March Shimmering Shamrocks Check-In 3/6

Mozzarella13 · March 2014

AlaskaDee23 said:

@jaztaz1 I applied to the compassionate care program, but they said it takes 3-5 says to find anything out! I can order smaller quantities if need be, but RE wasn't willing to switch any meds.

@alaskadee23 be sure to check for drug company rebates for OOP-I got a good one with Gonal F during iui cycle! We used Freedom and they sent it with my meds.

Kacelets · March 2014

Hi! New here but recognize many of you! I'm in IVF #1 - started stimming last night with 150 Gonal F pen and 37.5 Menopur. I'm exhausted. Literally - drooling on myself. Not feeling the bloat YET - but already living in yoga pants daily from the last 3 failed IUIs.

Thank your for allowing me to join your Team Shamrock! I have many questions about this IVF thing and will lurk around before asking as I'm sure you've already answered them somewhere.

As for Oreos - haven't tried the new ones (marshmallow and peanut butter?) but have a feeling could easily polish off a whole bag at this point.

badrianne · March 2014

Mozzarella13 So sorry to hear that you’ll cyst hasn’t decreased. Fingerscrossed you’ll be a shimmering shamrock

Kacelets Welcome and love your wedding picture!

Carol77B I feel you with the girl scout cookies. This is a dangerous time of year J

Wolfette139 Good luck on your final fert report.

NYGiants2010 good luck with transfer tomorrow. I don’t even know how I will concentrate at work.

jaztaz1 I hope you enjoy acupuncture. I understand were you husband is coming from but I love it!

MrsC430 (((hugs))) I really hope this is the one!

ExoticAntibiotic Great news. I am glad it was an easier transfer. FX

anitaflora · March 2014

Hi ladies & thanks for the check in!

Things are chugging along with me. Today is day 9 of stimming w/ Gonal F (2x / day) & Menopur. I added the Ganirelix Tue night to stop me from ovulating. At my appt yesterday dr was glad to see some good growth he said things were growing, but he expected me to need the full days of stimming. So 12 days probably - ugggghhh. Four shots a day for a few more days!!

Thankfully I haven't had too many bad side effects. Had a pretty killer headache last night. A bit nauseous. And the first time I took the Ganirelix I had an itchy welt were the shot went in, but then read that's pretty common. Haven't had that quite so bad since but it still is red and a little more sore than the other shots.

I keep reminding myself how lucky I am to have this chance. That's what's getting me through right now doing all these shots. I know a lot of ladies I've read have said they've gotten used to them. So far I'm just not. I hate every part of it with such a passion I'm literally just trying to do it all without thinking about it too much. I really, really hate them but I'm just trying to ignore it.

I don't remember how many follies he said were measuring the size he wanted but he told me I would probably go for ER Tue or Wed he thought. This is really great news for me since I wasn't even sure if I'd be responsive to the meds and have enough follies to do that! So I'm cautiously excited.

Annnnd very very happy to hear that since I've now met my out of pocket maximum has been met on my insurance, my meds now cost $0!!! Oh I was so happy to hear that. Now for the rest of the year any expenses they consider covered (which should be everything) will be no charge! Of course it took a $6,350 up front payment and a higher monthly payment than insurance I would normally get through my employer, but overall I think we made a good decision.

Now I just have to worry about the treatments actually working, the distance I have to drive for each appt, and juggling things around work (which is all much more challenging than I realized).

Okay - sorry this got a little long!

QOTW: oh how I lovvvvve me some original Oreos & a glass of milk!

Spring78 · March 2014

Can I just say how impressed with my Endo I am right now? I had blood drawn yesterday morning to check my thyroid levels at 8am, then had an email from my doctor with the results at noon. Who has ever heard of a 4 hour blood test turn around before?? As for the results... Not a surprise, my levels were significantly down. I didn't need a blood test to tell me that after the way I have been feeling, but still good to have scientific confirmation that it was not in my head. Luckily, Wednesday was my last BCP, so my thyroid levels should normalize again without having to change my Levothyroxine dose right now. As if dealing with IF wasn't enough on it's own... Still on Lupron now, with prenatal and baby aspirin. Baseline scan is scheduled for Sunday at 10am. Can hardly wait to get this thing really started with stims! Not that I am looking forward to more needles (and these will be the dreaded IM kind), but after all the lead-up (failed treatments leading to this, months of getting finances in order and over 4 weeks on the BCP screwing up my thyroid meds and making me feel like a zombie) it will be good to be doing something more active & productive.

absolutelymaybe · March 2014

Just realized I didn't update and finally have something more than another LAB/US toward FET.

Our nurse coordinator called us yesterday asking us how many we wanted to transfer. I thought that was something they determined the day of, but apparently not. Even though we'd discussed it and I pretty much knew we wanted to do two, it was still like a "Shit just got real" moment.

I asked her the quality of the blasts (I hadn't asked when they were frozen because I didn't want to spend weeks before FET obsessively googling) and was freaking amazed and delighted to find out we have a 5AA and two 5ABs. So, we will be putting back the 5AA and the 5AB. I know rating doesn't totally mean a lot, but I'm proud of them.

QOTD: I love Oreos! I always ate them growing up. However, I love baking and am making cookies or other sweets so often I never buy them in the store. Maybe I should learn to make homemade Oreos?

ekc0630 · March 2014

Still stimming. Follow up appt on Monday with a hopeful retrieval on Wed. They love the way my follies and labs are looking though. 10 today were measured between 12-16

I love the double stuffed oreos

STL34 · March 2014

Estrogen results came back and they were lower than baseline. It is horrible and is something that I have never had happen. I go in tomorrow for another blood draw and an ultrasound. I really think we will get cancelled tomorrow. I can't imagine how this could go well. Ugh! I feel sick.

ttc23 · March 2014

Hi ladies. I've been MIA for a few days and haven't read all the posts yet. Just a quick update- I thought cd1 was on Monday but my spotting stopped and started all week. It got heavier on Thursday so the nurse said to count it as day 1. I started clexane and my husband took his antibiotic on Friday as we thought it was cd2. Anyway all spotting stopped on Friday and I rang my doctor who said to go on the pill for 21 days and then start my cycle after that. WTF. I specifically asked about BCP's this cycle because of my spotting as I've taken them for all other cycles but he said not to go on them. I pleaded with him to let me wait to see if full flow occurred and he said that would be ok. Thankfully at midnight last night it did and so I rang him this morning and he has agreed to continue with the cycle. I slept only a couple of hours last night as I was so stressed and feel like crap today (Saturday in Oz). I'm relieved but still worried we've mucked things around with my meds a bit. Hopefully it will all be ok.

QOTD: I don't eat gluten or dairy so no Oreos for me. I do remember eating heaps of regular Oreos in my early twenties when I backpacked around Vietnam. They were huge there. Oreos are not so popular in Australia...Tim Tams are probably the fave

Deardra77 · March 2014

STL34 said:
Estrogen results came back and they were lower than baseline. It is horrible and is something that I have never had happen. I go in tomorrow for another blood draw and an ultrasound. I really think we will get cancelled tomorrow. I can't imagine how this could go well. Ugh! I feel sick.

On no!!!! So sorry to hear!!! :-(

LizBlue · March 2014

I'm so sorry @STL34

hugs

leavehouse · March 2014

STL34 said:

Estrogen results came back and they were lower than baseline. It is horrible and is something that I have never had happen. I go in tomorrow for another blood draw and an ultrasound. I really think we will get cancelled tomorrow. I can't imagine how this could go well. Ugh! I feel sick.

I'm so sorry!

Margritli · March 2014

Lining check this morning. Is it awful that i just know that this FET isn't going to work? I am so pessimistic. ::thinks, "be positive, be positive, be positive..."::

FishyMom · March 2014

Margritli said:

Lining check this morning. Is it awful that i just know that this FET isn't going to work? I am so pessimistic. ::thinks, "be positive, be positive, be positive..."::

I completely felt like that on my first FET. Hang in there and try and get some positive thoughts.

ExoticAntibiotic · March 2014

Margritli said:

Lining check this morning. Is it awful that i just know that this FET isn't going to work? I am so pessimistic. ::thinks, "be positive, be positive, be positive..."::

I definitely felt that way at that point in my FET, too! But my hope returned at ET, so I hope yours does, too.

janet1206 · March 2014

Hi shamrocks! Sorry for the late checkin. Had my ER yesterday, 14 retrieved! So sore today..Should get a call today to see the progress. We decided not to do ICSI bc DH sperm was an A+...RE doesn't recommend it for us but they'll do emergency ICSI if needed. Praying we get good results. Hoping to do 5dt next Wed. Good luck everyone. Praying for u all.

Qotd: I don't do Oreos. My favorite cookies are the tagalongs (PB cookies covered w chocolate) Girl Scout cookies..it's so yum

MrsZ816 · March 2014

Sorry I'm so late ladies! I am stimming... So far, so good. My follicle count was 13 on yesterday's ultrasound but not measuring size yet. Lining was 6 and type 2 still. I had a really crazy week at work (special ed teacher) and am fighting a cold so when DH left for work this morning he told me to rest on the couch and grow our eggs. Haha, sweet but I guess he thinks everything around the house will do itself.

QOTD: I loooove double stuffed Oreos but since I went gluten free for an intolerance last year I haven't had them. I try to limit sweets anyway due to mild IR.

LizBlue · March 2014

Hi shamrocks! I just got word that we are triggering tonight for a 10am egg retrieval on Monday. I'm super excited and nervous.

Anyone here ever do 10,000 hcg IM trigger shot before? The 22 g needle looks scary!

NYGiants2010 · March 2014

LizBlue said:
Hi shamrocks! I just got word that we are triggering tonight for a 10am egg retrieval on Monday. I'm super excited and nervous.

Anyone here ever do 10,000 hcg IM trigger shot before? The 22 g needle looks scary!

I use a 22 for my pio. It looks worse than it is. I lay down for the shot and wiggle my toes on the side its given. This seems to help relax the muscle for injection and gives me something else to concentrate on.
Good luck!

BankerBSN · March 2014

Morning ladies! I am sorry I have been MIA. Work has been super busy and I am doing 12-16 hour days. All my sonos and blood work is on Fridays and this last Friday showed a lining of 8.4- which means no vaginal estrogen for me! I have one more monitoring sono this next week then FET in less than 2 weeks!! I feel like such a chump but I have such a great feeling about this cycle. Like, my gut is telling me this is going to be THE cycle. I'm trying not to get too excited but I just can't help it this time. Hope all you ladies are having a fabulous weekend!

anitaflora · March 2014

BankerBSN said:

Morning ladies! I am sorry I have been MIA. Work has been super busy and I am doing 12-16 hour days. All my sonos and blood work is on Fridays and this last Friday showed a lining of 8.4- which means no vaginal estrogen for me! I have one more monitoring sono this next week then FET in less than 2 weeks!! I feel like such a chump but I have such a great feeling about this cycle. Like, my gut is telling me this is going to be THE cycle. I'm trying not to get too excited but I just can't help it this time. Hope all you ladies are having a fabulous weekend!

Yay for good lining! Things are moving along for you and I'm so happy and excited for you! Rooting for you!!

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