Re: Amber: IVF stimulation phase

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Hi Amber,

In the U.S., they do a first ultrasound after about 7

days of stimulation (in your cas Puregon) to see where

the follicles are- and then they repeat the

ultrasounds as necessary every few days until your

eggs are almost peak maturity. Then you typically

receive a shot of something to promote the final stage

of maturation (ie., HCG) and then have the eggs

retrieved an exact # of hours after the shot (i think

its 36 but cant quite remember). Thus, Im sure your

doctor is just taking the first look after 7 days- and

when they schedule the HCG and retrieval totally

depends on how fast your eggs mature. Note that very

rapid maturation is not necessarily good in terms of

egg quality/usability.

Many** prayers for lots of good follicles for you. I

know how worried you feel, having been through it, but

try v. hard to be optimistic and trust the science-

and also, be rationale: do you have any data to

support the idea that you might not have a good

follicular response? (i.e., have you had any abnormal

hormonal tests, and if so, which ones?) If you

hormonal tests are normal- it is very likely you will

respond fine. and the good news is- worst case

scenario-if you dont respond to the initial dose of

Purgeon they try you on, it is likely you will respond

to a higher dose.

xo

Heidi

SU almost 34 wk preg in non resected SU by IVF

>

> amber

>

> --- KimberSummers kimbersummers@...> wrote:

>

> > Amy, and Heidi, thanks so much for your

> > support and advice.

> > It sure does help to have sounding boards. DH

> just

> > agrees with

> > everything I say because he's afraid of me ;-)

> Not

> > really, it's

> > because he wants to totally support me, because

> it's

> > mostly all my

> > pressure at this point. But sometimes you don't

> get

> > any TRUE

> > response, just agreement That's not so bad, I

> > guess.

> >

> > I am going to push forward on this first cycle. I

> > didn't have to

> > pay for this cycle of Gonal-F but I will have to

> pay

> > for the next.

> > My insurance will simply not cover it. I guess

> > somehow we will find

> > a way. So I might not have the option to proceed

> > next time with

> > possible right-side dominance, but I have such a

> " in

> > for a penny, in

> > for a pound " mentality. It's expensive, but I

> don't

> > want to waste

> > what's already in And I agree with you,

> ,

> > I could easily

> > have some good ones on the left, even if the right

> > side is leading.

> > Glad you're doing so well, by the way! 31

> weeks!!!

> > That is

> > awesome. I remember your BFP

> >

> > Amy, what happened at your doctor's office on

> Monday

> > is absolutely

> > apalling! The nurses seem to get very frustrated

> > with me,

> > questioning everything - I know they have put

> > " troublemaker "

> > somewhere on my file in code. But what she said

> to

> > you was SO WAY

> > out of line, you're right, it's hard enough

> without

> > stray comments

> > from the " lesser-concerned " people making it

> harder.

> > What does she

> > know anyway???????? Good luck on your appointment

> > tomorrow, let me

> > know how it goes. We're pulling for the good

> side!

> > Like you, I am

> > getting my hopes up too, because this is important

> > and even on

> > cycles when I say I'm not getting my hopes up,

> > secretly I am, so why

> > try to pretend otherwise? Positivity cannot hurt!

> >

> > Heidi, luckily, the doctor was actually standing

> > right there when

> > she said that comment to me about my left side not

> > doing much, and

> > he heard me say, " but I grew four where I had none

> > three days ago. "

> > I felt as though he was trying to stand behind

> what

> > his nurse said

> > (understandable) but also correct her when he

> jumped

> > in and said

> > that because the bad side was in the lead by 3mm,

> > chances were that

> > it would be the right, but if I didn't have to

> have

> > cost as an

> > overriding issue, we could go forward because it

> was

> > still so early -

> > we would know alot more on the next Sono

> (Sunday).

> > You're right,

> > though, you've got to keep questioning all the

> time

> > if you have

> > remaining questions.

> >

> > Thanks for the thoughts and wishes, ladies!!

> Sorry

> > to be so lengthy.

> >

> > Time for injection #4

> >

> > Kimber

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

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