June Cycle Buddies!

[hspiggy79]

rypell1985- It's great to hear that there are others from the area! We are in the NW suburbs. We are doing treatments through Fertility Centers of Illinois out of Hoffman Estates! I have been so pleased with them and how proactive they have been...I also have nothing to compare to since this is the one and only place we have worked with. I can't wait to hear all about everyone's experiences!!!

[zitinia]

I started the Lupron last nite.I had my second shot tonite:)it wasn't that bad:)it is actually pretty easy(i give my self the shots)When should i expect the side effects?I am really edgy but it i had been like that before:)Soo hoping i will be from the lucky once....friendly with lupron...Where the rest of the chicagoland area are going for the IVF?
Anybody knows what pcos means(or smth like that)
good luck ladies

[rypell1985]

Thanks for the list! We grew so quickly!!

PCOS is polycystic ovarian syndrome...the cause of my infertility

[jenice]

Hi everyone- I'm waiting on AF which should arrive in a week Let the games begin I won't be doing bcp's @ all. Doing antagonist protocol, so I'll be stimming probably around day # 3. So, by my calculations I should start stimming next weekend Excited but starting to feel nervous last fresh for me.

Julia was wondering if you did ICSI last IVF cycle ? Were doin it this cycle since DH was never tested for morphology and just recently he was and it was low. So, our RE told us to do ICSI to get the better guys hand picked .

[byrnme]

I haven't been on in a few days, and I feel like I have so much to catch up on.

Chicago people- Like hspiggy, I am very happy with the Fertility Centers of Illinois. My first appointment was in March, and they have wasted no time making things happen. Hspiggy, will you be doing you ER/ET in Highland Park too?

Julia- Thanks for making a list of everyone. It was getting hard to keep track of everyone. I am also not too techy, and don't now how to do anything other than the smiley faces .

As for me, I stated Lupron on 5/19. My dosage is very low. I am taking 10 units daily. It has been 4 days, and I am not really having any side effects other than tender breasts, but that may be because of the BCP i am on too. My first BW and US appointment is 5/27.

[julia_78]

jenice - yes we did ICSI last time. weird thing is our RE told us after ER that my DH's sperm looked "OK" that day and we could have done it w/o ICSI (but he did it anyway). i wonder what cereals DH ate that day b/c his sperm quality/ quantity is the reason we are doing IVF to start with. anyway, a couple of new analyses later and still same poor sperm quality/ quantity so we are back on the IVF train. during our IVF orientation the RE had presented us with research that showed ICSI did not have higher birth defects rate than petri dish IVF embryos, which is good, but that it seems like the birth defects with ICSI tended to be more severe than with the petri dish(i guess b/c you skip the whole natural selection bit). so this time we are going to ask for 50% "natural" and 50% ICSI, assuming we get as many eggs as we did the first time around. it seems like a lot of RE do it that way (at least from what i read on this board).

someone had ask about synarel - it's like lupron but in a nose spray format. you skip the shots but get the same lovely menopausal side effects - moodiness, hot flashes and water retention, what's not to love. my RE prescribes synarel to women who have no experience with shots, then moves them to lupron if they have to cycle again. they are supposed to have the same efficacy, as long as you squirt all the liquid in.


updated tracker below, i had forgotten a couple of you.

coming soon!
ruftuf - start lupron on 5/22
trying for baby # 1 - start lupron on may 22
kywildcat
natasha
msthomas 32 - waiting for protocol, at may 26 w/ RE

on BCP

shell77/ michelle
julia78 (NC)- starting synarel on 6/1, stims on 6/12

waiting for AF

rypell1985/ ryann (Chicago!)
tameka 94
jamika
jenice (antagonist protocol, stim on day #3)

lupron/ synarel
deb 4702/ debbie
narly 2000 - est ET Jun 12
Zitinia (Chicago!)
Lisa DCP
TDF/ Tricia (CT)- FET planned for 6/10
wishingwell
nspiggy (Chicago!)
trying for baby #1 –
bynme (Chicago!) - ET jun 7-11

stimminganyone??

[hspiggy79]

bynme- We are actually doing the ER/IVF at the River North office! No AF this weekend so I will be heading into the doctor on Tuesday for BW/ US to see why no AF!! This is the one time I am looking forward to it and she's a no show!! How frustrating!!! They are wondering if I am on too high a dose of Lupron so hoping to get some answers on Tuesday!! When I talked to the nurse on Friday she said that it looks like (if all goes well) ER will be sometime around the 2nd week of June!!!

[jenice]

hspiggy- They can bring on AF with meds.I forget what it was called but I took meds after one of my IVF cycles. It was funny though I think even with the med it can take another week that by the time I waited I could of had another AF. It is very frustrating to wait for AF especially when you want to cycle. Good luck.

[hopeagain2008]

Hi everyone,

I've just recently discovered this board and am so excited to have found you all to share this journey with. Hope it's okay for me to join in now.

My intro: I am starting my 2nd IVF cycle, after several failed IUI's. I finally got my AF, started Lupron this past week and am going to start those dreaded stim shots tonight! I think we'll be headed for ER mid June for a fresh cycle. I'm hoping to do everything I can this time to make things work (acupuncture, de-stress, etc) but we'll see if that's possible. My job is pretty stressful and requires a lot of travel but I can't take time off, b/c we need all the help we can to pay these IVF bills! My DH and I are 41, so I know it won't be easy.

Julia--sounds like you do a lot of travel too. I'll be doing mostly domestic travel too this cycle but luckily was able to make it so I'm home for the ER/ET weeks.

Byrnme and Zitinia--sounds like we and probably some others are all dealing with Lupron. I have been on it for 2 days now, feeling easily irritable at my DH. I guess it was the drugs and I didn't even realize it!

Looking forward to getting to know all of you. Wishing you all lots of good luck this cycle!

[wishingwell]

Ahhhh - thanks for the warm welcome

Nasal Spray (Synarel) is the down regging drug...you sniff one spray into each nostril morning and night, so four times a day. So far I am feeling ok, although it does taste grim when it goes down your throat and makes your mouth so dry! Imagine the rest of the side effects will come along soon though - unless I'm really lucky !

xxxxx

[Ruftuf]

Hello All!!! Started Lupron on Saturday... I was VERY VERY nervous but actually wasn't bad at all! I too gave myself the shot b/c my DH works nights and I'll have to do them anyway! Can anyone offer info on how long after they started the Lupron that AF came?? Do you have to be on Lupron a certain amount of time or the Follistum a certain amount of time?? Right now I am scheduled for 6/15 retrieval... In a perfect world I would love for AF to come by the end of the week so that I could start Follistum over the weekend or Monday... I guess that this is my question.... If I started Lupron on 5/22 is there any way that retrieval could actually be done the week of 6/7?? IS that just not enough time for everything to work.... Just thinking that if that was a possibility I could possibly test then on Fathers Day... Wouldn't that be a great present? Okay so I'M REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY excited! Lol...

I'll be praying for all as well that AF's come and medicines are kind to all of us!!!
I have also recommended this board to a dear friend that is also going to be going through IVF during the summer! She needs a little uplifting!!!!!
Hugs to all!!!
Thanks for all info

[narly2000]

Byrnme:
hi this is Narly, just wanted to say hi. noticed that we have a lot in common. im 28 and started lupron on 5/17 and on 10 units. the only side effects i have are sore boobs but thinking it was the bcp's , but thankfully i stopped those last friday. my husband says i have been more quiet and distant, i dont mean to be, i think its the meds. i have my bw and u/s on 5/27 and start my other meds that evening....my ER is in the range of 7/8/9 and ET possibly ranging from 10/11/12...cool...im excited for my appointment on thurs but my husband is out of town, so he'll miss the appt but be back that evening to do my evening meds, because God knows i wouldnt be able to do it myself. this is also our first ivf...i did clomid for 3 cycles and couldnt bare to waste any more time, just wanted to do the most aggressive treatment...hope everything goes perfect for you on thursday!!

Julia- awesome list, thank you!!

[hspiggy79]

SOOOOOOO Frustrated! Went to the doctor this morning and I ovulated this past month. With no period the egg/cyst is still there...I am waiting to hear from the doctor if I have to wait for another cycle or if they will just start me on the stims anyway. Not good news to tell someone when they are hormonal anyway!!!

[byrnme]

Rufuf- I am not sure how much insight I can give you about how long after Lupron AF comes, but for me, I stopped BCP yesterday, and have been doing Lupron for 8 days, and AF is here. I would imagine it varies for people depending on the meds.

Narly- WOW, we have a lot in common. I go in for the B/W and US on Thursday, but I don't start my new schedule until Saturday. Our ER & RT should be around the same time. This is our first attempt after TTC for 1 year. I went to a RE in March, and they noticed tubal problems. We decided to go ahead with tubal surgery on April 27th. The doctors planned on going in, and seeing how bad the tubal damage was. I was expecting to lose a tube, but hopefully have the other repaired. The surgery went better than expected! The left tube, the one we thought was worse, was in perfect condition. The ultrasound appeared to show that the tube was dilated, but the tube itself was find. THe outside of the tube was surrounded by what I can best describe as webbing (kinda like saran wrap). They were able to remove the outside webbing from both tubes. The right tube was partially blocked, and the doctor did not remove it because the condition was not bad. It had a clubbed end, so he opened it up. I am very happy with the results. At that point, our options were to wait for the tubes to heal (6-12 months) and then try naturally, or go ahead with IVF. I am fortunate to have insurance that covers infertility treatment, including IVF, so we decided to go ahead with it. I am a teacher and will begin summer vacation June 4th, so the timing works out for us. So now you all know everything

Hspiggy- Good thoughts are being sent your way. I hope everything works out for you.

[lisadcb]

I started stimming last night. I am so excited to get this show on the road. Yet I am equally nervous of all the potenial bumps in the road and, most of all, I am afraid of getting a BFN. I know I sound a bit down right now, but I am just having one of my moments when I can't believe what a gamble I am making. The odds are actually against me and yet I am trucking forward. The conflicting emotions that I feel are driving me insane!! That is whay I can't wait for the results in less than a month. Good new or bad news, at least it won't be the dreaded unknown! Thanks for letting me vent.