[GinaG31]

Originally Posted by dylansmommy

hi ladies...i was hoping someone would start a jan ivf thread....been thinking this was coming for a while...we will attempt one more iui cycle(pretty sure) after my surgery next week...gonna have a lap to remove the blocked tube and a hysteroscopy...hope all goes well...i also won a voucher at my clinic for free stims for an ivf cycle...since we have some stim left from the last cycle/canceled cycle we will use that in dec...and then the jan ivf cycle we will use the cert...still don't know wether to do a single cycle with my clinic and hope we have some for a fet or spend the 20,000 off the bat for a shared risk cycle...husband says single cycle ...i have the break down of cost from my clinic from my appt today and will have to add it all up(this will probably all be out of pocket)...just hope my insurance will cover my surgery next week...will find out by the end of this week...good luck ladies hope to see some very long awaited new arrivals in 2010...

Hi there, GL with your cycle. A little off the IVF topic.... I am intrigued by your siggie seeing that you had a surprise BFP with your son given your IF symptoms. Aside from me being 5 years older than you, your infertility status seems almost identical to me. I am also anovulatory and don't have periods. I have had only 2 or 3 in my entire life that I can remember that weren't drug induced either by bcp or provera. I also have PCOS ovaries (but not insulin resistance) I always thought it would be impossible to conceive on my own. How did you find out you were pg?? Just curious what that must have been like for you

[BuckeyeTTC]

It's official.!! I will be starting IVF in January. Had my consult yesterday which included and u/s and uterine sounding. Plan is to start BCP CD 3 which should be right around New Years Day. I thinki I will be on BCP's about 3 wks but i can't remember for sure. I will then start stims with Follistim 200 IU and Menopur 75 IU and add in ganirelix and use ovidrel for trigger. Doc said I woll use endometrin for progesterone suppost. Anybody know what the difference is between endometrin and prometrium?? I have a friend that went through an injectible IUI cycle that has a whole sealed bottle of prometrium that she said I could have but if endometrin is better I would kjust stick with that.

I am sure I will have tons of questions as I go through this. Our education class is Nov 20 so hopefully I will have a better idea about scheduling.

Good luck to all you ladies
Kristen

[Doreydo]

I will also be joining you in January. This will be my first IVF cycle. We are really excited. I have tubal factor infertility and he is OK. We are both almost 38, so we'll see. Good luck to all. So nice to see many others going thru this at the same time!!

[Tippy]

More and more people are joining! How exciting! Well, AF came today, so my 4th IUI is officially a bust. Which means I am scheduled now for a Lap on Nov. 10 (a week from today! yikes) I did this last year, but I'm still really nervous for it again. But I do have an endometrioma cyst which needs to be removed and obviously some cleaning up of the endo. Hopefully this will clear everything out and will help the process.

I need to still schedule my initial consult with the IVF clinic, which I hope to do sometime this month. Then depending on what they say... I'm hoping to start my cycle in January still.

I hope you all keep us updated on the lab tests and results, because I would love to learn from everyone since this sounds like many of our first time's with IVF. What a journey it will be... but an exciting one.

to be in 2010!!

[cathie]

Originally Posted by Doreydo

I will also be joining you in January. This will be my first IVF cycle. We are really excited. I have tubal factor infertility and he is OK. We are both almost 38, so we'll see. Good luck to all. So nice to see many others going thru this at the same time!!

Hey there ! I got tuble factor too ! But I also got uteren fibroids but on the out side not the inside thank GOD !

This is also my first IVF ! I have had to pospon several times so I nothing gets in the way this time ! I did get some b/w done they were checking just reg stuff no thyriod thank GOD ! But very low iron, calsuim defisent and OBGYN and RE Put me on prenatal vit plus expecta DHA Supplement !

[md08]

Hi. We have decided to do IVF in january/Feb...Plan to start meds in jan and wanting a late mid-late Feb transfer.

[Kitten1299]

Can I join too? I have had 6 failed IUI''s, that's enough for me. I am just waiting on my ivf consult, but we are hoping to start in the new year. We are going to take a break until then. DH is perfect. I had mild endo removed in July and have high prolactin, but I am on meds to bring it back to normal We have been TTC for 2 years now.

Good luck to everyone!

[dylansmommy]

gina...i found out i was pregnant after 4 sticks and two bloodtests and an u/s...(still didn't believe it)...and the dr.s kept asking when was your last period and i of course answered some time last year...he was conceived in oct...i don't know how it happened (i do of course but not why) we had been trying on our own for 6 years but with my history we just figured it wasn't possible and without medical insurance had not sought out medical help other than asking my ob/gyn...they never saw a problem just told me i was irregular(um ok)...sorry to ramble i was 14 weeks when i had the u/s...they did that to date the pregnancy...i took the hpt becuz i had been having awful nausea and stomach upset...left work early one night after a coworker making a silly comment about i must be pregnant...i was going to walmart to buy some pepto bismol and passed the hpt ....the rest is mystery lol...since his birth i have not had a period except this year induced by provera...i know people say this all the time that it can happen no matter the circumstances and i used to hate them(sometimes still do) but the dr.s just tell me i had spontaneous ovulation no idea what triggered it...the only thing i was doing different that year ..i had taken up running...actually ran my first 5k race the end of october a few weeks after he had been conceived...i still swear that musta jump started me somehow...anyway sorry for the long post just wanted to share i guess lol...good luck to you

[dylansmommy]

tippy good luck on your upcoming lap...sorry about your failed cycle and good luck on the future cycle...i am scheduled for my first lap and hysteroscopy the day after yours...if i may ask how was your recovery from the one you had before...i have never had surgery or been under anesthesia and am nervous as heck...they are taking out my left tube and rechecking the right side and my uterus for the jan ivf cycle since i will be there and under...were you in lots of pain after or was it a relatively quick recovery and did you have to take pain medicine afterwards...my dr wrote me out a script...looks like just tylenol lol if that is the case i will just take otc...not pay a ton for a script...unless maybe it is with codeine or something...don't know...i don't normally take anything other than tylenol otc or ibuprofen...anyhow good luck to you

[Tippy]

hey dylansmom - well, last time was my first surgery as well and I had never been under anesthesia either. here's a blog post I wrote after the surgery last year to give you an idea

Austin Family: Surgery Update

It wasn't terrible I guess, but I'm a wuss and have a low pain tolerance. I ended up taking the day off work for the surgery and 2 more days after that. I'd say the crappy part was the air bubbles because I probably felt that for a couple weeks after. Not really painful, but uncomfortable. As far as medicine goes, I believe I was prescribed 800mg of Ibuprofen, which of course you can just take over the counter. I think I also got something a little stronger like Vicodin (however, I get sick on that stuff, so I didn't end up taking any).

I've never had a hysteroscopy, so depending on that, you may be out a little longer, not sure. I hope everything goes extremely well for you though. I'm sure i'll be on here after the surgery to give an update, so let us know how yours goes as well!! Also, good luck with the IVF cycle coming up!

[dylansmommy]

tippy thanks for your response...i read the pamphlet they gave me and seen where it said about shoulder pain but wasn't sure why...now i see and that does not sound like fun...i have a weak stomach so the nausea and vomiting doesn't sound like fun especially with stitches in your stomach...ugh...lol but thank you was still nice to actually read someones experience as opposed to hearing about it from my male re who really has no idea how it feels..nice as he is..hopefully you do not have to deal with vomiting this time around...do your pre op instructions tell you to wash with antibacterial soap the morning of the surgery...i was reading the "book" they gave me and never would have thought of that one...again good luck to you...one other thing i would think your re would be a little more sympathetic with the number of days you could be away from work...mine said typically 24-48 hours and filled out my medical paperwork for 48 hrs off work since i have a pretty physical job...our insurance company(disability)will actually pay my wages for those two days...but i wouldn't feel bad for wanting to take more time...my re said everyone is different and some feel better faster and others not so much...ok sorry for the book good luck to you!!!!

[LW1211]

Originally Posted by dylansmommy

tippy thanks for your response...i read the pamphlet they gave me and seen where it said about shoulder pain but wasn't sure why...now i see and that does not sound like fun...i have a weak stomach so the nausea and vomiting doesn't sound like fun especially with stitches in your stomach...ugh...lol but thank you was still nice to actually read someones experience as opposed to hearing about it from my male re who really has no idea how it feels..nice as he is..hopefully you do not have to deal with vomiting this time around...do your pre op instructions tell you to wash with antibacterial soap the morning of the surgery...i was reading the "book" they gave me and never would have thought of that one...again good luck to you...one other thing i would think your re would be a little more sympathetic with the number of days you could be away from work...mine said typically 24-48 hours and filled out my medical paperwork for 48 hrs off work since i have a pretty physical job...our insurance company(disability)will actually pay my wages for those two days...but i wouldn't feel bad for wanting to take more time...my re said everyone is different and some feel better faster and others not so much...ok sorry for the book good luck to you!!!!

Hi there!

I too wanted to share my lapro experience for you. I had a lapro in 2006 due to massive adhesions and a cyst. I also have had 2 leep procedures. The general anethesia scared me the most going into it. And frankly I was under way longer than the doctor expected due to how much scar tissue they found. I did not find the gas pain that bad maybe because I had an infection after and had to go back to get put on two antibiotics. If you are prone to infections talk to your doctor about starting a course of therapy right after the procedure. I know for IVF they definitely want me on meds after the ER and ET because of my history.
Dylansmommy, I also have a hydrosalpinx now since the lapro and my doctors are all talking about doing IVF with the hydro because it by-passes the tubes. They can do an ultrasound before ER to see if there is fluid leaking to decide if they are going to aspirate the hydro at the time of ER. For me, because of my history of adhesions they don't want to do another lapro unless they have to for sure. I know your situation is different although my doc said the jury is out on whether the hydro is embryo toxic or not depending on if its leaking back into the uterus.
The lapro pain was not too bad just sore for a few days besides the fever. After my first leep procedure I developed peritonitis and that was by far ten times harder than anything I went through with the lapro. So just be sure to monitor your temperature after the surgery to make sure you don't develop an infection.

Sorry for the long response I just wanted to let you know my experience. Hope that helps and you will do fine!

Best-LW

Me-31 multiple female factors
DH- 32 mod low count
husky/lab mix

TTC 2007
Clomid Failed IUI
Clomid hospitalized giant cysts

[GinaG31]

Originally Posted by Tippy

I'm still not giving up hope on this last cycle.. I'll be POAS on Nov. 5... but if it does fail, I'm excited for this next step! THIS IS OUR TIME LADIES!!!

Tiffany- GOOD LUCK today with POAS!!!! Hope you get your BFP!

*EDIT* AAAAAGHHHHH!! Thbbbbpppptt!! Sorry, I just went back and read some recent posts and saw that nasty witch showed up! So sorry!! Guess it's on with the show! Here's to a BFP in 2010

[GinaG31]

Originally Posted by dylansmommy

gina...i found out i was pregnant after 4 sticks and two bloodtests and an u/s...(still didn't believe it)...and the dr.s kept asking when was your last period and i of course answered some time last year...he was conceived in oct...i don't know how it happened (i do of course but not why) we had been trying on our own for 6 years but with my history we just figured it wasn't possible and without medical insurance had not sought out medical help other than asking my ob/gyn...they never saw a problem just told me i was irregular(um ok)...sorry to ramble i was 14 weeks when i had the u/s...they did that to date the pregnancy...i took the hpt becuz i had been having awful nausea and stomach upset...left work early one night after a coworker making a silly comment about i must be pregnant...i was going to walmart to buy some pepto bismol and passed the hpt ....the rest is mystery lol...since his birth i have not had a period except this year induced by provera...i know people say this all the time that it can happen no matter the circumstances and i used to hate them(sometimes still do) but the dr.s just tell me i had spontaneous ovulation no idea what triggered it...the only thing i was doing different that year ..i had taken up running...actually ran my first 5k race the end of october a few weeks after he had been conceived...i still swear that musta jump started me somehow...anyway sorry for the long post just wanted to share i guess lol...good luck to you

Thanks for sharing! That's so awesome. I know what you mean about hating those people that say "Oh, it could happen, just don't think about it". It's so annoying when people make such ignorant comments without understanding infertility. My father just said that after my last failed IVF, "Well you hear all the time how people get pregnant on their own after trying with doctors or adopting......" yeah, ok dad. Those people ovulate..... geesh!

[Tippy]

Gina - no problem... I kind of figured that wouldn't be my month! but it's ok... because now I can try IVF and the chances are so much better! Thank you for the good wishes though!

Dylansmommy - Yeah, it's different for everyone, so who knows, you could be back in the next day! but good thing your insurance will cover you for the days that you are out. That's nice. My work gives me 48 hours of sick time per year, but with all of the IUI procedures I've done, I've run out and will only be paid 1 of the days I'm gone. It's better than nothing!

As far as the washing with antibacterial soap, I've never heard of that. I actually haven't received my packet yet. Should be in my mail box today and I'll double check. I didn't have to the first time though. Also, make sure you take off all of your jewelry, nail polish, piercing etc. Just so you can leave them at home and not worry about valuables at the hospital. (that's probably in your packet)

Good luck though... everything will work out great!