AGP, follies, fetuses and Mojitos - Life is good

[babyalive]

You ask, I deliver here's the new post:  

Dee - sorry the nasal spray makes you gag.  What is your next step?

Heather - We need to start a birthday chart!  Don't you think?

Helen - Happy, happy birthday!

Ladies, please post your birthdays so I can start a chart.  I don't want to miss any of yours!

I did ask about  2 IUI's versus one.  I got the same answer I always get.  "There are no studies that suggest 2 IUI's are better than one well timed IUI.  We will certainly do 2 if you want two, but we don't believe it is any more helpful than one well timed IUI."   Since I'm being monitored daily with u/s now and taking the meds to stop ovulation.  I'm pretty confident this IUI will be very well timed.  

[fifi blue]

Helen, is your cyst producing estrogen?  If not, it might disappear quickly.  I'm praying that it does.  
Dee, fingers crossed that you start soon.  Waiting is the worse.  Thanks for being pissed for me.  God knows how I might have responded to the meds if I'd know the tummy was best!  
Lisa, Mary hope your tww is going well.  
Heather, how are you feeling?  
Madga, where are you?
Sam, welcome on board.

My retrieval is Sunday at 11am.  Wish me luck, I'm gonna need it.

[Helen72]

Mary, Fifi, Lisa & Empty,
thank you so much for your kind words and support.  This extra hurdle is upsetting but there is nothing I can do about it so I just continue my b/c.  I guess my doc will not do a surgery for at least 4 weeks since this is how long it usually takes for a cyst to disappear on its own if it ever disappears.

Empty,
I know you have to wait an extra week and I am angry on your behalf.  Sometimes our bodies just do not cooperate  :(

Mary,
I know you are stronger than me and Lisa but are you going to POAS or just wait for the beta?  I am still doing my bfp dance for both you and Lisa; perhaps this vigorous bfp dance will rupture my cyst  :)  

Fiona,
did you schedule your ER?  I am holding my fingers crossed for you as always.

Heather,
I hope you are feeling better or more calm after your first u/s.  Two strong heart beats is such a miracle!  I am sooo happy for you.  You overcame so many health obstacles in your life that if anyone can handle triplets, you can.

Jen,
FSH below 10 is considered good for ivf.  Your # is fantastic!  I hope that your last IUI will work and you do not have to go the ivf route.  

SamLB,
welcome to AGP!  AGP stands for alpha gamma prego sorority  :)  We used to all be in the same 2ww pool but now our cycles are all over the place.  
I hope your next IUI works for you!    So sorry that you have to struggle; infertility is such a tough battle sometimes!  Do you have a plan of what to do next?  I always try to have a plan for all eventualities.  I hope that injectables+ IUI work for you though and you'll get your BFP!!!  This combo worked for so many ladies on this forum (including HeathJo and Lexima).

[empty]

FiFi - i am so pissed off on your behalf ! Yes injecting in your stomach is an option. I too read that you can do either thigh or stomach but my clinic only advocates stomach and alternating sides. 2 more days for your retrieval - all the very very best.

Helen - Oh hon i am so sorry about the cyst. Will they remove it right away for you soon after you u/s? I am so sorry helen - it just sucks when things just keep getting pushed out. However i do hope that next week brings unexpected good news for you somehow.

SamLB - welcome all the way from Italy. We have a bit of an international group here. Can i ask what issues you had with Puregon as thats whta i will be starting soon.

Jen - i am hoping your third IUI will do the trick!!!

[Jen7900]

Hi Girls!

Okay, i've got an update...

RE agreed to IVF sooner than later. The decision was whether to join the clinical trial or to pay privately. Because of all sorts of rules (e.g. he can only transfer 2 embryos each try) and a very involved protocol, we have decided to pay for it ourselves. Turns out the clinical trial only covered half the cost, and if I am paying 5k for anything, i'd like my doc to have the flexibility to adjust and such as he sees fit...something that can't happen on a clinical trial. So I was all excited to start the process and the nurse worked out the calendar with me and as it turned out...the week of our egg retrieval and/or transfer would be April 16th, which is the day we leave for Hawaii for a week. Ugh. DH is not willing to change the trip, so we wont be able to start the IVF stuff til next cycle.

So, for now I think we are going to do one more IUI (I am going to ask about Femara) and if that doesnt work, we will move forward with the IVF at the end of April.

I guess it was meant to be...maybe the third time (IUI) will be a charm! Gonna talk to RE today to see which meds to start for this IUI cycle and will keep you posted.

Oh, and my FSH is 5.5...whatever that means for IVF.

XOXO
Jen

[Jackson_Angel]

Ok ~ I'm gonna do this again ~ hit shif & alt and it deleted all (warning to others) ~

ANYWAY ~ I was waiting for AF ~ got it yesterday ~ (sorry for being away no check in for awhile) ~ took daughter out of schhol./DH out of work and went horsebackriding Wednesday ~ VERY ENJOYABLE~ then MEGA wines and HOTTUB soaking ~ MAJOR cramps/headaches..??..anyway ~

went to office today and got bloodtest and ultrasound ~ Left 19/Right 25 ~ now will start Menopur 2 and Follistim 450 Fri~Sat~Sun ~ so can anyone tell me if the above numbers are good..??.. I have NO IDEA ~ ESPECIALLY since I haven't been "measured" since the VERY BEGINNING of my relationship with this IVF in FREEHOLD, NJ ~ ..??..is it me or do they really seem like an egg donor institute instead of IVF..??..

~anyway ~ am HOPING the MAJOR cramps and headaches will GO AWAY ~ since I'm not preggo I've been using the hottub regularly to subside the cramps, and need more MIDOL (blue caps ONLY) ~ they work TREMENDOUSLY!!~

Hope all else is doing well with all!!!

[ms320]

I am so sorry.  Not one IVF has gone smoothly for our group.  No words will make you feel better right now, but please know that I am hoping that next week's u/s will bring good news.  You have always been a pillar of strength for our little community -- please feel free to lean on us as you need.

Mary