ivf buddy thread: ms320, fifi, miky, magda, fyrefly

[Helen72]

I thought I will start a thread for ivf gals to stay in touch and share the news.  Cheerleaders welcome!

I have my baseline u/s tomorrow and hope to start FSH tomorrow as well although 7+ weeks of b/c are screwing with my body and after spotting for about 4 weeks while on b/c now AF is not really starting so I don't know what my doc will say...

I know that most of you guys are at different stages of the ivf process.  I hope to summarize what I remember.

Miky72 -  b/c. IVF for May.
Magda_s -  2ww with 3 super embryos wanting to implant.  When is your beta?
Mary (ms320) - FSH injections.  Any good news on your end?    
fifi - RE appt 22nd April.
fyrefly: in limbo between retrieval and transfer; right now transfer is set for Friday.  
Heather - Perinatologist appt April 30th
Dee - TWW, beta Monday
Lisa - hiatus

Since I have not heard from many of you I am hoping for an update.  Just trying to get in touch and stay in touch with all of you in the same boat.

[kp1212]

Helen,
Good luck with the rest of this cycle.  Don't be discouraged--remember, it only takes one!!!

Fiona,
My RE recommended a similar protocol (using gonalf 300 units twice per day, ganerilex 125 mcg once per day and estrace tablet daily)  Also, if you are paying for Gonal-F out of pocket, Freedom Pharmacy sells it cheaper than anywhere else I have seen.  I have purchased a few of the gonal pens---they are sooooo expensive!

Best to you,

Krista

[kele1129]

Hey IVF ladies.  My cycle finally started back up and we are looking at having my baseline done May12th-ish...While I am happy to get back going with IVF, I am also terrified.

[Helen72]

So, here's the latest from "down there": same 8 follies between 8-15; unfortunately the larger follie grows faster than the little once  :(  My next u/s is on Saturday and then trigger Saturday or Sunday with retrieval on Monday or Tuesday.  I guess I just have to accept the 8 that I got and live with that.  

Fiona,
sounds like your visit was very unsatisfying.  I am surprised he did s/a since you had very high fertilization rate on your last ivf cycle, basically 100%.  I hope the super-aggressive protocol he suggested works for you.  Can he replace Gonal-F with Follistim?  If I recall correctly you pay for meds out of pocket and that much Gonal-F can ruin anyone financially.  

Everyone,
thank you so much for your support and cheerleading.  It means more than you know.  

[kp1212]

Jeez!  I just got a call from the RN.  The cyst is 42 mm in size.  That sounds huge and scary (is that a big cyst or pretty typical?), but as usual I have to wait to talk to the RE until monday.  Please please please if anyone can shed some light on this I would be so grateful.  All I can think about is that something is really wrong, I have PCOS, etc etc etc.  
Infertility sucks.
Krista

[kp1212]

Hi girls.
So I have been looking for a new thread for a few days, and was beginning to think that the last thread was just a figment of my over-active imagination, but Sally led me back to the fold.  Thanks Sally!

Anyway, still reading all that I have missed.  Although I am new to the group, I have missed the stories over the last few days.

Latest update on moi`:  STILL waiting on AF (day 37, and about 2 1/2 weeks since my cycle was cancelled due to low response).  Went in today for BW and US, and they found a big cyst on my right ovary.  No wonder my right side was painful.  So, what in the world does this mean?  I am waiting for the RN to call with BW results and tell me what needs to be done.

Helen, was it you who recently had a cyst?  Any ideas?

Glad to find you all again...

kp (Krista)

[fifi blue]

Hi Ladies, a quick update from me.  I'm absolutely slammed at work and only have a few minutes.

I saw my new RE yesterday.  Going to Brigham & Women's in Boston.  It's a huge medical facility and in actual fact more like a zoo.  My RE was really nice but he rushed us out of there so fast that my head was spinning.  I didn't get to ask a whole lot of questions and it was only on the way home that DH and I thought of questions we should have asked.  He pretty much confirmed what I already know, diminished ovarian reserve.  He said my prognosis was guarded and I have a success rate less than the average for my age which is 19% so I figure maybe 15%?  Even though my hormone levels are very good for my age the fact that I'm producing so little follicles is indicative of DOR.  He's going to put me on their most aggressive protocol which is estrogen patch, 600 gonal f, reponex, ganerilix.  He said if I don't produce on this cycle I probably shouldn't continue and recommended donor eggs.  He took a blood sample from me and is doing genetic testing.  He also wanted another semen sample from DH because of low morphology on the previous test, this was news to both of us.  So, waiting for test results and insurance issues to clear.  I'm really not sure when I begin again.  I'm really very confused about the next step.  Anyway, I decided to go home for my Dad's anniversay mass and am flying home to Ireland tomorrow night.  I'll be checking in before I leave and of course I hope to hear some happy news from you all when I get back which will be May 3.

Madga, sounds like you're in a great place right now.  I have no doubt that this is going to work for you.

Helen, good luck today with u/s.  

Lisa, your day will come soon I know it.

Heather, thank God you feel better.  I'm so happy for you.

Dee, when are the outlaws leaving?

Fiona