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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.
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.
Hi Guys
So my blood results show my progesterone & estrogen is not as low as they want it for injections to start - i am not surprised as progesterone was 36 last week. So back to having more bloods in 5 days and hopefully it will be where they want it for me to start Puregon at 75 (gonal for you guys). I had my injections lesson and it was fine - i have all my meds and DH is raring to go. So still nasal spraying in the meantime.
Just a waiting game for now as I am at least 2 weeks away from my IUI.
So my blood results show my progesterone & estrogen is not as low as they want it for injections to start - i am not surprised as progesterone was 36 last week. So back to having more bloods in 5 days and hopefully it will be where they want it for me to start Puregon at 75 (gonal for you guys). I had my injections lesson and it was fine - i have all my meds and DH is raring to go. So still nasal spraying in the meantime.
Just a waiting game for now as I am at least 2 weeks away from my IUI.
Thanks all of you for your support and love. I am so grateful to be pregnant and have healthy embryos (they will be fetuses--or is it feti?--after nine weeks), but since the prognosis is mixed it's a bit overwhelming. Having another hurdle feels huge right now, but it is a better scenario than it could be given all the different outcomes possible. My plan is to stay as relaxed and rested as possible, and follow the doctors' recommendations.
Amy--Gosh, you got some overhwhelming news today also. I don't know what a molar pregnancy is but it sounds scary. I am also very sorry you have to wait another 6 months before TTC again, but it sounds like you must follow these instructions for everyone's sake.
Fiona--I am glad you are going ahead with IVF. It does only take one, and you still may have 2.
Helen--How did your appt. go today?
Deepa--When will you know your results?
Lisa--My protocol was Femara 5 mg cd 3-7, and Follistim 75 cd5-11, with an Ovidrel trigger and IUI 37 hours later (although we backed it up with bd and I think that's what did it). I produced 6 mature follicles--so half got fertilized!!!!! Yikes!
Sarah--I have taken both Novarel and Ovidrel as trigger shots. I got a few symptoms (fatigue, nausea, hot flashes) on both, but WAY less on the Ovidrel. Plus, the Ovidrel was much easier to inject, as it was pre-mixed and the needle was smaller. Since the trigger shots all contain hcg, the pregnancy hormone, you may have flu/pg-like symptoms to a certain degree, but many people do not. Just be sure to wait 14 days before POAS or else you could get a false positive.
Amy--Gosh, you got some overhwhelming news today also. I don't know what a molar pregnancy is but it sounds scary. I am also very sorry you have to wait another 6 months before TTC again, but it sounds like you must follow these instructions for everyone's sake.
Fiona--I am glad you are going ahead with IVF. It does only take one, and you still may have 2.
Helen--How did your appt. go today?
Deepa--When will you know your results?
Lisa--My protocol was Femara 5 mg cd 3-7, and Follistim 75 cd5-11, with an Ovidrel trigger and IUI 37 hours later (although we backed it up with bd and I think that's what did it). I produced 6 mature follicles--so half got fertilized!!!!! Yikes!
Sarah--I have taken both Novarel and Ovidrel as trigger shots. I got a few symptoms (fatigue, nausea, hot flashes) on both, but WAY less on the Ovidrel. Plus, the Ovidrel was much easier to inject, as it was pre-mixed and the needle was smaller. Since the trigger shots all contain hcg, the pregnancy hormone, you may have flu/pg-like symptoms to a certain degree, but many people do not. Just be sure to wait 14 days before POAS or else you could get a false positive.
Heather- OH WOW! That's amazing. I'm sorry to hear about the news with baby C but I hope everything goes well. I'm glad to hear things are well with babies A and B...good luck!
Thank you all for the b-day wishes! It was a good b-day. I finally spoke to my RE and he spoke to Harvard. He still hasn't received the reports yet but they told him ove rthe phone and you'll have to exuse me b/cI'm not sure how right I am about this....he said that they caught it before it became cancerous. He said that I had a molar pregnancy. I think from what he's said and from what I read that it's only partial. In any event he said I don't need chemo. I have to wait 6 months before ttc again though. I have to tell you I'm bummed but I have to stay positive...I don't have cancer. He is happy that my HCG is decreasing 29.9 last Mon. He said that as long as it gets below 5 they are happy. I will be back in the game in Aug. He is putting me on birth control pills...it's important I don't get preg. So it's going to be a long few months...trying to stay positive...I'll check in soon!
Amy
Thank you all for the b-day wishes! It was a good b-day. I finally spoke to my RE and he spoke to Harvard. He still hasn't received the reports yet but they told him ove rthe phone and you'll have to exuse me b/cI'm not sure how right I am about this....he said that they caught it before it became cancerous. He said that I had a molar pregnancy. I think from what he's said and from what I read that it's only partial. In any event he said I don't need chemo. I have to wait 6 months before ttc again though. I have to tell you I'm bummed but I have to stay positive...I don't have cancer. He is happy that my HCG is decreasing 29.9 last Mon. He said that as long as it gets below 5 they are happy. I will be back in the game in Aug. He is putting me on birth control pills...it's important I don't get preg. So it's going to be a long few months...trying to stay positive...I'll check in soon!
Amy
Sarah - Welcome to AGP!!
Heather, sent you a pm and we'll talk soon, I'll save all my congrats for then! But, congrats anyhow!!!!!!! Three times over!!
Tell us again what your protocol was. You are now not only Miss Top Uterus, but also Miss top preggo, and we'll give Lexima the award to Miss Follie since she did have like a dozen.
God's speed to the rest of us in all our different phases of ttc. Mary, hang in there a couple more day!
Heather, sent you a pm and we'll talk soon, I'll save all my congrats for then! But, congrats anyhow!!!!!!! Three times over!!
Tell us again what your protocol was. You are now not only Miss Top Uterus, but also Miss top preggo, and we'll give Lexima the award to Miss Follie since she did have like a dozen.
God's speed to the rest of us in all our different phases of ttc. Mary, hang in there a couple more day!
heather OMG !!!!! i am so happy youre well and preggers with triplets. i am glad youre now being looked after by the best and the triplets would explain why youre so sick!!! congrats hon and i have hope that you will pul through regardless.
HeathJo - WOW. What a blessing. We will all keep thinking only positive thoughts and sending healthy and strong energy to Baby C. I have a cousin who was a "baby C". She is 26 yrs old now and healthier and stronger than I am! I can just see him/her getting stronger this very moment!!
I will send you all an update tonite! Still deciding what the right decision is for this cycle.
XOXO
I will send you all an update tonite! Still deciding what the right decision is for this cycle.
XOXO
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