Not my first IVF rodeo

JamieH2000 · June 2017

@joslynj11- love the name and so glad you are enjoying this time. I can't really even imagine how happy I will be once this finally works. I'm sure there will still be hard moments and life won't be perfect... but I feel like I will just be soo happy once I put this chapter behind me!

@thucks- do you have a second beta today?! thinking of you!

thucks · June 2017

Yes @JamieH2000 2nd Beta was today
My Beta is a wounderful 1363 not double but it's over the percentage they like to see. P4 is 18.30 and E2 is 116.7 all looks great. Now for another TWW US is scheduled for July 5th.
Thank you everyone for your support and helping me through all of this.

JamieH2000 · June 2017

@thucks- that is a great beta!! and glad it had a good rise but not a crazy high one because if I recall, you are only hoping for 1 more and not another set of twins right?! Can't wait to hear about the U/S!

thucks · June 2017

@JamieH2000 Thank you, Yeah we were hoping for only 1 but if God's plan is to do 2 then that's what we shall do.

JamieH2000 · June 2017

@thucks- that makes total sense. 1 or 2 will be the biggest blessing either way!!

So I didn't hear from my clinic and finally emailed them. The donor is willing and excited to donate again! They are waiting on the medical directors final approval and then my RE will also review her cycle. So one step down and now just praying she had good results her first cycle so it's an easy decision for us to use her! Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers, I think they are working!

radmom27 · June 2017

@JamieH2000 I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT YOUR DONOR!!! (I really did mean to put that all in caps

). I'm going to cross my fingers and toes that the approval from the medical directors comes through quickly and swiftly and that your RE liked her past cycle. I'm hoping you can get going very soon!!
@thucks That is a great second beta. Keep us posted!! I'm so happy to see a BFP here.
@Hopeful_mom Do you find out any info about your PGS tested embies this week?

AFM...still peeing on sticks like they're going out of style. I can't help myself and like an addict, always tell myself that the next test will be the last one and that I won't think about it for awhile. Fail. Every time. I kind of thought I may have tested out my trigger yesterday (11 days after trigger) and that I had a negative. Today, I have a second very very very light line that could be an evap. All day I thought it was an evap. It could still be an evap. It's darker tonight though...

Hopeful_mom · June 2017

radmom27 something told me to log on and i just squealed with excitements

hoping that line keeps getting darker!! How many dt are you now?? You had winners this cycle I feel it!!!

AFM: no results yet BUT they did ask for payment so hopefully this week. My AF is actually late for a change...I've been stressed out so that could be it...of course when I think to get the show on the road...

@JamieH2000 waiting for more good news - hope you've been enjoying the weekend!!

@thuks how r u feeling? when is your US?

thucks · June 2017

@radmom27 I hope that line gets darker for you.
@JamieH2000 I'm so interested in this process for some reason.
@Hopeful_mom us is the 5th I think this tww is the worst. I'm so nervous to go to the restroom I'm afraid to find spotting or something going wrong. I'm feeling pretty good. I feel really full in my lower abdomin kinda like bloating. I have blood flow issues already and this just makes it worse so I'm trying to get used to wearing my compression stockings again but it's so hot.

radmom27 · June 2017

@Hopeful_mom I was under a lot of stress last cycle and my period came two weeks early. I used to not believe that stress played in a role in all of this, but now I most definitely believe it does. I hope your AF shows up soon!
I am 8dp3dt. I took another test this AM and it was super super light but I know from other cycles that my FMU is actually the weakest. I'm hoping that later today, I see something more promising. I'm now convinced it's not an evap but am convinced that it may be a chemical.
@thucks *TW From my last miscarriage two years ago, I remember the TWW before having my ultrasound to be the worst. I hope it goes by fast for you!!

JamieH2000 · June 2017

@radmom27- i think 2 lines this early, even if they are faint is a VERY good sign and I am soo excited for you!! Can't wait for your POAS update

@thucks- I can't imagine what this tww is like before the ultrasound! Really hope the 5th comes fast for you! Any fun plans next weekend for the 4th? The donor process is definitely interesting and its different for so many people. I am just hoping this process goes smoother than my last 15 months of seeing the RE and doing treatment has been. Its really odd, because I am SO excited about the donor process getting started, but was also so sad when I got AF Yesterday since this is the end of our trying (for now at least), as they will put me on BC to sync up my cycle with the donor.

@hopeful_mom- hope AF gets here ASAP so you can get started! and your PGS results get here soon too! It has to be in the next few days right?!

I had my sister's wedding shower/party yesterday, and there were "only" two pregnant people there. One of which is my cousin. Of course her and her mom (my aunt) gave me the whole so do you guys want kids? Response- ya probably. Of course followed by- do you want them soon? Response- we will see. Then followed by well I'm 34 and pregnant, and you are only 29, so you have lots of time. To which I just said nothing. Someday they will know our journey and hopefully remember asking me these things and feel bad, and not ask others these questions. I think people its safe to ask younger people in particular these questions... because no one under 30 would possibly ever have IF. Right....Anyways, really hoping to hear from the clinic early this week about the donor cycle results and then officially "retain" her (i.e. give the clinic a big check).

Hopeful_mom · June 2017

thucks you mention blood flow issues - is there anything else that you're doing taking besides the hose? I totally get your fear - hang in there...your are preggers

@radmom27- how was the later test? I'm still thinking we're gonna have lift off here

JamieH2000 ugh this has to be so hard on you and your age does not help things for sure! I hope when you do have success and they learn your struggles you will have the strength to remind them how insensitive they were....even though your cousin who is 34 obviously had no issues and was snap crackle pop and will assume it will be the same. I'm sure i stuck my foot in my mouth some where in time and dont remember it...You're very strong for being so whatever about it. I dont know that I couldve been. SO excited for you to get this show on the road!! We're all gonna be bump buddies together woohoo!!!!!

AFM: Was getting nervous that AF didn't show on Friday as my boobs have been bothering me for a few days already but thrilled AF has shown her face and is already kicking my ass...so off to the RE in a few hrs to see if I get a calendar for FET woo hoo!!! I'm also up writing an email to my RE about any outstanding tests I still need to do... Shes so against immune testing but not sure where to go then that it wont cost a fortune, its mainly for the nk cell test (natural killer cell). Yes it sounds scary but they dont believe in it. Some other ladies have had the testing done on here but their RE's were all about it....so not sure what i'm gonna do

thucks · June 2017

@Hopeful_mom First of all yay for AF I can't wait to hear about your calendar. In 2002 I had my secondary artery removed from my left leg. I have very bad varicose veins. They wont remove my right one in case they ever need it for my heart, it's not as bad as my left one was. I have been on a baby aspirin daily ever since so my RE has added Lovenox as an additional blood thinner. TW last pregnancy they did us on my leg quit often to make sure I didn't get blood clots because I had the same issues then and very early on. I'm curious to see in my OB will have me continue the Lovenox for most of my pregnancy since I have already been taking it. I'm not sure how I would do tummy shots as my tummy gets bigger.

@JamieH2000 No real big plans for the 4th per se. I do have a 311 concert I will be attending on the 2nd (my all time favorite band) I did get seat tickets vs mosh pit tickets in hopes that I will be pregers so I'm glad about that. If we had mosh pit tickets my DH would not allow me to go even though I can handle my own he'd be freaking out the whole time.

JamieH2000 · June 2017

@radmom27- thinking of you and hoping for DARK two lines!

@hopeful_mom- I would LOVE for all of us, especially in this group, to be bump buddies together!

@thucks- that sounds like fun! A mosh pit is fun, but I guess better safe than sorry for the baby(ies) right now!

AFM, I have a good update!! My donor has been cleared by my doctor!! She got 6 blasts last cycle, which my RE said was "GREAT" and my donor program coordinator says is above average. I did say 6 was the minimum I wanted, but its hard not to wonder if thats really not quite so great, since my friend just got 14 blasts through her donor cycle! I'm hoping for her second cycle they will know how she responds and can get a few more. We are also hoping to meet her in person, since her profile said she was open to that. It will still be an anonymous donor cycle (we wouldn't have her contact info or anything), but I think it would be nice for us to meet her and also to thank her in person and let her see who she is donating too. They said from this point its about 2-3 months until transfer, so I am really hoping its more like 2 and we can have a transfer by end of August! Its odd because I am SO excited to get started, but also sad that this time is here and this is the end of our journey for a genetic child (at least for now). But I know once it works, the sadness will be gone!

radmom27 · June 2017

@JamieH2000 Awesome news!! I think 6 blasts is great. My friend completed a donor cycle and got 5. I hope that this moves so quickly and that you can get going and get preggers!!
@Hopeful_mom YAY for AF rearing its ugly head. I've seen 6 different REs at this point and they all had different opinions about NK cell stuff. I got tested but I think everything was OK. It was a simple blood test that I got done at my local Quest Diagnostics.
AFM, line is still there. I can't really tell if it's darker but it's still there. Beta on Thursday and it will just be nice to know where I stand. Every time I test like this, I wish I didn't. I've tested less today though and am feeling slightly more mellow. I am most definitely having some weird symptoms...I thought for this past week I had the flu but now I'm not sure.

JamieH2000 · June 2017

@radmom27- I think that sounds soo hopeful!! Any chance they will move up your beta to tomorrow or wed?! Wouldn't hurt to make sure progesterone is good since you are preggo!!

radmom27 · June 2017

@JamieH2000 I've been debating whether or not I should call to see if I could move it up but there's a part of me that is so scared to know for sure and to get the news that my beta is low. That's a really good point about the progesterone...I'm going to call tomorrow and see if I can go tomorrow or Wednesday.

Hopeful_mom · June 2017

radmom27 such wise woman him - go for it!! It can be low you're just getting started as long as it keeps doubling then you're all good!! best of luck!! Side note do u remember how much you paid to have it tested and how long it took? I think I waited to long and my RE does not do it, I was hoping she could just send me to a lab to get it done BUT she referred me to another RE. I'm very strapped at this point in time with all this cycles, I can't even really afford the transfer, how sad is that...I did reach out to the dr so we'll see what he has to say. Who knew a blood test would cause so much drama!

mtpbadger · June 2017

Hello ladies! I've taken a little break from all things IF but had a chance to quickly catch up this morning and whoa, lots of good things happening! I'm sure I missed some people and will do a more thorough read/catch up later this week!

@thucks congratulations on the positive! I am anxiously awaiting your US results!!!

@radmom27 whoo hoo for double lines! Can't wait to hear the results and I think it's smart to see if you can get in early.

@jamieh2000 that is awesome that your first pick is available! Hopefully the next few months fly by and you'll be preggers before you know it! I totally get what you mean that you're excited to be starting but being sad at the same time that one part of your journey is ending. I feel the same way with going the GC route and mourning the actually being pregnant part. It's kind of nice that even though our situations are basically reserved yet the emotions are still so similar and relatable.

@hopeful_mom have you gotten your PGS results back yet from this cycle? If not, fingers crossed you will soon and have great results!

AFM - just enjoying the summer and not really worrying about IF, which is nice and strange at the same time. Had my thyroid rechecked and it was still high so my endocrinologist upped my meds and I'll go back in 8 weeks for re-testing. I have to say, since starting the Metformin, thyroid med and supplement my RE wanted me on, while I haven't gotten a cycle yet, I've been temping and things are definitely improving in terms of that. So hopefully it's normalizing my hormones at least and who knows, maybe I will eventually get a cycle. We paid our retainer for our GC attorney and now it's just waiting until we get a match, which can take a few months so I'm hoping by early fall we will be all set for a transfer. And DC just changed their GC laws so it's now legal there so that might mean more potential candidates. Our attorney said that we were pretty open with a lot of stuff (distance; race/religion of GC; education; etc.) so that should help us match sooner. I'm excited about moving forward but I still get sad that I may not get to experience pregnancy and I'm sure the roller coaster of emotions is only going to get more intense as the process moves forward.

JamieH2000 · June 2017

@mtpbadger- always so good to hear from you! It is crazy how we have opposite situations, but so many of the same feelings. I think having IF of any kind is really hard, and its a loss to not be able to pregnant the easy/natural/fun way. But when you have to move to a third party reproduction of any kind, it is a whole new ball game of grief/loss/sadness. I can only hope once we get our babies, the sadness will fade and be replaced by pure joy. And we won't care how our babies got here, they will just be ours and perfect

Glad to hear the meds are normalizing your cycle- that is always good! Maybe that will help get your lining more normal too. Are you still thinking about doing another fresh cycle to get some PGS embryos before you are matched? It sounds like it won't be for a little yet, but as soon as one is available I am sure you will be ready to get started. Glad you are enjoying this summer! You deserve it after the past few years I would say

radmom27 · June 2017

@mtpbadger I'm glad things are moving forward for you with the surrogate. For me, the worst part of infertility is when I don't have a plan or direction (and also not being able to get/stay pregnant). I hope that this process moves forward quickly for you.
AFM, my pregnancy tests yesterday got fainter and fainter and today was negative. I went and got my beta today and it was below 10 so I think I may have had a chemical pregnancy. Ugh. I'm sad. I have two frosties to use and will probably do that next but after that, I think it's time for me to look for a donor.

Hopeful_mom · June 2017

radmom27 ugh I'm so sorry the news is better it truly sounded so promising and i thought this was it! Sending u big hugs! Glad you still have 2 frosties in waiting!

@mtpbadger nice to hear from you and glad things are going well! Seems like your body is responding nicely so lets hope that keeps moving in the right direction too!! I think my results will be in later today so praying theres some good news coming!!

AFM: Yes AF finally came and I have to say I was like ok, I'm hoping to not see you in a good year after today please

I have officially started! Waiting to here back from the nurses to get exact dates eeeekkkkk. I think they said it can be as soon as July 14...which still is a bit to go but soon enough too

RE is not down with the immunology testing at all and gave me another RE to consult with...not thrilling as who really has the time for that? Rather she just send me to a lab

Its so hard to have trust in this process! And you have to believe the dr knows best BUT do they! I'm the one they're experimenting with. UGH shouldve looked into this sooner as who knows how long the actual results could take and I certainly dont want to wait any longer in this already marathon process!!!!
I have started estrace and my insurance doesn't cover PIO for me, so more OOP for me.
Last night I finally did something for me and actually got to feel like a kid again seeing New Kids On The Block perform. Its been forever since i've been to a concert...nkotb last year

Yes my OH could not stop making fun of me, but it was still fun. Originally I was suppose to be preggers and not be able to go, but once I got over that I really did have a great time. Amazing how they all look and move! Great performers they are!! I'm laughing at how exhausted I am today and they do this everyday.

JamieH2000 · June 2017

@radmom27- I am soo sorry! I was so hopeful this was it for you

It is just not fair. I am really excited you have two frosties to try! Hopefully they will both take and you won't even need to consider donor. If you do though, I'm here for any questions

@hopeful_mom- holy cow, I can't believe your transfer may be in 2 weeks or so! that is amazing! and so glad you finally had some fun last night! you deserve it!

Hopeful_mom · June 2017

TW - Well of course I couldn't be happy for ever a full 24hrs....today I just Hate IF! I'm so angry that I have to still be at all of this. My update sux so if you're already having a bad day then I would skip my post.

Hi ladies been a rough day for me! PGS Results came back and they straight up suck! 2 out of the 3 embryos are abnormal and the 3rd had no DNA...meaning theres an error and need to retest it, IF I want to. I have to dethaw the embryo and do the process and cost again. AND have to hope the egg survives all of it. You wanna talk about feeling so discouraged, today would be that day! How do 3 "perfect looking" embabies come back bad.
Yes I know I have normies waiting, but do I, cause science is always right. Have I been crying all day and a basket case, yup! Does OH not want me to transfer and come back to myself, yep! Can I argue with him, I dont know. Right now I want to do nothing, I feel like this is never going to work.
I feel bad having these thoughts when we're all going through different struggles, to get to transfer etc. Being all out of pocket and being able to put a price tag on your unhappiness to boot really sux!
If I was younger I would take a break but I'm not so what do you do. Today I'm mad that I have to still be in this process. I'm pissed even more with my MC today. I had everything I wanted and lost it, how do you move past that.

mtpbadger · June 2017

@radmom I'm so so so sorry to hear that this cycle wasn't a success. CP's absolutely suck. I'm glad you still have two frosties to use and hopefully you won't have to even think about moving onto donor eggs b/c those ones will be successful!

@hopeful_mom Ugh that stinks! You have every right to be discouraged, just when things seems to be going good, something always has to happen to snap us out of it. Hopefully you can take a few days to digest the information and figure out what the best way for you to proceed is.

@jamieH2000 I think we will still do another retrieval but I'm not even thinking about that until probably end of August/September. We have so much going on this summer (it feels like we are trying to cram in so much and make up for what we couldn't do the past few summers b/c of IF!) and the break is really nice. I'm also nervous to do PGS testing b/c 1) what if none come back normal and 2) I've read so much that the results can be inconclusive that I don't even know if it's worth it. I suppose DH and I will have to figure that out when the time comes but for now I'm trying not to worry about it.

JamieH2000 · June 2017

@hopeful_Mom- My heart is breaking for you! and you have every right to feel how you do. I would need a good day of crying too. This journey is just NOT fair, and how we all got this short end of the stick, I don't understand. I just pray that there is a bigger, better plan for all of us on this journey. I obviously don't know you in real life, but I feel like what I do know about you would say that by tomorrow or in a few days, you will feel better moving forward with the transfer this cycle than delaying. I would take today to scream, cry, and grieve, and hopefully soon you will be feeling better and more hopeful again.

@mtpbadger- So glad you are making the most of this summer!! I hear you about being nervous on the PGS testing. They don't generally reco it for DE, since they are "young" (she will only be 1 year younger than me, ha), but I also dont want to go thru another failure and especially not a miscarriage if it can be prevented. However, I know that the science isn't perfect either. If it improved odds to like 90%, I would probably pay the money and do it. But even the best PGS transfer rate is still like 70% i think, so its not really a guarantee. Of course, you have another consideration if you use a GC. Its really a hard decision!

radmom27 · June 2017

@Hopeful_mom I'm sorry about your PGS results. This whole infertility rollercoaster just sucks. Take at least today and tomorrow to be upset. Eat crappy food, watch bad movies and then when you feel better, think about what to do next. It's so hard when you're so disappointed to make clear decisions. We are here for you!!
@mtpbadger Thanks for your support. I'm feeling a little less down today and am going to move forward.
@JamieH2000 I've started really looking into the donor process. I may jump on the other donor board...I know I'm going to have questions!!!

IfYouCanDreamIt · July 2017

@Hopeful_mom my heart breaks reading your recent update, I'm so sorry

You have all the right to feel the way you do. I know, there's no words to take the pain away, I wish you healing thoughts and strength to continue when ever you are ready.
This IF rollercoaster sucks and I hate that it takes longer for some like us to get out of it. I've been working on my mindset since it's really the only thing I can do for now, gratitude journal and affirmations have helped me a lot but still there are mornings like today when I cannot control the thoughts and stop the tears. I'm redoing some bw for the clinic and having PAP test next week, since it turns out the initial tests before we started treatments are outdated...

Hopeful_mom · July 2017

IfYouCanDreamIt hey! glad you found something to help with your mindset, I have to say I just feel way past that point...many say a break would help but when i'm not doing anything in the process it make me even worse...granted its been forever of not having the break who knows. Hope your tests are run of the ill and all good. I need to go for a pap as i'm over the year mark but with being poked so much you feel like they would see something else going on if there was right?

radmom27 glad to hear you're feeling better and are ready to move forward - i know its so hard and glad we have each other for the support! Its rough for sure!!! Its just not suppose to be this hard!!

mtpbadger certainly sounds like your one busy bee which is nice! Glad thee will be other things going on for u other then IVF, how life was intended right!! You're concerns on PGS is what I struggled with all the time too. Its so freaking hard because articles say that some that start off abnormal can correct themselves and come back normal OR they were mosiac and always normal. I'm still torn on it as maybe i could already be pregnant again if not for all of this! AND then there is my RE with the genetic missing gene I had for the abnormal is wouldve never been a viable pregnancy. AND i'm always like, are u sure??? She can't say yes as we already know its not 100% BUT we know that we're not transferring those first! I would say if I was younger and had 10blasts my first cycle yes I would test to get over the guessing game of which to go with first as grading seems to be a joke!

@JamieH2000 i'm always in awe over you, just reading ur post that your donor is a year younger then you it just so crazy to me. Just how cooky IF is!! You just dont know and it makes no sense!!

AFM: I know I've been driving you all nuts and myself on the what I should be doing. This has been hard and I've been tormented on whether to do immunology testing and moving forward with my FET etc. I did finally chat with my RE and went through various options. Does she think I should transfer and feel fortunate to transfer - especially with my age, always love that reminder! BUT she says yes. However she also agreed that if I was planning to do another IVF cycle then now would be the time to do it as getting another normie after a pregnancy might be impossible. I did have a lot of things to weigh out. Including who would do my transfer. According to my calendar its possible the transfer wouldve ended up on the day I have an event for work where I will be insane and on my feet running around all day. I mentioned i'm a freelancer and work project to project. So this project that got pushed back from last month to now is full steam ahead. Which then changes my transfer day to over the weekend with a dr on call that I dont know...how am I suppose to feel comfortable with that. SO I've stopped taking my estrace and will not do an FET next week as planned. I've been waiting so long to do this and having just started a stressful job was just the icing on the cake that I just dont think its smart to do....have the worst headache all day

Man I rather be at my new kids concert right now!! Work sux, IVF sux! AND I think I will do another IVF cycle IF my body is up for it..will decide on that later too....I just never want to leave this place

I do thank you ladies for all the advice, as that's all i've been doing is over thinking everything this last week. I know you think i'm bonkers, but something is just telling me not to do it. I've pushed my body month after month and knowing whats in store for me this coming week I think I"m just asking too much of myself. I was taking the estrace for I think almost 2 weeks already so I was still in it, talking with RE and this job really put me over the edge for sure. I hate that I need the $$$ to even pay for the transfer but thats the facts on that!! It will be interesting to see now that I"ve been surpressed if doing an IVF cycle will have worse results...thats now going to be the next question!!

sleepyrn · July 2017

Hi Ladies. After a long break, I'm back. Stims start the 28th for me, so I'm hoping for better results this time. Looking at doing PGS and FET with uterine scratch this cycle, but if the results are as bad as last time, I'll end up doing a fresh transfer. Trying to stay positive without getting overly hopeful so I'm not as crushed. Going to try to read up and see how everyone is doing.

Hopeful_mom · July 2017

sleepyrn welcome back!! wishing you all the success!! What protocol are you doing?

JamieH2000 · July 2017

@sleepyrn- sorry you are still fighting this fight, but good to hear from you. Hoping this is your cycle!!

Hopeful_mom · July 2017

Board was a lil quite and wanted to see how everyone was doing.

sleepyrn good luck on starting stems tomorrow!

IfYouCanDreamIt how are things coming along?

radmom27 wanted to say hi and see how u are doing? saw your post the other day on REs.. And you are right on! My OH keeps saying this is a business and so on...but I also believe that the RE do want to help people. I actually asked my RE why she picked this side of things...its always interesting to hear. Sometimes DR may just take on too many patients but they do have so much extra reading in keeping up with the latest and greatest, and thats the person I need when its this type of situation....I hope

mtpbadger · July 2017

Well I just had a major meltdown over something so small.

I ended up getting my period while I was on vacation (for the first time EVER without it being induced by provera!) and so my RE wants me to come in tomorrow for a mid-cycle check just to see what's going on. So I'm on edge already b/c it's been nice the past few months not thinking about anything fertility related.

My melt down - I got a bill last month from my insurance for lab work as I had my thyroid rechecked by my regular endocrinologist, and it was still higher than she wants to see in someone trying to get preggers. I've never gotten a bill for lab work before, which is why my RE always tries to have me go through the lab at my insurance clinic. The rep I spoke with last month told me it was in error and it would be zeroed out. Didn't think anything of it until I get a "past due" bill for it today. Call insurance again and the person now tells me it's b/c it was coded as infertility. Umm..what? I've had so much blood work done, even when it's a lab slip from my RE that I've never been billed for......thyroid, prolactin, testosterone, Repeated Loss blood panel, etc. Why is it being coded infertility now after almost 4 years? And why wasn't I told this a month ago when I called? Well, I lost it. I ended up crying on the phone, hanging up on the insurance rep, and calling my DH in tears - he was soooo confused as to why! I think it's just the trigger of that damn word - and being on edge about this appointment tomorrow. My body is FINALLY doing something (granted with medication - metformin and thyroid meds) that it's given me a little hope that maybe, just maybe, I can still try again and not need a gestational carrier. That thought terrifies me as we know when we get too hopeful, it just means there is a possibility of it crashing down around us.

And now here I am at work, crying in my office and I have an appointment in 5 minutes with a client. And I am not a pretty crier! I get all red and splotchy, ugh.

Sorry for the rant and being MIA and then coming back with this.

Hopeful_mom · July 2017

mtpbadger take a breathe! Hope ur feeling better and your meeting went ok! Exciting your AF showed, why not take it!
I get your frustration 100% i've had it a few more times i would like to count. Regular BW wasn't coded and I saw a 3k bill. The worst is the bill from the hospital after my MC it was 11k, then I got it billed correctly and it was separated in 2 parts. One was taken care of 100 and the other is still being corrected AND not only was i past due but sent to COLLECTIONS...its been a frustrating process especially having to relive the experience over and over again. I"m sharing so you know that it will get corrected. You need to go back to your RE or dr and have them resubmit it with the corrected codes, that should take care of it. Theres always someone new thats putting down the wrong things making it tougher on us. I'm so pissed with the rep you spoke with, they SUCK and have no clue about anything. I was lucky in about 10 calls i got one rep that called the hospital to try and help me clear things up. Obviously it didn't work so I still had more phone calls to make but i THINK I finally got it resolved...and then i got another collections notice..
It sucks so bad but hoping it will get it taken care of soon.
Now back to the more important thing AF arriving. Sorry it came on vaca but what does this mean, what did your RE say?

mtpbadger · July 2017

@hopeful_mom I'm doing better today! Came home and had a huge glass of wine last night! I emailed my endocrinologist to see if she can change the code so we shall see. If not, I guess I'll have to officially dispute it. My RE was so excited AF came! Everything was super quiet at my US this morning but I really have no clue what it should look like at this point since I've never had AF on my own! I'm guessing I'll get a call or email from my nurse on Monday. I'd like to wait a few more months before trying another FET to see if my cycles get more regular and to make sure my thyroid is within the range they want to see (under 2.5).

Still waiting on news from our atty about a GC match. I think we will follow up in a few weeks just to make sure we haven't been forgotten about!

@sleepyrn I'm bummed you're still here too but hopefully stims went well last night!!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend! How is it almost August already?! Where the heck did this summer go???

Hopeful_mom · July 2017

mtpbadger glad u were able to relax and enjoy some wine, you deserved a bottle

Each process of this is so tough. A part of me jokes with my sister who is older then me that I should have her carrying one while i'm trying for more normies so I couldve been that much closer to my miracle

There are so many unknowns as you dont know which is the better choice at this point. I hope this AF will lead to a few more regular one so you can try another FET down the road!

JamieH2000 · August 2017

@mtpbadger- good to hear from you but sorry you were having a bad day! I can't believe it's August, but also looking forward to our cycle to get started in September. Did you contact your attorney and get any updates?

@hopeful_mom- how are you doing?! Have you started stunning now?!

mtpbadger · August 2017

@jamieh2000 haven't contacted her yet but probably within the next week or so. I'm hoping to be either preggers myself or matched and moving toward an FET by the end of this year! Fingers crossed that you don't hit anymore delays!

Had a phone meeting with my RE yesterday and while she was so excited AF actually showed up, she was a little bummed by the US/BW as nothing was really happening. She actually wants to try another FET this month but DH and I have SO much going on (renovations to our condo which means staying in a hotel all next week, ugh help!; he's going on a golf trip; I have a work conference) that I think we'll wait until mid-September. This also lets us see if I end up getting AF again and see if things start to regulate! My RE had nothing but great things to say about the GC Attorney we signed with and was really happy we got the ball rolling there too....just in case.

I was talking to one of my good friends that lives in Madison, WI - she is one of the only ones that knows what we've been dealing with....like ALL of it and she said that she would totally be willing to be our GC, even has talked to her hubby about it. She just had a baby though so it would be awhile, but maybe for potential baby #2. I thought that was just about the sweetest thing ever for her to offer.

JamieH2000 · August 2017

@mtpbadger- I SO hope things work out but the end of the year for both of us! Glad your RE is pleased with your cycles and your GC attoeney! That is so nice of your friend and definitely would help save you some money! Maybe if you still haven't been matched in 6 months it would be option? How long do they like GCs to wait after a pregnancy? Keep us posted and hope your renovations go smoothly!!

sleepyrn · August 2017

@mtpbadger I hope it all works out for you soon!

AFM my stims are going faster than ever. I have one follicle at 27 (yes you read that right) and the rest are at 14. THey're hoping the 27 doesn't "pop" on it's own so I can finish this cycle. I haven't been here to post because at one point they were cancelling me, and another it was going to convert to IUI, now literally I go in every single day for bloodwork and ultrasound. I'm hoping the giant egg, which I have named fat bastard stays put so my other 12 that are growing can mature and be harvested. I'm trying to prepare myself for the worst, so I won't be heartbroken again, but also trying to stay optimistic so they will grow.

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