Summer Monkeys IVF Check In 7/6

[bonzo]

Welcome to the IVF check-in for July 6!

Check-ins will be every Monday (babyhopes) and Thursday (bonzo). If we've left you off the check-in, or if you'd like to be added or removed, please let us know!

This is a check-in for those who are doing IVF or FET. Please don’t hesitate to use this check-in for IVF/FET info and support even if you’re not currently cycling.

If you are interested in joining, please fill us in on your cycle. Everyone is welcome. Also, please update us along the way!

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QOTW: What are you reading right now? Or, if you're not currently reading something, what was the last thing you read?

BFP! Congratulations!

BFN ((Hugs))

PUPO! Congratulations! Rooting for all of you!

Cycle Complete (ER only/testing)
bananas22 , hope you're able to keep busy while waiting! The waiting can be so hard!

Between ER and ET
birch113 , I hope this week passes quickly for you!


Stimming/FET Main Prep
nikiswims , I hope all goes well with transfer prep!
lemonliz , that's great that you're moving forward again. I hope this time looks good!

Waiting to Cycle
* fikafairy , I know life has been busy for you, but I hope you're doing well!
hoosiermama76, yay for being almost done with BCP!
babyhopes , hope your time on BCP goes quickly!
*** mommybumblebee , I hope you're doing well.
daisy818 , I'm sorry this cycle has been so wonky for you! Hopefully you'll be able to start soon.
jense927 , I hope the monitoring today goes well, and you don't have to cancel your weekend plans!
bonzo , had WTF yesterday, now waiting to move forward.
** @falleaves, Come play with us! 

[jense927]

Went to the monitoring appointment. We are at 14mm now. I am not sure what they are going to do, I'll have to wait for the call from the nurse this afternoon. The nurse thought yesterday I was about to ovulate which is why she had me come back today. She said because there was some fluid present this lead her to believe that. I am like did you read my chart? I just had surgery to fix the fact that I had fluid in my uterus...maybe it has something to do with that? Ugh nothing can be simple. We obviously want to be pregnant so bad but I hate going through this. All the appointments and the stress of the unknown it just takes a toll. I missed three work meetings today because of appointment nonsense.

[nikiswims]

jense927 are you doing a natural FET?

So I think I missed a bunch because I couldn't find this new site. Does it no longer work in Tapatalk? Nothing really new with me. On estrogen patches, monitoring appointment Wednesday.

[bonzo]

nikiswims, they changed the URL, so Tapatalk will take a day or two to be updated. There's a sticky thread at the top with more info (I know stickies don't always show up if you're on mobile though)

[birch113]

Jul 6, 2017 11:28:52 GMT -6 jense927 said:

Went to the monitoring appointment. We are at 14mm now. I am not sure what they are going to do, I'll have to wait for the call from the nurse this afternoon. The nurse thought yesterday I was about to ovulate which is why she had me come back today. She said because there was some fluid present this lead her to believe that. I am like did you read my chart? I just had surgery to fix the fact that I had fluid in my uterus...maybe it has something to do with that? Ugh nothing can be simple. We obviously want to be pregnant so bad but I hate going through this. All the appointments and the stress of the unknown it just takes a toll. I missed three work meetings today because of appointment nonsense.

Ugh, I'm sorry about the stress with the possible fluid. How does your RE plan to proceeed?

[birch113]

nikiswims GL on Wednesday!

AFM, I'm just chilling in limbo. I wish we would at least get a call on Day 5 when they start checking for blasts. No news until Day 7 is torture.

[birch113]

Just got a surprise Day 3 update. Apparently the lab no longer does a formal assessment but still "takes a quick peak." All 4 are still growing. I'm not getting my hopes up since last time all 8 were still growing at Day 3, and then things went into the pooper, but it's really, really nice to get the update.

[bonzo]

birch113, that's nice that they gave you an update! It's so hard waiting for news!

[babyhopes]

What is your lining at, jense927 ? Are you taking Femera? I imagine they wouldn't want to do the transfer if the fluid is still a problem. I have had a FET cancelled for the same reason and it totally sucks. Hang in there. Hope they figure it out soon.

Good luck on Wednesday, nikiswims .

What a nice surprise, birch113 . I am rooting so hard for your four.

AFM, My endometrial scratch is Wednesday. I made the mistake in watching you.tube videos and totally freaked myself out about it. I called my nurse to see if my RE would prescribe a Valium. She said it's going to be pretty painful so the nurse will give me a valium and an IM pain med. Thank God for that! Give me all the drugs. Other than that, I take my last BCP on the 17th and start my testosterone patch that night. Baseline is the 18th.

QOTW: Not reading anything right now. Last book was Esther the Wonder Pig. Loved it! <3

[alpies]

Hi everybody, lurker here. Sorry to intrude on your check in. I'm here because I have 18 doses of Crinone left over from my last IVF cycle that expire 8/31/2017. I was hoping to cycle again before that but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. I hate to see expensive meds go to waste, so I'm hoping to find a home for them! If anybody here can use them within that timeframe, I would be happy to donate. Shoot me a PM. Crossing my fingers for all of you cycling now!

[jense927]

Jul 7, 2017 6:29:02 GMT -6 birch113 said:

Jul 6, 2017 11:28:52 GMT -6 jense927 said:

Went to the monitoring appointment. We are at 14mm now. I am not sure what they are going to do, I'll have to wait for the call from the nurse this afternoon. The nurse thought yesterday I was about to ovulate which is why she had me come back today. She said because there was some fluid present this lead her to believe that. I am like did you read my chart? I just had surgery to fix the fact that I had fluid in my uterus...maybe it has something to do with that? Ugh nothing can be simple. We obviously want to be pregnant so bad but I hate going through this. All the appointments and the stress of the unknown it just takes a toll. I missed three work meetings today because of appointment nonsense.

Ugh, I'm sorry about the stress with the possible fluid. How does your RE plan to proceeed?

So we had another appointment on Saturday and the tech said everything looked great. 16mm follicle thick lining and no fluid in the uterus or c section scar. Dr called later and said everything was good to go for a trIgger that night. Transfer is scheduled for Friday!!

[jense927]

Jul 7, 2017 13:44:40 GMT -6 babyhopes said:

What is your lining at, jense927 ? Are you taking Femera? I imagine they wouldn't want to do the transfer if the fluid is still a problem. I have had a FET cancelled for the same reason and it totally sucks. Hang in there. Hope they figure it out soon.

Good luck on Wednesday, nikiswims .

What a nice surprise, birch113 . I am rooting so hard for your four.

AFM, My endometrial scratch is Wednesday. I made the mistake in watching you.tube videos and totally freaked myself out about it. I called my nurse to see if my RE would prescribe a Valium. She said it's going to be pretty painful so the nurse will give me a valium and an IM pain med. Thank God for that! Give me all the drugs. Other than that, I take my last BCP on the 17th and start my testosterone patch that night. Baseline is the 18th.

QOTW: Not reading anything right now. Last book was Esther the Wonder Pig. Loved it! <3

Lining is at 10. No femera just baby aspirin. They suspected that during our last cycle the extra hormones was creating extra fluid so my protocol for the FET is no hormones just baby aspirin. Trigger to ovulate start crinone and do the transfer.

[birch113]

Sorry to be MIA - I am useless without tapa.

babyhopes I'm so glad you'll have Valium. I totally torture myself with YouTube for procedures, too.

jense927 FX for you Friday!

[pandora89]

Hi Jumping in, FET is this Friday. Have been on long Lupron protocol, starting progesterone (shots and inserts) yesterday, transfer is this Friday.

I used to post on TCF but took a break after our loss in March but hoping to jump back into things. Lining was at 9mm at the last check but took a week more of estrogen prior to starting progesterone so I am guessing it is much more than that by now.

[lemonliz]

Hello, ladies!

nikiswims, I feel like you've been on estradiol for.ev.er! But it's probably just been a few weeks LOL. When is transfer again? My brain is mush.

birch113, do you have any other updates yet?! *cue Tom Petty's "the waiting is the hardest part"*

babyhopes, not gonna lie, it hurt like a BITCH! But it was quick and the pain was over with the procedure. For the rest of the day I felt *meh* but not even quite as MEH as just a CD1-2 pain, just kind of a tiny bit crampy. Sort of like a Post HSG kind of *meh*. I wish I would have had the valium and the pain killers but 800mg ibuprofen was okay enough for post-procedure (it just did NOTHING for the actual procedure).

AFM:
I'm still stimming. This could be a long one! Usually I am a fast, neurotic stim. This time we're on day 6 and nothing is growing and my estrogen is shit but the 7 AFC are still there. So there's that. I'm pushing forward. I firmly believe that the EPP is the ticket for me, otherwise it's like a neurotic rocket ship of one follicle.

We got some bad news about our insurance coverage today (my meds were applied to my lifetime max and they basically maxed us out of coverage) but we'll figure this out. I'm going to appeal to demand that the insurance company back out the charges to my lifetime max from the meds and I'll retroactively pay OOP. Fuck that noise. They charged my insurance more than I would have paid OOP. Ridiculous.

QOTW: I intend to start reading All the Light! The last thing I read was an article pertinent to my dissertation. Nothing exciting. I've been rewatching Season 6 of GOT in anticipation of Season 7 coming out so it's been cutting into my reading time!

[birch113]

pandora89 fx for you Friday!

lemonliz my clinic doesn't update between Days 3 and 7. I'm basically in full on crazypants mode right now. I'm sorry you're not responding as quickly. Fx things pick up soon! UGH!!! That sucks about your meds. I hope they grant your appeal.

[nikiswims]

jense927 I'm glad things looked good with no fluid and you are good to go!

pandora89 good luck this Friday!

lemonliz transfer isn't til 7/26, it does feel like forever on estradiol! I'm glad no rocket ship stims for you this go round, slow and steady! Shit about the coverage. That's absurd. I hope you get it figured out!


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