Calling all RMA Ladies (1st page updates)

[ashknowsbest]

So maybe I'm not out yet ...

I went to the bathroom and noticed some brownish/red discharge on my panties ... it could be spotting before my period I guess but I normally don't have that and I also have not had my pre AF cramps yet .... =\

Great, now I'm just confused. I'll wait until the 20th, test again and then if it comes back negative probably go in for beta.

 

[BlueStorm]

ash - how many dpiui are you now?

I just got the call from my nurse and I will be going back in on friday the 22nd and then if everything looks good I will start PIO on Sunday the 24th and then transfer is penciled in for Friday 6/29/12. This actually works out nicely because I won't have to take any time off from work.

 

[ashknowsbest]

I'm 12dpiui today.

Yay for ET! I can't wait to find our you're pregnant!

 

[jchic]

Blue! That is great news! What is PIO?

 

[BlueStorm]

ash - I hope this is a good sign, I know what you mean about trying not to get your hopes up I am the same way and would just want to think about the next plan.

Jchic - PIO is progesterone in oil. It's a pretty big shot that you have to do in the bum..my hubby is very nervous about the whole thing so it should be interesting...I don't think I could reach to do it myself plus in the video it says to pull back and make sure no blood comes out so I don't know how I would do that myself. ughhh getting nausious just thinking about it.

 

[jchic]

YIKES! These babies owe you! lol

Ash - good luck honey!

 

[Kins]

ash - how many dpiui are you now?

I just got the call from my nurse and I will be going back in on friday the 22nd and then if everything looks good I will start PIO on Sunday the 24th and then transfer is penciled in for Friday 6/29/12. This actually works out nicely because I won't have to take any time off from work.

So excited for you!!! Youre lmost there

 

[Kins]

ash - I hope this is a good sign, I know what you mean about trying not to get your hopes up I am the same way and would just want to think about the next plan.

Jchic - PIO is progesterone in oil. It's a pretty big shot that you have to do in the bum..my hubby is very nervous about the whole thing so it should be interesting...I don't think I could reach to do it myself plus in the video it says to pull back and make sure no blood comes out so I don't know how I would do that myself. ughhh getting nausious just thinking about it.

Oh sounds like a muscle shot. ??? Just flex your bum and give him a good view . But yes u prob have to give your hubby props

 

[marie44]

Blue - my dh chickened out giving me the pio shots so i watched a video on youtube on how to do it yourself and if you do it in front of a mirror, you can reach and know what you're doing. Hope your dh is up for the task but it's good to know how to do it yourself if he can't be there one day. GL with it & ET!

 

[DaisyQ]

Update, not great news I'm sad to report.

Of our 11 embies, only 5 are holding on, and none of them are at blast stage.

Because we are doing CCS testing, all embies must make it to blast for that. Therefore, they are going to be given another day, and I will get a call tomorrow with an update. If they make it to blast by tomorrow, they will be biopsied and frozen, and pending the CCS results, we will have a FET in August or September. If they don't make it to blast, or if the ones that do are abnormal, we have to start over from scratch. I am wondering if doing this study was a mistake, as half my embryos were cultured at their standard temperature, 37 degrees C, and half were cultured at 36 degrees C. I'm curious to know if the ones that made it were all from one group, or from both groups.

Anyway, I'm pretty devastated. I know rationally that there is still hope, that we may still get some blasts tomorrow, and that we might get a few normals out of the bunch. I am terrified though that we will have no blasts, or all will be abnormal.

If this is the case, I may consider changing clinics to someplace that does transfers on day 3 and day 5. Not sure.

I'm also incredibly disappointed to not be doing a fresh transfer. I have the days of work and everything. I knew it was a possibility that we might be converted to frozen, but I still had my heart set on moving forward. I am so sick of waiting, waiting, waiting, and all of these set backs. It feels like it is NEVER going to happen, and it's hard to hold onto hope. I'm sure I will rebound in a couple of days, but right now I'm in a dark place. I"m sure it doesn't help that I barely slept last night over the anxiety for this call, and now I am waiting on another call tomorrow.

 

[marie44]

Daisy - sorry this is such a stressful time. I think waiting for the fertilization results is 10 times worse than being in the 2ww. I think the blast statistics are 25% so you should get 1 or 2 at least. I only had 5 fertilize normally & a 3d transfer so only the 2 transferred made it to blast but i guess that is all i needed. How is your lining? Mine was the minimum 8mm but was sufficient. Try to think positive even though it is hard. I spent a lot of time 2nd guessing my dr and the process & it turns out they knew what they were doing. Please update us and FX!!

 

[DaisyQ]

Hi Marie. Thank you for your words if encouragement. Of the 5 embies, 3 became blasts, which, interestingly, is EXACTLY 25% of the # of eggs retrieved. Those three blasts were biopsied for CCS, and I'll get the results in about 10 days or so. So it's another wait... FET in august assuming we have at least one normal.

 

[DaisyQ]

Oh and my lining was 9mm, but it doesn't matter now since transfer won't be until august. Praying that my three blasts are normal...

 

[marie44]

Daisy - 3 blasts are great, you should be thrilled with that! I hope they all come back normal & you can move on.

 

[DaisyQ]

Thanks Marie. I'll be over the moon if all three are normal!

 

[ing13949]

Hello RMA Ladies,

I am new joined the community and TTC for 3 years and recently visited RMA west orange and waiting for B/Work.

 

[DaisyQ]

Welcome ing! Will you be doing iui or IVF? Have you dine ant fertility treatments in the past?

 

[jchic]

Welcome ING! This thread is full of supportive women! Who is your doc? Mine is Morris (she is Daisys as well)

 

[Poms Mom]

Hello ladies,

i don't normally do forums, but since this is a quiet personal time, who else but to talk to people who understand better than others going through similar issues!

My Background:
Im 26 years old. Hubby is 27. we are TTC and have been for 5 years. After so much BS from my Gyno since i was 15, i come to find out i have pcos. All thanks to RMANJ of West Orange. Hubby and i have been ttc for about 6 years now. i attributed it to blood condition (that i find out later i never had) and hubby's love of partying hard. After tests, i can no longer blame him for not conceiving, but i finally have an answer to my questions i had for a very long time.

Currently i am working with my Dr. so far the only thing that comes up is pcos. Did hsg test and saline sonogram. all came out normal. Was prescrbed to start metformin and waiting to get the ok to take ovidrel and gonal f for 4 days. We are trying to avoid doing IVF or IUI. We are old fashioned and want to try the typical way of making a baby with help from hormones. This is our first time going to a doctor to TTC so we want to do it the least invasive and the most low key approach.

MY only concern so far is the effectiveness of just using hormones and metformin. Has anyone just conceived with just these meds? And how long did it take to conceive? The meds are costing us a bit and copays constantly add up. And i hope that my age an no other complications will help it move along. My nurse has been great in helping me answer my questions. They try to push ivf and iui on us, but i stressed that we do not want that approach right away. If it takes a long time, then we may reconsider. But im hoping for the best.

Hope to speak with many of you to share our journeys and help understand this crazyiness of TTC!

 

[BlueStorm]

Welcome ing

Hope everyone had a great weekend. I started PIO shots last night. DH was all ready and then chickened out. thank god my neighbor is a RN and I called her over at 11pm to do it for me. Hopefully tonight is better. Ouch!