MAY/JUNE CYCLE BUDDIES!!

LB · Post by LB » Fri May 09, 2008 8:07 pm

Happy (rainy) Friday!! This has been such a long and stressful week, I am glad it is over!! Went again this morning and my levels came up - estrogen was 950, and they had me take more repronex again last night so hopefully it came up more. I made DH go with me this morning so he could hear what the RE said and get his thoughts. RE said all looked good, and if I was a normal patient he was seeing for the first time he would say I was doing well and am ready for Monday. However, he said he is nervous because of my history - now that is reassuring! He also said I may get sick and overstimulate, but he still plans to give me hcg and I told him I want to risk it to see if it works. So looks like I am going on Monday, and should trigger tomorrow night.

LoveBug and Rinnie - Best of luck with ER tomorrow - I will be thinking of you!!

For Maggie - thanks for all the happy thoughts!! It is so nice your DH does your shots, however I am such a control freak I find it easier to do it myself. DH has to gear up so much for the intramusculars I have to yell at him to just do it!

Adsgirl - thanks for the prayers - I will take them all!!

jharris - I feel your pain about the messages - my RE does it the exact same way. Usually I get them early afternoon, in fact yesterday was 11am, but today I am still waiting, and of course getting more worried as time goes on. The office is closed so I am about to call the IVF emergency line! Sorry you have to stim more, but I am sure it will all be worth it!

Turtles - good luck with your numbers. Mine came up, so hopefully yours will too. Trust me, I wish I didn't have to go in as much as I do. Usually it's every other day, but given my "history" as my RE says, he is really monitoring me a lot this time. I guess I should be happy he has taken such a personal interest in my case, I think it's because he considers me a "challenge" as he said yesterday. Whatever works to get that baby!!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

ForMaggie · Post by **ForMaggie** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:30 pm

I'm not exactly spacey...but I am SUPER WEEPY. Driving down to a meeting this morning (in horrible pouring rain), I sobbed when "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" came on the radio. I have NO IDEA why. Mostly I was proud of Johnny for beating that arrogant Devil.

And the scary part is that I haven't even started stimming. I am a wacko on Lupron!

Rinnie: Congrats! You must be so excited. Try to relax and get some sleep tonight. Just think, ten follies could yield two basketball teams!

LoveBug: The trigger shot burns, huh? Up to now, I have refused to think about the mondo trigger shot. I am not afraid of the pain, only of mixing it up wrong or administering it in the wrong place. (A truly kind nurse at our clinic has promised to draw a big target on my haunch when the time comes!) Good luck! We will be thinking of you and Rinnie! And personally, I hope that your luck works for you and everyone else on this thread this time 'round!

AdsGirl: I understand the need to check the thread and it is hard for me at work as well. I am living and breathing with each person's report. Enjoy your vacation.

JHarris: Wow...that patient reponse line sounds like a nightmare....especially if they are recording the messages incorrectly. Delighted to hear that your numbers went up. You are on your way, girl!

Turtle: Oh! Your poor DH! He must be afraid of hurting you. It's good that you are breaking him in before the biggies. Your story made me chuckle.

LB: Hooray for those numbers coming up! Really, try to relax and let your RE doing the worrying.

SDTrying: How you doing, girl? Have they given you a progress report on your embies?

For those of you who are swirling balls of stress: I read a book written by Harvard psychologist, Dr. Alice Domain, about the fertility mind/body connection. To reduce stress, she recommends a number of relaxation techniques including mindfulness. Being mindful means appreciating the here and now--a soft breeze on your face, the taste of cold ice cream, the smell of lilacs. This technique has been helpful for me because normally I rev ahead...thinking of the next steps and the what-ifs. It helps me (literally) stop and smell the roses.

Have a great weekend! I am visiting my 90-year-old grandmother and taking my in-laws to brunch.

Neffi211 · Post by **Neffi211** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:25 pm

Hey ladies--

Sorry I have been MIA....I just have nothing going on right now, so I have nothing to add to the conversation...but I have been reading everyday and watching you all through your stimming. I am currently dealing with constant spotting, which should happen since I am on BCP right now. Im thinking it may have something to do with the pill I am on? I dont know. RE said not to worry about it, but that is when I said it was random spotting and now its a least once a day....usually in the pm like 6pm. Its just a little but it ranges from pink to red? I dont know, RE says the pill will still keep my hormones where they should be, and I still got AF full flow in the middle of all this spotting. Anyway, I was really worried about it, but there is nothing I can do so we'll see how baseline goes in 2 weeks.

I see everyone is moving right along! GOOD LUCK to the girls that are retreiving tomorrow!

And for those that are worried about the trigger shot....dont worry, just ice the spot for 10 mintues before doing it, my trigger is just a little shot, but the PIO shots the icing really works, I dont even feel it! The progesterone is thick, so I have DH or my sister do it kinda slow, then it doesnt hurt the next day. Both times I did the trigger it hurt more the next day. Good luck, it'll be okay!

Hope everyone has a good weekend....its rainy here in PA

turtlesonastump · Post by **turtlesonastump** » Fri May 09, 2008 11:07 pm

neffi - when I was doing IUI I was on birth control to help a cyst. That bcp made me have a light flow everyday for a month. I did not like that bcp and had them give me a different one the next time I needed some. Hope that helps

ForMaggie - That is a weird song to get chocked up over, but I can see it happening

I was weepy with Lupron also. Well, I still am weepy. I get chocked up over the silliest things. You were right about my husband. He didn't want to hurt me. He wasn't to happy that I told everyone here about it. I told him your response, and he said "exactly" He said he could give a shot to an enemy with no problem.

LB - Glad your numbers came up and you get to trigger soon. I hope my numbers catch up to yours. I think it is great your doctor is so involved. I haven't seen my doctor since the follow up after my ectopic pregnancy.

rinnie - The number is width + length / 2. Your way my follie was 80 instead of 13

Good luck this weekend. Hope everything goes great.

SDtrying · Post by **SDtrying** » Sat May 10, 2008 12:01 am

hey gang- so my clinic is giving me their poker face. They say they don't give out information about the embies each day because they don't disturb them. they can give me day 3 info, "but we don't advise it, women just get too stressed by it, we'll talk prior to the transfer for a good long time."

I'm really confused, is my clinic the only one that doesn't routinely give out the information? How am I supposed to decide how many to transfer or even if the transfer is a go-ahead. I think that's cruel and unusual punishment!

angram · Post by **angram** » Sat May 10, 2008 12:10 am

Hi everyone - I'd like to finally join the board, since I'll be starting BCP's tomorow morning! A little behind most, but there will be a few of us in the June timeframe. Second time around, so hoping this is the one for me.

SDtrying · Post by **SDtrying** » Sat May 10, 2008 12:37 am

angram wrote:Hi everyone - I'd like to finally join the board, since I'll be starting BCP's tomorow morning! A little behind most, but there will be a few of us in the June timeframe. Second time around, so hoping this is the one for me.

welcome angram!! I have that this is lucky #2 for you, who knows maybe you'll get twins so you can be 2 for 2

angram · Post by **angram** » Sat May 10, 2008 1:12 am

SDtrying - Yep, DH and I are both hoping for twins

We have 2 friends that are expecting twins, one from IVF and the other is natural and we'd love to join the club. I've only had one IVF and we did a 3 day transfer, but they didn't tell me a thing until about 2 minutes before the transfer. I also believe not giving us the information is cruel and unusual punishment, we just want to know what's going on! Well good luck with your transfer on Monday, just a couple more days!

Neffi211 · Post by **Neffi211** » Sat May 10, 2008 11:38 am

ANG-- so glad to see you here! welcome! I will start stimming end of May, most of my treatment will be in june too! Do you have any tentative dates??

SDtrying · Post by **SDtrying** » Sat May 10, 2008 1:03 pm

Hi all,

I need to know from all the vets our there- is it typically to still be uncomfortable 3 days after ER? I've never been the toughest gal, but also never been the softest either. I'm still getting cramps and now am bloated and uncomfortable. Its not terrible but uncomfortable like i said. I just took 2 tylenol and if the pain isn't a lot better I'll call my clinic.

I was just wondering if anyone else was uncomfortable this long after ER? My discharge instructions say to call "if you feel overly bloated" boy isn't that subjective! i feel bloated, yes! "overly bloated" I don't know.

Is this just the progesterone? this is day 2 of the shots. I seriously almost came to tears this morning thinking dear Lord if I can't handle this, maybe I shouldn't get pregnant......but alas, i still want a family so badly. At least this discomfort will make a BFN easier to swallow if it happens.....I can't wait to feel fit and healthy again, back to my old pre-ravages-of-ivf body. Before the 10 lbs of clomid, before the bruises on my tummy, before the sore bum.....

i think perhaps progesterone is evil.

thought? advice? comments? help.......

angram · Post by **angram** » Sat May 10, 2008 1:42 pm

SDtrying - I felt bloated during the entire last cycle, but I definitely was not uncomfortable 3 days after ER. I know every single person is different though, so the best thing to do would be to call your RE, if you're really concerned. Do you know if you've gained any weight since the ER, more than a couple lbs? If so, you should get it checked out and make sure it's not OHSS. Good luck to you and let us knw how things go.

Hi Neffi, I'm glad to be back! I've been reading up on you girls, but have been waiting so long for AF to arrive and figured I'd start posting once the process actually started. I'm hoping to receive a schedule sometime next week, but so far looks like I'll be doing ER around 6/17 and then ET 3-5 days after that

SDtrying · Post by **SDtrying** » Sat May 10, 2008 1:55 pm

Thanks angram. No i haven't gained much weight (i did all that on clomid!). I'm feeling a lot better after the 2 extra strength tylenol. They said I was at risk for OHSS because of my high E2 prior to the HCG, so I'll be cautious and call if I'm feeling worse. Right now, I'm going back to bed, the pain was bothering me so I woke up at 5AM and took the tylenol at 5:30am, now its better (7AM)....back for a snooze! Maybe I'm just wimpy, who knows....

Neffi211 · Post by **Neffi211** » Sat May 10, 2008 2:01 pm

SDtrying-- check your weight.....if you have gained more than 3 lbs since ER call your RE. I only felt slightly crampy for 2 days, nothing I had to take meds for, well I lie, right after ER I took Tylenol. But everyoneis different, I didnt feel bloated either, so maybe you should call just to be sure

Ang-- glad your back inthe swing of things! You will be a couple weeks behind me, but still pretty close. It is our turn

So I had a TOTAL meltdown this morning. Quick background info......my bcp is Apri, I thought that my RE said she was going to change my bcp this month, but then when the pharmacy called they said Apri on my confirmation call, so I called to check and she said no she wasnt changing it, I must have miss understood her, anyway the pharmacy said tha they couldnt ship meds intil 4/26 becasue insurance wouldnt cover Apri becasue it hadnt been a month yet, I said that was fine becasue I didnt need it til the beginning of May. My meds came 4/26, I opened them and put them away. I have been using a old pack of Apri because I havent been using the entire 21 pills each month so I had some left over, well the morning it was time to open the new pack and I went to getit it was totoally different BCP! I was shocked...WHAT THE HELL!!!! RE said I was getting Apri, pharmacy confirmed I was getting Apri now I have ortho novum! I only have 8 days left! PLUS! I have been spotting everyday on this dumb pill and asked if I should change it? Anyway after a complete meltdwon I paged RE and explained they said to take a different on eis fine and that the spotting is okay too~ I have been so stressed thinking it was going to complicate my next cycle! The whole thing is ridiculous! Then they make it seem like I am crazy! I lost it....I felt like I was going to hyperventilate! It was such a small thing that turned out okay, but I am so on the edge! Sorry for the long post.....I really needed to VENT! DH thinks Im having a mental breakdown Im sure

hopinginpa · Post by **hopinginpa** » Sat May 10, 2008 4:27 pm

Rinnie and Lovebug- hope all goes well today. Thinking about you.

SDtrying- how are you feeling? Did the tylenol work? I would definitely check your weight. Hope all is well.

Neffi211- these meds really screw with our mental status! Hope you are feeling better. Spotting throughout cycle sucks.

Cocosmomma- Did you get the book Infertility cure yet?
Good luck next week w/ acupuncture. I am looking forward to it.

Mztia- it does look like we will be on the same schedule! We can do our 2ww together!

I went to RE on Thursday and started my BCP that day. I am starting Lupron on the 19th and will tentatively have ER on the 12th of June. Finally a date!
They are going to up my stim doses because my FSH was 12 on Thursday. Hopefully it doesn't effect the quality of eggs and hoping acupuncture will help!

Hope everybody else is having a good weekend. I am just happy it stopped raining here!

SDtrying · Post by **SDtrying** » Sat May 10, 2008 5:41 pm

hey ladies, thanks to all of you for your concern, i just wanted to pop in to assure you i'm ok. I'm curious if it is possible to overstim "just a little"

my weight is hard to tell b/c i fluctuate by a couple pounds all the time. I was 129 before stimming, lost 2 lbs during stim and now back to 129. The tylenol really helped a ton, but I'm definitely not back feeling 100% like it seems most people were by day 3.

I had a good friend who overstimmed and it sounds like she was far worse off than i feel, so i'm trying not to overreact. maybe i'm just a slow healer or maybe i overstimmed "just a little" is there such thing as that?

thanks for your concern, i promise if i feel worse i'll call in. The tylenol really knocks out the pain, so if that stops working I'll give 'em a call.

Neffi- sorry for your frustration with the BCPs!!! ugh- terrible!!

MAY/JUNE CYCLE BUDDIES!!

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