Calling all RMA Ladies (1st page updates)

Me too...sensitive boobs and nips, but thats about it. Also very tired, but that could be from unpacking boxes in the new house AND from waking up so early for those damn monitoring hours!
When are you going to test? How long does the ovidrel stay in our system, do you know?
 
I was told that the Ovidrel can stay in your system up to like 12 days that's why they don't want you to test since you may get a false positive. I have to go on the 18th and I totally agree those early monitoring hours take the life right out of you by the time the cycle is over, happy for the break this week

How's the new house coming along?
 
Daisy - Great numbers! Fingers crossed for you

Helena - You are almost there. Like Jchic said they just go over what your insurance covers. I did this over the phone with them and then they sent me a package about it all.

Jchic and Jersey - Great progesterone numbers mine are always so low which makes me think I have a a problem with that as well.

Hope everyone had a great Easter. We went to brunch this year for the first time, it was very nice not having to do dishes :blush:
 
Hey Blue! How are you? We went to brunch too, so easy, right? Whats new? When do you film? Next week right?

Jersey - ahhh, I didnt know it could stay in our system that long. I definitely want to avoid having a fake BFP if I test. That would be gut wrenching! House is coming along nicely! We are out of boxes, so thats the important part :)
 
Hi Blue !! Happy Easter! Went to the inlaws and didn't have to cook or clean-up after it was perfect!!

Jchic, That's what I was told, but last month didn't even have a chance to take the Beta test, period came 4 days before I was due to go in...Glad the house is coming along..now you can relax a little
 
Hey girls! I agree I hate doing dishes!

I'm doing good, we are actually taping tomorrow :help: I am freaking out! Also they asked if my DH wanted to come so I said yes, he will just be in the audience, right? They said yes the audience, then when she sent me the script on Friday they have me on stage for a segment and then me and DH on stage for another segment. I thought he was going to kill me! He's calmed down now. Once I told him they aren't going to talk about his poor :spermy: he felt better
 
Hey everyone, and I just wanted to check in the and say hi. I'm currently waiting for AF to show and then start our first IUI at rma. I do hope I can get pregnant this round and not have to do this!
 
Blue! Oh my Gosh today is taping day! Are you all set? this is so exciting!
 
:hugs: Good luck today blue

How is everyone else today? Hope everyone is having a great day so far!!

Trying...good luck hope that everything works for you on your first cycle that would be great!!
 
Good luck Blue!

I have some news. I just got back from my appointment at RMA NY to discuss next steps. My doctor is very open to doing whatever his patients want to do. He gave me the option of continuing with clomid and IUI (no thank you), or moving onto injectables or IVF. We discussed the pros/cons to each. Injectables is less expensive and invasive, but less effective. Given my insurance situation (10K max for fertility treatment), we've decided not to use my benefit on treatments that have lower success rates, and go straight to IVF, should this current cycle not take.

I am still a little torn - as I was strongly considering doing IVF at RMA NJ instead of RMA NY, since their success rates are much higher. That said, I feel like it will be more expensive for me at RMA NJ - my copays will be $50 instead of $10 with my current doctor. AND, I would most likely not be able to start an IVF cycle with a new doctor so quickly.

I think what I will do is try a cycle of IVF with my current doctor, and if it doesn't work out, I will try to get a job in NJ that covers infertility, and then switch to RMA NJ. So I have a plan.

My IVF protocol is a long protocol with BCP and Lupron. I will be starting BCP in about 2 weeks if this cycle is a bust, and egg retrieval will be sometime in late May most likely.

I am excited and scared. Excited to be doing something that has a much higher success rate (my doctor quoted me 50% after one try, 75% after two tries), but scared it won't work and I won't be able to afford another round. Please GOD let this work.
 
Dukers! I am glad that you are moving to IVF! I am confident that it will work. Are those the success rates for IVF? I am hoping they are so we can all get prego asap! Get me in the delivery room asap, I am getting antsy!

PS - I think I am 4DPO today and I tested today to see if I had the trigger and its all gone.....have an appt with my doctor next Tues the 17th to discuss next steps for IVF. Hope to join you ladies soon in the IVF process :)
 
Thanks, yes, those success rates are for IVF.
 
Miss you guys! I can't go on b&b anymore at work as they decided to track our internet usage so i'm limited to my phone :(

Daisy - glad you're moving to ivf. I was going to skip the iuis too but dh talked me into doing 3 anyway. I think you'll be fine in rma ny. They were great with me. I don't know if rma nj or ny was established 1st but if it was ny, that may explain the discrepancy. The newer places usually have better #'s bc of technology so maybe they would be more similar if they just compared this last year. Who knows?

AFM - insomnia has kicked in which is common in pg & just waiting for my scan thurs to hear 2 hbs hopefully. I also just read i may need to gain over 50 lbs with twins. How crazy is that?
 
Daisy so happy and excited for you!! :happydance:

Jchic, how are your side effects from the trigger? Did they ease up yet?

Marie can't wait to hear how you make out at the dr's tomorrow!!
 
Hi Marie! Thank you for the vote of confidence! I hope you hear 2 heart beats too - so crazy.

OMG if I gain 50 lbs, I will be morbidly obese (I'm already overweight). Yikes. Scary.

I think RMA NJ has been around quite a while, not sure how long, but they are not brand new. I think the two facilities have different protocols they use. At RMA NY, they seem to be a fan of doing down regulation with lupron and BCP first. At RMA NJ, they seem not to do that as much and jump with with Estrace and stims. But I'm sure everyone is different, and they must tailor protocols somewhat (I would hope) according to the individual. Another difference is the use of ICSI. They are using it MUCH more often at RMA NJ, which might also explain their higher success rates. What this may mean, is that they are pushing ICSI on even people who may not need it, but even if you get it and didn't need it, you'll still wind up with a lot of fertilized eggs.

Also at RMA NY, they do both 3 day and 5 day transfers, depending on how the embryos are looking - if there are many embies that still look good at day 3, they will wait until day 5 to pick the best looking ones - hopefully blasts. If the number of embryos is more limited, they do a day 3 transfer. My friend had 9 embryos for example, and they waited to do a day 5 transfer.

RMA NJ, in contrast, is ONLY doing 6 day transfers (or so I hear - Jchic, so interested to find out what you hear at your appointment next week). They seem to think that if an embryo won't make it to blast in the medium, it won't make it to blast in the uterine environment. This may explain their higher success rates. If they are only doing transfers for women with blasts, the success rate is going to be pretty high. But what if you are a woman whose embryos don't make it to blasts? Not sure what happens in that scenario. In any case, RMA NJ has much higher success rates for both IVF and FET, which does make me nervous to stay with RMA NY, but at this point I have to stay confident in my doctor, who seems to have a high success rate himself, at least anecdotally.

If my insurance situation (and travel schedule) were different, I'd probably do one more IUI (total of 3) with the last one on injectables, but considering my current situation, I am OK with moving to IVF after only 2 tries at IUI. My doctor seems to feel that IUI works best for people who have either an ovulatory problem or a mild sperm problem. In our case, I ovulate on my own, and hubs sperm is OK, so after 2 cycles with 2 eggs and good sperm, if it doesn't work, my doctor doesn't think it's worth pursuing additional tries at this point in time.
 
I've also just looked at the SART stats over the past few years.

RMA NJ's stats have steadily gone up. In 2007, the success rate (live births) was 49.5% in 2007 and now it's 60.9%. The frequency of using ICSI has also gone up during that time period, from 67% in 2007, to 85% in 2010.... interesting correlation...
 
Hi ladies!

Blue - how did the taping go?
Marie - how are you feeling? 2 hbs is definitely what you will hear, I am sure of it! 50lbs is alot, but you will be fine, its for a good cause, LOL. My aunt had twins and gained 60, and lost 75 after that by working out on the treadmill and eating healthy after the twins, so I am certain you will be fine!
Daisy - yes, RMA only does 6 day transfers, Dr. Morris told me this when I first met her.

Jersey - how are you feeling? I am fine, tired and my nips are sore, but thats about it. I am hoping this worked. The trigger is out of my system and today I am 5DPO.
 
Marie I gained 50 lbs with my son 17 years ago....he was a large baby 8lbs 8 oz lots of fluid, you will be fine doubly blessed

Jchic doing well my bb's are still hurting getting a little crampy as well so I'm sure AF will be here by the weekend just like the last IUI I will be more than shocked if it's not!!
 
Jersey! I know, I am crampy off and on too. I am hoping and praying so hard that this is it for us! I was telling Daisy yesterday that I am starting to get ANXIOUS and discouraged. Holding onto every strand of hope for every single one of us :)
 
Me too I hope and pray that this is it for all of us and we all have our BFPS!!
I'm just getting a little discouraged because it truly feels like my period is coming :(

I think I'm going to be going the same route as Daisy....I was thinking about emailing my nurse because she always gets back to me and see if this cycle doesn't work are they planning a # 3 or can I go to IVF??
 

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