GKU INFORMAL IF CHECK-IN 2/22

[setsuna17]

Congrats on being PUPO goldenlove3!

[kleigh]

Feb 22, 2016 15:04:45 GMT -5 goldenlove3 said:

Just a quick post and run right now but I'm PUPO! We transferred one blast this morning. Beta is next Wednesday!

[Insert Team America gif] Fuck yeah ! Can I say fuck? I just did. So so happy for you, I am keeping positive thoughts of a sticky bean for you!

[kleigh]

butlerfan My heart is heavy for you, so many hugs on that difficult decision.

[setsuna17]

I'm glad you were able to come to a decision butlerfan. Good luck with the fostering meeting! Fostering is a beautiful thing to do.

[butlerfan]

emilie sorry IUI #3 was a bust.

goldenlove3 congrats on PUPO!

[onesweetworld]

easilyunamused I'm sorry for your nurse situation so frustrating. I hope your H's infection goes away quickly!

bellefontaine FX this is your cycle! Happy anniversary!!

kleigh Ahhh! So many things crossed.

peaseblossom55 so many hugs! Wishing you lots of cells for tomorrow!

snakefisherbub hugs to you lady! Enjoy your TV.

@catseyes fx the IUI works! I will be hopeful for you!

jense927 yay for starting your period, sorry it's so funky.

achromia FX!!!! I'd be testing, you are stronger than I am.

wannabmama glad you are getting all squared away for your IVF!

setsuna17 congratulations on getting into grad school!!! Great numbers and FX for a positive test!


emilie so many hugs. Sorry your IUI was a bust

goldenlove3 yay PUPO! Fx for a sticky sticky baby.

butlerfan so much love and hugs to you and YH. You are so selfless to start the fostering process.



Well I'm in the TWW. I ovulated between my ultrasound on Tuesday (24mm) and my ultrasound in the ER on Thursday night. H and I did have sex on Wednesday despite the pain of thinking I had a UTI. Had my appendix removed on Friday morning so who the hell knows if that will have any effect on this cycle. I've stopped taking my narcotics just in case.

Eta: my favorite movies are: Father of the Bride Part 2,Mystic Pizza, and City of God.

[wannabmama]

Hugs butlerfan that is certainly a hard decision but I applaud your decision to look into fostering. Hugs

[wannabmama]

onesweetworld impressive you managed to get it on with that pain! I hope you're improving health wise too.
@goldenlove yippee!!

[jense927]

Feb 22, 2016 14:50:30 GMT -5 emilie said:

I'm sorry for the diagnosis easilyunamused . Unexplained is so frustrating. Keep in mind that when you start treatment more answers can come to light. I hope YH's infection clears up soon. I might wait another cycle just to make sure everything with YH is in great shape.
bellefontaine fx for you! enjoy vacation!
kleigh I don't think a 7 is bad. Hope the TWW goes by quickly for you!
peaseblossom55 fx for more growth tomorrow!
snakefisherbub big hugs.
cateyes hugs and fx for you.
jense927 what treatment are you doing? trying to plan travel around IF sucks big time.
achromia do beta or bust! you can do it! remember, POAS might just give you a squinter that could be a BFP or trigger, and that is way more frustrating then just waiting it out. GL!
wannabmama good luck next week!
setsuna17 congrats on getting in!!

AFM, IUI #3 was a bust. I have BW/US this week and a consult next week to figure out what comes next.

QOTW: my favorite movies are Back to the Future and Being John Malkovich.

We are doing monitoring with a trigger shot once follicles are between 18-22. I didn't really think about the impact with travel. I mean unless my upcoming trips fall in my luetal phase I am basically screwed

[cateyes]

Feb 22, 2016 15:04:45 GMT -5 goldenlove3 said:

Just a quick post and run right now but I'm PUPO! We transferred one blast this morning. Beta is next Wednesday!

Crossing everything for you!!!!!!!! So excited!!!! 

[cateyes]

Feb 22, 2016 15:06:12 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

I'm here. We have made the hard decision 9lots of crying and praying, etc) that there will be no IVF with donor eggs in our future. I'm keeping an eye on my cycles (or lack there of) and other symptoms to see if I am entering early menopause which could then require hormone replacement therapy. We have made an appointment to go to a monthly meeting to find out more about the fostering process in our area.

QOTW: Dirty Dancing hands down!

So many hugs love. So so many hugs. If you have any questions about the system in our state or about fostering in general, let me know. I have lots and lots of experience and information from both sides. So much love to you. 

[teachermomtobe]

easilyunamused, thanks for starting. That's frustrating that the nurse doesn't work there anymore and you need to get answers ASAP.
bellefontaine, Happy (early) Anniversary!
kleigh, FX for you that this is your cycle!
peaseblossom55, *hugs* FX that you get some good news and your embryos start growing faster
snakefisherbub, That's a tough milestone. *hugs*
cateyes, All it takes is one. Yes, the number is lower than ideal but it really just takes one. FX for you.
achromia, Glad to hear your IUI went well. Personally, I can never beta or bust because I need to cry it out in my own house before I get the sad phone call saying it didn't work.
emilie, sorry your latest IUI didn't work out. Any idea what will be suggested next?
goldenlove3, ahhh everything crossed for you!
butlerfan, I'm sorry you had to make such a tough decision. I hope you can find peace with it and figure out what your future might hold.
onesweetworld, did any doctors say anything to you about how soon you can TTC after the appendectomy? (Obviously if this cycle doesn't work)


AFM, I'm still TTA. I will have my appendix removed on 3/3. On 3/25 I have another unrelated procedure requiring anesthesia. After that I will contact my RE to get back to TTC. My surgeon said he thought I could TTC the cycle after my appendectomy so we'll see what the RE says.

GTKY: I really love Good Will Hunting.

[Evelyn3]

I can always re-watch A Knights Tale
But any Disney movie works too

Betas are in 12 hours, pretty guaranteed I'm waiting for that. I have nothing but OPK's in the house, and HPT's and I don't seem to get along anyways, so eff them.
I feel... well... normal. Don't know if that means anything.
I'm nervous for the phone call tomorrow though.

I'll come back to tag in a bit.
Hugs to all who need them.

[ceejay]

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{Click here to see more.}easilyunamused - I'm sorry for all of the stress with your RE office. I hope your IUI is able to happen as planned.
bellefontaine - FX for you! And happy anniversary!
kleigh - FX for you this cycle. Are you going beta or bust?
peaseblossom55 - Huge hugs girl. I hope your embryos catch up for biopsy tomorrow.
snakefisherbub - Hugs! Enjoy the new TV.
cateyes - Hugs! Sorry for the low count today. FX for you this cycle.
jense927 - I hope the timing for your upcoming cycle(s) works out!
achromia - FX for your betas on Friday!
wannabmama - good luck as you prepare for IVF!
setsuna17 - 340 million is crazy good! FX this cycle does the trick. And congrats on getting into grad school!
emilie - Huge hugs. I'm sorry your last IUI wasn't successful.
goldenlove3 - YAY YAY YAY! Congrats on being PUPO! FX!
butlerfan - Hugs lady. I'm excited for you to start the fostering process. Feel free to PM me with any questions or concerns about foster care.
onesweetworld - FX for you this cycle. And FX for a speedy recovery!
teachermomtobe - FX you're able to get back to TTC soon!
Evelyn3 - will be thinking of you tomorrow morning! FX!!!!

AFM, I'm 7 DPO in another natural cycle. We don't really have high hopes anymore but we know there is always a very small chance... In other news, I really like my RE office! My assigned nurse emailed this week just to check in with me and see what our plans were. She then sent me some preliminary IVF consent forms and a preparing for IVF checklist. We aren't planning to start IVF until May/June, but it was exciting to get the consent forms and see what things we need to take care of to start the process!

QOTW: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

[easilyunamused]

MH is hogging the laptop so I can't tag you all right now. I appreciate the kind words and want to send out good vibes to all of you right now.

I finally got a hold of someone at the REs office, and my assumption was correct. We will have to wait until MH finishes his antibiotics and has a clean culture. I'm officially benched and was put on birth control.

I'm so bummed because things were finally progressing and I'm annoyed that the RE didn't seem to realize on his own that we couldn't do the IUI until the infection was cleared up. The nurse told me that I was lucky to think of it before cd3 u/s and bw. Ok, thanks. That makes me feel better. :/

Thanks for letting me vent.

[setsuna17]

Feb 22, 2016 21:32:34 GMT -5 easilyunamused said:

MH is hogging the laptop so I can't tag you all right now. I appreciate the kind words and want to send out good vibes to all of you right now.

I finally got a hold of someone at the REs office, and my assumption was correct. We will have to wait until MH finishes his antibiotics and has a clean culture. I'm officially benched and was put on birth control.

I'm so bummed because things were finally progressing and I'm annoyed that the RE didn't seem to realize on his own that we couldn't do the IUI until the infection was cleared up. The nurse told me that I was lucky to think of it before cd3 u/s and bw. Ok, thanks. That makes me feel better. :/

Thanks for letting me vent.

Ugh I'm sorry but I'm glad you found out now. Big hugs to you.

[teachermomtobe]

Feb 22, 2016 18:39:32 GMT -5 Evelyn3 said:

I can always re-watch A Knights Tale
But any Disney movie works too

Betas are in 12 hours, pretty guaranteed I'm waiting for that. I have nothing but OPK's in the house, and HPT's and I don't seem to get along anyways, so eff them.
I feel... well... normal. Don't know if that means anything.
I'm nervous for the phone call tomorrow though.

I'll come back to tag in a bit.
Hugs to all who need them.

FX for you today!!

[requiressnacks]

Good luck for all the ladies who had their IUIs! bellefontaine , kleigh , cateyes , achromia ,
easilyunamused , unexplained kind of sucks. I always wanted all the answers.
peaseblossom55 , I really hope you get some good news today.
snakefisherbub , ((hugs))
butlerfan , I hope you can find peace with your decision and I'm sure you would be an awesome foster mom!
jense927 , I hope the timing works out for you!
goldenlove3 , Congrats on being PuPO!
setsuna17 , those numbers are CRAZY! GL!
emilie , I am so sorry this cycle was a bust.

Evelyn3 , good luck today! EEEK!

onesweetworld , at least you made it to the TWW. I hope the rest of this cycle goes a bit more smoothly.

ceejay, I'm so glad you like your RE office! That is HUGE.

AFM, I am 7 DPO in my first Clomid/IUI cycle after my loss in December. H's numbers were exactly the same as when I GKU last time (10 million, post wash), so I am feeling like we at least have a shot. I'll be testing this weekend, for sure.

Favorite Movie? AHH....this is so hard! My Cousin Vinny, Wedding Crashers, American Pie, Bridesmaids...

[lilsneezy]

ceejay Eternal Sunshine is my favorite movie too! I don't even have a close second. I could watch that movie over and over again!

[Evelyn3]

Thanks everyone

It was negative

Moving on to a FET I guess.

[emilie]

I'm so sorry Evelyn3. How many did you freeze?

[requiressnacks]

Ugh, I am so, so sorry Evelyn3.

[onesweetworld]

teachermomtobe I see the surgeon in 2 weeks so until then idk about TTC, urgent care doctor said it shouldn't effect anything. Your surgeries will go so well and you will be back to Ttc ASAP!

ceejay glad you like your RE!

easilyunamused I'm sorry you are on the bench but I hope once this infection clears you will be good to go and better than ever next cycle.

Thanks requiressnacks. So many FX for you!

Hugs to you Evelyn3

[Evelyn3]

Feb 23, 2016 13:53:59 GMT -5 emilie said:

I'm so sorry Evelyn3. How many did you freeze?

We have 2 left.
I have to find out if they are frozen together or not. They may be frozen together in which case if during thaw they have to discard the one they don't transfer I will be so angry at them. (By law they can only transfer one)

Does anyone know if they can thaw and refreeze?

(They took me by surprise and froze them on Day 3. It had been my plan to ask about this ahead of Day 5 which is when we were told they would be frozen if they made it to blast)

[emilie]

Feb 23, 2016 14:35:16 GMT -5 Evelyn3 said:

Feb 23, 2016 13:53:59 GMT -5 emilie said:

I'm so sorry Evelyn3 . How many did you freeze?

We have 2 left.
I have to find out if they are frozen together or not. They may be frozen together in which case if during thaw they have to discard the one they don't transfer I will be so angry at them. (By law they can only transfer one)

Does anyone know if they can thaw and refreeze?

(They took me by surprise and froze them on Day 3. It had been my plan to ask about this ahead of Day 5 which is when we were told they would be frozen if they made it to blast)

No advice, but hugs, that is so frustrating.  Are you outside the US somewhere where eSET is mandatory?  FX that you can transfer one and keep the other one on ice.

[cateyes]

All the hugs Evelyn3

[setsuna17]

So many hugs Evelyn3

[wannabmama]

Hugs Evelyn3 so so sorry

[achromia]

I'm so sorry, Evelyn3. This process sucks.

[peaseblossom55]

So in case anyone didn't see in the eleventy other places I updated the two embryos did not make it to blasts and could not be biopsied. H & I are so upset.