The Sisterhood of the Blue Stilettos

[sassynlv]

Angie: i am so sorry. This sucks. I can't imagine how you have hung in there for 3 wks. After all that it must be very disappointing to be 'under stimming". How frustrating. Wish there was something i could say (or someone i could kick the sh*t out of ) to help When is your next us?

[Angie65]

Thanks Meg, Sassy - and Fee you are right - we just don't know how the human body will respond - it is so unpredictable. I 've always thought through all this at least I respond well to the drugs, but even that is not the case at the moment.

Oh well - we will see on Sat. Think I might treat myself to a lunch hour today and go shopping. Can't buy clothes as a bit bloated (but not as much as I should be of course) -so it may have to be shoes or a bag. Blah!

[amy]

Angie - This is just a bunch of horse sh^t. I am done with this b@$t@rd. What is the office number? Does he know who you have backing you in all this?? You are being such a trooper. You easily deserve lunch and at least a pair of cute shoes. And don't do the whole price range crap. You likey - you buy. Make sure they have a nice point somewhere so if you don't hear what you want on Saturday you can kick the crap out of them. With style of course. You have clearly earned the IVF defense.

We are here for you!

[patie]

Hey ladies....

Angie... I am sorry for what you are going through... but my advise you are already half way through... dont give up and rant and be grumpy as much as you want.... we are all here for you!!! enjoy the shopping spree...there's nothing like shoes and bags... I enjoy shopping those more then clothes...Go Angie...Go Angie...gogogo Angie ...hugs

Sass...Thank god your migraine is over... i hope it will never pop up again... I hate headaches... DH used to have strong ones... and he has one vein next to his eye that would pop....so we called it "the vein headache"... I hope you feel better soon...

Meg, I will pm you the dress! So you are now 13 weeks... wohooo!!! i am glad you made it through the wedding without drinking... extended family is a hand full! but i like your grandma she sounds like a nice tough lady...

Amy, you are not crazy at all...you are thinking right! there's nothing like family and you are being a superb momy....hats off lady!!!

Wanna...how did the beta test go? did u do it yet...my head's spinning cant get the timing right now!!!

Fi how was the meeting w that client??

Vicky, Jenn, Coco, nickster and Melissa how are you all ???

I am sorry not much of a talkative this morning i am still tooo sleepy! yesterday we had to attend a business dinner for DH and it was all work talk... DAAAHHHH... had to put on a smile to stop me from yaning....

Hugs ladies...see ya!

[FionaA]

OK Well I never got to come back here during work hours, so now am at my mother's house typing away and foraging for food.

Amy, bring on the AF pity party. Are you watching any good telephone company commercials and crying yet??

Not that you need a reason for wanting a second child but wanting to give J a sibling is completely understandable, especially given that you don't have a big extended family. Man I thought my family was small (hows this for selfish IVF reason #8 - I keep thinking I would be alone when I'm old if I don't have kids) Little J is is a lucky kid, bet he'll be a great big bro too.

In terms of my numbers, didn't think to ask AGAIN. Then again if I knew the numbers I would probably start googling them and freaking out. I've been googling all sorts of stuff today and REALLY upset myself. Could hardly speak to my mate during the car ride home, then took to my bed and cried, all worried about a miscarriage. DH came in and wanted to know what was going on. He then confessed that he didn't want to get happy about being prego because he is also so worried that it will be taken away. Man this process is nuts, I think I am going round the bend here....By the way if anyone wants me to stop whining just slap me, isn't that a good cure for hysteria anyway?

Mego glad to hear your nerves are finally wearing off. I also like the sound of your grandma, she sounds hilarious. You can always trust grandparents to say whatever they damn well want. I can't wait till I'm old and can start hitting young people with my walking stick (and hopefully getting away with it)

Nickster, I'm on one suppository a night. I wasn't on any progesterone until my b/w came in with prog a little low. Today I convinced myself that that was because my pregnancy is failing. I'm hearing you on the pads thing. Not that I have any in the damn house. Where are you from Nickster??

Wanna you are an absolute champion for hanging on to your dinner like that. I really admire your effort there, completed with pained/ constipated look. I think you and me may be the opposite of bulimic, no damn way are we wasting good dinner! Ha Ha you made me laugh with that one...Good luck with your Beta tomorrow I hope your RE appreciates your contribution to his financial security.

Angie I hope you went and bought some killer shoes. I may be a sicko that really works for me when I need a pick me up. I'm starting to get quite the collection a substantial portion of which can be blamed on IVF.

Sass glad to hear you worked out your headache and went straight to the strong stuff, migraines suck a$$, hope it is wearing off fast. Haven't had a chance to order my t-shirt yet, hopefully tomorrow, really looking forward to that. By the way, someone asked me if I was pregnant today. I shrieked at him "ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT????" That shut him up.

Patie, sorry to hear about boring business dinner, It's pretty hard not to nod off in those. My client was a pain in the a$$, thanks for asking.

Well I'd best be off, I need to catch up with tonites episode of the Biggest Loser.

Fee

[wannababyIVF]

Wow!! I’m really starting to realize the time difference. When I am asleep this thread is on fire!

Angie—I am so sorry honey. I know I’m a little late. Sorry I wasn't here to support you. I would have to agree with the other ladies. Don’t give up yet. You have come to far. I know it’s so frustrating but hopefully everything will work out for the best. I hope you got a nice big meal and some fabulous shoes and a bag to match. You deserve it honey. Whatever you have to do to make yourself feel better you do it. And don’t worry about bringing us down. If you need to let it out, we’re here for you.

Fi—I feel you on the miscarriage thinking. Whenever I’m feeling so positive and sure of myself that evil “M” thought pops into my head. I just hate it and I hate that I think about it. But you are not alone in your thinking. I guess it’s only natural.

Patie—Sorry your business dinner didn’t intrigue you. Haven’t had 2nd beta test yet. It’s at noon today and it is 8am here now.

Sassy--Hope your evil headache has gone away.

Hello to everyone else. Hope you all are doing well.

Prayers and Hugs to everyone!!

[jenn]

Wow! It's quiet today. I don't have much to say either. AF showed up this morning. Several days early, not too happy about that. What a b#tch! Oh well, now I won't have terrible cramps while getting jiggy with it at the 80's party.

[Coco]

Hi, all!

Where is everybody today?

Lost in Wednesday?

Ange, I hope that you are doing OK today and keeping the faith.

Sass, remember when I was asking you about what a Lupron Headache was like . . . . ?

Hee, Haw!

Let’s just say, now I know. And how. Uhm, F*cking Ouch.

I am on Lupron for about three weeks. The shots are OK, which is good because this weekend I have to give them to myself. I am still on OCs and Lupron, the OCs stop soon.

I am taking Tylenol XS twice a day until the headache levels off. So far, so good. I am done honkey tonking though, that is for sure. Still trying to wrap my mind around this craziness.

Acupuncture started yesterday and it was quite nice, I guess. Although I must say that for $150, I thought that I might feel at least a little bit different than I did when I walked in there.

She used five needles, one for each hand, each foot and the abdomen. That last one had a smudgy burning thing on it. The place was nice, kind of clinically medical but yet totally feng shued, a little mystically outfitted. The incense she burned made the place smell like my stoner college housemate’s room and so did my hair when I left.

As far as her initial diagnosis, she said that I was “coiled.” “A lot.”

I am scheduled to return two more times to continue the uncoiling. I am curious to learn about my elements, and whether I am out of step with the way that I should be. (The more obvious question might be not “If,” but “just how badly am I out of step?”.) Sass, was it you who had a pretty weird encounter with a reader or someone who gave you accurate insight into your psyche? This stuff fascinates me.

I will concede that I slept exceptionally well last night and awoke an hour early, perfectly rested. The only troubling thing about my sleep was the dream I had that my little dog got run over by a bus.

She lived, however, only her little paws were run over and she was still able to limp along, but she was crying. Indeed. This might be only tangentially related to the acupuncture. During the actual process, I saw yellow, happy light, and thought fond of memories of my beloved dead grandmother.

Amy, I totally understand your reasoning behind having another boo. As I lose precious grandparents, I wonder who will replace them, and who will love me like I loved them. Also, DH and I need someone to decide which nursing home we live in when we are 86. Part of the reason that I am willing to transfer two when the time comes is that having two would be great.

The House Drawing is Sunday, March 18th at 9:00 Eastern Time. I am in the process of developing a signal that I will issue if we win so that any of you watching will know instantly that we won and will log on to tell the others. You can tell the DH’s, “holy shit, that crazy girl actually won our dream house. Honey, I have to go to Colorado for a little while.”

Like I said, I am working on the signal. I don’t want it to look like I am throwing gang signs, but at the same time, I want it to be obvious to you that it is me that you are seeing for the first time and that the collection of our house is imminent.

Nickster, Melis, where are you guys? Eastern time zone? Mel, so sorry about the toe, ouch. Did you see the new show coming out about wedding planners? Wanna, Vicki, Megs, how are you? Jenn, rock out at that 80's party.

The guys were kind of boring on IDOL last night, athough Simon looked kind of hot and Paula seemed pretty steady.

Miz Fee, what kind of law do you practice?

Have a great night everyone.

xo
Coco
Underground like a wild potato

[nickster]

Hi everyone!
I've been laying around a lot ~ now I have a freakin cold. Sometimes I swear I will never feel good again!! For now I just want to be back to my normal self 2 months ago!!
Angie~ I hope your next us brings you better news. What day of stimming are you on? In my cycle, I had the first cyst of my life (go figure). So, they had to stop all the meds for a couple weeks. By the time that was all said and done my follies were dropping like crazy. Then all the sudden at the end (like the last few days of meds) they started growing like crazy and every time they went in there were more and more. So we'll just hope for the best. It's not over! I'm sending lots of positive thoughts your way!
Sass & Coco~ OUCH! I'm so sorry about your headaches! That's miserable. Hopefully the Tylenol is working at least a little bit.
Sass~ Good luck on the house. Is it like an auction or sealed bids?
Fi~I am from Missouri. Yeah those suppos. are not fun at all. They're a mess. At least you only have to do them once a day. I've heard of people having do them 4 and 5 times a day! YUK! I did them twice a day. How many mg's do you take?
Wanna~ I hope your feeling better. Did you have your beta yet?

I hope everyone else is doing well.

[vicky77]

Hello ladies...yes I am alive, but work has been crazy, and I couldn't write anything there in the past couple of days. I am back home now, so here I am writing finallly!!!

Coco...so you started acu, I am a newby on that too, I also was feeling kind of dissapointed because I don't feel much of a difference. Everybody talks about how relaxed they feel afterwards, I do feel relaxed, but I think it is more due to the lullaby song they put and the low lights ...BTW your signal thing when we win the dream house sounds great!!...I am wondering what that will be

Fee....congrats on your beta!!....don't worry about the numbers, as long as they are rising and the RE says everything is ok, then that's fine, as you said, the numbers will only make you start thinking things that you shouldn't.......

Ange....this is definitely too much, as Amy said, tell your RE who he is dealing with, he should't be messing with the Sisterhood!!!!!. Let us know how it goes....

Wanna...good luck tomorrow with your beta!!!!. When do you have your scan so we know if you are having twins!!!!!

Meg......wow, time flies!!!!!!!!!!!!!, you are almost at your 12 week mark!!!!, that is great!!. Have you told everybody yet??. About the wedding, sounds like it was fun.....

Sassy.....hope your HA is gone by now, do you think it was related to the Lupron or it was just a coincidence??, did this happen to you with Lupron before??..........otherwise you will have to get loads of Imitrex for your mega cycle!!!!!

As per me, not much going on, AF should be here by Sunday approx, and I should be starting BCP's then, so the following month they get me ready for my FET.........I can't believe it is getting close, at some point I thought it would never happen.......

[meg12]

Vicky--Funny you should ask about if I've told everybody. I want to put this out there for everyone as a warning right now. If you don't want everybody to know, don't tell ANYBODY! We're at the point where we told a few people and now everybody knows and they're all mad because we didn't tell them ourselves. It's a nightmare. I'm so happy your FET is coming up so quickly---it seems like we were just yapping away on the Nov thread, huh?

Coco--Sorry that you're having the headaches now, too. I never had to take Lupron. What does it do?

Hey, I can't remember if it was Fee or Angie who taught us some Australian phrases awhile back, but I actually used one the other day and everyone was very impressed. They were like, wow who do you know in Australia and I was like, oh I get around, Hee, hee!

[patie]

Good Morning ladies...rise and shine!!! well guess what... I am genetically normal... hehehehhehee

Vicky...looks like you have a lot of work...so the next cycle is approaching... yippeee

Sass...how's the headache going??

Meg...i can unserstand how people like to spread the news (good or bad) even if you clearly tell them not to tell a soul...

Fee...i think its normal to freak out especially after all u've been through! but try to fight the bad thoughts....just keep the positive vibes around you !! i know its easier said then done... but "dont worry....be Happy"....i am sure things will be ok and you will have a smooth journey...

Coco...nice on the accu...well i am still both chickening and lazying...eventually i will do it! its just a matter of time... but you enjoy it i am sure you will feel the difference after few sessions!! i think its worth it. Can't wait for the signal...

Ange...how are you lovely lady??? hope your feeling better!

nickster...sorry about the cold is it cold now in misouri????

wanna, how's the weather today??? well if you want some sunshine come and visit me in Dubai..its spring time here...getting us ready for the heat waves... good luck on the beta test!!!

jenn and mel how are you ladies???? hope all is well with you!

[FionaA]

OK I'm still frantically busy with not too much time to post however just wanted to say a massive WOO HOO to Patie! Congrats on your test results you must be so relieved, and that was a long wait, hope you didn't get too stressed... Well I'll be back a bit later to touch base with the rest of the sisters....Fee

[wannababyIVF]

Just wanted to pop in and say good morning to everyone! Haven't posted lately, but I've been in here reading away. Have massive work to do today so I'll have to save personals for later.

Had 2nd beta done yesterday. Wont know the results until later today. Please say a prayer for me. I'll be praying too. Praying that my numbers are where they are suppose to be and these babies are where they are suppose to be (in my uterus). Dr. SF did tell me that it's too early to tell if it's an etopic or not. He said that you usually dont get those symptoms until about 7 or 8 weeks along. Then he proceeds to tell me that he had a patient that that was pregnant outside her uterus. Then he had another patient that had twins. One was in her uterus and the other was in her tubes. I had to tell him to stop with the stories! They weren't making me feel any better. GEESH!!

So prayfully today I will get some good news.

I'll be back in later to check on everyone.

Hope you all are having a fabulous day!!

Love and baby dust to all!

[Coco]

Good Morning!

Patie, “woo hoo” for you! Phew . . . more positive information to add to your tool box.

Wanna, stay positive. No point in running through the horrible hypotheticals, they are endless. You will be fine, you must! Say it, know it, believe it. Maybe you and Fee will both be having twins!

I am the PT Barnum sucker for the day; I bought that movie that you guys were talking about “The Secret” and plan to watch it this weekend. Stay turned for my review. From what I have heard, it sounds kind of like the writings of William James who was not altogether incorrect about things, I think.

Have a good day!

Xo
Coco
Underground like a wild potato