Ghost? Anyone?

Destiny · Post by **Destiny** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:49 am

I had my FET on 9/26/09 and my beta will be on 10/9. As of today, i am 8dp3dt. I had been reading other threads that beta is being done on 10dp3dt. But my clinic is not doing it until the said date. When do you think i can do POAS? I am anxious and tomorrow they will change me from PIO to Crinone as my buttocks cannot handle further injections. (sore,swollen & bruised). Will this not affect the implantation process?
I appreciate any kind of help...Thanks in advance!

Ghost · Post by **Ghost** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:56 am

Destiny wrote:I had my FET on 9/26/09 and my beta will be on 10/9. As of today, i am 8dp3dt. I had been reading other threads that beta is being done on 10dp3dt. But my clinic is not doing it until the said date. When do you think i can do POAS? I am anxious and tomorrow they will change me from PIO to Crinone as my buttocks cannot handle further injections. (sore,swollen & bruised). Will this not affect the implantation process?
I appreciate any kind of help...Thanks in advance!

10dpd3t is too early to be definitive. They must follow it up with another test 2-4 days later or else they will (rarely) overlook some pregnancies.

Crinone works fine twice per day. Once per day is a little weak.

You can POAS any time, but keep in mind false negatives are fairly common at this point. You run the risk of disappointing yourself unnecessarily. If it was me, I'd try, really try, to wait a couple more days at least.

dogzrule · Post by **dogzrule** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:04 am

I highly advise NOT POAS. I never did, and I do not regret it for one second. Also there was a lady on my thread who did POAS and got a false positive. It was so devastating for her at her beta, and she advised everyone she could to not do it.

CT_Michele · Post by **CT_Michele** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:05 am

Destiny- If you really want to POAS, you just need to be prepared for the emotional roller coaster that comes with it. I am 10dp3dt today and I have been torturing myself all week, and I have done this everytime I have cycled. I just can;t help myself. I guess I always hope that I will be one of the cases I read about that gets the rare faint line at 7 or 8 days past transfer, but it never happens that way for me. I start off positive knowing it is way too early, and then I get close to beta and it is devastating everytime I see that one stupid line. But I know this is how I will feel, and I still choose to poas. I am not the type of person that can wait for anything, and I just couldn't handle hearing bad news for the first time in a phone call from a nurse. So good or bad, I would rather know so I can prepare myself.

But on a lighter note, I am glad to hear Ghost say that it might still be too early at 10dp3dt. So Ghost, when is it no longer too early? My beta is on Monday (13dp3dt, FET). I will continue hcg strips over the weekend...is there a point where hope is lost, or is there still a chance that I could go for bw on monday and be pregnant and it still not show on an hpt? I know it's slim, but worth asking in your experience.

lisa10 · Post by **lisa10** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:38 pm

Hi, I'm the girl Dogz was talking about. I POAS 8dp5dt with cb digital. It read "pregnant". I freaked out and was shaking showing my DH what it read. That was Friday, beta was Monday. I did another Sat am and got + in about 30 seconds. I spent all weekend thinking I was PG. I made a PG calendar, went through my old maternity clothes, everything. I know, dumb on my part, but after 7 IUI's and 2 and a half years of this, I was excited!! Anyway, I went in for my beta, told the nurse about my POAS and she said I was PG if I tested +. We set up appointment for second beta and u/s before I even left. They called that afternoon and said HCG was 18 and prepare for a chemical pregnancy. I went in Wed as planned (but planned for good not this) and it was at 3. I didn't even realize that was an option since this was my first cycle. Everyone else on my board who got a + POASing got a BFP.

To each their own, but I will never take one again. I thought it would help prepare me for a - or I would find out + early instead of waiting. I found out it makes no diffence what it says anyway. + could still equal chemical and - could be too early. As hard as it is I will never POAS again. And this time with my FET, I have to wait 3 days longer then last time and I am still holding out. Both me and DH can't take that emotional ride again.

If you do decide to POAS, just be cautious of the results, unlike me.

Good luck to you.

Ghost · Post by **Ghost** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:33 pm

lisa10 wrote:Hi, I'm the girl Dogz was talking about. I POAS 8dp5dt with cb digital. It read "pregnant". I freaked out and was shaking showing my DH what it read. That was Friday, beta was Monday. I did another Sat am and got + in about 30 seconds. I spent all weekend thinking I was PG. I made a PG calendar, went through my old maternity clothes, everything. I know, dumb on my part, but after 7 IUI's and 2 and a half years of this, I was excited!! Anyway, I went in for my beta, told the nurse about my POAS and she said I was PG if I tested +. We set up appointment for second beta and u/s before I even left. They called that afternoon and said HCG was 18 and prepare for a chemical pregnancy. I went in Wed as planned (but planned for good not this) and it was at 3. I didn't even realize that was an option since this was my first cycle. Everyone else on my board who got a + POASing got a BFP.

To each their own, but I will never take one again. I thought it would help prepare me for a - or I would find out + early instead of waiting. I found out it makes no diffence what it says anyway. + could still equal chemical and - could be too early. As hard as it is I will never POAS again. And this time with my FET, I have to wait 3 days longer then last time and I am still holding out. Both me and DH can't take that emotional ride again.

If you do decide to POAS, just be cautious of the results, unlike me.

Good luck to you.

To be fair, you were pregnant. It was a form of early pregnancy loss that was already underway by the time of your blood tests. About 1/3 of pregnancies are lost, and most losses are early. In natural cycles, losses like yours usually go unnoticed, and their period is just a little late. In IVF, we are watching carefully and we detect them.

Anyway, your medical chart probably contains an entry like "Low serum hCG consistent with early pregnancy. R/O developing SAB or ectopic pregnancy."

R/O = "rule out"
SAB = spontaneous abortion

Clinics that tell patients their "pregnancy rates" just might include pregnancies like yours on the success side, unless they give a clear definition of pregnancy (or live birth).

False positives are very rare with HPT.

Destiny · Post by **Destiny** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:08 pm

Thank you all for sharing!!! That really helps...
After reading your threads...DH put away my pee stick and said that i need to concentrate on my Progesterone suppositories 4x/day alternate w/ Crinone 2x/ day until Friday for my Beta. I am already on on mixed emotions w/ all these meds and i get so exhausted even w/ just light meal preparation and short distance walks! I don't think i can handle the roller coaster ride, but another week of waiting is killing me too!!! CT Michelle - sending you sticky baby dust for Monday. Ghost, lisa10 & dogzrule - you are much apprecited!!!

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