OCT / NOV / DEC 2008 Buddies

[havbaby1627]

Thanks tohavefun for posting this message board so for those of us following along in a similar schedule can support one another and share stories!
I am starting injections on the 29th, will call in when I start my cycle and then move forward with the other injections. My projected ER is on 11/7 so, we're getting pretty excited!
I'm nervous about the injections but as said in previous posts, it's what I gotta to so we can have a family and well, I'll do pretty much anything. Thank God, I don't have any issues on my end so, that will hopefully make things move along well. My poor DH is a bit sad that we can't do this the "normal" way but, I am just trying to do whatever I can to help keep his spirits up about all this. Not to sound selfish but, I just hope he will have the sensitivity and kindness to be able to help me cope through this preparation time & basically recognize all that I am going through for us. I am sure he will and know he's kinda being "a man" about some of this however he IS very concerned about everything so, I'm probably just being me and worrying about nothing!

[wonderce]

Mornin girls,
Welcome havbaby, Melissag, Mally, and any other new gals joining the board.

Gina, so sorry to hear about your accident! That's terrible. But it sounds like you are already on the road to recovery with the physical therapy and you have a great DH. Get well soon. Hopefully tour focus on IVF will help see you through.

Chris, hope you got your PMA back. Your picture of the smileys on the see-saw perfectly describes the emotions we all go through. I just hope you're feeling like the happy angel today. Countdown to Lupron!

Robin, I remember my follies were small at my first scan, but lots of meds helped boost their size at the next u/s. When is your next one?

Karen, congrats on the follie count! It sounds like you're moving right along! I'll have to check into the DHEA and read more about it. Good luck on Thursday at your next u/s. Keep us posted.

Adjec, getting ready for your DH's b-day? Only 2 more days until your Beta, right? I'm reading another book right now called The Power of the Sub-Conscious Mind and it talks about how much influence our minds can have over things that happen to us. I know it's easy for me to say, but try to keep thinking positive!

So I have my ER tomorrow and am also trying to stay positive! I'm not actually nervous to have it done, but I am nervous to find out how many eggs we end up with, how many embies, and then for the ET. They said I have 8-9 potential follies, and possible ET on either Sunday or Tuesday. I have one more acupuncture treatment today, and then off we go tomorrow. Please keep me in your prayers/thoughts. You all have been so wonderful.

"When you get into a tight place and it seems that you can't go on, hold on —
for that's just the place and the time that the tide will turn."
– Harriet Beecher Stowe

[to_have_fun08]

Cycling:

October Stims:
sloan- done stims! triggered, ER Oct 19!!
wonderce- stims Oct 10 - ER Oct 23
wickedwheel - stims Oct 14 (gonal F) ER Oct 28
karenvanc.island - stims Oct 16, (gonalF),
robin- stims Oct 18 (bravelle, menopur, ganiralex)
NY4thtry -done Lupron, on ganirilex, - stims 10/20
Melo_P -down reg Oct 6, stims around Oct 22th
chenry- stims Oct 24
gina- stims around Oct 25
babyhope- polyp removed, stims around Oct 25
johnson 1902- stims Oct 29
mrs.cutter- stims Oct 31
keesha2008 - end of Oct
mally - first u/s Nov 4 - superfact injections
Much Hope-Donor Egg. ET Nov 2/3

November Stims:
sol2009 - Nov cycle
cocosmomma - FET Nov
Foreverlove - Begin BCP's soon, planning ER/ET week of Thanksgiving
to_have_fun08- start Lupron Oct 24, praying to start stims Nov 7th.
dagnytaggart - bcps Oct 9, ER Nov 19
jnitschke- nov?
JDC- mid Nov stims, estrace 1st
bell 02- Lupron Oct 25, FET Nov 28
Lady J- on bcp's, Lupron Oct 26, Nov stims
Lynnie- end of Nov stims
not hopless yet - Waiting for AF around Oct 20th to begin BCP's
wishing4baby - FET
kinababy - ER & ET middle of NOV
havbaby1627 - ER around Nov 7th

December stims:
Kas101 - currenlty taking DHEA - bcps early Nov, stims early Dec
Rosario- stims Dec
JennLB25 - Tube removal Oct 8 - cycle Nov/Dec
Natasha- Donor Egg cycle

2WW --- PUPOLittle embies snuggle in tight and stick!!!
ajdec- ET Oct 13 - 1 embie! leader of BFP's!! Beta 10/24
Melissag - FET Oct 23


Beta Results PLEASE BRING US ALL BFP's!!!!!

[to_have_fun08]

karen- You follie count is really good and it sounds like you are progressing well. Have they given you an estimated ER date?

Wonderance - YEAH!!!! another person going to ER. This board is just taking off and getting really exciting. Good luck with ER, hope you get lots of good eggs.

Sloan - How are you and your eggs doing? Have the scheduled your ET?

adjec - Only 2 more days. Keeping my fingers crossed for you and sending you tons of

Kas - thanks for trying to cheer me up. I am starting to get in a better mood. I think I will be all set once I get to my u/s and b/w on Nov 5 and get the official OK to start stims. I am actually pretty excited to see how my body reacts to this protocol. They are putting me on more Follistim so hopefully I will get a couple more good mature eggs. Last time I had 11 follies but they only retrieved 6 mature eggs.

Hope everyone else is having a good day. It is hump day only 2 more days till the weekend. YEAH!!!!

Chris

[ajdec]

Wonderance -- Good luck tomorrow!!! Hope all goes well!

[Melissag]

Thank you so much for all the warm welcomes. I don't know how you all keep up there is so much activity going on on this board. My SIL showed me something that I wanted to share with all of you, it's quite the tear jerker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqfGqOx2iDQ

[sloan88]

welcome Melissag, havbaby, mally... and anyone else I missed

Wonderce - I totally had the same anxiety about the # of eggs... the procedure itself wasn't so scary. It really sounds like you have a good amount.. i bet some new ones will show up. good luck!

adjec - hope you are hanging in there... i'm nervous that next week I will do nothing other than obsess... i'm hoping not... we've got to keep living our lives!

gina - so sorry about your accident! recover quickly! how dare life throw you an extra curve ball!

Robin - hang in there --- I bet your next u/s will be way different

to have fun - i hope this protocol works well for you! glad that you are feeling a bit better! and thanks for checking in on me...

I've been a bit quiet... the ER actually really knocked me out. I was fine the day of but the day after I was wiped out - not sure whether physically or just from the stress of feeling anxious about the fertilization news... there's always the next thing to worry about right ??? anyway even up until yesterday I was just exhausted on my feet and crampy - at work - feeling like I didn't have energy - maybe just recovering or it's the antibiotics and steroid thing I'm taking? or the progesterone shots??? which i have to say after the first one became sort of really hard. These have been painful - not to inject but after the fact - i'm like a big bruise and the needle is so long it kinda gives me a panic just thinking about it...!! in these past days - i've been really thinking - wow... this is brutal.... but i'm trying to keep the eye on the prize

anyway I'm now in this weird limbo time with my embryos somewhere in a petri dish sitting there for 5 days. what a mind trip...! I'm assuming they're fine or I would have heard by now and had an earlier transfer. I'm scheduled for this friday. We had 6-7 so i'm hoping there are at least 2 good blasts to transfer.

so... I'm just kind of dreading the worry that I know is going to come after the ET. I'm afraid I won't want to move!! how did people deal with this.... how long did you take it easy for - I understand that if the blasts are going to implant they are going to do it in the first day or two so maybe after that it doesn't matter so much?

anyway - i have been quiet ... just sort of slightly shell shocked.

[to_have_fun08]

Sloan - Hope you will be back to somewhat normal soon. I am sure your little embies are fine and growing in their own little world. I have also heard that blast implant a day or 2 after transfer. Some RE's say to do total bedrest after ET other say just to take it easy. I think it is up to you on what you want to do. Normal people get pregnant without bedrest so in my opinion bedrest is a little over the edge. That is just me. Wishing you the best of luck with your transfer on Friday and with your sanity in the 2ww.

Chris

[sloan88]

Thanks Chris - you are always the voice of reason!!
I feel for you in your waiting mode... the waiting is very challenging. (we suffer more in our mind than in our body I think)... I'd take a bunch of progesterone shots any day over the 2WW!!

[Rosario]

I am stilll hanging on here. I am sctually waiting for my insurance info to come in. I called my insurance company and they don't have any information on me in the database which means HR have not registered me quite yet. I am just upset because they actually took out from my paycheck to go towards the insurance and haven't even sent my paperwork to them so they can enroll me. I am hoping and still have hopes I will see a RE before my next AF so at least i can start BCP or the Lupron. Last night i dreamt I was pregnanct and in the U/S they saw a 6 cell embryo haha. As you can see I am so ready to get this journey started. Well guys I hope everyone is ok. Chris hang in there you will be just fine!

[wonderce]

Thanks everyone for your well wishes. It really helps to read all of the posts.

Sloan, I'm glad the procedure isn't so scary. I guess I'll be in la-la-land while I'm in there, and then hopefully not too much cramping afterwards. I guess it's a good thing I'm working from home on Friday so I don't have to worry about feeling drained. I have the same reservations as you about really taking it easy for the next few weeks. My pre-ER instructions said no heavy lifting or exertion for a couple of days. How many will you transfer? You must be so excited for Friday. Good luck!

[sloan88]

wonderce - yes not so scary. it's intimidating but you are quickly in la-la land as you put it and then you wake up! i hope you feel okay. I think we had about the same # of follicles so I expect you won't be too bad off - just be prepared for fatigue!! After the xfer - I was feeling kind of smug - like hmmm that wasn't so bad - zero bloating etc and then whap! exhaustion...

I think we will transfer 2 blasts. It's my first ivf and I would be thrilled with either twins or one (triplets scares me and reduction scares me more...) My RE is very concerned about multiples and I know they will push for 2 or less... so no arguments there...

GOOD LUCK to you!! let us know how it goes..... i'm going to need company in my 2WW...

[gina1234]

hey ladies i still thinking about u....thank you for all your support...i hope everyone is staying positive because the more positive energy on this forum the more positive result we will all get...hugs to all of u...hope u had a great day...tomorrow i go for more therapy to see how the arm, neck & back are doing....& i know AF is coming soon...i will keep u posted & i know u will all keep me posted on how u are doing by reading the post that u sent on the board...chat with u soon the arm is starting to hurt alittle bit...till tomorrow ciao

[NY4thtry]

Hi all

being the old hand on this board.. IVF # 5 under way i thought i would add a few things..

The drugs make you feel awful.. thats just the way it is.. warning re progesterone.. very constipating and that can be awful i suggest colace in case!!!

ER isnt so bad.. i have always lovved that nice 20 minute or so sleep... although any anethesia tends to wipe you out

as for bedrest after transfer.. basically the conventional wisdom these days seems to be that it isnt neccesary.. that said i am of the mond that it is best to take every precaution and a day in bed after transfer with good movies and some ice cream cant hurt...

As for me the steroid is making me feel awful .. my face feels puffy i am tired of not exercising and having gained weight .. but i know it will all be worth it ..

I have my intrlipid tomorrow.. first US monday.. sorry to be a whiner

[to_have_fun08]

NY4thtry - Whine away, we don't care. You have been doing so many drugs you have plenty of reason to whine. I have been taking extra vitamims and I have been whinning to myself about them. I just hate taking any kind of medicine/vitimin etc.

Rosario - That must be frustrating that the insurance company doesn't have your paperwork. It seems that once we have our mindset to do a cycle we want to get it done NOW. So give me some #'s i will start to complain to your HR people and get your paperwork pushed through ASAP.

Wonderance - Good luck tomorrow. Have a nice and peaceful little nap.

Karen - Can't wait to hear about your growing follies. I have a really good feeling about this cycle for you.


As far as all the meds go while in a cycle, the only drug I really really hated was the doxicyclin. It make me feel like poop. All the other drugs just make me feel bloated. Doxiciclin is the devil. DH also doesn't like it, he want me to call the RE to see if we can get another antibotic. So I guess I will try but probably won't be able to do it.

Chris