December IVFers

[dogmommy]

Welcome Sophie! I'm so sorry for all your losses.

Good luck at your appointment nolimit!

It's been a busy holiday weekend....AF showed on Friday. Went in for baseline us and labs yesterday. Got the message yesterday that everything was all good! My FSH went from 13 to 9. So I'm really happy about that! Did my first injection this morning of menopur...much better than I thought. Tonight I'll do follistim hopefully that goes ok. It's some big pen I have to dial to the right dose. Kind of nerve wracking! Wednesday is my next us and lab work.

 

[Myshelsong]

After my last IVF cycle I found the pen dial one was the easiest and hurt the least of all the injections. If you are like me though your will want to jam it in as hard as possible, leaving a stupid bruise. You don't have too, a regular jab will do. wish you lots of luck! Grow follicles grow

 

[Lucinda7981]

Hello everyone I just finished my baseline on us on Tuesday and had AF. I started Estrace and folic acid today along with my dexamethasone and my Lupron .5 units. Lining check is scheduled for 12/7 with a possible FET of 12/15.

 

[Sophie2015]

Welcome Sophie! I'm so sorry for all your losses.

Good luck at your appointment nolimit!

It's been a busy holiday weekend....AF showed on Friday. Went in for baseline us and labs yesterday. Got the message yesterday that everything was all good! My FSH went from 13 to 9. So I'm really happy about that! Did my first injection this morning of menopur...much better than I thought. Tonight I'll do follistim hopefully that goes ok. It's some big pen I have to dial to the right dose. Kind of nerve wracking! Wednesday is my next us and lab work.

Follistim is easier than Menopur! Don't let the pen scare you. Good luck Wednesday!!

 

[Sophie2015]

Good luck Lucinda!!

 

[Letsgo]

Is there room for more here? I'm getting ready for my first FET the first week of December and would love to support you all as we go forward.

 

[Nolimitxox]

Welcome all!! More the merrier!!!

Letsgo, congrats on the FET approval, gotta be exciting. What are you doing to prep yourself for December transfer?

Lucinda, another schedule FET lady! Is the dexamethosone specifically for a FET or do you take it for other reasons. I am curois as I am also on dexamethasone for fresh IVF.

Myshelsong, I agree! I think the Follistim pen is much easier than the rest, however I also remeber being intimidated by it my first cycle using it. After the first day, its a total breeze!

Sophie, i read on your journal you added menopur and now you are feeling activity for growth with follies. That is awesome to hear as I know you were worried they were not growing as the doctor would have liked. I too am on menopur and follistim this cycle and unlike my first IVF, I am feeling so much activity on both sides and Im only on day 4 of stimulation. I am just waiting for new labs and scans on Monday. Hoping for growth and adequate e2 rise, which I think is happening because my boobs are sore! Heres hoping for the best!

 

[Lucinda7981]

Welcome all!! More the merrier!!!

Letsgo, congrats on the FET approval, gotta be exciting. What are you doing to prep yourself for December transfer?

Lucinda, another schedule FET lady! Is the dexamethosone specifically for a FET or do you take it for other reasons. I am curois as I am also on dexamethasone for fresh IVF.

Myshelsong, I agree! I think the Follistim pen is much easier than the rest, however I also remeber being intimidated by it my first cycle using it. After the first day, its a total breeze!

Sophie, i read on your journal you added menopur and now you are feeling activity for growth with follies. That is awesome to hear as I know you were worried they were not growing as the doctor would have liked. I too am on menopur and follistim this cycle and unlike my first IVF, I am feeling so much activity on both sides and Im only on day 4 of stimulation. I am just waiting for new labs and scans on Monday. Hoping for growth and adequate e2 rise, which I think is happening because my boobs are sore! Heres hoping for the best!

I started taking it specifically for this FET cycle....this is my 2nd FET and I took prednisone only for the previous FET. This FET (same clinic but different office and a different state) I've been taking the dexamethasone all along and will eventually add cipro.
I'm hoping all goes well with bloodwork on the 5th and 10th and that my prelinning check on 12/7 goes well so that I don't have to return all the way to St Louis on the 10th and then again the 15th for transfer.
Asking my clinic to send me orders for intralipids as I did this with my previous FET.

 

[Lucinda7981]

Is there room for more here? I'm getting ready for my first FET the first week of December and would love to support you all as we go forward.

Also doing FET but for around the 15th.

 

[Lucinda7981]

Good luck Lucinda!!

Thanks

 

[Sophie2015]

Welcome Letsgo! Good luck with your FET!

Nolimitxox- I did 5 days of Follistim before I added in Menopur and Ganirelix. I've used Follistim only in the past for my 2 bfp IUIs this summer and had great results. But when I added Menopur & Ganirelix on Friday I felt nothing. I can feel both sides now so hoping for good results tomorrow. Have you been on all 3 hormones together the whole time? My RE wanted to start me on Follistim & Menopur then add in Ganirelix a week later but I had concerns about the LH increase of Menopur and his lead geneticist on staff advised me not to add Menopur until I started Ganirelix. Something about chromosomal issues (which we know 2 of my losses had). Hoping my decision to delay the start of Menopur wasn't a bad one. I can only afford this one IVF cycle.

 

[Sophie2015]

Dogmommy- did you give your first Follistim? How did it go?

 

[Sophie2015]

I won't have E2 results for hours but ultrasound wasn't bad. I have 10 follies all about the same size. Another 4 less than 10. And 6 micros. For my age that's pretty good I think. I have another appt tomorrow. ER is Thursday or Friday. FX'd! Of course my issue isn't conceiving so hoping at least 1 of these follicles has a genetically sound egg.

 

[dogmommy]

Welcome new ladies! So many doing FET. Can't wait to hear how it goes.

Sophie the follistim pen was a sinch! I may do my next shots in my thigh bc I'm thinking my belly is more sensitive. That's so exciting ER will be this week!! Good luck with the E2 results. Keep us posted!

 

[Sophie2015]

Dogmommy- Thanks!!
I didn't think you'd have any issues with the Follistim. It looks more complicated than it is. FX'd for you!!

 

[Sophie2015]

Nolimitxox- Did you have your appointment today? How'd it go?

 

[Nolimitxox]

Nolimitxox- Did you have your appointment today? How'd it go?

Hey! Yes I did. I have 5 growing follies with a lead thats 2 mm larger thab the other 4. The rest remain under 10mm. E2s are only about 440. Its twice where it was after the same amount of time comparatively to my first cycle. Which i think is a good thing. Waiting on a call from my office to make sure i shouldnt take any morning meds before the appointment tomorrow am. I asked for calcification as to why they lowered one med, raised another, and then not having a morning dose before the next appointment. Planning a trigger? Maybe. Hopefully i will know soon.

 

[Sophie2015]

Nolimitxox- keep us updated!! FX'd for you!!

 

[Lucinda7981]

Nolimitxox Sounds amazing!!!!! On my end I feel like time is crawling until FET or until I know if FET will happen on 15th

 

[dogmommy]

Sophie did you get your results?

I had my first scan today. It was very uncomfortable! My E2 was already up to 750 after 3 days of Stims. That must be pretty high bc he told took my follistim from 300 to 150. And the nurse was mumbling but I think she said 15 follicles. It was just a message and now the office is closed. I go back on Friday. Hopefully I'll get a better idea what the follicles are doing.