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04-09-2008, 09:45 AM
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Inourdreams _ my first round of IVF I only had 4 follies on each side so 15 and 13 is just amazing. I haven't experienced side effects from BCP except a little moodiness (DH thinks I'm crazy). Angie - We actually started the IVF process in 2006, but had to put it off a whole year due to cost. We waited until we could change insurances and get one that had coverage. I have found that just because you live in a mandated state it doesn't mean that the company you work for gets their insurance from the state you work in. We acually have blue cross blue sheild of Illinois and we live in NY state.
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Josephine (Tracy) 40 DH -LSC 35 me - unknown  Aragorn Zoe1st IVF cycle 12/19 start BCP 1/12 start stims (150 Follistim, 3 Menopur) E2 - 1600 150 Follistim, 4 Menopur, start Ganirelix E2 - 1611 1/22/08 - We have 8 mature follies trigger with Orvidrel. ER 1/24 - 6 eggs 1/25 - 2 eggs fertilized ET 1/26 2 four cell ebabies 1st Beta 2/8 -  http://josephines-journeytomotherhood.blogspot.com/ IVF #2 start BCP April 4 Lupron 4/22 5/3 - start stims (375 Follistim, 2 Menopur, .05 Lupron) 5/5/08 E2 - 214 5/7/08 E2 - 693 5/8/08(2 Menopur am, 4 Menopur pm, .05 Lupron) 5/14/08 - ER 2 of 8 fert. 5/16/08 ET 5 cell and 4 cell BETA 5/30 - 6/3/08 - Starting looking at adoption 6/11/08 - Attended our first adoption class 
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04-09-2008, 10:14 AM
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Good morning girls!
 Stephanie to a great group of ladies!SDtrying - We have the same timeline for our injections! My nurse told me that generally our clinic will try to stim me for 10 days, and that they expect my ER to be around 5/5. Hopefully that's the case! I can't imagine stimming for weeks, like I see some people have done. Nicole and Valerie - Quitting caffiene last summer while doing the IUI's was the hardest thing for me. You're right to start cutting down early. I figure I can cheat every once in a while as long as I haven't done my ET yet.  Tracy - How exciting to be getting your meds! It's so nice to see something tangible for once...hopefully your next tangible thing will be a beautiful baby! Angie - I can totally relate to the med problem. Even though I have insurance coverage for meds, it was still really stressful. My hubby wanted me to find the cheapest option (even though we have some insurance). The insurance company told me the best way of doing things is by going through their "preferred" pharms where I would just pay my copay. The only thing was, my clinic had their own recommendations, none of which were preferred pharms for my insurance company. My IVF clinic made it very clear that if I wanted to go with a mail order pharm that I would have to make sure they had weekend hours and could ship overnight in case I needed refills. In the end, I went with one of the IVF clinics recommendations just because I was so freaked out that I might not have the meds I needed in a timely fashion. I'll have to pay upfront and *hope* my insurance company reimburses me rightly. Migmel - good luck at your appt today! Inourdreams - When I went for my first IVF u/s, they told me that "I had the ovaries of a 20 year old". Since when was I old enough to be compared to a 20 year old!!! Even though that was good news...geez. Have a great day everyone!
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 Me (Kelly) - 31, blocked right tube, PCOS DH - 34, low motility - Sadie TTC #1 since 1/05 11/05-1/06: 3 cycles of Clomid 100mg, all 7/07-12/07: IUI x 5 with Clomid/Letrozole, all 2/1/08 - HSG - right tube blocked  IVF#1 5/5/08 - ER - 46 follicles aspirated, 30 eggs retrieved, 24 are mature, 17 fertilized. Cycle canceled due to OHSS. FET #1 on 6/9/08 - single blast transferred... FET #2 on 9/10/08 - single blast transferred  10/15/08 - D&C for miscarriage  .10/30/08 - Follow-up appt to discuss next FET.
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04-09-2008, 11:17 AM
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Shasta18 - Way to go on having "ovaries of a 20 year old"! I think that is the first time I have ever had anything like that so they must be extraordinary ovaries!!!
I'm so impatient ladies! I just want to be in May already or at least further into my cycle.
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Me (Valerie), 29, didelphic uterus, endo stage III (removed), left hydrosalpinx (removed) DH, 39, just perfect Ribsy the super pooch Cleveland, OH 12/06, laporoscopy 1st IVF, Jan. '07 - canceled due to OHSS 2nd IVF, Feb. '07 - canceled due to OHSS 3rd IVF, June '07 - M/C 8 wks (d&c) 4th IVF, Nov. '07 - Blighted Ovum (d&c) 3/08, lap/hyst - removed left tube, endometriosis & adhesions; confirmed didelphic uterus 5/14/08, FET, 3 blasts 5/27/08, 1st beta: 1,847!!! 6/3/08, 2nd beta: 22,890!!! 6/9/08, 1st U/S: 2 Heartbeats!!!!  6/17/08, 1st OB appt: Both babies are great! 7/15/08, NT: Everything's looking good! 7/19/08, 2 BOYS! 
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04-09-2008, 04:28 PM
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Its really strange I know everyone is waiting for May to hurry up, but in just a few days we have ladies starting injections and just wait the time starts to fly by.
Before you know it we will have ladies in the 2ww.  to everyone.
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Josephine (Tracy) 40 DH -LSC 35 me - unknown Aragorn Zoe1st IVF cycle 12/19 start BCP 1/12 start stims (150 Follistim, 3 Menopur) E2 - 1600 150 Follistim, 4 Menopur, start Ganirelix E2 - 1611 1/22/08 - We have 8 mature follies trigger with Orvidrel. ER 1/24 - 6 eggs 1/25 - 2 eggs fertilized ET 1/26 2 four cell ebabies 1st Beta 2/8 - http://josephines-journeytomotherhood.blogspot.com/ IVF #2 start BCP April 4 Lupron 4/22 5/3 - start stims (375 Follistim, 2 Menopur, .05 Lupron) 5/5/08 E2 - 214 5/7/08 E2 - 693 5/8/08(2 Menopur am, 4 Menopur pm, .05 Lupron) 5/14/08 - ER 2 of 8 fert. 5/16/08 ET 5 cell and 4 cell BETA 5/30 - 6/3/08 - Starting looking at adoption 6/11/08 - Attended our first adoption class
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04-09-2008, 05:41 PM
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Jossephine, I hope when we all get closer or are going for procedures you post that, because I can't keep track of everyone and really want to cheer everyone on during whatever phase they are going through. I think focusing on other may help lessen the stress for me.
I already have my meds. My follistim is chilling in the fridge. It's getting closer. Go May Ladies Go.
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Me 36 (Hope)--Unexplained IF/endometriosis DH 33--Good DS 3 TTC DS for 2 years-- w/ clomid 50mg TTC #2 since June 06 08/2006 clomid 50m MC at 5 wksStage 3 Endo= Lap/Hysteoscopy April 07 #1 IUI-Sept 07 Follistim 150 #2 IUI--Nov. 1st 150 Follistim --12dpiui--  #3 Follitim 125 -5 follies 12piui. IVF #1 Stop BCP's 4/22 Baseline Sono/lab 4/25 4/18 Start meds Baby Asprin, low dose steroid). Stims start 4/27 (Follistim 300, Repronex 75) Ganarelix girl ER 5/8 6:30 am. 11 Eggs retrieved, 7 fertilize(ICSI)6 made it to blast. ET 5/13 :2 Blast, 4 frozen 1st Beta=5/23 = 2892nd Beta=5/27 =2,489-Prog. 191.6 3rd Beta=5/30==5,951-prog 153.7 4th Beta=6/3=13,112-prog. 145.6 1st Ultrasound 6/9= 1 bean/stop PIO 5th Beta-6/10=52,753-prog. 134.3 6th Beta-6/17=108,295-prog. 118.1 2nd Ultrasound 6/23=heartrate=174=8+weeks. 1st OB Appt. 7/28=13+ weeks Heartbeat 154 9/22/08=It's a girl!!!!  EDD 1/30/09
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04-09-2008, 05:53 PM
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 Hey girls, I hope everyone is having a good week. I cna't believe that we are getting to close to May. I am so EXCITED for all of us. I know that before we know it we will be having our ER and then the big PG test. Good luck to all of you and lots of 
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Me 32 DH 32 TTC Since 2/99 Mitzi (Jack Russell) Chewy (Mutt)Procedures: 2 lap/hyst. for endometrosis 2 Failed IUI's 1st IVF in May 3/27 appt. for paitent ed. 4/3 ish AF BCP till 4/16 start shots on 4/20 4/24 ultra sound blood work 4/30 ER 3eggs all fertilized 5/3 ET 5/15 BETA hcg 519  5/22 2nd Beta hcg 3517 5/29 U/S TWINS!!! I have a boy and a Girl EDD Jan. 22 
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04-09-2008, 06:14 PM
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I will do my best. Its a great feeling to have other cheering for you throughout each step. Theres nothing like logging to have 60 messages of encouragement. I will try to update the list at least 3 times per week. My work schedule will be crazy for the next 3 weeks so if anyone wants to help I wouldn't turn it down.
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Josephine (Tracy) 40 DH -LSC 35 me - unknown Aragorn Zoe1st IVF cycle 12/19 start BCP 1/12 start stims (150 Follistim, 3 Menopur) E2 - 1600 150 Follistim, 4 Menopur, start Ganirelix E2 - 1611 1/22/08 - We have 8 mature follies trigger with Orvidrel. ER 1/24 - 6 eggs 1/25 - 2 eggs fertilized ET 1/26 2 four cell ebabies 1st Beta 2/8 - http://josephines-journeytomotherhood.blogspot.com/ IVF #2 start BCP April 4 Lupron 4/22 5/3 - start stims (375 Follistim, 2 Menopur, .05 Lupron) 5/5/08 E2 - 214 5/7/08 E2 - 693 5/8/08(2 Menopur am, 4 Menopur pm, .05 Lupron) 5/14/08 - ER 2 of 8 fert. 5/16/08 ET 5 cell and 4 cell BETA 5/30 - 6/3/08 - Starting looking at adoption 6/11/08 - Attended our first adoption class
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04-09-2008, 07:33 PM
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May IVFer
Hi Ya'll,
Best of luck to everyone who is going to have their transfer in May! If all goes as planned we'll have our transfer sometime the first week of May. This will be our first fertility treatment. Since we were delayed with the myomectomy surgery, we elected to jump in with both feet and try IVF to start. My twin sister has gone through 3 cycles of IUI, but hasn't had any luck. We shall see.  Heather
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Heather 38 Me- Fibroid Tumors (removed 14 tumors via c section myomectomy- January 2008), MTHR, Hypothyroid (Thyroidectomy), Endometritis and Endometriosis 36 DH - He's perfect! TTC since February 2007 Gretchen Isabelle1st IVF cycle 04/28 ER Collected 8 eggs, 7 Mature 04/29 4 eggs ferilized via ICSI 05/02 5dET- Put Back 3--1 (2BB) Blast, 1 Early Blast & 1 Compacting 05/14 Beta- Very Low #. None emplanted. 2nd IVF Cycle Lupron, Gonal F, Menopur, Progesterone Shots 08/12 ER 12 eggs, 9 Mature, 7 fertilized 08/17 5dET- Put Back 3-- 1 Blast, 1 Compacting and 1 Morula 08/25 3 +HPT- 7dp5dt, 8dp5dt & 9dp5dt Minimal Symptoms 08/29 1st BETA-- 1,003 (12p5dt) 08/31 2nd BETA-- 2099 (14p5dt) 09/18 U/S We are expecting TWINS!!! Both babies measure 7 weeks and had a 150 Heartbeat. 09/23 1st OB Appt- 2 Strong HBs 10/21 2nd OB Appt- Baby A Jumping, Baby B Sleeping 11/25 2nd Tri U/S 12/02 3rd OB Appt 
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04-09-2008, 08:25 PM
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Hey Ladies, My saline u/s was OK. I had alittle cramping but went to the gym riight after. My RE said everything looks great. My bld results was also all perfect. I bring my DH sample tommorrw so I should know soon If we have to do ICSI. I will post my possible dates for everything on my sig. Thanks for always being there.
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Me 28 stage 2-3 endo (Melanie) Dh 31 perfect 1st IVF 04/01/08 started BCP for IVF 04/21 stop BCP 04/22 u/s and bld work and start Lupron 04/28 u/s and bld work start Gonal-f 05/03 u/s bld work started Menopur for 3 day 05/12 ER 14 eggs grade 3(13) grade 2(1) 05/13 12 fertilized 05/17 ET Snuggle in Eggies  05/27 Beta 232 beta 45906/03 1 yolk sac measuring perfect!! beta 4,179 06/05 took beta @ work 8,425(just because I was worried) 6/10 saw heartbeat @ 112 6/18 heartbeat 145 6/20 heartbeat 148 went in due to cramping 07/02 heartbeat 167 baby moving Had Brown blood so Re wanted to check 07/15/08 /hr 164-170 Very active baby IT'S A BABY BOY!!!! [url=http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/]  [/urlMy Baby Chihuahua's Meiko Milo
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04-09-2008, 09:15 PM
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Sounds like you are on your way to a . Good luck with everything!
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Nicole - 28 - PCOS DH - 28 - Perfect TTC #1 since 2003 IVF #1 IVF #2 10/07 Lost baby boy at 22 wks. due to Incomp. Cervix  IVF #3 Lost pregnancy at 7 weeksIVF#4 Lap. Surgery - Nov. 25th FET - 2/09 (2 in the freezer - perfect Day 6 blasts) 
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04-09-2008, 09:26 PM
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So we got our financing squared away
and now I just need to show her face! It is amazing how I this is the first time that I can't wait for !! Go May Ladies!! Lots of for everyone!!
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 Me: No Issues DH: Low Mobility and Low Count TTC since June of 2005 IVF#1- Starting our next IVF Cycle -9/19: Started BCPs!! -10/6: U/S Perfect!! Started Lupron!! -Started Stims!! Lots of follies!! -10/16: Lots of growing follies!! Thank you God! -10/23: Retrieved 26 eggs/24 mature and injected via ICSI!! Thank you God!! -October 26th! PUPO!! Transferred two 8AA embryos, Perfect! -11/10 - BETA! for  !! Please lord bless us with a baby.   
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04-10-2008, 05:44 AM
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Okay girls, I need a little encouragement. I got the call from Freedom Pharmacy last night and they told me the list of drugs that my RE called in. I did some research about their prices online and it looks like it is going to cost over $5K! I was only expecting $3-4K. Now I am totalling panicking as my insurance is not covering any of this.
My FSH is 7 and I have an antral follicle count of 13. This is something that we want so badly and I'm willing to do anything but I'm starting to feel like maybe they are being to aggressive with the meds. Here's the list that they gave me.. 6 Gonal F 900 pens (This is by far the most expensive) 12 75 unit vials of Lovaris 2 Lupereroid Acetate kits 10 medrol tablets 1 vial of HCG 2 prefilled ovideral syringes 2 PIO vials Sorry for the long post. Has anyone else had a similar protocal? Maybe I should call the RE and discuss this with them.
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Me (38) - 1 blocked tube, endo DH (36) - just perfect Treatment history IVF#1 5/1 - Baseline US, 9 antral follicles 5/2 - start stims 5/13 - Polyp discovered ET cancelled 5/14 - ER (5 eggs - all 5 fertilized!!!) IVF#1.5 9/12 - FET 3 2-celled embryos 9/26 - BETA  IVF#2 10/21 - start stims 11/1 - ER (only 2 but both fertilized!) 11/4 - ET (1 8-cell no frag, 1 6-cell 10% frag) 11/17 BETA
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04-10-2008, 07:08 AM
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Good morning ladies!! I'm glad Friday is almost here!! This thread has lots activity going on!....It looks like lots of you are starting your cycles and moving forward!!
for you all!!!!I wanted to say to all of the ladies joining!!! I can't wait to start seeing all the May BFP's we are going to have. I was glad to see some of you talking about what you were doing to prepare for the IVF-- this being my first I want to do everything I can so it will be successful. I'm definitely going to cut out caffeine. Any other suggestions??...I've been working out a few days a week too! Angie-- I am thinking about going ahead w/ AP. How was your appointment yesterday? I found out that my RE recommends someone if I want to have a session before & after transfer. I was really excited finding that out the other day b/c my RE is 1.5 hours away & if I start AP it will be here where I live......Did everything get worked out w/ the financial decisions? I know that can be a stressful thing. Kelly-- I try to have a good attitude w/ my SIL, but I don't always...LOL...The hardest thing for me to swallow when I found out she was preggo was finding out her due date was the same due date I had last year (I had a m/c)...It just freaked me out-- like what are the chances...? I'm over it now & feel pretty excited!!...Hopefully I'll stay that way...How's your week so far?..... Well I'm still over waiting for to show her lovely face!! This can't come fast enough!!!!Hope everyone has a great day!!!!
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04-10-2008, 07:10 AM
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Inyourdreams--I'm not familar w/ all the meds you have listed, but I understand the financial aspect being scary. My insurance picks up a lot of my IVF cycle, but we will still pay several thousand $ out of pocket & it is scary....You just got to think it will be worth it in the end. Good luck to you!!!
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Karla Me- 26- PCOS, MTHFR (Taking B12, B6, Prenatal, & Folgard) DH- 26- Perfect My lil Chihuahua MayaTTC - Since July 05' 3/13/07 D&C (Natural cycle)3/31/08 Day 3 Labs- E2 25/ FSH 6/ LH 7.1 June/July IVF canceled for a number of reasons...... October 08- Trying a "natural" cycle- 11/5/08 23 mm follie seen at u/s...told me I should ovulate within 2 days- HPT 11/18- November 08- IUI ...? Maybe? ...trying to determine next steps for the rest of 2008/2009....
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04-10-2008, 08:30 AM
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Hello fellow IVF ladies! I just got the go ahead to start my cycle. I started BCP's last night and should be on them till the 30th. They gave me an estimate of having my retrieval on May 13.
I had to overnight my day 3 b/w so I am waiting to hear back on that. I'm not that worried about it since we are dealing with male factor but I still can wait to hear that it's ok. It feels so great to finally begin and take control. Even if it is just a little pill at night. Good luck to everyone and I can't wait to see all the we get!
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Elizabeth 30 DH 29 Male Factor Ohio 1 son adopted from Guatemala and another one in process! #1 IVF 2004 #2 At CCRM Dr. Gustofson Acupuncture Pin Cushion BCP 4/9- 4/27 Lupron/Dexamethasone 4/23 B/W & U/S 5/2 1 Menopur & 150 Gonal F 5/3 B/W & U/S 5/6 Travel to Colorado 5/7 ER 5/15 36 follies, 33 mature, 28 fertilized, 15 frozen ET 5/20 Transferred 2 80-100 cell on day 5 BFP 7 HPT +'s and 1 digital YES+! Got Beta moved up to 5/28! 75 2nd Beta 5/30 204 3rd Beta 6/4 1876 6/10 u/s saw gestational sac and yolk 6/18 u/s measured perfect and saw heartbeat IT'S A BOY!  
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