4/14/2010 8:59 PM
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Nwells. OMG, I cannot believe what happened. So weird that you would start bleeding like that. Please let us know what the dr says. I hope your cycle is still ok. I hope you are feeling ok.
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4/14/2010 8:14 AM
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Good morning ladies. Thank you for all of the good advice...it really does help put my mind at ease! This site is absolutely wonderful! This process would be so much more difficult without this support.
NWells- OMG! I can understand why you are soooo frustrated!! Hang in there...good luck at you appointment, hopefully you will get some answers.
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4/13/2010 8:59 PM
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Hey ladies,
making this pretty general, I am an emotional mess!!! Welcome to the newbies, I will offer up advice on a different day. Just got into it w/ my brother it wasn't really bad but enough to make my blood boil because my hormones are everywhere. So speak of hormones- I am on lupron, 10 cc a night, NOW it is to my knowledge that Lupron is supposed to be used to help with endo and any other possible uterine problem you may have, Right???? So I have been on estrogen pills too, so I started to be crampy and spot last Wed- when I went for my 3d U/S which they said everything looked great, my uterus looked good, my ovaries are fine, but I have not heard anything in relation to what they were looking for, the agnamiosis ( however it is spelled). SO Saturday I get cramps like I have to use the bathroom and WHOOSH!! BLOOD!!! and I mean bad!!! It was globs!!!!! (like I use to get) I called the doc, on call in a panic, THIS shouldn't be happening on LUPRON?????????? So here I am on Tuesday still bleeding minor, I go tomorrow for blood work and ultra sound and hopefully for answers as to why this is happening, I probably have no lining left, which is what they plan to biopsy at the end of all of this. My Body is a Freak of nature and I am just all done if they can't give me answers I am done!!! Why is this happening???? Well I have to go to my lupron shot!
Talk to you all later!!!!
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4/11/2010 10:22 PM
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@irish - good luck with the retrieval! So sorry to hear about your grandmother. I'm glad you're getting the acupuncture and that it helped relieve some stress.
@Mummy - wtg! Go, beta go!! I've done heparin 2x and I actually don't think it's worse than the progesterone. The main thing that I do is inject it slowly. I've found that really helps decrease the brusing. I was trying to make an abstract design on my belly but that ended up not working because a couple of the bruises spread. But it was fun to try!
@Nwells - sorry Wed was so hard. Hope to hear good results soon, though.
@btobe - welcome!
@Ladybug - the good news is it's a wedding and you can cry and people will attribute it to the wedding. But I hope for you that you won't need to! And there is no age limit on bridesmaids/matrons. A friend of mine had one that was 20 years older than all of us - one of her very best friends. And she was cool!
@ocamuswo - listen to your gut. It will tell you when to stop. But there are plenty of women who get pregnant in their 40s. Why did they cancel the cycle? Hang in there - hope to hear more from you soon.
@Lucky - they say to only do what we can handle. Don't feel badly if you can't go see your boss. It's more important that you take care of your emotional well-being. If you can do it, go ahead, but don't put
Along those lines, I delivered food this week to my friend who had her second. That was hard emotionally, mostly because one of her other friends dropped by to see me - I haven't seen her since I took her food after her baby's birth (my first was due two weeks after hers). It was actually harder for me to see the one that was closer in age to the "might have been" than the newborn. The newborn was squalling and I took him - he quieted down and her MIL said, "You should have kids. You've got the touch." Ouch. I had been doing okay up until that point. I feel a little despair that it's not going to happen for me. I also got really angry when I (stupidly) watched the 20/20 thing about the woman with 4 kids who didn't know she was pregnant, and gave birth in the bathtub. The story ended with something like "God has a plan for your life, and this one was just meant to be." I still struggle with that (as evidenced by my earlier posts.)
My husband also experienced something similar this weekend - he was at a party and their 4 year old loved him. She told him he was her new best friend. The couple said, "You're great with kids. You'd make a great dad. Hope you guys decide to have kids."
So both of us are a little mad at the universe right now. My husband and I went through so much to stay married. He worked really hard. I hung in there like a trouper. And I want nothing more than for us to be pregnant, where he can put his hands on my belly and feel the baby move, and know that's why we went through all of this - for that little miracle. Of course, we're both glad now that we went through it all, because it did make us have a stronger marriage, and he truly became my best friend.
So I went and pulled a lot of ivy out of the back yard. Someday it will all be gone - maybe sooner rather than later if I keep having days like this.
Hope you ladies had a nice weekend. We finally had good weather, so I enjoyed the sun.
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4/11/2010 8:54 PM
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Hi all-
Went to RE's today for US and BW .I have 12 mature follicles and we are scheduled for the retrieval on Tuesday. I am about to do my trigger shot right now. I am feeling emotional and very bloated and sort of overwhelmed but I am excited and hopeful. My grandmother passed away this weekend so it has been a very stressful few days. I did feel that the acupuncture sessions helped to calm me down. Anybody have any tips for the day of the retrieval or tips for success the day of the transfer?
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4/11/2010 6:47 PM
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Hello ladies,
I hope everyone is having a great weekend...with the sun shining and weather is getting warmer. Welcome to new ladies as I always say....u came to the right place during this hard ongoing process.
Mummy, congratulations! I am so happy for you...and getting pregnant on your own is always so amazing I mean u were just off the medics and the last disappointment. And if what the RE said it happened as a result of the medics that is great -- God has his ways of mending things. Keep us informed on how things are going with you.
Wannabe, have a great trip! And you do deserve a break!
Ladybug - good luck with the FFT and praying for ositive results.
NWells - I know and understand your feelings during your visit....u feel like being hit by the truck emtionally after those visits....pray u don't have to go back again. I always hated those visits and the torture I go thru...and that is thru my cycle...just feel that my doc nurse know the end result...isn't weird when u get that feeling from them. Anyhow, wish u luck with everything..
Mablackie13 - it is great to hear about the babies and I hope you take it easy on yourself and not too get too worried---it is going fine God willing.
Anyhow,,baby dust to all...have a great upcoming week
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4/10/2010 7:13 PM
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btope,
Welcome to the group. This group of women are so supportive and wonderful! IVF is great because your chances of getting pregnant go up singnifcanly then compared with an IUI. I had 3 failed IUI's as well and then switched to IVF and got pregnant my first IVF. Here is some advice.
First, whether your doctor says to or not, after the transfer, take a few days bed rest. Everyone I know who's gotten a positive result was on bed rest for 2 to 4 days. The way I looked at it was that there was no way these babies were not going to stick because I did nothing but lay on the couch for 4 days. I didn't even shower until the 4th day. I'm not saying that is the reason why it worked, but I was willing to do anything.
Do the shots at the exact same time every day!
If you are progesterone shots, ask this group about tricks to make it less painful. Those shots can suck, but if you know what to do, they aren't that bad at all.
Once you get to the cycle, ask us questions! I always posted things to see if what I was feeling was normal. This group is wonderful for that!
Ladybudy, good luck with your FET cycle. It sounds like things are looking good. I will keep my fingers crossed for you.
Mummy, congratulations! Getting pregnant on your own is always so inspirint. Keep us informed on how things are going. Good luck with the pregnancy!
Wannabe, have a great trip! You are an amazing woman and deserve a break! I read this post the other day and thoguht of you (even though I've never met you). It said something about "you are braver then you know and stronger then you think". Good things happen to good people and i know things will start to go your way soon!
As for me, things are going well . My shower was fun and since we don't know what we are having, we got a bunch of the essential things. I am almost 23 weeks and still feeling good. i'm still walking every day and doing most normal activites. I am still trying to take it easy each day. I've had 2 level 2 ultrasounds now and the babies both look great, the placnetas look good, and my cervix is still over 4 cm. The babies move tons now and that is such a fun feeling. Even though we are starting to collect items, diapers, and have the baby furnitre ordered, I am still nervous. After what happened to Wannabe, it's hard to get too excited. I know that can happen to anyone.
Good luck with all of the upcoming cycles!
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4/10/2010 9:26 AM
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Good morning everyone. Thank goodness it is the weekend...the sun is shining here and that seems to make everything a little bit easier. It has been so hard for me to concentrate at work lately, so the weekends are such a relief.
Years ago I was on clomid for several months, and even though the tests indicated that I was ovulating, it always ended each month in disappointment. All of my husbands tests have come back great, and the Dr. has never really said why I have not been ovulating on my own. With my IUI cycles I always had mature eggs, but never got pregnant. Hopefully IVF will be the answer for us.
Mummy- congratulations! I will be praying for a healthy pregnancy for you!
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4/10/2010 8:12 AM
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Hi all. Congratulations, Mummy! Looks like all is going well so far. I know it is hard not to worry, just take one day at a time, that's all you can do.
I went in for my baseline yesterday. Everything looks good. I dropped my Lupron down to 7 and started Estradiol 2mg per day. I don't go back for an u/s & b/w until 4/20 which just seems so weird. I know I've read on here that FET is so much easier, but just seems so weird that I don't have to go back to the dr's for another 11 days. But I'm not complaining!
Also, one of my friends asked me to be in her wedding. I feel honored and yet a little anxiety about being a bridesmaid at 39. Also one of the girls in the bridal party is pregnant. The wedding is in September and she is due in October. I am sure hoping that I will be pregnant before then or else it may be hard to look at her and not want to cry. Why is this all so hard! UHG!!
Ok, gonna head off to work for an hour or 2. My department is moving into another building at the end of the month and I need to clean up some papers at my desk (about 12 boxes worth).
I hope everyone has a great weekend. The sun is shining here.
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4/9/2010 11:41 PM
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Hey girls so my beta weds not even a full 2.7 days (which is actually how long it should take for a beta to double, it should close to double in 48 hours) but less then 48 hours weds and my beta went up to 583....I get my ivig treatment Mon-Tues started me on progesterone today and I went to the immune doc this am and he shared with me that he has had a few women who absolutely could not get pregnant and he started them on prednisone and one other medication for their auto-immune treatment and a month later they were pregnant and these are women like us....actually in a worse situation due to the auto-immune....he said that the steriods thin the ovary lining allowing women who have NEVER ovulated to ovulate...amazing info I thought He is sure that is how I ended pregnant.....So next week begins the heprin which I heard was worse then the progesterone but hey it will be worth it hopefully! So far so good no spotting no bleeding and feeling kinda sick especially when I eat Food is grossing me out....except sugar!!!! Nwells trust in me oh girl do I get that pit sitting watching teenagers walking out of the doc office especially the ones in the RE's office...WTH are they doing in the first place? I am a nervous wreck as any of you can imagine but also feel like God has this under control....just rushed some treatment decision making because we were not planning another cycle for a couple of months to get all the kinks with my health worked out....Hi to the new girls this has been the best support group but the hardest support group emotionally ...every one and each story is so personal and close to home...plus when we have the stupid NEGATIVO test or the terribly painful loses...we are all going to be mothers of several in heaven ...can you imagine all the children we will have when we meet our creator??? OMG! I know I have two plus handfuls myself... Wannabe be safe DO NOT take any nice bags or jelwery with you my mother just traveled to a super nice resort and was still advised not to! I will be praying for travel mercies and wishing I was there sipping pina coladas on the beach with you!!! Nwells why did you not mention how the us went? Toni thanks and I have missed you sister hope all is well MABLAKIE how are the babies? sorry I have been so random just was So depressed and now in total shock I was sure that this was all a mistake!!! But God has showed himself different
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4/9/2010 6:47 PM
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Agahope - I know exactly how you feel. My nurse at the RE said the same thing. That I should have gotten AF within 2 weeks. So I took 2 pregnancy tests hoping against all hope they would be positive. It's hard to do. I hate taking pregnancy tests. But as soon as I went to the RE for blood work AF came 2 days later. So I know how you feel.
btobe - welcome to the site. This is a great site for support and information. If your cycles are irregular have you been on clomid? I know a few people who have PCOS and they got pregnant with it. They just needed help ovulating.
ocamuswo - If you need support you have come to the right place. Deciding what to do is hard for everyone here I think. I had my 1st cycle canceled and I just turned 30. Sometimes I think the RE's need to cancel and change the drug regimen. And it's good they cancel instead of trying to keep going and not getting good eggs. That's the way I tried to look at it. So we didn't spend all our money and end up with bad eggs. I know how frustrating it is. Some of the women on here are in their 40's and tried IVF a few times. Then if they could not get eggs they switched to DE. Because your chances increase by like 50% or some thing like that.
NWells - I am so sorry for your visit to the Dr's office. I know how hard it is to deal with that. I lost it last month when I was at a friends kids bday party and this 23 year old was going on about her pregnancy. She just got out of rehab 2 months before she got pregnant. And her brother my friend found a spoon and needle. She claims it wasn't hers but it obviously was. It's so hard to understand why people like that can have babies. After doing injections I can't imagine why anyone would purposely ever want to inject a needle into themselves.
So next week my boss is having her 3rd baby. I am unsure whether or not I should visit her in the hospital. I have gone for her last 2 so I don't want her to think I don't care and am not being supportive. But I don't know if I can handle going to the hospital and seeing her baby.
Well I hope everyone has a good weekend.
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4/9/2010 5:11 PM
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Lucky3128...thank you for the input. I called my RE today and she said that it is quite unusual that I have not gotten my AF yet. She said most women get it within 2 weeks of quitting the Lupron. She wants me to take a pregnancy test this weekend and call her back Monday with the results. I really don't want to take the test cause I do not want to be disappointed AGAIN!!!
A bit of fun news. We are getting a puppy tomorrow! I am so excited...something to cuddle and care for.
Hope everyone has a relaxing and lovely weekend!!!!
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4/9/2010 4:48 PM
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. We are just getting started with the IVF process and my retrieval will hopefully be the first week of May. Since we decided to start the process, this is all I can think about, so this website has been such a welcome relief for me. Everyone's courage gives me courage, and the insight that you all have provided has put my mind a little more at ease
I am 28 yrs old, I have very inconsistent menstrual cycles and my Dr. is unsure if I have PCOS. We have tried 3 IUI's and this will be our 1st IVF cycle. Any advice for a newbie?
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4/9/2010 12:28 PM
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Hello ladies,
welcome to all of you who are new to this forum. Everyone here is very supportive and understanding. It's been a blessing to me. After years of trying to coping with infertility, God answered our prayers with a pregnancy through ovulation induction. The anxieties , worrying and fears still linger and I'm sure it will continue until I have a baby in my arms in Oct. Its not easy when you worry about every bumps and aches and getting scared about a miscarrage which has been all so common to many of us. I wish all of you success stories as you conquer infertility.
I'm doing a little better with the severe morning sickness. I was out of work for almost 2 wks due to dehydration. My OB started me on Zofran which has help a lot. I'm now measuring at 11 wks with U/S . I plan to continue the progesterone supp for one more week. My husband and I go for genetic counseling/testing April 26 (I'm 39, 2 miscarriages). My vitamin D level is low (19) so I have to start taking prescription supplement (I just find that out today).
Mummy: Congratulations. I'm excited for you. enjoy and cherish every moment.
WannaBeAMommy: Enjoy your trip to Mexico. I will be thinking of you and wishing you the best of time!!!!!!
ladybug, toni Nwells and so many wonderful names to list. I just want to let you know that i've been reading about your updates and hoping to hear some awesome news down the road soon. You are all an inspiration to me. I'm glad to be part of this group. Please have great week-end.
Jem
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4/9/2010 11:23 AM
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Hi all,
I'm new to the forum, I just had a cancel ivf cycle, I'm so frustrated, just need to talk to someone, at 40 i don't know if i should continue to try or stop at this point
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4/9/2010 9:08 AM
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Happy Friday!!!!
So Wed was torture, sitting in the office waiting for my 3d ultra sound to make sure everything is ok, looking at the two women with uncontrollable children already, waiting to go in for their ultra sound, and watching three teens come out after getting theirs. I started crying I couldn't help it, seriously it was torture, and to make it worse I asked if I needed to have a full bladder and one of the women said oh your first trimester, you do- I looked at her and said I wish it was my first trimester, my eyes weld up and I had to walk away, THEN my appointment was for 3:15 I got their ten minutes early, and they didn't get to me for over 45 minutes, nothing like making me sit there watching all of this, OH it was AWFUL, I left and cried my self home, thank God I had an hour drive and it is a nice ride so I was able to get it all out, and clear my head. Needless to say I got home went to the lake with my husband, sister n law, my sister and our dogs and drank twisted teas- HAD to after that whole experience!!!!! The doctor that is an expert on 3d uterine ultra sounds was not in the office the day I went so She will have to look at my results to see if she can see anything- if she can't Luck me I get to go back for another. YEAH can't wait!!! lets hope she is satisfied with what she already has and there is nothing there to be seen anyway and I can move on!!!! I am all set with this whole process right now!!! I was spotting yesterday and my ovaries feel like they are ovulating, but I know they are not!!! so who knows!!!
Btobe- welcome you have come to the right place!!! everyone here is awesome!!!!
Wanna- Mexico I wish I could get away!!!! I am heading to SC in June to see my parents and from there going to FL to see my husbands aunt and gram!! can't wait to get way from everything!!! Enjoy your trip and relax!!!!
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4/8/2010 7:09 PM
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Mummy !!!!
Praise Be.
WONDERFUL NEWS SISTER I AM SO OVERJOYED FOR YOU.
Welcome to the new sisters, this place is so wonderful and even when it is only to read the post it helps. You do not feel alone and hopeless.
Love,
Toni
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4/8/2010 6:31 PM
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This is my fist cycle with IVF and I feel sooo much better after reading some of the posts here. My husband and I have been trying on and off for 5 years to have a baby, and I am so excited and terrified to be trying IVF. Thank you for posting your stories...it has reassurred me that it is all worth it!
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4/8/2010 11:45 AM
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agahope - I was going through my first cycle in February. It was canceled and I didn't get AF for 44 days from the 1st day of my Lupron bleed. I thought I was pregnant because I have never been that late. But right after I went to the RE for blood work it came 2 days later. So I think for some women when you mess with your body that way it can take longer. Good Luck.
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4/7/2010 9:59 PM
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Oh, Wannabe, I think a trip away from reality is a great idea. Good job hubby!! Do your best to enjoy your time away. Relax. The weather should be beautiful there, too.
Well, AF showed up today so the baseline is on for this Friday. I was afraid I was going to have to reschedule if AF didn't show up by then but looks like things are progressing as they should be. I'm curious to find out how different the FET is from a fresh cycle. Wow, I've had bad headaches again today, but I can deal. I won't take any pills for them because I don't want to risk anything so I am just coping.
Good night all!! Love ya! Baby dust to all!
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4/7/2010 9:53 PM
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Ladies....
Does anyone have any input on how long it generally takes to get AF after a canceled cycle?
Thanks
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4/7/2010 7:01 PM
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I am freaking out! I work in a physical therapy office with a pool and today they were cleaning the pool with an acid wash.I didn't know and I inhaled the chemicals and they BURNED my lungs and now I am so worried that I caused damage to my developing eggs. It was definitely less than a minute of exposure but it was some serious chemicals. Somebody please tell me I am crazy! The thing is no one really knows and I will never know if it did anything. If this round of IVF doesn't work , will I keep coming back to this day and blaming myself? OMG this stuff can make you crazy! I'm sure I'm OK and I have to think that women get pregnant all the time and they don't know it and they drink or smoke or paint their house or work at a nail salon and their babies are totally fine. But I am so hyper aware of everything and I feel like I will never forgive myself if I do something wrong. STRESS!!!!
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4/7/2010 12:20 PM
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Good morning, everyone!
Thought I would check in today as we are heading to Mexico tomorrow morning for almost 2 weeks. (We originally would have had our C-section this coming week to deliver the boys so my DH surprised me with a trip to keep me occupied. Very sweet.)
Mummy....WHO HOO! That is fantastic news! I am so thrilled for you and your hubby. 167 is a good solid number. You might want to check out Betabase for fun to see how your numbers compare. Very, very happy for you. Hope your RE does everything that needs to be done with your lupus, etc. Congrats to you!
Ladybug....know you're getting close to your FET date. Good luck with your baseline and hope all goes smoothly.
I went to the RE last Friday for a Hydrosonogram to check the uterus to make sure it was all clear. That weren't totally happy with what they saw so we are going to repeat it when I get back from Mexico. If the lining still looks "bumpy" then I will have to have an outpatient Hystroscopy. They think that there may be some residual tissue still in there from the birth of the twins or it good be something else or it could be nothing. Frustrating, but I am really trying to learn to take things as they come as I've realized I have no control over any of it. Started me on Lupron a 4 days early as they want me to stop the BCP early. My blood pressure was running high and they thought the BCP might be a contributing factor. So, the very morning I return from Mexico, I go to the RE for the above tests. Hoping to still have a May FET if all goes well.
Welcome to the new gals! Susan, it's great that you've had high quality embryos to transfer each time but interesting that implantation has been more of your obstacle. Have the embies been at the blast stage? If so, you might want to discuss the following with your RE: what has been your estrogen & progesterone levels at time of transfer, is your lining thick enough? There are things that can be done to thicken your lining if that is an issue. If all of that is great, then you may ask them to consider testing you for various immune or blood clotting disorders. Often times RE's do not do this until after 3 losses, but I am finding that so many women have these issues and need either additional folic acid, baby aspirin, lovenox, etc. in order to conceive. While I am not a huge believer, PGD may be another thing to discuss. Often times embryos "appear" to be of good quality but fail to implant due to chromosomal abnormalities. It's all a crap shoot, but it is good to take each thing one by one and eliminate them. Good luck to you on your next cycle.
mablackie....How did the baby shower go? Been thinking of you and hoping you had a wonderful, wonderful time!
hoping2be....Haven't heard from you in a while. Hope all is well and the pregnancy is going smoothly.
OK, ladies.....take good care and talk with you soon. Adios Amigos! XXOO
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4/7/2010 11:48 AM
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Morning:
Mummy: that is AWESOME!!!! I am so excited for you- maybe your nums are so high because there is two in there :o)!!!!
In regards to the eggs, embryos ect- We have been having issues as most of you know, that is why my husband went for more testing, I am going for the 3d ultra sound and we are actually doing the genetic testing through a company called Counsyl our RE told us we need to do this to rule out any genetic possibility as to why our embies don't grow well and just fizzle out by day 5.
Acupuncture is great but expensive so I have been scattered with it, I really need to start going consistently, because It helped a good friend of mine as well, once she got pregnant she continued through her first trimester to help reduce miscarriage- mind you all, it took her 5 years, she did 3 IUI's and on her forth she produced so many eggs they switched her treatment to IVF, but it put her into hyperstim, so bad that she ended up in the hospital, so they had to freeze her embies, she went through 3 FET the last one took, and she had started acupuncture, she also dropped 30 pounds. She ended up with twins, but she did deliver them 10 weeks early, but they are now 1 and are beautiful!!!!! So Mummy I would continue with the acupuncture!!!!
As for the husbands- epilady my is the same way, he doesn't really express much, his usual response when it doesn't work is aw WTF, again!!!! But I know he is hurting, he doesn't really talk to me about it, but he seems to call his aunt and talk to her, which I guess I can deal with because at least he is talking to someone, plus if he starts talking to me and I see just how much it is affecting him I start to cry. He is my rock and he isn't allowed to get upset and I look at him that way, only I can be emotional and cry and be upset, and he is to take care of me. ANd Ladies lately he has been AMAZING!!!! we have been married 5 years, and living together for 6 and in the last 6 months he has stepped it up so much helping me I am in AWE, sometimes I wonder who he is and what happened to my husband. And looking at it I think that is his way of coping, if he makes sure I am not hurting and ok then he is fine as well. He doesn't even want to talk to our RE about his test results, he told me yesterday that I handel that stuff and she can tell me- I think he is really nervous about it. I mean they are his swimmers if they are the issue I think he will be devastated!!!!! Then we will have a whole other issue!!!! Well ladies I have to get back to work!!
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4/7/2010 8:29 AM
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Good Morning,
I have a question that I hope I can get some advice...I have gone through 3IVF cycles (2 fresh 1 thawed). My embryos were all high quality...1 cycle ended in a miscarriage. I'm not really impressed with my dr. we are meeting with her to talk about what to do next...(more IVF), my husband and I never know what to say in the office with her, she just babbles on...anyone have any questions that I should be asking?! Also, I made a consulation with a new dr, that people think highly of...anything I should be asking him?? It is information overload, and we are nervous too...
Good luck to all! I'm thinking of you...thanks again for the warm welcoming...this forum is helping!
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4/6/2010 11:21 PM
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@NWells: a 3D ultrasound sounds spiffy! Let's teleport some embryos in there! Hope it goes well for you tomorrow.
@jmcph - Your RE should be able to give you some advice about your eggs. Did you do the Clomid challenge and/or the 3 day FSH? Measuring your response, your LH and FSH can give some idea if you're dealing with diminished ovarian reserve. There is some evidence that women with diminished ovarian reserve may have poorer quality eggs. However, there are still women who get pregnant even testing poorly for ovarian reserve.
Egg quality means your eggs are well prepared to develop into embryos upon fertilization. This means having the right number of chromosomes, the ability to accept a single sperm, to combine the egg and sperm chromosomes, to implant in the uterus, and to have the mitochondria (perhaps you remember being introduced to the powerhouse of the cell in HS biology!) produce enough energy to reproduce. (Mitochondria only come from the mother, which I think is cool!) As we get older, our mitochondria provide less energy. So sometimes it might be related to that, but there are no tests (that I know of) for mitochondrial sufficiency. But if you're worried about your chromosomes, they can do chromosome testing to make certain you are genetically normal.
Keep in mind that they think that less than half of the blastocysts in typical contraception are genetically normal. That means you might get an embryo that fails to implant because of its abnormalities. And that's in couples not struggling with infertility issues, which probably result in higher rates of abnormal embryos.
However, if only half of your eggs fertilized, your doctor might recommend a technique called ICSI, where they take a sperm and inject it directly into an egg. That almost guarantees fertilization (although not a guarantee of "normal" fertilization) - ICSI does cost more money, but for us, it's what actually gave me a chance for an implant! Are you dealing with male factor (slow sperm, low sperm, poor morphology (oddly shaped), poor movement)?
But I know what you mean. I had 26 follicles, 19 eggs, 18 mature, 9 IVF and 9 ICSI. I was ecstatic. I thought I'd have leftovers AND some to share. Only one of my IVFs fertilized normally and it degraded on day 2. Of the ICSI, there were 5 options on day 5. They implanted the 2 best. The other 3 degraded on day 6, and did not get frozen.
Good luck: hope your dr gives you encouraging news. Please let us know what (s)he says.
@susan: "my husband is great but to a certain extent he has no idea what we go through." While this is true, my experience is that it's also hard on them. They see us hurting. They are powerless to fix it. Sometimes they hurt too. Sure, they don't have to go through the treatment, the emotional roller-coaster brought on by the drugs and hormone, or through the impropriety having half the town (or at least it feels like it) look at their hoo-haa, but keep in mind that they can hurt too. My husband still won't talk about his anger around our infertility. I ask every few months and he keeps saying, "No, I'm not ready." Okay, then! LOL!
@irishgirl: good luck with your follicle count! I know some women swear by acupuncture. Know why I haven't tried it? I feel like I can't fit anything else into my day. Hmmm, can we say perhaps I have too much stress!!? Reality check just got delivered to my table!!
@Mummy: Yay! @Mummybop: keep growing healthy and strong!
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4/6/2010 9:42 PM
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Irishgirl - good luck tomorrow. Hoping for a good number of follies!
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4/6/2010 9:39 PM
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Mummy: CONGRATS on the great news!! High beta is a good sign!
I had an acupuncture treatment today. There are some theories that it helps blood flow to the uterus. Can't hurt, right? It did make me feel calm , i have been overwhelmed by stress, besides the IVF my grandmother is in the hospital and not doing well. So I will take any relaxation I can get. I am also going to have acupuncture in my RE's office the day of the retrieval and the day of the transfer. Going to RE tomorrow morning to start counting follicles!
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4/6/2010 8:05 PM
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Welcome to the new sisters! This is a wonderful place to chat and express your feelings. We are a support group.
Mummy - CONGRATULATIONS!! I love reading good news here. Keep us posted please.
As for me, I think I have that Lupron headache, too! My head has been killing me for hours today. My baseline is scheduled for this Friday, however, AF hasn't showed up yet. . .
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4/6/2010 3:07 PM
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Mummy - That is wonderful news! It gives me hope. I am taking a month off and I am hoping for a miracle and want to get pregnant on our own so bad. So you give me hope that it is possible.
Welcome to the new ladies! This forum helps so much. I often reference you all a lot when speaking about fertility because I have learned so much here.
Good luck to everyone!
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4/6/2010 2:28 PM
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ok girls my beta was 167...nurse said it was super high go again in the morning tomorrow and am excited...not sure why she said the number was high but....my new RE here has jumped through hoops today to get my in asap with the immune doc (remember I have lupus) that appt is Fri nurse said I am between 5-6 weeks ran my progesterone, estrogen and TSH so will know if I need to supplement shortly will post you up more news tonight...I am in awe...just when you give up God goes and mixes things up...WOW Nwells hope your headaches get better or at that not worse I HATE LUPRON!!!!!!
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4/6/2010 12:08 PM
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Hello ladies,
Susan & hope4ang- welcome you will find all you need right here- If it wasn't for this forum I would have lost my mind months ago!!!
Mummy- OMG that is AWESOME!!!! I am so happy for you!!!! I am going to live in your happiness, let us know what the Doc says.
So ladies this Mock cycle SUCKS!!!! Lupron every night for 4 weeks, then it is the estrogen at 8 am then tomorrow it is 8 am and 8 PM then in 5 days it is 8am, 2pm 8pm- so much to remember I have to set my phone so it goes off at the times so I remember to take the pills- it is crazy, then I start the progesterone next week. UGH!!!! Is this really what you have to go through when you do a FET cycle- really???!!!! So much work!!!!! There will be no miracles for me here, this month, my ovaries are shut down right now. I am getting hot flashes at night too!!! Good Ol lupron!!! I have met a few people who have been on lupron for other treatment, such as endo, heavy bleeding ect. SO I am finding out more about the whole Lupron situation. Still don't think I will want to do the high dose for three months though. I go for a three D ultra sound tomorrow to rule adenomyosis- I will let you ladies know what they discover. MY RE is all about ruling everything out at this point. Lets hope I don't have it because if I do that then means, for Surrogate sure.
I am with epilady, I think I will do one more IVF cycle and call it quits I don't know if I can keep doing this to my body. Figure at this point if it is going to happen it will happen, if it is meant to be it will be. I am not sure I can adopt yet either, and if we can't have our "own" child then I don't think I can go through with donors or Surrogate , I am not there yet. I need to get this Mock cycle over with so we know where we stand. I guess I will know more in a couple of weeks.
back to work have a great day ladies!!!!
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4/6/2010 11:28 AM
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Here you go Susan...
2WW = 2-Week Wait
47XXY = Klinefelter's Syndrome
ACA = Anti-cardiolipin Antibodies
ACTH = Adrenal Corticotropic Hormone
AF = Aunt Flo (menstruation)
AH, AZH = Assisted Hatching
AHI = At-home Insemination
a.i = alt.infertility newsgroup
a.i.a, aia = alt.infertility.alternatives newsgroup
a.i.p, aip = alt.infertility.primary newsgroup
a.i.s, ais = alt.infertility.secondary newsgroup
AI = Artificial Insemination
AIH = Artificial Insemination from Husband
ANA = Anti-nuclear Antibodies
AO = Anovulation
AOA, AVA = Anti-ovarian Antibody
APA = Anti-phospholipid Antibodies
APTT = Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
ART = Assisted Reproductive Technology
ASA = Anti-sperm Antibody
ASRM = American Society of Reproductive Medicine
ATA = Anti-thyroid Antibody
AWOL = A Woman On Lupron
B2 = Baby Two (mailing list)
BA = Baby Aspirin
BBT = Basal Body Temperature
BCP = Birth Control Pills
BD = Baby Dance (sex)
BFN = Big Fat Negative
BFP = Big Fat Positive
BG = Blood Glucose
BMS = Baby-making Sex
BSE = Breast Self-Exam
BT = Balanced Translocation
BW, b/w = Bloodwork
C# = Cycle Number
CAD = Carbohydrate Addict's Diet
CAH = Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
CALP = Carbohydrate Addict's Life Plan
CASA = Computer-assisted Semen Analysis
CB = Cycle Buddy CBAVD = Congenital Bilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens
CCCT, CCT = Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge Test)
CD = Cycle Day
CD56+ = Natural Killer Cells
CF = Cervical Fluid
CM = Cervical Mucus
CMV = Cytomegalovirus
CNM = Certified Nurse Midwife
COH = Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation
COW = Curse of Womanhood (menstruation)
CP = Cervical Position
CPFM = ClearPlan Fertility Monitor
CVS = Chorionic Villae Sampling
D&C = Dilation & Curettage
D&E = Dilation & Evacuation
DE = Donor Eggs
DES = Diethylstilbestrol (a synthetic estrogen)
DHEAS = Dihydroepiandrosterone Sulfate
DI = Donor Insemination
DIPI = Direct Intra-peritoneal Insemination
DOR = Diminished Ovarian Reserve
DOST = Direct Oocyte-Sperm Transfer
DPO = Days Post-Ovulation
DPR = Days Post-Retrieval
DPT = Days Post-Transfer
DP3DT = Days Post 3-Day Transfer
DP3DT = Days Post 5-Day Transfer
Dx = Diagnosis
E2 = Estradiol
EB, EMB = Endometrial Biopsy
EDD = Estimated Due Date
ENDO = Endometriosis
EPO = Evening Primrose Oil
EPT = Early Pregnancy Test
ET = Embryo Transfer
ETF = Embryo Toxic Factor
ETA = Embryo Toxicity Assay
EW, EWCM = Eggwhite Cervical Mucus
FBG = Fasting Blood Glucose
FI = Fasting Insulin
FET = Frozen Embryo Transfer
FF = Fertility Friend or Fat Friendly
FHR = Fetal Heart Rate
FP = Follicular Phase
FM = Fertile Mucus or Fertility Monitor
FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FTTA = Fertile Thoughts To All
FUR = False Unicorn Root
FV = Fertile Vibes
GD = Gestational Diabetes
GI = Gastrointestinal
GIFT = Gamete Intra-fallopian Transfer
GnRH = Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
GP = General Practitioner
GTT = Glucose Tolerance Test
HbA1c = Glycosylated Hemoglobin (also called Glycohemoglobin)
hCG, HCG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HCP = Health Care Practitioner
HEPA = Hamster Egg Penetration Assay
hMG, HMG = Human Menopausal Gonadotropin
HP = Hannah's Prayer (Christian infertility / pregnancy loss group)
HPT = Home Pregnancy Test
HRT = Hormone Replacement Therapy
HSC = Hysteroscopy
HSG = Hysterosalpingogram
IBT = Immunobead Binding Test
ICI = Intra-cervical Insemination
ICSI = Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IF = Infertility
IGTT = Insulin and Glucose Tolerance Test
IM = Intra-muscular (WRT injections)
INCIID = International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
IOR = Immature Oocyte Retrieval
IR = Insulin Resistant
ITI = Intra-tubal Insemination
IUFD = Intra-uterine Fetal Demise
IUGR = Intra-uterine Growth Retardation
IUI = Intra-uterine Insemination
IVC = Intra-vaginal Culture
IVF = In Vitro Fertilization
IVIg = Intravenous Immunoglobulin
LAD = Leukocyte Antibody Detection Assay
LAP = Laparoscopy
LH = Luteinizing Hormone
LIT = Leukocyte Immunization Therapy
LMP = Last Menstrual Period (start date)
LO = Love Olympics (sex)
LP = Luteal Phase
LPD = Luteal Phase Defect
LSP = Low Sperm Count
LUF, LUFS = Luteinized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome
MAI = Miscarriage After Infertility (mail list)
MC, m/c, misc. = Miscarriage
MESA = Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
MF = Male Factor
m.h.i, mhi = misc.health.infertility newsgroup
MIFT = Micro Injection Fallopian Transfer
m.k.p, mkp = misc.kids.pregnancy newsgroup
MMR = Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NEST = Non-surgical Embryonic Selective Thinning
NK = Natural Killer Cells (CD56+)
NORIF = Non-stimulated Oocyte Retrieval In (office) Fertilization
NP = Nurse Practitioner
NSA = Non-surgical Sperm Aspiration
O, OV = Ovulation
OASIS = Overweight & Seeking Infertility Support (mail list)
OB = Obstetrician
OB/GYN = Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OC = Oral Contraceptives
OD = Ovulatory Dysfunction
OHSS = Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
ONNA = Oh No, Not Again (mail list)
OPK Ovulation Predictor Kit
OPSS = Overweight & Pregnant Support (mail list)
OPT = Ovulation Predictor Test
OTC = Over The Counter
OTTC = Overweight & Trying To Conceive (mail list)
OW = Overweight
P4 = Progesterone
PA = Physician's Assistant
PAI-1 = Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
PANFERT = Pregnancy After Infertility (mail list)
PCAO= Polycystic Appearing Ovaries
PCO = Polycystic Ovaries
PCOD = Polycystic Ovary Disease
PCOS = Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
PCP = Primary Care Physician
PCT = Post Coital Test
PESA = Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
PG = Pregnant
PGD = Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
PI = Primary Infertility
PID = Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PIO = Progesterone in Oil
PLI = Paternal Leukocyte Immunization
PMS = Pre-menstrual Syndrome
PNM = Perinatal Mortality
POC = Products of Conception
POF = Premature Ovarian Failure
PROM = Premature Rupture of Membranes
PTSD = Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
PZD = Partial Zona Dissection
RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist
R-FSH, R-hFSH = Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone
RI = Reproductive Immunologist
RIP = Reproductive Immunophynotype
ROS = Reactive Oxygen Species
RPL = Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
RSA = Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion
Rx = Prescription
SA = Semen Analysis
SART = Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology
s/b, S/B = Stillbirth
SB = SugarBusters diet
SCORIF = Stimulated Cycle Oocyte Retrieval In (office) Fertilization
SHG, SonoHSG = Sonohysterogram
SI = Secondary Infertility
SIS = Saline Injection Sonogram
SLE = Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
SPA = Sperm Penetration Assay
SPALS = Subsequent Pregnancy After a Loss Support (mail list)
s.s.p.l, sppl = soc.support.pregnancy.loss newsgroup
STD = Sexually Transmitted Disease
SUZI = Sub-zonal Insertion
T1 = Type I Diabetic -- Juvenile Diabete
T2 = Type II Diabetic -- Insulin Resistant, Adult Onset
T4 = Thyroxine
TEBG = Testosterone-Estradiol Binding Globulin
TESA = Testicular Sperm Aspiration
TESE = Testicular Sperm Extraction
TET = Tubal Embryo Transfer
TL = Tubal Ligation
TNF = Tumor Necrosis Factor
TORCH = Toxoplasmosis, Other, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus & Herpes test
TR = Tubal Reversal
TRH = Thyroid Releasing Hormone
TSH = Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TTC = Trying to Conceive
TTCAR = Trying to Conceive after Reversal
TUFT = Trans-uterine Fallopian Transfer
Tx = Treatment
TZD = Thiazolidinediones
UR = Urologist
US, u/s = Ultrasound
UTI = Urinary Tract Infection
V = Vasectomy
VR = Vasectomy Reversal
WBC = White Blood Cells
WHR = Waist to Hip Ratio
WLS = Weight Loss Surgery
WNL = Within Normal Limits
ZIFT = Zygote Intra-fallopian Transfer
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4/6/2010 8:07 AM
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Good Morning! Thanks for the warm welcoming, Melissa and Snowie...It is so helpful to read your postings,I do wish none of us had to deal with infertility, but just reading your posts really help...my husband is great but to a certain extent he has no idea what we go through. I feel stupid asking, but I read in some of the postings abbreviations, could someone explain what they are...like TR BFN FET etc....
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4/6/2010 1:04 AM
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Mommy - let us know what you dr said! Hope it's super good news.
In being a bit bored, I was bopping on the net and ran across this site. For all of us who have ever had the POAS - this lady has tried more experiments with the pee sticks than I could ever have conceived. I didn't mean that as a pun, either. Can't say I've ever considered pulling my tests apart and seeing what happened with various scenarios and fluids. Just thought I'd share it in case it makes someone else laugh. http://www.peeonastick.com/hpt/fun.html
Her final conclusion: "if you want to trust your results, use only pee on pee tests!" LOL - you don't say!
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4/6/2010 12:55 AM
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Hi Ladies....My family was visiting this past week so this is the first I have checked the forum in awhile! Nice to be back!
I have been off Lupron for 4 weeks now and still no AF. Its pretty strange and I am trying to not get my hopes up. Has anyone else taken this long to get AF after a failed cycle? Its been 46 days since my Lupron bleed and my hubby and I did not refrain from BD while on the Lupron...oooops!lol I don't feel any symptoms of AF coming. Watch, after I write this, AF will show up tomorrow...grrrrrrr!
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4/5/2010 10:38 PM
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Mummy - I love your news & hope that your Dr.'s appt confirmed your little miracle!!! I know how crazy confusing it is when you go through so many cycles with no luck & then SURPRISE! I did not POAS until day 54 of my cycle because my DH made me do it - I really thought that it wasn't possible for us to get pregnant & now I am 27 weeks!! Good Luck to you & keep us posted!
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4/5/2010 9:21 PM
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Hi All.... am new at this, but i just wanted some feedback from others who understand. I am going for the test on Friday, so unsure, but hopeful...I need all your prayers.
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4/5/2010 9:19 PM
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Mummy, I am so happy to hear that news for you. You know I love to read everybody's positive things happening, because then I think maybe there is another chance. I hear of so many woman that have stopped fertility treatments and them boom they get pregnant on their own. Think positive. you have done this the complete natural way. things have to be good. Yes keep us posted.
Epilady -- I hear you on feeling like a failure, I wonder that myself. My husband has 3 boys from a previous marriage and their mom just well shouldnt be a mom. she is an extreeme gambler, she takes her boys things and tells them somebody broke into the house and stole them, then sells them at pawn shops so she can use $$ for gambling, and her oldest son, 22, she had him co-sign a loan for her then she never paid it back and the collection agency came back on him, he tried to buy a house a couple months ago and b/c of that he couldnt. I sit her and scratch my head and am like Why what in the world is she thinking. How can the most STUPIDEST, SELFESH people have kids and we cant???
Susan, welcome to the site, It def helps to read others posts and to talk to others you understand what you are going thru. You just cant talk to anybody about this stuff. Other people just dont seem to understand. So Welcome aboard.
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4/5/2010 9:03 PM
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Welcome Susan you will find these women are all very supportive.
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4/5/2010 7:16 PM
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Hi Everyone, I'm new to bloggin and thought I would give it a try. I read some of your postings and could relate to most of them. I do not know anyone(or they are not sharing) going through infertility concerns or IVFs, so I thought I would give this a try, so I don't feel so alone!
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4/5/2010 6:43 PM
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Hi, ladies. It's been a while because I've been in SE Asia visiting my husband. It was tons of fun and I had a great time. I should've gotten my AF ~3/16, if I were on a cycle. Typically, my body expresses its hate relationship by having AF start at the most inconvenient time (such as immediately before a 17 hr plane trip to NZ). However, no AF. It actually waited until 2 days after I got back home.
I was semi-sorta-not really-but-want-to-be hopeful that maybe we'd be "one of those" couples who managed to get pregnant normally in-between cycles. My body was exhibiting symptoms of preg: vivid dreams, mid-night pee runs, elevated temp, and TIREDNESS. But it wasn't to be.
Why do I always feel like such a failure after getting a negative? It's an interesting emotional response to watch from a 3rd person perspective. We've been TTC almost 4 years now, so it's not unexpected. But still, I feel like somehow *I* failed. And the funny thing is that it's clearly not "just" me with reproductive malfunction.
To those of you who recently got your BFNs, I feel your pain and wish your heart healing.
I am not as hopeful and brilliant as many women on this board. I'm starting to believe that it's not going to happen for me. I've definitely lost my faith, I don't believe in my body, and I don't trust that the universe is looking out for me. Someone asked me if I'd considered adoption. I said, "If I can't trust my body to do what it should do as part of genetic survival, how can I place any faith in the universe that I would end up with someone ELSE'S baby?" We don't fit the "mold" - my husband has an unstable career; I'm probably always going to have to work some (no stay at home mommy here); we're getting older....
I know life will go on regardless (if not pregnant, we're going to Paris for our 10th anniversary this year) and when I see "everyone else around me getting pregnant" I think about all the different faces I see in my RE's office and all you wonderful ladies and remember that it's not all about me, and it's not just me. Life isn't fair.
One of the hardest things was being in Cambodia and seeing these sweet children in such abject poverty. Moms with six and seven babies trailing behind them, begging for a dollar. One could go to Cambodia cheaply, but we didn't. We gave away a lot of money. It's so difficult to see the passel of kids when I can't even have one, and it broke my heart that there isn't anything that I could do to help change their situation. And kids are kids everywhere. We had a great time visiting with some of them. My husband felt the same way. He said "I wish I had a lot of money. I'd gather them all around and give them $10 each and say, "I don't want to buy anything - I just want a hug." Then he laughed because he realized how creepy that sounded. Come give the Western man a hug for $10!! I asked him to please let me know if he was going to build his own Neverland ranch.
Anyway, we'll be doing one last IVF in June, then I'm throwing in the towel (unless we get some snow babies out of that deal). But either way, I'm done with the injections unless we try a different clinic. I worry about the long term effects too, NWells. Most of the drugs haven't been around long enough to get comprehensive data on the effects, and it's difficult to tease out whether later health problems are caused by the drug(s) or by something inherent in the reproductive insufficiency. To truly answer that, they'd need a group of women who took the drugs and compare them to infertile women who never went through drug regimens. We're still a pretty small segment (unfortunately growing) of the population and infertile women not seeking any treatment are still yet smaller.
Welcome to the new ladies - sorry for the circumstances that brought you here, but it's a great community. Sticky baby dust to you all. I look forward to hearing more of your stories.
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4/5/2010 8:09 AM
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Congrats Mummy that is the best news!!! It is not crazy to think you got pregnant on your won a couple of the other girls have done it as well after failed IVF. Woohoo!!! Keep us posted I am so excited for you.
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4/4/2010 11:11 PM
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Snowie my heart goes out to you because I know exactly how one more failed cycle feels...
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4/4/2010 11:10 PM
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Hi girls...I thought I was over the last failed cycle but come to find out it bugged me much more then I thought...went and saw the new RE love him but the strangest thing happened last night!!!!! I had my last pregnancy test early march then the dreadful phone call came never really got a period just a one time bleed not even a full day so I have been waiting for my cycle to start....I started waking up feeling drunk or better yet hangover drunk back pain and my boobs are falling out of my bra (figured it was from all the weight I have gained from the cycle and being depressed and eating way to much sugar...last night I ran to walgreens and figured what the heck I would pick up one more POAS test and came home knew just knew it was going to be that same negative result....GIRLS I DON"T KNOW HOW BUT IT WAS POSITIVE in less then 10 seconds.....WEIRD right? I mean praise God and hoping it is a baby and all is well but how in the world did that work? So then I had a totally sleepless night because my brain couldn't stop working and thinking! Plus my hubby and I have been at each others throats since the failed cycle...its hard on them too! So pray for us that there is a tiny baby coming soon...calling RE first thing in the morning and as I know all of you can understand I am FREAKING OUT! Happy Easter sorry I haven't been around the depression has kinda ruled my life and then this....Amazing even a positive test in itself is awesome...ps I had began acupuncture shortly after the failed cycle early March so I have a treatment every week ..maybe it really works but I have only had 3 treatments...but something amazing has happened even if things go south which I being so pesimistic about pregnancy will probaly feel something happened that the docs said WOULDN"T wow!!!! I have missed you and hope each of you had a blessed day....
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4/4/2010 10:51 AM
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Happy Easter to everyone! I am on day 3 of the stim meds and finding that I wake up in the middle of the night. I remember this happened the last round and I thought it was caused by anxiety but now I am thinking that the meds make me have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. The trick is to not start thinking about anything so I can get back to sleep. I am taking 150 IU of Follistim Pen in am and pm, and Menopur 2 powders at night. Also orally, baby aspirin, multi-vitamin and 5 mg folic acid. Went to RE last week for baseline US and everything "looks good so far"... Next appt is WEd 4/7 to start monitoring the progress of the follicles. IVF planned for week of 4/12. Wish me luck!
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4/4/2010 9:08 AM
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Hello and Happy Easter to you all too. It looks like it is going to be a pretty day today. upper 70's I think her in Oklahoma.
NWELLS, I have often wondered that myself too. All the medicines that we put into our bodies, what will happen later in life? You always here these kind of stories where people took something years ago and then later on in life the effects of it come out. It is something to look into I guess.
SNOWIE, luck to you next month. That dang Mertle will get you each time. she is something else I tell ya.
Best wishes to all that are going thru your procedures. You are still all in my prayers.
Take care and have a great day!!
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4/3/2010 10:15 PM
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Just wanted to say Happy Easter to everyone!!! Have a great day and I hope the weather is great where you all are. It will be 80 here in CT, After being flooding earlier this week the warm weather has been a blessing!!!! I thought my flowers had drowned but they are ok and starting bloom!!!!
I am good just lupron head aches, and i am on estrogen once a day. I am good with the lupron for the first 14 days but once I continue on the 10cc that is when I start getting the head aches. I go back to my RE on the 16th if everything looks good I stop lupron and start progesterone . I have been thinking a lot lately and shutting down my body's natural hormones and having me take hormones can not be good for me, I just feel like all of this is going to come back to bite me when I am in my 50's, really it can't be good!!! I am really thinking I might just do one more IVF and call it quits, I really don't think I can keep doing this to my body it can't be good. have any of you read or heard of a link between cancer and infertility? My aunt in Law went through infertility and ended up with breast cancer (it didn't run in her family at all) her doc said it had something to do with high doses of estrogen. She cancer free now but it is really freaking me out!!!!
Well ladies have a great Bunny day!!! eat lots of chocolate!!!! Later!!!
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4/3/2010 9:21 PM
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BFN this morning girls :o( and I think AF is about to show her ugly face 3 days early so that will confirm it for me.
How's everyone that is currently doing their shots doing. I am sorry if i forget anyone but I know Ladybug, wannabeamommy and Nwells are currently cycling.
Ok well at least since i had the TR it doesnt feel so final. I will get to try again next month.
happy easter everyone
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4/1/2010 9:40 PM
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hey ladies,
hope all is well, I start my estrogen pill tomorrow. Myrtle finally left which is nice she was pretty moody this month. So ladies I have a friend who is going through IVF, she just got a BFN and is a MESS!!! I hope she joins us soon, I gave her the info so she can join us, she really needs the support. I have been e-mailing her but sometimes hearing from more then one person really helps.
I am watching Spaceballs which has to be one of the best movies ever!!!!! am your fathers, brothers, cousins, sisters former roommate-.....what does that make us... absolutely nothing... which is what you are about to become....AHHH So I see your shwarz is as big as mine!!!! hahaha I love this movie!!! Mega Maid has gone from suck to blow!!!!! LOL!!!! come on ladies you all know you are laughing that is what I am here for!!! Love ya all!! have a great Good Friday!! talk to you soon
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