***GKU IF WEEKLY CHECK IN*** 5/18

[mrsjene]

In terms of letting my boss know what's going on, I've been pretty lucky in that all of my monitoring appointments occur before 7:00 a.m. and if I have an appointment with the RE, he's twenty blocks away from where I work. I usually see him on my lunch breaks. If things get more time-consuming, I'll rethink my approach.

[kariann12]

May 18, 2015 11:02:57 GMT -5 renbee said:

May 18, 2015 10:52:37 GMT -5 kariann12 said:

It was absolutely amazing!!! Where are you going to be in Maui?

We are staying in the north, in a condo near Napili-Honokowai (in between Kapalua and Kaanapali)

Hmmm, that's tough. We were there 9 days and didn't see everything we wanted! Four days will be hard! There are two things I'd absolutely recommend because they were my favorite! One is going to the top of the Haleakala crater. It'll be a bit of a drive from where you're starting, but it's AMAZING!

The second thing I'd recommend is taking a snorkeling trip. We went on the Kai Kanani, and I can't say enough good things about it! Take the deluxe if you can, it goes from 9am-1pm. They take you to 2 different snorkeling spots, serve you a light breakfast and lunch, and have free booze. So worth it! It leaves from Kihei, which is the south part of the island.

Also, you'll pretty much have to drive through Lahaina to go to most places. It's a cute little town to spend a few hours walking around. Let me know if you have any other questions! Maui is absolutely amazing! You're gonna love it!

[MrsRC88]

May 18, 2015 10:07:11 GMT -5 renbee said:

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MrsRC88, what do you think the hives are from? Has that ever happened to you before?

It could be from numerous things. I took my last Percocet Thursday night. It could be my body going through withdrawls. I'm very sensitive to medication, so I was actually surprised that I didn't have a reaction to taking a full pill. I also have a slight cold, and have been known to get hives occasionally with colds. I, unfortunately, get hives often (although, until this week, I hadn't had a breakout in over a year). We usually can tie it back to medication (Sudafed PE), but not always. My body is stupid.

And to answer your question about telling your boss. I did tell my boss. But, then again I did have to have surgery and am in the middle of being out of work for 2 weeks. I work in a two-person office, and Dr appts take a while - my doctor is notoriously slow, but I do like him. Let's just say for a 10:30 appointment, I didn't get back to the office until almost 1 (that was CD3 b/w, tv ultrasound and explanation of my fibroids), and I'm only 10 min from the Dr office.  I kinda have to explain myself when I'm the office manager/receptionist.

[mugster]

renbee, I had to tell my boss I was having minor surgery, but I didn't tell her what it was for.

[MrsRC88]

mrsjene,good luck with your monitoring appointment tomorrow!

@wallflwr926 I hope the pelvic pain stays away!

goldenlove3, good luck!

Cythe. Sorry your lead follie didn't grow... Fx it grows between now and Thursday!

kaliRN Good luck with your monitoring appointment later this week- and happy early birthday!

mugster- glad your procedure went well! I think anytime you're under anesthesia and your body goes through trauma, it exhausts you. Good luck with your b/w later this week!

brettanomyces, FX for your beta!

longhornwino0907. Oh goodness, I'm glad that pain went away- how scary! Good luck for your beta!!

kariann12, I'm glad you had a great vacation!

babycowbell FX that this cycle worked!!

wirt2cute. That's funny- I've thought the same thing before lol.

@diordra Good luck with the BCP's! July will be here before you know it

renbee, Yay for ovulating!

Rama - sorry your bbt is messing up

[lilsneezy]

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mrsjene Good luck with your U/S tomorrow!
MrsRC88 Glad you're feeling better! Hives suck.
goldenlove3 Keeping my FX for you!
Cythe Well at least you didn't miss your chance! FX you have some follies ready to go on Thursday.
kaliRN Sorry you had to deal with crappy side effects from the Clomid. Good luck at your U/S on Thursday and happy early birthday!!
mugster Glad to hear your hysteroscopy went well! FX your bloodwork comes back normal.
brettanomyces FX for your beta on Thursday!
longhornwino0907, babycowbell FX for you!

AFM, I'm 10DPO of a natural cycle. Still planning on doing IUI #1 next cycle (if I don't get a magical BFP this time). I have a couple of FRER's that are expiring so I'll probably test in a few days for shits and giggles.

QOTW: Definitely Target (although Sephora is tempting). You can never go wrong with Target.

[FDL]

May 18, 2015 9:38:50 GMT -5 brettanomyces said:

May 18, 2015 9:27:37 GMT -5 wirt2cute said:

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brettanomyces,  FX for your beta on Thursday. When I did my lap we had to sit out that month. I bleed for eight days after mine was done. 
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Boo, that sucks!

At which point in your cycle do they do the lap? Or does it matter? 

******lurking******

My Lap was done on CD10, my RE preferred to do the surgery during the follicular phase. We were instructed to avoid for that cycle. I did ovulate later then my normal, so if you do have the surgery before ovulation keep that in mind.

[madamewaffles]

May 18, 2015 17:45:06 GMT -5 FDL said:

May 18, 2015 9:38:50 GMT -5 brettanomyces said:

Boo, that sucks!

At which point in your cycle do they do the lap? Or does it matter? 

******lurking******

My Lap was done on CD10, my RE preferred to do the surgery during the follicular phase. We were instructed to avoid for that cycle. I did ovulate later then my normal, so if you do have the surgery before ovulation keep that in mind.

+1! Hai FDL

[madamewaffles]

I am currently mobile and useless at tagging without that handy-dandy quick tag feature on desktop so I shall dole out the love later on tonight.

Chugging along just fine on BCPs. I am excited for some P in the V sex (it has been a month. First stims made me bloated, then OHSS, then recovery. Seriously?!? This lady needs some sugar) but waiting until the pill is fully effective. Until then, binge watching Netflix and doing laundry!

I'd spend all my cash on Amazon and Sephora!

[madamewaffles]

mrsjene, GL at your monitoring tomorroW! Good thing you're going in early to catch O!
MrsRC88, I'm glad you're recovering nicely! Don't get too ahead of yourself. I ended up overdoing it after my lap and took a few steps back in recovery. GL at your PCP appt!
@wallieflowers, I'm glad the pain subsided. Where are you at in your cycle? Usually after O, my ovaries are sensitive and some sex positions are painful for me.
goldenlove3, FX for you!
Cythe, love to you! I hope your follow-up goes well.
kaliRN, Hope the nausea and headaches subside soon. Good luck on Thursday!
mugster, glad they were able to remove those polyps quickly! FX for a speedy recovery.
brettanomyces, FX for you!
longhornwino0907, I'm glad your pain went away! FX for you!
kariann12, welcome back home! Glad you had a nice time. FX
babycowbell, FX for you!
wirt2cute, FX for you!
Daikoku, Glad the hormones are having a positive effect on your H! Target. My favorite and least favorite place to go. Favorite because I could spend all my time there. Least because I could spend all my money there.
@diordra, woohoo on getting started! Are you stimming in early or late July? We might be "cycle buddies"
renbee, so happy to hear you ovulated on your own! If you're worried about missing too much work, try to see if your clinic does monitoring before opening hours - my clinic doesn't open until 8:00 but monitoring appointments start at 6:50.
Rama, sorry your BBT is being a douche.
lilsneezy, FX for you!

[MrsRC88]

madamewaffles. Thanks for the tip! I am definitely taking it slow, but also slowly progressing. I made a quick trip out of the house today by myself, but kept it short. I am aiming for 100% release this Thursday from the Dr. I've tried to rest like its my job!

And i know what you mean by needing some "sugar"... It's been 5 weeks for us, and I'm dying to get off pelvic rest! I think the diagnosis of fibroids and surgery freaked DH out, so it's been a while. .

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madamewaffles I'm still waiting on CHs to confirm O right now. I get pain at all different points in my cycle. The only time I don't get pain is during my period. Some cycles I cramp severely during my LP right up until I get my period, other cycles the cramping is all pre-O.

[kawaiikitsune]

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mrsjene - GL ith your u/s and b/w.
MrsRC88 - Sorru to hear about the hives. Hopefully you can recover quickly and be back to work soon.
@wallflwr926 - FX it's not anything serious.
goldenlove3 - FX for this cycle!
Cythe - Sorry for too many non-O vibes.
kaliRN - Sorry to hear this Clomid cycle was rough. FX you O this weekend!]
mugster - Holy crap, that was a zero to sixty situation. Glad to hear your procedure ent well. FX you recover mentally soon. Glad to hear all your other tests came back good as well.
brettanomyces - FX for you this cycle and with the finacial assistance.
longhornwino0907 - Crossing all the things for you this cycle!
kariann12 - Welcome back. Hope you enjoyed your vacation!
babycowbell - FX and have fun on vacation!
wirt2cute - FX!
Daikoku - Yay for more sex!
@diordra - GL with the bcp. Hoping July is here before you know it.
Rama - Sorry for the dramping and wonky temps.
lilsneezy - Fingers and toes crossed for you this cycle!
madamewaffles - Get you some girl!

AFM, I've got zip going on. Trying to find an RE that is accepting patients and isn't on the other side of the state. We're just doing natural cycles until then and trying to stay positive but not get our hopes up.

[snakefisherbub]

Hi ladies! I'm actually here on a Monday and not days later. I think I might O today. It's CD 17 which is when I usually do and my temp went down today. If I bang it out tonight I'll have hit O, O-2, and O-3 if I actually did ovulate. Not too bad!

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I have been MIA lately, IF is rough emotionally.

We had our IVF consultation today and it went GREAT. We will go for IVF #1 in July! DH will be gone on a deployment, so I will mostly be alone for it, but the timing works since I will be out for summer, and the price was good, so we are going for it. It has been 25 cycles of heartbreak so far, we are ready to get IVF started.

I am not sure where to go now? I haven't really been around lately, but should I move to the IVF check ins on 3T?

I am going back and reading the post now- just had to share my excitement for IVF with someone!

[Cythe]

May 19, 2015 14:46:00 GMT -5 @ironegg said:

I have been MIA lately, IF is rough emotionally.

We had our IVF consultation today and it went GREAT. We will go for IVF #1 in July! DH will be gone on a deployment, so I will mostly be alone for it, but the timing works since I will be out for summer, and the price was good, so we are going for it. It has been 25 cycles of heartbreak so far, we are ready to get IVF started.

I am not sure where to go now? I haven't really been around lately, but should I move to the IVF check ins on 3T?

I am going back and reading the post now- just had to share my excitement for IVF with someone!

This is so exciting! Congrats on starting your IVF in July!!

[madamewaffles]

May 19, 2015 14:46:00 GMT -5 @ironegg said:

I have been MIA lately, IF is rough emotionally.

We had our IVF consultation today and it went GREAT. We will go for IVF #1 in July! DH will be gone on a deployment, so I will mostly be alone for it, but the timing works since I will be out for summer, and the price was good, so we are going for it. It has been 25 cycles of heartbreak so far, we are ready to get IVF started.

I am not sure where to go now? I haven't really been around lately, but should I move to the IVF check ins on 3T?

I am going back and reading the post now- just had to share my excitement for IVF with someone!

First, ::hugs::. This journey can be physically and emotionally exhausting. I am happy to see you back, though! Good luck with IVF! You are absolutely welcome here but 3T is an AWESOME resource and place to share and support. I have learned so much from the IVF check-in. Wishing you the best of luck for July!

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madamewaffles, Cythe,
Thanks! I am hoping to get back to regular posting soon. I miss the friendships from here. I am going to pop over to 3T today sometime, but I will still be around!

[wirt2cute]

@diordra, I love pottery barn. 


renbee, my boss knows everything about this process. She has been really supportive, and has allowed me to flex a lot of my time. My previous boss on the other hand was a complete witch. Anytime I had an appointment she made it so difficult. I was teaching at the time but my last two periods were planning periods so I tried to make sure that any appointments were in the afternoon, so I would not interrupt any part of the day. Do you think that you boss would let you come in earlier the 8:00 and leave earlier on your appointment days?  


Rama, hopefully your bbt will get back to working properly, or you get a better one. 

lilsneezy, FX for your natural cycle. 

madamewaffles bowchickabowwow!! Get it!!!!

kawaiikitsune, good luck finding your RE, hopefully you will find one real soon. 

snakefisherbub, have fun HIO!!!!

@ironegg, so glad your IVF consult will great. 

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[brettanomyces]

@ironegg definitely join the check-ins on 3T/IF IVF! I've learned a ton just from lurking, and the support there is overwhelming.

Good luck and congrats on moving ahead with IVF!