MS320,Helen72,FiFiBlue, BabyAlive, Empty, Miky72, Sasparilla, Jen7900 AGP Chapter Members

[HeathJo]

Our other IVF thread was getting full with 150 posts!!!!!!!!!!

[Helen72]

The number of days that you will be on stimulation drugs varies greatly depending on your drug protocol and how well you stimulate.  Most clinics are looking for 150-400 units of Estradiol (E2) for every mature follicle. A mature follicle is usually between 18 and 23 mm. The clinic tries to do the retrieval when the most number of mature follicles fall within that range.  So, your E2 levels will be rising and when you get about 300-400 E2 level per follicle you will trigger.

I hope this makes sense.

Kari,
good luck tomorrow!  I hope you have a high follie count.

J_A
good luck with the blood test!  I hope it's a BFP!

[timeisticking]

Ok, I just recieved a call from my RE's office and my resuls from my b/w E2 was 1,667 today. I am still a little confused about the E2 count, can someone please educate me on that and what it has to do with your follies?!!!

Kari15, good luck on your u/s tomorrow and I will also be lookin forward to your update on your follies!!!

[Jackson_Angel]

~>spoke to the RE and she said it's probably implantation bleeding and it might be too early but the BT will tell...so we'll see about what's going on .....

[Kari15]

J_A, Oh my the evil HPT struck again this morning?  If I were you I'd have been stomping on the evil stick today!  So glad you are holding onto hope... I will keep thinking positive right along with you and maybe with all those positive thoughts we can will this BFP to happen!  Fingers still crossed....

Timeisticking - Wow, great u/s appt at the RE!!!  Congrats, that is a perfect number of follies and all a good consistent size too... I'll be looking forward to hearing confirmation that E/R will be on Sat!

Krista, thx for the welcome.

Lisa, so the old witch is still messing with you... well I hope the provera takes quick effect and enables you to get started again soon.  Provera always treated me well so I hope the same for you this time.

Heather, I've been following your story and hope that you are feeling a bit better.  

No update here... been a bit more tired than normal, but feeling fine otherwise.  U/S tomorrow and should have follie count!

[HeathJo]

OH, Jen 7900--You're the bomb, yo! Good luck on your exam :-)

[HeathJo]

There are a few new sweet ladies that I cannot quite keep up with yet, but please know how happy I am to have you all posting here, and that you have given me some great chuckles over the last few days.

JA__Sorry about the BFN, honey. I hope maybe it's wrong, too.

Lisa, Helen, Mary--Thanks for the pm's. I love you all and your support right now means the world. . .

I am very tired, and nauseous (of course), and in pain due to the poking and prodding from today. I officially am now pregnant with twins, not triplets. The process was pretty physically painful, emotionally draining, and took way longer and was more involved than I had anticipated.

Also, I found out that the pain in my upper legs and weird burn-looking marks is shingles, a very painful nerve virus that is basically just chicken-pox come back to haunt me. So, please forgive my brief and not-so-personal or cheerful post. Gonna rest now, but will try to check in later.