Sept 2008 - stimming buddies :)

[SueQiwi]

Priya~I hope the meeting with your RE goes well and you get some answers. hopefully they will have a good game plan for next time. I hope you get to cycle again soon so there is not a lot of waiting around.

Kerry~Good luck on you hystereoscopy tomorrow! Is it a painful procedure? What exactly do they do to you?

Lynnie~Im glad yolur consult went well with the new Doc and clinic. Too bad you have to wait so long before your next cycle! The waiting makes me insane. But two months will fly by and you can be that much more prepared mentally and physcially.

Karen~hiya! Hope you are well.

trippsmomma~congrats on starting stims! We are definitley synced up with our schedules! What type of protocal are you on? I'm on a microdose flare protocol.

I am stimming away at last! The drugs are definitley giving me headaches and making me cranky. But I am so hopeful this time! I am visualizing a dozen healthy eggs! (which would be super, but not likely, for a low responder like me!) But it can't hurt to hope.

[PriyaC]

Hey Guys:

Kerry - All the best for the hystereoscopy tomorrow. Take it easy and rest for remaining of the day. I have had it before. It will be like flusing your tubes which will help conceiving naturally. one of my friends had this done twice and got preg both the times.

Sue - So sorry about the headaches and mood swings .. I know what you mean - I hate these side effects but they are for a good cause so I just try to ignore them. We are all rooting for you and you will get good number of eggs - mind can be very powerful - so you never know

Lynnie - Am glad the consult went fine. So you fly to Denver on Thursday? Hope you are stying near by so there is not too much traveling involved once you get the protocol.

trippsmomma - All the best with the Stimms tomorrow.

Am doing fine - work is getting busy - I am glad for that. DH is coming home early so will spend some quality time with him

lots of love
Priya

[trippsmomma]

My protocol is gonal for about 10 days and then trigger with HCG. I'm not sure, but they say they change my meds if things need to be adjusted. How does that work? Anyone else do gonal? I'm nervous for how my body will react.

[karenvancouverisland]

hi all, sorry i've been MIA..just been busy with life.

kerry- good luck with the hysteroscopy- it'll be fairly easy (mine was anyways)..so hope you have a quick recovery . and this is a step towards your cycle, so very exciting.

priya, i'm so glad as it sounds like your taking quality time with yourself and your DH and taking it easy after your last disappointment and before the next cycle. we need time to rejuvenate.

lynnie- good luck with the appointment! was that you who said before that you may do DHEA also? i hope you too are doing OK since your BFN...it's hard to get past.

sue- got an u/s soon?? how's stims? hope you're keeping a hopeful, positive attitude. i find i get much joy from visualizing myself pg..and i figure that's good for creating an atmosphere for a 'miracle'.

towachi- hope you're doing ok since the cancellation..i'm sad for your news and hope you have lots of support.

soready- looking forward to hearing some results from you soon!

tripsmomma- i did gonal-f my last cycle - 225ui 2xday. i got pg my last cycle too. this time it do gonal-f, same dose, starting day 3 of AF, then add in cetrotide and luveris on day 4of injections. i had 2 lead follies last time so the cetrotide and luveris should help slow them down and let others catch up. i'm a low responder and this is the highest protocal my clinic does, my RE says any larger dose you just pee out , and at about 1$ a unit of med's, i DONT want to pee any out. my body had no bad reactions to gonalF, where as i did to other meds. and i found the med pen that it usually comes in to be the LEAST painful needle i'd ever taken. so all good news from my perspective.

anyways, i lady i work with told me this morning she had a dream and in it i was pregnant!! i'm taking this as a positive sign, a premonition, a good omen of things that are going to happen! GOD, i have PMA right now. it feels great (i'm not always like this )

lots of love and hugs to you beautiful ladies (hope i didn't miss anyone ) karen.

[Towachi]

Hello Ladies:

I hope you are having a wonderful day, for me I am grateful I am here today. No need to ask, but I have read your inputs and concerns today and want to let you know that I am thinking and praying for you. There is nothing to report on my side other than I am very optistimic for the next cycle whenever they choose to start it.

Love you always

towachi

[soready73]

Hello Ladies,

Kerry: I hope all went well with your hystereoscopy. What is the next step?

Sue: It’s funny that you talk of mood swings! I didn’t have any at all. I actually felt that I was much more balanced. Weird huh? I don’t know what that says of me? I’m sure you will have a great number of eggs!

Lynnie: I’m glad things went well with your new doctor. New doctor…new possibilities for success!

Trippsmomma: Welcome to the board!

Priya: Keep us posted on your RE appt. I do hope you get the answers you are wanting and needing. Relax and take care of yourself.

Karen: We have something in common! A friend of mine told me that she had a dream that I had a baby and she came over to see it. She said that it was a nice warm day out. So, after I get my positive results from this cycle (I’m staying positive here!), that means my little one (or two) will be born in May-June. Like you, I am taking that also as a sign!

Towachi: I haven’t been on the board in a while so I just heard your news. I’m so sorry that the cycle was cancelled. You have such a strong faith in God and I believe he will get you through this. He will get us all through this. Please keep us updated on what your next steps will be and we will all keep you in our thoughts.

I hope I didn’t miss anyone.

Sorry that I haven’t been on the board in a while. During this 2ww (actually 10 days), I’ve been trying to keep my mind off of this whole process (which is hard), so I was keeping away from the boards so I didn’t over analyze everything everyone says about certain topics. I was driving myself nuts! So, I’ve been burying myself in work, school, and just keeping busy with my DH and friends.

I have my beta tomorrow and I’ve been so good that I haven’t taken a HPT. I guess keeping myself busy has been a good thing. As of this moment, I feel completely normal. No pregnancy symptoms and no AF symptoms (which would be scheduled for tomorrow based on my last time).

I don’t think I gave you an update regarding my embryos. From the 13 that fertilized, only 11 survived to day 5. They transferred 2 and were still keeping an eye on the remaining 9. Of the 9, only 2 were viable for freezing. It amazes me that there were so many and it went all the way down to 4.

I’m thinking and praying for all of you. It WILL happen for all of us!

[Towachi]

karen:

My dear, I am holding up because the only support I have is God, DH and you ladies in this board. I kind of kept my treatment low profile, did not tell except one of my colleagues that we pray together every morning at work and another one that referred me to RE, that way I am accountable to only God and you ladies here on the process. My attitude about it all is that God knows the end from the begining and by his light we can walk through the darkness of infertility, we are doing that and in his own time, we will surely smile.

Soready:

I am hoping against all hopes for you, this is you time and it shall come to pass that you will hear the cry of a baby in your home.

To all the other beautiful ladies, look up to heaven from where cometh our help, our help cometh from the Lord God who made heaven and earth. We shall walk with his light through the darkness.

Have a beautiful evening

towachi

[trippsmomma]

Hey ladies,
Thanks for the nice welcome to the board. We officially started with our first shot of gonal about 40 minutes ago. Shot went fine... didn't hurt. But I'm already freaking out and have to get my mind off of it. Please reassure me that I'm okay!

Nicole

[PriyaC]

Hey Nicole :
Congrats on starting the stimms - am sure you will get lots of follicles and embryos .... Isn't gonal-f pen fun - just click,click, click and u are done.
Don't worry - everything will be OK .. when is ur first b/w and u/s ?

Take care
Hugs:
Priya

[trippsmomma]

Hey Priya,
Saturday morning I go for b/w and I'm thinking Monday will be first u/s. How do you get your mind off of it? I'm having a hard time!

Are you going to try another cycle soon?

Nicole

[SueQiwi]

Trippsmomma~Do not fear--you are not crazy! Your feelings are totally normal. It is really hard to think about anything else but IVF when you are cycling. Especially the first time (hopefully this will be your only time

Try your hardest to look ahead only to the next step you need to do--the next shot, bloodtest, scan etc. Do not think too far ahead. And try not to aynalize every outcome ahead of time--cause you just never know what will happen.

I know this is eaiser said then done! I am battling with it myself--but today is a good day and I feel VERY hopeful. You find that you have good days and bad days. So if you are having a bad day, know that this will not last and you will feel the PMA again soon!

SoReady~I am thinking of you and hoping for your BFP! Congrats on no POAS--you are a strong person. Even though it seems like you lost a lot of embies--I think it is super that you have 2 frosties (not that you will need them only for that sibling later!) After being on the boards a while I notice that you have to get really lucky to have any frosties at all--so I think you've done great.

karen~how cool you are pregnant in your friend's dream. I say go with it--it can only be a good sign!

Priya, Lynnie, Towachi~I hope you all are taking it easy and being good to yourselves.

I am stimming along--feeling very hopeful today--despite these headaches. I have my first bloodwork Sat morning--Tripsmomma we are on the same schedule!

[soready73]

Hello ladies. Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts and the good wishes, but I have sad news. I went in for my beta and it was negative.

I go in to meet with the RE on Oct. 3rd to discuss if I should have additional tests done or am I just going to start a new cycle to do a FET (frozen embryo transfer?). If I decide to start a new cycle, I have to do it this month because of timing, the clinic shuts down for some time in December.

But, part of me was thinking of delaying the FET. My right tube is blocked so part of me, for the next 3 cycles, thought of instead of doing FET,to do IUI. My RE can tell me via US which side I'm ovulating on and if it looks like I'm ovulating from the good side for us to do IUI. This way, maybe I could avoid doing all or most of the meds this time. If that doesn't work, we go into a fresh new year and do FET.

I don't know what to do! I'm so afraid of disappointment again. I have to say I'm so glad I have you all to share this with because we are/have all dealt with the same disappointment. Not only with failed IVFs or other procedures, but also with BFP's that resulted in losses. I have 2 friends that had problems getting pregnant naturally but once they received help it happened immediately for them. I so wanted that and it didn't happen. I'm also frustrated because I did get pregnant on my own before and I thought that this would be a sure thing. How stupid of me!

Towachi: I admire how much faith you have. I can say I was the same way at one time, but with every loss and disappointment it is getting harder and harder. With kids getting pregnant, single women just having a fling, or women on verge of divorce getting pregnant, why can't I get pregnant? My husband and I love eachother and are happy in our marriage and we can give our kids a great life, that why hasn't God felt that we deserve a child in our life? Sorry, I'm venting. I'm very glad that my DH has faith like you do because if he didn't, I would have lost mine completely by now.

Ladies I will be checking up on the rest of you. Please bring us good news and maybe it will rub off on the rest of us.

[PriyaC]

Soready - so sorry to hear that ......... I was so sure it will be BFP for you dear !!!!!!!!! - good you have everything lined up. Backup plan always helps dealing with news like this. Take your time and take care of yourself. I am glad you have IUI option as well. Hope it works with the coming cycle.....
Thinking of u - Lots of hugs
Priya

[trippsmomma]

Soready,
I am so sorry to hear about your results today. It does sound like you are staying positive for the future. You are right, it is a good sign that you conceived naturally in the past. I have friends who have gone through this for years (literally) and now have children. Good luck with your choices and decisions in the upcoming months. Keep us posted!


Sueq,
How are you doing? We finished our 2nd shot tonight and I had another semi-break down thinking about pregestorone shots and how we'll ever get them in me. I love DH but he is no nurse! I felt somewhat bloaty all day... not sure if its in my head, its these shots or what! God only knows what I'll feel like after 10 days of them! Anyway, good luck tomorrow and keep me posted. I'm wondering if they will change my dosage. Here's to you, stimming buddy!

Nicole

[to_have_fun08]

soready - I have been checking all day to see your results. So sorry this cycle didn't work. I know it just sucks. You still have some in the freezer so maybe that will be better luck for you. Wishing you the best in the future.

Chris