Anybody IVF progesterone ring study in Texas?

[whynotus]

Indie - I did have that problem, but only one day. I would try again in another spot. I also had some itchy rashes the first few days, but they went away. It made me so worried I would have a reaction and have to stop taking the shots!

Hope it gets better for you!

[stressball]

Hi all,


I am waiting to hear from the RE's office about the blood draw this morning for HCG.

Bear: Here is my history: Married in 2001 and started trying really in 2004. I am now 32 and my DH 37. We were intially diagnosed with a mild male factor where they decided during the day of retrieval if they are going to do ICSI or not. His kiddies were just borderline.

2004 -2006 : I underwent 6 IUIs but all BFNs.

2006: underwent Lap. in 2006 and found stage 2 endo which was taken care of.

2007 may-june: BFN and then FET in August with the same results.

2008 Jan: beta interin test: found beta integrins but the lining was delayed/ out of phase.

During these years all my friends got pregnant. I threw 3 baby shower parties at my house. My youngers SIL got prego. My MIL accused me as the reason of not getting a baby and so on and so forth.

Now about my craziness from yesterday. Okay my DH strictly told me not to disclose the HPT results to him even before the 2ww. So on 6th day 5dt, I just could not sleep that night as I had one hpt. I finally woke up at 7 and did it. After seeing the results, I wanted to cry out but since DH was cclose I held it. After he was gone I felt releived.

I felt terrible that Sat. and Sun. I actually went to Party where a lady asked the same question "do you have kids". My heart yelled "No" But then at night I was okay. I thought "whatever" and did lot of reserach on adoption and surrogacy. Man its expensive. Oh and on Sunday morning my DH as usual was taking to his brother's kids and I cried and cried. So that night we went for a walk and while I was telling him about the adoption and stuff...he said he was feeling bad the way he talked is mother that morning...... Anyway I again let it go and in a way happy that he is not too concerned and involved in his own world..like me....

Anyway I said before, Monday since my DH was working from home...I could not step out to buy the hpt and so had too pee in a cup and take it with me.

Indie and Angram: I never took the shots in my belly. I was too scared. I am glad that you guys are now sooo close to stim.

Bear and Indie: Its very hard when your clinic is far away but ANYTHING FOR bfp....

Bear: Quads....OMG.....I will surely go dizzy with that news.....My SIL has identical twins and thats what my DH wants....

Okay I typed enough...still the day is going by sooooo slow....ladies I still need your prayers...and I am praying for you all....oh and I told my DH yesterday in the evening...I just could not hold the news....he is warning me not to be tooo happy.....

LOV....

[stressball]

Okay ladies...its official BFP....My HCG is 150ish and prgesterone is 180ish...I forget the real numbers.....but the nurse told me they look good.....yeeeee ....I want to say a prayers here

God just like you brought this joyful day in my life....bring it on for my friends here too.....

[stressball]

Oh....TFC....has seen 20 BFPs for the study out of 22...

[IndieBlue]

Congrats Stress!!! When is your second beta? I've seen great results at the other clinics too...I think since they had such 'high' criteria for accepting people in to the study that there will be a lot of BFP's I'm praying I'm one of those.

Thanks for the positive thoughts...my tummy is better, well it feels better but the bruise looks HORRID!

Sorry that your husband seems to be in his own world....that's one reason I'm giving myself my own shots. I am excited....he's just unphased by any of it so I want to keep all that excitement and not feel let down when he gives me my shot and moves on LOL So again....I'll give it to myself And when I get the BFP...I might keep that to myself too, and when I get the ultrasound and it's twins...I might keep that to myself too LOL

Joking aside....I'm so happy for you! Can't wait to hear those doubling numbers!!!

[angram]

stressball - I am so excited for you, congrats!! I'm also excited for TFC's numbers, but cautiously optimistic that I'll also get a BFP this next time around. I'm going to keep the PMA and pray that I get to join the big belly club Let us know if you get the gel or ring.

IndieBlue - I hope your tummy gets better, sucks about the bruising.

My DH's attitude on this process comes and goes, but the bad times are mostly due to stress and dissapointment. I'd push my body to extreme limits if it got me pregnant (wait, aren't we already doing that ) and he draws a line on when it's just too much and he doesn't want to see me go through such physical and emotional pain, but I know it's because he loves me. This is just something I've wanted my entire life and I'm stubborn enough to keep fighting and I know I'm going to win

Just got off the phone with Freedom Pharmacy and they're mailing out the meds tomorrow, I'm so excited and ready to join you ladies on the injections...man we're glutton for punishment aren't we?!

I hope everyone is having a great Tuesday!

[angram]

baylorbear33 - I'm eager to hear your doubling number tomorrow, let us know how things go.

[IndieBlue]

Angram: Glad your meds are on their way!!! YAY Thanks for the well wishes on my tummy too....the bruising is sick!!!, but luckily it looks much worse than it feels, great for hubby sympathy without the pain LOL

I just gave myself my next one and it's itching....but I know it'll go away in 15-30 minutes so I'm trying to keep my mind off of it.

I plan on just making a circle around my belly button with these shots....LOL Should make for a pretty bruise LOL

Faith

[stressball]

Indie: Why dont you try you thighs instead? May be that will help.

Angram: Good you are getting there.

Bear: waiting to confirm that your beta is doubling.

Me: Yesterday was my official BFP and I saw a flat face (DH) all evening. When asked he said he is scared to be happy but I want to see that glow and smile for which I had been working sooo hard. He did not even bother to call to see if I got a call from the clinic or not. Height is when he refused to go with me for my blood draw that morning. He thought he will jingz it. He called his sick Dad 2-3 times a day yesterday and cannot call me???? Is this normal???? We went out to eat and celebrate but it felt like mourning than celebration. Gosh...I know that anything can happen anything with pregnancy...but you have to be happy...for this moment...right????

Indie: I am not kidding...I will go myself tomorrow for my 2nd beta and thirs beta and sono...everything alone....

I am feeling really bad right now. DH feels and shows happy when his brother's wife tell him she is pregnant...

Anyway I am going to be happy and walk around knowing that I am pregnant....

Sorry I needed to vent. But I am happy that I have friends here who are celebrating with me and I will be there for them.

Why and Stay +: As beeca said once...sometimes you feel guilty...Yesterday I was thinking about you and seeing my myself as that soldier who came homeand left his friends back in Iraq. Yesterday I had sooo many emotional moments. I was happy and sad. But I know that I will see your posts soon with a big fat BFP in it.

Becca: where are you???

Happy Wednesday to all.

[IndieBlue]

Stress: I know you're not kidding....and in a way I'm not kidding either. I even told him last night that he's not too 'in' to this whole process...and I feel like we've gotten back to square one again with me 'forcing' him to do the different steps. I'm not going to worry about it....for YEARS he did a lot of things for himself, so I'm doing this for me. I give myself my shots, I'll drive myself to the appointments (even though he says he doesn't mind)....and I will hold on to the beta numbers/ultrasound information until he asked me about it. I'm not going to be gushing with joy if it's not really reciprocated..ya know. But if I were you, I'd celebrate on my own....be happy! Once he holds that baby in his hands he'll come around. My husband is a wonderful dad....and he will be overjoyed when I'm pregnant and when I go in to labor....I know that and that is what keeps me going. He's just not in the 'details', but then most men aren't. You don't see many men planning weddings either....but they do want to be married and managed to propose LOL.

[stressball]

Thanks Indie....Thank you very much....I beleive every word you said...and yes we can do it all....and Yes...they (DHs) will finally be happy with us....Taking shots by yourself must be lil hard but then its much better than waiting on DH to do it...and also do it the right way...and not DH's way. Hang on we all will be fine...


You know how I struggeled all along.....with DH forgetiing the meds then forgeting the time etc....but BFP still happened and it will happen to you too.

[baylorbear33]

Hello all... Just wanted to pass along my beta number for today. It was 274, so it was a little more than double from my numbers on Monday. The doctor's office seemed pleased, so I'm happy. Still waiting on my progesterone number as the lab was apparently late in gettting this done.

[IndieBlue]

Congrats Bear Sounds great, and I'm sure it'll keep growing....you're going to be a mama!

I just had to say that while my husband sometimes irritates me with his distance he also amazes me sometimes. He just called and said "so what time do WE leave in the morning for the appointment?" Umm, WE? He said he rearranged his schedule to take me....he knew I was stressed about driving in Atlanta

I'll probably still drive, so I'm more sure of myself next week when I have to do it by myself...but I am just so happy that he saw my stress and even without me asking he did something to make it better. I feel helpless that I've grown so dependant on him over the years....but then again, I'm glad he allows me that LOL

[angram]

Good morning! Just got my box of meds and I'm kinda bummed because I didn't realize the Luveris was an IM injection. My RE doesn't even use this med anymore, but we have to for the study. It's not a huge deal, but I really enjoyed (ok, probably the wrong word) using a very small needle in the belly last time around. I've done the IM injections before with my IUI's, but I really hate needles and cringe the entire time DH is doing it. He's great about it, but it freaks me out Oh well, that's the price we pay.

baylorbear33 - great news on your beta, you're on your way!!

Indie & Stress - I truly believe this process is more difficult for us than our DH's, but I know they must go through an emotional rollercoaster of their own. When asked, my DH tells me he's having a hard time dealing with the entire process, watching everything I have to go through and not be able to fix the problem. He's also incredibly sad that it has to be this hard for us, but they also do not have the same experience we do. We're the one's getting pumped full of meds, daily needles of some sort, hormones raging, people constantly in your private area with probes, etc...it freaking sucks and is difficult to accept how so many others get pregnant naturally, but it is what it is and we will someday SOON have the same outcome...a (or 2 or 3 ) beautiful baby!! Our DH's will be so incredibly happy when the time actually comes, but the process in which we and our DH's get there could not be more opposite. That's why we're here on this board, for a little girl support

[IndieBlue]

Angram: Sorry about the disappointing meds. What is Luveris for? I'm on Lupron, Menopur and GonalF....but I distinctly remember when I donated eggs that we did all our shots in my hip area and they were all big needles and I bruised a LOT! I thought that protocol had changed since I donated eggs (it was 9 years ago) but I guess some meds still need to be IM....just not the 3 I'm on. You can do it.....is it an everyday shot? A week or month?

My baseline went okay....I really won't know till this evening. She measured my cyst and it came back at 16mm, it's been 18mm since the beginning of all this, every month, no matter which cycle day I'm on LOL It's never messed with my bloodwork either...so maybe it'll be fine and they'll let me start stims