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12-13-2012 at 2:07 PM
liz4paws
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Update: Our DEmbryo consult this morning

We had our much-anticipated consult with the new RE this morning. He said that everything looked good to go and he was VERY optimistic! With my DOR I've never had an RE be any level of optimistic and it's making me finally feel some hope! He said we could technically start the BCPs once I get my period which is supposed to begin on the 19th. However, I think we are going to need to wait until the following cycle to begin. The problem is that if we do it before 2013, the money we pay for the FET cycle wont go toward our 2013 deductable and out of pocket max (we have an HSA next year.) None of it is covered at all, but at least if we wait to pay for it in January it mean that the rest of our health care for 2013 (including maternity, god-willing) will be 100% paid for. So as much as I'd love to get started right away, it makes better financial sense to call with my January period instead of December's. So the way it's lined up currently - I will do the SHG either next week or the following (praying no polyps), I start BCP with my January period, and then the actual FET would be sometime in Feb.

I love the new RE, I love the new RE staff, I love the clinic itself! They said that we were already well known around the office because of our unique DEmbryo situation, and the staff had a meeting specifially about us on last Friday! I feel like we are definitely not just a number on a conveyer belt and we stand out from the crowd. That can't mean anything but good things, right?

There's our update. I hope the rest of you are having a good day. Almost the weekend!


Me (31) DH (35) - Finding our path to baby #1
Me: POF/DOR - AMH <0.16, heterozygous c677t MTHFR
DH: Severe MFI
12/2/11 - IUI #1- BFN
8/1/12 - IVF #1 - Zero response from max stims (600iu intramuscularly)
My ovaries seem to be just for decoration

12/6/12 - Adopted five embryos that had been frozen for over ten years!
2/11/13 - Thawed four, sadly two didn't survive. Transferred two beautiful blasts.

2/16/13 - First BFP of my life!
3/27/13 - No heartbeat at 9w0d. D&C the following day.

4/23/13 - Matched to adopt five new embryos!

My embryo adoption blog: Wishing on a Snowflake

Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers

 
12-13-2012 at 2:14 PM
DoublePort...
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I'm happy it went well and you love the new RE & clinic! A special meeting? Those snowbabies are quite the celebrities! Wink That's very smart of you to wait till the new year. FX for no polyps!!

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Me: 29 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
AMH .97 as of 4/2012!
Him: 27 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy with partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo. Stopped BC 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
Occasionally using acupuncture.
IVF #1:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embies txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage Endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
PAIF/SAIF always welcome!

If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus! 
12-13-2012 at 2:29 PM
BzeetyD
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Things are really going your way! I like this momentum. Sounds like a great place to be with a good staff, who are in the know.

Excellent!


BzeetyD = 37, Mr. BzeetyD = 43 together 12/02 married 9/08
TTC #1 since 1/10
DX: Unexplained/MFI issues
Long story: trying on our own + testing testing testing with 6 rounds of Clomid , more testing, injectables + TI, laparoscopy - one tube blocked, 2 IUIs with Follistim...BFNs.
RPL testing all normal

Moving on to IVF.

Our lil' lost sparks:
5w3d loss 7/30/10 - EDD March 2011
8w loss 4/15/11 - EDD November 2011
8w3d loss 8/2/12 - EDD March 2012
4w c/p loss 10/29/12 - EDD July 2012

IVF #1 April 2012 = BFN, IVF #2 June 2012 = BFP. U/S 7/23 = saw heartbeat but measuring behind. Follow up U/S on 7/30 - no heartbeat. D&C 8/2. Trisomy 12. IVF #3 Oct 2012 = Chemical Pregnancy

Phone consult with CCRM on 12/12/12 - ODWU 1/4/13 - both tubes clear(!) - AFC 24, AMH 3.2, FSH 9.6, LH 5.4, E2 25. DH has high frag rate but improved!
IVF #4 March 2013 CCRM. EP protocol w/ Menopur, Gonal-F & Dexamethasone. ER 3/29 & IMSI, PICSI. 43R 13M 10F 6blasts bio'd. CCS testing reveals 3 normals!!! FET 5/31/13



"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy, I'm telling you it's going to be worth it."

Everybody is welcome!!!  
12-13-2012 at 2:51 PM
Scoop77
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Do they make you pay for your entire cycle before starting BCPs at that clinic? If so, then obv waiting and saving all that cash sounds like a fantastic plan. GL!


TTC #1 for about 3.5 years
ME: 37, PCO, immune issues?, teflon uterus (my added diagnosis)
HIM: 38, Perfect. (Showoff.)
Month before starting Clomid, spontaneous pregnancy. m/c at 7 weeks and D&C.
Four months of Clomid, one IUI, with Intralipid each cycle: BFNs all
IVF 1.0 July 2012 -- Lupron, bravelle, menopur, estrogen, progesterone supps, intralipid. 14 ER, 14 fertilized, 1 blast transferred, 2 on ice. BFN
FET 1.1 -- 10/2, transferred our 2 blasts. Lupron, PIO, estrogen, baby aspirin, prednisone. BFN.
IVF 2.0 December 2012 -- Bravelle, Menopur, Ganirelix, Prednisone, Metformin, estrogen, progesterone supps. 22 eggs retrieved on 12/14, 17 mature, 15 fertilized. OHSS anticipated so ET cancelled. 3 embryos frozen.
Broke up with old RE. Moving on to new dude. Maybe the change of scenery will be just the trick for our frosties. On BCPs for possible April FET.

P/SAIF welcome 
12-13-2012 at 3:01 PM
liz4paws
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Scoop77:
Do they make you pay for your entire cycle before starting BCPs at that clinic? If so, then obv waiting and saving all that cash sounds like a fantastic plan. GL!
Yes, I talked to the financial person and we pay at our baseline which is between CD1 and CD3 of the cycle you start BCPS on. That would still be like 11 days before 2013! :( I asked if there was any wiggle room in us just paying them a measley 11 days later, and they said that the best they could do is to split it so we pay half now and half in 2013, but if we did that we still wouldn't meet our OOP max for 2013. It wouldnt have done any more good to do it that way. So it definitely didn't make sense and will just do the whole shebang starting in January. Gives me more time to exercise and eat healthy, I'm trying to look on the bright side. :)

Me (31) DH (35) - Finding our path to baby #1
Me: POF/DOR - AMH <0.16, heterozygous c677t MTHFR
DH: Severe MFI
12/2/11 - IUI #1- BFN
8/1/12 - IVF #1 - Zero response from max stims (600iu intramuscularly)
My ovaries seem to be just for decoration

12/6/12 - Adopted five embryos that had been frozen for over ten years!
2/11/13 - Thawed four, sadly two didn't survive. Transferred two beautiful blasts.

2/16/13 - First BFP of my life!
3/27/13 - No heartbeat at 9w0d. D&C the following day.

4/23/13 - Matched to adopt five new embryos!

My embryo adoption blog: Wishing on a Snowflake

Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers

 
12-13-2012 at 3:51 PM
hootie123
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Great news!!!  And it totally makes sense to wait a month (which is going to fly by considering how long we've all been at this!)




TTC #1 since 6/09
Dx: PCOS and MFI
3 IUIs, 4 IVFs = BFFN
IVF #5/FET = ??
P/SAIFW 
 
12-13-2012 at 5:58 PM
lynn0926
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Sounds like a great appointment! GL! This is so exciting!

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12-13-2012 at 6:55 PM
Gregermis
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So glad it hear it went well!  I hope the next month flies by for you!!

TTC #1 Since 4/2010, Cycle 30 (P/SAIF, PGAL welcome)
Positive for HLA-B27, I'm a mutant :p
Testing - Me ok, gluten issue? DH - borderline count, low motility
4/28/11 IUI#1 = BFP!(5/25), EDD 2/2/12 - m/c 5w3d
7/3, 7/31, 9/25 - IUI#2-4=BFN
IVF#1 - 1 blast = BFP!! (12/30), EDD 9/9/12, confirmed c/p 4w2d
FET#1 3/2 - 2 blasts =BFP!! EDD 11/18/12, us#1 = twins! Confirmed m/c 5w6d
4/20-surprise BFP and another c/p 4w2d
FET#2 7/16 - 2 blasts = BFN
FET#3 8/20 - 1 blast - BFP!! Beta #1-2=177, 354 Stick Baby Bear Stick!
1st u/s 5w6d, one beautiful little HB :), 2nd u/s 146bpm
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Tons of love and ((hugs)) to my BFPB, IF sister, IVF, and FET buddy NMscubagirl 
12-13-2012 at 9:40 PM
luvboston
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Sounds like a great fit, GL@@

6 m/c
Anovulatory cycles, increased Synthroid Diagnosed Sep 2010
Natural cycle Dec 2010 BFP M/C 6 1/2 Weeks, D&E Jan 2011
1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011
Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks
1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks
Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks
DQ ALPHA HLA MATCH, High NK Cells Diagnosed Dec 2011
IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone)
IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone)
Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells
Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone)
Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin
Yours doesn't have to be a sad story

PAIF/SAIF ALL WELCOME
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12-14-2012 at 7:37 AM
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I am so happy the meeting with the new RE went great and yes Gd willing I pray you rack up a bunch of maternity bills! I am so excited that there is positive news on the board lately! I love it!

TTC 1/2010 DH Dx - Azoospermia 2/2011
Hysteroscopy 3/2011 2 Polyps removed 4/2011
DH on Clomid / Arimidex to address hormonal issues - Sperm found July 2011!
IVF #1 September 2011 - ER 9/8/2011- 8R, 5M - icsi - 1 made it to transfer - BFFN :-(
IVF #2 Lucky November 2011 - ER 11/25/2011 - 15 eggs!, 13 mature, 10 fertilized with isci - 7 made it to transfer! Transferred 1 - 8 cell and 2 - 7 cell. BFP!!!!
1st U/S - Twins! 2nd U/S - 3 heartbeats!!! - HOLY COW!!!
Prayers for our take home babies!
2 babies born on 3/27/12 and lost. Last baby born on 3/29/12 and lost at 20 weeks.
My angels grew wings shortly after birth.
Ahava Raisel, Matisyahu Nissim & Zev Chaim - Mommy and Daddy will always love you.
IVF #3 July 2012 - ER 7/17/2012 - 10 R. 5 F. 4 made it to ET
Transferred 2 on 7/20/2012 no snow babies :-(
Beta on 7/31/2012 = BFMFN
A miracle gift expected to come to us through adoption around 9/2012
Baby girl adopted - Birth Mother changed her mind and took the baby back
IVF #4 October 2012 - New RE. Doing PGD Testing. 8 R, 7F, 2 made it to 5 day blast for PDG testing. Both Normal (Thank you G-d!!!) 1 boy and 1 girl
transferred one beautiful 5day blast (girl)
Please G-d the almighty one - let this be our take home baby!
Beta #1 158, Beta #2 318, 1 Absolutely magnificent HB at 175! Thank you G-d!!!
AMA. PAIF & SAIF always welcome - I need all the prayers I can get!
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