So, here's the plan for our next attempt with IVF. Got my period yesterday (grr). On May 13, I will start oral Estrace 2x day until I get a period, at which point I'll go for baseline appt. I will start Chlomid on day 5 and then Follistim (200 iu) on day 8. When my follicles get to a certain point, I'll start Ganorelix. I REALLY hope we make it to retrieval this time. It was a huge disappointment when we didn't last month, after already waiting a long time to start IVF (to get all our finances in order).
I consider myself a pretty patient person, but all this waiting around is starting to drive me a little crazy!
When the world says, "Give up,"
Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."
~Author Unknown
Re: Next IVF protocol
with ivf, the waiting is a killer for me too. I hate it with a passion. I had to wait in between cycles, wait to get to the ER and ET and for extra good time, wait again two long weeks to find out if it worked. I hate all the waiting and I am finding i