Anyone doing FET/IVF in Jan 2013 till everyone's BFP (Everyone Welcome)

[sekky]

Hello sandy

Edamame - how is your mum doing now? Hope she's recovering well.

Ali - how are you today?

Mosip - fx they are all hiding

all the amazing ladies in here. Hope everyone is having a nice day.

 

[ashknowsbest]

sekky - thanks I really can't wait to start injecting!

mossip - I hope they're hiding too! Dang ovaries!

Turkey - thanks! I'm sure I will be a pro too! I'm a little nervous that my doctor is upping my menopur but I'm sure he knows what he's doing so I'm just going with it!

 

[Mells54]

Ash, are you doing ganirelix this cycle instead of Lupron? I can't remember what you said they were changing. Best wishes things work out for ya!

 

[alicatt]

Hello sandy

Edamame - how is your mum doing now? Hope she's recovering well.

Ali - how are you today?

Mosip - fx they are all hiding

all the amazing ladies in here. Hope everyone is having a nice day.

I woke up with a terrible headache, it is really stormy here and it seems that the storms kill my head. I'm working from home and have a massage tonight so hopefully things will improve! I'll call the infusion place today to get the time and to pay the ungodly fee at some point today. Right now all I can think of is that I'm taking the 17-21st off and I'm going to sleep and relax, and go baby shopping with a friend that is due in August. So that is what is keeping me going, the knowledge that soon I will have some time off!

Mossip.. my right ovary liked to hide, it's frustrating but not uncommon!

Ash - ask us if you have questions, most of us have done your protocol can can help!

 

[alicatt]

sekky - thanks I really can't wait to start injecting!

mossip - I hope they're hiding too! Dang ovaries!

Turkey - thanks! I'm sure I will be a pro too! I'm a little nervous that my doctor is upping my menopur but I'm sure he knows what he's doing so I'm just going with it!

Do you have bravelle too? I did a combo of menopur and bravelle. From what he said, the bravelle dose manages the number of follicles and the menopur manages the growth and quality of the follicle/egg. Ganirelix is easy and I didn't have many side effects on it. Much better than evil Lupron! FX'd for a great cycle!

 

[Turkey16]

sekky - thanks I really can't wait to start injecting!

mossip - I hope they're hiding too! Dang ovaries!

Turkey - thanks! I'm sure I will be a pro too! I'm a little nervous that my doctor is upping my menopur but I'm sure he knows what he's doing so I'm just going with it!

How much menopur?? I did 4 vials each morning...no side effects, and I found the shots to be easy. I iced my belly for a minute or two beforehand.

 

[alicatt]

sekky - thanks I really can't wait to start injecting!

mossip - I hope they're hiding too! Dang ovaries!

Turkey - thanks! I'm sure I will be a pro too! I'm a little nervous that my doctor is upping my menopur but I'm sure he knows what he's doing so I'm just going with it!

How much menopur?? I did 4 vials each morning...no side effects, and I found the shots to be easy. I iced my belly for a minute or two beforehand.

I think I was doing 4 menopur and 4 bravelle at the beginning, then after we got the follicles my FS wanted I stopped the bravelle (so maybe 4-5 days) then amped up the menopur to 6 (3 in the AM and 3 in the PM) until ER. Or something like that. Let me tell you, having to stim for 12 days using that many vials was not cheap!!! That is why we opted to go to Europe to get them. The cost was about 1/2 what it would have been from the USA, and it was the exact same brand, same company. Just manufactured in Europe.

 

[Edamame]

Ali- sorry about your headache, hope it clears up! Is it the lupron?

Sekky- thanks for asking! She's doing ok, just taking pain meds and icing it- trying not to move it too much. We have to wait until Monday for her follow-up x-ray- the doc said they had to wait about a week to see what the broken pieces are doing. If they're moving, she'll need surgery, but if they are starting to knit correctly, she can just have a solid arm brace. Really hoping it's the latter!

 

[Em260]

Ali - hope you don't get too many of those side effect fx!

Edamame - glad your Mom is doing better. Hopefully she won't need surgery

Mossip - fx the bloodwork come back with good news!

Lotus - yay for transfer! Fx for you!

AFM - AF arrived this morning so I'm heading in tomorrow for my day 2 baseline monitoring. Just ordered my meds and they should arrive this afternoon.

 

[ashknowsbest]

Since the general question is what meds I'll just tell you all that instead of doing personals to each of you.

I'm doing the antagonist protocol this time. The meds are ganerelix, menopur, follistim, ovidrel, and PIO shots after ER. I'm not sure we're doing medrol this time, I didn't see it in the list of meds ordered but I will ask them about that on monday when I go in. I am taking the antibiotics though, azithromicin (sp?). I'm not on bravelle ... I wonder why ... ? I know this isn't going to seem like a lot to you girls but usually I was on 1 powder and 1 liquid or menopur but now I'm going to be doing 2 powders 1 liquid. I'm not really scared about it , I'm sort of wondering if it has something to do with the fact that I'm on ganerelix but I won't know for sure since I'm not the doctor.

Em - yay for getting started! So exciting!

Edamame - Your mom is in my thoughts. I hope she doesn't have to have the surgery! Let us know when you know!

 

[Mells54]

Since the general question is what meds I'll just tell you all that instead of doing personals to each of you.

I'm doing the antagonist protocol this time. The meds are ganerelix, menopur, follistim, ovidrel, and PIO shots after ER. I'm not sure we're doing medrol this time, I didn't see it in the list of meds ordered but I will ask them about that on monday when I go in. I am taking the antibiotics though, azithromicin (sp?). I'm not on bravelle ... I wonder why ... ? I know this isn't going to seem like a lot to you girls but usually I was on 1 powder and 1 liquid or menopur but now I'm going to be doing 2 powders 1 liquid. I'm not really scared about it , I'm sort of wondering if it has something to do with the fact that I'm on ganerelix but I won't know for sure since I'm not the doctor.

Em - yay for getting started! So exciting!

Edamame - Your mom is in my thoughts. I hope she doesn't have to have the surgery! Let us know when you know!

Ash, that is the same protocol I used the first time around.i was on high doses of both menopur (4powders and 1 liquid) and follistim (275 units). I think bravella can be used in place of follistim. Once you start growing follicles, they will add the ganirelix to preven any one follicle from taking over and ovulating. Personally I did better with the Lupron protocol, but I just don't stim well to begin with. And my RE told me if I wanted to try again with my OE then I would go back to ganirelix and adjust some other meds.

Ali, I agree that the high doses and long stiming (14 days) was very costly. That's why this time, I'm donating my leftovers to my donor and getting some credit.

AFM, just waiting on my calendar!!!

 

[ashknowsbest]

I think the issue with me is that I get a lot of follicles and eggs but they're not of great quality so I think this time around we're trying to get quality over quantity. I really hope it works. I've been thinking lately that if this cycle doesn't work I'm not sure it's worth doing another cycle with my eggs ... maybe it's time to just move onto DE .... ? Just a thought, haven't really made a decision or anything. Plus, I'm keeping my FX'd this one works!

 

[alicatt]

I think the issue with me is that I get a lot of follicles and eggs but they're not of great quality so I think this time around we're trying to get quality over quantity. I really hope it works. I've been thinking lately that if this cycle doesn't work I'm not sure it's worth doing another cycle with my eggs ... maybe it's time to just move onto DE .... ? Just a thought, haven't really made a decision or anything. Plus, I'm keeping my FX'd this one works!

Ash - the amount of stimulation meds is much lower for you than it was for me (and Mells) due to the fact that you are younger and also respond well. There is no need to pump you full of 4+ vials a day as you are doing just fine on the lower doses. I do think that you need to be on a slightly higher dose of Menopur when you are doing Ganirelix, but I could be wrong I did one of each and like Mells, I did better on the lupron protocol as opposed to the one with ganirelix. But each woman is different so just go with what they suggest!

 

[sekky]

Hello sandy

Edamame - how is your mum doing now? Hope she's recovering well.

Ali - how are you today?

Mosip - fx they are all hiding

all the amazing ladies in here. Hope everyone is having a nice day.

I woke up with a terrible headache, it is really stormy here and it seems that the storms kill my head. I'm working from home and have a massage tonight so hopefully things will improve! I'll call the infusion place today to get the time and to pay the ungodly fee at some point today. Right now all I can think of is that I'm taking the 17-21st off and I'm going to sleep and relax, and go baby shopping with a friend that is due in August. So that is what is keeping me going, the knowledge that soon I will have some time off!

Mossip.. my right ovary liked to hide, it's frustrating but not uncommon!

Ash - ask us if you have questions, most of us have done your protocol can can help!

Sorry about the headache. Hope you feel better with the massage.

 

[MoBaby]

I was on 2 vials of menopur and 225 of gonal f for my last cycle...2 powders of menopur broke my bank; i couldnt imagine 4 a day!

Ash: I think your eggies are fine if the dr can find the right protocol. You are to young to have bad eggs Dont think about DE yet.

 

[sekky]

Ali- sorry about your headache, hope it clears up! Is it the lupron?

Sekky- thanks for asking! She's doing ok, just taking pain meds and icing it- trying not to move it too much. We have to wait until Monday for her follow-up x-ray- the doc said they had to wait about a week to see what the broken pieces are doing. If they're moving, she'll need surgery, but if they are starting to knit correctly, she can just have a solid arm brace. Really hoping it's the latter!

Is Monday here already? Hoping the pieces decides to knit on there own without surgery.

Ash - my RE said I will be doing antagonist too ( if I heard that right) but I will only know my meds on the 11th.

 

[ashknowsbest]

ali - Thanks for the info about the menopur and ganerelix! I do always respond almost too well, it's kind of annoying getting so many eggs though and only getting a small amount that fertilize. The first time I got 25 and 10 fertilized, the second time I got 25 and only 7 fertilized. We need to fix this!

Mo - I always jump to the worst conclusion it seems! Jason (my OH) and I have had conversations about DE ... very light hearted ones and we'd be okay with it if that's what it came down too but I think you're right. With the right protocol I will become pregnant unless I have this intralipid problem and my body is attacking the embryo ... that would be so annoying!

sekky - I don't know much about the antagonist protocol since I'm just learning about it now but what I do know and I've read is that it's less shots than the lupron protocol so that's a good thing I always heard you tend to get less eggs but they tend to be SLIGHTLY better quality but every woman is different and many women get beautiful embryos from the long lupron! I wish you the best of luck and hope it works for you!

 

[MoBaby]

I understand ash! We always get great fertilization even with dh crappy sperm but not many day 5 embryos which stinks! I was like ugh what is wrong with me but changing up the protocol got us 50% blasts our last cycle. I think this change is going to be good for you!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Mo - oooo yay! that makes me feel good that with the change of protocol you did get better embryos! I'm getting very excited to start now. I can't believe I'm only 2 weeks away from ER ... it all happened so fast!

Question girls .... I never got my period since the period when my second IVF failed .... I've had cramps and I've been on BCP since April 2nd but is that okay or what..? It seems a little wacky!

 

[mossip]

So the CFL rang back, my bloods we very positive and they want me in for another scan on Monday, then EC ON WED!! A day ahead! I had a major panic because of work but its all sorted! Hopefully they won't change again xxx