Femara Friends!

[Prayerful]

Woo-hoo! Good luck Brandy!!

 

[Galen]

Hi y'all!

J_Lynn and MMW- fantastic news on your bebes!! Hope you're basking in the glow!

Brandy- that is an incredible follicle report!! Go girl go! Happy triggering! I am wondering what your stim protocol was, but I can dig deeper on that on the IVF board if that is more appropriate. Can't wait to hear about your retrieval!

Karen- I am excited to read more of your blog!

Prayerful- what's up with you girl?!

Hope everyone else is doing well and had a Happy 4th of July!

 

[~Brandy~]

Hi y'all!

J_Lynn and MMW- fantastic news on your bebes!! Hope you're basking in the glow!

Brandy- that is an incredible follicle report!! Go girl go! Happy triggering! I am wondering what your stim protocol was, but I can dig deeper on that on the IVF board if that is more appropriate. Can't wait to hear about your retrieval!

Karen- I am excited to read more of your blog!

Prayerful- what's up with you girl?!

Hope everyone else is doing well and had a Happy 4th of July!

Mine was long and it was the following

• Kariva BCP for 28 full days
• Lupron 10units starting 14 days before stims reducing to 5units the day I started stims continue through trigger
• Doxycyline for 7 days 1 week prior to stims
• 150 units of Menogon for 5 days decreasing to 75 units for 5 days
• 150 units of Puregon for 10 days
• Trigger 10,000 units of HCG Pregynl
• and I am taking a med I forgot that is for OHSS prevention

Forgot if I mentioned above but I went for last scan today and I had 30 follies that are 16-20 and about 20 that are less than 10.

I hope that we have alot of healthy ones in there or the #'s mean nothing

 

[Galen]

Brandy- thanks for detailing that...it is exactly what I was curious about! My protocol is similar I believe. My total dose of stims will be 300 too, just a little different configuration, pretty much the same other meds. That is such a fantastic response, there are sure to be some golden eggs in that bunch!!

Sending tons of good vibes your way for retrieval. Do you have an injection free day in between? Enjoy!

 

[~Brandy~]

Brandy- thanks for detailing that...it is exactly what I was curious about! My protocol is similar I believe. My total dose of stims will be 300 too, just a little different configuration, pretty much the same other meds. That is such a fantastic response, there are sure to be some golden eggs in that bunch!!

Sending tons of good vibes your way for retrieval. Do you have an injection free day in between? Enjoy!

Yes so happy lol... tomorrow is my free day!

I obviously get needles on wedsnesday but then 1 more free day then on to Progesterone oil shots daily

 

[Prayerful]

Hi Galen! Things are a little stagnate with TTC right now. I've been doing Lupron since 6/25. My lab draw last Fri showed my estradiol level is too high so I had to double my dose of Lupron and push the stims back a week. I go back again on Thursday. Hopefully my levels will be good and I'll be able to start stims soon after that. Aside from TTC though, I got a lovely surprise visit from my mom over the 4th. It was so nice to catch up and spend time together. How are you doing? Are you still doing BCPs?

 

[Galen]

Oh the PIO shots. Those things aren't messing around. I still prefer once daily PIO to messy, three times daily suppositories though. But maybe that's just me...

Prayerful, I am on BCP for 2 more days. Started Lupron Sunday. My suppression check is next Wednesday, stims Friday if all goes according to plan. Sounds like we might end up being about a week apart. Have you been tolerating the Lupron ok? Glad you had a fun visit with your mom!

 

[~Brandy~]

Hi Galen! Things are a little stagnate with TTC right now. I've been doing Lupron since 6/25. My lab draw last Fri showed my estradiol level is too high so I had to double my dose of Lupron and push the stims back a week. I go back again on Thursday. Hopefully my levels will be good and I'll be able to start stims soon after that. Aside from TTC though, I got a lovely surprise visit from my mom over the 4th. It was so nice to catch up and spend time together. How are you doing? Are you still doing BCPs?

Positive vibes for a good report from you tomorrow

 

[Prayerful]

Oh the PIO shots. Those things aren't messing around. I still prefer once daily PIO to messy, three times daily suppositories though. But maybe that's just me...

Prayerful, I am on BCP for 2 more days. Started Lupron Sunday. My suppression check is next Wednesday, stims Friday if all goes according to plan. Sounds like we might end up being about a week apart. Have you been tolerating the Lupron ok? Glad you had a fun visit with your mom!

The Lupron really hasn't been that bad, especially after I learned that you have to give it slowly. Prior to that I was getting large welts and redness at the injection site. Is it going well for you so far?

 

[Galen]

I have a gigantic bruise from my first Lupron shot, courtesy of DH I think he just nicked a tiny superficial vessel. The rest have been OK. I do get red and itchy after though!

 

[karenh]

Hope you girls are all doing well. I know shots aren't that fun.

I finaly was able to pick an agency and we have our orientation meeting next Friday!

 

[~Brandy~]

Hope you girls are all doing well. I know shots aren't that fun.

I finaly was able to pick an agency and we have our orientation meeting next Friday!

Oh how exciting! Glad you were able to pick one you're comfortable with. Let us know how it goes

 

[LolaM]

Holy melt down, batman! I cried for 20 min today because I cant seem to get hold of babies SW everrrrr and i only need them to send a code of approval for his daycare--thats it--im not asking for anything major and they have KNOWN he was going since the end of last month. It seems I always have to call MY sw and tattle on them, which is total BS, Im so frustrated, baby boy might be an only child, because i just cant DEAL with this crap!

 

[~Brandy~]

Holy melt down, batman! I cried for 20 min today because I cant seem to get hold of babies SW everrrrr and i only need them to send a code of approval for his daycare--thats it--im not asking for anything major and they have KNOWN he was going since the end of last month. It seems I always have to call MY sw and tattle on them, which is total BS, Im so frustrated, baby boy might be an only child, because i just cant DEAL with this crap!

Do you really want to send him there if it's that hard to get ahold of them?

 

[LolaM]

Holy melt down, batman! I cried for 20 min today because I cant seem to get hold of babies SW everrrrr and i only need them to send a code of approval for his daycare--thats it--im not asking for anything major and they have KNOWN he was going since the end of last month. It seems I always have to call MY sw and tattle on them, which is total BS, Im so frustrated, baby boy might be an only child, because i just cant DEAL with this crap!

Do you really want to send him there if it's that hard to get ahold of them?

not the daycare, the Social Worker for baby boy. It takes an act of congress to get her to do anything!

 

[~Brandy~]

Holy melt down, batman! I cried for 20 min today because I cant seem to get hold of babies SW everrrrr and i only need them to send a code of approval for his daycare--thats it--im not asking for anything major and they have KNOWN he was going since the end of last month. It seems I always have to call MY sw and tattle on them, which is total BS, Im so frustrated, baby boy might be an only child, because i just cant DEAL with this crap!

Do you really want to send him there if it's that hard to get ahold of them?

not the daycare, the Social Worker for baby boy. It takes an act of congress to get her to do anything!

Oh I get it now lol sorry I am slow

 

[LolaM]

Holy melt down, batman! I cried for 20 min today because I cant seem to get hold of babies SW everrrrr and i only need them to send a code of approval for his daycare--thats it--im not asking for anything major and they have KNOWN he was going since the end of last month. It seems I always have to call MY sw and tattle on them, which is total BS, Im so frustrated, baby boy might be an only child, because i just cant DEAL with this crap!

Do you really want to send him there if it's that hard to get ahold of them?

not the daycare, the Social Worker for baby boy. It takes an act of congress to get her to do anything!

Oh I get it now lol sorry I am slow

no worries, my sw got it done.

 

[Prayerful]

Karen - I'm glad you were able to pick an agency. I really hope the orientation goes well for you. Are you still planning on going out of the country for adoption?

Lola - Sorry you have to deal with a difficult social worker, but glad yours was able to get it all taken care of! How nice to have the opportunity to have to deal with arranging day care! I hope all is going well with you, DH, and little man!

AFM - I can't remember if I mentioned it here but I had a one week delay in my IVF cycle due to a high estradiol level (64.4). It was rechecked on Thursday and is still high at 61.8, but I was given the green light to go ahead with starting the stims tonight! Is it weird that I am excited to start doing 3 shots per night?!

 

[~Brandy~]

Karen - I'm glad you were able to pick an agency. I really hope the orientation goes well for you. Are you still planning on going out of the country for adoption?

Lola - Sorry you have to deal with a difficult social worker, but glad yours was able to get it all taken care of! How nice to have the opportunity to have to deal with arranging day care! I hope all is going well with you, DH, and little man!

AFM - I can't remember if I mentioned it here but I had a one week delay in my IVF cycle due to a high estradiol level (64.4). It was rechecked on Thursday and is still high at 61.8, but I was given the green light to go ahead with starting the stims tonight! Is it weird that I am excited to start doing 3 shots per night?!

I felt like a drug addict staring at the box of meds and needles and drooling

 

[TonyaG]

Hi everyone, just popping in to let you know that Travis James shocked us and made an early appearance on Monday July 8th. He weighed 8lbs 1oz.

Good luck to all of you, I hope to see many Birth announcements soon!