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I'm actually somewhat confused about what is considered my first day of my last AF. I will certainly ovulate much later....I'm thinking that if I get preggo this time there will be about a 2 week discrepancy. It will probably be calculated from the IUI date?? I just hope that I can have success this time. I'm having my first acupuncture on Wedns. The lady is almost 9 mos prego! So her hours are limited and she only works on Wedns now. Hope I can get a few good sessions in!
Please post your updates! Best wishes and lots of baby dust!
Moe!
Just checking in to see if you have any updates? My AF came today so I go in Friday for baseline ultrasound, bloodwork and injection protocol. As long as everything is ok then I'll start the injections on Friday evening. Let us know where you are!
My monitoring appts were every two days once I started the injections. But I went today and in two days my estrogen went from 396 to 895. Now I have to be monitored every day and go back tomorrow. The u/s today showed 2-3 follies on the right from about 12-14 mm and some smaller ones on the left. They are not changing the dose but want to monitor me closer to make sure things don't develop too much too quickly.
When I went in this morning, I told the nurse that I feel like my estrogen is in the 800's, just by the way I feel. Wicked PMS, very pissy, angry, feeling out of control, snacking on sweets like nobodys business, and ZITS!
Don't know how much more I can take! These hormones are ramping me up! Gotta go eat Ben and Jerrys, Red Velvet ice cream now.....
Let me know how tomorrow goes....I'm guessing my estrogen will be over 1000 by then :oops:
All the best!
Moe
Hope you enjoyed your ice cream! I can't even imagine the rollar coaster you are on with your emotions! Great idea with the massage, take lots of time during the day to just breathe
Robin
Red Velvet is my favorite cake! I had no idea they had ice cream but I'll certainly be on the lookout for some this weekend! I just came from the doctor and got the green light to start my shots tonight. I have 3 small follies on the left (2 @ 6 and 1 @ 5) and 3 small on the right (2 @ 7 and 1 @ 6). I've never had that many before! They'll call me later with the results of my progesterone and estrogen tests. The nurses were all giddy today and we were all joking around and one of them said "hey your baby's daddy is here!" and I said "tell tell him I have a headache but I'll meet up with him next week!" and they were all just cracking up. I'm so grateful to be working with a doctor and staff who take this seriously but can also take the edge off the stress by making me laugh.
I'm looking forward to this IUI!
Robin, where are you in all of this? Just wanted to check up on you as well:)
I'm just waiting for AF to arrive. I feel like I am having the symptoms that she will start this week but no luck. I have to wait until she comes to get another blood test to check my FSH levels! Hoping that they are way lower than the last test. I really just want to call the doctor's office to see what the results are from 2 weeks ago. I keep asking myself are the symptoms of AF just in my head becuase I want her to come so bad. I am trying not to stress about this whole thing but it is really hard not to. I have found myself thinking about AF almost all the time at the beginning of the week. Right now I am just doing everything to keep my mind off of it.
Good luck this month and sending lots of baby dust and positive thoughts and prayers your way!
Moe: sending lots of baay dust your way too!
Robin
I just finished a second session of acupuncture and it actually hurt! I'm so over being pricked, poked, and probed!! Sooooo very over this whole experience.....So sick of people around me getting pregnant without trying for the 3rd and 4th time. And how the hell does this co-worker with CP get pregnant twice??!! Seriously?!
UGH!!!!!
I am sooo sorry!
I will still be sending positive thoughts your way! Remeber the estrogen is probably amping up the anger!
on a side note...... AF Finally arrived today!
Sending lots of thoughts, prayers and baby dust all of your ways!
Charlotte..... where are you in the process?
Latebloomer...... hope you have better results than Moe did this month.
Robin
Robin, I hope I have better luck too but just hearing Moe's story has me a little scared! I swear when I took my first shots last night I actually felt it go right to my ovary! My first check is not until Tuesday so I'll have 4 full days of shots in me when I go but my fingers will be crossed for sure! I hope your tests come out the way you want them to this time so you can get back to it. We've got to get some spring babies in our bellies!
Baby dust to all you ladies! Stay strong!
So I've been looking up home insemination info which I see doesn't have a great success rate. But who knows....all of these meds haven't helped things along, maybe this will?? I could still potentially do a natural cycle in my current docs office because they will store the one vial I have there as long as I need without charging. (I could be back in the area in 3 months or make the trek) It would be more expensive to ship back to Fairfax and then store there for a storage fee. And I still have one vial in storage at Fairfax which I could drive and pick up when I want to try the home insemination.
This whole experience really blind-sided me and the hormones certainly didn't help my mental state. I'm still edgy and anxious but nothing like Saturday. Thank you ladies for being so encouraging and supportive. I'm sorry that my posts were spitting venom :twisted:
Hope you all get your BFP's very soon!
All the best,
Moe!
you know we are all here for you! No need to thank us for the encouragement. You have been here for all of us and I know that I just wanted to return the favor. I am so glad that you have a plan to move forward with, I think sometimes that helps.
I still think it's crazy that you were hyperstimulated, well almost two times! i am glad that the doctor called himself to say that he was just as disappointed and that they were willing to lower the cost. I understand the thought that the meds have somehow messed with your system. I sometimes have that very same thought. Right now I am hoping that is what happened to me last cycle! I have a docs apppointment tomorrow to go over most recent bloodwor and am hoping that FSH is MUCH lower and that it was all a result of too much stress and the injectibles!
Sending lots of prayers and positive thoughts your way!
Robin
Robin, hope all goes well tomorrow and you get what you are looking for.
Charlotte, are you in your 2WW?
Maria, have you started your injectibles yet?
I go back for a follie check on Friday and hopefully will find out when my IUI will be. I suspect it will be Sunday.
Keep your head up ladies and feel free to vent anytime!
Are you doing acupuncture again this try? I did it the day before and the day of my iui and next cycle if there is one >>FINGERS CROSSED>>>I will do it more often. As much as I don't like it..Im too impatient to sit for an hour and do nothing..i know it is good for my mind and soul. It helped slow me down last time. I have also been much more peaceful this time. Not to say i don't have my emotional moments but I feel more centered..and this TWW has really gone by very quickly..
Good Luck everybody.. i know this will work for us all!
Baby Dust to everybody
I will be sending up lots of prayers and baby dust for you this weekend! Hoping this month works for you!
Ladies, the news from the doctors was promising! My FSH went down to 15, now I know that is still higher than wanted but my doc said he has seen women get pregnant with an FSH of 23. With my FSH at 15 it means I am NOT in menopause (thank goodness)
Robin
I did want to ask about doses and medications, I was under the impression that some women (those lucky younger ones with a lot of eggs left) use Lupron, and for the "wiser" ones in my age group, with fewer eggs, Ganirelix is more effective. You said you started 450mg, what is that of? The doctor prescribed 3 different drugs for me, Follistim and Menopur, and then Ganirelix (not to mention 10 other drugs like antibiotics, and anti-inflammatories and some steroids if I remember right, my paperwork isn't right here).
I was just wondering what "normal" dosages were, I know everyone responds differently, but to get an idea. I'm starting Follistim 300, and Menopur 150, although since it's two vials of Menopur, I think it might be 300IU, also.
I'm ashamed to admit I'm a nurse, and this stuff still confuses me the first time. And I do it for a living! My partner and I are always talking about how confusing it all gets.
I am SO happy for you, sending baby dust and happy thoughts and even some prayers out there to all of you!
~Regan
I am taking Gonal f it comes in vials of 450. So I am taking a vial a day! I started at 150 the last time and then was bumped up to 300 and this time an starting at 450. This is the only thing that I am on. I take a prenatal vitamin but that is all. I asked about the DHEA, he told me that I could start taking it but he did not think that it would make much of a difference. He told me that he has seen women with an FSH of 23 become pregnant without using the DHEA. He made a good point that just because the numbers go down it does not mean that I will get pregnant. So right now I am going to do what I am doing and then consider adding DHEA. I know it will not hurt to take the DHEA but I will consider starting that later. I am not on any of the other things you are on, probably just a difference in the doctors and what they like to use! I am also going for IUI not IVF and that probably makes a difference. I know one of the injectibles also has LH in it. I do not belive that Gonal f does. I think that is because my LH levels are ok. I think that most women start with 150 units and those of us with "wiser" eggs go to the higher doses much quicker! I like that phrase "wiser"
Good Luck and I will keep you all posted!
Charlotte.... thanks for the kind words! I try to stay as positive as possible, sometimes it is difficult but is easier today!
Robin
I woke up this morning and could definitely "feel" the follies! I went in for a check and have 3 good ones with the largest one being a 19 and the smallest is a 14 so I have one more dose of injections tonight with trigger shot tomorrow at 9pm and IUI Monday morning at 9am! I'm so excited! I told the nurse these follies feel so big that I feel like i need a purse to carry them in! The doctor was like yes they're nice sized so that's why you feel the discomfort so take it easy this weekend and we'll see you on Monday! I am doing acupuncture this time but the last time I went was last Sunday. She wanted to see me before AF came so that she could make sure I had one that got out any lingering MC residue. She's been out of town this week on vacation so I'll see her next week after the IUI like on Thursday or Friday.
Robin, so glad to hear your good news! I'm toasting a glass of sparkling white grape juice (in a wine glass, my new version of a glass of wine) to you:) I agree we're not in charge and it will be when it will be but with this kind of progress you can't help but smile (so I hope you are).
Thanks ladies for being great sounding boards!
Looking forward to hearing your updates!! Lots of sticky baby dust ladies!!
Moe
Moe, I feel a little better today but a little crampy. It was like the follies were jockeying for their spot in there and they've all finally found their spot but still making me uncomfortable! Yes the IUI will be tomorrow so my fingers are crossed and here goes! The hormones are driving me nuts though because this time I took them CD 3-10 and boy am I tired of the shots! My sweet tooth is out of control (so not normal for me!) I think I almost polished off a half bag of chip ahoy's yesterday! At least I have an easy week at work this week! It helps that I get to plan my schedule for the week and of course I went light so I can get as much rest as possible! I got a new laptop so I'll be spending my 2WW transferring stuff over from my old one and trust me that's plenty to keep me busy!
Hoping Charlotte gets good news to share with us this week:)
I'm sending lots of baby dust your way! Here's to August being the month for all of us!!!
Charlotte,
Here's hoping that you are posting a BFP this week!
Moe,
Isn't it great to be able to have fun with friends and to take some time for ourselves to regroup and just relax
Maria,
I hope you have a rlaxing two months and I agree with latebloomer.... good for you for taking some time for yourself. this journey is definately draining emotionally and physically.
This past weekend has been exciting, scary and nervewracking. I can't wait for the ultrasound tomorrow and the great news that there are follies growing! Definately feel different this time around with the shots! I'll let you guys know the results tomorrow!
Robin
I couldn't wait to share the good news!!!!
Robin
I just wanted to let you all know that it didnt work this month for us...thank you for your prayers..PLEASE keep them coming. We will be starting our 6th cycle on wednesday with the dreaded CLOMID pills..LOL. I have a positive outlook i know this will happen for me..and I encourage you all to know that this will happen for you too. We are not in the lucky group that get what they want the easy way but that doesnt mean that we will not get it...It just means we will appreciate it more than the others that have it so much easier. The ones that never have to pee on a stick..that never have to yell for no reason due to crazy clomid pills or the ones that will never have to poke themselves with needles everday.
You all are what keeps me going on this crazy journey..feeling thankful that I can talk to friends that understand...
Charlotte
Latebloomer, how did today go?? I'm also praying for you!!
ROBIN!!! You are back in the game!! So good to hear that tomorrow is YOUR D-Day!!! How very exciting and nerve racking!! And yes, it's only takes one target. Good luck and lots of baby dust to you also!
Maria, I'm right there with you...its necessary to take a break from all of this. I find it gives you more clarity and helps with the next plan of action! I think I'm also out of the game for a couple of months. Just trying to feel normal after being pumped up on hormones the past two months. No ones estrogen should EVER be 2400. I don't even know when AF is expected but I've had so much cramping over the past day and when she finally shows up it will probably be like the movie Carrie :twisted:
Oh and Regan, I forgot to respond to your post a few days ago, the Menopur vials start at 75 IU so by taking two vials it's only 150 IU not 300 as you suspected. My response was crazy strong and I only took 150 IU for 6 days. It will be 75 IU if I decided to use Menopur for IUI #5.
Well ladies, I hope that everyone is in good spirits no matter where you are on this challenging journey. Be encouraged and stay positive. Remember were are all in this together!
Baby dust!
Moe
I am so sorry. You are in my thoughts and prayers all the time and will continue to be until you get that BFP!! You are absolutely right that it will happen for each of us and it is so great that you are able to keep the positive attitude that you have.
Today when I went in for blood work the blood technician didn't want to stick me becasue of the bruises left from last week. I told her not to feel bad she didn't give me the bruises I had gone to the other office! When they gave me the trigger shot I swear I didn't feel it. I told the nurse I must be getting used to all of the pokes because they are starting to not affect me.
I am so excited to be back in the game and that I will be starting my tww!
Latebloomer toast another glass for me! I will send up lots of prayers and baby dust for you.
Moe and maria, toast a real glass of wine for us!!
You ladies are a lifeline and I am so glad that I have the ability to talk to each of you regularly. You guys help to boost spirits and i want you all to know how much I appreciate each and every one of you! 8-)
Robin
Sounds like lots going on here. First off, Charlotte, I am so sorry to hear the news and wished it were different. Good luck on your next cycle, I'll be thinking about you and praying for you.
Robin, you have good news! Your train is pulling out of the station girlfriend! So we'll be in the 2WW together. I go for my first beta next Friday but they said that's a day earlier than normal so even if the HCG is present and is low then they aren't really going to be concerned yet. If positive then I'll go for second beta on the 29th. My biggest follie was a 24! When she got in there she was like woo this is perfect timing as ovulation is just starting as I can see some ovulation fluid in here. So obviously I'm keeping positive! I feel much better today though not as crampy (woke up that way but cleared up this afternoon). I've been home with my feet up most of the day but off to work I go tomorrow! I start the progesterone suppositories thursday and so not looking forward to those but we do what we have to and not always what we want to!
Best of luck everyone and hang tough!