Awaiting Treatment

[pequele]

Oh Mir- I'm so sorry! That totally sucks! Are there other answers out there for DH like working for the local utility company maybe? I have a friend who is in construction, though she manages and doesn't desk type work and their company is comercial (they do the roads and curbs and that kind of thing) she says the market for them sucks too...and they are in CA! I'll be prayin he gets hired up really soon!

Steph- great news on the follies!!! Your litter is right around the corner!!!!! Just like....

Chriss! WOOO there you go sneakin off! And whamo 4!!!! Oh Chriss I am doing some serious praying for you! Just think you can be Chriss & DH +8!!!!!!! Did you do assisted hatching or whatever it is called??? So are you taking it easy/off work these 2 weeks? When is your official test day?
Here is an early b-day wish for you....

Damn it...as for me, looks like I'm buyin a new puter! This one has been giving me issues...exact same thing it did almost a year ago today. BUT of course my 3 yr extended warranty is expired as of August! The plug doesn't stay attached in the back, and there for it shorts out the battery. Well the battery ALONE is at least $200! Then it is another $85 for them to ust take apart my puter to find out if they just need to soder the plug attachment thingie (technical term yes) which is another $200+. BUT if it has affected the mother board (oh damn it you know it will!) it goes WAY up from there! So basically it will be ATLEAST $500! Well crap they have a new one on sale for $699!!!! Let me think about THAT! So I have enlisted computer geek papa's help to see if that one is worth it or I should look for something better. SPECIAL!!!!

So I will be around tonite ladies. Let me know if you wanna come out and play! Wondering if waffles will sit well today or not?

Steph

[stephjim]

Hello everyone. Thanks for the congrats. Sorry Mir about your husband. I am sure he will find something, right? Is he good with computers at all? He could always start another career. I will be thinking of you.

Steph, please don't bang your head into a bloody pulp again like that. We like your head and your baby will like you better with a head too.

As for me I have had a hellish busy day but not too bad. I am feeling all the little critters in my ovaries starting to get bigger. I am having one of those did I remember to take my shot days? Did any of you do that when doing ivf or shots with IUI? I am always pretty good but I just cannot remember givine myself my Lupron shot but I know i did. I am making myself crazy.

How is everyone else doing? Steph, again no banging your head.

[pequele]

ok Steph...promise not to beat my head to a bloody pulp but it is hard to be good .

You seem pretty calm despite the moron not showing up on time for you!!! OMG I'd KILL her!!! Your boss knew though right! That probably didn't help you trying to remember if you gave yurself yur shot.....just blame the meds for helping you lose yur mind

GRRR I am still so flustered over this whole computer thing! I don't wanna spend the money for a new one ( OMG FOR ONCE I DON'T WANNA SPEND MONEY!) But this one needs help but it makes no sense to spend the money that is 50-80% the cost of a new one! Such a PITA!

But I'm having a good time watching Say Yes to the Dress...a show where chicks pick out their wedding dress at this place in NY...I'm sorry but some of these chicks have absolutely NO taste! If I'm spending $6k+ on a dress I'm not gonna look like someone draped me in toilet paper....this one this chick has on now looks like the dress shit on her and she caught half of it in her underwear!
Steph

[stephjim]

Hello everyone sorry Steph for not getting on tonight. i got home and brought DH dinner and I made myself a sandwhich. Had a better day later. Then we went in and finished up the painting. He did most of the work. I was too tired to do anything else. Two more days. Talk to everyone tomorrow. Did I hear that Chriss had her ET today? Yay!!!!

[chriss]

Hi Girlz,

Stephjim, yes, had Et. Transferred all 4. (Not a new concept for me, we've transferred 4 before) Congrats on follies. Sounds very good. You seem to be handling the whole IVF thing very well. Good for you hun!

Steph-babes, thanks for the early b-day wish. ANd no, I am not taking the 2 weeks off from work. Can't swing it. I'm resting for a couple of days, then back to work. I will try to take it as easy as I can. How are you doing there? You sound great. Pregnancy is treating you just fine! Sometime I will get myself on the chat. Maybe tonite? When are you at hell untill?

Mir, so sorry about DH. UGH. Please keep us posted. Stay positive. things will work out. They have to. Thinking of you.

Hi everyone! Love, -chriss

[pequele]

Morning ladies-

I HATE THIS TIME CHANGE!

I'm all discombobulated! UGH. I go to hell at 2 today So I will check back on the chat about 10:30 or so???

Chriss take it easy ok! Sorry you have to get back to work and can't take the whole time off! But you teach right? It is almost summer! WOOOO Or are you doing summer school?

I better try to be semi productive this morning...oh who the hell am I kidding!

Steph

[Miracle08]

How is everyone?

Chriss-Thank you so much. I really try to stay positive, but it has been going on for about 10 months now. It is so stressful. I wish the economy would go back up... How were your four embies that were transfered?

StephJim- thanks. DH is not in to computers at all. he thinks they are the DEVIL LOL

Peq- So sorry about last night. DH was irritated I was on the computer. I was on line most of the day. (on and off) I didnt want to argue with him so I just got off. I think he was taking his stress out on me... that is ok, i do it to him PLENTY of times. I do not know how you deal with your work schedule!! Oh, and I HATE the time change too.

Angie-

Hope everything is ok.

Jen1d-How are you my dear? Hope you are doing ok.


Well, DH got "THE CALL" this morning. He should be starting Wednesday!!! Please keep your fingers crossed for me!!!!

[stephjim]

Fingers crossed Mir.

[Angel505]

Hi,

Hope none of you ladies have been too badly affected by the storms here in UK?

Chriss - fantastic news about having your 4 embies on board. You do have a busy schedule, don't you? Make sure you set aside some time to relax and pamper yourself. Keeping everything crossed for you that your next week's consultations all go to waste cause this is it.

Hope and Stephjim - How goes the stimming? Hope you're both feeling yuck and bloated - all a good sign that the eggs are growing.

Becky - your bum sounds very painful. So sorry, that’s no way to spend your anniversary. But you're lucky that your DH is so loving. You'll soon start tmt soon as well, won't you? Thinking about that will probably cheer you up.

Miracle - so sorry about your situation. But this is only a temporary set - back.Things will get on track and you will soon be writing to us about the drugs and ovulation and 2ww anxiety. Fingers crossed that the call your DH got was good news and he's back at work.

Jenbabes - hope the 2ww is not stressing you out too much. It is a very nerve wrecking time, but keep up with your fab positive attitude. You are getting your BFP this time.

Lara - not long to go now. You must be excited. What with the nursery all done up and looking fab, the only thing left is to bring your baby home. Hope you're taking it easy.

Shantala - did you have a good birthday away? How's the baby?

Steph - the weather there sounds terrible there too, ugh. Are you still shovelling snow everyday? Did you have your waffles after all that?

Jayne - how are you and your little ones? Pity you had to give up your week off.

Su, Nims, Mia - how are you all?

I am still in a lot of pain. Keep bursting into tears every now and then. Have managed to stay strong at work today though. I know I shouldn't do this, but I keep thinking back and trying to figure out exactly what went wrong. We did everything by the book. Our motto was, if in doubt, don't do it. And the main thing was that my attitude was very positive. Now I keep on wondering if there is something wrong with me or I have a hostile body…..etc. Its never ending torture. I'm hoping that the pain will be easier to deal with after some time. I really hate it when people tell me to be strong as there is nothing I can do now, and deal with things. Is it really possible to switch your emotions on and off? I feel what I feel, and I can't change that. Am I being a total weakling here or is it ok to feel like this? I haven't slept properly since a week now. And I can just about eat enough to get through the day (after being force fed by DH).

We haven't given up yet. When we first talked about it, DH and I decided to go for 4 cycles to give it a good chance. So we will try again. Any stories to share about anyone it worked for on the 3rd time?

The RE wants me to take a break until July because I've been quite ill. So when DH and I were discussing the next step, we realised that we wouldn't be able to go for another cycle between July and September due to family and work commitments. So it looks like my next cycle will have to wait till October. That is making me even more emotional as I just feel that is such a long wait. I want to be getting on with things. Waiting for 7 months seems like waiting for 7 years. Considering that we've been waiting for a few years before even starting tmt, this shouldn't be a big deal. But I just feel like time is passing on and I'll be getting older.

Thanks for being there for me. You have all been so amazing.

[Miracle08]

Hope, my dearest, my buddy, my friend...



Ok, i thought he was cute!! But you have every right to feel how you are feeling. Do not be so hard on yourself. Everyone deals with these type of things differently. I totally understand about the whole waiting process, I feel the same. It feels like it will NEVER get here. But it will, and WE WILL have our babies!! I know it. Dont ask my how I know, I just do.

I am sooo happy you and DH have not given up. I know Su didnt do IVF but look at her, how many times did she have to do an IUI, now she is PREGGO. And arent the odds better with IVF? Third times the chram they say.

Did your re check all of your stuff? I am sure they did all the tests before starting IVF. When you go back, just ask him if there are any other tests you should have. I think it is good that you will take some time off from treatment. You will be able to get your head right. You are probably hurting too much to start another round. It takes so much out of you.

I pm'd you just so you know. Take care Angel, we are all here for you.
We are a pretty amazing group of ladies, arent we??

[pequele]

yeah Mir!!!!!!!! Get that boy out of the house hahaha...but be sure to give him you honey-do list to finish up in the next few days haha

Steph

[ICSI GIRL]

Hello girls very sorry for my absence......been one thing after another!! Another round of manflu (for kids as well....ugh!!!) in the house......have had some MAJOR work deadlines and some new job responsibilities -- all-in-all, just been SO DARN BUSY!! I think it's been good for me though.... keeping my mind off "stuff"......we've been going to new RE -- having a bajillion tests blood tests and us's -- getting the application put together for the refund guarantee program.....while i was most insistant that we not "start back at square one" -- is kinda what we've ended up with!! oh well.......we're moving FORWARD - that's the important thing..... dh's super-duper anti-oxidant vitamins should arrive any day now and once he starts taking those - thinking it'll be june'ish before we're able to try again.... so we're in the infamous "hurry-up-and-wait" part of this game!!! (again).....

I do want to thank everybody for their thoughts.....and well wishes.... and prayers......it all means so very much!! and while i've not been posting - i have been trying to keep up with all your mad postings!!!

As always...you've all been so busy.....don't even know where to start!!!

Steph -- when's the us??? Can't wait for report on hearing her heartbeat....btw, i hate time change too!!! f*&# me all up!!! although, it is lighter, later -- right???

mir -- hoping all works out w/ dh's job......such a hard situation to be in - i know.....

chriss --- YEE-HA!!! 4 embies back on board.....when do ya test??

angel -- so sorry hun.....(((BIG HUGS)))))....i know all too well the range of emotions you're going thru.....don't let anybody tell you that you should just "feel" this way or that......what they don't understand is that this is a grieving process for us and each of handle it differently.....hang in there......each day really DOES get a little better.....hard to think right now - i know.....

stephjim --- so close now eh??????????? hope all goes well for ya this week!!! (any add'l luck on getting dh to quit the smokes??? just wonderin)

beck.........how the hell are you and yer bum????????? hope everything is coming along.....thinking of you hun!!!

i know i missed some............SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but hello to all!!!!!

[stephjim]

No Angie, no luck getting DH to quit, but he really wants to try I think. He has gotten really excited about this process since we laid the money down and he is really looking forward. We go in less than 2 days to see our follies again. On that day he is guessing he can give me an ER date and try to guess how many will make it to the egg stage. I know the goal for ER was the 18th, 19th or 20th. I hope the 18th that will work out with work a lot better and put me getting my transfer earlier. Yay I am so excited. Angel, i am feeling bloated and bloated and can feel the ovaries expanding with follies especialy if I plop down. Don't feel sick yet, do you feel yuckier as they get bigger? I have one more day this week tomorrow and then I have a class Thur. Then I work Sun,. MOn Tue next week hopefully off Tue for ER.

Hello everyone else. Miss talking to you while at work.

[waitingforMia]

Chris: CONGRATS on thefour embies!! SO happy and praying the stick - well a couple of them Unless you want me to pray all four stick!! And happy birthday - man I have missed a lot.

I dont think I can even start to go back and respond to what I missed! So can I just have a clean slate and start from here??? pretty please?? Watching my god daughters went well. My froend gets into town today - counting the hours... I just miss being at home! And I am tired of cleaning the three year olds poopy panties - she is halfway potty trained! I guess this is like a mini boot camp for me, huh?

I have been feeling MUCH better the last few days - I have eaten tons! ok not tons - but much more than as of lately. So feeling good here - still doing the PIO shots and I go in for another u/s at the RE in 2 weeks. Then he said he will send me to my obgyn.

Hope everyone is good - Mir sorry to hear about your husband's job, but sounds like he got another offer?? Hope so!

Peqe: sounds like you are healthy and still ahting work.

I missed a few ET - sorry - but good luck everyone!!!

MP

[Hope644]

Howdy ho girlies...

I've missed u guys

Angel - Hon, you have every right to feel this way, and don't let anybody tell you different. Our grief has many stages and you have to feel all of 'em to get through it - speaking of - don't let anybody put a time frame on you either... you do what you gotta do in your timeframe - not someone else's. Hugs to you, sweetie. Thinking of you.

Angie - good to have you back! We've missed you! Glad to see things are moving along for you... don't ya hate that hurry up & wait stage??!! ugh. glad to see that DH is going to be getting on the SUPER antioxidants and hoping that works out well for you!! I know it seems like forever away. Hang in there!

Chriss - Hey!! I'm so glad to hear from you!! So glad you got your 4 embies back home where they belong! You take good care of yourself!! STICK EMBIES STICK!!!! And LOTS o pisces on this board!! Mine was last week too. What's up with that?? Is there a consipracy?? Nah, we just rock - and we know it!! Here's to being

Mir - So sorry to hear about your DH's job. Was Mia right, that there might be another one in the works?? Praying for stability for you guys so you can relax and get back on track.

Becky - Poor BUM!!! hope you are feeling better!!!

Steph - What's up with the waffles? I guess missed that. When is the scan??? How's the little turtle princess? And fix your ticker! What's up with that?

Mia - Glad you had fun at boot camp with the godchildren. Wow... poopy pants & potty training... that'll get you in gear - I can't imagine that with M/S!!! Any news on the online job? Glad you're feeling better and getting some food in ya! Gaining any weight yet??

JenBabes - How goes the 2ww?? You're almost there now, right?? WOO HOO!!! Wishing you all the best!!!

Stephjim - No icky feelings yet??? Just wait, sister! I feel like my ovaries have grown to the size of softballs and are trying to push their way up through my ribs. - OK, I know this can't compare to pregnancy and I'd just better get used to it, but this is where i am today and i ain't gonna lie about it! Hope they give you good news and an earlier ER date on your next US. Now that I've been moved back, we're closer in dates!! Grow follies grow!!

How's all our other pregger chicks?? Jayne, Su, Nims, Lara, Shantala?? Glad to see lots of good reports and fun baby purchases!!

Hi to everyone i've missed. Hope everyone is well.

I've about had it with my RN and the stupid pharmacy and everyone - they are all ticking me off - not even gonna bore you with the details because it would be boring and I would just get worked up again... and we don't need more stress!! So, suffice to say, I'm done with them.

But, the good news is that I had my US/BW yesterday and again today and I trigger tonight at 8:45 PM for ER on Wednesday at 0845 AM. There was some confusion yesterday, as I have a weird gap in follie sizes. I had 3 that are super big and then no medium sized and a bunch o small-ish ones. So, i guess the small-ish ones became medium-ish ones today and all is good to go. So, Wed and not Thur, 13 days of stimming... SOooo glad it's over. I'll sign on Wed when I get home and give you a follie report.

Take care and have a great Tuesday!!