OCT / NOV / DEC 2008 Buddies

[havbaby1627]

It's been a couple days that I've been able to get on and of course there's SO much I've missed so, if I don't get to particular people - I don't mean to exclude you, there's just so much to remember!!

NY4thtry, that's a great report. Hopefully you'll end up with some blasts out of those 7!
Karen, good luck on your 2ww. Try to stay as busy as possible. Even though I don't think that has much bearing. I know I'll still be a wreck! Hang in there though!
Detroit, I kinda have to stay on top of my own care and do it just because, not because they are bad but, because I understand I am not the only one they're helping and there's a lot of people they are caring for. So, if I ever have any questions, I just call. So I'd say just bug em, it's their job to stay on top of things and make you an informed patient. Be as knowledgeable as you can about all this and make sure you're kept in the loop on everything.
It's great to hear from you Kas, I am really sorry everything has gone on the way it has and hope that you can start in December!!
That is phenomenal Gina! If only we can all be so lucky!! Good luck on the 6th!
wonderce, just keep that PMA as hard as it may be. It's got to be terrifying to hear from the RE no matter what the answer is but, everything will work out as it should and you'll be ok no matter what the outcome is.
Hang in there lovemybaby, as I said to wonderce, everything will work out as it should and you will be okay no matter what the outcome is. Stay positive. Just remember what the positivity did for you and the cyst!!

As far as I go, I finally got my period. I was spotting yesterday but today it's more full blown. I go in on Friday for my US and blood work and will then start taking the Bravelle, Menopur and all that. It's exciting yet, scary at the same time. I'll know on Friday when I'm going in for my ER. I just keep praying that everything goes well and things work out for us.
Thanks to all who responded about the Lupron. It seems like I won't have enough but, I have plenty. So, I'm not too concerend about it. The one thing that pissed me off was I got a letter from my insurance company about ordering the specialty injectable medications and I have to go through this one company or they won't be covered in the future. I just hope I don't need any more than what was shipped because there's this whole friggen process I have to go through to get them filled and I don't want any hangups right now - especially due to insurance covering meds! I'm sure it will all work out though. My Dr assured me that I have all the meds I need and the only one I will need more of will be the prenatal vitamins which aren't a "specialty" drug so, I have faith I'll be okay.

Good luck to everyone - keep up the PMA's and you're all in my prayers!!

[Much Hope]

Good Afternoon ladies:

Just got my 3 day fert report..

We have (7) 5 cell grade 2 (4) 6 cell grade 2 (5) 7 cell grade. As of 11 am these were the ones that have enough cells for PGD... However we were told we also have (4) 4 cell grade 2 that by the time of biopsy might get to 5 as well.. She is going to call me later this afternoon to let me know if they made it to 5 cells..

So excited, we cannot wait for ET this Friday.

Much sticky baby dust
Elida

[gina1234]

just a quick update my doc called me and told me from the hcg shot everything looks good from this mornings b/w my estrogen went down to 2,687...anyway i will chat with u all later i have to go to physical therapy ....hugs to all of u & alot of baby dust to u all

[bonnie_bc]

I just got the call from my RE... I got a BFP!!!!!!! My numbers are low so we are praying for higher ones on Friday! But I finally got it! I am in shock after 3 long years of negatives.

[Much Hope]

Bonnie I am so happy for you keep up the PMA...

[ajdec]

Congrats Bonnie!!!! Enjoy every minute!

[wonderce]

Bonnie, that's wonderful news! Congratulations!! I hope I'm right behind you. Keep us posted on your next numbers. So exciting!

Elida, congrats on your great fert report too! Good luck Friday and wishing you the best.

Havbaby and Gina, thanks for the encouragement. Now if I can just get through tonight.

I'm praying more now than I ever have in my life, for all of us. Have a good night all.

[NY4thtry]

We have a 4 a 5 two 6 two 7 and an 8.. they are all grade 1 2 so a .. keeping my fingers crossed.


ELida sounds like your results were great also

[babyhope1]

KKE- I got my drugs from mail order. I faxed my Rx and they filled it overnight. It was the Apocothary Shop. http://www.theapothecaryshop.com/
I shopped around and they were the cheapest.

to_have_fun_08-we are on the exact same day. I too had an us today and blood draw. My level is 27 which they said is nice and low which is good. I really don't understand, is this estrogen level? The same level that gets OHSS above 3,000? Holy moses, I better buckle up for this rollercoaster.

HaveBaby1627-I too start stims on Friday 11-7, lucky 7 right! HA!

Karen-thanks for noticing my new positive attitude. I too have noticed and perhaps it is the lupron lowering my hormone levels that has shifted the mood. That or the fact that I have financing in place so I know how I am going to pay for this now. Anyway, I made a comment to the hubster about it saying I feel good and have been positive and our arguments have stopped and my mood swings have stopped. He made some comment back like, yeah, sure they have, whatever you say honey...just joking about it but really meaning to agree with me, then he accidentlly hurt my feelings again. Anyway I keep telling myself this is in God's hands, not mine and I feel better about the process.

Bonnie!!! I prayed for you and thought about you last night and look what happened. See, I hate to say I told you so but that is what I was saying happened to me, a nego on the prego one day and positive two days later on the HPT, you must have tested too early. I am so happy for you I can't even express, a miracle DID happen!

Wonderce, Gina, MuchHope and those getting close...No kidding we have these crane type birds with long legs and long necks that live in Northern California where I am. One swooped down in front of my car last night at a red light. There was a beautiful sunset in the background and I thought of you ladies. The stork is coming...

[Kas101]

Just a quick one to say i'm back in the game! Thanks to everyone who said they were thinking about me...... Honestly, this RE is making me tear my hair out already! I called this afternoon and demanded to know what was going on and the nurse said i missed the cut off point and would have to cycle in January. I argued that i had not missed the cut off point as i was given my dates several months ago and i nothing had changed to alter the timeframe agreed. She apologised and said it was still too late, and i refused to get off the line, as i wanted to know why this had happened as i could have gone elsewhere if i had known there was even a cut off date, let alone that i might be close to it. She then asked if i was doing the long lupron or microdose protocol, and i replied 'microdose'. So all of a sudden she totally changes and said 'oh thats ok then you are fine, i'll call in some bcp's start taking them tomorrow morning'

WTF????? If i had not gone on and on and got mad demanding to know why for 10 minutes i would have been looking at January, but as it turns out 'oh yeah thats ok then'..... Honestly i am fast losing faith in their ability and organisational skills, which is very worrying. BUT at least i am back in and on track. I go in next week for my calendar, mock transfer and med training (as if i dont already know!) so hopefully they will dazzle me with their competence at this next appointment ...Hmmmmm.....

Sorry this post is 'all about me' i know there are several exciting things happening right now with all you ladies and i will get back on track with everyone in the next day or so

[karenvancouverisland]

hi everyone,

kas- that type of incompetence you experienced not only enrages me! but has me question (about my own clinic) WTF-else have they screwed up and i have not noticed? my clinic has been great in so many ways, but i have also experienced their 'shit'....if i hadn't of noticed after my last u/s before ER, i would have went away without needed meds. they f'd up. if i was a rookie, i would have just left the clinic thinking i had everything i needed and it could have wrecked my cycle! - and would they have given me another 10G's to do this again?

i'm so sorry you experienced that. on the other hand- good for you for being a strong advocate for your cycle. that's what i'm going to do around this progesterone thing- I'M GETTING MORE!!

thanks so much chris for saying you'd send me PIO if needed, ha ha, you're awesome . so far 22 women have responded to my posts about this and only 1 said 'no'. so i have an appt with my OBGYN next week, and i'll get it from him- just easier. my clinic today said if i wanted them to 'give me a different protocal', as they don't usually do longer progesterone, that i'd have to talk to the RE. well experience (from the whole DHEA subject) tells me NOT TO BOTHER. he has a god-complex and doesn't like being questioned. often i appreciate his confidence in his process...but i'm going to do this one my way.

NY- i'm soo glad you've got a great embie report going on!!! yah!

chris- have fun with that jeep. i thought your 'bloodsucking' comment was awesome.

kke- i don't know anything about your med question as it works very different here in canada.

havebaby- so glad AF came and stims are on the way!!

muchhope- awesome embie development, you must be sooo excited.

gina, great your E2 went down,

bonnie - CONGRATULATIONS!! you must be so delighted after a long battle. take it easy and let that hcg rise!

hi wonder, ajdec, babyhope and everyone else. karen

[sloan88]

Bonnie CONGRATS! that's wonderful.
it sounds like you just had a later implantation time than others... as you spotted the day before....

Fantastic.

[havbaby1627]

CONGRATULATIONS Bonnie!

I am so sorry to hear about how the clinic has been to you kas, that makes me so mad!! Here we all are hoping for the greatest miracle in the world and to just know that there are clinics out there that treat their patients like this is totally unacceptable. I am happy you stuck to your guns though and demanded an explanation and as a result, you are on your way...I wish you the best of luck and hope that things work out beautifully for you!

Yep, lucky 7 babyhope, I hope our tests come back great! It's getting close...so exciting!!

wonderce, hopefully you're makin it through the night okay. I am praying for you as well. Thank you for your prayers. We all need as many as we can get!

Great news gina! I am glad everything looks good now after the hcg shot. Again, best of luck in these next days and looking forward to a post saying you got a BFP!

I'm sending you extra sticky baby dust much hope in anticipation of your ET Friday!! Friday will be a much bigger day for you than me but I hope all goes well for the both of us! Keepin my fingers crossed...

As always - praying for everyone...having a PMA for everyone, many hugs and much luv!

[to_have_fun08]

It is so hard to keep up on this board. I haven't checked since yesterday morning and now there are like 2 pages of post. Good thing, I think to see a lot of activity. I will have to post personals later. Just wanted to say ---


Wonderance -- GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BETA TODAY. HOPING FOR A BFP!!!





As far me I am really pissed right now. I was out of my cell phone range yesterday so I received a voice mail from my RE. Once again my E2 levels are too high to begin stims. I so knew this would happen, good thing I haven't ordered my meds. So I am to keep on the same dosage of Lupron and go back next week. I am having flashbacks to my June/July cycle were I was on the same dosage of Lupron that I am now and was never suppressed. I am so mad that they didn't even tell me to up my dosage of Lurpon. So I have to call them later on today and see what the heck is going on. I have wasted too much time and too much money for them to be playing with another cycle that I will just be canceled. UUUGGGHHHHH If things arn't good by next week I am quitting. Don't know if it will be for good but I am taking at least 6 months off and I am switching RE's. Sorry to vent I just am so mad at my body for not doing what it is supposed to do and at my RE for going back to this stupid protocol that didn't work before.





Chris

[kke]

congrates bonnie
could anyone tell me what the longest they no someone had to be on stim meds is. i am mixing 3 brav and 3 menopur and the doc said i may have to be on them for 8 more days and it has already been 7. how fast do fols. grow anyways?