December IVFers

[Sophie2015]

Dogmommy- You are young. The odds are totally in your favor!! A heartbeat at ultrasound means wayyyy more than any beta. FX'd for you but I really think it's gonna be okay. 😊

 

[Nolimitxox]

thanks nolimit for your words.....i needed that! I guess the fact that i resigned from my job and pregnancy is scary but ive endured worse....so this to shall pass. Everything happens for a reason and even though i might question it at the moment....it'll make sense in the future and make me stronger!
So heres to BFP and a wonderful 2017.....this will be our yr ladies
Nolimit are you sticking with your RE for your next IVF or seeking any second opinions? I only ask because i was with 2 previous clinics before i found the one i was comfortable with. I loved my clinic so much that when i moved to fl and my RE at the clinic in NY left the practice i decided i wanted to stay with the company/practice but at a location that would be a little closer and cost efficient since im out of pocket.

Pregnancy is scary!! Especially for girls like us! I'm sorry you had to make those choices; but moving to Flordia doesn't sound like the worst! HA! Its also really cool you had so much confidence in your practice and doctor you found a way to make it work!

I am seeking another opinion here soon....I sent over my referral and had my ob send over some stuff too and I will call this week to make a consultation appointment. Im not sure what to expect because this RE doesn't appear to submit to the SART scores and I can't find much information on her online. The last RE in my network whom I've seen before is also recommending donor eggs, and I'm just not ready.

 

[Myshelsong]

Hi all.
Af started and officially in my FET cycle. I started my estrogen so I have my next appointment Jan 7 to see how we are getting along. Whoop whoop!
We could be transferring as early as Jan 12. Holy moly.

Nolimit, I would go in with a list of questions and what you want to do. If you are not ready to move forward with donor eggs then you are not ready to move forward. They cannot force this issue on you Hun, you will be able to say no I want a few more rounds of IVF first.

Good luck all you ladies waiting for ultrasounds and all of us waiting for the IVF!

 

[melissaelaine]

I just had my lining check and it was 10.2! I think that is good, but I probably won't hear from my RE until tomorrow. (I am monitoring locally and traveling to Atlanta for my transfer, which is where we did our IVF cycle.) Transfer is scheduled for January 9, so 10 days away.

 

[Lucinda7981]

Nolimit that's wonderful that you are seeking a second opinion as it will give you a different perspective. My clinic doesn't really report to SART either as they tend to be a little controversial for their out of the box thinking. I'm with SIRM which is also known as Sher Insitute for Reproductive Medicine. After my failed cycles with the two previous clinic I needed a different approach. I hope you get some answers!!!!
AFM I went to an eye apt and was told the nerves on both eyes are swollen and that I have to see a specialist as my brain could be causing pressure:/

 

[Lucinda7981]

Myshelsong how exciting to have started!!!!! Transfer will be here before u know it!!!

 

[melissaelaine]

Lucinda- What do you mean about your clinic being controversial? Or did you mean SART is conroversial? And how scary about your eye appointment! Do you have an appointment with a specialist scheduled? What kind of specialist will you see?

 

[Lucinda7981]

melissa i meant as in some people think Dr. Sher is crazy and others think hes a genius for his protocols. Their website is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to IVF but some people dont agree with any of it. It has also been argued about his success and reporting to SART.
I have to go see a Neuro-ophthalmologist ASAP; if i experience blurriness or headache i have to go to the ER.....the optomologist was scaring me as she said the cause is pressure to the brain......hoping its nothing :/ Being that my last day of work is tues n dr is closed mon....i have a 7:40 am apt wed .

 

[Myshelsong]

How are you doing Lucinda? I just saw this, hope your doing well and no blurriness. Hope this protocol does well for you.

Happy New Years everyone! Hope it was a great New Years, we were super low key as just stayed in.
So next appointments is Jan 7 to check lining and see if we are a go to start the progesterone. Whoop whoop.

Longest week of my life

 

[Lucinda7981]

Myshelsong thanks for checking....for now I feel pressure in my eyes an slight bluriness. Looking forward to some answers when I see the specialist bright an early on wed. Also looking forward to 6 wk ultrasound which is a wk from tom....eeeek!
As for you and the 7th that is just 5 days away.....how exciting!!!!!

 

[treasured]

Hello everyone! How is everyone? Hope you all had a feat new year.

Lucinda that is crazy about your eyes have you ever had issues like that before? Glad you are seeing a specialist! And so exciting about your scan. Mine isn't until 7 weeks so a week on Wednesday. It's very difficult waiting.

Myshel so exciting to get started! Not long at all. I have a good feeling about this year ladies everything crossed. What else do you need to do for the FET as opposed to a fresh cycle?

I've been off for the week which has been great spending time with friends but also seems to be time dragging on! My symptoms have been coming and going which is confusing to say the least but I guess it is quite normal apparently. Just wish there was concrete evidence!

Hope everyone's well! Xxxx

 

[Lucinda7981]

I went in to replace my glasses and never in a million years would i have guessed they were going to say there is a problem. I dont think ive been experiencing any symptoms but hey im good at attributing things to other things.....so maybe i've been ignoring symptoms. Anywho i know i would need my eyes dialated and a MRI and CT scan in order to determine what is causing pressure to my brain? This is all a little overwhelming as im already high risk due to age and previous history. I wouldnt be surprised if a scan or another beta is done due to all of this....unfortunately if i have the scan there wont be much to see since its so early?
Treasured your scan is a week from wed? Youll be seven weeks already?
I have mine the day before (Tues) but clinic says ill be 6 weeks then....hoping for a heartbeat!

 

[Quindalyn]

Hey Everybody!! I took a break after my retrieval and I'm excited that this thread has continued into the new year. I just got my hysteroscopy results back and everything was normal; which means I go in tomorrow for my baseline appointment for my first FET cycle!

Myshelsong & Melissaelaine- Looks like we're cycle buddies!!
Lucinda, Treasured & dogmommy - Congrats!!!! And my fingers are crossed for strong heartbeats at each of your scans!

 

[Myshelsong]

Yeah cycle buddy!!

Good luck at your baseline appointment. Let us know how they go.

 

[Lucinda7981]

Quindalynn how did your apt go????
Dogmommy what's going on with you?
AFM just got out of my apt and dr thinks the meds and the pregnancy are causing my symptoms and he wants to see me after I deliver. So unless I get severe headaches or swooshing sounds then I don't go back until I deliver. So for now I wait for my ultrasound on tues.....ugh this is torture; can't help to wonder if my beta numbers went up and what's going on in there?

 

[Quindalyn]

Just finished up with my baseline and I have an 18mm cyst. I still have to wait to hear back from my Dr. later today, but I'm not hopeful...I think I'm out until next month, or when ever the cyst goes away. The nurse said the cyst was likely due to left over hormones from the IVF cycle. Ugh!

Lucinda- YAY!!!! I'm so glad it's not anything too serious.

 

[Lucinda7981]

Quindalynn that sucks bout the cyst....with my first cycle that happened to me and I was put on bc to resolve it.....and since my protocol consisted of bc, I didn't have to wait. The RE kept and eye on it and by the time I was ready to start meds it had dissolved! That stinks that you have to wait around for an answer....hoping you get good news asap!!!!!
AFM today was hard as it's my first day out of work ....I was suppose to see my lil babies today. I can't help but wonder what they were told happened to me. I am however relieved that yest was the last time I had to look at my ex boss in the face!

 

[Myshelsong]

Hopefully the cyst won't efffect the next FET cycle Hun. I know of a few that went forward with small cysts and had no complications, but I know every clinic is different.
I had a few cysts after doing back to back IUI's last year. Not fun, but they went away by themselves

I am starting to get nervous about this cycle, I want it so badly but I am so anxious about it. I need to keep busy!!

 

[Lucinda7981]

Myshelsong at least it's a FET so it goes quicker!!!!!

 

[dogmommy]

Sorry I haven't been online recently. We got some bad news on Saturday I woke up bleeding. I called the Dr and they had me in for a beta and my number had dropped. After my appt the bleeding had stopped. The nurse told me the pregnancy failed and I'm going to pass the tissue. They told me to come in Wednesday to make sure hcg goes back to 0. Well Monday I woke up with huge swollen and sore breasts and my sense of smell was off the charts. Todays beta came back and my number was higher than its ever been... Nurse said very abnormal and high possibility for ectopic. She said that they will repeat hcg and do an ultrasound on Monday to try to find something. It's been a rough week.

Lucinda that's so scary. I hope you don't have anymore problems. I hate the waiting part. I can't wait for you to get your scan to put your mind at ease.

Treasured how are you feeling?

Myshelsong, quin, melissa Ill be watching to see how your FETs go!!