DOR Check-In 6/4

[lemonliz]

Well, hi, friends!

I hope everyone has made it over! If you haven't, I'll soon find out after I post the tags.

How's everyone doing this week? What's up in your world?

QOTW: Who's your favorite superhero?

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This is a check in for anyone dealing with being labeled a poor responder, sometimes called diminished ovarian reserve but also called POF or POI. All are welcome here no matter where you are along your journey or what kind of treatment you're seeking.


@4furrypaws
amberr
babyhopes
bonzo
dp21
@emmuffy
heartpresidents
Dogpaddle29
lemonliz
lillee
@underdog25
woodenshoes

Check in with us whenever you feel like it!
amandaleigh
Shanangins
Ronniesgirl
Mushe


Grads:

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gratefulandthankful -- LL cycle (#9?) with best unicorn BFP story ever
fishchicks -- Round 2 IUI#1 with EPP and low stims
bootsorhearts — DE cycle
wannabmama - IVF#2
muscari - IVF#2
king26 - FET after 4 failed fresh IVFs
airbear916 — IVF#2
river — FET cycle
njnp528: surprise BFP after IVF#1
fishchicks: DHEA, TI#1 with EPP, low-stim + trigger
rslh10: FET cycle after IVF#1 w/PGS
wineandcupcakes: FET#1 w/depot Lupron treatment after IVF#3
runcici: FET#2 after DE cycle
roeni: FET#1 after IVF#4 and PGS
chrysanthemum: FET#1, 3 IVF banking cycles, CCS testing
sha259: FET#4 w/last frostie from IVF#1
emilie: IUI#4 with EPP and stims
unringthebell: IUI#2 after supplements and 2 septum surgeries
those3words: IVF#4 (no BCP) MDLF, supplementing DHEA and CoQ10
ronniesgirl: surprise BFP on DHEA after IVF#5
rn1175: DE IVF
katelm: IVF#3 FET#1 after PGS
tikoberry99: FET after IVF#1 w/PGS
pinotgrigio: surprise BFP after IVF#3
shananagins: FET, 2 IVF banking cycles, eSET PGS embryo
emmuffy: DW FET#1, IVF#2 w/HGH after DHEA and supplements
lilycakes78: IVF#2 MDLF
K1111K: IVF#3 MDLF, 2-day transfer of 4 embryos

[Dogpaddle29]

Thanks for the check in Lemon!

AF started Thursday. I started estrace Friday. I go in June 13th for a lining check and blood work. FET will probably be around June 20th. I have my support group tomorrow night which will be nice.

QOTW: Captain America


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[amberr]

lemonliz thanks for the check in! How's estrogen treating you?

Underdog is @spectra now, I believe.

Edit: specter

[amberr]

Dogpaddle29 the 20th will be here before you know it!

[amberr]

AFM: it's cd20 something 15dpo (best guess with OPK) cd1 should be tomorrow. IUI timing for June isn't going to work, MH will be OOT the days most likely to be IUI day. So, it's settled, June we will discuss and hopefully try EPP and maybe try follistim for July.

[amberr]

I forgot QOTW: wolverine.

Also. lemonliz can you direct me to the info on member status? I can't find how many posts it's gonna take to lose the noob status.

[bonzo]

Thanks for the check in, lemonliz!

Dogpaddle29, I hope all goes smoothly for you the next couple weeks! The 20th isn't too far away anymore!

amberr, sorry you're missing June for IUI, but it sounds like you have a solid plan for July!

AFM, ER tomorrow morning! The monitoring nurse yesterday said that they're estimating 6-10 eggs tomorrow, so I'm crossing my fingers they're right! That's right in the ball park of the numbers our RE wrote down when we had our initial meeting after diagnosis, so that definitely gives us confidence that he knows what he's talking about with low AMH!

Oh, and when I first got my meds I remember asking you ladies if you knew what my 2 Nexium pills were for. Well, they had me take one last night after trigger and the other tonight. It's supposed to be preventative for some of the extra retrieval side effects, I guess.

QOTW: Captain America

[amberr]

bonzo good luck tomorrow!! Our RE told us a good response would be 6-8 so that's online with what yours told you.

[amberr]

Thinking of you this morning bonzo!

[Dogpaddle29]

I hope everything went well today bonzo


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[specter]

Thanks for the check-in, lemonliz! And yeah, I'm trying to make it difficult for everyone by changing my name... thanks to amberr for clarifying that
Dogpaddle29, good luck with this cycle!! I hope the 20th comes quickly for you
amberr, I'm sorry that a June IUI won't work out. Hope everything works out well for an EPP cycle!
bonzo, hope your ER went/goes well this morning!! FX for you!

AFM, not much new. Sitting at CD 30 something (I've lost track and am too lazy to check FF). Went to a new acupuncturist on Thursday. Have been working on cleaning up my diet and getting back on the ISWTE train. Just killing time while we wait for more testing and IVF #3.

QOTW: I'm not a huge superhero fan, but I have to say that Christian Bale's Batman is pretty bad ass. I also like Iron Man, because of Robert Downey Jr. Basically, I choose my superheros based on the eye candy.

[amberr]

specter I need to clean up my diet. I was doing really well until this last month on our natural cycle. I fell off the wagon. Beer, soda, sugar. Oof. It's so hard to reel it back in!

[lemonliz]

Jun 4, 2017 18:09:20 GMT -6 amberr said:

I forgot QOTW: wolverine.

Also. lemonliz can you direct me to the info on member status? I can't find how many posts it's gonna take to lose the noob status.

Last we talked about it, I don't know if a decision has been made yet! But I'll follow up and keep you posted 😎


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[lemonliz]

bonzo, wow I'd never heard of that with the Nexium before! How cool. Wishing you so much luck tomorrow!! Give us a full report when you're feeling up to it!


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[lemonliz]

specter, I will change that! I knew it and totally forgot about it.


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[lemonliz]

I'm still just sitting over here waiting for cycle approval. I have an email into my RE to find out our status.

The estrogen isn't too bad except for the whoaboobs.

QOTW: I think the new Wonderwoman is my favorite! We're going to see it tonight.


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[woodenshoes]

I am writing this from my phone so I will need to do tags later.

I started estrace Friday. So now I am just waiting for CD1 which will probably be here the end of this week and then I will start stims. Everything seems to be lining up perfectly with the end of the school year. My last day of work before summer break is Friday. Yay!

[lillee]

I wasn't going to join here because I don't really belong anymore but I can't help lurking.
Also, Dr. Strange is the best!

[amberr]

Hi, lillee. I'm glad to see you here.

[bonzo]

Thanks for all the good thoughts yesterday! The ER went pretty well, they retrieved 6 eggs. We'll get a call from the embryologist later this morning to hear how many fertilized. We're doing ICSI, so hopefully all of them!

I had a rough recovery from the anesthesia though. After we got home, but while I was still a tad loopy, I got on GrubHub and ordered food. H is still kinda laughing at me for that, and I don't blame him! I still haven't been able to eat it though, because before it got here the nausea set in. I basically lived on Gatorade, water, rice and matzah for the rest of the day. I'm feeling way better today, so hopefully with lots more liquids and some more rest I'll be back to normal soon.

[babyhopes]

Thanks for the check-in, lemonliz. FX your insurance gives you the go ahead and you can start stimming.

Dogpaddle29, I missed that you started Estrace Friday. FX for your fist lining check.

Sorry a June IUI isn't going to work out, amberr. FX the EPP is what you need to have success.

Hope you loved your new acupuncturist, specter. I was thinking about trying it for this cycle since they have one next to both RE's we have in mind.

It's nice when they timing lines up perfectly, woodenshoes. Hope AF arrives on time.

Hi lillee, so glad you made it over. How are you holding up? <3

I am rooting so hard for your two, bonzo. ((HUGS))

[specter]

lillee! Hi!!
woodenshoes - FX for you this cycle! And woohoo for summer break!
lemonliz - "Whoaboobs" is my new favourite word. I'll definitely be adding it to my vocabulary. Please report back on how Wonderwoman is, I might have to drag H to go see it!
bonzo - FX for all 6 eggs to fertilize! I'm sorry recovery from anesthesia has been so rough.
My first IVF we did in Czech Republic and they did general anesthesia, and coming to after that and riding the bus back to our apartment was rough. But our home clinic does local anesthetic, and while I was pretty scared to be awake for ER, it was actually so cool to be able to watch everything on the big TV. And I went to work after leaving there. Too bad that's not such common practice :/

/pointless blabbering

[amberr]

bonzo FX for your 2. I'm sorry if I missed this but, do you plan to go ahead with ET? Or has RE discussed doing a 2nd stim to bank some?

[amberr]

Ok. So, I finally got an appointment with RE. But it's not til the 23! Ugh. That will be very close to 10dpo, that's still early enough to start EPP, right? And. I went ahead and called freedom for price quotes. And holy shiz on follistim. The lady told me they also use gonal and gave me pricing on that. Is there much difference in your opinion between the 2? Would gonal be an appropriate drug to discuss for IUI?

[babyhopes]

I had my two consults yesterday. I liked both doctors though I am leaning towards the second one.

The first RE wants me to do a saline sono as well as an ovarian assessment test. He also would like to do an endometrial receptivity assay. The ERA requires us to do a mock FET cycle. I take meds like I am going through a FET cycle and they test my lining on day 5 and 7 of PIO. So, not only will we have to pay $1600 for the biopsies, but we also have to pay for the cycle and meds.

Second RE does not think the ERA or ovarian assessment test is worth doing. He doesn't test FSH either. He suggests we proceed with another FET. The only testing he wants to repeat is STI, and some bloodwork. Oh, and a scratch before transfer. We discussed my unicornuate uterus in detail and we went over all of my previous cycles. He is very detailed. The things I was trying to push my current RE for he already does. He is open to using Viagra and already uses it for his patients with thin lining. I mentioned I had two painful transfers due to my cervix so he did a mock transfer at no charge yesterday.

So, now we need to decide who we want to cycle with. And whether we want to transfer one of our two remaining blasts or do another stim cycle. Being DOR, time is definitely not on our side.

Has anyone done the ERA? Or heard any pros/ cons in doing it?

[bonzo]

specter, I updated in the IVF check in, but not this thread. Only 2 were mature and fertilized.

amberr, we were planning on an FET anyway, so as long as the two grow to freezable blasts I don't know that we'd do another banking cycle right away. It's such a pain to try to schedule IVF with my work, since I don't want to be painting up on ladders while on stims. H and I have discussed a couple what-ifs, so depending on how this week goes we'll have a few ideas to talk about with our RE.

[bonzo]

Jun 6, 2017 15:17:16 GMT -6 amberr said:

Ok. So, I finally got an appointment with RE. But it's not til the 23! Ugh. That will be very close to 10dpo, that's still early enough to start EPP, right? And. I went ahead and called freedom for price quotes. And holy shiz on follistim. The lady told me they also use gonal and gave me pricing on that. Is there much difference in your opinion between the 2? Would gonal be an appropriate drug to discuss for IUI?

So, no experience with IUI, but Gonal F and Follistim are basically the same drug. I've read some anecdotal opinions on one vs the other, but I don't know if there's any real weight to that. Either way, check out the manufacturer savings plans (Compassionate Care for Gonal F). It's an expensive drug, but the savings plan can definitely help some!

[amberr]

Jun 6, 2017 16:20:02 GMT -6 bonzo said:

Jun 6, 2017 15:17:16 GMT -6 amberr said:

Ok. So, I finally got an appointment with RE. But it's not til the 23! Ugh. That will be very close to 10dpo, that's still early enough to start EPP, right? And. I went ahead and called freedom for price quotes. And holy shiz on follistim. The lady told me they also use gonal and gave me pricing on that. Is there much difference in your opinion between the 2? Would gonal be an appropriate drug to discuss for IUI?

So, no experience with IUI, but Gonal F and Follistim are basically the same drug. I've read some anecdotal opinions on one vs the other, but I don't know if there's any real weight to that. Either way, check out the manufacturer savings plans (Compassionate Care for Gonal F). It's an expensive drug, but the savings plan can definitely help some!

the follistim mfg coupon says for insurance patients only, nothing for uninsured. But the gonal from freedom comes with mail in rebates, so I'll prob be asking about doing it *if* RE will agree.

Any idea how many days you use that for? It's not like clomid, right for? It's more than days 3-7?

[amberr]

Jun 6, 2017 16:17:52 GMT -6 bonzo said:

specter, I updated in the IVF check in, but not this thread. Only 2 were mature and fertilized.

amberr, we were planning on an FET anyway, so as long as the two grow to freezable blasts I don't know that we'd do another banking cycle right away. It's such a pain to try to schedule IVF with my work, since I don't want to be painting up on ladders while on stims. H and I have discussed a couple what-ifs, so depending on how this week goes we'll have a few ideas to talk about with our RE.

I've got everything crossed for the 2. Hugs. Does your clinic freeze on day 3 but let grow til 5 if needed? I'm such an IVF noob

[bonzo]

Jun 6, 2017 18:05:17 GMT -6 amberr said:

Jun 6, 2017 16:17:52 GMT -6 bonzo said:

specter, I updated in the IVF check in, but not this thread. Only 2 were mature and fertilized.

amberr, we were planning on an FET anyway, so as long as the two grow to freezable blasts I don't know that we'd do another banking cycle right away. It's such a pain to try to schedule IVF with my work, since I don't want to be painting up on ladders while on stims. H and I have discussed a couple what-ifs, so depending on how this week goes we'll have a few ideas to talk about with our RE.

I've got everything crossed for the 2. Hugs. Does your clinic freeze on day 3 but let grow til 5 if needed? I'm such an IVF noob

My clinic primarily does 5 day blastocysts.