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AGP LADIES DOING IT BIG FOR 09'!!! ;o)

OooooooooWE...Love New Starts! Alright ladies...here's to welcoming ALL our BFP's for AUG/SEP 08'! YaY!!


Cheers~
Savanha~~
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398459 tn?1262186144
time for a new thread...too long again!

come find it!

:-)
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458090 tn?1256321162
Yeah for Jenn!!! I hope this new protocol gives you your BFP!!!!

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439903 tn?1380137882
Good Luck Jen!! sounds Promising!!!! i was on b/c before AF and Menopur/Bravelle duo just like you Kele, its crazy the different combos that work for so many different people!!

This is the Year for the AGP clan and we will all be carrying our new babies in 09 i know it!!

i just had some really good shells and cheese with jalapenos, yummy!! and a piece of cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes, O M G was to die for!! and i think i am on a sugar high from that as well i could talk for days!! but i need a nap, im tired! think the baby is on a growing spirt right now, ive been SUPER tired lately! i think ill take a short nap now.....

talk to ya later, love ya girls!
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392430 tn?1382904781
I also did Lupron before AF and did a Menopur/Bravelle duo. The Menopur does sting a bit, but I found that letting sit for a minute after mixing relieved some of the burn.
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381606 tn?1242090749
Juana - his success rate for women in my age bracket (25-32 i think) is approx 68% per year; and takes an average of 2 IVF cycles to achieve success. This is some of the highest i've seen to date.

Miky and Helen - thank you for the reassurance. Glad to know that this combo has worked for others!

My last day of summer school teaching is today! Off to buy cupcakes for my students - just to make the final exam a lil sweeter :)
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294043 tn?1354207946
Jen,
my protocol was almost identical to yours, Lupron, then Gonal-F and Menopur.  I hope it works for you as well.  Menopur as a shot stings a little bit but it wasn't bad at all.  
His PGD recommendations make a lot of sense.  It will make your first trimester less stressful (we just went through chromosomal testing).  
Are you done with summer school?  I hope you will be able to rest after your transfer.
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186627 tn?1257877774
Hey Jen!
Your RE sound FANTASTIC!!!!
he said all the thing that my new RE said (including the PGD thing)!
She is not Israeli but she have a lot of ties with Israeli dr and she speaks Hebrew ;-)
I was on the same protocol as you are with my last IVF cycle and it was a "good cycle"(ended in chemical pregnancy but nice embryos transferred and had something to freeze too).
I think you are on the right track now!

krista:so sorry..it happened to me already 2 times...it made me soooooooo mad!


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507875 tn?1423160261
Good morning...

Jen, I wish you the best of luck with your new protocol...Question, what is his success rate?

Krista - I do that ALL the time...LOL...your not stupid...

Ladies...have a great day!
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398459 tn?1262186144
OMG I am soooo mad right now!!!

I just wrote the longest post, with a big ol' holler out to all my AGP girls...I wasn't logged in and it didn't post!!!

AAAAAARRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Now I have to go to work...

Suffice it to say I am thinking of all of you (preggos, AGP oldies and newbies)!  

Will try again later...

I am so stupid stupid stupid sometimes.  :-@

Krista
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381606 tn?1242090749
Thank you all so much for that very WARM welcome!! This is the type of excitement I need to keep me going through this craziness!

Okay, here's the deal...
My new RE is super aggressive and even a little shysty (sp?); he's Israeli (like my dad), which in my mind translates into he knows how to be shady on the sly. Basically, he looked through all of my records from the last RE and told me straight up I had LESS than a 1% chance of getting pg with those embryos. Apparently, the embies looked really bad (grades B and C) and were way behind schedule in terms of their growth. The new RE said that I was on the right meds, but not enough of them and I wasn't on any LH med so that was part of the reason why my follies were slow to grow. New RE says after taking Lupron, we should be on some LH stimulating med (like Menopur) to make up for the suppression period. Makes sense! Also, new RE says PGD is a WASTE of money! His argument: what about the 30-some odd other chromosomes that don't get tested - even with the largest panel (12 chroms), there are still lots that cannot be tested. And, it puts the embies at an increased risk for other probs. Anyway, after about 5 minutes with this new Israeli studmuffin, I was smitten - and loved his aggressiveness (not like my other wimpy and conservative doc).

If you remember from my last cycle, 8 of the embies fertilized but only 2 came back "normal" after PGD. Turns out I only had one trisomy (an extra chrom 22) and the rest were monosomy (meaning the were missing one chrom). New RE says he would have transferred at least one of the monosomys; despite the fact that it was missing a chrom, new RE says that it happens alot because the embies are tested so early in the game that some of them will develop the other chrom the day after or so. The trisomys are dangerous and can cause birth defects, but if the monosomys don't fully develop they will eventually abort themselves. There's no harm in trying with them! Basically, he was full of great info that my old doc never bothered to explain.

I think my protocol is called a flare protocol? I started Lupron approx 7 days BEFORE AF (last Friday). AF should show any day now and I go back next Thurs to start stims (the 31st). I will be taking Follistim and Menopur (and baby asprin and prenatals). Retreival will be around the 10th and the transfer will be 4 days after (he doesn't like to wait the whole 5 for some reason). Sally, we actually are doing PGD again, but only the 5 chrom panel, which is the most common probs (e.g. Downs, Turners, Kleinfelters, etc.). Since i've m/c in the past, he said it would be fine (and DH was really pushing). Despite the fact that we realize so many chromosomes go untested, we feel just a tad better checking for the most devastating of the problems.

Okay, so thats all of the details! I'm going into it cautiously optimistic, which im pretty sure is normal. The BFN last time was pretty devastating so i naturally expect the worst now. I'm so glad to have all of you for support during this time.

Glad to see all is same ole same ole with all of you!
Jen
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458090 tn?1256321162
bumping it up for us lazy butts
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439903 tn?1380137882
you ladies always make a day start looking up!!

OJ, YES, its rough, along with that, if you water it down, just leaves a nasty taste in the back of your mouth (well most food does anymore)

anyway, Lemonade, pink, yellow, YUM!!!!! especially Strawberry Lemonade like at Chilis, MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Had Spicy Thai yesterday, going back friday =)

JEN Welcome back.....missed ya! hope this one is the right one for you!! Keeping the prayers your way!!

and Sticky Mommy 09 baby dust to all my sisters!!

Now me and this baby are HUNGRY!!! off to fend for some lunch! (the nausea is starting to stay in the AM and the STARVATION is creeping in towards the PM.....no happy medium anymore)
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270512 tn?1333177636
Good Morning chicas!

How are all my sista's today? Everyone full yet from the pot luck? Sorry I didn't get on last night, but the pinot grigio got to me :-) wink wink... dh and I were in bed early :))))  ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.....  sorry...tmi....

Jen - welcome back! We all want details of your new protocol! Having 3failed ivfs and 1failed fet, I need some sort of aggression in my life!  I mean, other than taking out on the shrimps my husband catches -- ripping their little heads off and enjoying it ;-)

Kele and HeathJo - thats funny about the oj. I was told to use it to take my prenat vitamins... it helps prevent constipation, and let me tell you, even when doing the PIO shots, it helped alot!!  Sorry it doesn't agree with you ladies.

Sal - good luck with your lap. Hope they clean house well, no more 'dust bunnies' in the way of things!

Krista - glad to see you too!!! Don't be working too hard now! Wouldn't want you late for din din!

Savanha - you are welcome to join the shrimp fest! I think I need to join you for the workout thing.... I decided to wear a skirt to work today... BIG mistake,,,, maybe it was all those oreos yesterday! blech!!!  I need my sweats NOW!!! I feel like I am wearing a girdle...
All I can say is I HATE THE MED "MUFFING TOP"!!  As my one friend said "I am in shape.... round is a shape!"

Tijuana - your punch sounds very interesting and very yummy! I should send you the recipe for this stuff called apple pie. Tastes just like it, but it WILL kick you but! The best part is it actually has raisins in it, so when we are camping (not working) the raisins go into oatmeal.... oh yummy.....

mmmmmm Mexican food... I LOVE mexican food. My stepmom and dad are beaners (sorry that's what hubby calls me... his little beaner)....as I was saying, my stepmom and dad are mexican, and she cooks one mean meal! OMG!! Homemade tortillas, homemade beans,,,, I am drooling and salivating just thinking of it all!

Thai food.... oh baby bring it on! Especially if its spicy! mmmmmmmmm

Ok... time to do some work.... at least try and look busy :-)

XOXO
Sam

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186627 tn?1257877774
Good luck with the Lap.
I had one in July 2006 to detach my left tube.
It was much easier than I expected to be.
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507875 tn?1423160261
Good morning ladies!

Hey Jen, great to have you back...you to Krista. I am with Sally, exactyl what protocol will they have you on?
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458090 tn?1256321162
Ji Jenn!!!! How ya been?? I want to hear all about the new protocol.  Maybe I can glean some info. to give to my RE for my next cycle!
I'm like a month or so behind you for my next cycle.  Are you doing PGD again w/5dt??
Details... I need details!
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501096 tn?1320874932
I'll bring dessert to this potluck--how about a chocolate chip cheesecake?  Good thing it's cyber food or we'd all get fat (or fatter) :).
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398459 tn?1262186144
welcome back Jen!!!
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186627 tn?1257877774
Jen:welcome back and
Good morning to All!
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392430 tn?1382904781
HeathJo-I completely understand the oj thing! I love oj and cannot even have a sip of it now due to the acidity...but lemonade? Bring it on.
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381606 tn?1242090749
What up old friends!! I'm BAAACCCKKKK!! Actually, I've been out of the game for a couple of months so I don't know many of you. I just started my 2nd IVF cycle (on Lupron now) and am waiting for AF this weekend. I know she must be on her way because i've seriously macked down about 2,000 M&Ms in the past two days (mom gets them at costco) and I hate that candy! Planning to start stims next week. Anyone on the same schedule as me?

Retrieval should be around Aug 10th and transfer around the 15th. Started with a new RE - very aggressive and incredible success rates! He is known for using "unconventional" methods of fertility rx to get women pg - now thats what im talking about!

I know i've missed a lot, so I'll try to catch up on reading tonite and tomorrow.

Jen
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458090 tn?1256321162
Sorry about the pain Heather.. you can't even take any meds.. that *****. Since Ive never been preggers (for any length of time) I can't tell you any herbal things or old wives tales.  How bout a pregger massage?  I know some places specialize in them.

Yeah, Krista, glad to see you.

Alright.. nighty night ladies.
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328927 tn?1227761840
Glenda & Kele--I am all about the sour/sweet thing, and have been for months. I drink lemonade like it's going out of style, and eat sour patch kid candies. I'll have to try skittles. Sour just soothes, dont know why, although I can't handle the acidity of OJ--even fresh squezzed. And some sweets are creeping in, but mainly in the form of healthy cereals and nutrition bars that in reality aren't necessarily "sweets"

Spent all day cramped up in a fetal position--these babies are getting big and all my joints, ligaments and muscles are feeling stretched as if on a medieval torture board.

I hate just bitching about myself and not helping you guys, like a certain Jack_A*s used to do. Sorry :-(

P.S. Can't really cook well except, like Amberlee, Mexican, but mine is Tex-Mex!
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186627 tn?1257877774
I'll bring the pasta obviously!!!
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