July cycle buddies

hope2004 · Post by **hope2004** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 8:30 pm

Paige, yes definitely take it easy.
My progesterone level was 33.3 on Thursday then on Tuesday it went down to 22. Nurse said that they don't like to see such a big drop. I read that anything above 20 is OK. So I'm still safe.
I don't take the PIO, I take the suppositories...yuck..if ya know what I'm referring to : ) The spotting does worry me, it's a constant reminder that this could all end so quickly, but I keep telling myself that it's normal. Crazy in the 2WW and crazy after

Thanks so much for reassuring me!!

AMITHIS · Post by **AMITHIS** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:06 pm

Paige,

I'm just catching up with the posts. I had to laugh when I read your beer and sushi comment as I remember absolutely dying for both last time around over the 2 ww. I normally have sushi a few times a week (and beer probably more than a few times

). I tried to satisfy my cravings with no alcohol beer and vegetable sushi. It helped a small bit but wasn't quite the same.

Sorry to hear about the troubles with your tranfer. Didn't they do a mock transfer prior to the actual procedure? I actually had a strangely shaped cervix too but they discovered it prior to doing the ET and I actually had a special procedure done to adjust it. As a result, the transfer ended up going very smoothly (although I guess it didn't matter as I still got a -tive)!

Staci

Paige · Post by **Paige** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:59 am

Staci:

Great ideas! Non-alcoholic beer and veggie sushi! We could have gone to Ju Rin tonight...of course my husband suggests it and forgets that I'm supposed to be pretending to be pg.
The Dr did 2 trial transfers, so he had enough flipping practice! I don't know why it didn't go more smoothly.
Just waiting until next Fri to do the blood test, I don't think I'll buy the home PG tests at all and just wait for the nurse to do it. If I get a - tive, I'll probably go on a long run, which will kill me because I haven't ran in about a month now. I'd probably feel good about punishing my body if it doesn't work out.
DH has been very very good throughout this process....took the last steroids last night and can already see my abdomin shrinking. 3 lbs in one day goes away just from getting off of the steroids. Bizarre.

Paige

hope2004 · Post by **hope2004** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 5:43 pm

Had the second HCG test today, went from 33 to 47 in 4 days. Not good news. They don't want me to give up yet and stay on the progesterone, but I think it's over. I get re-tested on Tuesday. I just want to move on with either good news or bad not this limbo.

Nickie88 · Post by **Nickie88** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:07 pm

Oh Hope

DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE DEAR ............

Will await your updates, thinking of you
xx
Nickie

AMITHIS · Post by **AMITHIS** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 12:18 am

Hope,

Have you heard anything further? Thinking of you and hoping everything is ok.

Staci

alicia · Post by **alicia** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 12:48 am

Hope,

At least the HCG is going up, so there definately is a chance for a good implantation. Good luck and we will all be thinking of you and wishing for the best.

Alicia

hope2004 · Post by **hope2004** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 6:32 pm

Well I'm still pg.....still can't believe this is going on. My HCG went from 47 to 73 and progesterone to 30. The nurse said she has seen healthy pgs that start out low and slow and increase so I shouldn't give up yet. I asked her about the spotting, and she said nothing I can do about it, it's very common in early pg and not at threat since my progesterone is at 30. I can see now how a woman can think she got AF and is not pg but she really is. I feel like if I stopped taking the progresterone AF would be here in a sec

I go back on Friday for another test. Thank you ladies for all your support!

Paige, Staci how are you feeling???

Paige · Post by **Paige** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:58 pm

Hope:

I feel the best I've felt during this entire process. Unfortunately, I don't feel PG at all. So, the bright side...if I get a negative I'll excercise myself into perfect shape, drink myself into oblivion, plan a trip, and quit shooting myself up like a Junkie. If I get a positive, I will never do IVF again...and hopefully deliver a super healthy baby!
How are you feeling? Do you finally feel PG? Waiting anxiously to hear your results on Friday. You're going to be fine.

Paige

AMITHIS · Post by **AMITHIS** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:37 pm

Hope,

I'm so relieved to hear the numbers at least still going up. That seems like a very good sign!!

I'm having a really rough time of it....was seriously thinking of calling the clinic and requesting to cancel this cycle and restart at a later time using a different protocol so that I don't have this problem again. I decided to give it one more night and see how I feel about things tomorrow since I'm not sure I'm being rational right now. I've had cramps since Thurs. of last week but nothing is happening. I think they should have put me on birth control pills right before downregging like they did last time in order to avoid cysts and it also would have made AF show up in a reasonable time frame. I'm just so annoyed that the clinic told me before I got started that this would be a nice, quick simple thing and that I'd only have to downreg for 10 days (yeah, right)! They certainly never mentioned any possibility of having to go on for a month.

When I called the nurse at the clinic today, she said it's quite possible I could be downregging for another 2 weeks....however long it takes for AF to show up because that's the only hope of the cysts going away. Another issue is I tried to plan things DH and I have going on with about a week of leeway in either direction of the anticipated transfer date so that there weren't any conflicts. I certainly didn't plan on things running a month behind. He has travel plans for work and, the way things look, now there's even a chance he wouldn't be here for the transfer. I have my sister visiting (and don't want to be right in the middle of this). We both were supposed to go away for a few days. Now, everything is a complete unknown.

It's just that I've made it this far so am wondering if it'd be really stupid to cancel and have to wait all over again to get started at some other time. DH says he hates seeing me like this and has pretty much left it up to me to sort out. He said he'd go along with whatever I decide to do. Sorry for going on like this but I'm so confused at this point!

Staci

alicia · Post by **alicia** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:34 am

Hope,

What GREAT news! I am not suprised that your HCG has gone up. And it's a healthy rise, though still a bit slow. I'm betting that everything will be fine, though it must be hell to go through this. Keeping everything crossed for a good result on Friday.

Paige,

Waiting is the WORST! But it looks like you have a good plan either way. We're all hoping for a BFP for you. Going through IVF is not much fun at all.

Staci,

I'm so sorry to hear things are not going as planned. IVF is hard enough without things happening to complicate it. Whatever you decide to do, we'll be here for you. I wish I could offer some constructive advice, but have never been in that situation ... yet.

Alicia

Nickie88 · Post by **Nickie88** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 6:20 am

Hope

CONGRATULATIONS ........ hang on in there girl! Remember the saying "slowly, slowly catch the monkey"!

Staci

I can totally understand where you are coming from. But you have come this far, and I think you'll regret it if you decide to put it on hold now! I know it's hard but keep on and don't give up.

As for everyone else - I hope you're all OK.

Love
Nickie

hope2004 · Post by **hope2004** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 6:17 pm

Staci,
I'm sorry to hear what a roller coaster cycle you are having. I know what you mean about having to schedule everything around IVF, it really sucks. I've panicked many times about a scheduled trip interfering with treatment. Try to hang in there, hopefully the ol witch will show up soon, and you can get moving.

Paige, I feel bloated but not pg. My boobs were hurting a little over the last few days but not as much as I want them too...haha. I started walking and lifting light weights again last night, I'm figuring that if this doesn't work I don't want to come out of it with my body looking like a sack of potatoes.

Af is getting a bit worse and really making me think that this is over. I don't see how a pg can survive???
Thanks for the support ladies! Wish we could all go out for a drink on Friday if I get a neg..haha.

Paige · Post by **Paige** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 1:59 am

Hope:

Best of luck on Friday...I also got on the treadmill today and did some rubberband work, feeling really yucky about my body. The progesterone shots make your body feel pregnant, my bbs are humongous...bursting out of a C. I should take a picture of them so when they go back to socks with no feet in them I'll remember how great they were

!

So if your levels are going up, that's what you need right? I guess I don't know enough about what the benchmarks for the levels are. What's normal?

If I get a negative on Friday I will do many toasts to you (hopefully to your success!)

Paige

hope2004 · Post by **hope2004** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:58 pm

Well looks like it's over. AF is here. Left a message for my RE, hopefully we can move on to a frozen transfer soon. I have 4 blastocysts so not sure how many they are going to suggest to transfer. Also don't know a thing about FET protocol.

Paige, you are too funny..socks with no feet...

HCG levels are supposed to double every 48-72 hours. I've got my fingers crossed for you!!

Going to be drowning my sorrows this weekend. And probably a jump in my friends the hot tub too!

July cycle buddies

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