Summer Board 2011

[blueeyedreamer]

Thanks ladies. It's helpful having you all here and knowing that I'm not alone in this journey. It sucks to be so crushed but it's 10 times worse to know that it doesn't just affect me, my dh hurts too.

[NancyB]

tryin4#2 -- welcome to a great board full of wonderfully encouraging ladies. You've come to the right place.

Easley -- whooo hoooo for your BFP on HPT.

Yasmine -- Welcome to the board as well. Jump right in and make yourself at a home. It's a place none of us ever hoped to be but everyone understands.

WndrGrl -- whooo hooo for yoru BFP! Can't wait to hear your beta numbers for tomorrow. Sooooo exciting.

Anton -- I'm so sorry about Happy. Praying she finds her way home safe and sound.

Dreams2009 -- what a great first beta! That is awesome!!!!! How many betas does your RE do?

blueeyedreamer -- so sorry about your BFN. It totally stinks and isn't at all fair. Big hugs to you!!!!!

Alleyk -- didn't you have u/s today? Please let us know how it went when you have time. If I'm wrong about the date, let me know that too

[riogirl71]

Anton - huge hugs and I hope you find Happy very soon, I am so sorry, I am a big dog lover and completely understand. May you have Happy and a BFP soon!

[WndrGrl]

Blue i'm so sorry. I wish I knew what to say besides sorry.

What are next steps for you?

[moorebaby]

moorebaby (Ester)- AF is due on 7.1/should be starting Lupron around 7.21/ER should be around 8.14/ET should be around 8.19
MaTina LI (Tina)- AF due around 7.11/FET should be around 7.26
Sunshine1576 (Christy)- consultation appointment on 6.29
longtimerivf- FET on 7.8
Lauren- on Estrace as of 7.2/AF due around 7.11/ER around 7.21-7.25
fruit- AF due around 7.7
nicksgam- AF due on 7.10/start BCPs on 7.12/start stims on 7.30/ER on 8.10/ER on 8.14
kerpupples- deciding between IUI w/ DS or another IVF
anton




Wishingandhoping- on Lupron as of 6.26/FET should be on 7.21
Alwaysangel- on Follistim as of 6.25
tryn4#2- on Follistim & Oviderel as of 6.30







WndrGrl- ER on 6.17/ET on 6.20/BFP on 6.30!!!/BETA on 7.2
akdelp- FET on 6.23/BFP on 6.30!!!/BETA on 7.5
easley4- ET on 6.25/ BFP on 6.30!!!/BETA on 7.5
Kbanks- ET on 6.27/BETA on 7.5
JerseyGirl- FET on 6.30/BETA on 7.9


RESULTS


NancyB (Nancy)- FET on 5.31/BETAS on 6.13- 465, on 6.15- 1,160, on 6.17- 2,656
RMB- BETAS on 6.15- 143, on 6.17- 671, on 6.20- 1,808
Alleykittie
Dreams2009- BETA on 7.1- 248

Wishing you on your journey

blueeyedreamer

[margi26]

Wow on all the BFP's on this board!! Way to go ladies!!

Anton: Glad that you had a wonderful trip...but so sorry about Happy. I, too, love my furbabies. In fact, my dog Charlie hasn't left my side since I have been on bed rest. DH has to drag her downstairs to eat or go out to eat. She only goes out once a day and does drink water I leave upstairs for her. I, agree with you, Happy may have feft lost without you...hopefully she will know that you are home. Dogs have a wonderful sense of smell and of the way home. She could have been seduced by that dog and went on a short vacation of her own. Praying for a speeding return to you where she belongs!!! ((HUGS))

[Lauren]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im working the past few days and this board is going nuts!!!!!!

RIO-Hey Girl!!! Appreciate the support...Need all the prayers we can get

Anton-WELCOME BACK! I am so soory about HAPPY...maybe someone would turn her in?

Nancy-CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! awesome news!

RMB-SERIOUSLY 4??????? OMG!!!! Im in total shock cant imagine you and DH! We just had triplets at my job and that in itself is amazing!Best wishes and good luck with your next u/s

Dreams-AWESOME! congrats on your BEta.its official!

Easley & Wndgrl-Congrats to the POAS addicts!!!!! lol BFP!!!

YAsmine-WELCOME!!

Sunshine-Good luck with your new cycle...sounds like your happy with things!

Blue-Im so sorry for your BFN...were here for u.

Moore-Thxs for keeping the board updated!

AFM-baseline in am and then off to work!

[blueeyedreamer]

Thanks ladies. You are all wonderful.

Wndrgrl- We will meet with Dr. Marshall on the 12th for a f/u and next steps plan. In the mean time, I am contacting Dr. Geoffrey Sher in Las Vegas about my immune issues. With severe endometriosis and multiple sclerosis, among other reasons, he has suggested that my failure is most likely related to immune issues. I'm going to pursue the full immunological testing. I sent the information to Fran so they are aware of my thinking. This is the only way for me to stay sane. I have to stay proactive and have a next steps plan and I'm not afraid to go searching for the best to get it.

I can't wait to see your beta numbers! I'm so excited for you. Enjoy your holiday weekend!

Anton- Welcome back. I'm sorry about Happy. I don't know what I would do if my Bella was ever missing.

AFM- F/U at my RE on 7/12 to discuss next steps for FET cycle. I'm in process of contacting the Sher Institutes for Reproductive Medicine for full immunological testing. I'm going to try to keep myself occupied. This has been an extremely difficult process with a NOT happy ending. I have cried many times today and have been unable to eat. I have a raging headache and am waiting (not patiently) for AF to start now that I have stopped the progesterone and estrogen supps.

I will check in on you ladies and look forward to continuing the summer with you.
My favorite quote "You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have".

Love and luck to all.
Happy Independence Day to all of you in the USA.

[Kiminsh]

Blue: so sorry about your BFN. I wish I had the right words to say...sending big hugs your way!!

[sunshine.12]

blue - big hugs for you.. good luck with your future plans..

i just wanted to say that i too have severe endometriosis, and i was doubtful about the quality of my eggs, embryos, implantation and so many other things that can go wrong due to endometriosis and was almost getting ready to give up. but we won a lottery on our 4th trial and got a bfp( still a very long way to go).... i just wanted to assure you that there is hope for people with severe endo..2 of my friends who have severe endo had got pregnant in their 1st or 2nd cycle itself...ivf is a big game of probability. for some it works in the first round..for some it takes a few more.

anton- sorry about your dog..i hope you will find your happy soon..

[WndrGrl]

Beta came back at 7.6 and they want to see it above 50. I'm not doing too good. I go back Monday to test again. How can I get 2 positives on hpt and have such low numbers?

[Sunshine1576]

Blue- I personally like your way of thinking, being strong is the ONLY way to be for us to be proactive and make something happen! I am happy that I changed clinics even though it now requires me to drive a "round trip" of 5 hours for clinical appts. In the long run it won't matter if he also helps us bring home a baby. I am willing to travel the distance it takes to get the best care, especially a doctor who is closely connected to my obgyn. But I am like you wanting to research every little possibility because with our perserverance and determination it will happen! Whenever we hear someone's success story, we know it's only a matter of time! So stay strong and keep on believing, it's only a matter of time!

Wndrgrl- I have no beta experience to share, but do believe in miracles, so I will be praying for you over the weekend.

Moorebaby- Thank you for jumping in to help out with our list, it's really grown hasn't it though? But I am excited about our members on SummerBoard with so many BIG possibilities!

AFM: Nothing new to report, next week will be diligently working to get our medical records sent over to new clinic. Just got home from work, love my new job and the team we have...My boss bought me a calender back in March to jot down everyone's birthdays, so we can bring in the cake and card and she picks out something from the store for their birthday gift. lol she watches everyone's reactions whenever we bring out brand new merchandise,so she knows what we like, but the girls love being treated on their birthday, makes them feel extra special! With my previous bank job, I had a boss who completely forgot my birthday last year, and I even worked that day so I know how much it means to be remembered even with just a "Happy Birthday." So that's why we make a big deal out of birthdays for everyone here, not to mention you can never have too much cake with four employee birthdays this month, but who doesn't love cake?

[amanda1979]

Okay let me see if I can catch up some here.

RMB-Holey Moley x 4!!!!!! Congrats We have transferred 4 twice and got BFN both times. Your news is so exciting!!

blueeyedreamer- I am so sorry for your BFN It is never easy.

Anton- I am sorry to hear about Happy. I don't know what I would do without my little poms around.

Nancy- Congrats on hearing a WONDERFUL HB.

AFM: Mom is finally done with her treatments and is back home with my dad They both are so happy and she goes back in 1 month for a follow up. I think my life will slow down some now and I actually spend some time with you ladies. They started me on some meds then stopped me. Had a us & blood work last Thursday and was told my ovaries are ovulating on their own which is what they don't want with an IVF cycle. (sigh) So I had to do a shot of Ovidriel to finish the ovulation process and go back next Friday for another us & blood work. I guess I will be behind every one else in this cycle. My DH and I have been trying to take advantage of the natural ovulation You never know. lol When they did my us I had a nice 14mm follicle on my own. OH the office manager called from my RE office and told us we owed them $5,000.00 this past week. We knew nothing about it and they said that was a discount. Needless to say we didn't have that just laying around so we had to work out a deal with them. I am mad bc we asked how much we would owe for this cycle months ago and were told not to worry about it so we thought we were either getting it free or a huge discount, but then they call this week and was like we need $5,000.00. It was like WTH??? Anyways, I am will get off my soap box and I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July.

[Sunshine1576]

Amanda, Sooo glad your mom is home with family and doing better with her treatment. I just cannot believe your clinic did this to you, I know you already worked out a payment plan, but was that person you originally spoke to about it being waived your doctor? A similar thing that happened to my brother and his wife was once they did the IVF, a month later they received a $3,000.00 bill for ICSI unexpectively! Last Spring, I was floored when I got a hospital bill for my laproscopic surgery, was told I went out of network, it scared me so much to get this expensive bill AND not to mention they didn't even find anything wrong with me to fix. I fought with them and once they refiled my insurance for this surgery everything was ok thankfully. But always check to see if your doctor is in network before, never trust the surgery coordinator's word no matter what! I've learned since NONE of my fertility stuff is covered (unless it's in writing stating that's it can be waived), we always try to pay upfront/or have everything financed before the cycle begins. Maybe this is why we spend over an hour signing legal documents before we start the process, sigh we almost need our own attorney.

[blueeyedreamer]

Wndrgrl- I'm sorry you are falling victim to this roller coaster ride. I have my fingers crossed that the test comes back higher. You could have had a chemical pregnancy. I had that many years back. It was the one and only time I have ever seen two lines on a damn pee stick. It ripped my heart out to get my blood test back. Take care of yourself this weekend. I cried about 6 different times yesterday and today seem to be much better. It sucks. There just isn't any other way of thinking about it. It just sucks.

Sunshine1576 (Christy, right?)-Your new job sounds great. I agree, there is never too much cake

Sunshine.12- You are correct. It's all a big game of chance. I am President of the Endometriosis Research Center of Greater Seattle. We are a support and advocacy group for women with endo and their families. We have had women be successful with IVF and some not. I'm glad to have such a great group of women to share this journey with. The only way I cope is by staying active and involved by educating myself and others.

AFM- It was such a gorgeous day in Seattle today! Sunny and warm! What a treat. I worked on planting a new flower garden and have spent lots of time snuggling with my Bella. She doesn't like fireworks so she has been very needy lately. She also got a hair cut and a bubble bath today. Brush and cut she likes, baths she doesn't.