"impatiently waiting and complaining" IVF November/December/end of the year bumps

[ashknowsbest]

Kirs - thank you! I think you're right that once the ER is over it's all excitement and totally worth it!! So sorry to hear about your friend That's horrible, I wish her the best!

AFM - just had my scan and b/w this morning, waiting to hear back.

 

[L4hope]

Kirs, I hope AF gets here soon for you. Once you know it's coming I think it's the worst wait cuz you know you can't move forward till she comes. So sorry to hear about your friend! I hope that she and her other little one will be ok and out of the hospital soon. What a scary and difficult time for them.

No worries about posting daily. I think we all find it hard to keep up at times!

 

[Afamilygal]

BONJOUR my friends!

Kirs- I am so sorry to hear about your friend. Isn't that AWFUL?! gosh, my heart really hurts for her, hearing stuff like that is heartbreaking isn't it? It is so hard to see the people we love in so much pain too... I'm sure she is grateful to have you.
I hope AF starts soon for you. I'll bet this FET is the one for you! Im X'ing all my fingers and toes for you.

Ash- hope your b/w and scan was right on track!
as for the ER, I have never had it but I have had a lot of surgeries and you don't remember a thing. the Iv's are never fun but these nurses really know what they are doing, it will be A- ok.

L4hope- I wonder if you are getting washed away at the football game now... hmm. HOPE NOT! I'm teasing, I hope you are having buckets of fun. (get it? buckets?)

Snow- what the heck is Zumba? people keep talking about it and I nod like I know what it is. its a work out class?

Kchope- cut off from the wine? GASP! but exciting that you are moving forward!! YAY!!! last BCP eh? that's awesome, you are going to get there in no time! I know what you mean about the holidays. It's all getting a bit close to the wire no?
heres a positive spin on it though, at least all the holidays are distracting can't let our minds go TOO crazy with all this madness!
I hope AF comes in good time!

Monkey- my Dr said any bleeding that starts after a finished round of BCP is an AF so you may not have a large lining to shed but whatever you do shed is AF, bear that in mind!
I'll be you do just fine, I'll X my fingers for you!

hope I didnt forget anyone??? If I did I apologize and am thinking of you too! to all!!!

afm, the Dr's visit was great. I am so glad I made a stink, he was SO attentive and really listened PLUS he didn't charge us for it! niiiice...

we still dont know what the heck happened since it seemed like I was going to Ov but there were no dominant follicles and my progesterone this morning wasn't so different to Monday's reading.

He had said he thinks I might be able to start BCPs now which I'm hoping hasn't changed since my prog was so weird. I'm to call the nurse in a hour to find out the verdict. I hope I can start the BCP!!!

so das it for me.

 

[ashknowsbest]

Afam - So happy you might still be able to start still! FX'd! Scan for me went well today, everything is right on track. Let us know what the doctor says!

 

[Afamilygal]

thanks Ash! the Dr said to go ahead with the BCP so as long as nothing else goes wrong (which I am seasoned enough to know it always can) we are in a good place. Im going to schedule my HSG for sometime in the next 2.5 weeks on mon.
YAY! moving forward...
glad to hear your scan and b/w was all good!

 

[ashknowsbest]

I just got back from my monitoring this morning. We made it there and fine, it was windy but not too bad and on the way home it was raining so we took a taxi but we're still alive! So, I'm so happy with my response, so is my doctor. My lining is 11mm and I have lots of follicles around 11 and 16 mm. He didn't count them all but I saw them on the screen and there are a bunch and it looks pretty crazy. He measured 4 I suppose, 2 from each side to get an average size. He said probably trigger Wednesday and ER Friday Now I'm getting VERY excited! Oh I'm also starting to feel bloated ... but I can handle that.

OH and I will be staying in the house all day. I might take a picture of the outside since we're on the 32nd floor and post it ... it already looks really nasty out, and the clouds, you can definitely tell they're moving in a circular motion ... it looks mean!

 

[Sandy83]

Glad things went well today Ash, wont be long for you now xx

 

[Afamilygal]

yikes! that sounds scary!!! do be careful! Glad your appointment is out of the way (and that it was all good). Will you have another one this week on wednesday? when is the storm meant to be over?

 

[Afamilygal]

how is everyone else on here doing?? everyone just plugging along? hope there isn't too many of you on the east coast trying to weather this nasty storm. Stay safe friends!!!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Sandy and afamgal- thanks!

The storm isn't supposed to be over until tuesday night. It's supposed to last so long and I got a call from my nurse and she said to keep my dose the same for all of my meds but that they want me to come in tomorrow morning for another u/s b/w... So I guess I'll be going out in the storm again. The nurse said from the looks of my b/w she thinks I'm going to trigger tomorrow night and then ER thursday.

 

[septbride]

Ash, those numbers are great! Hope all goes well with the appointments and you guys stay safe.

Afam, yay for starting BCP!

AFM, AF finally arrived yesterday, so I start BCP tonight! I'm happy to get this slow moving train out of the station again.

Stay safe, friends. We're in Boston and the wind is gusting so hard it's making our building shake...and the storm isn't even supposed to hit here until tomorrow.

 

[ashknowsbest]

Sept - yay for starting! It will start going so fast soon Ahh stay safe! We're in NYC and we're getting the gusting ... it's starting to get loud in my apartment.

 

[ashknowsbest]

Well I got a call from my doctor (weird since the nurse always calls me). He said that because of the crazy weather they're going to close tomorrow. So he told me to keep my dose the same except for wednesday morning I'm supposed to decrease my dose of Gonal F to 75 units instead of 150 to hopefully slow my follicles down a bit. I'm feeling actually not bad about it ... I mean I wanted my retrieval to be Thursday and not Friday but my follicles were only 11mm and 16mm today so trigger Wed isn't going to hurt. I guess I'm a little freaked about because by Friday which is retrieval my follicles will probably be around 20-22mm which is normal but idk .. still scary! Anyways, there is really nothing I can do about it except listen to my doctor and hope for the best.

 

[Snowbunny]

Ash - stay safe! Trust your RE...they wouldn't do anything to jeopardize your cycle.

Afam - zumba is like a latin cardio workout. I am horribly uncoordinated but it is a lot of fun and a great workout. So happy you get to start bcp's. You are moving in the right direction.

Hope everyone is doing okay. I am just impatiently waiting for AF. She still isn't here and I am getting frussstttrraaated!

 

[Kirs_t]

Hi Ladies!
Just popping in to say - I hope everyone is doing ok.

Ash - how is the storm going? I have been following it on the news - sounds crazy! Its sunny and about 30 degrees celsius here in Australia!
Good luck with the ER. It sounds like your follies are growing well. Will be thinking of you.

Snow - I'm waiting too! It's torture! Youre doing a FE transfer right? We should be around the same time.

Love to all xxx

 

[ashknowsbest]

Snow - yeah my doctor knows what he's doing so I just need to trust him. And he lowered my dose tomorrow morning so it should be okay! I really hope AF shows soon, I know how frustrated it is when she's not showing up!

kirs - The storm is pretty much gone ... we do have strong winds still but the worst of it is over and it's pretty bad, the aftermath that is. Lower manhattan is completely flooded without power, not good! I'm in midtown west and we never lost power so everything is fine with us but having lost power in the lower end is going to cause subway problems etc, so I think we'll definitely feel the effects of sandy. There was also a crane that was dangling from 1000ft ... I don't think it ended up falling but it was definitely dangling and they were so worried. I went to sleep around 10 so I havent been following anything since but I just put the news on and will be following it all day. Thanks for asking!

 

[Afamilygal]

sept- YAY for AF showing up! it's about bloody time! (whoa- no pun intended!)
so groovy, whats the plan, you'll be in BCP for how long? did you say 10 days? the you will start microflare right? Hope everything is ok there in Boston!

Ash- I agree, your doctor wouldnt be doing it unless they felt sure it was ok for you. You poor thing, what a crumby time to have to do this!
I Saw that crane on TV- holy moly!

snow- sorry AF is being so mean, can't blame you for getting mad, the waiting around is enough to drive a girl bonkers.
zumba sounds fun though!

Kirs- sorry about your waiting too! why does our bodies do this to us?
my AF has changed so much in the last 6 months that I just don't bleed the way I used to but still they made me wait! AFs... sheesh. who needs em.

 

[kchope]

Hey all,
AF arrived this morning and will be off for a visit with RE tomorrow to get the green light. Looks like I will start meds on Thursday if no cysts are present. I feel a little lost without doing the Lupron this time round like I'm forgetting something! Btw, for those of you who have done a couple of cycles did you find that your AF was different? My AF is so light the last couple of times coming off BCP for IVF. I hope it's no indication of how things will progress this upcoming cycle. Trying to remain positive but after all this time it seems I may now becoming a slow responder let's just hope it was the lupron that oversuppressed my body.

Ash - good luck this week sounds like you are in great shape for ER - will you be our 1st pupo?

Afam - so glad you put pressure on your Dr and YAY for starting BCP! keeping my FX's crossed for you!

L4 - Hope you enjoyed the Steelers game! I'm a huge football fan just not a fan of Ben! Hope your BCP are disappearing from the packet and fasssst!

Sept - So happy for AF to show!

Kirs & Snow - hoping AF makes an appearance for you both very soon! Btw, Kirs I'm so sorry to hear about your friend I will keep her in my thoughts.

 

[L4hope]

Hi ladies!

Kchope, my AF has definitely been light lately. Who knows why.. I would have thought it would be heavier with all the prog and estrogen.. Who knows with this stuff why our bodies act the way they do! I agree with you, not a huge fan of Ben either, but he has performed well with the Steelers.

Snow and Kirs... It's so hard waiting for stupid AF!! Hope she's here soon for you both.

Sept yay for AF showing.. Noe you can get started!

Ash it dies look like you'll be our first PUPO! I'm sure everything will be all good for Friday. So exciting!!

16 days of bcp left... I can make I can make it!

 

[ashknowsbest]

kc - So happy AF came for you and now you ca get started! This is my first IVF so I'm not sure about having a weird period after an IVF cycle, I hope some of the other girls can help you! I think I will be our first PUPO! I hope I don't let you girls down and that I get my !

L4hope - it is exciting! I will definitely keep your girls updated! Only 16 days girl! I will be counting down with you