Winter 2010-2011 Cycle Board

[Tiger04]

Jeib – you are so sweet! And that is such a sweet idea. I hope you have a great SnS tomorrow. I can’t wait to hear how things are progressing for you. I can’t tell you how excited I am to go shopping some day for my little one! DRINK LOTS OF GATORADE AND EAT SALTY FOODS!

Leora – You crack me up! Isn’t it funny, sounds like you have a similar relationship with your DH, I don’t keep anything from him, but my POAS addiction, well he thinks I’m crazy, so stashing them from DH, that sounds about right. But, what is funny about my DH, is that the night before, I will breakdown and say, DH, I am going to POAS tomorrow. Then he says, are you sure? It’s too early. But, he is dying to know the minute I get out of the bathroom…so, secretly I think he’s in on it with me  I’m really glad you are giving it another chance. I’m sick of the heartache too. Hopefully we will be on the other side soon!

HopeIs – Sometimes I take Benadryl to help me fall asleep. It works wonders. Maybe ask your RE if you can take that. I think you can until transfer. Must have sleep. Can’t wait to be 2WW buddies together!

Anton – I agree. I have had such a similar situation with you and I think all of us can relate to friends and family getting pregnant around us. But, it will be our time! Awesome! Thanks for the support about visualizing. I am visualizing my little heart out!

Sweetpea – thanks for the good luck! I need it. That’s horrible about the biker, but I must say, I am jealous that you live in Boston! Boston is my absolute favorite city! Do you live in the city? Please keep up the PMA. You never know until the blood test. Sometimes your body just isn’t making enough HCG to show up on the HPT.

Lou- I am SO THRILLED TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR TRANSFER. THIS IS YOUR PERFECT EMBIE!

Sunshine – thanks so much for the information. My gf has had the surgery once now in 2007. But, she thinks that it’s starting to come back because she’s in a lot of pain again. Thanks again.

Lauren – I really hope you are not giving up! Have sex 12 and 36 hours after the trigger! Get to it!

Penny – the pits is right! Oh I’m so excited for you! Are you going to wait until your beta or join all of us POAS addicts?

Franny – Hi! Well, I must say, I’ve been better, but still keeping up the PMA. I am doing my IUI tomorrow and Thursday! I really hope this is it! How are you doing?

Carol – I agree, always good to double check what they say…yikes…what a great AFC.

AFM: wow, this has been a traumatic 2 days for me and I’m really pissed off at my RE. I was all excited to go in for my SnS on Monday and I have 2 really good follicles, but my lining was only at a 5. I was really pissed on my 2nd cycle when they let me continue with only a 5 because I just don’t think that’s a great environment for an egg or two to implant! Each cycle it’s $1400 in donor sperm, so let’s not just move forward because they don’t want to cancel me…seriously. So, I sat there with the nurse and said, I am not comfortable moving forward with this. I would like to come in tomorrow for another U/S and see where things are at. She’s like, well, you might ovulate on your own tonight. And I said, well if that happens, then it happens and we’ll try again next month. So, I went for another U/S this morning and now my lining is at a 6, so I’m feeling better about it. It will probably be at a 7 tomorrow. So, then, I talked to my RE today, she finally called me back and said, is this something I should be concerned about? I’ve never had lining issues, so what do you think it happening? She said, well you could take estrogen suppositories for next cycle if this isn’t successful, is that something you want to do? I said, that’s what I’m asking you! Is my lining a concern with the fluctuation? Should I take the suppositories? She didn’t really answer my question. I’m thinking…hello…this is why I pay you money. To tell me what the hell is going on. I was so freaking frustrated. So, I’m going in for insem tomorrow and Thursday, triggering tonight. I’m really trying to keep up the PMA here!

[margi26]

Tiger: You must have posted a minute after me! That sounds frustrating indeed...I mean, we all want to be active participants in our treatment, but I agree--your RE is the one with the medical degree and extra training...they sometimes need to tell you what will maximize your benefits. Sheesh! Glad that you advocated for yourself and got another SnS today...wishing you tons of luck with your IUI. Those 2 follies could be THE ones for you.

[CJinNC]

Tiger... pineapple and baby aspirin will hopefully thicken that lining.

margi...went in to the RE's office this afternoon with the meds and they changed my plan. Now they are concerned that 225 x 6 days is too much and if I come back Monday they may be ready and it would be too early. So now they are taking the opposite approach and doing clomid for a few days then start me at follistim 150iu on the last day of clomid. I know that is a typical protocol, but the intention was to go all injectables so now I am confused. Why such a change? She tried to explain it but it sounded like BS to me. Either they screwed up on the first protocol or they are afraid too many will grow? I told them I only had one shot at this and that I wasn't going to do IUI with only one follicle, because my chances are just as good as timed BD since I don't have other issues. Why is that doctors always have the mentality of "oh, if this doesn't work this cycle, we will try something different next." NOOOOO I want to do it RIGHT this time.. I am not a trial and error guinea pig. They act as if we have all the time in the world... so frustrating. You know, I appreciate most of the doctors input, although I don't always get to meet directly with him... but I swear most of the time I feel like we know more than these nurses.... ughhh..

[HopeIsAllIHave]

I'm scared, guys. Hopefully someone can help me put my mind at ease.. So a couple days ago, I realized that I forgot to refrigerate my Lupron and left it out on the table overnight. I didn't realize it till 21 hours later, but then thought that it's probably not a big deal because the temp HAD to be below 77 downstairs. We live in a townhouse so we're usually upstairs with the heat turned on. So just to make sure and pass it on to my nurse, I asked her about it today since I've been having sore breasts and I passed some white CM this morning (which I probably should have passed on to my nurse, but I was half asleep at the time of the call). But anyway, I asked her if that was okay, and she said "that's not great..." and then went on to say "oh, but you're almost done". She said she'll check my E2 and P4 results from today and see how I'm doing.

OK, so my nurse called while I was typing this and just told me my E2 level is 2524 and progesterone level is 1.35, so it's slowly starting to creep up, which means my body is getting ready to ovulate whether we like it or not. Yikes. Yesterday, my P4 level was at a 1. I asked if that was due to me forgetting to refrigerate my lupron, but she assured me that it wasn't, and that I'm "probably" okay. She told me that I'm going to stim another day tonight and then trigger tomorrow. This morning's US showed that I had 7 mature follicles at this time (with the lead follicle at 20), with 3 or 4 not too far behind (in it's 13's and 14's). So I guess they're waiting for those to mature. I'm just worried that I may ovulate before the ER. I'm scared that it may be my fault by keeping the lupron out, but I've read that half the people refrigerate the lupron while others keep it at room temperature. Has anyone's body threatened to ovulate days before the ER? I'm going to be a nervous wreck until the ER day.. Last SnS tomorrow morning at 7:45AM.

[amanda1979]

hey ladies
I have alot of reading to do but I wanted to tell ya'll ( some southern coming in there lol) I am doing ER on Thursday On Monday my lead follicle was 23 which we won't be using that one but all the rest look good. As of now it looks like 7 but I hope he gets more once he gets in there. I trigger tonight and go in @ 10a.m Thursday morning. They changed my protocol for ET too. I will be starting heparin shots on the day of transfer which is new to me. They said studies have shown it helps. Well lets hope so.

[margi26]

Amanda Yeah!! Congratulations on triggering!! ER on Thursday sounds great.

Carol: How very aggravating indeed. I have had varied success as far as nurses go. At the first clinic I went to the nurse was a dingbat who would only encourage you but never seemed to have any good information or actual advice. The second clinic the nurse knew as much as the doctor, but had horrible bedside manner and was downright rude and close to mean at times with me. The clinic we have been going to now, the one nurse is wonderful, smart, kind and knowledgeable, but the other one is nice, but doesn't seem to know as much as I would think at a fertility clinic. She has flat out given us WRONG information and I worry about women that haven't read up on things as much as I have at this point that have to deal with her. It is like every profession--there are fabulous ones and duds. Regarding your protocol....sounds similar to Tammy's. I do think it sounded like 225 for 7 days without monitoring sounded a bit much--unless you know that you are a poor responder. What was your protocol in 2009? How many follies developed? You certainly have a large AFC which is very promising. Everyone's body responds differently, so it isn't easy to know. Sending you tons of baby dust....THIS WILL BE IT!!!

Hope: I wish I knew more about what is going on with your situation, but I pray that all goes well and that tomorrow's #s look great and you are on track for ER/ET with great results. I never took Lupron (except to trigger once) so I don't know much about it. Your follie count sounds good though! Sending you lots of calming, positive energy.

[margi26]

Subha: I'm sorry...I forgot to check in with you. Today was your transfer....right? How'd it go? You feeling ok? How many did you transfer?

[Sweetpea614]

Hope-I was on Lupron and I've never been told to refrigerate it. The only meds I've had to put in fridge has been the gonal-f, and cetrotide.

Kat

[Kimber Baby]

Hope - My RE and pharmacy told me not to refrigerate the Lupron, just the Follistim. That's strange that everybody does something different. I'm guessing that if there are so many differing opinions, then it probably didn't cause any harm. Good luck and keep positive....don't stress out those follies!

Kimber

[nwquiz]

margi- yes i love yoga but sometimes i get so sore. one wonders what happens, as for acupunture yes i knwo its high maybe coz they are the only clinic that deals with infertility with no competition so that is why its still high.its higher on the day of iui or transfer. makes no sense reaping of ppl.All the best in your appt tomorrow. fingers crossed for you my friend.
cjinNC- i used a similar protocol when i first started. the problem i had is i did not repond well to femara or tamoxifen and after adding the follistim boy those eggs poppedup but they were immature at er. but we all respond differently coz i know ppl who had over 7 on femara alone. so either way you go am sending positive vibes for those eggs to wake up and bring on that bfp.
sweatpea- lets keep the pma for a bfp. and if that fails then am with you, go to a different clinic esp since you guys have many to choose from.
amada -yah to the trigger.get busy now
hope its unlikely you will ovulate before er. if your lh is high and you are very worried maybe talk to your doc about using ganirelix to stop it till er. but i belive you will be fine. just need to relax some. had to do i know.
lauren- all the best with the iui. at least it wont feel like you wasted all those meds. and iui should not count towards you ivf. all the best. fingers crossed for you.

[rypell1985]

Hope-I wanted to pop on and let you know that I never refrigerated my Lupron either. The box actually didn't even say it needed refrigeration. My guess is you will be fine! Stay calm.

Margi- Good luck with your consult tomorrow! I can't wait to hear that this RE has an amazing plan and just KNOWS you will get your BFP! Positive vibes your way!!!!!

[jkulab]

Hi all! i had my bloodwork and u/s this morning. so far, i had 3 follies measuring at 11mm. so my RE wanted me to reduce my meds to 3 bravelles and 1 repronex. then i have to go back tomorrow for another u/s and bloodwork. she said she wants to slow it down...i don't understand why. my esterdiol levels are normal...so i'm ok with OHSS for now. but i will keep an eye on any weight gain. thank you ladies for your advice!

[krcaja]

okay you POAS pushers...I'm getting weak!! I am going to POAS in the am. My question is since I am only 9dpt on a 5 day transfer what are the chances I will get a false negative. My RE says not to waste money on HPT until 12dpt but I am literally going crazy. So whats the verdict? To pee or not to pee?

[margi26]

Kristin: It depends on you. For me--knowing either way is always better. If you pee and it is positive: you will be over the moon happy. If you pee and it is negative: it may be a false negative, or it can help you "prepare" for a negative beta. I like to be prepared and not blindsided on beta day with bad news. You are 9dp5dt which=14dpo. Likely your test will be accurate, but could be false negative. Wishing you the best!! Also--what test are you using? Some are more sensitive than others. There is a website that helps you figure that out.http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hpt.html

[HopeIsAllIHave]

THANK YOU, Margi, Kat, Kimber, nwquiz, and Ryann, for putting my mind at ease. I let things get me down too quick, a really bad quality of mine. I know it's pretty rare to ovulate before an ER, but I'm a firm believer that my body works in unusual ways, so I figured why would it be any different this time? Over the course of I don't know how many years, but the doctors are usually left baffled over my presenting symptoms and don't quite know how to diagnose me. I'm always a "rare" case. But anyway, I do feel better now after reading all your wonderful, supportive comments. I guess my RE knows what she's doing so I'll leave it all up to her hands and mind. I just got done stimming for the one last time (hopefully forever). Trigger tomorrow.