Jan/Feb 2010--Cycle Group

[katie99]

Hi everyone -

I hope that you all had a great holiday! We actually took the tree down already since it was huge and the living room is so small - you couldnt even see out of the window anymore. Its been so quiet around here
Where is everyone? I'm starting to get a little excited about this next try
I'm dying to hear this ivm schedule and not just because I'll have to stim for less time (and yay much less injections too!) Let you know what they say when I get back tomorrow - xoxo

Lou -I hope that your u/s b/w went well today - I'm still crossed for that cyst to not grow - wishing you shrinking thoughts! You're getting so close now, the 6th is just around the corner!

Gi -I hope that you and J are ready - cause this time it will work!
Enjoy your time off, sorry to hear about the nausea though

Ronda -Yippee for having another go at this! Dont get me stated on how much it sucks to be self pay - this will be our 6th attempt! Its just not fair that ins companys can do this to us - Good luck!

Riley -Good luck with your baseline tomorrow! Dont stress your AF
Double check with your nurse, but you should just have a slight "lupron bleed" I've had it happen when I'd already started stimming already

Dandme / D&M - Welcome! Let me know when you get your dates and I'll update the list

Msmac -How goes the lupron? Hopefully you're not getting those lupron headaches - they are the worst

Blessed mama -YAY AF! You're 1 step closer now! Dont be nervous
you'll do just fine!

Claud -I'm so glad that you're back and full of PMA!

Rlk1 -Good luck with your baseline on Wed!

J&C -How are you doing?

[katie99]

Hopingforbaby#1 - BCP 1/5
Kim14- BCP in Jan
Rayofsunshine - RE appt 1/4
Jenice
To_Have_Fun - Jan / Feb IUI
Amanda1979 - 1st IVF in Jan
Wishful Thinking -1st IVF in Feb
Dandme
D & M



Bei
Turtle (Franny)
Anderjam
Penny2
Beth84
Moorebaby - follow up appt 1/6 - tentative ER 1/22




Jaydentd - BCP
Gi -BCP - stims 2/9 - ER 2/22
Bethanyneedsluck -BCP
Washingtonda -BCP -stims in Jan -ER 1st or 2nd week of Feb
Karenthescorpio -BCP - lupron 1/11
Claud662 -BCP - follow up appt 1/7 - FET in late Jan
Blessed Mama -stims Jan -ER /ET in Feb
Katie99- IVM in Feb



Riley baby maybe -lupron 12/21 - baseline 12/29 -ER 1/13
Lou71- lupron - u/s & b/w 12/28 - FET 1/6
Ashleyncsu77- lupron 12/21 - FET w/o 1/18
Msmac -lupron 12/25 - baseline 1/8
BabyHopes -meds 12/25 - ER 2nd w/o Jan
Rlk1 -Estrogen IM - baseline 12/30 - FET 1/15



J & C --FET in Feb
KJGrant - FET in Jan
Dodo928 - FET in Feb
Arabsrcool -FET in Jan
Rosario - FET in Feb
Supergenius -FET in Jan

[BlessedMama]

[quoteTracy? I think it's you? It's Sonya aka northernmom here....[/quote]

Sonya! My cycle buddy! Good to see you. How are you today?

[DandMe]

Hey everyone!! I am getting jittery and excited about january!! So many positive stories.....

So here's what's going on with me... sonohystogram and injectables class on December 30th, we'll know our dates after that appointment! Freaking nervous!

Oh and currently on BCP awaiting final tests ... we are planning on IVF in late January...

Sorry I don't write a lot I am just getting to know everyone.... It's hard to keep it all together at first.

BlessedMama - I read most of your blog and wanted to thank you for writing and sharing.... and yes.. we ARE bound to be cycle buddies... Oh I hope we both get our BFP's...

[baby hopes]

Hello all, I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays!!!!! It has been so crazy here that I was actually relieved to go to work yesterday.

Blessedmama- Sorry your IUI did not work out. You sound like you got a plan of action and welcome to the IVF world.

Claud662- I kept up to date on you on the nov/dec board and my heart broke for you and your Dh. I am so glad that you are doing you FET. I hope everything goes well with your ultrasound.

DandM- Welcome Welcome!!!! Bring a notebook with you when you go to your class. They give a lot of information.

Arabsrcool- I am so sorry that you have to self pay but I feel if you and your DH did not give it a try you would always wonder about your other eggs!!!! I hope everything works out and large lump of $$$ lands in your lap!!

Rileybabymaybe- I find that with us taking all the medications my whole body gets messed up. When in any doubt call your clinic. Good luck on your baseline testing.

gi- Sorry about all the nausea. I find it to be the worst side effect of any medication. Keep taking your anti nausea pills!! enjoy your time off from work.

Katie99- I am excited to hear about IVM!!!!!

Lou- How did your u/s go?

AFM- I got my AF today. So I do my baseline testing tomorrow. If all looks good start my stim meds. Sending BFP wishes to all!!!

[moorebaby]

well the holidays are over (besides new year's)...kind of glad. i cooked christmas eve dinner...it went great! christmas day was at my parents' house...i'm so happy that my parents are not the type who keep asking when they'll get grandchildren. they know what we went through in september & saw how emotionally & physically draining it was. they think the less we talk about this upcoming cycle in january, the less stress & pressure there will be. i mean i still share things with them, but we don;t get into superlong discussions about it. i'm kind of glad...i feel like i have the best of both worlds...parents who'll listen, but won't put stress & pressure on the whole situation. i kind of feel bad though since i know they (especially my mom) really want to be grandparents.

well while i was cooking on christmas eve day, i got a phone call from dh's urologist/male infertility specialist....kind of good news. his secretary called to let me know that the doctor got in touch with my re & they both feel that we should do the tesa procedure on dh. even though there's no 100% guarantee that it will make ivf work, it can't hurt & may possibly help. at first, i was so upset because i explained to her that after our appointment on the 20th (when i got to watch the doctor "examine" my hubby...lol) i called my insurance & they weren't able to tell if tesa would be covered because they'd need a billing code, but under my plan sperm-related services are not covered, such as freezing. so i just figured that tesa would most likely not be covered & i explained this to the secretary on the phone. well she said that 90% of patients who have the same insurance plan as we do did have this procedure covered....yay...that's better news than what i originally thought. she said that she'd put in a pre-authorization to see if it'd be covered & get back to us probably this week or shortly after new year's. i really hope it's good news since it's about a $2,000 procedure, which we wouldn't be able to pay for in such short notice. dh, at first, was so angry at me when he came home & i told him that we may have good news & explained the conversation i had with his doctor's secretary. he said i seemed so happy & excited that they's have to go into "his balls" & i had no consideration...WTF!!! after explaining to him (i was trying not to be emotional because i didn't want to get into a fight & not speak on christmas eve with our families coming over in a few hours) that after EVERYTHING i have gone through & will be going through again, he really can't hande getting local anesthesia put into his precious balls & then having procedure & by the way the secretary said they'd call in a script for valium to help relax him...the whole thing from beginning to end would take about 20 minutes!!! please give me a break! so even though i was trying not to get emotional i ended up in tears...how could he respond in the way that he did??? doesn't he want a family as bad as i do???? i refused to talk to him....he sat there wrapping the last of the presents & then finally apologized & said that he's just nervous. i told him that it's a normal feeling, but his reaction was not acceptable & he needs to respond better next time. he said that i looked so happy about the phone call..i told him i was happy about the possible insurance coverage & NOT his balls being messed with. this just goes to show you...women are so much stronger than men...lol!

i also confirmed my baby in a box....should be getting fed exed here on thursday. funny story about that. i called my nurse last monday to find out what's going on with my meds since the last time we spoke it was explained to me that she’d call them in. well she calls me back the next day & leaves me 2 messages….1st message she says (kind of snotty) that all i have to do is call myself & put in for refills…..the 2nd message she says (much nicer this time since she made a mistake obviously) that i can go through a different company & they are much better since they fed ex everything & can even get stuff delivered overnight & since my meds have never been called in there, she’d do it that day & i should be getting a call soon to confirm the information. first of all, she NEVER told me to just call the original med company & put in for refills…i think I would’ve remembered that since i’m getting so anxious to start. anyways i confirmed everything on sunday & yesterday they called to tell me that it’d be only $80 for my copay…yay! now i’m wondering why i was charged $200 for my copay back in september….same meds, nothing is different. oh well.
sorry this is SO long…lol…just haven’t written in a while. i will also do personals later….i promise 

[Riley baby maybe]

Good Afternoon! Thank you for the responses to my previous question. Good to know we are all so different Hope everyone is doing well...recovering from one set of holidays to prepare for another! DH & I bought our sparkling grape juice for NY Eve last night. Dorky, but you just gotta make the best of it.

Dandme - It seems like a blur...it all comes so fast! Here's to hoping your time goes by just as quickly!

Lou - How was your appt? Update us!!!

Katie - Let us know how that IVM class goes. I'm dying to find out some information on your new schedule.

rlk - It's been a few days...how are you? Ready for that appt tomorrow?? Be sure you let us know how it goes!

msmac - How are your injections going? Any headaches or other side effects?

claud - I'm so excited to see you on this board! And WOW...your FET is right around the corner. I will pray that this is your time!!

AFM - My appt went great this morning! I absolutely LOVE my RE. He says my ovaries look perfect and I may not get AF bc my lining doesn't look like it needs her (?) something like that. He assured me that it is plenty thick enough and not to worry...so I won't! I start my 'big girl' stims on Saturday and my next appt is Monday 01/04/09 for US/BW. I am really excited and can't believe how fast this is coming! Strangely, I have been tempted to smoke lately (just quit prior to IVF) so I printed out a bunch of very cool in utero pics and posted them all over my desk! I look crazy, but the visual aid helps me make it through the cravings and the babies all look so cute!

Hope everyone has a great day!!!

[lou71]

Hi Everyone!

Rileybabymaybe -- Awesome your appt went so well! I love my RE also. He laughs at all my jokes too. I can "hear" the excitement in your post. Sending you the best of luck for this cycle.

D&M and DandMe -- Welcome!!! Lot's of support to offer here. I've also learned A LOT about IVF and FET's here.

Claud -- Best of luck to you on Fri at your f/u appt. Glad to see you're back in the game.

Msmac -- Glad you are doing well on Lupron. I myself don't have any trouble on it. (No headaches, mood swings, etc). However, follistim causes me to have "flu" symptoms for a few hours a day (fever., chills, etc)

Katie -- Woo hoo for AF! Let's get this show on the road. This time will be your time honey.

rlk1 -- IM E2 injections?!?!?! WTH!!!!!! Why for? I'm doing a FET and taking oral Estrace and it's worked just fine. My lining is at 14 mm. I'm really dreading that with a FET I have to do 1.5 ml PIO vs 1 ml like with a fresh cycle. I start soon... ugh!

Moorebaby -- That's good news about the insurance coverage for DH's procedure. But guys and their balls.... too funny. He'll get over it once you get your BFP and see's it was all worth it.

AFM -- My appt yesterday went well. Lining still at 14 mm. Cyst at 11mmx 20mm but didn't show any signs of ovulation. Sooo... my PG came back 0.7, which is good. I do have to go back tomorrow for one more stinkin' blood draw. If all is well, which it now looks like it will be, I am starting PIO and an HCG trigger on 12/31 evening. DH and I joke about substituting the NY kiss with a shot! I'm still on for January 6th FET. RE gives me a 25% chance with this embryo. My hopes are there but I understand I may be back to a fresh cycle in March. We're hoping to take a vacation sometime. It's so hard to plan while you're going through this. It's been a year since we've been anywhere together. And we are used to traveling a lot. <sigh> I just wish I knew one way or the other if this will work.

Gotta get back to work. Sorry to those of you I missed this time around. Love and luck to all. Happy New Year!

[Arabsrcool]

Katie99,

Thanks for the words of encouragement. You have had to self pay for everything? Wow, thats alot. Glad to hear old AF came to visit, that is one step closer.

Babyhopes,

I totally agree with you about wondering about our frozen snow babies if we didn't try. so we are going to give it a go. I would love a lap full of money, but would love a BFP even more. Glad to hear AF to to visit so you can get the show on the road.

lou71,

wow, you are close to your FET date. At least cyst is not growing and your lining looks good. Have you done the PIO before? Vaca???? Gee I don't remember what those are either. The IVF takes over your life and you cannot even hardly plan for tomorrow, much less a vacation. Well, there will be plenty of time for a vacation when you are pg!

moorebaby,

I had to laugh about your dh's response to "the phone call". Guys are so worried about their balls and one little needle (never mind how many needles we have to endure during a cycle, or that our "business" is on display on a fairly regular basis to nurses, RE, etc etc). I'm glad he said he was sorry, but he needs to be more sensitive and more understanding for you. Hope insurance does cover the tesa, that would be one less thing to worry about. Sheesh, men and their balls!

Ronda

[beth84]

Hi all- I'm back from my holiday travels - so happy to be home after living out of a suitcase for two weeks.

While I was away I got AF and started on my BCP. I go in on Monday for my suppression check, and then should start stims.

I think there's too much for me to even try personals right now, but gi, it's so amazing that they finally diagnosed you with killer cells! I'm so excited for your cycle this time!

Welcome to all the new ladies who have joined, and good to see those of you I know already!

[katie99]

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Hi everyone -

OMG this was the longest day ever! Thanks to 50+mph winds my 4 hr trip to RE turned into a 5hr trip - I'm wiped out from holding the steering wheel so tight. I could feel the car being pushed all over the road. Too much fun!

OK so as far as the IVM - it seems like I'm going to luck out! They will stim me for just 5 days on half of my usual dose (YAY only 300 units this time) Then do the ER while they're still immature and hopefully they are all around the same sizes 10-12mm then unfortunately I get to wait 3/4 days til they're mature & fert, then ET like normal. So I guess that the downside is a few days of not knowing if they're maturing or not
The nurse said that they probably wont be giving me updates at that time
I told her that I understand they dont like to disturb the embies any more than they have to but I'm sure those will be anxious days for me!

IVM seems a lot more planned out than IVF though, they have me scheduled for baseline on 1/19 stims on 1/21 ER on 1/28 &ET on 1/31
I'm not used to that. Plus I think my ET will be on Superbowl Sunday?
Arrrgghhh!!!! I hope not - if thats the case I dont know how DH will take care of me while being glued to the game!

Dandme -GL with your HSG tomorrow!

Babyhopes -GL with your baseline tomorrow!

Moorebaby -UGH! men never get it do they? I think that they dont realize how invasive our procedures are! I'm sure once he gets over the nerves - he'll be fine. YAY for meds soon! That always makes it seem so much closer, doesnt it?

Riley -I'm happy that your baseline went well! Are you ready? I hope so! I love my RE too - theres only 1 nurse that I'm not so crazy about - I think it really helps when you like & trust RE

Lou -Do you mean your P4?(progesterone) Why do you have an HCG trigger with a FET? Its so interesting how each RE and clinic can be so different, but I do love hearing about all the differences - You are so close now! You must be getting excited!

Ronda -Yes, we are unfortunately 100% self pay - I'm actually really afraid to add it up for the accountant! I feel like the scary number will be burned into my memory or something! As long as it works though right?

hugs & prayers to all of us! - xoxoxo

[jenice]

Hi everyone - Haven't been on here in ages. I should start my BCP in Jan still awaiting for my AF. I'm gettin to be a PRO with IVF. Will be my 5th cycle never thought I would still be here. It will just make it even sweeter to hold my new baby in my arms This will be our last covered cycle and hoping for a bunch of snow babies. I'm getting excited that the end of the road is near hoping to hold a baby this time. I'll be doin the antagonist protocol as usual, feel free to ask if needed. There are alot of wonderful women out here and BFP to us all.

[J&C]

Hello everyone!!!

I've definitely been MIA for the holidays, and tonight I'm just so exhausted that I'm headed to bed shortly. I'm doing the AF dance, which probably won't occur for another 2 weeks or so, but I'm still going to dance, dance, dance....hoping it comes sooner. Once AF arrives, we can start the process for FET.

Welcome to the newcomers!! I'm so excited for a hopeful new year for us all!!!

Sticky baby dust!!!

[msmac]

Hi Ladies


i just wanted to stop in and say hello to everyone and I hope you all are staying positive and remaining as stress-free as possible. The holidays times are enough to deal with let alone preparing for IVF. For the newcomers to the forum, welcome I am new myself and this will be my first IVF. For those who have been through this before, thank you for all the support and YOU ALL are some amazing women, i just want you to know that Giving up is not an option!

AFM- not having any lupron headache just not sleeping well , a little tired and mild hot flashes, nothing major though. Thanks for asking Katie99 and Lou71.

I think the hardest part for me is having my husband deployed, but he calls every day and emails every day so that helps alot. I have two teenage sons that wait on me hand and foot so that has been great. As for now just waiting for my baseline on the 8th, and then I can start stimming it has come so quickly. ER is scheduled for 1/18 as long as everything goes well. I have complete faith.

My baby prayers goes out to everyone on this forum and like I said before 2010 is going to be the year of miracles.

Happy New Year Everyone!

Me:36 blocked tubes after tubal reversal
DH: perfect in every way
IVF#1
BCP 12/18
Lupron 12/25
B/U and stims- 1/8
ER-1/18

[D&M]

Thank you all for being so welcoming! I'm still waiting for AF so I can make my first appt! I'm getting so anxious! I haven't had a chance to sit down with my doctor since we found out we would be starting so I have just been going by the information from the papers they gave me. I think AF will be here today! I can't wait! It means so much to have found all of you ladies who understand!

lou71- What class are you talking about? for the injections?