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Holiday Gifts for RE's Office

sunshine412sunshine412 member
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I'm just curious if anyone sends cards or gifts to their RE's office around the holidays. I was thinking of bringing a big tray of cookies for the staff. My nurse and financial service rep have been so awesome, I'd like to do something to show my appreciation.

Just before Thanksgiving I was in the waiting room and a woman came in with her 7 month old and a grocery bag of goodies for the staff. Not surprisingly I saw staff quickly rummage through the bag and take things. Not exactly in the warm fuzzy way you hope.
Me & DH: Both 30 / Married 3 years / TTC since 10/2013
Dx: Annovulatory
8/2014: Clomid (50 & 100) + TI = BFN
10/2014: Clomid (100 & 150) + TI = BFN
12/2014: Follistim/Ovidrel/Endometrin + TI = BFN
1/2015: Follistim/Ovidrel/Endometrin + IUI
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Re: Holiday Gifts for RE's Office

  • emmuffyemmuffy member
    I did, even though none of my cycles have worked yet. I feel like they've put in a lot of effort (many personal calls/emails from the RE) and I wanted to recognize their service.

    Official diagnosis: Unexplained IF. I am 32. I have low ovarian reserve (low AMH), and poor egg quality. I've also been diagnosed with mild glandular developmental arrest (lining problems, detected with EFT).

    We are using open ID donor sperm. IUIs #1-7=BFN. IVF September 2014 antagonist protocol, 8R,5M,3F, 5 day transfer of 1 morula = BFN. IVF#2 planned for January 2015 (antagonist protocol + HGH).

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  • AnonymousNurseAnonymousNurse member
    sunshine412 said:
    I'm just curious if anyone sends cards or gifts to their RE's office around the holidays. I was thinking of bringing a big tray of cookies for the staff. My nurse and financial service rep have been so awesome, I'd like to do something to show my appreciation. Just before Thanksgiving I was in the waiting room and a woman came in with her 7 month old and a grocery bag of goodies for the staff. Not surprisingly I saw staff quickly rummage through the bag and take things. Not exactly in the warm fuzzy way you hope.
    If I got warm and fuzzy over every donut or cookie a patient's family brought us, I would have no time to stuff my face.  And then all the donuts would go to waste.  And that would be tragic.  

    Food and nice notes are always greatly appreciated, but no one is going to notice or care if you don't do anything..  If you feel inspired, go for it.  If not, or if you are going to worry that they are not fully appreciating your gift in a way that you consider acceptable, then don't.  It's as simple as that.

    Personally, I am in the "igivethisplacewaytoomuchmoneyalready" crowd.  I appreciate everyone there, but I don't feel compelled to bring them anything.  



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  • deelopi9deelopi9 member
    I gave them a card with dunkin donuts munchkins. Normally I bring a tray of homemade cookies, brownies, but my heart wasn't in it this year.
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    3T January Siggy Challenge: New Years Resolutions 
    TTC since 10/2010 (Rhythm method since 2007)
    Me (33) Sept 2012 - DX Low ovulation/progesterone, Luteal Phase Defect. HSG 5/2012: both tubes are open, cervix and lining look good;
    September 2014 DX Hashimoto's; November 2014: PCOS IR
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    DH (37) Sept 2012 SA Normal; October 2014 Mild MFI count 42 Million, Motility 36%, Morphology 2%. Clomid 50mg,
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    2004 Cyrosurgery, LEEP
    May 2012 - HSG Clear; June 2012 - Appointment with RE
    July 2012 - October 2012 - Clomid 50mg W/ TI & Progesterone 3 mature follicles- BFN
    January 2013 IUI #1 (900,000 post wash) Clomid 50mg, TI & Progesterone 2 mature follicles - BFN
    February 2013 IUI #2 (1.3 Mil post wash) Clomid 50mg, TI & Progesterone 4 mature follicles - BFN
    March 2013 IUI #1-3 (2.5 mil post wash) Clomid 50mg, Baby Aspirin (lining thinned) TI & Progesterone - 2 mature follicles BFN
    April 2013 Benched due to cyst, May 2013 WTF appointment
    June 2013 DH SA mild MFI break for 2 months to re-test; August 2013 - DH SA 36 Mil count, 36% Motility, Morp 2%
    September - December 2013 - Mental sanity Break
    January 2014 - IUI #4 switches to natural due to scheduling conflict Femara TI & Progesterone - 1 mature follicle - BFN
    May 2014-June 2014 - DH Appointment w/ Urologist to check Bi-lateral Varicocele; 2nd opinion w/ another urologist - bi-lateral varicocele dx is slight no surgery
    July 2014 DH starts clomid 25mg daily SA 53.8 Mil count, Motility 37%, Morph 3%;
    September 2014 DH Repeat SA after being on clomid for 3 months 42 Mil Count, Motility 36%, Morph 2%
    October 2014 Me: Hashimoto's DX, DH taken off clomid;    November 2014 Me: new RE PCOS IR Diagnosis
    December 2014: IUI #4 Follitism 75iu 7 days, TI, IUI & Progesterone, BFMFN
    January 2015: IUI #5     Gonal-F 75iu 7 days, TI, IUI & Progesterone, Another BFMFN onto IUI #6
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  • sunshine412sunshine412 member
    Thanks for everyone's input. I won't feel so bad if I don't do anything around the holidays. I tend to agree with PP that when their treatment actually works, that will be the right time to say 'thank you'.
    Me & DH: Both 30 / Married 3 years / TTC since 10/2013
    Dx: Annovulatory
    8/2014: Clomid (50 & 100) + TI = BFN
    10/2014: Clomid (100 & 150) + TI = BFN
    12/2014: Follistim/Ovidrel/Endometrin + TI = BFN
    1/2015: Follistim/Ovidrel/Endometrin + IUI
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  • pinkdoggiepinkdoggie member
    What @rainbowbridge14 said. I've given them enough money for the next 30 christmases. 
    Me: 25 Dh: 25 Married since July, 2011
    Diagnosed with PCOS 2010
    TTC since December, 2011 (SA is Normal)
    2012-tried natural w/Metformin 1500 mg
    11/12 -Saw an OB, bloodwork revealed everything normal except for highish blood sugar levels
    1/13: Clomid 50 mg - No response
    2/13: Clomid 100 mg O'd BFN
    3/13: Clomid 100 MG O'd BFN
    4/13-6/13: Clomid 150/200 mg O'd BFN 
    Stopped treatment because of money issues and began to try naturally again from June-October 2013
    Benched until November 2014 - Started seeing RE, discovered that lining was very thin
    November 2014: Started Femera 5 mg -No response BFN >:(
    December 2014: Upping Femera, injectables are the next step if I respond 
    Also: Changed RE, first appointment on Friday, so treatment is subject to change this month


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  • katers79katers79 member
    I'm going in tmrw for beta #2 and am going to bring in these little mini cakes from a delicioso bakery near me. It's a small office (it's one of several in the practice), so I only need 4 to feed the RE, RNs and office assistant. Nothing special, but just a little something to let them know we appreciate them.

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    Our Story

    Me- 35, mild hypothyroidism

    DH- 29, low count due to a chromosomal abnormality, only option is IVF/ICSI with PGD.

    Married 5/13

    TTC since 8/13

    IVF/ICSI #1 ER 9/14 - 14R, 6M, 6F, 5 blasts off to PGD- 1 normal female, 2 balanced males

    FET 12/8 of 2 frosties - 1 male/1 female - stick babies stick! 

    Beta #1 10dp5dt 444! Beta #2 14dp5dt 2,340!  U/S 1/5-- TWINS!!!  EDD 8/26/15

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