OCT / NOV / DEC 2008 Buddies

[Praying4icsibaby]

Hi Everyone
I am new to the site tonight i am currently going through icsi/ivf
I am a mummy of angels a missed miscarraige patient
due to blood clotting disorder lupas ..
I have had 3x Iui Bfn and had my 1st icsi june just gone Bfn
I am now on my 2nd icsi and currently having the buserelin injections
i have been taking thesa for over 2 wks now and have my base line
scan on tuesday 2nd dec if all goes well i will be on the menopur
for 10 days on the 2nd dec as well as the buserelin 2 injections a day
my poor tummy will be like a pin cushion ..
Then if all is well after 10 days i will go for follicel scan then take the
hcg injection and EC 36 hrs after then will have ET 2days after
and will be on the nail biteing 2ww ..
Look forward to getting to know you all wish you all a bfp
xx

[waiting for 4]

wonderce- i was turned away at the massage place they have a strict no first trimester policy. my doctor said there is no reason they couldn't have done it but i guess in this lawsuit-happy world, they dont want to push it.

I had a great weekend so far... definitely happy its only Saturday though. Wednesday is my first u/s. I'm nervous about it but I have been having some bad nausea after every meal lately so i guess the little bugger is still in there. i cant wait until this first trimester is over so i can tell all my friends!

[jandc33]

Hello everyone-

Kas sorry to hear about your cancelled cycle, you must be so bummed 8 ( But on the upside thank goodness you are okay!!! Jan will be here before you know it.

Karen its difficult to ward off those worrisome thoughts but the important thing is to just keep praying and being positive, especially since everything looks good now.

LadyJ: when are you going for your beta since we had retrieval around the same time? I am not havng any symptoms one way or the other. My nipples and breasts were pretty sore (too much info??? 8 ) ) but other than that nothing. No bleeding over here either. Last time I had a significant amount of bleeding leading up to my beta test and I actually feel much better having no bleeding. My head is constantly doing circles but really just tying to be positive. I am actually lookng forward to Mon so I can head back to work. I think being home n not doing much is driving me nuts.

Welcome icsiivf!!!! Hope this cycle brings you your bfp!!!


Pixie: Howd everything going with the ET? My fingers are crossed that everything went well.

Take care ladies & keep hanging in there!!!!

[Lady_J]

Jandc... my Betais on Friday, Nov 5th. I go back to work Monday as well after almost 2 weeks off. I enjoyed being off and now I am glad to be gtting around more but I do miss being active. When is your Test? I know, I tell my mom, I dont feel anything, she just laughs, its too early for me to feel anything she says.

WOnderace.... I want to do a HPT but I think I am going to stick it out. Besides, I have come so far and I think 6 longs days shouldnt be too bad...right???

I am getting ready to go to my in-laws for a visit. ANd afterwearing joggers all week. I tried on my jeans... and they dont fit They feel too tight when I button them. WHat am I going to do. All my jeans are feeling like that. aaarrrr.

[pixelgirl]

kas101 - so sorry to hear they cancelled your cycle! my god, those hives sounded HORRIBLE!!!!! as disappointing as this is, you need to remember that you need to be in your best physical shape to go through with this and have the best chance so doing it covered in huge miserable spots is not the way the go. once they figure out how to keep your spots under control, you'll get a better protocol and you'll be in a much better place to concentrate on making babies! hang in there and know we are thinking of you!

praying4icsibaby - welcome aboard! great to have you!

as for me - today was my ET and though i was nervous and a tad nauseus (sp?) from drinking more water than one would think humanly possible, we did it!

i didn't sleep a wink last night waiting for the am call where they'd tell me that nothing survived and then i got no call so we were like, something must have made it to today. we went in and they didn't tell us how many we had until i was on the table in the OR. turns out that we had 2 really good embyros - i couldn't believe it! one is a grade 1 (highest grade), no fragmentation, and 10 cells and the other is a grade 2, very little fragmentation, 8 cell. they put them in and the procedure was very mellow - sort of like an insemination but with DH holding my hand in surgical scrubs. now i'm on bedrest for a few days so i've got to go before dh comes and drags me back into bed.

good luck everybody and try and stay as positive as possible - though sometimes it's hard - it's the best way to send good vibes to our eggs and embies!

[Kas101]

Hay Ladies,

Thankyou to everyone who was sorry my cycle was cancelled... I have an update.

My hives and welts have cleared considerably since the IV's and so i called up my RE as i'm NOT ready to give in yet. The antagonist protocol didnt work for me and i nearly got cancelled for poor response, so this protocol is my best chance. I will obviously never be able to take Lupron again and at least i have some in my body this cycle. ALso i have already paid for my baseline and /S ($495) and shot up over $900 in menopur so it seems such a waste to give in.

My Re told meto carry on for now and he will see me in a few days and take another u/s and see. So as for now i am hanging in there by my fingernails but i'm still going...for now. Many of you mat think i'm crazy to do this but i just cant let go yet.

ALso my doctor on the ER said my reaction to this lupron was so severe that it indicated an overly charged immune response. I have read aout this before (natural killer cells can kill off any foreigh objects in the body including an embryo as they cannot select what is ok and what is not) After my RE heard this he said if i make it to ER he will be giving me corticosteroids for upto 6 months of pregnancy. I'm hoping that firstly i make it to ER and ET without getting cancelled again, but im pleased they have found this out about me so the cortico steroids could actually help me in the end.

I dont know how to feel i'm happy but i know i'm not in the clear yet

[detroit2007]

mrscutter, sorry to hear your BFN, praying for you.
Welcome Praying4icsibaby !!!
waiting for 4, waiting to hear your U/s results
jandc33, you are close to the door, dec 4. waiting hear another BFP !!!.
to_have_fun08, hope the 2nd opinion from new RE will help you to proceed.
wonderce, happy to hear everything is going well with you.
Kas101, sorry to hear your bad time, happy to see you are recovering and praying for you to make this cycle and a BFP!!.

Thinking and praying for all others I didn't mention,
About me, I had an U/s today and my RE is happy with the results and b/w. I'll be on estradiol/progesteron and my FET with 2 blastocysts is confirmed for 12/4.
Praying for the blastocysts to survive the thaw process. I read that there are more chances for a cleaved embryo transfer to get pregnant compared to a blastocyst in a FET cycle.
Did any one have a previous FET with blastocyst?
_______________
Me - 32 , DH - 36 ( both good, Unexplained infertility)
8 IUI - Gonal F - BFN
#1 IVF - 2 blastocysts - BFN - 10/12
#1 FET - 2 blastocysts ---- Praying for a BFP!!! -12/4

[babyhope1]

FET:

I read that 3 day emmies freeze/defrost better than a 5 day blast. Not sure, perhaps it has something to do with the time it takes to defrost?

[hackney]

Hello,

detroit2007: I just has an FET on November 18th and just got my BFP on Friday. We had 2 frozen blastocyst at time of freezing they were a 4AA and a 4AB, they both made it through the unfreezing; 5BC and 4BB.

Helen

[havbaby1627]

Hello all! I have been MIA lately so, as suspected I've missed out on a lot! I'm going to skip the personals at this time just cause it's been so long and congratulate those that are doing so well and apologize to those that aren't and let you know my hopes and prayers are with you. One person I do want to bring up is tohavefun as they were the one to start this board & has been extremely positive for all of us but unfortunately, has run into some trouble...

SO - to have fun: If you are still looking for someone - I HIGHLY reccomend Dr.Charles Miller in Naperville right by Edward Hospital. It might be a bit far for you but he is seriously THE BEST. People travel from all over the country to go to him. He is a wonderful doctor and his staff is phenomenal. I guarantee you would be happy with him. I didn't have one issue with him (I'm in the 2WW right now) and have nothing but great things to say about him.

As far as I go - I am in the 2WW and going nuts. I recently had a bit of an emotional breakdown as today I started to have a brown spotty discharge almost like my period is starting. My DH has tried to ease my nerves saying this can happen and does to a lot of women and not to worry about whether or not I'm pregnant. I just can't help it though. Perhaps someone else has gone through the same thing and got a BFP?! God, I hope so!!! I left a message for the doc to call me tomorrow and hopefully it's nothing. I go in for b/w on Wednesday and will get my results. I am just praying that it's positive (while letting out a big sigh with tears in my eyes).

Anyway - I wish you all the best of luck, I'll try to keep up more now that Thanksgiving is over and the shopping is complete!!
Spreading hope and baby dust to all!

[waiting for 4]

havbaby1627- it sounds like implantation spotting to me (unless it is as heavy as your AF). I had a late implant- about 3 days before my beta, but only had cramps and not spotting. Keep your hopes up, you haven't seen anything indicating a BFN yet

As for me... I need to stop reading m/c information. I am constantly convincing myself my next results will come back bad but I have yet to see any indication of that. I guess it comes with the territory. A little update on my sister-in-law: she still has no clue if she will keep her baby or give it up but she didnt eat hardly anything all day Thursday and only drank 1.5 bottles of water- I sure hope she get her act together. It looks like she is actually due in February so who knows... maybe I'll get a big Valentine's Day gift

[karenvancouverisland]

Cycling:

(any newbies or returners are welcome; we'll add you to the board)
In Stims:
prayin4BFP- Nov 22 stims started, follies growin'
Foreverlove -stims Nov 21
Kas101 - start stims Nov 26- hangin in there!
jennjenn- start stims Nov 27, est. ER Dec 10

coming up next !
praying4icsibaby- Dec 2 start stims
to_have_fun08-cancelled; getting a second opinion
not hopless yet -Lupron then stims Nov 20
Rosario- stims Dec
sprouthaus - stims Dec 6th
JennLB25 - tube removal 10/08, Lupron in Dec, ER/ET in mid Jan

2WW --- PUPOLittle embies snuggle in tight and stick!!!

hereiamivf- ET, Nov ? beta
wishing4baby- ET, Nov 26 beta
bell 02- 1FET Nov 20 - Beta Dec 2
kke- ET Nov 19 ! Beta ?
babyhope- 2ET Nov 21, Beta ?
mally- ET Nov 20, beta ?
havbaby- ET Nov 22, beta Dec 3
jandc- ET Nov 25, beta Dec 4
LadyJ- 2ET Nov 23, Dec 5 beta!
pixelgirl- 2ET Nov 29, beta Dec 11
wishing_4_blessings ER 11/26 Beta 11/26 BFP on HPT
almost there :
lynnie- ER Nov 25! hoping for 6 great follies!
detroit- 2ET scheduled for Dec 4

Beta Results PLEASE BRING US ALL BFP's!!!!!
AJDEC - BFP!!! Beta 340 -
SLOAN- BFP !!! Beta 166 !!!!!
Melissa- negative..hope and pray next time will be yours bonniebc- BFP!!!!
wonderce- -BFP!!!!!:lol:
Love_my_baby- cycle canceled
excited2Bpreggers (michelle)- negative
wickedwheel- BFP !! beta 206
Grateful- BFP!! beta 83
karenvanc.island- BFP !! beta 341
Robin- BFP!! Beta 44
Much Hope- BFP!! Beta 405
NY4thtry- BFP!! beta 22 - Chemical PG - so sorry -
waitingfor4- BFP!! beta 70
marynaz- BFP!! beta 167
Gina- BFP!! beta 120
Amanda - negative
julesg- negative
Melo_P - negative
mrs.cutter- negative
hackney- BFP!! from 2 FET

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[karenvancouverisland]

ok..so that's my best shot at the update board..i know i missed some stuff- but not sure what.. let me know.

hope everyone's well. i don't have a lot of energy for personals..kas- sounds like quite an awful experience you've been having.. wish i could give you a hug..good for you for hangin in there.

love to everyone..karen

[havbaby1627]

waiting for 4 thanks for the helpful response. I am just totally freaking out over here and I know that it's not doing me any good but, my mind is just running in circles. I am going to call first thing tomorrow morning even though I already left a message and see what can be figured out if anything. I know I am too early to do a pregnancy test and b/w probably won't even show yet but, we'll see what can be done. Thanks again though - I needed some positive reinforcement.

[mrscutter]

Thanks everyone for the kind words. I am just so down right now I dont even know what to say. I know everyone of you know how I feel. I can't do IVF again because I dont have the money. I am sad beyone words. I wish the best for all of you. I am praying you get that BFP.

Rhonda