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[alicatt]

Yes Ali it is possible that your sunburn got worse. Ultraviolet radiation damages DNA in the skin which produce proteins and enzymes. The effects of these proteins, makes the blood vessels dilate (causing the redness, swelling and pain). It takes 6 hours for the proteins to do this. Thats why your sunburn is worse today. You were in a pool so yes you needed to use waterproof. Next time remember to re-apply the sunscreen! Naughty Ali lol
I wear 100 spf on my face and 35 on my body but I don't have sensitive skin like yours. I tan pretty easily.

I wore 75 on my face and 45 on my body (both Neutrogena). I like their sun screen because I feel like I'm not wearing any. Maybe that was the problem? It does state that it is water resistant up to 80 minutes. I was re-applying way more often than that. I was only out in the sun from 1-4 and applied the sunscreen 3-4 times! HELLO! That should be plenty Here is a link to the sunscreen: https://www.neutrogena.com/product/...reen+broad+spectrum+spf+45.do?sortby=ourPicks

I really think that me taking Lupron and higher than normal doses.. that is what made this worse. I'm thinking about calling my GP to see if I can get a creme or something that will help it heal better. I swear this is the worst burn I've had since I was a little girl and my parents took me to Barbados.

 

[Babywhisperer]

Yes Ali it is possible that your sunburn got worse. Ultraviolet radiation damages DNA in the skin which produce proteins and enzymes. The effects of these proteins, makes the blood vessels dilate (causing the redness, swelling and pain). It takes 6 hours for the proteins to do this. Thats why your sunburn is worse today. You were in a pool so yes you needed to use waterproof. Next time remember to re-apply the sunscreen! Naughty Ali lol
I wear 100 spf on my face and 35 on my body but I don't have sensitive skin like yours. I tan pretty easily.

I wore 75 on my face and 45 on my body (both Neutrogena). I like their sun screen because I feel like I'm not wearing any. Maybe that was the problem? It does state that it is water resistant up to 80 minutes. I was re-applying way more often than that. I was only out in the sun from 1-4 and applied the sunscreen 3-4 times! HELLO! That should be plenty Here is a link to the sunscreen: https://www.neutrogena.com/product/...reen+broad+spectrum+spf+45.do?sortby=ourPicks

I really think that me taking Lupron and higher than normal doses.. that is what made this worse. I'm thinking about calling my GP to see if I can get a creme or something that will help it heal better. I swear this is the worst burn I've had since I was a little girl and my parents took me to Barbados.

Oh Ali. I know Nutrogena is lightweight but while on meds a s being so fair to begin with you should really be using baby SPF and reapply every hour. If your in or next to water it reflects sun too. Mixed blessing about af, on to the next phase for you. Keeping my fingers crossed it goes smoothly from here on out

Chantal, thank you for your support. It helped ease my mind. I keep feeling my boobs to see how sore they are, I'm sure people at work are like wth!

I just got my beta, it's 315 and progesterone 48. The nurse said the labs are looking great so no need for blood work on Friday. I go for my first scan next Friday. She said some people have slightly higher or lower than double the beta, some even go down then back up. But so far I'm exactly where I am supposed to be. I pray this scan shows a healthy embryo. Thanks for all your support ladies. Xo

 

[alicatt]

Yes Ali it is possible that your sunburn got worse. Ultraviolet radiation damages DNA in the skin which produce proteins and enzymes. The effects of these proteins, makes the blood vessels dilate (causing the redness, swelling and pain). It takes 6 hours for the proteins to do this. Thats why your sunburn is worse today. You were in a pool so yes you needed to use waterproof. Next time remember to re-apply the sunscreen! Naughty Ali lol
I wear 100 spf on my face and 35 on my body but I don't have sensitive skin like yours. I tan pretty easily.

I wore 75 on my face and 45 on my body (both Neutrogena). I like their sun screen because I feel like I'm not wearing any. Maybe that was the problem? It does state that it is water resistant up to 80 minutes. I was re-applying way more often than that. I was only out in the sun from 1-4 and applied the sunscreen 3-4 times! HELLO! That should be plenty Here is a link to the sunscreen: https://www.neutrogena.com/product/...reen+broad+spectrum+spf+45.do?sortby=ourPicks

I really think that me taking Lupron and higher than normal doses.. that is what made this worse. I'm thinking about calling my GP to see if I can get a creme or something that will help it heal better. I swear this is the worst burn I've had since I was a little girl and my parents took me to Barbados.

Oh Ali. I know Nutrogena is lightweight but while on meds a s being so fair to begin with you should really be using baby SPF and reapply every hour. If your in or next to water it reflects sun too. Mixed blessing about af, on to the next phase for you. Keeping my fingers crossed it goes smoothly from here on out

Chantal, thank you for your support. It helped ease my mind. I keep feeling my boobs to see how sore they are, I'm sure people at work are like wth!

I just got my beta, it's 315 and progesterone 48. The nurse said the labs are looking great so no need for blood work on Friday. I go for my first scan next Friday. She said some people have slightly higher or lower than double the beta, some even go down then back up. But so far I'm exactly where I am supposed to be. I pray this scan shows a healthy embryo. Thanks for all your support ladies. Xo

YAY! I think your BETA is dead on perfect!!! WOHOO!!! So they aren't concerned, and you are graduating from BETA's to scans!! That is exactly what you want YAYAY!

AFM.. Yes I have fair skin and yes I know I need to apply. I've always been careful, on Easter that was my fault, I did not re-apply and I knew it. However this past time I used what I always use, and re-applied several times. I think it is the Lupron. I even checked the bottle of sunscreen, it doesn't expire until 04/2014. Oh well, live and learn.

I took metformin several years ago in hopes of helping my supposed PCOS. I didn't read the patient supplement, and carrying on like I normally do, I went down to a friends house for a 'wine tasting party'. Well I was passed out cold on the bathroom floor, like really badly and I'm like WTF? I probably had no more than 2-3 glasses? Needless to say, I had to call a friend to go look after my doggies cause I wasn't going anywhere! Turns out that it says not to drink alcohol you'd think that the Dr or the Pharmacist would say something about things that you can't do while taking a medicine! Learned that lesson the hard way. I was able to have a drink or 2 but that was it, I really had to watch from there on out.

So maybe the lesson to be learned here is to read the darn pamphlet that comes with the medication!

 

[Grey Eyes]

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[alicatt]

BabyWhisperer- Yay! So happy for you! Sounds perfect, and as Ali stated- you've graduated! Can't wait for your scan day after tomorrow! Don't expect to see much as its super early- I think hb is like 6-7 weeks'ish??

Ali- I am also fair-skinned and burn super easy. I agree w/ BW, I use baby sunscreen and put on tons often Unless I am struggling to tan- then I burn lol

AFM... Positive opk yesterday, haven't checked 2day yet, I had ov pains yesterday evening late, so

OK OK I just have major issues with sunscreen that clogs the pores I feel like my body is being strangled! I know I'm That is why I love the sheer Neutrogena stuff. They do have higher octane kinds with SPF 75! Would that help? Or they have a WET kind that is more waterproof. I'm going to stay out of the sun for a while. Maybe get an umbrella I can leave at my GF's with the pool, for her fair friend! Everyone else I know has darker skin or skin that tans nicely with proper SPF. GRR I am glad that I picked that had slightly darker pigment than me! I hope my baby doesn't get my skin!

Sorry to say Coy, but I think BW's US isn't until next Friday We'll have to wait a week in suspense I think it is at a good time, and Chantal can confirm, but I think by almost 6 weeks the fetal pole will be visible? Possibly the heartbeat, but that would be several days early I think. I'm not the expert on this stuff since I have never researched beyond BETA!

OHH.. Coy and ovulating that is exciting. So are you charting? BBT?

 

[Babywhisperer]

BabyWhisperer- Yay! So happy for you! Sounds perfect, and as Ali stated- you've graduated! Can't wait for your scan day after tomorrow! Don't expect to see much as its super early- I think hb is like 6-7 weeks'ish??

Ali- I am also fair-skinned and burn super easy. I agree w/ BW, I use baby sunscreen and put on tons often Unless I am struggling to tan- then I burn lol

AFM... Positive opk yesterday, haven't checked 2day yet, I had ov pains yesterday evening late, so

OK OK I just have major issues with sunscreen that clogs the pores I feel like my body is being strangled! I know I'm That is why I love the sheer Neutrogena stuff. They do have higher octane kinds with SPF 75! Would that help? Or they have a WET kind that is more waterproof. I'm going to stay out of the sun for a while. Maybe get an umbrella I can leave at my GF's with the pool, for her fair friend! Everyone else I know has darker skin or skin that tans nicely with proper SPF. GRR I am glad that I picked that had slightly darker pigment than me! I hope my baby doesn't get my skin!

Sorry to say Coy, but I think BW's US isn't until next Friday We'll have to wait a week in suspense I think it is at a good time, and Chantal can confirm, but I think by almost 6 weeks the fetal pole will be visible? Possibly the heartbeat, but that would be several days early I think. I'm not the expert on this stuff since I have never researched beyond BETA!

OHH.. Coy and ovulating that is exciting. So are you charting? BBT?

I'm getting you a bee keepers uniform to wear in the sun!

Yes scan is the 26th, exactly 7mos from my bday! And today is the anniversary of dh proposing. How will I make it more than a week??? Is is silly to bring dh to the scan?

 

[alicatt]

I'm getting you a bee keepers uniform to wear in the sun!

Yes scan is the 26th, exactly 7mos from my bday! And today is the anniversary of dh proposing. How will I make it more than a week??? Is is silly to bring dh to the scan?

HEHE.. a bee keeper uniform! I won't last in the heat down here. I'll be melted! But I won't be burnt or stung!!

My Mom is searching for a UV top for swimming, like the kind they make for kids, then I will be more able to enjoy Do they make them for adults?

So happy for you!! I don't think it is silly for you to bring your DH to the scan at all! He helped you make that little bean, and should be there to witness your first glimpse at it. Not that I want to put a downer on it, but IF, something is wrong (ectopic or whatever), you might want him there for support. I highly doubt that anything is wrong, but I think I'd want my DH there for that first one to share the moment (and on the off chance something is wrong, for support).

I'm going to keep sending good vibes your way.. for a happy and healthy 9 months!

 

[AngelSerenity]

Girls,


AWOL


MS and nausea still woeful


Makes for one shattered bunny


Love you all and hope you are all well


Follow up scan in the morning.....


Praying normal BnB posting service resumes shortly!!!!!!!



xxoxoxoxoxoxo

 

[alicatt]

Girls,


AWOL


MS and nausea still woeful


Makes for one shattered bunny


Love you all and hope you are all well


Follow up scan in the morning.....


Praying normal BnB posting service resumes shortly!!!!!!!



xxoxoxoxoxoxo

Angel! So glad to hear from you even if it is only once in a while.
I'm sure you've been feeling pretty horrible, but I hear that this is good news! Good luck with your appointment tomorrow and please let us know how things are going with your job hunt! Did you take the job that you were offered? When do you start?

 

[Grey Eyes]

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[alicatt]

babywhisperer- K, we can wait a week! :aha: Yep by then you should be, ohhhh- what? maybe 5 weeks? I am guessing at bfp you are 4 weeks give or take a few days. So...5-6 weeks, you may see HB girl! And I took dh to all of my scans since it is technically "our" scan

Ali- BIG HATS do wonders Don't blame you on the skin issue, e.g. pores an clogging and feeling heavy. I do the same thing. I LOVE neutrogena soaps, etc, that's why I liked that Maybelline makeup I told you about, te foundation? Feels super light don't even notice I have it on. When I wear it

No I am not bbt'ing, my sleep patterns are still hinkey. Just going by opk and that crampy ovary feeling Oh and cm is sticky today (tmi meh )

Those are all good signs! I guess you are in the TWW then?

AFM - Glad I called my FS!! They hadn't bothered to write that I was taking lupron on my chart. so they were like well this is a skip month I'm like NOOOOOO I'm on Lupron!! The nurse was all confused. I said that the FS and the NP worked it all out, and so on. So she was totally confused and said that the NP would have to call me tomorrow. She did say to just keep taking the lupron and that I was doing the right thing. Sometimes I swear that if I didn't know what was going on with my cycles as well as I do that things wouldn't happen!

 

[Grey Eyes]

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[alicatt]

Are you serious?! Soo...you are NOT supposed to be taking it this month or you ARE? I'm confused now too...are we doing FET this month then?...? or...

I'm doing the right thing. They just forgot to write it in my chart
So we are still waiting for results of biopsy. I did confirm that they have not received that yet.
The NP is going to call me tomorrow with further instructions. It will be 2 weeks on Monday so I would think I'll get a call sometime next week about the biopsy. I won't know if the FET is a go until I get that call. So more pins and needles for a little while longer.

Next week is going to be BUSY! My floors are being installed and I'm hoping I start my FET cycle!

 

[Samsfan]

Hey Ladies-

Alicatt--- Hoping your sunburn is better. Aloe, lots of aloe!!!!!!! Did you lose weight on metamorphin?

Babywhisperer- So exciting! Can wait to see a scan

Chantal- How are you doing?

Coy- What's new with you! We haven't chatted in a while

AFM- I'm in Napa... Metamorphin and a wine tour tomorrow! yippeeeee

 

[alicatt]

Hey Ladies-

Alicatt--- Hoping your sunburn is better. Aloe, lots of aloe!!!!!!! Did you lose weight on metamorphin?

Babywhisperer- So exciting! Can wait to see a scan

Chantal- How are you doing?

Coy- What's new with you! We haven't chatted in a while

AFM- I'm in Napa... Metamorphin and a wine tour tomorrow! yippeeeee

Sams - thanks, sunburn is getting better, I still have 2 hotspots and I still cannot wear a bra for any length of time Other parts of me are starting to peel. I'm a sight for sore eyes I believe I did lose a little weight but it was not a huge amount, maybe 15-20 lbs over 6-9 months? Still better than gaining! I believe I was taking 500mg in the morning and 500mg at night. Then they came out with the 1000mg ER pill, and I moved to that one as it slowly released and didn't cause as much stomach upset. Unfortunately I had to stop taking it about 6 years ago as it was tearing up my stomach, and since my OBGYN said he didn't feel that I had PCOS they took me off of it. I do think I have a mild case, or at the very least a metabolic issue, and it wouldn't hurt to be on it again. I just don't want my stomach to be in knots and to have the runs daily!

BE CAREFUL with alcohol and metformin!!! I'm sure you read my post the other day about how I passed out in my friends bathroom due to the combo. I chose that spot so that I would make sure I hit the toilet when Good thing is that when you tour the wineries they give you tiny samples, so hopefully you'll pace yourself and have some cheese and crackers with the wine and be OK

 

[alicatt]

AFM - meh.. Thursday. Cleaning lady day and supposed massage day I had to cancel it due to my burn. I'm feeling really worn down, between the Lupron, the work I've been doing to get my house ready for the hardwoods, the stress of my job the past week, my period, and my worries about the biopsy I feel like I need a vacation!

There is a light at the end of the tunnel, the floors will be in by this time next week and I should know the fate of my FET by then too. Then hopefully we can start things maybe next Friday? I am so worried that the biopsy will come back bad I will have my answers come what may in a week.

I am planning on taking several days off after my transfer this time to just relax and recharge the batteries. So hurry up transfer!!!

Angel - how did your scan go? Hoping and praying it went well

BW - hope you are feeling OK, can't wait to hear about your scan next Friday!!!

Coy - you always amaze me how you are juggling the kids and now a potential job! SUPER WOMAN!!!

JandK - looking forward to hearing about your BFP!!!

Everyone else.. hugs..

 

[melly2]

My husband gets his results from the second SA today. I'm dying to know what these results will yield. This could be good...or bad.

On a side note, we found out one of our friend's girlfriend is expecting. I was shocked!! He is near 50 and has partied hard his entire life...I mean HARD. He smokes like it's going out of style, drinks all the time (doesn't remember how he crashed his porsche once) and has partied hard with drugs in the past, though no longer...and somehow he managed to get his girlfriend, who is almost 40, pregnant?!?!?! My husband said, "Are effing kidding me?!? That only goes to prove lifestyle has nothing to do with fertility and everything to do with biological make up". He's probably right. Though I'm happy for them, I can't help but wonder that in some odd way the strong survive, and some of us just got dealt a bad genetic hand.

 

[alicatt]

My husband gets his results from the second SA today. I'm dying to know what these results will yield. This could be good...or bad.

On a side note, we found out one of our friend's girlfriend is expecting. I was shocked!! He is near 50 and has partied hard his entire life...I mean HARD. He smokes like it's going out of style, drinks all the time (doesn't remember how he crashed his porsche once) and has partied hard with drugs in the past, though no longer...and somehow he managed to get his girlfriend, who is almost 40, pregnant?!?!?! My husband said, "Are effing kidding me?!? That only goes to prove lifestyle has nothing to do with fertility and everything to do with biological make up". He's probably right. Though I'm happy for them, I can't help but wonder that in some odd way the strong survive, and some of us just got dealt a bad genetic hand.

Men have been known for centuries to be able to father children into their 80s! So that doesn't surprise me, and women in their late 30s have babies all the time. Unfortunately not everyone has those same chances, I think that it all depends on luck, genetics, compatibility (of your DNA), and did I say luck?

Yes it is crazy unfair that some get pregnant by just looking at their DH or teens during their first foray into while some of us yearn for a baby and have to jump through hoops to get it. It is just the way the world turns.

There are 3 people at work (2 men in my dept, and one female in a related dept) that are pregnant. Plus my best friend has decided to try for number 2 (but not until after her trip to Israel in June). I hope to God I get pregnant now, because I'm not sure I will be able to take it if she gets pregnant and I don't. I know that is horrible to say, but sometimes that jealous part of me rears its ugly head.

I think that it is normal to feel a little hurt, frustrated, and the why me? Or woe is me? But the key is to 'Carry On' as Fun would say. Right now that is my mantra. Carry On.

 

[alicatt]

OOPS.. missed a call from the FS office. They are emailing the lab where my biopsy is to find out how much longer I didn't even ask them to do that! YAY! I'm to carry on taking .3ml of Lupron until we get the results, and I can do that for another 2 weeks. So hopefully we get the results before that 2 week timeframe runs out!

OH and on a side note.. I think I am losing my mind. I was reading the box the lupron comes in and noticed its expiry date is 10/2013. I was flipping mad thinking that they gave me expired meds! It wasn't until I was about to complain to a friend about it and wrote out the date that I was like. Hold on a moment. 10/2013 is not for another 6 months I think I seriously need a vacation!

 

[Samsfan]

Alicatt- You need to drink a lot of water as your body is constantly absorbing water because of your burns. I hope you are drinking at least 10 glasses. Also take a long weekend and go to the spa! I was getting just like you were and I had this working trip planned. I needed it
I would be very very happy with 15 lbs! I wish. Funny, knock on wood, I haven't had the runs at all in the 2 weeks I've been on it. I haven't eaten the best either. I'll see if I lost any... I doubt it!
Hope today the wine doesn't get to me... but I'm gonna relax and enjoy it.

BTW I had to brew 7 days worth of tea and concentrate it to travel. Gross!

Melly- I know life is not fair. All you can do is take care of your body and make it the best you can.

OOPS.. missed a call from the FS office. They are emailing the lab where my biopsy is to find out how much longer I didn't even ask them to do that! YAY! I'm to carry on taking .3ml of Lupron until we get the results, and I can do that for another 2 weeks. So hopefully we get the results before that 2 week timeframe runs out!

OH and on a side note.. I think I am losing my mind. I was reading the box the lupron comes in and noticed its expiry date is 10/2013. I was flipping mad thinking that they gave me expired meds! It wasn't until I was about to complain to a friend about it and wrote out the date that I was like. Hold on a moment. 10/2013 is not for another 6 months I think I seriously need a vacation!