Jan/Feb 2010--Cycle Group

[samgarkay]

moorebaby: Cetrotide is similar to Granilex (sp?). It makes your body hold on to the eggs and prevents ovulation.

[msmac]

Turtle-congratulations on trigger! ER is around the corner

CamiWB- welcome and you are on your way! We may be on the same schedule or close to it.

Patypaty-welcome to you too! I am new to IVF as well. These girls are great! With my DH deployed I don’t know what I would of done or how I would have been without them!

Jenice- I just said a prayer for you that everything works out

Hms- go girl, get your trigger on! Can’t wait to hear how many follies you got!

Positivethinking- I would freeze them if you could. You may decide later to have another one

Mandy14- welcome and you’re so close to ER! How are stims going?

Riley- sooooo sorry you were feeling horrible. I hope you feel better and I pray its not OHSS. Congrats on all those follies fertilizing. You are on your way!

Babyhopes- how are you feeling? Congrats on your fert report as well

Franny- how are those follies doing? I’m sure they are growing, growing, growing!

Misocial- everything is going to be fine and we are not thinking about cancellation. That is not in the plan! You will go back for SnS and thinks will be much different.

Gi- you will hear from the hospital soon. I had to have a polyp removed before I started this cycle, but my RE removed mine. Stay positive

Samgarkay- I think a few of us are on schedule for ER on Monday or Tuesday. I think it’s like 4 or 5 of us! Glad your feeling well

Katie- how are you doing? Did the snow finally disappear? It finally warmed up here in the south. I was so thankful! I'm usually hot natured but since I have been on all these hormones I have been freezing!

AFM- still stimming along, feeling a little sluggish today and pressure in my pelvis. I feel every twinge! SnS, on Friday morning, hopefully I should trigger this weekend. Everything is moving so fast! Lots of prayers for everyone XOXO

Roshaunda

[bethanyneedsluck]

Not usually one to complain but going through the updates it seems like I have been on BCP's FOREVER!!!! I just wish at this point I could make it to the injections group OK enough of that, hope everyone is doing well this group sure has grown:) I will continue to stalk this cycle group untill Jan 26th that will hopefully be the last day of BCP's and I can start giving updates again. Good luck everyone!

[hjw]

Hey everyone, hope you don't mind but I'm just crashing your thread to say a quick YAY to turtle for triggering last night and a big GL for ER tomorrow!!! Woo hoo! Hope it goes smoothly and I'll be checking in to see how you get on!

lou71 - hope your 2ww isn't driving you insane, GL for your beta tomorrow!!!

katie99 - not long to go until your baseline and then it's stims a week today, hurray!

I see a fair number of other familiar names on here from the Nov/Dec thread - I'm thinking of you all ladies and will be tracking your progress!

Hazel

[moorebaby]

it's 6:51am & i'm about to leave for my baseline...woohoo! feels like i've been waiting forever!

hms- i'll be thinking about you today! can't wait to hear the report in how it went.

bei- i'm praying that af will show up soon for you hun!

[turtle0619]

omg i am soooo mad....i just spent over an hour posting personals to everyone and its GONE!!
if i dont throw this damn thing out the window i will do a do-over in a little bit....my fingers hurt!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[turtle0619]

ok let me try this again...i'm going to break it up into afew posts so i dont lose it again!
good morning ladies!!

claud thank you so much for always being my cheerleader! it really means so much to me that you are always here for me! i am so happy and feel so lucky that i found such a sweet friend out of all of this! i truly care so much for you! *tear* haha
yay for no more BCP'S!!! good luck tomorrow with your baseline check! ya know ever since your trigger shot "incident" back in sept/oct, ive feared that happening to me when i finally got to trigger. DH did a great job last night though, and i decided to take an ovulation strip test this morning to make sure it worked...well it detected an LH surge so i think thats a good sign! enjoy your acupuncture tomorrow!! i hope everything worked out with your hubbys new insurance..i hate that we have to worry about insurance on top of everything else....
did you ever decide how many of your frosties you will be thawing? how many will you transfer? i just know one of those frosties will be your BFP!!!

katie ok ok ok...you can do your "antagonist works" dance now! i am still in shock that i made it to retrival....i want you to know how thankful i am for you being here...i know you are part of the reason that i made it this far. i love you always, and i'm so glad we are friends!

moorebaby woooohoooo for baseline!! i hope they find tons of good antral follies for you! hold on tight..its gonna go fast now. i'm so glad everything worked out and you didnt have to wait till next cycle!! this is your time girl!!!! yay!!

hazel thank you so much for crashing for me! its really means alot to me! i LOVE your new tracker!! sooooo cool and exciting!! how are you feeling? only a week till your ultrasound right? keep me updated! hearing that lil beans heartbeat is going to be amazing!! (((((hugs)))))

[turtle0619]

part 2

msmac good luck with you SnS tomorrow!! twinges are a GREAT sign!
GROW FOLLIES GROW!! it wont be must longer now!! woohooo. oh BTW...i'm turtle *and* franny! haha

bethany hi hun! i'm so happy to see you back! BCP's suck...its my least favorite stage of this IVF stuff cause it goes on FOREVER!!! dont worry...it will be your time soon...then it will fly by!! hang in there!

mandy/cami welcome!! i'm so glad you decided to join our crazy little world haha you jumped in during a busy week around here, but please dont be overwhlemed..stick around....any questions please ask away!!

paty welcome!! i also started acupuncture this cycle. my RE never told me about it, but after being on these boards and seeing so many other woman doing it i decided it couldnt hurt, and if anything it would be a way to relieve stress. well i am going to my ER tomorrow morning...my first one after 2 canceled cycles. is it from the acupuncture? i dont know. was it from having the right ivf protocol this time? staying calmer this time? i'm not sure, but it might be a combo of all 3! i love it, and will keep going! good luck to you!

samgarkey SnS everyday must be torture, but i'd totally do it if they were telling me it was because i was going "so good"!! thats awesome news!! PMA PMA PMA!! you are doing so great! ER will be here before you know it! hang in there, and try to stay calm!

[turtle0619]

part 3

beth84 10 follies between 13-15 is AWESOME!!! GROW FOLLIES GROW!! i have a feeling its going to be busy around here on monday!! wooohoooo i'm so happy for you! yay!!

babyhopes not sound like alot??? OMG thats a GREAT report!! GROW EMBIES GROW!!! i'm sooo happy and excited for you! i'm glad you are feeling good after the ER! since i'll be down in boston tomorrow for my ER we should have a fertility party!! haha wooohooo i am thinking of you always! good luck tomorrow!!

jenice ahhhhhh insurance just sucks! its so not fair that "normal" woman dont have to think of all this crap when they want to get pregnant. its not fair, and i'm just so sorry! on a positive note...change is good, and maybe going to a new RE is just what you'll need to get your BFP!! and i'm so proud of you for deciding to get healthy! we get so sucked into this IVF world that before you know it you dont even remember what normal feels or looks like anymore. good for you for getting your life back! i will be watching for you BFP in the near future!

misocial its ok to cry! i am so sorry to hear your news! i'm sending you all my NO CANCEL VIBES your way. ive been doing IVF since august and have been canceled twice..its not fun, and its hard, and its not fair! for me, both times i was canceled because evil lupron over-suppressed me, and my follies wouldnt grow. i ended up with one dominant follie taking over! grrrr. it is heartbreaking! if you have any questions or want to talk please feel free to do so! i am here for you!

[PatyPaty]

Hi Ladies - I'm on day 5 of my stims & the pain is excruciating. I don't know if it's due to my ovaries growing or my endometriosis. I'm trying to focus on the outcome & not complaint so much - But I am so worn out & think it might be best to take the rest of the week off work.

turtle01619 - good luck tomorrow & I will keep you in my prayers

[Supergenius]

hi ladies,

looks like we've really grown as a group! i've been mostly lurking, since my work schedule has me here at weird times/days. i was supposed to do a cycle in January, but due to my husband's insurance policy at work changing we need to get re-approved for IVF. so after being on BCPs for almost 5 weeks now, i get to have an AF then go back on BCPs for a few more weeks. i am trying very hard to be patient (not succeeding).

looks like i'll be one of the last ones in mid- to end of February (also switching to do a fresh cycle - better odds of success).

i was very happy to see franny triggering! you go girl! you've had a super long wait for this moment!

[gi]

this will be very quick as i in work

turtle Yeah for trigger!!!! Best of luck with Ec

patypaty my ovaries are always very sore from day 2 of stims, drink lots of water and take it easy ring your re if concerned

jencie ah no!! i am going to miss you my ould cycle buddy, take some time out to get fit maybe a break will give you a surprise bfp!! Also it took till this 7th attempt for my pcos to be discovered so you could have it and it was missed!

Moorebaby yeah for AF!! I get to start the stims on the 9th feb if i get the polyp removed before then.

Supergenius i too am getting impatient with the bcps i am on them since 26th Nov....its getting old now needed something new to happen and then i get threatened with poss. of cancellation!

Thanks girls for your advice i will hound the gynea from next wk when the should have the referral letter, unfortunatley its a public (free of charge) system so on waiting list! Fingers crossed though

gi xx

[turtle0619]

part 4..seriously..haha this is out of control...i cant stop typing!!

lou how are you feeling pupo girl??? i'm thinking of you often!! hope the 2ww isnt driving you too crazy!
PMA PMA PMA!!!

dodo i hope you are over your stomach flu! thats not fun! i'm so sorry! and did AF show up during all this too? did RE approve your donor yet? thats sooo cool that you got to meet her and are bonding! so neat! hope everything is going good!

hms good luck today!!!! i am thinking of you and sending you tons and tons of good follie dust!! wooohooo!!

rileybaby how are you feeling? any word yet of the fert report or ET date? i hope you are feeling ok, and drinking tons of water!!! PMA PMA! GROW EMBIES GROW!!

supergenius thats crazy....i was just thinking of you...i was going to PM you after all this typing...so good to hear from you! thank you for the PMA!! ugggg insurance problems again!! waiting is horrible! when is AF due? will you cycle in FEB then? please stick around! i missed you!

[turtle0619]

ok i know i forgot alot of people and i'm sorry, but i cant keep typing haha i have to turn this computer off!!

afm i think i am still in shock from getting to this point. back in aug. when i started IVF i thought getting to the ER would be the easy part of this all, and now 6 months later i finally made it!! i know i wont have crazy amounts of follies like alot of you, but i dont care. even if this cycle doesnt end up with a BFP i am just so happy that i know i can make it to the ER, and that i finally found a protocol that works for me it will all be worth it. i'm not exactly sure what we will wind up with tomorrow, but at my ultrasound yesterday the tech said that my lining was nice and thick, and that i had 2 follies that were 18mm, and 3 that were 15mm...she said i also had 3 that were 12mm...so i am hoping for 5 good follies, but will ok with only 2, anything over that i will be thrilled! i am going into this with a "it only takes one" state of mind! please send me all the PMA you can....i need it!
i said to DH.....you get to watch PORN on friday!!! hahaha
DH did a great job at my trigger shot last night...i was nervous, and so was he...we watched the instructional online video my pharmacy gave us about how to give the shot a few times, and then i lied down on my stomach on my bed with DH hovering over me haha
we started the video again so he could follow along...as soon as they got to the injection part of the video i braced myself and held my breath.....nothing....ok....i waited a few more seconds and grabbed onto the side of the bed waiting.....nothing....WTH is he doing back there?? haha i started to giggle and said...god damnit just do it already!!! haha he was like..ummmm i already did it..i'm injecting the meds right now!! i had no idea..i didnt feel a thing!! (i did ice the crap out of it beforehand, but i didnt think it would really help)
sooo i feel it today though! i feel like i fell skiing!
i am going to acupuncture later today...so much for my needle free day!

thank you all for all of your support and kind words! it really means alot to me. i didnt know if i would ever make it to this point and your support (some for months and months) means more then you will ever know!
(happy tears are flowing now!!)

****much love*****

[rlk1]

Hey ladies!

Wow---there are pages and pages of posts since I last wrote---I can’t keep up (I won’t even pretend that I can!). I hope you’ll forgive me if I just write a few personals....

Baby hopes: 9 fertilized embabies---that’s so great!! Seems we’ll both be PUPO tomorrow---woo-hoo!!

Riley baby maybe: How are you feeling? Did they determine if you have OHSS? I sure hope not!! Congrats on 20 fertilized!!! Is your transfer tomorrow or Sunday?

Hms: GOOD LUCK to you today!!!! I’m thinking of you!!!

Merri_Baby_Dust: I think I might be a little ahead of you in our cycles, but I appreciate you putting me with you anyway! So…instead of being your cycle sister, I’ll be your faithful cheerleader!

Katie99: Thank you SOOOO much for the IM injection tips. In the past, I massaged afterwards only half-heartedly. When I got your post about a 10 minute massage post-injection I thought I’d give it a try. Happy to say my bum hurts MUCH MUCH less than before!

Lou71: Good luck tomorrow! I imagine you’ll be on pins and needles---here’s hoping for that BFP!!!

turtle0619: Hoping you get millions and trillions of eggs tomorrow….well….maybe not that many! I’ll be thinking of you!!

Gi: I really really really hope you don’t get cancelled. Any word?

J&C: How are things going? You have an SnS on the 22nd, right? When do they think your transfer will be?

Arabsrcool: How are things going? If I remember correctly, your FET is soon (maybe this weekend?)!

Moorebaby: Glad to hear you’re a go for this month!! YAYY!!! Let the stimming fun begin!

Beth84: Glad to hear things are progressing nicely. Let us know what they say tomorrow!

Claud662: Good luck tomorrow at your baseline appt! No tips on helping to get a thick lining---but I’ll do the “thick-lining” dance for you (since we seem to dance for everything else---AF dance, no-AF dance, no-cancellation dance…now “thick-lining” dance (cha, cha, cha!).

AFM….my transfer is still on for tomorrow despite the fact that I’m sick. They said as long as I don’t have a fever that I should be fine. So….I’m going to trust that the fact that I feel awful won’t jeopardize a thing (trying SO HARD to have some PMA). As of tomorrow at 1pm (my FET time) I’ll be PUPO!!!