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

[septbride]

Ash, glad all is OK there in midtown. I can't believe the extent of the damage downtown/in Brooklyn/LI/NJ.

Afam, all is well in Boston, thanks! Yes, I'm on BCP for 10 days and then start the Lupron jabs if all is well on the baseline. I will be doing microflare like you!

KChope, congrats on AF showing up!! I wouldn't worry about the post-BCP AF being light -- my nurse said a lot of women don't bleed at all post-BCP.

Snow and Kirst, sorry you're waiting for stoopid AF. Such a drag.

Sorry if I missed anyone -- hope all are well!

 

[ashknowsbest]

sept - I know I can't get over it too, it's just crazy! I'm really concerned about how long it's going to take to get it all cleaned up.

 

[Afamilygal]

allo allo!

KC, I got my FX for you too doll! horray on getting started soon!
FX that your scan is 100% clear and you are ready to rock and roll!!!
btw, my AF is SO freakin light, it is weirding me out, I have to say I am a little relieved that you and L4 said yours are too, I was beginning to think I was broken! Perhaps it is just all the treatments wreaking havoc in our bodies.
our poor bodies...

sept- coolio, so when is your baseline u/s? It sounds like you will be next in line right- after Ash? is that right? who am I forgetting?? (sorry if I am! )

L4- 16 days! I think I can, I think I can! CHOO CHOO!!!
I have 13 days so we are almost exactly in sync- GROOVY!!!

love you ladies.

 

[ashknowsbest]

AFM - Appointment went GREAT this morning. I'm doing my trigger tonight, they haven't told me when yet, they're going to call me and let me know when they get the results of my b/w. I'm supposed to go in tomorrow morning to make sure that I haven't ovulated yet which I'm sure I won't and then retrieval on Friday sometime in the morning (it depends on when I do my shot tonight, so if I do the shot tonight at 10pm I'll go in monday morning at 9am to have the procedure at 10am)! I'm so excited, but so nervous now ... it's all VERY surreal! It took me so long to get to this point, I'm so happy it's hear but want everything to go smoothly and also don't want to have too much pain after the procedure! My mom is going to try and make it here in time for the procedure but we're really not sure she's going to be able to get into the city because of this hurricane stuff ... the NJ transit isn't running and that's how she normally gets here...

Oh and I forgot, he measured 5 follicles but we saw so many more, and they're all around 15-20mm.

 

[Afamilygal]

Ash- that's exciting! GL! I hear that the transit is a total mess, hopefully it will have cleared by Friday.

I'm worried that this storm might have affected the voting. I apologize but I am about to get political. I am SO anti Romney- his VP Ryan is such a jag. His Sanctity of human life bill threatens to get rid of IVF all together.
so basically if it were up to him, none of us would be ABLE to do all of this and have our babies. Can you imagine?!?!
He even supports a bill that would allowed hospitals to refuse to provide a woman emergency abortion care, even if her life is on the line. er.. WHAT?!
I've said it before and I will say it again, a vote for Romney-Ryan is dangerous to women’s health. Obama may not have done everything he would have liked to at this point in his presidency but at least he doesn't hate women.

 

[ashknowsbest]

Yeah the transit is crazy right now but I'm a 10 minute walk from my doctor's office and that's where the procedure is at so I'll be fine

I couldn't agree with your more about Romney ...

 

[septbride]

Ash, that's so exciting!!

Afam, my baseline will be Nov. 10 or so, depending on whether I get a period after the BCP. Woop!

Could NOT agree more re: Romney. Anybody with an ectopic pregnancy just has to risk death, I guess.

Snowbunny and Kirst, any sign of AF?

 

[kchope]

Well here I go again, can't get the parking gear into drive...got the all clear today to move forward. However my resting antral follicle count was only 3!!! The nurse thought this was a good sign...say what??! Based on everything I just googled 3 = poor response and mostly likely cycle cancelled. I know I'm giving up before I even get started but why can't anything just be normal for once with TTC!! uggh, first it's my DH sperm issues and now it's gonna be me...I need to rewind - timetravel anyone?

 

[septbride]

Kchope, were these resting follicles counted at your baseline? I would not worry about that! You will develop a bunch once you start stimming. I only had two resting follicles at my first cycle baseline and ended up with 7 follicles/eggs. I asked my nurse if I should be concerned about the low resting follicle number and she said NO, that they aren't even really looking for follicles at baseline. Don't worry!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Girls ... I'm a tiny bit worried.
My nurse called me tonight with my ovidrel instructions. I'm supposed to give myself the trigger at midnight and then I have to go in tomorrow for b/w and u/s to make sure that everything is ready to go and then I go in Friday for the retrieval at 11AM but the actual retrieval is at 12 noon. This is what I'm nervous about .. she told me that my estrogen was through the roof and that they were going to put me on dostinex for 8 days to make sure that it didn't go much higher because the higher it is the more at risk you are for OHSS. Right now I don't have any symptoms of OHSS and she said that she honestly thinks I'll be fine because they're putting me on the dostinex but now I'm all freaked out that they're going to have to freeze all of my eggs because they won't transfer them if I already have OHSS ... craziness!! Please hope for my sanity that we don't have to freeze them and do an FET! I've been waiting for this for so long I would just be so upset!

 

[Snowbunny]

Hey ladies,
This thread moves fast! Wowza!

Ash - hopefully they are taking enough precautionary measures that you will be a-ok. I'm happy everything worked out with the dosage during Sandy.

Kchope!- don't stress too much this early. My numbers changed so much with the stimming.

Septbride, afam & ash - couldn't agree more - Romney is a dumbass!

Hey EOE - I'm sure I missed lots of you, just trying not only get a little bit caught up


AFM - started spotting again tonight, just ready for it to start. At this point it might be a January transfer

 

[septbride]

Ash, what was your estrogen #? Can they let you coast for a day or two?

Snow, that's good that you're spotting! Fx'ed for full flow tomorrow.

Happy Halloween, all! I just ate my fourth peanut butter cup. I blame the BCP.

 

[ashknowsbest]

Idk what the numbers were but I'm going to ask tomorrow and no they can't let me coast because my follicles are mature at this point and Rey have toget them out.

 

[ashknowsbest]

Oh and I'm not on anymore stims until ER anyways so I guess this is coasting?

 

[ashknowsbest]

Well I just got back from my last b/w u/s with my doctor and everything is good to go. He measured 5 follicles and they were all ranging from 17-21mm. He said I should expect to get about 14 eggs which I'm happy about He said not to worry too much about OHSS, he didn't mean to scare me but that the dostinex is just a precautionary measure since my estrogen is high they just want to make sure that I'm not going to get a bad case of it. So tomorrow is the day I'm still nervous but that's normal, going to try to rest and relax as much as possible today. Oh and for those that like to hear about numbers, my estrogen was 5,138 yesterday.

 

[Afamilygal]

Ash- nice that you are so close to your Drs- that has to make life a little easier!
glad they are monitoring your E2, that does seem high but it sounds like they know what they are doing. GL for tomorrow! v. exciting!

Sept- you and I really might be cycling at the same time, das nice.
good point about the ectopic! what a A-hole.

KChope- the antral follicle count seems to me like it doesn't mean anything! It really isn't indicative of what is to come. If they really believed it was a bad month to start they wouldn't be starting you!

Snow- yay for the spotting! c'mon AF, this is no time to be shy!!!

Also Sept, happy halloween to you too! I bought SO much candy for the trick or treaters and we got 1 group!!! I was BUMMED, I love halloween and seeing the kids in their little costumes! I think my street sucks for kids cause I went outside and no one even had their lights on! so I think the word is out that my street sucks.
The one group that came to my door I gave them the biggest smile and ploughed them with candy, the little kid (kinda chubby- SO stinking cute) said "OH BOY!" I was like. uh huh... so this is how kidnappings happen.

Oh god, that is a terrible joke, I'm sorry. There was an amber alert out yesterday for a missing kid on the highway. Its just terrifying!!! How is it that there are such bad people out there??
wait, how did I get on this from eating too much candy??

(record scratch)
so anyhoo... I had my HSG yesterday so I should be hearing back from the Dr about it this am. Hopefully all is ok and we are squared away to go. I also got my protocol IVF packet in the mail yesterday. EXCITING!
please god don't let there be another hiccup!

did I tell you guys that I bought the circle + bloom IVF audios? I love them! they are really very relaxing.

 

[septbride]

Snow, did AF show her face yet?

Kchope, how you doing? I hope you feel less worried today.

GL tomorrow, Ash! Good that they're keeping an eye on that E2 number.

Afam, LOL! I know what you mean though...so many adorable little kids in Halloween costumes. I just wanted to pick them up and snorgle them. Especially the little babies dressed up in furry bear/lion/monkey costumes. I mean, come on!

 

[L4hope]

Hi everyone!

Ash good luck tomorrow!! So exciting. Glad your estrogen seems to be ok and your docs are paying close attention to it.

Snow hope AF had gotten her ass in gear for you!

Familygal you are too much girl!! It's not dire straits for you yet. I did hear the crickets chirping on that one! Lol! I had the same thing happen my first year in our house. We built new and there are too many open lots so I can't do trick or treating until the development is done. Our trick or treating got pushed back to Friday with all the creek flooding and power issues. But I'll be lights out again this year. No fun.. But probable good since everything makes md cry lately. Then I'd be the crazy lady crying at kids!

Afm, down to the bcp tww!!

 

[kchope]

Ash - Good luck to you girl! Tomorrow is the day! Looks like everything will work out just fine for your estrogen level. I hope to have as many follies as you!

Afam - thanks for making me crack-up lol you are hilarious!

L4 - Awesome 2 weeks left!!

Thanks ladies you've helped ease my mind. Sorry for the rant, I'm just concerned since my cycle in September was canceled for poor response...and I read way too much on the internet. Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Thanks for the GL for tomorrow everyone!

Afamgal - yay for getting your IVF protocol and having the HSG done! I didn't mind the HSG so much... I had some minimal cramping during it but nothings crazy, how about you? Sorry you didn't get lots of kids for halloween it's always sad when nobody comes by. We live in manhattan in a high rise so we didn't get any trick or treaters but we did see some out on the streets so .. it was nice to see people still dressed up Maybe next year you'll get a bunch of kids and your baby will be screaming in the background for your attention! What are those audio things you're talking about?

L4hope - yay for bcps for two weeks! You're so close to getting started on the stims

KC - I think we alllll use dr. google a little too much but I seriously cannot help myself, you are not alone!! My OH works for google and he tells me all of the time, honey stop trying to sel diagnose yourself and I tell him ... shhhh I'm keeping google in business Oh and thanks for the well wishes for tomorrow, I really cannot wait to see how many eggs I get!