March/April 2010 Cycle Group

[rayofsunshine]

Hello ladies-

Well, I can call it a "freudian slip"...today was ER for my donor, not ET for me. I kept wondering about the posts and realized TWICE I typed ET instead of ER. YIKES, can you tell I'm a little anxious and ready to be to the finale?!?! I'm such a scatterbrain right now

Ok, for the real news-ER for the donor was today. They retrieved 14 eggs, 11 mature. We will be getting daily updates and hopefully have a 5dt on Saturday. I am going to be on pins and needles all week just waiting for the updates. This is already past where we've been (both of my cycles were canceled) so I have everything crossed that this is the time!!

I promise to catch up on personals tomorrow-I'm going to watch the 3 hour Bachelor finale tonight Bring on the cheese!

Have a great evening!
Sara

[turtle0619]

sara OMG that is sooo exciting!! woohoo for 11 good eggies!! grow embies grow!! yay yay yay! i cant wait to hear updates! you are an amazing strong woman for making such a hard choice like donor eggs. my RE keeps bringing it up to me and DH since my endo makes my overies hate doing what we want them to...make eggs!! its such a hard thing to hear, and i am trying to accept that if this cycle doesnt work that it may be the best option to make our dreams come true. how did your dh feel about it at first? i know its very personal but any advice/ info you can share would be great! i have such a good feeling about this cycle for you!! after being canceled twice myself i know how you feel to finally make it to the next step that most people take for granted....i hold my breath each u/s hoping that everything is still going well. my last cycle in jan. i actually made it to the end (even though we only ended up getting one egg at ER) sadly we ended up with a BFN, but i was so excited to make it to ET! anyway...i just wanted to say that i'm thinking of you! oh and i cant believe jake picked dumb vienna!! grrrrr haha not that i liked tenley that much either!! yay for mind-numbing tv!

[bei]

hello everyone hope u all doing okay

so I got my result yesterday , and they cancelled my cycle now they gonna start everything again in april i have to wait for my af to come and i gonna start bcp . i m so sad and so upset right now i dont have any word to expain this this been long jorney i been waiting till october but becoz of insurance i could not start till jan and then my af arrived 25 day late and then they put me on bcp and then end of it it got cancelled why everything happend to me . i dont know what did do wrong here . anyways i will come sometime and check on u guys , all the best to everybody for their ER and ET , i gonna miss u all bye sorry to keep it short i cant even type anything right now this is realy hard time for me ,

[turtle0619]

bei oh hun! i'm so sorry! this has been such a long wait for you, its just not fair. did they say why they canceled you? i know it seems like a lifetime away but april will be here soon. please stay with us! i wont even have my ER until april so i will be around this board for a long time. i am here for you. i know how horrible a cancelation can be!

libby how are stims going?? i cant believe you are already stimming...well i guess its been a long wait for you, but for this board that is quick seeing how its only march 2nd!! i'm so excited for you sweetie! grow follies grow! when is your first SnS?

rlk where are you hun? i miss you! i hope you are doing ok!

laterall i had to go on provera after my first canceled cycle...i hated it! i took it for 5 days and it made my hair fall out in clumps!! wicked scary! and then it still took 15 days after stopping it for AF to finally show up! grrrrr!! i'm sending you AF vibes so you dont have to go on provera!!

heekinje did you have your ER today??? i'm still trying to keep up with everyone after being away for awhile...i hope i got it right and you have a ton of eggs!!! i cant wait to hear how it went!!

teresa how did the SnS go this morning? isnt it crazy how excited we get to start injecting ourselves? woohoo for needles! when i finally made it to trigger last cycle i started crying to the nurse on the phone and said "i'm so happy to shove a needle in my ass!!!" hahaha she said that was a new one she hadnt heard before!

claud hi sweetie...are you still posting on this board? i kinda gave up on the jan. board cause i dont have anything going on and it was actually making me sad...so i dont need to bring everyone down over there with all the good news happening! i hope you stay over here..i miss you! xoxo


everyone else...please forgive me..i'm still trying to keep up with everyone..i promise i will get to know everyone and then you wont stop my typing fool self! know i am always thinking of you all and cant wait to get this board hopping with BFP's!!

afm well i'm still on the never-ending BCP's. only 20 more days!! geeezzz are you kidding me? i'm so sick of those damn pills...

[hopeforbabies]

Bei I am sooo sorry to hear that they cancelled your cycle I want to send you (((((((BIG hugs))))))). Did the RE say what happened? I know that you are really down right now, but please know that we are here for you. I will pray that your April cycle will go off with out a hitch. I believe everything happens for a reason so maybe this cycle was cancelled so that you will be blessed next month for Easter.

Franny Actually I got down to the office and the nurse said that I didn't need a SnS today (yay for that). Just got my lesson for the Lupron inj. It burned a little at first and she said that was probably from the alchol swab. But now it itches and is a little red. Is that normal?

Sara Congrats on the 11 eggs! That is great I am hoping I get that many. When do you hear how many fertilized and what there grades are? If you don't mind me asking...are you using donor sperm too or the DH. I know that's a little personal so you don't have to answer. I am so excited for you! Can't wait for Sat to roll around try not to explode with anticipation.

[mranallo]

Hello ladies,

Im new to this board and i just wanted to introduce myself. my name is melissa......

[Tameka94]

Welcome mranallo! Bei, I am so sorry to hear the news. I will continue to pray for you. I wish we could remove disappointment.

I go for u/s on Thursday @ 7:00 AM. This will be my first one. What happens and what are they looking for? I am away from home and don't have my binder.

[claud662]

Franny-I'm sort of in thread limbo....I have been on the Jan/Feb board for over two months yet I keep getting pushed back so that my FET is now March 10th!! I have been lurking here as well and following the ladies, but with this whole rollar coaster I'm scared to even post for fear of being cancelled again!!!! I am really waiting until Thursday's RE apt when I will hopefully feel better about my FET next Wednesday!!! I'm trying to stay positive but I have found that I'm cautiously waiting to officially start posting again until I feel more secure!! I hope you had a nice trip to NY-win any moolah?!!?

xoxo
c

[turtle0619]

claudia march 10th?? omg what happened? i guess i really am out of the loop! i'm so sorry i havent been around for you! i totally get the scared to post thing...remember when i had my ER and i went MIA? i was so scared for my one lil egg that i was scared that if i posted about it, i would jinx it. oh how i am praying so hard that you dont get canceled!! what are they waiting for? what will you find out on thursday? i'm sure you told us all of this already, so i am sorry to make you say it again...when you just said you didnt wanna post about it! ahhhh well if you dont wanna type it again i understand..just know that i love you and am always thinking of you!! xoxoxoxoxo
oh and i didnt win anything...only ended up losing 12 bucks though...my luck isnt that great...obviously haha

[Supergenius]

bei - I'm so sorry to hear you got canceled. I hope they give you a good explanation and tell you what they'll do different next time. (((((big hugs to you)))) On the plus side, you can go to your MIL's birthday now right?

rayofsunshine/sara - wow, 11 eggs is great! any news on your embies today?

franny! - great to have you back, girl! I am on Day 5 of stims - had my second SnS this morning. Everything seems to be (so far & fingers crossed) same as last cycle...which is really good. And yes, I've been waiting since mid-January when I thought I could start except for those pesky insurance approvals.
I know what you mean about those BCPs, for sure! But here's some good news: because of the earthquake in Chile, each day is now a microsecond shorter! So, that's a little less waiting...

hopeforbabies - i've found the lupron shots go easier when I have a nice roll of fat to go into and the needle is perfectly perpendicular to the top of the roll.

mranallo/melissa - welcome! when do you start your cycle (if not already)?

Tameka94 - you've only been on lupron, right? so they are looking to see that you can start stimming (ie, no cysts growing). have you ever had a vaginal u/s before?

claud662/claudia - fingers and toes crossed for you to get to that FET on March 10th!!

AFM, SnS appointment went well this morning. i can already feel my ovaries getting bigger, so i told the doc (not my regu doc) he should see some action. well, he didn't believe that since I've only been stimming for 4 days (5 as of tonight). He was eating his words a few seconds later when the U/S showed 12 follies on the right and 11 follies on the left. All are under 10mm (which is expected). Next SnS is on Thursday - hoping my follies keep up the good work!

-Libby

[turtle0619]

libby omg that is awesome news!! wow! i have a feeling you are going to be triggering before you know it! wooohooo!
is that really true about the days being shorter now? i also read on cnn.com that it made the earth move from its axis..is that why the days are shorter too? crazy stuff! cant wait to hear about thursdays SnS!

......off to watch lost...good night my girls!!

[Tameka94]

Tameka94 - you've only been on lupron, right? so they are looking to see that you can start stimming (ie, no cysts growing). have you ever had a vaginal u/s before?

I have had a vaginal u/s before due to fibroid issues. I am only on Lupron for now. Thanks for info. Prayerfully, I do not have any. Does cysts cause a delay in IVF cycles?

[turtle0619]

tameka it depends on what kind of cyst it is....some cysts grow and suck up all the stims which would make the cycle bad because the follies wont have any more meds to grow from. there are also other cysts that are just there, but dont bother the cycles. i have a few cysts due to my endo, and even when they get drained they fill up again within a few weeks. they have nothing to do with my stim meds or my follies growing so my RE just leaves them alone.
as for fibroids....dont they usually grow in the uterus? i'm not sure about that...
i hope everything looks good and you can start stims soon! i used lupron for my first cycle back in august so i dont really remember how it felt. i dont use lupron anymore though because it over-suppressed me. good luck hun!!

[heekinje]

Hi, everyone! I hope you all had a great Tuesday!

Bei - I am so so sorry that your cycle got cancelled! Did your RE expain why? I understand if you don't want to share but just know everyone is here if you need to vent, cry or just chat. I hope your week gets better

Rayofsunshine - 11 eggs is great! Do you know when the transfer will be yet? I'm thinking good, positive thoughts for you!

supergenius - What a great mid-way stimm report!! That is a lot of eggs girl! Those follies will be nice and plump in a few days!

Tameka - your first US, if I am correct on your protocol and timing of your cycle, will be to make sure you are down regulated and that your ovaries are quiet. Your estrogen should be nice and low (confirmed with a blood test) and this will tell your RE when you can start to stimm! Good luck and keep us posted!

Turtle - those 20 days will fly by and you will be stimming in no time!

hopeforbabies - how did your lupron injection demo go? Have you started yet? Remember to stay nice and hydrated with water - it'll help keep the headaches at bay.

AFM, I had my ER today and we got 14 eggs. The procedure went well and I've just had some cramping most of the day. The tylenol has helped a lot. I will get a fert report tomorrow - I'm hoping they all fertilize! I would love to make it to a 5 day transfer this time!! Well I'm off to bed to try and get some sleep - today has been a long one! Sleep tight everyone!

[rayofsunshine]

Hi ladies!

Bei-I am so sorry for the canceled cycle-I completely understand and know how much hurt and frustration comes with it I'm sending big hugs to you!

Franny-Agh, Vienna?!? I loved watching The Bachelor but I actually screamed at my tv! Are you going to watch the "Jason & Molly wedding" next week? To answer you about the donor egg decision, it was a very hard decision. I was completely opposed when we started all the fertility treatments 2 years ago. I thought we would adopt if IVF didn't work but it seems like after every disappointment we talked and somehow this time we had a change of heart and thought this would be best. I had to realize my dream is to have another child and the biological part is not the most important thing to me. Getting to ET will be a MIRACLE!!! You will make the right decision for you if you have to go down this path(somehow it always works out as it should be). Besides, I will be cheering you on-this will be your time!

hopeforbabies-I had itchiness and redness with Lupron so I think it is normal. My DH felt so bad about that shot because it is the only one I ever made "a face" with. I usually rubbed it with ice to help To answer you-we are using DH sperm for this cycle. I joked that he was making a baby with our PYT (pretty young thing) while I was off working-crazy!!!

Libby-23 follies? Holy cow! I can't even imagine Only good news Thurs!

tameka-My RE explained that we sometimes get cysts that dissolve themselves while others can cause problems for the cycle. They have to check before moving on. Best of luck that everything looks great!

heekinje-Did you have ER? How did it go? Can't wait to hear!

Claudia-I understand the fear to post. Everytime I get on a board I've had to bail because I didn't make it to ER. I have fingers crossed for the FET soon!

WELCOME Melissa! We are happy you're here and send you lots of PMA for this cycle!

laterall-sending AF vibes for you. I hope it is sooner rather than later. I hate to wait-I feel your pain!

Marci-Where did you go? How was the weekend pampering? I need to live vicariously!

AFM-The RE called with an update today. 7 of the 11 fertilized. He also mentioned to be on "stand-by" in case he wants to move ET up to Thursday for a 3dt. I am officially worried because there hasn't been mention of moving up ET until today. I told DH that it must mean RE is worried they won't make it to 5dt. AGH!!! I really don't know what to think. On top of everything else I am playing the what if game. What if none make it? What if only 3 make it and the other doesn't survive freeze? I am going to drive myself insane. (Thanks for the venting moment-it'll pass I swear!!)

Keep the faith!
Sara