IVF/ICSI/FET OCTOBER "4 LEAF CLOVER" CYCLE-Anyone joining me?*** UPDATES ON PAGE 1***

[looknomore]

writing this post in a bit of a daze as I have taken Valium. Got the doc to prescribe me valium to keep anxiety levels in check. It is quite relaxing. Will get to know tomm if any of my remaining embies made it to blast. If not then no day 5 transfer and definitely no forsties. Well- i guess thats fine as we were not expecting any in the short protocol. 15 embies was a bonus as the doc was expecting 5-6.

I have been running low grade fever which has been bothering me. Have been taking Tylenol which I think and hope will not effect the embies.

Boobs are majorly sore but have no symptoms besides that. Definitely no cramping which is a bit disappointing. But maybe its the Tylenol which is masking the cramps. Hopefully. Am thinking of getting a puppy in a day or 2. DH and I have been thinking of getting a pup for a long time. A living anti depressant. Thinking of getting a pug.

Eyes are closing so signing off...am going to read up all the posts tomm.

Sammy- My OTD is 29th July

 

[maxxiandniko]

writing this post in a bit of a daze as I have taken Valium. Got the doc to prescribe me valium to keep anxiety levels in check. It is quite relaxing. Will get to know tomm if any of my remaining embies made it to blast. If not then no day 5 transfer and definitely no forsties. Well- i guess thats fine as we were not expecting any in the short protocol. 15 embies was a bonus as the doc was expecting 5-6.

I have been running low grade fever which has been bothering me. Have been taking Tylenol which I think and hope will not effect the embies.

Boobs are majorly sore but have no symptoms besides that. Definitely no cramping which is a bit disappointing. But maybe its the Tylenol which is masking the cramps. Hopefully. Am thinking of getting a puppy in a day or 2. DH and I have been thinking of getting a pup for a long time. A living anti depressant. Thinking of getting a pug.

Eyes are closing so signing off...am going to read up all the posts tomm.

Sammy- My OTD is 29th July

awww hon you must have been so tired when writing this because you write that your OTD is July 29! Maybe that'll be your due date!

 

[maxxiandniko]

I've got nothing too exciting to report. I'm waitng on the call to tell me that I can start my bcp this afternoon. I got my schedule which says that I start stimming on Nov 4th, EC on the 15th and ET on Nov 20th. I'm glad I have a break until the 4th though. My anxiety from yesterday's consultation is quieting down.

Maxxi huuuun!!! you were not on the first page...

I feel awful now, you should have told me.....

anyways i have added you now but if anything needs correcting let me know. Good luck!!!!

That's ok!! Thanks!!

 

[Megg33k]

Hey lovelies! I've had my infectious disease blood draw and CD3 bloods (done on CD1 or CD2... whatever )... I go Monday @ 9:30am for a "fluid ultrasound" to "map my uterus and tubes" for future egg collection. Kevin is doing his infectious disease screen then as well, and then we'll have a "calendar review" which tells us what is going to be happening and when! I got a call from my pharmacy saying that my order had been called in. Over $3000 in meds for $211.00... I won't complain! Started BCP's today and starting Lupron on Wed!

 

[Sammy2009]

Hey lovelies! I've had my infectious disease blood draw and CD3 bloods (done on CD1 or CD2... whatever )... I go Monday @ 9:30am for a "fluid ultrasound" to "map my uterus and tubes" for future egg collection. Kevin is doing his infectious disease screen then as well, and then we'll have a "calendar review" which tells us what is going to be happening and when! I got a call from my pharmacy saying that my order had been called in. Over $3000 in meds for $211.00... I won't complain! Started BCP's today and starting Lupron on Wed!

Flipping heck you have lost me!!!! All sounds good though and 3000 worth of drugs for 211.... well cheap as chips!!!! The only map my hospital gave me was the one to the car park!

 

[Megg33k]

Hey lovelies! I've had my infectious disease blood draw and CD3 bloods (done on CD1 or CD2... whatever )... I go Monday @ 9:30am for a "fluid ultrasound" to "map my uterus and tubes" for future egg collection. Kevin is doing his infectious disease screen then as well, and then we'll have a "calendar review" which tells us what is going to be happening and when! I got a call from my pharmacy saying that my order had been called in. Over $3000 in meds for $211.00... I won't complain! Started BCP's today and starting Lupron on Wed!

Flipping heck you have lost me!!!! All sounds good though and 3000 worth of drugs for 211.... well cheap as chips!!!! The only map my hospital gave me was the one to the car park!

So, I get the impression that the stuff my clinic does is a bit abnormal? What with the mapping and the groups cycling together and stuff?

Uhm... The fluid ultrasound sounds like an HSG to me. They want to be sure my tubes are open so they don't have to find out only when doing the egg collection. And he also wants to see what he's working with for it all. They sort of make a map so he has a clearly planned route for the egg collection. I guess this isn't normal?

 

[Sammy2009]

Hey lovelies! I've had my infectious disease blood draw and CD3 bloods (done on CD1 or CD2... whatever )... I go Monday @ 9:30am for a "fluid ultrasound" to "map my uterus and tubes" for future egg collection. Kevin is doing his infectious disease screen then as well, and then we'll have a "calendar review" which tells us what is going to be happening and when! I got a call from my pharmacy saying that my order had been called in. Over $3000 in meds for $211.00... I won't complain! Started BCP's today and starting Lupron on Wed!

Flipping heck you have lost me!!!! All sounds good though and 3000 worth of drugs for 211.... well cheap as chips!!!! The only map my hospital gave me was the one to the car park!

So, I get the impression that the stuff my clinic does is a bit abnormal? What with the mapping and the groups cycling together and stuff?

Uhm... The fluid ultrasound sounds like an HSG to me. They want to be sure my tubes are open so they don't have to find out only when doing the egg collection. And he also wants to see what he's working with for it all. They sort of make a map so he has a clearly planned route for the egg collection. I guess this isn't normal?

No hun, all sounds good!!! The more tests and the more monitoring the better i say! I wish my hospital cared so much.... its all good believe me. Wishing you the best of luck! I just want to get started, im so bored waiting for dates and stuff. Im going to do FET and then back to backing it with IVF on the same cycle like i did last time. I cannot stand a failed FET and then have to wait another month to start a fresh IVF cycle. If neither of those work then i will lay off it until Jan 2011, enjoy xmas, focus on that, get the stress of xmas out the way and pave the way for another cycle in the new year... hopefully it wont come to that but hey you never know do you?

 

[Megg33k]

Hey lovelies! I've had my infectious disease blood draw and CD3 bloods (done on CD1 or CD2... whatever )... I go Monday @ 9:30am for a "fluid ultrasound" to "map my uterus and tubes" for future egg collection. Kevin is doing his infectious disease screen then as well, and then we'll have a "calendar review" which tells us what is going to be happening and when! I got a call from my pharmacy saying that my order had been called in. Over $3000 in meds for $211.00... I won't complain! Started BCP's today and starting Lupron on Wed!

Flipping heck you have lost me!!!! All sounds good though and 3000 worth of drugs for 211.... well cheap as chips!!!! The only map my hospital gave me was the one to the car park!

So, I get the impression that the stuff my clinic does is a bit abnormal? What with the mapping and the groups cycling together and stuff?

Uhm... The fluid ultrasound sounds like an HSG to me. They want to be sure my tubes are open so they don't have to find out only when doing the egg collection. And he also wants to see what he's working with for it all. They sort of make a map so he has a clearly planned route for the egg collection. I guess this isn't normal?

No hun, all sounds good!!! The more tests and the more monitoring the better i say! I wish my hospital cared so much.... its all good believe me. Wishing you the best of luck! I just want to get started, im so bored waiting for dates and stuff. Im going to do FET and then back to backing it with IVF on the same cycle like i did last time. I cannot stand a failed FET and then have to wait another month to start a fresh IVF cycle. If neither of those work then i will lay off it until Jan 2011, enjoy xmas, focus on that, get the stress of xmas out the way and pave the way for another cycle in the new year... hopefully it wont come to that but hey you never know do you?

Ooh! Same here as far as waiting until 2011 if this one fails... but I can't even think that way right now.. ya know? I'm so nervous!

 

[fleur123]

OMG this 2ww is killing me!! ive got a litter of pug puppies here so at least they are keeping me busy (looknomore i dont know where you live but my pugs are ready to leave!! )

Keeping my fingers crossed for the rest of you and those who are waiting to start i hope the time flys by

 

[Doodar]

Morning Ladies,

Fleur I love pugs and would have one like a shot if hubby would let me, but he wont . We already have a boxer and a shih tzu, love em to bits. Aw baby pugs soooo cute. Good with finding them new homes hun, must be really hard letting them go.

AFM I tested this morning with a frer and the line came up fainter than yesterdays test. So in a blind panic I went and bought more tests. Came home and did a clearblue plus and the line came up straight away clear as day. I'm no longer friends with frer.

Hello to all the pupo ladies, hang in there. I know it's tough.

Hello to ladies down regging. I really feel for you guys, it seems like such a long haul.

Hello to ladies stimming. Not long now.

 

[maxxiandniko]

Megg - the cycling at your office does sound different but they've been doing this for awhile so I'm sure they've got it all figured out as to why they do it that way. You're probably going for a water sono. Do you know how long you'll be doing the injections for? It sounds like you'll be PUPO by the end of the month!

Sammy - you're almost there!

How's everyone else?

I've got nothing going on at the moment. Day 2 of bcp - 17 days left. Not too exciting.

 

[Megg33k]

Megg - the cycling at your office does sound different but they've been doing this for awhile so I'm sure they've got it all figured out as to why they do it that way. You're probably going for a water sono. Do you know how long you'll be doing the injections for? It sounds like you'll be PUPO by the end of the month!

Sammy - you're almost there!

How's everyone else?

I've got nothing going on at the moment. Day 2 of bcp - 17 days left. Not too exciting.

I won't be PUPO until mid-Nov. I don't even start stimming until ~Nov 1. How does a water sono show your tubes? I don't entirely understand, it seems.

I'm sure they have their reasons for everything, I just don't understand some of it yet! LOL

I'm on Day 2 of BCP too, but I have less than a week left, probably!

 

[looknomore]

Hey Everyone- My news is good i guess. Got 2 Grade A blasts. The doc wanted to transfer 1 and then went like "oh well. why would u want to freeze 1" and she transferred both. So I am double PUPO, if that term exists. All Grade A embies- 3 day 3 and 2 day 5= 5 embies. Now i guess I will know how much havoc the Endo is causing cos If it doesnt work with this then i dunno what will work. It this fails then I go onto treatment of Endo and try another IVF in 2011. That wud be my final attempt to get pregnant.

Am on super duper medication. Made a list which I would like to share. Would like comments on whether anyone else is on so much medication also

1. Antibiotics for 2 days which was basically post EC to avoid infection
2. Progesterone Pessaries
3. Viagra tabs- pessaries
4. baby Asprin
5. Immuno suppressant tabs
6. Progesterone injections
7. Folic acid
8. Oestrogen pills
9. progesterone tablets orally
10. Valium

I have a huge box full of meds and feel like an old woman popping pills

Sammy- what do u mean by back to back IVF. will u try an IVF in nov/dec if the FET doesnt work?

Doodar- when is ur scan- so exciting it must be. I dont know if I will ever make it to scan for heartbeat. Am sick of scanning follicles

Fleur 123- OMG.. A litter of Pug puppies. I am so envious. I have been dilly dallying with my decision to get a pug puppy. Am I ready for the responsibility et al. Want to get impulsive one day and get one home. I am based in India btw

Maxxi- Yes I was totally out when i wrote that post. My OTD is 29th Oct.

Megg- Good - things have taken off now- before u know it u will be PUPO

Now its just wait n watch i guess

 

[Sammy2009]

Looknomore - Congrats on being PUPO with...erm lots of embies! lol

Maxxi - This wait seems like forever....i cannot believe its still another week until my scan and then another 6 days to the FET/start of fresh IVF

Megg - Hang in there... i dont understand some of your tests either but i would imagine they know what they are doing! Its a long waiting game eh?

Hugs and good luck to everyone!!!

 

[Britt11]

Hey Everyone- My news is good i guess. Got 2 Grade A blasts. The doc wanted to transfer 1 and then went like "oh well. why would u want to freeze 1" and she transferred both. So I am double PUPO, if that term exists. All Grade A embies- 3 day 3 and 2 day 5= 5 embies. Now i guess I will know how much havoc the Endo is causing cos If it doesnt work with this then i dunno what will work. It this fails then I go onto treatment of Endo and try another IVF in 2011. That wud be my final attempt to get pregnant.

Am on super duper medication. Made a list which I would like to share. Would like comments on whether anyone else is on so much medication also

1. Antibiotics for 2 days which was basically post EC to avoid infection
2. Progesterone Pessaries
3. Viagra tabs- pessaries
4. baby Asprin
5. Immuno suppressant tabs
6. Progesterone injections
7. Folic acid
8. Oestrogen pills
9. progesterone tablets orally
10. Valium

I have a huge box full of meds and feel like an old woman popping pills

Sammy- what do u mean by back to back IVF. will u try an IVF in nov/dec if the FET doesnt work?

Doodar- when is ur scan- so exciting it must be. I dont know if I will ever make it to scan for heartbeat. Am sick of scanning follicles

Fleur 123- OMG.. A litter of Pug puppies. I am so envious. I have been dilly dallying with my decision to get a pug puppy. Am I ready for the responsibility et al. Want to get impulsive one day and get one home. I am based in India btw

Maxxi- Yes I was totally out when i wrote that post. My OTD is 29th Oct.

Megg- Good - things have taken off now- before u know it u will be PUPO

Now its just wait n watch i guess

ahhh congrats on being double pupo 2 stellar embies, sounds like you have a great chance to me

why yes that is a lot of meds lol....its got to help though right?

good luck

 

[Megg33k]

Hey Everyone- My news is good i guess. Got 2 Grade A blasts. The doc wanted to transfer 1 and then went like "oh well. why would u want to freeze 1" and she transferred both. So I am double PUPO, if that term exists. All Grade A embies- 3 day 3 and 2 day 5= 5 embies. Now i guess I will know how much havoc the Endo is causing cos If it doesnt work with this then i dunno what will work. It this fails then I go onto treatment of Endo and try another IVF in 2011. That wud be my final attempt to get pregnant.

Am on super duper medication. Made a list which I would like to share. Would like comments on whether anyone else is on so much medication also

1. Antibiotics for 2 days which was basically post EC to avoid infection
2. Progesterone Pessaries
3. Viagra tabs- pessaries
4. baby Asprin
5. Immuno suppressant tabs
6. Progesterone injections
7. Folic acid
8. Oestrogen pills
9. progesterone tablets orally
10. Valium

I have a huge box full of meds and feel like an old woman popping pills

Sammy- what do u mean by back to back IVF. will u try an IVF in nov/dec if the FET doesnt work?

Doodar- when is ur scan- so exciting it must be. I dont know if I will ever make it to scan for heartbeat. Am sick of scanning follicles

Fleur 123- OMG.. A litter of Pug puppies. I am so envious. I have been dilly dallying with my decision to get a pug puppy. Am I ready for the responsibility et al. Want to get impulsive one day and get one home. I am based in India btw

Maxxi- Yes I was totally out when i wrote that post. My OTD is 29th Oct.

Megg- Good - things have taken off now- before u know it u will be PUPO

Now its just wait n watch i guess

1. Antibiotics for 2 days which was basically post EC to avoid infection
2. Progesterone Pessaries
3. Viagra tabs- pessaries
4. baby Asprin
5. Immuno suppressant tabs
6. Progesterone injections
7. Folic acid
8. Oestrogen pills
9. progesterone tablets orally
10. Valium

I know I'm going to be on the blue ones. I'll have to wait till my meds arrive later to confirm or deny the rest! I can only imagine I must be on progesterone!

 

[Sammy2009]

Hey Everyone- My news is good i guess. Got 2 Grade A blasts. The doc wanted to transfer 1 and then went like "oh well. why would u want to freeze 1" and she transferred both. So I am double PUPO, if that term exists. All Grade A embies- 3 day 3 and 2 day 5= 5 embies. Now i guess I will know how much havoc the Endo is causing cos If it doesnt work with this then i dunno what will work. It this fails then I go onto treatment of Endo and try another IVF in 2011. That wud be my final attempt to get pregnant.

Am on super duper medication. Made a list which I would like to share. Would like comments on whether anyone else is on so much medication also

1. Antibiotics for 2 days which was basically post EC to avoid infection
2. Progesterone Pessaries
3. Viagra tabs- pessaries
4. baby Asprin
5. Immuno suppressant tabs
6. Progesterone injections
7. Folic acid
8. Oestrogen pills
9. progesterone tablets orally
10. Valium

I have a huge box full of meds and feel like an old woman popping pills

Sammy- what do u mean by back to back IVF. will u try an IVF in nov/dec if the FET doesnt work?

Doodar- when is ur scan- so exciting it must be. I dont know if I will ever make it to scan for heartbeat. Am sick of scanning follicles

Fleur 123- OMG.. A litter of Pug puppies. I am so envious. I have been dilly dallying with my decision to get a pug puppy. Am I ready for the responsibility et al. Want to get impulsive one day and get one home. I am based in India btw

Maxxi- Yes I was totally out when i wrote that post. My OTD is 29th Oct.

Megg- Good - things have taken off now- before u know it u will be PUPO

Now its just wait n watch i guess

Hi, it means I will defrost the embie ready and if it thaws ok then it will go back in and ill be in the 2WW THEN if AF arrives and I am not pregnant I will start to stimm as soon as she arrives. No waiting a month for another cycle. I am allowed to do this because the FET is a natural method and not medicated so there is no hard ship on my body etc so they allow me to do that. Had it been medicated I woud not have been able to.

 

[maxxiandniko]

Megg - The water sono involves injecting saline water into your uterus and watching how the saline moves through everything via sono. Why are they switching you from oral bcp to injections? Our cycle is really similar. They've anticipated a retrieval date of the 15th and a transfer date of the 20th for me.

Where's everyone else? Yomo, msg, isi, wrighty...

 

[looknomore]

Hey Everyone- My news is good i guess. Got 2 Grade A blasts. The doc wanted to transfer 1 and then went like "oh well. why would u want to freeze 1" and she transferred both. So I am double PUPO, if that term exists. All Grade A embies- 3 day 3 and 2 day 5= 5 embies. Now i guess I will know how much havoc the Endo is causing cos If it doesnt work with this then i dunno what will work. It this fails then I go onto treatment of Endo and try another IVF in 2011. That wud be my final attempt to get pregnant.

Am on super duper medication. Made a list which I would like to share. Would like comments on whether anyone else is on so much medication also

1. Antibiotics for 2 days which was basically post EC to avoid infection
2. Progesterone Pessaries
3. Viagra tabs- pessaries
4. baby Asprin
5. Immuno suppressant tabs
6. Progesterone injections
7. Folic acid
8. Oestrogen pills
9. progesterone tablets orally
10. Valium

I have a huge box full of meds and feel like an old woman popping pills

Sammy- what do u mean by back to back IVF. will u try an IVF in nov/dec if the FET doesnt work?

Doodar- when is ur scan- so exciting it must be. I dont know if I will ever make it to scan for heartbeat. Am sick of scanning follicles

Fleur 123- OMG.. A litter of Pug puppies. I am so envious. I have been dilly dallying with my decision to get a pug puppy. Am I ready for the responsibility et al. Want to get impulsive one day and get one home. I am based in India btw

Maxxi- Yes I was totally out when i wrote that post. My OTD is 29th Oct.

Megg- Good - things have taken off now- before u know it u will be PUPO

Now its just wait n watch i guess

1. Antibiotics for 2 days which was basically post EC to avoid infection
2. Progesterone Pessaries
3. Viagra tabs- pessaries
4. baby Asprin
5. Immuno suppressant tabs
6. Progesterone injections
7. Folic acid
8. Oestrogen pills
9. progesterone tablets orally
10. Valium

I know I'm going to be on the blue ones. I'll have to wait till my meds arrive later to confirm or deny the rest! I can only imagine I must be on progesterone!

Megg- Progesterone will start post ET. That is basically to support the embryos. Oestrogen tabs shud start on day 6-7 of stimms. they are to build up lining and then promote the growth of embies. Will u get meds for the whole cycle or till ur stimming?

 

[looknomore]

Hey Everyone- My news is good i guess. Got 2 Grade A blasts. The doc wanted to transfer 1 and then went like "oh well. why would u want to freeze 1" and she transferred both. So I am double PUPO, if that term exists. All Grade A embies- 3 day 3 and 2 day 5= 5 embies. Now i guess I will know how much havoc the Endo is causing cos If it doesnt work with this then i dunno what will work. It this fails then I go onto treatment of Endo and try another IVF in 2011. That wud be my final attempt to get pregnant.

Am on super duper medication. Made a list which I would like to share. Would like comments on whether anyone else is on so much medication also

1. Antibiotics for 2 days which was basically post EC to avoid infection
2. Progesterone Pessaries
3. Viagra tabs- pessaries
4. baby Asprin
5. Immuno suppressant tabs
6. Progesterone injections
7. Folic acid
8. Oestrogen pills
9. progesterone tablets orally
10. Valium

I have a huge box full of meds and feel like an old woman popping pills

Sammy- what do u mean by back to back IVF. will u try an IVF in nov/dec if the FET doesnt work?

Doodar- when is ur scan- so exciting it must be. I dont know if I will ever make it to scan for heartbeat. Am sick of scanning follicles

Fleur 123- OMG.. A litter of Pug puppies. I am so envious. I have been dilly dallying with my decision to get a pug puppy. Am I ready for the responsibility et al. Want to get impulsive one day and get one home. I am based in India btw

Maxxi- Yes I was totally out when i wrote that post. My OTD is 29th Oct.

Megg- Good - things have taken off now- before u know it u will be PUPO

Now its just wait n watch i guess

Hi, it means I will defrost the embie ready and if it thaws ok then it will go back in and ill be in the 2WW THEN if AF arrives and I am not pregnant I will start to stimm as soon as she arrives. No waiting a month for another cycle. I am allowed to do this because the FET is a natural method and not medicated so there is no hard ship on my body etc so they allow me to do that. Had it been medicated I woud not have been able to.

Sammy- So- u will be on short protocol if FET does not happen. Are they going to give u enough progesterone post FET? Will u be on baby asprin?