Calling all RMA Ladies (1st page updates)

[BlueStorm]

Blue, that is great news! I am really excited for you! The same doctor that did your lap is doing mine. Hopefully he cleans all my endo right out of there!

Yay! I love Dr Bohrer. I think you will like him too. He got everything out and I have pics to prove it

So glad you can start IVF at the end of June. I guess it will work out since the lab should re open around ER time, right?

Ash, sorry you got AF, but hopefully a BFP is in your future at RMA.

Jchic, glad you have the surgery scheduled. Try to take this time to just enjoy life (try!), and have fun before the surgery and then IVF. Maybe go away for a quick weekend somewhere? The month I'm on BCP, I'm just going to try to chill out and relax as much as possible since there's obviously no "trying."

Blue! Looks like we'll be cycling together lady! Assuming BFN, I will be starting BCP sometime early next week, so a few days ahead of you, but I'm also doing them for 3 weeks so... we will be cycling together for the most part!

we will be cycle buddies! I can't wait, just hope bcp's don't make me sick like they used to years ago

 

[jchic]

Haha - but you ALWAYS think I'm prego! I just can't get my hopes up. I can't afford another meltdown like the last one.

This is TRUE, BUT I did have a premonition, hahaha

 

[jchic]

Blue, that is great news! I am really excited for you! The same doctor that did your lap is doing mine. Hopefully he cleans all my endo right out of there!

Yay! I love Dr Bohrer. I think you will like him too. He got everything out and I have pics to prove it

So glad you can start IVF at the end of June. I guess it will work out since the lab should re open around ER time, right?

Yes So happy about that. We will all be prego by July!

 

[DaisyQ]

Jchic, I can't wait to hear what kind of protocol you'll be on.

Blue - are you doing lupron? then stims?

 

[jchic]

I think I will be on Lupron then stims, no bcp

 

[DaisyQ]

Got it..

 

[BlueStorm]

Jchic, I can't wait to hear what kind of protocol you'll be on.

Blue - are you doing lupron? then stims?

Looks like i am doing bcp's for about 2 weeks and then overlap bcp's with lupron for 4 days. Then I stop bcp's and I Think continue with lupron for another 7 days and then start stims. I thought initially they said I would be doing 3 shots a day so maybe I continue lupron with stims, is that normal? I am confused again. It doesn't take much these days

 

[Helena_]

Spent all day on the phone, but I think I now have an idea of the cost of everything...thank god!

Good luck to everyone beginning their next treatment and to everyone waiting to test. Let's make some babies!!!!

 

[DaisyQ]

Blue, I think wecare on pretty much the same protocol. Which stims are you doing?

I'm doing follistim and menopur.

 

[BlueStorm]

Gonal f with small doses of ovidrel

 

[DaisyQ]

I've heard RMA nj is liking this low dose hcg protocol - sounds like that's what you'll be doing.

So it's almost official - IVF. Tested today (caved), and bfn. Jess, I'd keep your day job. Tomorrow is the official test date. I'll test again tomorrow and if bfn, will stop progesterone to bring on AF.

I'm sad - I was really hoping I had heartburn for a reason. I'm excited about IVF bringing me my bfp, but scared it won't. Really scared.

 

[jchic]

Dont be scared, I know its so hard because nothing is guaranteed, but the odds are certainly tipped in your favor

 

[DaisyQ]

Just spoke to a nurse at RMA. She said that the doctor told me to test too early grr and to wait until Saturday to test again, and then stop the endometrin. And so it continues. Annoying.

Copperman gave me a 50% chance of IVF working first try. Really hope it works.

 

[jchic]

50% is great odds! Because think about it, you will have a BFP first try and then an FET is like a guaranteed BFP just in case. I like those odds!

 

[DaisyQ]

The FET success rate at RMA NY is only 22%.

RMA nj has a MUCH higher success rate for FET

 

[BlueStorm]

Daisy - I know what you are saying about being scared about IVF. I am too because this is the last resort. I keep thinking if this doesn't work then what

So I have to just remind myself that this WILL work

 

[DaisyQ]

Blue, that's exactly where I'm at, mentally/emotionally. We keep escalating treatment, so if IVF doesn't work, I'll be at a loss. But if round one doesn't work, I"m going to switch to RMA NJ - I have my appointment with Dr. Morris in 2 weeks.

 

[ashknowsbest]

So I thought I got my period yesterday but that was just spotting .. she showed up this morning right on time so I called RMA NY and I go in for my CD 3 bloodwork on Saturday and then start taking clomid, yay!

 

[Helena_]

I'm wondering why dr. kim would suggest iui to us before we see how ohs swimmers are. Did anyone do injectables plus timed intercourse before going onto iui??

 

[DaisyQ]

Has DH never had a SA before in the past?

When I asked about just doing clomid, before moving to clomid + IUI, I was told that the success rate is much higher when you combine the two, than doing either meds + timed intercourse or natural IUI.