Summer Board 2011

[rypell1985]

Lauren...good luck with your surgery Monday!!!

[fruit]

Lauren - Good Luck tomorrow with ur surgery....

[Madame X]

Lauren319 – Hope everything goes well tom, which I am sure it will. This will help ensure that BFP!! Wow, I can’t believe your RE gave you an 80% chance that is awesome!! Thanks for the info on the process. I guess I thought a person came to the lab and took the biopsy back to NJ… I don’t know maybe b/c I am a lot closer I thought this way, who knows. It’s crazy what they can do!!! I just am really hoping for a lot less inconclusive results.....

LYD—So sad and sorry to hear about your decreasing beta, I would of totally had my hopes up too….

Ninde & Moorebaby – your numbers sound great!! You guys are getting so close to being PUPO!! Keep us posted!!

Prayers – So happy and excited for you!! I can’t believe you start school this early, but you know what, it will make this week fly by and you will be at that u/s app before you know it!!

[Ninde]

Lauren: Good luck tomorrow - I hope it goes well.

Lyd10: How are you doing? I know you said have been here before but I can't imagine it gets any easier.

Afm: Had scan this morning, they are happy with everything and I'm triggering at 8.30pm Irish time this evening. Egg retrieval at 7.50am Tue and then transfer on Thursday. So I guess its all finally happening

Ninde

[Wishingandhoping]

Good luck with your surgery tomorrow Lauren319!

Congrats on triggering Ninde! You'll be PUPO very soon!

[LYD10]

just waiting for my repeat beta on monday. in the meantime i still have cramps and fairly strong ones, too. i am totally puzzled by that. this is day five of cramps - on and off. if the pregnancy is no good then why doesnt the bleeding just start? granted i am on PIO and that stuff is bullet proof for me. i've never bled on PIO. still - its kind of weird.

well anyway - i'll know tomorrow lunch time if my beta went down some more and they'll have me stop al the meds or, by some miracle, it went up. i just want to be out of limbo already. i've heard of women with weird betas and then there is usually no heartbeat and the baby is measuring way behind - and they never end up making it out of 1st trimester. anyway, i'll know tomorrow lunch time. i am just puzzled that's all.

this is so weird - because this is what - my 5th cycle - and no two cycles are ever alike. everytime something is different. my 1st cycle i didnt feel anything and it was a bfn.
my 2nd cycle i felt lots of twinges and it was a bfp. so after that i thought you for sure need twinges to get a bfp.
turns out maybe just my transfer was rough that time and it was my uterus healing instead.
my 3rd cycle i felt some twinges but it was an ectopic.
my 4th cycle i felt lots of twinges - just like my 2nd successful one - i was so confident i would get a bfp, that when the doc called and told me it was a negative i almost fell out of my chair with surprise. i almost went in for another beta to make sure they didnt mix up my name with someone. instead i just did an hpt at home to confirm and it confirmed a negative.
my 5th cycle - this one - i didnt feel anything either. i guess it was a really smooth transfer - no twinges, nothing. this time i was going to be prepared for the phone call so i poased. i got my faint hpts. they were faint so i didnt expect a high beta but was pleased with 66. my DS was an 80 - so i thought 66 is doable. i never thought the 2nd one would go down to 50. was not prepared for that. since i got my DS on cycle #2 i was not exposed to all the ways IVF can go wrong. boy - i was so innocent then . i remember the doc called my husband because i was too scared to take the call. and then my husband called me and said we are pregnant. and we were very happy. when a few days later i went in for my 2nd beta and the doc said it was 200 or something - i didnt even know how lucky i was that it went up the appropriate amount. at the time i was like - well that's what it supposed to do - go up. i didnt even know all the ways it could go wrong - ectopic, chemical. the only scare i had during my first pregancy was bleeding in week 5/6. i started bleeding and for sure i thought i was losing the baby. i had cramps too. i didnt know about SH that time and that bleeding is common in ivf. and my doc also wanted to make sure i followed strict bedrest for 1 week so he put a scare in me by saying this is a threatened miscarriage and i needed to take 1 week off work. which i did and the bleed continued to get smaller and during one of the u/s to check up on the bleed the tech so a heartbeat and that''s how we came to see the heartbeat. no big anticipation, no big drama. just - there it is. man, its nice to be oblivious.
so i am very curious to see what this cycle holds for me. so far every one of them has been different. is this going to be my "chemical" cycle or is this going to be my "beta rollercoaster" cycle. i dont know. i guess i'll live through it and find out
OMG i wrote a novel here. its kind of nice to get it in writing like this - i should save it somewhere for me to read 10 years from now.

[moorebaby]

Hi ladies! How's everyone doing? DH & I just got home not too long ago from our niece's 8th b-day party. It's been raining all day & supposed to continue into Tuesday...blah! So, as soon as I finish this post, I'm going to take a nice shower, put on some comfy pjs, & chill in bed watching TV until I fall asleep. Yep, that's my plan, lol!

When I went for my SnS this morning, I was able to get the estrogen level from Friday's b/w that I forgot to ask for when the nurse called me on Friday w/ my instructions. It was 1,070.

Here are the results from today's SnS:
Lining: 10
Left ovary: 3 that are 16 (2 at 16 x 16 & 1 at 17 x 15), 2 that are 13.5 (both at 14 x 13), 1 that's 13 (14 x 12), 3 that are 12 (1 at 12 x 12 & 2 at 13 x 11).
Right ovary: 1 that's 19.5 (20 x 19), 1 that's 17.5 (18 x 17), 1 that's 17 (19 x 15), 1 that's 15 (16 x 14), 1 that's 14 (15 x 13), 1 that's 13 (15 x 11), 1 that's 10 (10 x 10), & 4 that are less than 10.
Estrogen: 2,050

I'm to continue my meds & go back tomorrow for another SnS. I was pleasantly surprised that my follicles grew this much since Friday's SnS. At this rate, I'm thinking my ER will be either Wednesday or Thursday.

[WeHaveHope]

Moorebaby-That's realy terrific news. At this rate you hmwill have great numbers to work with for your transfer. I sm so happy for you. You will be PUPO before you know it.

[Lauren]

Hey LADIES!

So..Im sorry Ive been MIA...I went back tow ork and boy has it been BUSY!! Thursday I worked from 7am until 1030 pm and had to go back in at 7am!!!!! I have some catching up to do which I will get too tomorrow I hope!

I NEVER heard from my RE...isnt that great? I do have some medical coverage and it requires me to stay in my network and this group is in network but I am NOT happy about it! Ive read really good things about CCRM in denver...I would LOVE to go there just dont think its possible!

Moore-sounds like things are going well!!!

Anton-YAY! so happy you have a plan and yes my friend have LOTS of FUN!!!!! Love your positive attitude all the time

Lauren-GOOD LUCK w/surgery!!!!

Lyd-Im so sorry your going thru this! (((HUGS)))

Nide-GROW follies GROW!

Sunshine-Praying for your BFP I know the 2ww is dreadful!

ANYONE else im so sorry I will have more personals...so tired just pulled 54hours in 4 days!

[Prayersnpies]

Hey ladies, not much new here- boobs hurt and back hurts but its all good . Yah, it does seem like we started early compared to other teachers out there. I was planning on calling to see if they can move up u/s a couple days to this Fri or Sat because I don't wanna be late the second day of school-- Anyone know if the u/s has to be at exactly 6 weeks?? Lyd- I'm so sorry you are going through this rollercoaster-- I can't imagine. I am praying for good news for you tomorrow and somehow your beta # will climb. Moorebaby and Ninde-- YAY!! This is a busy, excited week for you both- congrats. . Lauren319- Best Wishes tomorrow- thinking of you. DH just yelled that dinner is ready- he grilled steaks-- mmmm gotta run. Hope you all have a great week

[Sunshine1576]

4 days 5 hours and 23 minutes until Beta...about to loose my patience!

[sunshine.12]

moorebaby - thats a great report on follicles! you will be PUPO before you know it..

sunshine - hang in there..wishing that 4 days goes really fast for you..are you planning to POAS?

lauren - good luck with your surgery tomorrow. i have had 3 in past. anything for a bfp!

lyd - so sorry that you are going through this beta hell.. praying for a miracle..

keeping everyone in my prayers..

[Sunshine1576]

Thanks sunshine12 but I am holding out till beta...weathering the storm the best I can! Progesterone is so messy and it always breaks apart before I even get the stuff opened. Right now it's in the refrig but I wonder if freezing progesterone would help, guess it couldn't hurt to try! Anyway, how are you feeling?

Moorebaby, Great Follie Report and very soon you will be PUPO good luck on Wednesday!

Ninde, Triggering is the exciting part, YES it's FINALLY happening and soon you will be in crazytown with me.

Lyd10, thinking of you today as you go in for the beta check, keeping you in my prayers.

Lauren319, surgery sounds like a step forward let us know what they find!

AFM; Still counting down to beta, occassionally having tiny cramps on my right, tired from progesterone and of course bloated too but nothing major going on...Wondering with 7 robust follicles in an iui cycle what are my chances of this really working? Will see how Friday plays out....

[Ninde]

Hi everyone, another Monday

Lyd10: it was amazing to read what has happened in all of your IVFs. And I can only imagine what you mean about sometimes just being oblivious and when there is no drama how much easier it is. How are you today? I hope your beta numbers rise.

Moorebaby: 20 follicles! WOW!!!! I thought I was doing ok with 7! I'll be in 40 in October but my competive streak would like to keep up with your numbers Will yours be a three day or five day transfer?

Lauren: Seriously - no call from your RE?!! And 54 hours in 4 days?!!!!

Prayers&pies: I think our u/s are at 7 weeks so I'm utterly no help to you!

Sunshine1576:Not that you are keeping count or anything! Are you in work?

Really sorry if I've missed anyone!

Afm: today is my last full day of working this week. 7.50am tomorrow is the retrieval and I plan on asking for lots of sedation! Does anyone have any tips for after retrieval in terms of comfort?

Ninde

[longtimerivf]

Good morning ladies!!
Thank you for all your good wishes and prayers for my niece... Were trying to get her to Texas children's.... Hopefully soon... Please keep a little prayer for her...

Lyd10: I hope you get good news today... The sort of number that will be so high you're out of beta hell... And I can relate... Ignorance in Ivf stuff is bliss!!

Moorebaby: great numbers! Congrats!!

Lauren: that's ridiculous ! You should call and make a huge deal out of it!!! Throw. A huge fit!!

Lauren: best of luck on your surgery!

Prayers&pies: I had an us at 5w5d... But u don't see much.... Hope you can get that us soon!! Congrats!!

Sunshine1576: with 7 follies you have great chances! Really no poas??

Ninde: don't worry you'll get lots of sedation!! Congrats on your retrieval tomorrow!!

AFM... Still helping my sister but settling down... Sad but happy... We lost baby B ... But it appears baby A is still fine... So praying for both in different ways...

Still here cheering you all from afar... But have u all in my thoughts!!