Guest guest Posted February 4, 2001 Report Share Posted February 4, 2001 Thanks Darci!!! Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 Hi Pam, I was just speaking to a friend who did IVF 2x (has 2 little girls) and she said to concentrate on visualizing a bright light in your womb. Focus all your energies on that light.... on it finding a home..... (sounds silly, but worked for her). maria Re: Pam > Hi Pam, > > I used to work with a woman who used to get shingles, and she didn't > stay home from work or anything when she had the breakouts. I think > you really have to have skin to skin contact. No one I worked with > ever ended up getting the chicken pox from her. Especially, if the > sores were in your friend's nose--I think you are fine. > > Please don't worry--concentrate on the + pg test you'll be getting > later this week. But if you are calling your dr anyway, it may help > to bring it up so they can reassure you that you'll be fine. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 Pam, You could be right about that. I often wondered what would have happened if I wasn't on progesterone at the beginning of the ep. I know af would have come, yet I know women who had an ep and still had af - so, in that sense, progesterone didn't make a difference. maria Re: Pam > > > I don't know for sure but I would think w/an ep AF might be trying to > kick in. My progesterone was higher than my ep to. > > Pam > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2001 Report Share Posted February 6, 2001 Hi Pam, I can't believe your HcG is Thursday! That's great! It must seem like forever to you, but it actually seemed pretty fast to me (it's always different when it's someone else). What time is your appointment? How do you feel? Don't you love the million questions? I'm so excited for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I figure it will take me a couple times to get the hang of the mixing thing, but it's not too bad. I don't think I'll be shaking the vials again anytime soon (might not have been a good idea - that when it popped out when I removed the needle). Yes, they will be doing bloodwork and u/s again this Friday. My levels from yesterday were: Estrodial 4.3 Progesterone 1.4 LH 7 FH 3 I figure I'll have to go back on Monday also. I'm hoping my retrieval will be either next Thursday or Saturday (that way it's easier to fit into dh's schedule). I have a daily countdown of injection days going, for some reason makes it easier that way. I made a schedule of my blood levels so I can compare it from test to test (a bit compulsive of me). They already decreased my Lupron from 10 units to 5 units, and I'm taking 3 amps of Follistim (2x daily). I'm just hoping the next 10 days go very quickly. And the next 36 hours for you!!! I'll be saying lots of prayers for you. Just keep thinking positively!!!!! maria > maria > > My HCG is Thursday. Yikes!! I didn't shake up the meds. We just kind > of put the vial between our fingers and twisted it around. I never > had the foaming thing. You will get better as you go. Isn't it weird > how you snap the vials open? When you go to the dr on Friday are they > doing u/s and b/w? Make sure you find out how many follies you have > and what size. Once they get your b/w back they will decide whether > to change your meds or not. They are going to check your estradial > level. They call it E2. Make sure when you get your b/w back you ask > what your E2 level is. > > Pam > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2001 Report Share Posted February 6, 2001 Pam, Are you off all day Thursday? Mayber you can go to the movies or shopping or something (anything) to keep your mind off the test until the results come back. I can't believe how calm you are, I would have done daily hpt's by now!!!! So you only did 2 amps of stims daily? I guess they think I need a little (a lot) more. As long as it works I don't care what they give me. I don't know how I'm going to handle the daily visits. A friend of mine said the same thing to me on Saturday. She used the same doctor and lives only a few minutes from us. She said the daily drives were horrible. That's really going to play havoc on our office schedule; but it makes sense, they need to know what's going on. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. Lots of ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: baby dust!!!! maria maria > maria > > These last two weeks have seemed like forever. So you are on 6 amps? > Wow!! I stim very easy. So we started w/3 and then to 2. Once you go > Friday you will then be going almost every other day or close to. > > I will go for my b/w at 8:45. I probably wont get the results until > after 2:00. I don't know how I am going to make it. > Pam > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2001 Report Share Posted February 6, 2001 Pam, just can't stop thinking and praying for you girl!! LOts and lots of ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: baby dust for you and patience for thursday to come!! lisa r T.T.F.N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 Pam, Gosh I can't believe it's so close...I am so excited for you and I'm just sure you are going to get ++++++ news. I say a prayer for you each night. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 Hi Pam, I wouldn't worry about the follies, from what I heard 17 isn't excessive. I met one woman who had 60+ (that's nuts!!!!). They say as you get into the higher numbers (30+), the quality goes down. 17 sounds perfect to me!!!!! I wish I could give you a big hug to reassure you; you're being so brave. Like everyone said, you could be feeling the start of pregnancy signs, luckily there's less than 24 hours left before the test. It sounds like dh is nervous also. Do you guys have any plans for tonight, to keep busy? How about renting a bunch of videos? We're all here for you; luckily 2 of the ladies are in Australia so you can probably talk to them in the middle of the night while we're sleeping (just a thought incase you're awake). maria ++++++++++++++ thoughts :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: baby dust and {{{{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} > > > I know my dr was worried about me having so many follicles. I know > the nurse didn't think I was ready on that Friday. But because I had > so many follicles and my E2 was really high they couldn't let me go > on any further. > > I will go for b/w on my way to work. I hate this crampy feeling. I > had been feeling really good the past few days. I really like the > idea of going to sleep for a couple of days. I am so worried about > the cramping my dh followed me into the bathroom. Its getting very > tense. > > Pam > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2001 Report Share Posted February 9, 2001 Thanks Dominique, I still can't beleive it. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2001 Report Share Posted February 9, 2001 Thanks Darci!! Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2001 Report Share Posted February 9, 2001 Pam, I will keep in mind to ask them about the lining, I remembered what you said and really want to be on top of it. I already warned dh that next week I might not be very happy (sore, etc.), so he's prepared. maria maria > > > I think at my first u/s mine was 6. But that was on cd7. After 5 days > of stims. I would think if you are still spotting your lining is > finishing shedding. I would bring it up though. When I did my IUI's > no one even said anything about my lining until I brought it up. I > will tell you that after my first appt I only had 2 measurable > follies. The dr office told me it was fine. I don't know if it was > from the stress of things but that evening I started crying so hard. > I thought nothing was going okay. But 4 days later I had 18 follies. > This is when things start to get stressful. > > Pam > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2001 Report Share Posted February 9, 2001 Pam, Hopefully it's a little warmer there, also mentioned how cold it was at Darthmouth. maria > > > I am actually across the state from Dartmouth. Probably about a 3 > hour drive. I live on the Seacoast. > > Pam > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2001 Report Share Posted February 10, 2001 Pam, How many weeks are you considered? I went in at 4wks 3 days and was able to see the sac, yolk sac and fetal pole. It amazes me just how early they can detect those little babies in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2001 Report Share Posted February 10, 2001 Pam, I don't thing progesterone makes the hcg higher, I think it just maintains the lining to prevent the flow of af (I could be wrong). maria (pg ment) > > > I guess my dr office likes to do an early u/s so they can see how > many sacs there are and to make sure they are in the uterus. Thats > what I was told in IVF class. But I am not sure how early early is to > them. In class they said they would do another u/s around 8 weeks to > see the heartbeats and then turn you over to your dr at 10 weeks. But > then on the phone they made it sound like I would be turned over > after the first u/s. I guess I will know more Monday. I am not as > worried about ep. There is only less than a 5% chance. I know my HCG > looks good but if it were an ep I am on progesterone so I wonder if > that would make my HCG high. > > Pam > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2001 Report Share Posted February 11, 2001 I think I tried to skip that side for awhile to. Its so hard when you are doing so many other shots. Thats so funny what you said about your dh and talking about their parts. My dh's cousin is so funny. After they had their first child it took them like 7 years to have their second one. It turned out he had a low sperm count. The dr was surprised he conceived the kid he did. When people asked why he didn't have a second one he told them he was shooting blanks. I think that is so funny. They now have 3 kids. They swear the third one was conceived when they came down the night of our wedding. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2001 Report Share Posted February 11, 2001 Pam, That's soooo true! Dh is pretty good about discussing things, as long as it's not personal to him. He had no problem telling the world that I lost BOTH fallopian tubes and we no longer needed birth control! He was actually proud of the fact (not needing birth control). But would never discuss if there was anything wrong with his male functioning... maria maria > > > I think the other thing is that women like to talk. Especially about > something in common. Guys bottle it up. They probably don't > understand the need to communicate with others in a similar situation. > > Pam > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2001 Report Share Posted February 11, 2001 Pam, I remember that... Ouch!!!! It does hurt, I'm actually considering not doing a shot on that side for a couple days, to give it time to heal. maria Re: Pam > > > I had a bruise. It really hurt when I wore my jeans. It took a couple > of days to feel better. It hurt so bad I thought I must have > punctured an organ or something. > > Pam > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2001 Report Share Posted February 16, 2001 Thanks R I am definetly not going to complain!! Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2001 Report Share Posted February 16, 2001 Dominique Good luck on your mid-terms!! I go for my first u/s on Tuesday. About the coffe thing. I switched to decalf awhile ago. I love coffee especially flavored coffee. When I went to see the Acupuncturist the beginning of January she told me that coffee does nothing for you. So I went cold turkey!! Quit entirely. Its very hard on weekends when my dh makes coffee and I have to smell it. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2001 Report Share Posted February 16, 2001 maria You are very welcome. I am glad I could help. I didn't have that and I know how scary it is. PIO is the progesterone injections. Did they give you your progesterone yet? You will need it for Monday. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2001 Report Share Posted February 16, 2001 Pam, I don't know what PIO means? But I do have a bunch of suppositories left. maria maria > maria > > If you do the HCG shot tonight you should not have to go in tomorrow. > You will stop the Lupron and stims and take the HCG shot. The HCG > shot is taken exactly 36 hours before retrieval. So it will probably > be 10:00 or 11:00 tonight. Then tomorrow you do nothing. No more > injections. Then if you start progesterone the day after retrieval. > Are you doing PIO or suppositories? > > Pam > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2001 Report Share Posted February 19, 2001 Pam, Good luck tomorrow!!!! Let us know how many little ones are in there!!! {{{{{{ hugs }}}}}} maria Pam > Hey Pam, > > I just wanted you to know that I am wishing you so much luck on Tuesday for a > wonderful ultrasound! I just know you will see your heart's desire floating > around down there! > > Take Care, > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2001 Report Share Posted February 19, 2001 Pam, OMG I am just so excited for you. I can't wait to find out the u/s results. Good Luck sweetie Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2001 Report Share Posted February 19, 2001 Pam, What time zone are you in? I want to say a prayer for you at the same time too. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2001 Report Share Posted February 20, 2001 Pam, I am trying to send something to your email address and it keeps coming back no such address. I was wondering if you could email it to me at tigger89@... Thanks, lisa T.T.F.N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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