When Nature Is Not Enough
IVF will hopefully bring us the miracle we are waiting for.
About Me Name: Liz Location: New York I'm 37 and have been happily married since Sept. 2002. Ivan is truly my companion in life. Our TTC journey has felt like a never ending roller coaster ride. We had an ectopic PG in Dec. 04 and in April 05 found out my IF is due to tubal abnormality. We were told IVF was our only hope. July 05 we did IVF # 1 and it was a chemical PG. We did IVF # 2 in Oct. 05 and it was a BFN. In Jan. 06 we did a combined fresh and frozen embryo transfer and it was a BFN. We were determined not to give up our dream of having a baby. IVF # 4 was in April 06. The cycle worked like a charm and on December 20, 2006 we were blessed with Hannah and Matthew. View my complete profile	Saturday, February 25, 2006 Waiting Nothing much going on. Ivan had the Sperm DNA Fragmentation Assay on Thursday and we had some immunological testing done. We should get the results within 2 weeks. A part of me wants them to find something wrong but then another part of me doesn't. I guess if there is something wrong then we know what has caused the failed cycles. I had my nurse protocol phone call on Thursday. The doctor's office is in Vegas so contact is via phone and email. I am set to start BCP when AF arrives which should be around March 11. She wasn't sure yet what meds I will be on because the doctor is waiting for the results of the tests. Once they are in she will send me my calendar. I'm trying to be optimistic but I know there are no guarantees. We are still discussing how many cycles we will do. The clinic has different plans. There is one where you pay one fee and it includes 2 cycles and another one includes 3 cycles. Of course there is a one cycle fee but I don't feel that confident...disappointment has taken that from me. I've purposely avoided the emotional aspects of the BFN. I'm keeping busy with getting more info and starting another cycle. I know if I start processing it will just get me down. After the 2nd cycle I got depressed and I don't want to go down that road again. I've been trying to lose weight (would love to lose the 15 that I've gained since I started). It isn't easy...as we all know. My goal for now is 5 lbs then 10. I know 15 is unrealistic to lose by the time I start stims in April. Sorry I haven't been checking up on you as much as before. They blocked blogs and boards at work and I don't want to go on when I'm home (if Ivan's home). I hope you are all doing well and hope our journeys will soon come to a happy ending. \| posted by Liz at 9:58 AM \| 13 Comments: Anonymous commented at 12:52 PM~ Hey Liz, glad you updated...I was wondering what had happened. I have blocks at work but I'm so happy that I can still go to IVF connections. Hope you get good news about the results. Stay determined and don't lose hope. x commented at 1:47 PM~ I like the idea of prepaying for mulitple IVF cycles but my clinic doesn't do that (I don't know of any in Canada that do). I hope that you and Ivan are healing. Your weight loss goals sound realistic, good luck. Jenn commented at 4:49 PM~ Liz - I was sorry to hear about the BFN - I am praying this new protocol is the answer. I hope you and Ivan know that we are thinking about you. Good luck on the weightloss - small goals are definately the way to go - before you know it the 15 pounds will be gone! Rebecca commented at 8:46 PM~ I'm glad you're hanging in there, and I hope you get good news on the test results. Hopefully Dr. S will have the protocol that does the trick. I've heard wonderful things about the Vegas office. It sounds like we will be April cycle buddies. (We are actually cycling with one of Dr. S's colleagues, but in LA rather than Vegas.) Anonymous commented at 10:08 AM~ Glad things are moving along. Hope you get good results. You will be starting soon. Good luck with the weightloss and I pray this will be a successful cycle. Anonymous commented at 6:59 PM~ I know what you mean about wanting to find something to explain what's happened but yet not wanting to have another problem pop up. It's so frustrating. I hope the new clinic can shed some light on things. Anonymous commented at 7:34 PM~ Wow before you know it you will be cycling again. It's good that they did some testing to rule out any problems...hope the results are all good. Hoping this is it for you!!! Jenna commented at 2:09 PM~ Hey Liz, I hope that this waiting time goes really fast. Your new doctor really does sound great. Jenna beagle commented at 6:17 PM~ It's good to see teh "determined" thingy! Murphy's Law says that if you pay for one you'll need three and if you pay for three you'll only need one . . . so I'd go for three. (My RE does not offer any such deal, so I can't say I actually have done that, just that I think I would if I could, I assume each is a bit cheaper that way, kind of a shared risk thing?). Anonymous commented at 10:27 PM~ After reading your previous post I contacted SIRM and have a consult with Dr. S. From what I read at his website he is great!! Hope you get the results soon and all is good. beagle commented at 10:44 AM~ I am in a similar place right now, fighting off depression, waiting for May when I can "Do" something about trying to get pg again, and hitting the gym and eating right so I can drop a few of these annoying IF pounds and be as healthy as possible for the next round of IVF! Wishing you luck on your similar quest!! May the pounds melt off and the time fly by! Larisa commented at 7:30 PM~ I'm glad it seems that things are moving along. Good luck with the weight loss. I hope the test results bring good news, and can lead your dr in the right direction for you. Ally commented at 9:12 AM~ I am happy to see things are progressing and you still have hope. Good Luck on the weight loss as well...I'm trying the same thing! :) Want to Post a Comment? back to main page
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