Anyone transferring early in August??

emfossum · Post by **emfossum** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:36 am

Hi Sha1 - I never quite know how to respond when I hear so many stories of IVF 2 and 3, and miscarriages after we have gone through all of this hard work. I really get sad. I can't imagine how that feels, but it is realistic and I need to keep that in the back of my mind. When I first started all of this with IUIs I took all of this for granted, that iis until they failed 5 times. I have a 13 year old daughter and I thought... I am healthy, I had a child, of course I can do this again. I have been greatly humbled, and realize that there is so much room for something to go wrong. The hard part is the acceptance and moving on to try again, or to try something else altogether.

As I meet other ladies going through the same thing I become so connected and want each and every one of us to celebrate in the quest to bare a child, another child, or children. I am feeling kind of sentimental...can you tell?!

Anyway, welcome and thanks for the update on your progress. I am right behind you, but interestingly enough I go in for my retrieval on 8/6. I haven't even started Lupron yet. Hmmm?

alimoyni - You sound like you are in the same mood as me. It is so hard to stay positive, but we really need to don't we.

Just know that the ladies here seem to all understand and can relate. Yikes, I had no idea that the shots could cause a bruise! I can't wait for Thursday either because I will finally start Lupron and Dex. Are you taking anything else besides Gonal F?

alimoyni · Post by **alimoyni** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:50 pm

my only shots are the lupron and gonal-f. I have an ultrasound and bloodwork (and my first acupuncture session) tomorrow and will start my gonal-f on friday if the lab work is fine I guess.

The one thing I really like about this IVF process though, is every day I do something - a pill or shot or whatever - and I feel like I am doing something instead of just sitting around and hoping to get pregnant. I love marking off my calendar, haha

kerpupples · Post by **kerpupples** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:24 pm

FET is much easier meds-wise. I've only had estrogen patches every other day. You have to do progesterone shots after the transfer same as a fresh cycle.

Unfortunately at my U/S today my lining is thick but "too homogenous". It looks like they will cancel the transfer this month. Good news is that I think my RE will give me Provera to jump start my period. I could potentially do a transfer in about 3 weeks.

Good luck to the rest of you on this thread!

emfossum · Post by **emfossum** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:16 pm

Hi Kerpupples - That is too bad about your lining, so sorry. You have a good attitude about it! What exactly do they mean by "too homogenous"?

That is great that you can speed up your cycle. I really lack in the whole patience thing, so I really hope that 3 wks pass fast for you. I will be waiting to hear about your cycle. Hang in there.

I just took my first Lupron shot today. I love the small needles...it made it so easy. This shot is nothing like Menopur. I wish all the shots were this easy.

Does anyone remember what the side effects for Lupron were? Any personal experiences?

emfossum · Post by **emfossum** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:15 pm

HI everyone,

Well I am on my second day of Lupron. The shots were easy, because I stuck them in my thigh. I have put on some weight since I have started this whole process of IUIs an now invitro... that I have fat layer to shoot into. I suppose it came in handy.

I started to get the biggest headache which lasted pretty much all day. I took Tylenol, but it didn't help much.

Anyone familiar with Lupron headaches? What did you do to ease the pain?

I am getting more and more excited as time ticks by, I can't wait for ER!

Hope everyone is doing well.

Elizabeth

Rosario · Post by **Rosario** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:23 pm

I got those Lupron headaches. The worst part of all is that I dont take any medication for pain. I am against it (somehow not against Follistim hehe). Well i dealt with it for about 4 weeks. They honestly were the worst. I guess i got used to them. I hear people take Tynenol.

I am currently on Day 4 of Follistim which if all goes well I will be set for the first week of August for ER. I am already a little swollen. Scared though because i am on 600 units of follistim.

alimoyni · Post by **alimoyni** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:27 pm

Hum, I had a bad headache yesterday didnt think to accosicate it with the lupron. I had my first acupuncture session and I blamed it on that. Who knows

Start my gonal-f tonight. Had a baseline Estradiol level yesterday which was 13 (which seems awful low but I guess ok). Be intresting to see how the stim drugs make me feel, I really havent noticed anything from the lupron.

kimmysq · Post by **kimmysq** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:47 pm

Oh those darn Lurpon headaches! Ugh! Tylenol was what my RE had me take.
Kim

emfossum · Post by **emfossum** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:13 pm

Hi everyone,

How is everyone doing? Kerpupples- Have they rescheduled you for transfer yet? How are you feeling?

Hi Rosario- Is this your first IVF? It sounds like you were on Lupron for a long time. Our schedule is very close, you are one day before me.

I hope we get a lot of eggs. Have you been in for an US after you had started stims? I have my US schedule for the 30th...I can't wait to see what is happening.

alimoyni- How did the US go for you? Did they give you any information? I begin my first Gonal F tonight. I am going to try it in the belly. I have dedicated my left leg for Lupron, my right for Menopur and the Gonal in my gut. Get the theme? I am trying to stay organized. LOL! I also love marking off my calendar!

Sha1- What does your schedule look like for ER?\

Ronnie- How is stimming going for you?

Hoping everyone is having a nice weekend.

Elizabeth

alimoyni · Post by **alimoyni** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:43 am

My ultrasound was good. 4 little follicles on the right and 7 on the left. He said a couple more should show on the next ultrasound but are too small to see on CD3.

Next thing will be bloodwork on monday to check my estridol level. I will have taken 3 shots of gonal-f (225units) by then, so be intresting to see how my level improves.

emfossum · Post by **emfossum** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:23 pm

Hi everyone,

I am checking off the calendar each day and can't wait to see what the stims has produced. I am currently on 2 amps of Menopur and 300 units of Gonal F as well as the Lupron twice a day, and the Dexamethosome at night. I go in for an ultra sound and blood work on the 30th. I am feeling pretty good. My headaches seem to have gone away, and my legs are starting to look pretty interesting with all the bruising.

Alimoyni- Your US looks great. How often are you going in now to get US and blood work? I assume you saying day 3, but what is CD3? It looks like you are on a slight different dosage than I am. I wonder if this is because of my age so they beef it up a bit.

Well good luck on Monday for your BW. Keep us posted.

Rosario- Have you had your US/BW yet? How is it looking for you?

alimoyni · Post by **alimoyni** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:19 pm

I dont know how many of you guys like the Olympics. But they just happen to be going on during our 2WW which I know will personally help a ton keep my mind from obsessing.

Hope all is going well, I had a bloodlevel today, waiting on the nurse to tell me the result later on today to see if I need to adjust my gonal-f dose at all.

Good luck to all of us, the ER will be here in like 1 more week!

oh and CD3 was day 3 after my period following birth control pills. I had already started lupron so I guess it was more like my baseline ultrasound day.

sha1 · Post by **sha1** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:44 pm

Hello everyone,

Tomorrow morning is my baseline appointment; hoping everything will turn out ok.

Gook Luck to everyone!

kerpupples · Post by **kerpupples** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:13 pm

Good news Elizabeth - my RE took another look at my lining today and there are now 3 layers like they want to see. I'm on for a transfer on Friday!

Hang in there on the stims - I only had to use 150 units per day of Gonal-F but I was pretty darn tender pre-retrieval.

I've got my acupuncture scheduled for Friday too so I'm all set!

Who do you see at CCRM? If this round doesn't work I may switch to Gustafson in their north office.

emfossum · Post by **emfossum** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:12 pm

Hi Kerpupples - That is excellent news about your lining! Good luck on Friday. I see Dr. Guftofson in Louisville...we are only about 10 minutes away from that office. We will have to have the procedures done down south at Skyridge Medical Center which I believe is their main center for these procedures. I really like my doctor, but don't even think about next time because this could work just fine and you won't need another try.

I have been going through AP twice a week for three weeks already. I have heard good things, and I like it so I hope it really helps.

I can't wait to hear how many follicles they get on Friday. Keep us posted!

Anyone transferring early in August??

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