August/September IVF/FET

jodes727 · July 2016

@LeFemmeViolette, I'm sorry to hear about your tough day! I'm sure if was harder with the PGS update!

@bells52000 glad you made you decision about PGS and feel good about it now!

AFM, I had my ER this am and they retrieved 43 eggs!! I just got the call that 36 are mature and they have done ICIS on them. So I'll get another call tomorrow am with an update on the fertilization.
Im starting to feel better. I was really nauseous after the procedure and got sick on the ride home, but that's gone now and I'm just feeling tired and pooped!
Now the waiting continues...hurry up and wait

PhotogDana · July 2016

@LeFemmeViolette I am so sorry. i know you were hoping for better news.
Afm- spoke with my RE this morning. Bad news, only 4 eggs look promising on the ultrasound. Good news, he thinks if we do another day of the stims we'll get a better response, possible 6-8. I've got low AMH so ive been on 300 of gonal f and 300 of menapur the entire cycle. I'm happy to let them keep growing if that's what it takes.
Good luck to all who are having their ER this week. ❤️❤️❤️

lilmissslp · July 2016

PHEW! I've spent all afternoon reading all 14 pages of posts...took much longer than I expected. I felt like I really knew the ladies on the June/July board and it was really important to me that I took the time to get to know you all. I obviously can't contribute to all the conversations that have taken place already but I did take a few notes (sorry if I made any mistakes or missed some info)….

stranzm thanks for starting this thread!

OCfortythree Sorry to hear about your canceled cycle but so glad you can move forward in September

shauna43 I hope covering maternity leave for your coworker hasn’t been too stressful. Good luck with your two sweet little girl embryos.

Stars2016 I work in the schools too and am so happy to have the summers off for all these appointments. It certainly alleviates some of the stress. I bet your getting excited to start your stims.

wifeinraleigh28 I went to add myself to the chart and you already have. You are good! You must be Type A like me! Loved your LLR leggings!

Kellyfish79 So glad you have 1 strong embryo that made it to freezing

annebenton22 I recognize your name and hope you have better results. I’m glad you switched clinics and are feeling better

Rachnan I hope 2nd time is the charm for you too

Kp214 good luck with a different protocol

sleepyrn I hope your August cycle works and that it’s going well with the dietician

Monica54321 can’t believe you had to wait 10 weeks! Loved your LLR leggings. Did you ever hear more about your dog? My 6-year-old dog was having jaw trouble the day after my ET. Definitely stressful and expensive.

jodes727 How cool that your ER was on your bday. 43 eggs!!! Holy cow!

zantster happy to hear about your 3 frozen embryos. Is counseling helping you? I’ve considered it too.

teriulbricht so glad to hear that you’re feeling better this time around; can’t believe you only play $150 for your meds!!!!

@20T I am so sorry to hear that your embryos did not make it to day 5!

Sunnshine So sorry to hear about the loss of your stepfather. My husband’s uncle just passed away from a heart attack and it shocked everyone. The funeral is Friday but after our BFN I just felt like I couldn’t travel (12hours) to the funeral and hold it together.

@omarismyhomeboy I’m unexplained as well and I had 8 make it to day 5. Try not to worry about other’s results.

JamieH2000 Yes, being able to move on quickly has really helped my outlook.

bells52000 we didn’t do testing either but did do ICSI and had great results with that.

srh18 sorry for your BFN- I hope you are successful with IVF

kk4564 have things gotten better with your pregnant friend? All my friends are fertile myrtles and it’s really frustrating. My one friend texted her birth announcement to me at 5:30 in the morning on the first day of my vacation. I was so mad!

kyrgyzshan sorry to see you on this board too

Andreap681 I’ve had a polyp removed as well…not too bad. It kind of prepped me for the ER. Glad to hear that you’re getting things started. I did Gonal-F as well as Menopur

@Babylonghorn16- I be your’re getting very excited for your FET on Friday. I’m glad to hear that you’re hanging in there with your PIO injections. Yes, I’m very glad my RE was so on board. Now I’m just waiting for AF.

caseyw8784 Yes, I feel a million times better knowing I can jump right back into things. I’ll have to call tomorrow because my DH talked to the RE and doesn’t remember all the details lol.

LeFemmeViolette I’m so sorry that only one embryo tested normal. We did not do testing. Everything about my fresh cycle seemed perfect so the RE can only attribute my BFN to my embryo being abnormal. I don’t know if that helps you but I think it’s great knowing that the one embryo you do have is good quality and normal. Good luck!

Rachnan congrats on being PUPO

What do you all do to stay relaxed? I did acupuncture during my fresh cycle but since IVF is completely out of pocke,t and last cycle failed, I feel like I cannot justify the cost this time.

lesteach · July 2016

Hello ladies, please add me to the list. I will be having FET sometime in first half of August. I'm currently on estradiol and my lining check will be on Aug. 3rd. If everything is okay, PIO after that and transfer on Aug. 9.
A little about myself, I'm 40 and my DH is 45. We had a long road to get where we are now. TTC naturally for 3 years, then got onto 3 IUI's (BFN) and then IVF. ***loss mentioned*** it resulted in missed mc at 9 weeks. *****end**** we tested the fetus and found chromosomal abnormalities. Tested both of us and figured out that my DH has robertsonian dislocation. What was crazy is that we had gone through so many tests trying to figure out what was wrong, but not the chromosomal one. And it was an easy and cheap one too! We could have saved us 3 years easily and lots of heartache. But whatever happens, happens for a reason... Went through 3 IVF's banking embryos and after PGSing 5 fetilized embryos we had 2 good ones. We did FET in June 2014 ***child mentioned*** and we now have our miracle baby girl. *** end*** we are back now to try with out last PGSed embryo.
This time around, my RE tested my thyroid and found my level a little elevated at 3.9. I am now also on medication for that... Has anyone had it along with trying to prepare for FET? when I asked the nurse about it, she said the doctor said to keep going on with the process... but I just wonder if this is something I should take care of first, or if the levels is just not that high to cancel FET?

bells52000 · July 2016

@lilmissslp. Wow! Great summary! That helped me and I have been on here a couple weeks! Good luck to you!

@LeFemmeViolette. I am sure a single is not what you are looking for. That is a tough pill to swallow. Hoping that egg is a golden egg for you,

@jodes727. That's amazing. What a great start for you!

best of everything to those of you with transfers coming up this week. I can only imagine how exciting (and utterly horrifying) it must be to get to that state of the game! And to those of you who did not have their wishes come true this time, I sincerely thank you for sharing your story because it helps people like me who have no idea what to expect during this.

afm, I had my retrieval today. I can say I feel better after than before. I was mighty uncomfy before the procedure today. Now just slow moving. I kept thinking of little puppet punching me square in the ovaries. They will icsi them tonight and hopefully I get an update on how many took tomorrow. The RE said at my age as many as 9 0f 10 will be abnormal. So if I get one PGS normal, I am going to be thrilled.

lesteach · July 2016

@LeFemmeViolette sorry about your loss...
as for your PGS results, you are absolutely right, all it takes is just one embryo! I know from experience. Also, to have 1 out of 5 is pretty good. When I talked to the doctor about the statistics, he said that out of 10 tested embryos usually only 10% are normal.

lilmissslp · July 2016

Welcome @lesteach good luck with your FET.

@bells5200 I'm glad my comments helped you. That's great your ER is done. I hope you get some good numbers.

bells52000 · July 2016

Oh! And for relaxation, I certainly worked on muscle relaxation. And just snuggled with the dog a whole lot!
Thank you so much!

wifeinraleigh28 · July 2016

@bells52000 and @jodes727 Congrats to you on your retrievals! I'm glad you both are feeling okay after. That gives me hope for Friday. @jodes727 holy smokes @ your number!!! Way to go girl!

@lilmissslp You are amazing for putting together that summary! And thanks for the compliment on my LLR. I'm admittedly an addict. I have around 30 pairs of leggings and also so many of the other styles. Feel free to judge me! Haha. But I love it!

Welcome @lesteach! It sounds like you've had quite a journey. Congrats on your little miracle girl. Gives the rest of us hope! FX for your upcoming FET. I've added you to our chart with the FET date you mentioned, but feel free to update it if anything changes!

PhotogDana · July 2016

Okay. Just realized my brain is in a fog. It's 150 of menapur

omarismyhomeboy · July 2016

@lilmissslp thank you for making me feel better and giving me some more confidence

@BlueEyedDreamer - there are a couple radiohead songs I listen to before takeoff on a plane (which I hate) to calm me down- check out Codex and Giving Up the Ghost

teebric · July 2016

@LeFemmeViolette I'm so sorry you only have one embryo. It sucks that we have to deal with all this on top of life's struggles. I understand how you must be feeling, I'm sure every single one of us has had a day or two where its been really hard to see anything positive. I'm really hoping that the one little embryo works out for you. Take it easy and one day at a time. @caseyw8784 I may have to take your advice on the ice cream in the freezer on stand by...

@lilmissslp glad you get to do your frozen cycle straight up! So will that make it an August FET? Also, I am very lucky that the government subsidises a lot of it. I do pay out of pocket for the IVF procedure and hospital day surgery though.

@Rachnan glad to hear it went well! Much deserved 48 hours of rest!

@wifeinraleigh28 great news for your transfer on Friday!! So many follicles!!

@KirstenCas good luck with baseline and your stims. Just did my first for this cycle this morning, I'd forgotten all about that stinging feeling!

@Sunnshine so glad its all working out for your ER on Saturday. One less thing to stress/worry about.

Hi @BlueEyedDreamer I love the Bon Iver song! I've just purchased the circle and bloom meditation for IVF... I haven't listened to any but they have different ones for different times in the cycle like ER and ET. I thought it was worth a shot, heck I'll try (almost) anything at this stage! Good luck with you upcoming FET cycle.

@Joslynj11 so exciting about your green light for transfer!

@jodes727 woah! thats so many eggs! Rest up and fx for good news tomorrow!

@PhotogDana grow little eggs grow!!

@bells52000 fx you get good numbers and good results with PGS

lilmissslp · July 2016

teriulbricht I'm glad the government helps so much. Yes, it will be an August FET. Just waiting on AF to get a protocol.

Kp214 · July 2016

@LeFemmeViolette I'm sorry it's so tough today. Could DH FaceTime or call while you are at the appointment?

@wifeinraleigh28 that's a great number of follicles! Good luck with retrieval!

@jodes727 that's awesome! @bells52000 glad the retrieval went well for you both!

@PhotogDana that sound similar to the protocol I did the first two cycles! My brain was definitely in a fog. That was tough since I teach college math.

@KirstenCas that's exciting to get started! The baseline u/s always feels like the start of this whole process for me, seems more real at that point.

@lilmissslp great summary! Thanks! That's awesome that you get to go ahead with a FET!

AFM, I have a protocol for September. Will be teaching full time in the fall, so yay for benefits! Found out today that most of the meds will be covered by insurance, none of the procedures are. That saves us nearly $4000-5000 each cycle. I'm wondering if I can stock pile the meds, just in case.

Monica54321 · July 2016

@LeFemmeViolette - Sending hugs your way today.

@wifeinraleigh28 - Congrats on triggering! Can't wait to hear your #s later this week.

Welcome to all the ladies hopping over from the Jun/Jul thread, but sorry that you're here.

AFM - Sorry I've been MIA this week... I'm in a week long class at work that is seriously cutting into my Bump time!

I had my hematology consult Monday and the doctor confirmed that I should be on lovenox (self administered anticoagulation injections) daily from 1 week prior to starting any hormones for IVF until at least 6 weeks post-partum, due to my previous DVT & pulmonary embolism. Additionally the doctor ordered a panel of blood genetic tests (12 vials of blood worth!) to determine if I have any specific conditions that may impact my pregnancy care plan. I also got my maternal-fetal medicine consult scheduled for 8/8, hopefully I'll have my blood test results back by then.

Now for the good news! Our dog's cancer results came back as benign and they got it all during surgery. Also, our Counsyl genetic test results came back and neither DH or I are carriers for any common genetic diseases!

I feel like I spend half my time coordinating and attending doctor appointments... and I'm not even actively cycling yet! Can't say I'm looking forward to over a year of daily injections (lovenox is painful too... boo) but it's good to have one more piece of the plan in place.

bells52000 · July 2016

@KirstenCas. It is interesting that your RE said not to do PGS because of your age. That is exactly the reason why mine said to do it! I guess that goes to show there are lots of ways to go about the process.

teebric · July 2016

@lilmissslp we're always waiting for something aren't we? hope she comes soon!

@Monica54321 sorry to hear about all those extra injections but glad to hear your results and your dogs came back all good!

rmarble23 · July 2016

Hi ladies! Moving over to this thread from June/July. I have been MIA for a couple weeks. It's been difficult with lots going on and I didn't want to be the negative nancy of the group. Anyways had our first ivf cycle with an ER beginning of June which gave us 4 embies, one implanted at the time which was bfn. We are now moving into a FET which I tentatively have a date of 8/2 or 8/3. I had two weeks of hell these past two weeks with insurance from the first cycle and now this one as nothing went right but things are finally falling into place. Of course these past two weeks my acupuncturist was out of town and ended up embarrassingly having a break down on the phone with the secretary at my ivf center. While waiting for my insurance I was started on Estrace so I got a head start. So I had my first lining check today and all I was told was we are not there yet so I go back again Friday so sounds like 8/2 or 8/3 might not be a thing for me anymore. Either way I'm happy to be back in the swing.

lesteach · July 2016

@Kp214 I did stock pile the meds when I was doing my IVFs back to back. my meds were also covered while the procedures were not. I paid 4K for the first batch. That put me over the deductible amount so I immediately refilled three more times and paid close to nothing for that. I still had some left after my last IVF and donated those to my clinic. I know they provide free meds to the women who have no coverage.

shauna43 · July 2016

@lilmissslp i am seriously amazed by you right now. Did you have to take notes to post lol i literally want to talk on this board but theres soooo much lol

Kp214 · July 2016

@lesteach I am giving it serious consideration. I just need to look at which meds expire after a month. I think it was just lupron, which I won't be taking. If the others are good for 3-6 months or longer, I will definitely be dong that.

lesteach · July 2016

@Kp214 all the meds I had expired like a year or even a 1.5 years from the time I got them. I just made sure to store them in the RF

APM_SLP · July 2016

Just a suggestion! Anyone who's having anxiety, and/or trouble sleeping... do yourself a favor and download the apps Sleep Well and End Anxiety. They are hypnosis apps and they are LEGIT. I used to have insomnia and these apps literally cured it. I fall asleep so quickly now it amazes me every night! The $2.99 version will let you program it to skip all the talking instructions at the beginning and let's you loop it to play it a couple times in a row. Let me know if you try it!

lilmissslp · July 2016

Kp214 That’s so exciting you have your protocol and that’s wonderful that your meds are covered! What huge savings!

Monica54321 So sorry for the extra shot but I am so happy to hear about your sweet puppy! My furbabies have been such a blessing during my IF journey.

teriulbricht Yes, always waiting for something!

rmarble23 Happy to have you join us. Always great to see familiar faces from the June/July board. That’s so great that you have a tentative date set. You’re getting so close. Do you think you’ll transfer two this time? After my failed fresh cycle, I’m definitely doing two. Don’t worry about your breakdown. When they called me with my BFN I started immediately sobbing on the phone and couldn’t even talk. I know the nurse wasn’t sure what to do. I think they’re used to it though!

shauna43 Yes, I open up a word document and take notes as I read and then copy/paste them on the board. Like I said, the June/July board was a lifesaver for me and I felt such support there so it was really important to me that I felt like I was part of this group.

Andreap681 Thanks for the great suggestion. Since my BFN, I can’t fall asleep at night and then I wake up during the night and can’t go back to sleep. I’ll definitely give it a try!

caseyw8784 · July 2016

so many new posts just from last night! welcome to all the new ladies joining us!

@Rachnan - congrats on being the first of us on here to be PUPO!!

@rmarble23 - it's good to have you back with us! i'm glad that you already have a date set - you're so close to your FET!

@jodes727 - holy cow! 43 retrieved and 36 mature! I wish that I will get that many when I finally do my cycle! (we are doing PGD to test for a genetic disorder and was told to expect 50% of the embryos will be affected with the "bad" gene...so in my head, the more eggs to start with, the better!) I'm curious, did you use a Lupron trigger, in case your doctor thought you might develop OHSS? I can't wait to hear the updates with how the embryos are growing!!

bells52000 · July 2016

My nurse said the Lupron that I used to trigger was good for 30 days after I opened it as long as I keep it in the fridge. I plan to use it for our frozen transfer if we are lucky enough to have some strong eggs from our retrieval!

I had no idea we could donate tHe others. I am sure I have an extra gonal pen and new box of menopur. I will find out from my clinic if they take them.

Kp214 · July 2016

@bells52000 if your clinic takes them, see if they will provide you with a tax sheet saying you donated them.

@Monica54321 I'm so glad your dog's results were benign! That's awesome that they were able to get everything!

sunnshine-2 · July 2016

Hi All. Just got back from the RE. So trigger will be tonight. He informed me my progesterone was high yesterday 1.4 and he likes it to be 1.5 or below. And based on my lining now messuring 14, we will likely be moved to a FET in 6-8 weeks. I am so sad. Couldn't stop crying (damn hormones!) I was so glad hubby came to this appointment with me as he was able to ask questions about FET and what that protocol will be... I am totally bummed.

lilmissslp · July 2016

@Sunnshine I am so sorry for your disappointing news and I'm happy that DH could be there for you. I will also be doing a FET this time around. I was reading up on it this morning and success rates are really good and a lot of clinics are actually moving towards only doing frozen. So maybe that's a little encouraging knowing that might work even better for you.

teebric · July 2016

@Sunnshine I'm sorry about having to move to a frozen cycle. Is it definite? because your progesterone is under his 1.5, or does he expect it to rise a lot between trigger and retrieval?

wifeinraleigh28 · July 2016

@Sunnshine Congrats on triggering tonight! I just want to echo what @lilmissslp said. FETs are standard practice at my clinic because they see higher success rates with it. It's good to give your body a break in between! And if things aren't optimal, you would likely end up with a BFN anyway. I'm sorry this isn't the protocol you were hoping for, but there are a lot of us doing FETs here in September (myself included) and we are here if you need us!

@Monica54321 Yay for good news about your fur baby!!! Thank goodness. I'm sorry about all those injections you will need, but happy to hear you have a plan. When will you be starting stims?

AFM- it's my last day of having all those eggs inside my ovaries and I can't wait to get them out tomorrow morning. I'm trying to keep myself as hydrated as possible and drink plenty of protein. Moving is hard today.

wifeinraleigh28 · July 2016

Forgot to say welcome @rmarble23 I'm so happy to see you over here! I hope your lining gets nice and thick soon for your upcoming FET

APM_SLP · July 2016

@Sunnshine it is always such a bummer when the plan changes. Glad your hubby was helpful!!

@jodes727 holy moly that's amazing!! Congrats and good luck with your next update!

Many RE called me last night and said I might have to stim for an extra day or two bc Growth is a little slow. oh well! Trying to learn just to go with the flow. Easier said than done

teebric · July 2016

good luck tomorrow @wifeinraleigh28 hope everything goes smoothly!

wifeinraleigh28 · July 2016

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Simple Petal · July 2016

Hello ladies, I just wanted to say I have been a lurker for awhile but am finally ready to join in. I posted a separate, somewhat emotional, introduction on the forum, but wanted to officially join in the fray here, if that's ok.

I started the journey for IVF in April. I am seeing the RE's Kaiser Permanente but paying fully out of pocket for everything. I had some polyps removed in July and needed two Varicella vaccines.

My husband has high numbers but low motility so we will be using ICSI as well as assisted hatching.

I am somewhat concerned that I have been on BCP's since the end of May. They have me taking small breaks here and there but I hope they are not over suppressing me.

My injection training is scheduled for August 22 with an approximate ER on September 7.

They sent my prescription to Mandell's Pharmacy. I will be getting:
1 vial Microdose Lupron
1 Gonal-F 300iu Pen with a refill
3 Gonal-F 900iu Pens
20 Menopur vials with a refill
3 Progesterone vials
1 hCG vial
90 Estrace pills
1 Valium Pill

How does that sound to you experienced ladies? I am not familiar with them yet.

Because of my age and the fact that we are only doing this one IVF, I am trying to be realistic about my odds. My RE did tell me that if he got to pick a patient that was my age he would pick me because I seem much younger than I am. So I guess that was comforting.

babylonghorn16 · July 2016

GL tomorrow @wifeinraleigh28!! I was SO ready for my ER. My ovaries were actually TOUCHING... not fun at all. You will feel so much better once those eggies are out!

@PhotogDana GL tomorrow!
@Sunnshine GL on Sat!

AFM - FET is tomorrow... it snuck up SO FAST. I took the whole day off so I can relax and not worry about anything. I'm anxious to get this part over with and move on to the TWW. Really praying this time works. We have a family vacation (my fam + DH's fam) in late August, so it would be the PERFECT time to announce good news! Ahhh... wish me luck!

LeFemmeViolette · July 2016

Thank you everyone for your kind words. Yesterday was one of the hardest days I've had in a while.

I spoke with my RE today, she said that our little hero embryo is 2BB, which bodes well for transfer. She was also surprised only one of our four blasts tested normal. She said for my age she was expecting 3 normal ones. As were we.

We are still going forward with the transfer, which will probably be the early part of September. My husband- such a great supporter- said that we will do another cycle if we need to. Whether this FET doesn't work, or if it does and we'd like another down the road.

We have a 2-week California excursion coming up, so I think that will be a great distraction from all this. The only meds I'm on are prenatals and BC, so it's not like I'll have any shots. It will be good to have a calm before the storm.

In the meantime, I'm gonna keep lurking here and hoping to hear good news from everyone else.

babylonghorn16 · July 2016

Simple Petal Welcome! From your list of meds, it looks like you're on a similar protocol to what I was on! This process can be very overwhelming, but we are here for you! One piece of advice would be to trust your RE and nurses - I worried and was skeptical of everything at first, and ended up stressing myself out. They know what they are doing and will do everything in their power to help you through this! That being said, don't be afraid to ask questions so you fully understand what's going on. GL to you!!

wifeinraleigh28 · July 2016

@babylonghorn16 GL tomorrow with your transfer!! So excited for you. And yes, I'm ready to get these things out. I definitely feel like I'm walking around with ovaries full of marbles

Welcome @Simple Petal! I'm not familiar with all of those meds but a lot of us (myself included) were on gonal f (or follistim, same thing pretty much) and menopur. Are you planning to do a fresh 5 day transfer or a FET? Sounds like your RE is hopeful for you

Edited: I don't think I can tag you because of the space in your username! Sorry!

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