Calling all RMA Ladies (1st page updates)

[BlueStorm]

Blue - what happened? Ugh, I feel you, my MIL is a pain in my ass!!!
I had a baptism last weekend and I cried on the way home....I was so happy, but somewhat sad...alas, we will get there. BTW, day 1 of period and have not even needed advil! Its the first time in a LONG time!!!! I want to literally hug dr. boehr, haha
So your FET will be soon then, right? I read this quote today "When you are down to nothing, God is up to something"...thought I would share since it really does apply....we all feel like we are down to our marbles here, but in fact, HE has MUCH bigger plans for all of us

Thanks that made me feel better

My M-I-L is just a very selfish person to put it nicely. I can't even begin to tell you the antics she was up to this weekend it makes me too mad but she really is a piece of work. I don't know what will happen when we have a baby she is such a jealous person I don't know what it will be like. At least they live far away so I have that going for me.

So glad you are having no pain this month, it really is crazy how much pain I had and didn't realize it, I thought it was normal, and tmi but the "flow" is much better now too.

Blue - so sorry to hear about your MIL. My OH's mother is deceased ... I wish I could have met her but unfortunately she did at an early age.

Daisy - I think everything will work out for you, just take it one day at a time

AFM - 5 dpiui and I've still been having cramps every once in a while and sharp pains ... it makes me nervous but I'm sure it's just my body working. I bent over to pick something up and I actually had this really intense pulling pain and I don't know if it's because I squished my ovaries by bending over or what but it freaked me out. It went away after about an hour or more so I'm not really freaking out but it was weird! Only 11 more days to go!

So sorry about your M-I-L, that is awful. I wish mine was easier to get along with, I really try but she makes it so hard.
I am hoping that this IUI does the trick for you. As far as the pain that you are having..it is probably a left over follicle that has turned into a cyst, it's very common after a injectable cycle. I had that all the time after IUI and I always knew it meant I had a cyst. It's just like what you described when bending over that pulling type pain, it's really crazy but goes away fast. I usually get it when I get from sitting or when yawning.

 

[ashknowsbest]

Blue - ooooo thanks for the info! I did consider that's what it might be .. I hope it goes away before the next cycle since we're doing IVF if this one doesn't work.

 

[DaisyQ]

Hi girlies. Just updating on my regular threads...

Here is todays update:

E2 was 784 to be exact. Follicles are as follows:

On the left side:
3 at 16 mm
1 at 14 mm
3 in the 11-13 range
3 < 10

On the right side:
4 in the 11-13 range
4 < 10

So um... that's 18 total.

Before get ahead of myself, there's probably only 4 mature ones at this point, but the doctor said that the 11-13 ones are "possible" so that's another 7 "possible" eggs. So I'm looking at 4-11 mature eggs...

How are the rest of you fine ladies doing?

 

[BlueStorm]

Hi girlies. Just updating on my regular threads...

Here is todays update:

E2 was 784 to be exact. Follicles are as follows:

On the left side:
3 at 16 mm
1 at 14 mm
3 in the 11-13 range
3 < 10

On the right side:
4 in the 11-13 range
4 < 10

So um... that's 18 total.

Before get ahead of myself, there's probably only 4 mature ones at this point, but the doctor said that the 11-13 ones are "possible" so that's another 7 "possible" eggs. So I'm looking at 4-11 mature eggs...

How are the rest of you fine ladies doing?

This is really promising news Daisy! I had a bunch of smaller ones like that and I"m pretty sure they ended up being mature b\c I did not think I was going to end up with 17. I thought only 11 at the most. After the trigger I think it gives the smaller ones a boost sometimes and they grow enough to mature.
So any news about when ER is going to be?

 

[DaisyQ]

Thanks Blue! That is very encouraging! I think ER might be Friday or Saturday. Yowsers!

 

[BlueStorm]

THat works out good so you will have the weekend to rest up!

 

[DaisyQ]

EXACTLY! It's nice not to have to miss too much work. For transfer though, I wanted to lie low for 2 days, and it looks like my transfer will be Thursday or Friday (June 21-22) - and I'm supposed to work on June 23rd! We all have to cover weekends in the hospital on a rotating schedule, and it's my turn. I've tried to swap dates but I've got no takers. Not sure what will happen.

 

[BlueStorm]

We have the same thing at my job, got to love healthcare. I always end up with the worst weekend and try to switch but nobody ever wants to switch! It's a pain in the you know what

 

[jchic]

Daisy - I think you will be fine laying low for a day....most of the women I know that got prego right after their first IVF never laid low after the transfer....most went straight back to work actually. You will be fine

 

[DaisyQ]

Thanks Jchic. I am not going to work though. I don't think I'd get fired over it. I've been there 2.5 years, and am somewhat senior. It's just not worth it to me. I'd be kicking myself if my transfer didn't take, wondering if it would've been different had I laid low. Maybe if the transfer is Thursday, I'll work, but not if it's Friday.

 

[marie44]

Daisy - they do want you to take it easy for 48 hours. I went back to work but i have a desk job so it was a lot different that someone on their feet all day. The basic restrictions are no heavy lifting and no exercise. Some people take off after ER but i went to work the next day. I was sore like bad AF cramps but i was able to get through the day. Sounds like your follies have a good shot at maturing at the same time. Did they up your meds yet or are they comfortable with what you're taking?

 

[DaisyQ]

Thanks Marie. I'm definitely planning on taking it easy. Even getting to work involves 25-30 minutes walking, 3 flights of stairs, and about an hour of bumpy, jerky public transportation. Just not worth it. Even commuting now, with my ovaries sore, is tough.

Not to mention, once I'm at work, I'm talking to sick people all day, and don't especially want to expose myself to any bacteria/viruses especially 1-2 days after transfer.

Meds are staying the same. 450 follistim/gonal and 30 low dose hcg.

 

[BlueStorm]

I am always confused at what they want you do after transfer. My RE says go right to work just no exercise, ect. Then other people say to rest and the nurse in recovery after ER said to someone else to rest if you can a few days after ET. Who knows. My thing is kind of like Daisy. I have a stressful job and it is around sick people. I feel like if I go back to work right after and it does not work I will blame myself for going to work so I would opt to take off at least day of transfer and next day.

 

[jchic]

I forgot you ladies work in healthcare and are always moving around. I will take off the day of the ET and then perhaps go to work the next day 1/2 day depending on when it is or take off. I have a desk job, so I dont really move much....literally just get up to go get coffee or conduct interviews, haha, I am lazy!

 

[DaisyQ]

Same here. 48 hours.

 

[DaisyQ]

So here is my update:

My retrieval will be Friday. My doctor says we can expect 4-6 mature eggs. So not great, but hey, it's better than a canceled cycle. I'm secretly hoping for more of course.

I can NEVER remember the count, so I will update once I get the call from my nurse but it sounded like one at 19, two at 18, maybe one at 17, one or two at 15, one or two at 13, one or two at 12, and one or two at 11, with more less than 10. ? I will update later with exact #s. Just excited to get to retrieval!

This means my transfer will be on Thursday... which means I probably could work on Saturday, because I'd have all day Thursday and Friday to rest... not sure what to do. Honestly, I'd rather just take it easy all weekend.

 

[jchic]

WOOHOO! This is great news!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Daisy - that's great news. Good to hear you won't have to cancel this cycle!

AFM - 7dpiui, getting ready to go to NJ around 2 today to visit family and to see my OH's son graduate from 8th grade It should be fun! My mom also opened the pool so we'll be able to swim and maybe have a BBQ

 

[BlueStorm]

Daisy - Great news! I am so happy you made it to retrieval I bet you get some extra mature ones in there. Maybe try to get off saturday and if it's really hard then just go in, but at least you have a few days to rest.

ash - Sounds like fun I hope you have a great day!

 

[DaisyQ]

RMA nj ladies.... Considering embryo banking. Any of you know about this? You pay $$ upfront to freeze and ccs test your embryos. You then go through several retrieval to essentially stockpile normal embryos before transfer. As much as I want a fresh transfer, I'm anxious about the # of blasts we might get, and we are leaning strongly towards ccs testing anyway, so it might make sense for us to so this, especially as I'm not getting younger, my response to stims isn't ideal, and I may likely want more than one child.

I don't know where we'd get the $$ for multiple retrievals, but I think maybe our patents might help somewhat. What do you guys think? If I was younger or an awesome responder, or had better insurance coverage for ivf, I think I might just go cycle by cycle... But given my circumstances, I think I might feel better going into transfer knowing I have multiple normal embryos to work with.