Summer Monkeys IVF Check In 8/18

[bonzo]

Welcome to the IVF check-in for August 18!

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 was the worst job you have ever had?  ETA: I forgot to change this from last check in, but since some have already answered, I'm leaving it.

BFP! Congratulations!

BFN ((Hugs))

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Between ER and ET

Stimming/FET Main Prep


Waiting to Cycle
fikafairy
daisy818 , good luck with the mock transfer!
bonzo , starting OPKs next week
bananas22 , I'm still in summer mode too! I can't believe school starts Monday!
jense927 , I'm sorry your RE is leaving the practice. 
lemonliz , glad you're settling in to the new place well!
hoosiermama76 , I hope the rest of your time on BCP passes quickly!
babyhopes , everything crossed for your one!
birch113 , I'm sorry you're cancelled. Hugs!

[jense927]

So I went in for my CD5 bloodwork and for some reason I went in the afternoon instead of the morning and they only process IVF bloodwork in the mornings. I don't know what I was thinking. It just slipped my mind I think. This whole process is making me crazy. As soon as I am back in a cycle everything else becomes so much more stressful. Its like my capacity for stress goes down about 20 notches. Ugh.

Anyways that was not a big deal and I was able to go in the next day. Estrogen levels are at 103. I am not sure what an ideal number is? I know on my last cycle i was at 93 at the time of trigger (it was a no med cycle). On my last med cycle which was last year my estrogen got all the way up to 1672. Is it just the higher the better or is there a limit?

[fikafairy]

We are on an off day on our Disney trip. One more park day tomorrow, then a two day drive back home.

I don't remember the last time I have ever been this tired in my life.

[birch113]

jense927 sorry about the bloodwork mix up. There are so many details to remember. Give yourself a break! I'm honestly not too sure about estrogen levels.

fikafairy I've never been to Disney, but everyone that has seems to report exhaustion! Hang in there!

AFM, I'm just hanging out on Endometrin through Tuesday. Blech.

Thinking ahead to this next cycle....for FETs, my RE does an ultrasound at baseline and again 2 days before you're scheduled to start progesterone (2.5ish weeks later). Is there a reason to request a mid-cycle ultrasound to see how things are progressing? I'm just wondering if things aren't going as they should be, maybe a med tweak earlier on could save the cycle?

[birch113]

QOTW: I was a cashier in a supermarket in high school. It was shocking how nasty some people could be! In NY, you can't sell beer before noon on Sunday. Some jerk face yelled at me and made me cry over it. Also, I'm a vegetarian and the packages of meat always leaked blood all over, including on me. So gross.

[bonzo]

Ha, I read birch113's QOTW answer and was like, "what question did I write?" I forgot to change the QOTW when I copy/pasted from the last check in! I was apparently tired when I did that this morning...

[birch113]

Aug 18, 2017 21:03:33 GMT -6 bonzo said:

Ha, I read birch113's QOTW answer and was like, "what question did I write?" I forgot to change the QOTW when I copy/pasted from the last check in! I was apparently tired when I did that this morning...

LOL The one time I remember the QOTW and I didn't even realize it's an old one. Sounds about right for me. LOL

[bananas22]

bonzo, Hope you have a good first day of classes tomorrow! Our day is going to be crazy with the eclipse.
jense927, I don't know anything about estrogen levels for a FET but I would think if your doctor isn't concerned, to not worry about it (too much anyway. It's hard not too worry).
fikafairy, how many days have you been at Disney? We did one day at Disneyland this summer and I was exhausted by the end of the day.
birch113, I haven't done a FET yet but looking at my SIL's calendar, they do a lining check about 5 days after the baseline. She only had 11 days, though, from baseline until starting progesterone and I know she had some issues getting her lining thick enough.

Still on estrogen/progesterone. Only 3 more days left!!

QOTW: I agree with birch, working as a cashier in a grocery store was the worst. I once had a guy yell at me and say he was going to get me fired because I wouldn't sell him a turkey for the price he wanted (it wasn't on sale). I also realized how many people don't understand percentages while working retail. 50% is a better deal than buy one at full price, get the other for a penny...

[daisy818]

jense927, sorry about the blood work mix up - the IVF schedules are so hard to keep up with it seems!

fikafairy, hope Disney was fun!

birch113, yay for being almost finished with Endometrin!

bananas22, yay for almost being finished with the estrogen/progesterone!

AFM, had my pre-IVF work up today - saline u/s went well and all is looking good with the ute. He's very optimistic about the egg retrieval BUT also warned me that I need to be very aware of OHSS symptons - my AFC was 37(!) - 20 on one and 17 on the other. I've never really had PCOS discussed as a possible diagnosis but those numbers seem crazy high for an almost-36-year-old. Not looking a gift horse in the mouth though. We also did the mock transfer and it went well, although the third time he inserted a cath it got a bit crampy. He is having me stay on BCPs until next Monday, then stop until I get a withdrawal bleed, then start back on them. After that, we'll start lupron and go from there - eeps!

[hoosiermama76]

Hi, ladies! I start lupron, doxycycline, and aspirin tomorrow. Then off BCP in a week, and we get this show on the road.

[skidevil87]

I'm waiting to start- we meet with Allison Rodgers with FCI on 9/19. We will then hopefully be able to start right away!
worst job ever: I worked at McDonalds. it was awful.