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apricot / 365 posts
@PurplePumps: I don't know for sure, but from what i've read online, some people think it has better absorption right where it needs to go instead of going through the whole body first? But i've also read it increases cancer risks doing it vaginally, so....(again, this is all from random online sources. i don't know what the actual research or reasoning is)
persimmon / 1132 posts
@endymion4: Yes about migraines! I have them during my natural cycle usually in the LH phase a few days before AF. They last a few days and ibuprofen takes the edge off, even though I usually just work / live / exist through them. Sometimes it triggers sinusitis, but they never coincide with cramps or bleeding. However, with Lupron and BCPs, I was all effed up and my body decided that I should have migraines, cramps, and full body flu-like symptoms with sinusitis all at once. Oh, and AF, too. The migraine was by far the worst I ever had. A full 10 on the pain scale. Without ibuprofen, all I could do was cry! So a few days later, I had my baseline u/s with my local place that works with my out-of-town RE. Lucky me, they happen to be very well-seasoned and well-researched RE/OBGYNs in these PMS-like symptoms and the connection with magnesium. The hormones we take with IVF just magnify any predisposition, so I'm told. Anyway, they recommended this product because the Mg bioavailability is superior, unlike other products. I've been taking it since that day. While it is not my principal RE who sanctioned it, they have been doing this a long time and recommend it to even pregnant ladies who aren't doing ART. From my time living in Italy, I knew that European MDs prescribe Mg all the time for this so it just clicked as sound advice.
Apparently there are some turf wars between my local and out-of-town/principal RE, so I did not ask the latter for permission! As a PP said, I didn't want to do anything outside of my REs orders, given all we're spending, but the worst migraine of my life made me think differently in this case. All my main RE was recommending was Tylenol which does eff-all for a mini migraine, let alone a monster migraine!
Here's the stuff:
http://www.sourcenaturals.com/products/GP1305
GL!
persimmon / 1132 posts
Blasty update: Today is Day 5 and we didn't get a call. We're totally naive but we're thinking no news is good news and they wouldn't wait to call us on Day 6 if we had zero embies growing at this point. Right?!
(Background: We had 10 fertilize. They said they'll grow out the embies until Day 5 or 6 and call us one of those days. We're doing a freeze-all.)
So we're hoping they took a look today and decided to maybe freeze some at Day 5 and also decided to keep some growing until Day 6. Does that sound at all plausible??!?
I'm so fearful of being overly optimistic, or even 51% optimistic, and then having a huge letdown. Usually my tendency is to rein in the wishful thinking and try to be in the middle: hopeful but armed with a full dose of reality. However, like the 2ww, I feel like there are forces outside of myself making me feel uber-positive. Ack! I'm so afraid!
More tomorrow...
apricot / 365 posts
@Amorini: Yes, yes, yes!! that's how it is for me each month and, of course I push through because I have a 3yo and a life. the ibuprofen and caffeine definitely take the edge off, so i've been struggling without. I've just found out my RE is anti-supplements, so will talk to hubby about taking magnesium. He may be a little tired of me crying in the middle of the night and having to massage my head/face for me the other night was the worst of my life, for sure, and in addition to telling me that tylenol and a little caffeine was okay, the nurse said she hoped the estrace doesn't make it worse! I hope it doesn't either!!
i hope you get news early today!!! I do know a couple people who only got the call when all was said and done on day 6 (and had embryos), so I don't think it's bad that they didn't call on day 5! Mine had actually said they would call on day 5 OR day 6 initially, so i think that's their standard protocol.
Hubby spoke with our embryologist a bit yesterday--he is SUCH a nice guy and feels like he's really rooting for us. I was still curious about the MTHFR thing because I've heard both ways whether it affects pregnancy or not. My RE said it doesn't and doesn't test for it, but a mom in my mom's group said it's the reason she had 2 miscarriages and once they found it and changed her meds, she got pregnant (due next month). Anyways, turns out I WAS tested for it in the Counsyl screening (and was negative), but he went out of his way to explain it all to hubby (from home on his cell phone--he said bottomline right now is there's no evidence that it affects pregnancy, but not really enough research exists to know for sure, just like most things with IVF!!) and to put him on hold to go and access my records to see if he could find whether I had been tested or not.
persimmon / 1132 posts
@endymion4: I really like your embryologist! What a guy. I just had a long conversation with mine...
We have 2 frosties... that's it. 4AA and 4AB. I'm hoping they are wonder embies. Of course, I was hopeful for at least a couple more back-ups after all that follicle craziness. This is so hard. The worst part is the comments about my age, my age and again my age. It is very demoralizing on top of it all. Meanwhile ladies are getting preggo "at my age" without ART when their guy's swimmers work. AMA is 40 in Europe, people. Sorry, Lupron makes me super angry, I've decided.
Today will be a crying-in-front-of-my-computer-screen-at-work kind of day. Yes, the two wonder embies might just be all we need but this news is hard nonetheless. Just the thought of another fresh cycle just makes me break down.
apricot / 377 posts
@endymion4 - I'm on day 4 of stims and I have had a wicked headache. It's like a fever headache -- I move my head and the throbbing picks up. I've never had this before -- this is my fourth round if IVF. So weird. Sex also seems to intensify this headache. I take magnesium too, but for sleep, not for anything else. So weird. What do you take Magnesium for?
So -- we are starting round 4, but I have a phone consult in a few hours with the clinic in Colorado, CCRM. (We live in Illinois) I had a BFP last round of IVF, but a miscarriage at 7 weeks. So I'm very leery going into what is likely to be our final round. I'm going to see if the Colorado doctors think we should give up, or if they think they can work with me, since I'm older, (43). Anyone work with this clinic and have any advice? How has your experience been with them?
apricot / 377 posts
@amorini -- YAY for your frosties! I'm rooting for you. Let's hope this round works out. Just keep hoping.
And I hear you about the comments about your age. I get that too. My RE here told me "it's a crap shoot." Which about made me cry. I heard in some parts of the country they are much better about age, ie In places where everyone is old -- NY, LA --and trying to conceive. It's no big deal. F-em.
pear / 1881 posts
@Amorini: oh hun, I'm so sorry, but try to remain positive regarding the 2 that you do have. I know that it's hard, but try to focus on those two, if you can. You are definitely allowed to be angry, cry, etc!
@MrsMed: Good luck with your consult! I think that CCRM just opened up a clinic in Minneapolis, so not sure if that is any closer or convenient for you? I'm not sure how that works regarding their success rates in a different place, since CCRM is so highly regarded.
Well, we were approved for the Attain program (YAY!) and sent in our signed contract and payments this morning omg - so expensive! One good thing is that my husband had his sperm penetration assay test last week and we received the results yesterday - rock star in all categories. I'm very thankful as now we don't need ICSI, but then again, it makes me feel like it's got to be my fault somehow why this isn't working (we are unexplained).
persimmon / 1132 posts
@MrsMed: Thank you. Your right about the regionalized "older mom" attitudes. Totally depends on where you are.
I've heard CCRM is super great, but just from reading IF boards. Hope they give you good info and lotsa hope.
persimmon / 1132 posts
@NorthStar: Thanks.
Congrats on getting in your program and those super sperm!
nectarine / 2192 posts
@Amorini: Big hugs! I was praying for more too. Hopefully those two are all you need? How many are you going to transfer? I forget- how old are you? I'm 35 but my AMH is low (FSH 6 twice) and I'm tired of the words "diminished ovarian function."
persimmon / 1132 posts
@AmeliaBedilia: Hugs and thanks. I'm 39. My FSH is 9.8 and AMH of 6 or 7. So I guess this cycle was totally textbook.... lots of follicles and a good number of eggs, but just two frosties... I hate being totally textbook! Such a Charlie Brown thing to say.
apricot / 377 posts
@Amorini: So maybe I jumped the gun by saying yay for 2? It just takes one to get you a sticky baby, so let's hope that this is your time.
Gosh this is so frustrating for those of us going through it. Hang on, Ladies! Hang on!
persimmon / 1132 posts
@MrsMed: You're totally right. Yay for 2 ... Sometimes that alone is the hard part and I don't want to be careless just because the number isn't higher. I just was hoping that with 10 fertilized there would be a few more... And I wanted the RE to shut up about age, quality and high attrition. I was going for the gold! But I'm trying to be a mom, not win a contest or change societal attitudes , right!? GL to you on your consult today.
grapefruit / 4045 posts
@endymion4: So sorry about your headaches. But can I just say that your husband sounds amazing that he wakes up and rubs your head for you when you need it! Cheers to awesome husbands!
@Amorini: I'm so sorry you are feeling angry and sad today. You aren't being "careless" about how you are feeling. Its difficult to lose any embryos in this process, so even though you have two great embryos, its still sad to lose the rest that you were hoping and expecting to still have at this point. IVF is such a tough thing. But hey - hold on to hope that your two frozens are wonder embryos!! Will you be transferring one or two of them?
@MrsMed: Wow! CCRM! I feel like that is such an exciting possibility. @purplepumps: had a consult with CCRM recently. Please let us know how yours goes.
@NorthStar: That's great about the Attain program and your husband's rockstar sperm! Paying for IVF totally sucks - as does worrying that its you that is causing the IF. But unexplained is just that - unexplained. You can't know what the issue is, so don't dwell on thinking that it might be you. You never know.
@AmeliaBedilia: How are you doing? What's your plan for IVF. I forget. Are you still doing IUIs?
grapefruit / 4045 posts
AFM - My period started yesterday - six days after I stopped the PIO shots. I have a meeting with my RE this afternoon to find out when I can start with the FET.
Meanwhile, lumps have formed on my hips from the PIO and my hips are absolutely killing me. Sucks. Anyone else have such a delayed reaction from the PIO shots?
nectarine / 2192 posts
@agold: I'm on a "cycle off" since I was out of town CD11-15 this cycle. We hit O-3 this cycle, and if this doesn't work (unlikely but really hoping), then third IUI. Then probably IVF.
pomegranate / 3809 posts
@MrsMed: Who are you working with there? I had a consult with CCRM back in August after my 3rd failed IVF. I'm still waiting for a period to call and schedule my ODWU. They may mention donor eggs a lot, maybe more than you want to hear, so be prepared for that. I spoke to Dr Schoolcraft and he was pretty straight with me. He told me they would only do IVM or donor with me and if I wanted to do traditional IVF cycle again, I'd have to try another clinic cause he just didn't think it would work.
grapefruit / 4045 posts
My mock transfer is getting started on Sunday morning! I have to get a biopsy of my lining at some point during that. Yikes. Has anyone had that done before? I was told the doctor will give me a couple of numbing shots. Gees. Shots where?
I was told to expect FET to be around the end of November or early December if all goes right. I'm excited but that seems so far away!!
pear / 1986 posts
@agold: Hope all goes well and you get that FET in before the end of 2015!! I just had an endometrial biopsy a few weeks ago. I was really nervous - no numbing shots, just 800 mg ibuprofen ahead of time. It turned out to be no problem at all. Slightly uncomfortable - yes, what procedure down there isn't?! But I didn't even know when my RE did the actual biopsy - the nurse told me when it was over. So I wish you the same experience for sure!
apricot / 365 posts
@Amorini: it only takes 1. it only takes 1. I've been making that a meditation in my mind. Also, as my hubby keeps reminding me, one step at a time. See what happens at the next step and then think about what comes next.
Those comments are so defeating. They, of all people, should know better than that! As if we hadn't all thought of that already. Everyone around here seems to have babies early-mid 20s, so we're pretty ancient (or at least it feels that way!!)
I'm so sorry the news wasn't what you wanted it to be, but I am SO very happy for you to have those 2 frosts waiting for your next step!!
@MrsMed: Interested to hear about your phone consult! we considered them and thought we would try local first (though at this point I'm not sure we can go through another round anyways, but we'll see what happens)
@NorthStar: Yay for getting into the program! We're unexplained, too, and it's such a complex mess of things that goes into making a baby--don't put that extra weight of blame on yourself!!
@agold: Yay for getting things going for the next steps! it'll be here before you know it!!
pomegranate / 3764 posts
Just sending huge hugs to the folks who are having a hard time. This thing is so draining, it's easy to get lost in it.
I had a scan and BT today to check lining and see if we're ok for a transfer. It's nearly 4.30pm on a Friday afternoon and I'm fearing the worst... no phone call.
grapefruit / 4045 posts
@GreenThumb: Thank you! I sure hope I get it done before the end of the year, too! And thanks for letting me know the biopsy went okay for you. You've allowed me to relax about it!
@endymion4: Thanks for the excitement! How are you doing?
@jaguar: Hi there. Did you receive a call yesterday? I'm so sorry they are putting you through this unnecessary waiting. Does your doctor make calls over the weekend?
grapefruit / 4045 posts
Here's a funny for this Friday - yesterday was my RE's birthday. When I arrived for my appointment a few minutes early, the front desk girl asked me to draw a birthday card for him. So I wrote a nice message on the folded construction paper they handed me and then decorated the front the "card" with balloons. However, the front desk girl thought the balloons looked like SPERM! And everyone at the office came to look at the card and was laughing so hard. I was dying of embarrassment and had a red face throughout the entire meeting with him.
pear / 1881 posts
@agold: omg - hilarious! well, at least you were in a place where talking about sperm is the norm!
@jaguar: any update or phone call? I'm sorry this has been so hard for you (and well, for all of us).
@agold: I've done the mock transfer (which I barely even felt), but not the biopsy. So, hopefully, you have a good experience like some of the other ladies here. I almost sounds like it's a person to person thing regarding the pain level. And, you transfer will come before you know it!
apricot / 344 posts
Just popping back in to catch up on all the posts and the status of each of you.
Still waiting for our blood test on Tuesday. Promised the husband I wouldn't test at home...so not much to report. Getting a bit discouraged that I feel nothing at this point. Not reading in to any symptoms like I have in the past and honestly I have less "symptoms" now than I had in previous failed IUI cycles with less meds. Seems like the fear of knowing this could be the end of our road to a child has me almost paralyzed. If this were to fail, and since we don't have anything that made it to freeze, we would have to do a new fresh round. Due to other financial obligations in July of 2016, that we've already put off saving for to pay for this round, we wouldn't be able to try again till sometime in 2017. While I'm trying to stay optimistic...I'm almost dreading the phone call on Tuesday. I just want this to all be over....answers, one way or another.
grapefruit / 4045 posts
@waiting4you: Well, you sound much more financially responsible than I am. I'm already fearing that my two frozens won't work, and DH and I have decided we will do another IVF round ASAP. We have no money available to pay for it, so it will all go on a credit card. I just feel too old to wait any longer. So basically everything else "big" that we wanted to do will be put on hold until we pay that one off.
apricot / 344 posts
@agold: oh, I wish it was something we didn't have to be responsible about. Long story short, or as short as I can make it, my dad, who lives 3 hours away, was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer last year. (important later in the story). During that time the housing market had gone up in the neighborhood my husband and I had a home in due to some recent commercial growth. It was time to cash in on the equity by selling our small house and buying something larger with the profits (while interest rates still low). We got the go ahead from the bank and looked for months. Finally found our dream home, put an offer on it and escrow checks deposited. Not even an hour later the bank sends my hubby an email that says that the rules have changed regarding his short sale from 3 years ago and they will no longer issue us a loan. We tried everything but wouldn't be able to get a conventional loan till July of 2016. Devastated, we walked away from the dream home. The next day my dad came to our home (hours away!) and said he wanted to buy the house for us. We would pay him a nominal amount of interest only and all the bills, taxes insurance etc. and in July of 2106 when we can get a loan, we'll purchase it from him. Win win since we wouldn't lose our dream home and he'd make a tiny bit more on his money than he was making on it in the bank. So now we own our dream home, that was purchased so that my dad would know that his kid (me) was taken care of and in her "forever home" that she could have a family in in case he were to pass away. Clearly agreeing to this was bittersweet but we moved forward. In order to fund our IVF, We've used part of that 20% down that we need in order to buy the home in July and are running out of time to save enough to make up the difference. Part of me hates this home that was bought with such great expectation, But I try to remeber how happy this has made my father. The empty rooms hurt my heart, but I try to remind myself how incredibly blessed we are for the amazing opportunity and hold out hope that we'll fill those rooms someday! Ps, the cancer is now gone!! He also had to have open heart surgery this year, but doing excellent since!
That being said, we have a contract to purchase this home in July at a set amount. Maybe he'll let us stretch that an extra month or two, but that would be it since there is also business money used to purchase it. To save up an additional $18k would take us into 2017 for sure.
So much for my shortened version of my long story...
nectarine / 2192 posts
@waiting4you: Ugh, that's so hard! We bought our dream farm late last year and are renovating it. We are living in the old house and paying two mortgages. We've had a number of things come up that make finances much tighter than usual. We have no coverage for IF treatment, so the timing is unfortunate. If this unlikely cycle doesn't work, and out third IUI doesn't work, we will probably be worth $15,000 less very soon.
pomegranate / 3764 posts
@agold: Ok, they said we're looking alright. Transfer of 1 of my 4-day embryos booked for this coming Thursday. x
apricot / 377 posts
@jaguar:- Rooting for you on Thursday. You don't know me, but I'm sending lots hopes and hugs.
@waiting4you: what a story! I'm so glad that your dad is doing well and I hope this round brings good news. I know it's so hard, but try not to read into the symptoms.
@endymion4: you asked about my consult with CCRM. I like the Dr.'s bedside manner, he was easy to talk to. he asked a lot of basic questions about my fertility history and health history and was open to all questions I asked. Which was basically -- I'm 43 and do you think I should just stop all this nonsense. And he said, well, you could try, but you'd have a better time with an egg donor. My AMH and my history with IVF has shown him that it's a crap shoot for me -- just as my current RE believes. I might get pregnant again ( I had a miscarriage in August) but it's not likely to result in a live birth. But it might. That said, I've wrapped my mind around getting an egg donor and we've decided to explore that route if this round doesn't work out. I guess I was thinking that CCRM would be the place that would say, "who cares how old you are - it'll work out -- we've seen worse." But no. That's not what he said. Either way -- my experience with them has been positive, so I recommend it for anyone who's interested -- with my limited knowledge.
@agold: don't you think sperm on his birthday card is completely appropriate and hilarious? I do!
persimmon / 1132 posts
Hugs and leprechaun dust to all of us stretching our finances to create our families. Babies and literal pots of gold at the end of the rainbow for everyone.
@agold: Thanks so much for your encouraging words. How exciting that you have a schedule and a timeframe for your FET! We don't have that get, but I'll let you know. We will transfer both snow babies once we get there... You're still doing one, right? How is your first period after the fresh cycle? Any worse than normal? How are those lumps and your aching hips? That sounds really uncomfortable. Why is the procedure on Sunday? So many questions! I don't have experience with the biopsy, but hope it all goes super fast and doesn't hurt a bit!
@endymion4: I really appreciate your thoughtful words and positive mantras. It is so easy to get ahead of myself and emotionally sidetracked in this process. Partly to blame are these hormones, right?! How are your headaches? When do you have to start Estrace and what is the timing on your FET?
@waiting4you: Your house story was so interesting! Thanks for sharing! Life never goes how we think it will, huh? I think gut reactions of loving your dream house are the ones that endure. So even though the house is kind of a financial burden at the moment, I hope you will love it again. I'm REALLY so glad that your dad's cancer is in remission. I've never heard of that with lung cancer, so it all sounds like a miracle. You are so strong to not test, girl! I can hardly stand the 2ww for you. Here's hoping with everything crossed that you get a wonderful, beautiful surprise early next week. Hey, not to make you crazy, "no symptoms" can actually be symptoms, especially if you usually have symptoms during your BFN 2wws.
@jaguar: Dying to know about your call, the transfer, everything!
@AmeliaBedilia: Really hoping this month off and the 3rd IUI does the trick!
AFM, I am at peace with our two frosties but, man, my emotions are unusually roller-coastery right now! I am finished with cabergoline and Lupron, so the days of OHSS risk are over. Sayonara Lupron. I know it'll be back for FET but I am excited for a couple weeks without that stuff. Next up is my period. Does anyone know how long it takes after retrieval? I assume the week of post-retrieval Lupron will delay it some.
persimmon / 1132 posts
@jaguar: oh, hurray for answers! I'm with @MrsMed:! All my hugs, prayers and best wishes are coming your way!
@MrsMed: Thanks for sharing about your consult. CCRM's SART for the non-donor upper age groups are always startling better than the rest. I've always wondered why. I guess it's good that they didn't oversell your non-donor egg chances and inflate your hopes too much, but they didn't tell you to go straight to DE. So that's something. I hope this RE didn't say "crapshoot!"
Thinking of you! Not all easy things to hear and ponder, but still very exciting and sounds like you walked away with a plan. Do you know when your ODWU will be? ETA: Sorry! Now I remembered your stimming now (right?) so you are still with your old RE.... How are things coming along? Hope the headaches aren't monsters...
apricot / 365 posts
@agold: Haha! sperm on the card is definitely appropriate
@waiting4you: Waiting is THE WORST!!! not too long to go! hopefully you have a lot planned to keep your mind occupied the next couple days!
oh, my! what a story about your home! We have a lot of work planned on ours that's all on hold for now (or at least moving at a MUCH slower pace)
@jaguar: transfer coming so soon! will be thinking of you this week!!
@MrsMed: Thanks for the feedback on the clinic--definitely sounds like a good back up for at least getting another opinion if this doesn't work out for us.
@Amorini: Yes, the hormones are awful!! i've been all over the place (the BC was especially bad--i had NO patience at all). The headache is a little less, but still there. I had the acupuncturist try some things for it this morning, which helped relieve a little bit of the pressure--i'll take any relief at this point!
I started the estrace on wednesday, and if all looks well, should have the transfer in a little over 2 weeks!
pear / 1881 posts
How is everyone doing today? It was a beautiful weekend in northern Minnesota and were able to enjoy it with a picnic and hiking at a local state park. I'm just hanging out again this week - my meds will show up on Thursday and I start Lupron next Tuesday!
nectarine / 2192 posts
@NorthStar: That sounds lovely.
We got a bunch of arborvitae planted at the farm yesterday- not fun but productive. AF came today, and I was able to get my monitoring appointment done this morning since I'm off work today. He said "about 7 follicles" on each ovary, so that's decent. This is our third IUI and we had a good discussion about IVF. He said 70% of their cycles end up having frosties. I think we will go to IVF if this doesn't work, but I'm nervous and scared. I've had a great response to the first two IUIs- two great follicles, super progesterone, good sperm count (morphology 5% but RE said the count is great so he's not worried), so it's hard to know if we should try one more, or just go to IVF. We've never tried clomid, only femara, so I wonder if we should try that at least once. I'm not sure what my question is, just trying to get some insight on when to take the jump.
grapefruit / 4045 posts
@NorthStar: Hi lady! I'm so glad your medicines are on their way to you. That's exciting to be starting in just over a week!
AFM, I had an appointment yesterday morning for an ultrasound and blood work and confirmed that I am good to go on the mock cycle. Estradiol shots started last night. My husband asked if I needed the progesterone too, and I said no, just estradiol. He responded, "oh, okay, just one shot of straight crazy coming right up!" Does estradiol make anyone else crazy?! I didn't know it made me crazy, but maybe it does!
persimmon / 1132 posts
@NorthStar: Sounds wonderful! It was a rainy weekend here but we ended up being creative with a lot of inside activities. One fun thing was shopping for Halloween decor. After the rain stopped, we put it up and it looks SO good. DH is a genius with the fake spider webs! I think he missed his calling!
@AmeliaBedilia: Great about your follicles! On your IUI vs IVF question, what's your gut telling you? I would say go with that. There have been times in this process so far when I've just had to go by instinct about what is right for me. For instance, we had been NTNP for all of our married years and really not doing TI for very long when I suspected something wasn't going right. Yes, naively, I thought a BFP should just happen when we really focused on the timing part! Of course, it didn't but even though all of the information and doctors say to give it 6 or 12 months, depending on age, it just didn't set well with me to wait and have these doubts. We had that first consult with the RE after just 4 months of TI and that's when the severe MFI was discovered .... So I would listen to your gut / intuition / higher power or whatever you want to call it and you will get to the answer.
@agold: Glad you're good to go! I've heard of a mock transfer but what is a mock cycle all about? I don't know if E2 makes me crazy because I've only been on my own hormones so far (not the meds) and didn't really think about being crazy when I had high E2 before/after retrieval... Lupron definitely makes me crazy. I was trying to read about that to understand why and I read about it increasing testosterone because it reduces the other hormones (E2 and FSH?) ... which makes sense why I felt so angry!
Still awaiting AF. It's been 10 days since retrieval but only 4 days since I stopped Lupron ... so who knows...
Hope everyone is doing well! Excited to hear about @waiting4you:'s beta and @jaguar:'s transfer later this week!
grapefruit / 4045 posts
@AmeliaBedilia: Maybe you can look at your AMH test results to help you make a decision about when to move on to IVF. I don't really know how anyone can help you make the decision because its such a person thing. You really have to go with your gut, and determine what you need to have peace of mind about your decisions. AFM, I was feeling very lackadaisical when I started my IF treatments. I did a few months of clomid, then two IUIs. My doctor was suggesting a third IUI but something clicked in my head when the second "perfect" IUI failed. I wanted to pull out the big guns with the IVF. No more of what I felt was putzing around. When I learned that only two embryos were frozen, I instantaneously knew I would be doing a second IVF, even though I previously was absolutely certain we would only do one. I have zero regrets about skipping the third IUI.
@Amorini: That's awesome you decorate for halloween. Do you decorate for any other holidays. I only do Christmas, aside from seasonal door wreaths. So my period came 6 days after I stopped my progesterone injections. I don't know how lupron will affect your cycle. Hopefully it comes quick!
The mock transfer/cycle was explained to me as something that is done to figure out what meds are needed in what dosages to build my endometrium lining up to the desired level for FET. So I'm doing estradial Sundays and Wednesdays for a couple of weeks. I go back on the 20th for ultrasound and blood work. Somewhere after that I mix in three consecutive days of progesterone and then have an endometrial biopsy. I think there are some additional monitoring appointments mixed in. I think that's all that it entails. Not sure how much it will cost, but I paid $400ish yesterday morning to start this fun stage of the game. Its a pay as you go kind of thing. Thank god I have left over meds to use.
@waiting4you: and @jaguar: I'm keeping you girls in my thoughts this week!
pear / 1881 posts
@AmeliaBedilia: oh no about AF coming! I'm so sorry Although you were not expecting much from this cycle due to timing, it still sucks! I agree with @Amorini: to go with your gut. What do you think is the best course of action? I know that 2 or 3 IUI's is the standard prior to moving on with IVF. Have you talked to your doctor or a nurse about it to see if you decided to go forward with IVF, how long it would be to get started? I wonder if you could get that ball rolling, so to speak, but yet do the IUI in the meantime? We were just in your shoes and I agree that it's a hard (and expensive) leap to make.
@agold: I am wondering too - what is a mock cycle? I did a mock transfer in prep for IVF, but not a mock cycle. lol about your husband! I have heard that estrogen can make a woman a bit crazy, more emotional, etc. It will be quite the ride, but oh, so worth it!
@Amorini: How awesome on the Halloween decorations! I've been pretty lame and didn't do much. We grew many small pumpkins in our garden, so I set those out, but that is about it Did a nurse say what the standard is for getting AF after stopping Lupron (if there even is one)? Hoping it comes soon!
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