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Nikki--Ohhh, cramping, that does sound promising in terms of AF paying you a visit soon! Though as you said, a BFP would be good too! :) Yes, the class was good, lots to take in but I actually prefer information overload to too little info. It's the nerd in me, I suppose! Do you have a lot of staff under you to delegate all this extra work to? :)

Hi ladies. I am doing good today. I did have a little bit of cramps this morning but nothing like what I usually get. So far this AF has been great. Funny for me to say since I want her to stay far, far away but it's been good. Nikki, I watched ROCKSTAR last night and was so pissed I vowed to not watch it again till Zayda was gone but you know that's a lie. LOL!! I read this article this morning about her and they were calling her Mr. Peanut with that outfit she had on Tuesday night. LOL!! I hate it when those employees quit like that. Leave everyone hanging and picking up slack. Hope you find a replacement soon. It sounds promising that you have cramps. Maybe and hopefully AF is around the corner or a BFP. That'd be great. Mega, glad to hear about your class. I am like you. I'd rather know too much than not enough. I feel like a fool sometimes asking so many questions at the RE, like when I went the first time because I literally wrote them down in a notebook. LOL!! I just want to know why things happen, how they happen, what's going to happen, you know the simple stuff. LOL!! Guess we are nerds. LOL!! I can't wait till next weeks appt. It is next Tuesday at 3pm. I am going to leave early that day so I don't know how much I'll be on but I'll update either that night when I go to pick up my daughter at my mom and dad's house or when I get to work on Wed. I just want the next thing I do to work. I don't ask for much. LOL!!

Mommy--That's not asking too much at all! :) Perfectly reasonable. I feel the same way, I want the next thing I try (IVF) to work too! Hey, this would be the perfect AF to end your run of AFs huh? The perfect farewell when AF goes on her 9 + month "vacation." I hope next Tues. the RE has lots of tricks up his/her sleeve to send AF packing. I'll be eager to read your update. Keep filling those notebooks with questions! Glad to know I'm not the only nerd out there. LOL!

Morning ladies. TGIF!! Any fun plans this weekend? Hope everyone had a good night. Anything new with you ladies? Mommy--still working on those questions for your RE on Tuesday? I have an appt. on Tues. now too, for the trial transfer where they measure the uterous, make a road map of it so to speak. Fun times! No, it shouldn't be bad. I ordered the rest of my meds yesterday, Schrafts (the net drug store) was running a sale on Follistim. Gotta love that bargain shopping, eh?! Well, I wanted to drop in & say hi. JSmith, hope you're having a blast on vacation. How was the aquarium? When do you go back to the real world? Nikki--How are you? No more chest pains I hope. Still having that possible AF type cramp? Don't work too hard today. How was last night's Rock Star results show? Or am I all off on that show's schedule? LOL!

Good Afternoon everyone! Mega- Road map!!! LOL Funny. Rockstar is Tues and Wed, but that is ok, it was great stuff! Cramps are still lingering, I took a test this morning just for the heck of it and of course it was a negative, I really don't know why I took it, wishful thinking I guess. I will just be happy with AF right now, I wish it would just come on. Work is still nuts. I am headed to the American Idol tour concert tonight, a friend asked me to go with her, I figure why not. Tomorrow just hanging out with my Aunt and Sunday probably laying around at my Mom's pool :) Nice and relaxing....How about you all?

Hey all- My vacation is winding down! :( We are leaving here on Sunday. Today, we spent 2 hours in front of the digital camera machine at the drug store - that was horrible! The rest of the day was spent relaxing - ahhhh! The aqarium was fun, but I have a weird shark phobia so that kind of freaked me out. I just kept my head down and walked out as fast as I could - and of course my family made fun of me! :) We ate at the ESPN Zone which was really good. I always gain weight when I am on vaca. - it's inevidible. Tonight my nephew and I are watching "Pet Cemetary" - I love that movie! I am a horror freak! You guys try to enjoy the rest of your weekend. Talk to you next week.

Home from my vacation! :( I get my Rx tomorrow for the BCP's - thank goodness. The dr. then wants me to start taking clomid - I have never researched any of that type of drug cause before Lupron I was as regular as you can get. Does it increase your chance of multiples - cause if it does I am NOT taking it. I am hoping that once AF comes back I will be as regular as I was before Lupron. I think I gained about 10 pounds this past week - that was the only downside to my vaca. Tomorrow starts my diet/exercise program! :) I hope you are all doing well. Have a great week!

Good Morning Ladies! How was everyone's weekend? I had a nice one, went to the American Idol concert Friday night (lame), hung out with my Aunt on Saturday and spend time at the pool yesterday and did all of the housework/grocery etc yesterday too. Jsmith- I was on clomid for 5 months before the lupron/endo/cysts were all discovered. I believe the clomid is what caused my cysts. There is only a 7% chance of twins while on the 50mg dosage. I didn't have any crazy side effects other than a few night sweats. IT varies with different people. I would take it again over Lupron anyday!! I am still waiting on AF to come too..... :( Mega, Mommy...how are you girls doing?

Morning ladies! Ah, back to the real world now, huh, JSmith?! That's always a sucky period of adjustment to make. I like scary movies too, I've never seen Pet Cementary though. Is that one to see? A classic of the genre? Yeah Stephen King is the master! I agree with Nikki, the odds of multiples isn't real high on Clomid, though as with any fertility drug there is a small increased chance though. Do you have twins in your side of the family? That slightly increases your odds too while on Clomid. But hopefully that's moot & the BCP will regulate your cycle enough you won't have to take it. Nikki--Sounds like you had a fun weekend. Somehow I'm not surprised to hear the Am. Idol concert was lame. But it was something different to do, I'm sure. :) Sunday would've been a good pool day I'd think. I had a quiet weekend. I did see the Night Listener though. Weird movie & it's based on a true story which makes it more strange. I like weird stuff though. :) Mommy--What's new with you? How was your weekend? Getting excited for tomorrow's appt.?

Hey ladies. Sorry I didn't get on here Friday. BUSY DAY!! Great to hear JSmith had a good vacation. Glad you are back and ready for the BCP's. Nikki, how are you? Hope you get AF soon. Mega, yes I am getting my Q's together so I can get some A's. LOL!! I do have a question for you guys though, have any of you tried using a OPK? If so, which one did you get. I know I don't want to buy the monitor because it's expensive but how about the tests? I am thinking about investing in them. My aunt who recently had a baby was with my uncle for 10 years and tried the monitor and two month later she was prego because she had pinpointed her O. I think it's worth a try. Maybe that's my problem. Maybe I think it's one day and it comes before or after. Who knows!! Anyways, had dd birthday party Saturday and she got soooo much stuff. She said she was disappointed because she didn't get her blow up waterslide but I explained to her that they are $400 and maybe when they aren't so new anymore or later in the year when they get repriced I can get her one but that I couldn't afford a gift for $400. She was fine with that. LOL!! KIDS! Well better get some of these provider (doctor's) contracts out so we can add them to our system. LOL!! I'll check back later.

$400, yikes. Glad the b-day girl understood once you explained it to her though. :) Kids don't get that $$ stuff. Sounds like she had a fun party over all though. There are lots of different OPKs out there, if you decide not to use the monitor, lots of people like the brand with the smiley face, I think it's ClearPlan. The Answer cups might not be bad either, you reuse the pee cup & use a test strip, there's like 17 test strips which is better for longer cycles I'd think. Another option might be getting an ovulation microscope, you can reuse it so for only about $25-$30 bucks it's cheaper than buying tests each month or even buying the monitor. I've heard the Maybe Mom is the best brand. Just an idea for ya...

Mega, someone on another thread I post on said Answer test strips work great so I am thinking about using that brand. I might try clear blue easy too. Not sure yet. I want to test this time around so I can pinpoint. Also I only had AF 3 days. Friday night it stopped completely. I was in shock. I had one semi heavy flow day and it wasn't that bad. I was like OMG, thank you AF. LOL! Geesh, where is everyone today?

Afternoon all- I just got back from picking up my dd's 4 year old picture and doing the grocery shopping. While at Sears I found all kinds of bargains for my dd. 5 dresses, 1 shorts outfit, a pair of shorts for my step-son, and 2 pair of shorts for him - all for $60 - I thought that was pretty good. The dr.'s office finally called today and they will have 2 packs of pills waiting for me at the desk tomorrow - I hope they work. I am a bit frustrated with the dr.'s office - they have really given me the run around lately and I don't like that. I am thinking of switching back to my old dr. He is a lot further away, but it may be worth it. Nikki- sorry the Amer. Idol concert wasn't any good - I get hooked on that show every year - even though I vow not too! :) Mega - I like Pet Cemetary, but I like any horror movie - cheesey or not! :) How are your classes? Mommy - my daughter has a blow up water slide - take it from me - it's more work than I am willing to put into an 89 degree day! :) My husband has to be here to get it set up so it's not just a simple summer time activity! :( Well, I hope you all have a good evening. Tomorrow we are headed to the pool before I have to go back to work on Wed. :( Talk to you all tomorrow.

Afternoon all! It's been another crazy day here, sorry I am not posting much. Hopefully things will calm down soon--probably not until the end of September though. Yeah, the Idol concert was pretty lame. I try not to get hooked on the show either but I always do. The only reason I even went to the concert was for Chris Daughtry, which was the ONLY good part of the concert. Rockstar is so much better. Anyway, Mommy, good luck on your appt tomorrow, let us know what you find out. Mega, when is your next class? JSmith, enjoy the pool, I am jealous!! Have a good night everyone!

Morning all- Up early doing laundry from vacation - YUCK! I don't think I will ever get things cleaned up. I hate coming home from vacation. I don't know if this is a good sign or not, but my boobs are killing me today - but I'm not crampy at all - my body is so out of whack - it is ridiculous. Nikki, I too loved Chris Daughtry and was so disappointed when he got kicked off the show - I vowed never to watch it again - of course I did and of course I will again! :) Are you feeling like AF will come soon? Isn't this the most frustrating thing? I hope mommy & Mega are doing well today. I am off to the pool about 10 this morning so I will check later. Have a great day!

Good Morning! Hope everyone had a good Monday night. Jsmith- No, all feelings that AF are coming have gone. And yes, this is just so frustrating. As if we haven't been through enough, you know? Enjoy the pool, I will just be here at this crappy computer all day :( LOL Mega, Mommy...how are things? Mommy, today is the big day, hope you post when you are done...oh wait, it's not until late today is it? Are you prepared?