Updates? 8/11/15

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Hey everyone! Just checking in to see how everyone is doing and where you're at in your ivf cycle. I've done 5 nights of injections thus far. Had ultrasound this morning. Have 15+ follicles and doctor is happy with growth. She estimates next Monday/Tuesday for ER. Hope everyone is doing well!

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I am currently 1dp5dt. 8 days to go! Two hatching blasts on board. ❤️❤️

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Was told this am at my monitoring appt that my ER will probably be Monday/Tuesday as well. Today's my birthday 🎉🎂 and I didn't think I'd be celebrating with a giant bloated tummy and these types of shots (lol), but just hoping for a better year ahead!

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Hi Erin! Tonight is night 7 of stims, I'm on follistim and menopur still, going for another monitoring appt tomorrow am and will be adding ganerellix soon. I'm so bloated and made the mistake of wearing pants to work today, had to keep them unbuttoned the whole time. Home and happily in sweats now 😊

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I had my first follow-up USG today with labs. I've done 4 nights of injections so far (tonight will be 5) and had 10-12 follicles per ovary with about 5 per ovary that doc said were "good size" for this point. My estradiol was 315 compared to 218 yesterday. I will add in Ganirellix tonight. Anyone else around this point in their cycle?

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Day 4 of stims and very little growth. I have 10 follicles on both side but most are 8mm-10mm. Slow go, I've always had 2-3 already popping up by this time but I also didn't get many last time and it's always been a bfn...so maybe it's a good thing?!? Taking it day by day. Yours sounds like it's going great!

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Day 5 of stims (GonalF and Menopur), had blood work and ultrasound today with one 12mm follicle, two 11's and two 10's. Have to increase my stims dosage the next 4 nights (!) and start cetrocide tomorrow. Overwhelmed with the amount of shots that I am giving MYSELF (husband is afraid of needles) plus my period ("break through bleeding") has been back for the past 5 days after stopping the BCP and I am so over that.

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I had ER on Aug 4. I started ovulating ear before retrival & lost 3 eggs. My ER was able to retrieve the other egg. So I woke up to the news of only one egg & didn't take the news well. It was a normal mature egg & fertilized but I was told on the 5th the embryo was not developing normally. It had Triploidy so my transfer was cancelled. This is my 1st failed cycle. I am not sure what will happen next as I have very low egg reserve for my age & limited funds to pay for anymore cycles. I am heartbroken. I am including a photo of my embryo for anyone interested in seeing it. Good luck to all you ladies with your cycles.

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Tonight is night 2 of stims. The first two weren't too bad, but I think I need to do it faster. Any advice?

Updates? 8/11/15

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