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Judi- CONGRATS! That is so wonderful! I am glad you and Lauren are both doing well! She will bring you more joy then you could ever imagine.
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Went for ivf meeting with nurse today and got my package of info, costs of meds etc. I havent even looked at it yet. There is an orientation next week I will go to for about 1 hour for questions etc and they walk you through the procedure, show you the room(s) they use etc in an informal way with all the couples considering ivf. I still have not decided yet and probably wont until after this orientation. I did ask about my estrogen levels as it was 209 on cd3 (should be under 80) and asked what would happen if it was this high and I was going to do ivf and nurse said doc might choose to canel cycle or continue depending on my other b/w, u/s results and with what my last 7 cycles have shown him. It worries me a bit to spend from cd21 on meds until cd3, find out my E2 might be too high and have to cancel cycle. I'd lose out $400 plus the cost of the meds. It's all so risky and scarey.
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Isa I am excited for your new possibilites. So they will look at your last 7 cycles for your estrogen levels? I know it's a risk, but it will be worth it. The orientation should be interesting!
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Hey Toni how's your weather. I heard some of Texas is getting large hail balls. The nurse did think he will take into account all that has happened with all 7 cycles as she said someone who goes straight to ivf is harder to figure out because they dont know how they stim and how they will react with all the meds etc. Well they have tons of info on me. I've had the same doc since they started monitoring me back in July or Aug (I did 2 cycles of monitoring and testings before I did meds and iui's) so he should have a pretty good idea of how I will stim and how my body reacts. I also found out I have to have an endometrial biopsy on cd 19 or cd 23 of the month they would do ivf. Apparently it also helps to thicken the lining as it starts to heal from the scraping. I looked at my package last night and I will also have to go on something called Doxycycline and then also estrace and prometrium 300mg. I'm not sure what the doxycycline is for but i would take one the night before retrieval and one after retrieval and I think for a few more days. I'll get all the info at the orientation. I'm still flipped out about all this still. I just can't seem to get my head around the whole thing.
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Isa I live East of Dallas and we missed all the bad stuff. Just a beautiful windy day here! How cold is it for you? Boy IVF has a lot of steps!! And a lot of meds. But I have good vibes for you!
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Hey Toni we were at about 50 today and sunny. There are a lot of meds with ivf and I wouldnt doubt there are probably others to take too that I dont know about yet. Did anyone on this thread get pg via ivf other than Lee on her dd? I do hope we hear from her soon.
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hey ya'll, we've been so busy. dd turned 6 yesterday....i can hardly believe it...her party is today...anyway, Isa, IVF sounds complicated, but sooo worth the effort if you succeed...i have 3 friends that have sweet babies as a result of IVF...one of them did IVF and had her son and about 2 months later went to the ER for heartburn and they told her she was preg! she is 40 something, isn't that cool? so there is hope, but the scary thing like you said is them cancelling your cycle after you've spent all the $...my bb's are sore the past couple of days, keep thinking i will start soon CD35 today...i did an HPT and it came out negative...not sure what's going on...probably will start next couple of days...wonder why my cycle seems to be getting longer? anyway, the weather was kinda crazy yesterday, no hail here, but rained hard and then turned beautiful....Toni, how you doing? feeling good still?
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hey Tonya, how long is your cycle normally? Do you know when you ovulated this cycle. Maybe its just a day or 2 early still and you are pg. Wouldnt that be great. I would absolutely die if I got pg on my own 2 months after ivf. That's a lot to handle and I'd be thinking man all that money and I could have done it if I'd waited. (another one of my fears-there are just so many of those right now). I wish I could see a crystal ball and see if I am supposed to do ivf or not and if I am supposed to be a mama or not. Toni do you have a due date yet?
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hey Isa, my cycle is usually 29 days...my bb's are even more sore today...i'm gonna test again in the morning...i don't know exactly when i ovulated...those OPK's are confusing, but we bd'd every other day for that entire week...i'm holding out hope...back to my friend that got pregnant after her son was born, they say you're most fertile after pregnancy, so it must have been so, because she has 2 beautiful blonde haired, blue eyed babies to prove it...she told me that they had tried in their 30's but with no luck...then changed to the RE i was seeing and she finally got preg. doing IVF...i know you are meant to be a mommy, Isa...you're too sweet...
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Hey guys. I am still feeling "normal". Having a harder time getting comfortable when sleeping. I have a sono to check size on Wed so maybe they will have a good guess on the due date. I am thinking it will be around June 22nd.
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Tonya, thanks for your kind words. I hope and pray you get a bfp in the morning. Toni, I can't wait to hear what you see on Wed at the sono. How exciting.
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no BFP...i don't know what in the world is going on with my cycle....i'm usually a 29 day girl....today is 36...talk to ya'll later...
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Tonya how frustrating! Are you calling the dr today?
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no...since she cancelled the cycle this last time, i don't think it would be covered by insurance, so i will just wait and see when AF comes...this is just so strange....
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Tonya, maybe its like the one cycle I had back in november when I actually didnt ovulate until cd 29 and ended up with a 40 or 41 days cycle. I only know when I ovulated by my bbt but we didnt bd at the right time that month. It was delayed due to cysts. Perhaps your ovulation date was just much later than usual and therefore your cycle longer. Just a thought. My u/s showed 2 follies (10mm & 11mm) and lining of 5.7. I'm not happy with the lining but nurse said its still got time to grow and she said RE only needs a 6.5 lining but I know everyone else seems to be told minimum of an 8. I go back in on wed again. If its still low I am going to ask nurse to ask doc for estogen pills to boost it like he has in the past.
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You guys, I am so sorry. FIRST, Judi, CONGRATS, that is awesome and Kelly, welcome, I am here if you need an ear. Hope is fine, but not home. I have had some unfortunate news in my family and have simply not been able to keep up. Waiting for Hope is the hardest thing I have ever done, I can't really put words to it. Some days are nearly impossible, but I know I will forget all about it when she is home, just like I have been telling my beloved ISA girl for months. I hope you are okay, I know this IVF thing is a very hard decision for you. I wish all of you the best, it will all be so worth it in the end. TONI BABY, I think of you so often, I still pray our bring home dates will be the same, though that is not looking so good. Nonetheless, I will have her home some day, and that will make it all worthwhile.
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