August FET

aligoodmorning1 · June 2017

Hey ladies!

Getting this thread started as I didn't see one and I just got word my tentative date for my FET is August 1st, so I'll be first here.

aligoodmorning1 · June 2017

I'm currently working from my first round of IVF. We retrieved 21 eggs, 19 mature, 14 fertilized via ICSI on May 9th.
I developed OHSS so I had my fresh transfer cancelled and we wound up with 5 frosties. Since then I've mostly been recovering and getting ready for this transfer!

prudence9-2 · June 2017

Hey @aligoodmorning1 I'm on the July FET thread. But I have a feeling that I'll end up with an August FET as well...

aligoodmorning1 · June 2017

August FETs lead to April babies. I feel like April is a good month.

prudence9-2 · June 2017

FX!!!!

gwinnyblack · June 2017

Good luck with your August FET! Fingers crossed!
In the meantime, have some rest!

shauna43 · June 2017

I'm probably going to be a August Fet too this will be my 6th and hopefully last transfer. I just got done with my ERA test and it takes 50 days at my clinic to prepare for Fet. I've got 12 embryos frozen.

Hope every one is well!

Dragonfly6191 · June 2017

Going to jump in here too. I was on the July FET board but just found out I've been pushed to probably an August 1st transfer date at the earliest. Right now I'm on BCP and planning to start Lupron on July 3rd. My last cycle (IVF) ended on May 9th, so it's been a LONG wait for me so now I'm ready to get this ball rolling!

amynico · June 2017

Hello girls!
Today is my first post and also my first ivf cycle. I have my transfer scheduled for August 17th. DH and I have been trying for over a year now. We finished our fist egg retreival with 10 eggs retrieved, 7 mature, 5 fertilized, 3 made to blast and 1 tested normal. We have one try but I am feeling good about it. However, I'm not excited about getting back on all the medicine. I had a hard couple of weeks following the retrieval, getting off all the hormones and starting BC again. I felt terribly depressed for some time. Now that I'm better, I'm not excited to start again and get myself ready for the transfer. I am hoping things will be better at the end because I will have a bfp. Fingers crossed. Did anyone else experience depression after stopping all the hormones?

prudence9-2 · June 2017

Welcome @amynico !

Just got my calendar, hopefully this FET won't get cancelled! So if all goes well, my FET will be the week of August 7th.

bethann1022 · June 2017

I am going to join here, hoping it will be good luck so I will have my next FET in August. I have had three failed FETs so far (January, February and May) and before proceeding to the fourth which was scheduled in June decided to have the ERA biopsy completed. My RE felt strongly that perhaps the failures were related to an implantation problem and suggested we complete the ERA. Originally I had decided to complete the fourth transfer with our final embryo, hope for the best and if it failed would do an ERA. But after doing some research and speaking with a few ladies who had it done and found success the very next cycle I decided to go forward with that first. I had the biopsy on June 12th and just got the results today. Interestingly, I am "2+ days pre-receptive" which my RE translated as they are suggesting you need at least two more full days of progesterone, but this is only a guess. For the first cycle, my RE had me on PIO, but after two days or horror she changed me to Crinone per my request. Their office does FET after four days of Crinone as opposed to five days of PIO, so she concludes from this test that my body just does not absorb Crinone appropriately. Unfortunately, this requires another cycle for ERA test, this time with six days of PIO. She is hopeful that this will result in either a Receptive result or a Pre or Post-receptive with one additional day needed. She said their office has done hundreds of these tests and I am the first one to have such an unclear outcome with at least 2 more days of progesterone needed. I guess the silver lining in all this is that perhaps we have finally found a reason for our repeated failed transfers. Sorry for the lengthy story, but hopefully if everything goes as planned we will have our next FET in August. Fingers crossed it will be a month of BFP's all around!

aligoodmorning1 · June 2017

@Dragonfly6191 we have the same expected transfer date!!!!!

aligoodmorning1 · June 2017

Got my box of drugs today!

prudence9-2 · July 2017

@aligoodmorning1 nice! It's always exciting to get this and know you're starting soon!

Im starting Lupron injections tomorrow morning in prep for a transfer the week of August 7th!

amynico · July 2017

@Prudence9 Yay! We are all so close!

prudence9-2 · July 2017

@amynico are you doing a medicated or non medicated FET?

amynico · July 2017

@Prudence9 Medicated. I start lupron on the 7/20. You are 10 days ahead of me. My transfer date is 8/17.
Why were you cancelled last time? I'm so sorry that happened, must have been so frustrating to waist time and money on medication.

prudence9-2 · July 2017

@amynico I'm also doing medicated. Started Lupron yesterday...

***TW****
i had a m/c of a normal embryo back in March. And since we didn't find the cause I asked my dr to do a biopsy of the uterine lining since I heard you can have an infection there that could cause m/c. The dr was so sure that everything would be ok that we started prepping for FET and then did the biopsy. 2 weeks later we found out that I had leftover embryo tissues. So we had to stop everything and I had to have hysteroscopy... then I was put on 2 weeks of antibiotics to make sure that I also didn't have any infection... last antibiotics was on Wed and first Lupron injection was on Thurs...

amynico · July 2017

@Prudence9 I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that.
Yay to last wed though, a new start!

prudence9-2 · July 2017

@anynico thanks. It's been long few months of waiting! Glad to be starting the process again. Hope August is going to be our lucky month!

aligoodmorning1 · July 2017

@Prudence9 does the Lupron make you feel crazy? I always have terrible hot flashes and mood swings on these drugs. Makes me so so crazy.

prudence9-2 · July 2017

@aligoodmorning1 don't think it's making me feel crazy but I hate the injection. The needle is so tiny that I have to fight to get it in. And then it burns when I inject and I usually have a rush afterwards. Ahhh.

Do you stop drinking alcohol while on Lupron?

aligoodmorning1 · July 2017

I don't really drink to begin with. I am making an effort to eliminate caffeine though.

I hate that tiny needle too!! Gotta really push to make it go in.

prudence9-2 · July 2017

@aligoodmorning1 yeah, that damn needle! And then Lupron also burns when it goes in....

i started Lupron on Thurs. haven't drank since I started. But I think that until the transfer it's ok to drink here and there. So I might drink in the next 4 weeks. As for coffee, I lowered my coffee consumption over a year ago when I started trying again. I'm now down to two cups a day. But after the transfer will go down to one.

junesand · July 2017

HI everyone! Joining this thread as I hopefully will push through with FET scheduled for August 18th.

First time trying IVF, cause was probably my severe endometriosis
Had my stim June, ended up retrieving 21 eggs, 19 mature, 17 fertilized and 9 made it to blastocyst stage. 7 frosties after CCS

Scheduled originally for FET 18th of august; on hysteroscopy though, they found some polyps so I'm undergoing a D and C polypectomy next week. Doc said probably wont delay things so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Will be starting Lupron next week.

Good luck to ALL

prudence9-2 · July 2017

@junesand welcome! Hope you will recover from the D&C and be able to have the FET in August!

I started Lupron 1.5 weeks ago... baseline appt tomorrow! FX I get the OK to continue!

Holls214 · July 2017

@junesand good luck! I had one of those done before stims. My FET is scheduled for August 17th. We're right on track with each other. We got 8 embryos all tested. Hopefully you are doing okay with the wait. Seems like it's forever away.

prudence9-2 · July 2017

Back from the baseline appt. Got the ok to start patches tomorrow!

this time around I really suffer from headaches because of Lupron. I've been having a headache on and off since Saturday.

was as told that once I start the patches tomorrow I should feel better. Ahhh. I hate Lupron!

jfeeney06 · July 2017

I'm new to this site but looking for other women who are going through similar situations. I have great friends and family but they don't quite understand.

I did my first round of IVF in June. Because of high progesterone levels and moderate OHSS my transfer was canceled. 27 eggs were reteiveve and 7 made it to day 5 freezing. I started estrogen pills and patches Friday and am tentatively scheduled for my FET on 8/10.

prudence9-2 · July 2017

Welcome @jfeeney06

seems like our transfers are very close. I'm having it done on the week of August 7th.

Holls214 · July 2017

Welcome @jfeeney06! I agree it's nice to have friends and family to talk to but they definitely don't understand what we are all going through.

Ash_SE · July 2017

Hi ladies! I'm moving over here at a failed July FET . It may be a September FET depending on timeline but wanted to join .

Holls214 · July 2017

@Ash_SE welcome. So sorry to hear you had a failed transfer. Are you doing another retrieval or using already frozen?

Ash_SE · July 2017

@holls214 I'll be doing another frozen. I have 4 PGS left. I'll push to transfer 2 this time. If that doesn't work, I'll do another Fresh ER before the end of the year when I lose my insurance. I may actually do it first and get it done. I haven't decided yet.

jfeeney06 · July 2017

@Ash_SE sorry to hear about your failed July FET! I hope this next round has better results.

Thanks for the warm welcome ladies. A close transfer date is awesome @Prudence9. We can impatiently wait for our results together!

prudence9-2 · July 2017

Hi @Ash_SE and welcome here! And again, so sorry about your failed transfer!!

Hope August/September will be our lucky months!!!

Holls214 · July 2017

@Ash_SE that's great that you have 4! I'm so envious of your insurance... maybe it would be a good idea to do a fresh one if it's covered, but I guess the nice thing about the frozen is that it's really not too expensive in relative terms. Ours was $15,000+ for ER. Then $2500+ for FET. Sad to think that $2500 is cheap haha. Argh.

Ash_SE · July 2017

@holls214 I hear ya about insurance. Luckily I live in MD that has the mandate so I as able to buy a policy direct from BCBS that will pay for meds and ER/FET after I meet the deductible. The policy is $525 a month but in the end worth it obviously.

Holls214 · July 2017

@Ash_SE that's awesome! Wish Oregon would follow suit. Nothing fertility related is covered here really even our IUI's weren't covered.

aligoodmorning1 · July 2017

My company provides fertility coverage through our insurance however my clinic is being a royal pain with shady billing. I think it's about time I change clinics but I wouldn't even know where to start, plus I'm already driving 1.5 hours and the next closest clinic is 4 hours away. Blegh. Why can't any of this be easy?!

kjplaza · July 2017

:::TW ::

Hi everyone! I am no stranger to these boards however i have been off for a while. I have done 1 round of IVF which resulted in 6 frozen embryos, we did not have any genetic testing done. First transfer with 1 embryo resulted in identical twins, missed miscarriage at 8.5 wks, 2nd transfer resulted in CP, and
3rd transfer with 1 embryo resulted in missed miscarriage at 9.5 weeks, had the fetal tissue tested and was a normal male embryo. Ive had every test imaginable done and all have been normal, all my labs are normal and no issues with implantation. We are moving forward with transfering our two remaining embryos, ( we had one other not survive the thaw) and hope for the best and if things progress the same way we will move forward with another ER and this time around have PGS testing done. My protocol is shorter this time around, i had my baseline blood work today, have baseline ultrasound tomorrow and start estrace, transfer is scheduled for Aug, 7th. I am very hopeful this time will be different but i am afraid of going through yet another heartbreak.

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