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XP to IF: (Question for IVF ladies) Still completely torn about CCS and it's time to decide - update
pblge
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*loss briefly mentioned*
After bloodwork and u/s were done this morning the doctor (terrible bedside manner!) said that I needed to decide about doing CCS right then and there. I'm not particularly lucid that early in the morning and I was stunned--really thought OH and I would be able to have more conversations about it once he joined me in town (tomorrow). We had also been thinking that we'd base it off how many eggs we got. Wednesday we were told 30 growing follies, yesterday 17, today 10!!! So that's not particularly helpful. If it's 10, then I'm a lot less interested. I also had a m/c of a chromosomally normal embryo that wouldn't have been screened out by CCS, so this doesn't seem the guarantee against m/c it might to others. To complicate matters, the doctor said that sometimes it means you can't transfer right away when doing CCS, if the embryos aren't blasts by day 5. Since I live six hours away, this is a bigger PITA than it might otherwise be. Obviously the biggest downside is the money, as we don't have $5000 sitting aroundfor this (we're insurance rich and cash poor), and would have to put it on a credit card. In the end I was able to postpone the decision a bit longer, filling out the consent paperwork but NOT making a payment for $2000 on the spot like they asked me to. I've been asking myself if it's worth $5,000 alone to be guaranteed that I won't have a Down's baby, but I'm not sold by that thought. I'm almost 37, so the risks are higher, but I figure we've had such crappy luck I have to get lucky sometime, right????
I know this has been asked here before, but I'm still hoping one of you brilliant ladies will have something brilliant to say on the topic. I'm usually fairly decisive, but I just can't seem to get past this one. I don't like either choice, and I'm pissed off that I can't be a normal woman who doesn't get faced with this sort of choice.
Any thoughts appreciated.
UPDATE:
So the nurse called with some more thoughts. One thing that got thrown into the mix is that they'd likely only transfer one screened blast, but perhaps they'd transfer two if unscreened, depending on grading. Not really sure what to do with that information. She also said that we could go ahead and arrange for the CCS, but tell them that we don't want to do it if there are only a few embryos on day 5. So, for example, we might say only do CCS if we have 7 or more blasts. She also upgraded the follie count back to 17, so I have no idea WTH is going on there. E2 is at 2700.
Still debating. Thanks for your input, ladies!!!
After bloodwork and u/s were done this morning the doctor (terrible bedside manner!) said that I needed to decide about doing CCS right then and there. I'm not particularly lucid that early in the morning and I was stunned--really thought OH and I would be able to have more conversations about it once he joined me in town (tomorrow). We had also been thinking that we'd base it off how many eggs we got. Wednesday we were told 30 growing follies, yesterday 17, today 10!!! So that's not particularly helpful. If it's 10, then I'm a lot less interested. I also had a m/c of a chromosomally normal embryo that wouldn't have been screened out by CCS, so this doesn't seem the guarantee against m/c it might to others. To complicate matters, the doctor said that sometimes it means you can't transfer right away when doing CCS, if the embryos aren't blasts by day 5. Since I live six hours away, this is a bigger PITA than it might otherwise be. Obviously the biggest downside is the money, as we don't have $5000 sitting aroundfor this (we're insurance rich and cash poor), and would have to put it on a credit card. In the end I was able to postpone the decision a bit longer, filling out the consent paperwork but NOT making a payment for $2000 on the spot like they asked me to. I've been asking myself if it's worth $5,000 alone to be guaranteed that I won't have a Down's baby, but I'm not sold by that thought. I'm almost 37, so the risks are higher, but I figure we've had such crappy luck I have to get lucky sometime, right????
I know this has been asked here before, but I'm still hoping one of you brilliant ladies will have something brilliant to say on the topic. I'm usually fairly decisive, but I just can't seem to get past this one. I don't like either choice, and I'm pissed off that I can't be a normal woman who doesn't get faced with this sort of choice.
Any thoughts appreciated.
UPDATE:
So the nurse called with some more thoughts. One thing that got thrown into the mix is that they'd likely only transfer one screened blast, but perhaps they'd transfer two if unscreened, depending on grading. Not really sure what to do with that information. She also said that we could go ahead and arrange for the CCS, but tell them that we don't want to do it if there are only a few embryos on day 5. So, for example, we might say only do CCS if we have 7 or more blasts. She also upgraded the follie count back to 17, so I have no idea WTH is going on there. E2 is at 2700.
Still debating. Thanks for your input, ladies!!!
**********************siggy/ticker warning**********************
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
Stage 1 endo removed June 2013. IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen. => M/C @ 8 wks. Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims. IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN. IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!! 
Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN. 13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes! FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!!
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
Stage 1 endo removed June 2013. IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen. => M/C @ 8 wks. Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims. IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN. IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!! Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN. 13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes! FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!! This discussion has been closed.
Re: XP to IF: (Question for IVF ladies) Still completely torn about CCS and it's time to decide - update
Waited a long time, tried a lot of stuff, science made me a mom.
In your situation it's a hard decision. Yes you are over 35 when the risk of chromosomal abnormalities are increased but really it's not that much higher than under 35. Also the fact that you are 6 hrs away. I'm not sure how yours would work but I'm having ER this week and won't have FET until probably august.
I'm sorry I don't have any real good advise but it really sucks balls that your Dr is telling you to make this decision now. Good luck in whatever you decide.