two days I promise!!!