Calling all RMA Ladies (1st page updates)

[Littlee49]

I was with ivf in little silver--Hartog and Damien

 

[Littlee49]

Thank u bluestorm!! Congratulations on ur success!!!!

 

[DaisyQ]

Good luck Littlee - I hope the stellar lab at RMA and the PGD is your golden ticket this time around.

Spoiled, as far as cyro charges, I think they charge you for cyro each cycle you have frosties (or do a freeze all due to OHSS or in case the blasts aren't mature enough on day 5) because it's like a procedure they do to the embies - vitrification I think. Just as if you get charged per retrieval, and get charged for culturing the embryos each time, there are cyro charges each time, if there is anything to freeze...

 

[Kins]

So to add insult to injury. No clue why I dont not normally ovulate without help BUT I had my hSG yesterday it heard Really bad. Kept me up all night with cramping and still today.


Anyway my uterus is abnormal. The doctor doing the scan said I could still carry a baby. Alot of women do BUT definitely not more then one. Which is hard if I am going to take Gonal F because it makes more then one follie grow.

UGH

Any way I may have to get an MRI of uterus or a better u/s of it to determine exactly the defect. There are two possibilities.

Apparently us women all have two uterus when we are in our mothers womb....did any of you know that? i didnt. So yeah my two uterus may not have completely joined. So I dont have two uterus but I have 1 with a "septum"

I dunno I was crying. They told me its not serious but b/w the pain they put me through and knowing that I am already am having trouble with producing too many follies with the Gonal F it was not a fun day yesterday and I woke up with a migraine in the middle of the night.



Any one else have had an abnormal HSG?

 

[DaisyQ]

I'm sorry to hear about your septum. I think that if it's bad, it can be repaired via surgery. Just something to discuss with your RE. It's good at least that the doctor thinks that you can still carry a pregnancy. I'm sorry - it's so hard to be dealt another blow.

 

[Spoiledangel]

Well just got back from my consult a little bit ago my Beta is negative so on to IVF we go, I should get AF any day now and Rhonda is going to send me my protocol Monday and we will be starting the BCPs. Upset at the beta but happy theres already a plan in place I'm just impatient as it seems with the BCPs the cycle is going to drag out did any of you ladies feel like that since IUI is such a quick process to get into, he also said a few days after my AF starts I will be having a saline sonogram (is it better than the HSG please say yes LoL)

 

[DaisyQ]

Saline sono is no big deal. Speculum isn't pleasant, but it's fine. Very slightly crampy, not like the cramping with HSG.

Yes, IVF is more drawn out because of the pre-cycle prep, whether it's bcp or estrace. It is what it is. My initial cycle was in MAY. That IVF cycle got canceled due to poor response. So we tried again in June. I made it to retrieval that time, but we had to freeze all the embies. Then they were closed in July. So now, 3 months after we started, we are finally getting a move on. It's frustrating for sure. Hopefully you'll have fewer hiccups than me.

 

[Lindsay18]

Hey everyone
I'm new on here and am in my first cycle of IVF at RMA(primarily Somerset). I am set for my retrieval to be on this Friday/ Saturday. This is definitely a trying process and I would LOVE to be able to discuss it with women in the same situation.

 

[Lindsay18]

I was actually affected by them closing in July also. I had to wait another cycle. And now they are talking about having to possibly freeze after retrieval because of the risk of hyper stimulation since I have so many follicle cells.

 

[jchic]

HI Lindsey, welcome! I should be starting my stims in a few days at RMA for my first IVF cycle as well! Who is your doctor? I have Morris.
We are a very supportive group here! Good luck with your retrieval and please keep us posted. I was also affected (as were others on this thread) by them closing in July, too.

 

[DaisyQ]

Welcome Lindsay! Good luck for your upcoming retrieval. We are here if you have any questions!

 

[DaisyQ]

And Lindsay, honestly in my opinion, you are better off having a lot of eggs retrieved (gives you that many more chances for finding the "golden egg"), and then doing FET. I'm in the opposite boat, where I have a hard time getting enough follicles for IVF. My first cycle was cancled actually. And what it also means, is that if this fails, I'll have to do at least one more retrieval to get more eggs, because I won't have any frosties left over. I'd much prefer to have lots of eggs, and then being doing FETs, than more retrievals which is much harder on the body and so much more $$. FET is much easier to prep for and gives your body a chance to come down off all those hormones. I know it sucks to wait when you are looking forward to a transfer, but trust your doctors, they know what they are doing. I'm prepping for FET now. I had to freeze all because we are doing CCS, and our embryos weren't ready for biopsy on day 5, so we had to give them until day 6, which is too late for a fresh transfer.

 

[Lindsay18]

Hi jchic!
Thank you! I have Dr. Maguire. She is great I'm starting to get a little nervous because I have so many follicles and there is a risk of me getting OHS. So they may have to freeze which is fine - whatever is necessary lol. Is this your first cycle?

 

[Lindsay18]

Totally agree with you Daisy! I completely trust them. I just want to make its my chances are the best they can be and that I and the embryos are safe. I'm so sorry about the cancelled cycle - that must be so trying for you. This has definitely been a lot harder mentally than I expected. It's so comforting to know that there are other women in the same position as I am. I appreciate it so much!

 

[DaisyQ]

It's VERY hard mentally. A rollercoaster for sure. Hang in there - we are all going through it too.

 

[jchic]

Lindsay - yes, this is my first IVF cycle! I am also excited and really nervous. Its completely taxing emotionally - I think that's even worse than physical part of all this.
Like Daisy said, you are better off freezing if you have that many. You dont want to risk OHSS and the transfer will be here in no time!

 

[Lindsay18]

Thanks Daisy!
Jchic- definitely. I just want to do whatever it takes for success. I wish you the best of luck! And would love to chat through the process. It definitely helps to talk to people who are going through it at the same time!

 

[jchic]

Absolutely - hopefully we will all be pregnant RMA ladies soon!!!!

 

[Lindsay18]

That would be great!!!

 

[Spoiledangel]

Well got day 3 bloodwork done and saline sonogram is scheduled for Friday based on my cycle history my nurse thinks we will be starting the Lupron on the 24th but I will not be on BCPs at all as of now. Just have to contact the anesthesiologist and financial coordinator. Ion the beginning I felt like it was going to be dragged out but if she's right I start the Lupron in a little over 2 weeks so maybe it's not as bad as I initially thought, I'm relaxing a little more now that cycle started.