Sept 2008 - stimming buddies :)

[PriyaC]

Hello again :

Lynnie - Thanks for the abbreviations detail. I did not know what PUPO stand for and still don't know what PMA stands for and never took time to look them up as well - hehehhe
I hope the others grow too so you can have more than 3 to retrieve. Are you going to do ICSI as well? Praying for you.....

Soready - Great numbers ..... I am sure now that your Repronex dose has increased, the follies will grow.
BTW - Kudos to you for doing IF with so much studying to do along with the job - WOW girl ....
I am working but have told my boss not to expect a lot from me this month until the beta is +ve ... then I will pick up again.

Just got a call from my RE - am scheduled for ER already ... Have to take the HCG at 10pm tonight (last time it was at 4:30AM) and I report to clinic at 9am Saturday. I was just telling my DH , I hope they call us in the morning for ER, last time I did not go in till 3pm and was so thirsty - it was getting hard not to drink something. This is perfect - in terms of timing and that after tonight, no more shots for me - WHOHOOOO. I take progesterone via vaginal applicator

I still cannot believe this - its just too fast for me

right Ovary - 21.3, 18.24,17.31,16.9
left ovary - all of them 12mm

have a good evening/night/afternoon everyone
talk to you tomorrow
love
Priya

[lynniecat]

ER is Saturday at 10:30 am!

[kez01]

Hi everyone,

well alot has happened in a day.
Mia: Welcome to this thread, everyone is great here, good luck with your first IVF, I hope its your last.

Priya: that is great news your having your ER tomorrow. My follies grew faster in one ovary too and then I got a few stragglers in the other and it turned out great, I'm sure yours will too. I'm hoping and praying for you, you have to have a nice relaxing evening and chill out before your ER. I'll be thinking of you tomorrow when I'm at work. Oh and PMA is positive mental attitude, I'll be keeping one going for you . Do you take the progesterone pessary rectally the night before your ER and then continue vaginally.

Lynnie: your follies sound great, I wish you luck for your ER on saturday, dont forget to chill out this evening and give your little follies all the love and care they need. I'll be thinking of you too tomorrow.

Soready: those follies sound awesome, lets hope you get your time for ER soon. Well done for the college work, I know my last cycle of IVF I had just completed a degree level module and I passed I was so relieved as I didn't want that hanging over my head whilst doing ivf, your very brave. Or maybe very smart, it may just take your mind off totally obsessing about ivf, doh. Good luck anyway.

Karen: I hope your doing well. Hope your email consult went well, let us know how your doing.

Sue: hope your doing well too, Keep us posted.

No news from me really, just having an easy day before I'm at work the weekend. I'll pop in quickly to see how your all doing.
take care all, thinking of you all.
Kerry xx

[PriyaC]

Hey Everyone:

Lynnie - all the best with the ER tomorrow. You and I will be getting it done almost at the same time (if you are also on the east coast) .... I hope we get a good number of them.

Kerry - Thanks ! you have put my mind at ease again . Am taking your advice and relaxing and staying happy ..... I start progesterone from Sunday vaginally. Don't take any meds today and tomorrow.
Wow - you guys doing all the studies with everything going on is amazing - Hats off to you
Just one more week till you see the new Doc Kerry - almost there...
Relax as much as you can before your weekend shift - hope its not too hectic and tiring.

Soready - how did the u/s go? Am sure the follies have grown in size - let us know.

How is everyone else doing - Mia, Karen, Sue - have not heard from both of you for a while.

I might be MIA for couple of days but will catch up tonite before I do that .

Have a good day/night everyone
Love
Priya

[SueQiwi]

Priya and Lynnie~Good luck with egg retrieval tomorrow! I will be thinking of you and hoping for tons of strong eggs. Relax and take it easy--visualize all those healthy eggs they are going find!

So ready~Sounds like you just have oodles of follies--nice going! I am sorry you had the setback with mixing the meds wrong--that must have been a horrible feeling! But Im glad you got it sorted now and it did not affect your cycle negatively.

Mia~welcome to the thread! I think you have a great chance for success as you are so nice and young! we will be here to cheer you on.

Karen~Did you have the phone consult about the DHEA yet? I'd love to know what you find out! Also--i think there is a women in the main IVF forum asking about the same thing but shes calling it HGH?

I am still on the daggone BCPs. They make me irritable and naseous! And I still have two weeks to go! ugh. I am just so ready to start stims. I also just realized that my egg collection will likely be the week of my offsite work retreat! There is no way I will be able to go as we are flying to the Bay of Islands in the northern part of New Zealand (miles from my clinic!). Im not sure what to tell my boss as nobody at work knows I am doing IVF. I dont really want them all to know--but I am a bad liar. I am also going to get a lot of heat for missing the retreat as it is mandatory for all personel.

[SueQiwi]

Kerry~Im glad that your RE appointment is coming up soon. Do you plan to cycle again straight away?
I am taking herbs and doing AP also. I didn't do herbs for my first cycle--so I am hoping it will make a difference this cycle. My naturopath says the herbs will lower my FSH and also help create stronger more plentiful eggs! I hope so.

[karenvancouverisland]

hi ladies.. best of luck to you both Lynnie and Priya with ER tomorrow! i'll be praying for many healthy eggies in those follies. you must be excited but i also guess nervous too.

hi Mia, Soready (when's your ER coming up?), Kerry - wishing you a good weekend at work; i have to work tomorrow too, then have sun/mon off, and hi Sue. Sue- i hope everything works out around that work retreat and ER- i know what you mean; i hate that nervous feeling of maybe having to tell someone before i'm ready to do so. this IF is such a private thing. and sorry to hear the BCPs are bringing you down.

so my hysteroscopy results from tuesday are all clear. my OBGYN says he doesn't think there's enough evidence for me to think DHEA will work for me and therefore he doesn't support me taking it. but he said he doesn't think it can harm me or that the side effects are serious. i've played phone tag with my RE and we decided via his receptionist to talk monday when i have a weekday off. i got my email consult back from NY center for human reproduction and they think i have POA -'premature ovarian aging', NOT premature ovarian failure, and say that treatment for POA works best with specifics IVF protocals and that they couldn't comment more without talking to me. they advised me to call for a consult (let's hope this is FREE), and they could make treatment recommendations. I'm going to do this monday also.

otherwise, i've had a terrible cold the last few days and very tired. wishing everyone a lovely night! karen

[PriyaC]

Thanks a lot guys for the wishes and support.
I have been a nervous wreck the whole day yesterday - tried to keep myself busy with friends and window-shopping. Am all ready to go now. Taking care of last minute things.
Will write a big message in a day or two
All the best Lynnie.

Lots of Love everyone
Priya

[soready73]

Hello Ladies!

Kerry: Don’t worry; I didn’t get offended at all. It’s tough for those who have lost AND for those who haven’t been able to conceive. All in all, we are in the same situation, because we want the same end result….to have a healthy baby. You should insist on BW, I’m surprised they don’t monitor more. I had tons of blood drawn before we started the process and I continually have blood drawn during the injections. Just this week I’ve had my blood drawn Wednesday, Friday, and today, and I go again tomorrow. My arms are black and blue!

Mia: Welcome to the board! I’m completely new to this also so I don’t think I would have much advice to give, but I can definitely share my experience with you. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Lynniecat and PriyaC: How did your ER go? You are both in my thoughts and I hope all went well. Since I’ll be having my first ER next week, it would be great to hear your experiences….of course, unless it was totally bad and painful. You can then keep it to yourself!

Sue: How long have you been on the BCP that you have 2 weeks left? Did you just begin them or are they extending the use? That was the slowest 3 weeks for me, but I have to say that this past week doing stims has gone by pretty fast. Your boss has to keep things between the two of you, so you should be ok in telling him/her and you shouldn’t have to worry about it getting out (well, at least I would hope). I told my boss right away because of the time off/coming in late. Luckily he was VERY understanding and he said to not worry about taking time off. Especially that I have vacation and sick time, which I’m free to use at any time.

Karen: I’m glad to hear the hysteroscopy went well and that you know that it is POA and that there is treatment for it. Sorry about your cold. Rest and take care of yourself.

I do not have details like I was able to post before because my nurse and I kept playing phone tag, so I didn’t get the details on my results. I asked her not to fax the results unless she talked to me first so I could run to the fax (at work). Today will be day 7 of stims for me and I feel like I’m still behind. They don’t seem to be growing quick enough for me. What do the rest of you think? I had an US yesterday and my 9.9 grew to 14. something and my other 9’s and 8’s went up a little more. They upped my Repronex again and I had another US today. My one 14 grew only a tiny bit (still in the 14 range) and I have another 14.5. My others grew to a couple 12s and a few 11s and I still have smaller ones. They were actually able to measure out 12 today so 3 of my 15 are still in hiding. Sorry, I don’t have the specifics. I wish they would e-mail me the info then I can have it at any time! That’s frustrating. I have to go in for BW and US again tomorrow.

Hopefully they grow a little quicker these next couple of days. I was told that I may trigger on Monday or Tuesday.
Everyone is in my prayers. Have a great weekend!

[PriyaC]

Hey Guys:

Lynnie - how did the Er go? I hope you had good number of follicles to fertilize.

Soready - grow follicles grow - Am sure they will increase in size. All the best for ER next week.

Karen - good news abt the hysteroscopy. All the best with the phone consult - no harm in talking 2nd opinion. Hope your cold is doing better now. Take lots of rest.

Sue - Sorry BCPs are affecting you that way. Just two more weeks to go and Stimms will start - YEAH !!!! As for the off-site thing. I know how they can be. I had one too and did not go last year because of all this. My manager is very supportive as well and he has not told anyone in the team. Talk to him - he is not support to discuss these things with others anyways. Hopefully he will understand and you will not have to attend it. If not , you can always talk to the RE and they can extend ur BCPs for another week or few days so you can attend the offsite - which means more mood swings unfortunately


As for me ER today did not go so well - the smaller follies did not grow and out of the 4 mature ones , they could get only 3 eggs. I will have the ICSI results tomorrow.
For the first time in the IF cycles, I cried but have not given up the hope till I hear the news tomorrow. The ER was over in 15 mins - I was up and ready to go in 30mins - this cycle is going super fast for me. Anywho - we will have 3 day transfer if we get any embabies - otherwise try again once AF comes end of this month or early Oct.
Will keep you guys posted.

Good night
Priya

[lynniecat]

Priya,

I am right there with you. They got 3 eggs and only 2 fertilized. I will find out if they are growing tomorrow. I am feeling down.....

I hope all 3 of yours fertilized and you wind up with three grade 1s on tuesday!

[PriyaC]

Hey Lynnie :

2 out of 3 is very good. I know someone who was in the same situation. She had 3 eggs, 2 fertilized and had 3-day transfer. she is 7 weeks pregnant now . So it will be BFP for you as well - don't feel down ....

As for me - out of the 3 eggs, this time also one fertilized. If everything goes well I will have ET on Tuesday evening.... I will be checking on it as well tomorrow.
Last time I had 9 eggs and 1 fertilized - it had abnormal growth i.e no cell division till the 3rd day and then all of a sudden it divided in 8 cells. So we knew it will not implant.
I am hoping this one will . My DH actually for the first time in my cycle said he has got a strong feeling that this is the one - so am hoping this is the one ....
Will keep you guys posted.

Lots of love
Priya

[karenvancouverisland]

hi priya- i so believe in the strong feeling your DH has- it means something. sometimes we just'know'. it does only take one. and for you too lynnie. i imagine being in your shoes and the feeling of fear but also hope. i know as i get closer to my cycle, i'm tempted to let fear take me over and not even try. i admire for both of you your courage right now.

i hope that a PMA can fill you up over the next 2weeks. i believe that god has a plan for all of us. and that we're meant to love a child; each of us. sometimes we need to persevere and let the universe know loudly and clearly - "I want a baby!!"

i hope i don't sound crazy- had a couple glasses of wine tonight

during my first cycle i read that book "eat. love, pray" and ending up writing God several letters (like the character does) stating my clear desire to birth a child. and, i'm not a very religious person either. it felt good to do it. and everytime i shared with another new person my struggle to get PG, and my cycle, it was my way of gathering more energy for a pregnancy. and i did get PG (despite the m/c). i believe it was because of all my prayers and the prayers and energy of others that it happened. and i don't regret at all, getting PG despite the m/c. in fact, i think because i got PG, that i'm more hopeful this time around.

anyways,, i love all you ladies and want to support everyone through their specific struggles. i just wish i could give you each a hug and talk over a cup of tea. but in the meantime, this will do.

[kez01]

Hi all,

Priya: I am sorry you didn't get more eggs and embryos, I have really been hoping and praying for you, but I am feeling positive thoughts about your embie, I'm sure this time its going to work. Its your turn this time and that is the end of it I have known many people get pg with one embie, its not always about the numbers, this one is just meant to be for you I know it. I'll be here hoping and praying for you and for lynnie over the next two weeks and I hope the time flys by. Let us know how the embie is doing today and when you have transfer.

Lynnie: good luck with your two embies I hope they are both doing well. when do you have ET I am hoping and praying for you too.

As Karen said when DH has a feeling it is a good sign. My friend who is now pg knew before she started her treatment, this is it, I am going to be pregnant at the end of this cycle, and she is.

Karen I do know what you mean about the PMA, I have a friend who says you should say it out loud, "I want to have a baby, I want to be pregnant", the mind is very powerful, I just need to take some of the advise that my friends give me and that I pass on and hopefully one day I will be pg too and have a family. Your right too, this thread is great, I feel such connections being made, as upi said it would just be nice if all of us could sit down together and have a drink and chat, wouldn't that be fun. Maybe if I win the lottery I'll organise it

Soready: your follies sound like they are coming on great, when do you have your ER, I hope your doing well and taking it easy.

Sue: I think you may have to tell your boss, you can't be forced to go on a team building exercise, You dont want any extra stress of trying to keep it a secret. If you tell your boss, it is up to them to keep it confidential and give you the support that you need. I have had a bit of time off with my cycles and fortunately my boss has been very supportive and all my colleagues have too. I wish you luck.

Well the weekend wasn't so bad. I have been having headaches which is the biggest problem at the moment. I'm off today and back to work again tomorrow, luckily I'm pretty busy until my appointment on Friday. I'm excited but nervous I just hope I get the answers and solutions I am planning on. I know this is going to be a busy week for all of us but hey atleast we all have eachother.

Well thinking of you all. Priya and lynnie know that I'm here for you during this emotional and stressful time, sending you baby dust, count to 10 and breath when you feel yourself stressing this week. Keep posting
I'm here for you all.
take care
Kerry xx

[kez01]

Karen I forgot to say great news about your hysteroscopy, thats good that there are no problems, Lets hope the DHEA works and you have a great cycle.

Kerry xx