June/July IVF/FET buddies! :)

[Flannelsheets]

For some reason all my drugs for the FET are muscle shots -- estradiol and progesterone. I guess you absorb them better that way? I don't know -- there are so many approaches. I trust my doc. And I'm getting better at stabbing myself with enormous needles. I'm sure that skill will come in handy later in life???

 

[lanet]

Flannel I'll have to do the progesteone injections and I'm scared! Is it that bad? Do you get sore after?

 

[Disturbia]

Haha....I was certainly ganing a new skill after injecting myself during stims. I'd like to have shots than cream but my clinic only gives crinone cream.

 

[islandnyc]

lanet I am going to have to do the progesterone shots as well. I've heard they are painful, not looking forward to it. My egg retrieval is scheduled for Tuesday. I have approx. 10-14 follicles maturing, getting anxious.

 

[jsquared]

Hi Ladies! I'm starting injections today (tonight). Menopur and Bravelle. Took my last BCP on Monday, had baseline labs and ultrasound on Tuesday. Ready to get started! We're doing PGS so that means a FET is projected for July. My retrieval is tentatively scheduled for June 12th, but we'll see.

My uterus has been thoroughly renovated via two hysteroscopies--cleaned out polyps and a septum, which may or may not have been why our attempts at IUI failed (I always thought we missed on timing, but who knows). RE says it looks 'perfect' now, so on we go...

 

[islandnyc]

jsquared - Good Luck! June 12th will be here before you know it and July is right around the corner. Sending positive vibes!

 

[lanet]

Jsquared it sounds like your uterus is ready!!
Island Tuesday will be here fast! Exciting
I had to do progesterone suppositories for my ivf so I was caught off guard by the huge im needle for fet!

 

[islandnyc]

lanet- Same here. I've only done the suppositories with both of my fresh cycles and my FET. It will all be worth it in the long run. The needle is scary. Today they were explaining the trigger shot for me to take this Sunday. Yikes.....

 

[jsquared]

Lanet, have you recovered from the OHSS? I hope so!

Island, it's coming up quick--how exciting! We had our lesson on the meds with the nurse on Tues, and I was just relieved the sub-q needle is small. I haven't checked out the needle on that trigger shot. Yikes!

 

[Flannelsheets]

3 cheers for renovated uteruses! Hopefully someone will want to move in.

Yea, the repeated muscle shots are a bit unnerving. It's a psychology game every time, no matter how many times you do it. Your body does not want to stick itself with the big needle, so you have to concentrate and just visualize the thing going through the skin (which is soft) and then to the muscle (which is more dense and requires more force to get through). I alternate thighs and hips on both sides.

So much possibility on this thread now! I'm excited for everyone! June is going to be a great month!

 

[islandnyc]

Flannelsheets- I hope that you're right. Thank you

 

[lanet]

Island you did suppositories for your fet? The nurse said their protocol is the injections but that since I have suppositories left I can use those. I told her I wanted whatever is best. Did the suppositories do ok?
Jsquared I am feeling pretty much back to normal except for some rib pain. I haven't had a scan to confirm so I'm hoping my baseline doesn't show anything that will delay us any further. I'm on birth control now, after baseline I will start estrogen patches. Wouldn't it be nice of we could use progesterone patches too??

 

[River54]

Hi ladies - can I join?

Tonight I'll be on day 3 of stims. Had my baseline scan this past Tuesday, started stims the next day. Doing Bravelle and Menopur this time. I go in on Monday for another scan to see how I am doing. Sort of nervous about it - last IVF, I was pretty suppressed, so my body took a long time to get going, and they almost cancelled if my body hadn't picked up a bit.
Hoping with this new protocol, I have lots growing already!

 

[West coast]

Lanet, I only done the suppositories and have been told they are better! I personally hate them but whatever works I guess!
River and jsquared, I did Bravelle and Manopur and the progesterone sup. for my Ivf in nov. Produced 6 healthy fertilized embryos! Good luck!

 

[Flannelsheets]

Hey River - nice to see you! I'm glad they're starting you on different meds. I bet you'll respond better.

 

[islandnyc]

Welcome River, lanet, I did the suppositories with the FET that gave me my 2 year old. I'm not sure if they're better because they are all I've ever done. They're easy though. (Make a bit if a mess through out the day though)

 

[lanet]

That's good to know, I may ask about them. I'm still a little traumatized from my fresh cycle and if I can avoid needles it would be great!

 

[Boumboum]

Can i join??

I had a failed ivf on april, si today is day 4 of estrogen and baby aspirine... I have an ultrasound schedule on june 9, to see the lining and then hopefully a 3 dpo FET...

Fingers crossed for all of us!!

Boumboum

 

[Disturbia]

Good luck to those that are gonna do transfer fresh or fet soon! I'm gonna do my hysteroscopy this week and hope my clinic does general anaesthesia.

 

[Flannelsheets]

Disturbia -- that sounds ... fun? Oy. Good luck.
Welcome, Boumboum! Your transfer will be really close to mine! I go in for a check on June 4, with hopefully a transfer on June 9. FX for both of us!