Hi Girls,

Don't know if I should be worried or not. Most of you know my story already, but for those of you who don't...I got my bfp on 6/4. Beta levels only rose for a few days and then dropped back down. Dr said I would m/c early and AF would come. AF showed on 6/15, and I was VERY crampy. I bled heavier and longer than normal, but nothing really extreme.

Here's the thing - I was feeling crampy this morning, and when I just went to the bathroom, I noticed that I am spotting. :confused: I'm on bcp in case we can start a new IVF cycle soon, and I never spot on bcp. I don't expect AF for at least 2 more weeks. BF and I did have intercourse last night, so maybe that could be causing it? I just don't know if I should be worried or not.

My mom told me that when she m/c, she didn't stop bleeding for weeks and had to go for a D&C. I'm wondering if part of the pg held on and needs to be removed? Should I call my dr? They close early on Fridays (noon) and I wonder if they will even be able to do anything for me before Monday. Maybe I should just wait and see how it plays out?

Appreciate any advice...Thanks!

Holly

Holly

Did you get checked up after your m/c? My dr had told me to go after 2 weeks to do an us. She checked that nothing was left inside and that everything was ok.

If i were you i d call the dr. It is true it might be due sex last night but if there still might be some tissue inside you it s better to get it removed asap so that you won t have any setbacks when the good news arruives on weds.

Amy

HI Holly Dolly,

I would call your doctor, asap (I use this right, non? asap?) It may be due to intercourse with your BF, but you never know. I don't think it's cause for alarm, but we woudn't want to have cause a setback, as Amy so wisely says. Let us know, cherie, what you plan to do! And good luck on Wednesday! Today is Friday, so slack today and it will go fast... and weekend always goes by fast! Thinking about you and praying for you!
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Thanks Amy & Princess! I took your advice and left a message w/ my dr's office, so now just waiting for their call back.

Amy, your comment about getting the good news on Wednesday made me smile. :) Glad to see you are still doing well.

Princess, I told you to have a little faith in your English! ASAP is just short for 'as soon as possible' so you used it perfectly. :D You are better than you think.

Holly

Hahaha! Yes, perhaps my written english is passable, however my verbal...I still have very strong accent. When I go to other parts of canada they laugh :D :D :D I laugh too!

I'm very glad you called, Holly! May I ask, how much is the spotting? When will they get back to you? Soon, non? :bouncing:

Princess, the spotting isn't too bad...There were only a few spots on my panties, but when I went pee (TMI) the liquid in the toilet was tinged by the blood, so it's definitely there. I'm not really sure how quickly they will get back to me. Sometimes they are really quick and other times they aren't, so I guess it just depends on how their day is going. I am pretty confident that if they can't return my call before they close at noon, they will at least have my nurse call me this evening. So that will be good.

Holly

See Holly now dident I tell u to stop that freaky stuff u are starting to remind me of Deluka..................hahahaha.Ok had to make u laugh there.No but seriously I think its no big deal.But I am glad u called ur RE.But u should call again if they dont call u soon its almost 11.

Princess Holly is right ur english is fine and we wont laugh at u.So do u speak French?Are u from Montreal?I have been to Toronto many times my uncle used to live there.I have also been to Montreal very nice I liked it a lot.

Mapia

Aww, thank you Mapia!
I am from a smaller village in Quebec. My English woudl be much better if I lived in Montreal, perhaps we will move there. :D :D I go to Toronto and surrounding cities very often, from there I learn most of my English, becuase outside of Quebec, not so so so so many people speak French. Of ocurse, they speak some, but not as much.

Holly have they called yet??

And have we heard anyhitng from deluka, by the way? Last I heard she was at home getting better, but still very tired.

Mapia, how are you doing, cherie?

Hi Princess I am doing fine thanks for asking.I am currently not doing any treatment cause DH and I are moving back to Greece so we will continue there with treatment.Canada is very pretty and I loved going there.I havent been in many years.

Deluka is finally feeling a lot better she leaves tomorrow for vacation her and DH are going to FL for a week.Lucky her I am jealous:D No I am kidding she deserves this vacation so much.

Holly any word yet sweetie?

Mapia

Hey Holly, I just got home from my daily visit to the DR :) and saw your post. How are things going this afternoon? Did the office call you back??? I am sure all is just fine, but it does seem like a good idea to confirm for the peace of mind. Amy is right, I forsee some good news coming on Wed and it will be good to know that everything is just fine to proceed when you do get the good news! Hope everything is going okay right now. Update us when you can!

Sorry girls, I have been so busy at work today!! :eek:

My dr's office did call back, and they are going to send me for another beta to confirm that my levels are negative. The spotting is still there, but my nurse thinks it is probably just break through bleeding from the bcp. I'm gonna go for the b/w tomorrow morning, and they will call me when they get the results from the lab.

Thanks for your concern!! :angel: :D

Gotta get back to work...

Holly

Holly Dolly, don't stress yourself too too much today! Remember c'est vendredi! Take care and I can't wait to hear further updates!!

Kari- why do you go daily to DR?? Is everyhting ok? You aren't sick? How did it go today?

Mapia- Yassoo! Did i say that right? I'm glad you found canada pretty :) I'd love to travel more and more of the world. I have only been to France (2 years) and Spain (1 year) and hopefully this year i go to Lebanon, for small vacation. Are you living in Greece now? What I mean is, you wil be living in Greece soon? I'm very glad deluka is feeling much better, she doen's tknow me, but I send warm thoguht and prayers.

Take care mes dames!! My prayers and thoughts are all with you!!
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Holly so glad ur RE called u back.I am sure its nothing so dont stress to much.We will be looking forward to ur update tomorrow.

Princess I will be moving back to Greece on Aug 13th yes.I like to travel myself see new places I want to do more of that as much as we can.U really should come to greece it is so beautiful.Lebanon I hear is nice but I am not as brave as u traveling to the middle east right now.I really want to go to Jearusalim ok I speewled that wrong.Anyway I am very religious and would love to visit such a holy city.Maybe some day living in Greece we are close to so many beautiful places and it makes getting there so much easier.So when are u going on ur vacation?BTW u did say that right Yasoo.

Mapia

Lebanon is beautiful but yes, you're right, the middle east right now, not exactly ver stable. But my husband's parents live there, I've never met them, so I have to go. I'm not very brave at all... I don't want another war to break out while I'm there!! :dizzy: But we will hopefully go in December, if I can get that off for work, but it shold be easy becuase nobdy here takes vacation days. And maybe during the winter, nobody wants to fight LOL. Ah oui, you must go to Jerusalem!! I am sure you must take your little one to there as well! :D Are you all ready to move??

Holly I can't wait to hear about the news from doctor. I'm sure it will be fine! And nothing to worry about. I lok forward to heairng from you always, but especially after wednesday!!

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Holly how are you doing? Are you still spotting?
Good luck for your b/w this am. Keep us posted.

Amy

Oh Princess Dh family is in Lebanon that is nice.I hear Lebanon is very nice and I would love to visit there as well.I do want to take my baby to many holy places after I have one just to show my appreciation for the miracle I was given.I would love for my baby to be blessed by all these holy places as well.

Hey Holly thinking of u hope all went well with ur appt.Let us know sweetie.

Mapia

Princess, Amy, and Mapia, thanks for checking on me. You girls are the greatest! :D

Went for my b/w this morning and my nurse called this afternoon to say it was negative, less than 1. Then she said, so we know your not pg...and I thought, well yeah, I started bleeding weeks ago, we know that already. I thought we were making sure there wasn't any of the pg left. :confused: She did say that she really doesn't think the spotting is anything to worry about yet (it is still there by the way). She told me if it gets any worse over the weekend or is still there on Monday to call her back and she'll talk to my dr. So that's all for now. :) Thanks again girls. Hope you are having a great weekend. I'm about to go shopping w/ my friend.

Holly

Hey Holly, Well I think it is very good news that they confirmed the hcg is less than one. It sounds like you will likely be okay to proceed. I know that breakthrough bleeding is very common during bcp, so hopefully that is just what is going on. I know you were planning on hearing from your RE on Wed and I really hope that you get good news about the recipient couple and being able to move forward!

Thanks Kari. I'm starting to think it might be breakthrough bleeding too. One less thing to worry about. :) To be honest, I'm kind of nervous about hearing from my dr next week. I really don't know if we can afford to do this again so soon. I wish it wasn't so expensive. I hope you are feeling okay. I've got to go catch up on your thread. Take care of yourself.

Holly

Hi Holly

How are you today? I hope the spotting has slowed down and that you are enjoying your weekend!

Thinking of you.........

Ruby

Hi Ruby!! How are you? Haven't heard from you in a little while. My spotting actually got heavier yesterday, and I was going to call the nurse. But then I had to go to my aunt's 70th birthday party, and it turned into a big family reunion! I saw so many cousins that I haven't seen in years! Such a nice time! :) So I didn't have time to call. This morning it seems a lot lighter, so I'm going to give it a few hours before deciding if I should call or not. Hope you had a great weekend too!

Holly

Hi Holly,
Glad you had a nice distraction from your worries! I'm sure you'll be fine - who knows what our bodies are up to. They seem to have their own agenda sometimes. I had random spotting and bleeding before ovulation during IUI cycle. No explanation. Very strange, but I'm sure you'll be ok, and things will get back to normal. I might do the lottery this week, and we can all share the winnings for our IF treatments! (If only...)
Lizzie

Ha ha Lizzie, I joke about the lottery all the time! If only it were that easy. :D I probably wouldn't have been too concerned about the spotting if it weren't for my mom. She is convinced I'm going to need a d&c. I keep trying to tell her the dr said not to worry, and as long as I feel okay, I'm not going to worry. I have enough to worry about w/o adding anything to it. ;)

Baby dust to all of us!

Holly

Hi Holly. Could you be ovulating? I know that after doing an IVF cycle that when I ovulated the next month, I actually spotted. This never happened to me before taking all these meds and everything, and it happened on an "off" month when I was not taking any meds. My doctor said that sometimes when your body is trying to get back to normal this can happen and not to be alarmed. Just thought I would throw that out there. Good Luck :)

That's right Holly, worrying serves no purpose, don't do it if you can help it! Sue is right, our bodies mustn't know whats going on half the time with all these hormones & meds. I guess it's not surprising really that they react strangely sometimes. Keep calm & positive.
Lizzie

Hi Holly

I'm glad you had a nice weekend and the reunion sounds like fun. It's always so great to catch up with family.
I'm glad the spotting is lighter today. You must have been worried when it seemed to be getting heavier. If the doctor isn't too concerned and you are having no pain then I'm sure everything will be fine. I just wish things would start going right for you again and I am sure that given time they will. I can't wait to see you posting good news one day soon!

Ruby

Hey Sue! :wave: It is the right time of month for O, but my dr has me taking bcp in case we get to start that IVF cycle soon. Bcp prevents O, right? At least I think that's how they work. I completely agree that it is probably just a result of my body trying to get back to normal after all that it has been through lately. :)

Lizzie, I agree! I'm staying calm. Keeping positive is a bit harder, but I'm doing my best. ;)

Ruby, you are so sweet. :angel: You always say something to make me feel so hopeful. I really needed that today, so thank you. I can't wait to see you posting good news either.

Holly

Hi Holly.
Just wanted you to know i am thinking of you. I saw your other post for me and it made me laugh that you remembered my cycle timing. yes i am exepcting AF this Sunday and that will be my next IVF cycle. and i am going to ask about the Bravelle vs/ Follistim thing. i saw a couple girls suggested i ask and i am wondering if maybe when the nurse called she didn't look in my chart and assumed i used Follistim. but i do have 10 boxes of Bravelle and i would prefer to use it. i'll see what they say. i suppose next week i'll be in for baseline u/s and b/w so i can ask then.
how are you feeling? is the spotting gone? is it driving you crazy? i hope your doc calls this week. maybe you'll be a summer IVF girl too!

Hi CBB!! I have missed you since you started that new job and don't have time to post regularly. I am such a slacker, my job would probably benefit from taking the internet away from me. ;) I am doing alright - have my good days and my bad days. Sometimes it is so hard to stay positive and hopeful. Thank God for this board and all of my IF sisters!! The spotting still hasn't stopped, in fact it is getting heavier again, and it is definitely starting to get on my nerves. I'm not really concerned by it, just annoyed with it by now. I hope it goes away soon.

I can't believe you are starting your IVF cycle so soon!!! :blob_fire :bouncing: :blob_fire :bouncing: I am so excited for you!!!!!!!! I know it's going to work this time. I really hope they let you use the bravelle. It would seem so silly of them to make you switch back to follistim when you hate it and already have the bravelle. When will you find out about that? Sending you lots of baby dust so you can stock pile it for your upcoming cycle*********************************** * :D

Holly

Hi Holly I totally missed this thread see I told u I am just in my own world these days.So glad u got to see a lot of ur family and had a great time.Its always nice to be around family I know I enjoy it and when I am in greece seems like there is always family around well I guess cause my aunt lives next door and my uncle lives across the street.Well I am really hoping this cycle will work out for u.I hope the other couple follows through and u get another shot.U deserve this so much sweetie.I keep u in my prayers.

Mapia

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I would be much better at my job as well, if I didn'thave access to the Internet...but then how would I live without you ladies?? LOL :D

Holly, cherie, have you gone to the doctor or called a nurse abotu the bleeding? I know it's nothing to be concerned about, but as you said, it's annoying ;) In general, cherie, you are feeling better? I hope you have more good days than bad, cherie. :angel:

CBB< I'm praying for you!! I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mapia, you are in my prayers too sweetie...always. It really was such a nice time seeing my family on Sunday. Everybody looked so different from the last time we got together, but we all had no problem sitting down and catching up with each other. It was great! I'm glad to hear your sunburn is getting better. You must be feeling a lot of relief by now.

Princess, I did call my dr's office about the spotting on Friday. They sent me for b/w to make sure my levels were all the way back down from the pg, and they were. They told me not to worry about the spotting, it could be any number of things, none of which I need to worry about. So I'm just trusting them and hoping it will go away on its own soon. It's definitely starting to get on my nerves though. So, how was your weekend??? Did you have fun?

Holly

O h yes, lol , my memory isn't so good today. I'm really super glad it's nothing serious! I'm sure it will go away soon :bouncing:

I hd a great time this weekend...just getting away... and spenidng time with DH. Sometimes it seems that when at home, and we're working, or whatver, that we don't get to spend time with one another. And when we do talk, the Tv is on or whatever. But at the cottage, we got to sit down and TALK with one another, liek when we were dating....sounding, little romance movie...I think I fell in love with him again :rolleyes:

But I think something was in the water..we took our own bottled water, but i had a cup of tea from the tap....I don't know what. Perhaps I'm paranoid (I looked that word up to make sure! :p ) I just have been feeling very nauseous all weekend and today.

I hope you are doing well! When are you expecting your RE to call, again?

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OMG - that is SO sweet!! You think you fell in love with him again. :) I love romanctic stuff!! I know what you mean about being at home and never really having time to sit down and talk to one another. Life is so full of unimportant things that keep us too busy for our own good.

I should hear from my dr by the end of the week. If not, I'm gonna call on Monday and see if he's heard from the other couple. Hoping for good news...

You've got an appt on Monday, right??? First one???

Holly

AAAAWWWW Princess that is to cute.U are so right about everyday life DH keeps making the same complaints to me.He says u are always to busy for me.He is such a baby always wanting attention.But he is right seems like we have grown apart here.In greece we were alone in our little condo so it seemed we were always togother watching tv together.Im greece we made it a point to have one tv in the living room and 1 in the bedroom so we only watch tv together.We almost never watch tv in our bedroom dont know why we even have it there.Sometimes when I couldent sleep I would turn it on.Thats why I cant wait to go back and take a vacation I know it will be great.I am so happy u got time to go away this weekend.

Thanks for ur prayers Holly it means so much to me.It feels weird that I am not cycleing but also feels good.I am so much more relaxed and happy even DH said it.This long rest will do us good so we can be ready to go again in Sept.

Mapia

:D:D:D:D:D You girls are so cute!! It's so true that everyday life can interfere with one on one time, n'est pas?

Mapia, you're lucky you have a tv in the bedroom... I'd lik eone, so that when DH plays videogames (lol, both our husbands are kids!!) I can watch my shows. I'm so glad you're feeling better...I was really worried about you, with you health, and moving, too much! :eek: It is nice that you're enjoying the sumer just you and DH... hopefully it will be the last that's just the two of you! ;)


Holly- you are so adorable!! I like romantic stuff too...but I"m worried that if I say something like how I fell in love with my husband again (he wrote me a song this weekend when we watched the sunset!) people will....how we say....get sick! :dizzy: I'm very excited to hear from you doctor!!!!!!

And I'm so upset!! My doctor moved my appt!! I mean, it's only by a couple of days but still!! Et, mon dieu, it's on the 13th! THAT"S A FRIDAY. I'm not happy about that at all. Friday the 13th, vraiment, what kind of sign is THAT??? :(:(

Mapia, I just know you're going to get your bfp right away once you get back to Greece. You will be so relaxed and happy and recharged. It's gonna happen!!!

Princess, having a tv in the bedroom is not all it's cracked up to be. My BF is BIG on video games too (He truly is a big kid), and whenever I complain that I don't want to watch him play his stupid game, he reminds me that we have a tv in our bedroom and I can watch whatever I want up there. I feel like I'm being banished or something. Lately I have been holding onto the remote and won't give in. Gotta show em who's boss. :jester: ha ha
I can't believe your dr moved your appt, that's so frustrating! We wait so long and get so excited, and then they change it. Don't worry about the 13th though, I am only superstitious about good things, not bad things. ;) I'm sure it will be fine. We will all be praying for a very good and productive meeting!!!

Holly

AWWW merci ma chere, it means a lot that you will be thinking of me on my friday the 13th appt :D It's very frsutrating that this appt gets moved...I've been waiting forever for this appt!

Our husbands are big kids!! LOL :D:D:D I guess I owuld feel banished too if I were told to go watch tv in the bedroom....so you show him who's boss, madame!! :P

Thank god my DH does not play those things.As a kid his parents never got him any of those tv games.They put him to work he worked with his dad when he was off from school.So thats why he is a hard worker.DH is great always wanting to watch tv together.But all men are kids and they dont ever grow up.........lol.But thats ok cause they are our babies.:D

Mapia

Hahahah, c'est vrai.... men never grow up... they can be little brats, but sometimes.... they're just too cute. Much as kids, I think. Aw...now I miss my DH.... :p

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Hi Holly

I can't believe the spotting has gotten heavier again! It must be driving you mad! Is there anything they can give you to stop it or could you go for an u/s just to see how everything looks in there?

Princess
Don't worry about having your appointment on Friday the 13th - 13 is lucky for some people! I hope it goes well for you and that you have nothing but good news to report back to us.

Re the video games. My DH also loves his PS2 and it drives me nuts!!! Sometimes we play singstar though and I enjoy that because it is something we can all get involved in. Holly, I think it's funny the way you hide the remote, I'm going to take a leaf out of your book and do that too!

Ruby

Mapia, you are so lucky your DH doesn't play those games. It is ridiculous. My BF plays football (Madden), and he goes through seasons and wins the Super Bowl and stuff. :dizzy: He takes it so seriously! :rolleyes: ;) There are some games we play together though, like racing, and that can be fun. You are right, they never grow up! :p

Princess, we will definitely be thinking of you as you go for your appt!!! I can't wait to hear how it goes. Hope you are enjoying your day so far...It doesn't look like our holiday has slowed the boards down too much. :D

Ruby, well today the spotting is light again, so we will see how it goes. I really hope it goes away soon though so I can have a break before AF shows up for real! I think it's funny that so many of our men (read *children* ;) ) play video games. Glad to see I'm not alone. I slide the remote in the couch cushions...works like a charm. :D

Holly

Salut ladies!! LOL, thank you fo rmaking me feel better about my appt! You're right, some people find 13 lucky, and maybe I will too! Thinking positively... :p
Sometimes I like the games my husband plays...he used to be a Green Beret (soldier) so a lot of his games are fighting/war... but his other games, like Sims (he has cube and xbox 360) are fun for the two of us.
I'm so glad you ladies haven't left me all alone!! What are you doing for holiday?

Yes girls I am so lucky my DH isent into any of that stuff no video games no cards and gambeling nothing like that.He loves to work and spend his spare time with me:) Holly I feel for u girl I see my GF DH he loves his video games he sits with their 3 kids and plays and pays no mind to her........LOL.I told her I would smack him no joke.Oh well what can u do but I do feel for u girls.Anyway my 4th of July is not looking very eventfull:mad: I called my GF she hasent called me back seems like no one calls us to do anything I am so annoyed grrrr cant wait to go to greece.Just talked to my BF in greece I just wish I were there with her.Ok enough of my whinning.Hope u all enjoy ur day.

Mapia

holly im sorry you are still spotting, it has to be utterly frustrating!!! im sur you just want it over with. i just wnted to chime in about our men!! there is just soemthing about the tv and video games with "MOST" men. my dhtoo tells me i can watch what i want in the room, well duh, i want to watch tv with you, and i will watch shows i SOOO am not into, and thats ok bc atleaset im with him, but he tries to make me feel guilty if i put on something he doesnt wants to watch. he isnt into sports, but im not into food network, and ghost hunters! lol. and his favorite christmas gift thsi year was a PSP. but i guess that was kinda my fault, i though we could share it, but i was wrong, haha. most men just think differently then we do, but i will admit it, if i get into a game, i dont like to put it down either! kinda liek when im on the boards, sometimes dh gets mad because he wants to get on the computer, OH WELL!!! anyway, you know w here are all praying for you. after my hcg dropped it took about 5 days before i started to bleed, and it lasted aklmost 2wks, spotting on and off. and my re considered that my "period" then about 5 weeks later i got another period and started lupron 20 days later! so i just hipe the spotting will stop soon. <3 aimee

Hi Holly

Thanks for the tip re the remote - I will definitely have to try that one! In all honesty I must agree with Aimee. I do spend a lot of time on the computer (on these boards) and DH never complains so I shouldn't really moan about him playing video games. I think it is how a lot of men de-stress and relax, it is their way of tuning out for a while. As for me, I would rather get stuck into a good book or magazine!
I'm glad the spotting has slowed down, I left a message for you on the other thread about it too.

Catch you later!

Ruby

Ma chere Holly, I just wanted to let you know that I tried the hiding the remote las night!! Mon Dieu, it worked like a charm!! Good thinking, ma belle!

How is the spotting? Stopping? Gone? :bouncing: I can't wait to hear from you!:blob_fire

Also how was the July 4? You went to some cookouts, correct? Did you eat much? :jester:

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Princess, of course it worked! Men can't get by w/o remote controls these days. ;) That is so funny!!! BF asked me what I'm laughing about, but I won't tell him.

Ruby & Aimee, you have a point. I spend a LOT of time on these boards, and he never complains. ;) I'll have to keep that in mind.

Mapia, hope you found something to do yesterday. Today is a much hotter day, I think Mother Nature is confused...we should've had this weather yesterday. :)

Holly

Holly cherie, it's too too much true! Dh cannot survive without his remote!! LOL!! I know you will not be on much today, but I will be thinkingn of you and praying for you comme toujours! :bouncing:
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PS. Holly, there is a word under your name I do not understand, and I tried to look it up but the dictionary does not help. What does Banned mean? :confused: :confused: :confused:

Holly, I am glad the spotting has gotten lighter. Sure hope it stops completely soon so that you don't have to worry about it anymore! And maybe your RE will remember to call you before the weekend so that you don't have to wait till Monday. Oh, and if u and Mapia don't hurry up back I'm gonna stay depressed. (((hugs)))

Princess, I really want your appointment to go well next week. Hopefully your doctor will be able to offer some promising suggestions and treatment options for you. Do you know what they have planned for this appointment? Is it more of a consultation at this point?

Oh Kari, how sweet of you to remember me! :angel:
Thank you for your thought on next week's appointment....its Friday the 13th...je sais, I was not pleased when I heard that, not only becuase it was moved from the 9th, :bouncing: but onto the 13th of all days!! :eek: :p
Oui, at this point it is only a consultation, I believe, since nothing is really planned. But I hope that she will give me something for PCOS, and we can start a plan for something. I am quite nervous, because the last time I went, I was 16, and she spent most of the time talking AT me, you know? And then i was rushed out! I am preparing to tell myself I am not 16 anymore and I have many questions, and I will make this appointment worth the wait that i have been through. :bouncing: :bouncing: :bouncing:

Holly, must not forget to tell us about the call you get from doctor on Monday!! I will be thinking about it all weekend, have no doubt!!

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Hey Princess, the 13th is my DH's b-day and we think it's actually a very lucky #! I hope it is in your case too! Hopefully your RE cooperates and listens to you as much as she talks at you this time.

I know there are treatment options for people with PCOS... in fact, a couple days ago when my IVF cycle was cancelled, my RE had a patient of his call me to talk about what she went thru and to help encourage me not to give up. Apparently she had a bad case of PCOS and twice her cycle was cancelled b/c of hyperstimulation, like I experienced. She said it took about all she could handle to try a third time and after a sucessful retrieval followed by a BFN, she did a frozen transfer with the embies from that cycle and she is now 12 weeks pregnant. So keep the faith cause there are miracle workers out there and I know your miracle is in store. I know I'll be saying the same thing to myself soon enough when these hormone levels taper off!

:bouncing: Happy Birthday Kari's DH!! (On the 13th!):bouncing: Of course it must be a lucky number then, he was lucky enough to marry you, oui? :D PCOS, is it very common then? And it's caused by hyperstimulation? I really have no idea about it....when information gets talked at me (like how my doctor did) I don't remeember things very easily :(

When do you expect your hormone levels to calm themselves? I hope it's very soon! :blob_fire It makes me really happy to hear that.... my miracle is just waiting. I know yours is, becuase you will make an amazing mommy very soon! :angel:

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Hey Princess. I actually don't know a whole lot about PCOS... but hyperstimmulation does not cause it. I have only heard that women with PCOS may be more likely to hyperstimmulate during an IVF cycle. And medically, I really have no idea why that would be the case. I would say that although PCOS is not common, it is not all that rare either. I've really only heard of it since joining this board, but it is discussed all the time. And I've heard of many ladies with PCOS getting pregnant! I hope you start getting some answers at your appointment next week... I know it will make you feel much better!

Oh, and I think the hormones are starting to drop off... I'm not crying at the drop of a hat anymore, so that's good ;) And yes, I do believe both of our miracles are in store and amazing mommies we will soon be. I have not given up. :angel:

:bouncing: Thank for your answers Kari!! They really helped! I didn't really hear of PCOS much so I didn't know if it's very common or very rare. ;) I'm really realy realy glad to hear that lots of women with PCOS can still have babies thoguh!!

I'm super happy to hear you're not crying when dropping yur hat. Slowly, you will get back to normal. You're getting a little bit better each day! Everyday, you are a little bit better, and even thoguh you might not feel it, when you look back you will see how you progressed. And when you are holding you little baby in your arms, and look back at all this you're going to be stuned at how strong you are and how far you've come.

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Princess I am glad I can help... I know there are a couple more ladies who are even more knowledgable than myself and I wish they were around to help answer our questions and calm our concerns right now. :(

PS - you really made me smile when you said how happy you are that I don't cry when dropping my hat. I thought that was really sweet.:angel:

Princess, You were asking about PCOS and I have it also. It is actually pretty common. I have a book on PCOS and it said that it affects 1 out of 10 women. The classic symptoms are irregular periods, excessive facial or body hair, acne and infertility. Also obesity, chronic fatique, gloucose intolerance. It is a hormon imbalance, with too much estrogen and increased testosterone in the blood and not enough follice stimulating hormone in the ovaries to release an egg regulary.

I have a 3 year old son which I conceived naturally after 3 failed Bravelle/IUI's. Hope this gives you hope.

Kelly

Holly

Just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts. I know you had to get feedback from your RE and i am praying so hard that it is good news for you.

Sending you BIG HUGS

Amy

Kari you are so sweet! You always make me smile and admire you so much. HOw you can stay strong after your own hardhsips and and then still offer yourself as support....I don't know. You are simply an ange.

Kelly, yes thank you, you have given me much hope! The doctor can prescribe something for PCOS, oui?

Amy- I'm with you on that, I miss Holly so so so much, and wondering on her feedback. Does anyone have regular contact with her outside of the boards? And Holly, if you are reading this, cherie, ma chere chere chere petite chou-chou, I miss you so very much and wish I could hear all abotu your news and so desperately wishing to talk with you.

holly,

hows things?

xx

Looks like Holly is not banned anymore. But Mapia still is. Hope she can come back soon also.

Kelly

I see that Jam has been banned too. I can't believe this, what on earth is going on?

Come back soon Jam!

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Amy, once again I just want to thank you for keeping me in your thoughts while I wasn't able to post. It meant more to me than I know how to express.

You too Princess. You haven't even been on the boards that long, and yet you have expressed such genuine concern for me that I feel like you are my sister. I missed you ladies so so much. I am getting excited for your appt on Friday, Princess!!!! I think it's great that you already have your questions prepared! Remember that the dr is there to help you, and don't be scared of her. Unless of course she really does have fangs and a dark cape. ;)

Jam, not sure if you will be back, but I hope so!! I know how important the support is that we receive here. And I think you're on the 2ww, so I'm sure you need it even more! Thanks for asking about me. All is fine. The spotting has stopped completely and we are going to try an IUI next cycle. We need to pay off the debt from the first IVF before we can try a second one. Hope you come back soon!

Holly

HOLLY'S BACK!!!!! :blob_fire :bouncing: :blob_fire :bouncing: :blob_fire :bouncing: :blob_fire :bouncing:

Vraiment, I am so happy that you are back, Holly! I have missed you more than words could possibly express. I have not been here long at all, but I feel so bonded with all of you, and your presence has impacted me :angel: HOnestly, ma chere chere Holly, ma petite chou-chou, having you back is wonderful. I would gladly give up my BFP for the next YEAR just to have you back and active on this board :bouncing: You've probably told on another thread how your conversation with your RE went...I'll look for it maintenant, mais if i don't find it I'm coming right back here to ask, cherie!!

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Oh Princess, you are way too sweet. :angel: You brought tears to my eyes! I feel blessed knowing that I was missed as much as I missed being here. Thank you so much for the welcome back. :D :D I did post about my dr's call in the thread Amy started with my name on it, so check it out. :)

Holly

Holly, YOU are too sweet! Bien sur you were missed! As soon as people saw the dreaded word under your name I knew I must must must tell you how much I missed you , just in case you could still them without logging in. I'm so glad you know how much you were missed..... those days just weren't the same without you.

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Those days weren't very fun for me either. :( I am SO glad to be back! :D I saw the posts asking about my dr's call, and I hated not being able to tell you all how things were going.

So, what time is your appt on Friday?

Holly

Auf, friday. :o So much to do!! I have my appointment at 11;30am, but it is in my home city, so I have to take the day off to go. which isn't bad, beucase I htink of it as long weekend, but while I'm there, I have to get a new...passeport. (same in english, non?) So that will take a LOT of time. My DH et moi, we have decided that if I do not get pg in the next few months then we will take a vacation for a few weeks to Lebanon to relax, destress. And we will be going during Christmas and New Years, so when we come back, we can start all over again fresh. :D

Have you seen JAM's posts? Why does it say she is ban? What happened?

JAM come back soon!!! :( :(

We say passport, so yeah, that's pretty much the same. If you have to do all that, when will you be able to get online and tell us about your appt??? I will be thinking of you all day wondering how it went!! A vacation sounds like such a good idea. We are going away this weekend (just overnight from Saturday into Sunday), and I'm really excited. It's always nice to get away from everything, and it might be just the ticket to getting your bfp - that is, if you don't already have it by then, which I'm praying you will! :angel: :angel:

I too saw that Jam was banned, but I don't know why. I hope she comes back soon!!!! It's no picnic not being able to post, I can say that for sure!

Holly

Hi hi! I promise I'll tell you all about the appt on Monday :D I'm excited for it.. I've been waiting for answers and solutions to my period issues since I was a teen! Every time I asked my doctor about it they woud just say "Just realx and it will come" Some doctor! So now hopefully I get some medications or something.

Ohh a weekend away sounds so nice! where are you headed?

I hpe Jam can come back soon!

Hi Holly!!!! I had a very good feeling we'd see you back after a week or so! Seeing your posts have made my day!!! Sounds like you're going for an IUI cycle.... I'll have to go check out the thread that Amy started and catch up! (((hugs))) and welcome back!

Hi Princess, it is really frustrating when a dr has the wait and see approach. Don't they realize how important our health is?? Isn't that why they are drs? Thank God they are not all like that and there are some excellent, caring drs out there. I really hope you get some answers!!!!! To answer your question, we're going to Atlantic City for the day with two other couples. We're going to see a boxing match and then doing some shopping. It's gonna be great!

Kari, I have to admit I was really worried I wouldn't be back! I am so glad the ban was lifted! Yep, we are probably going to be doing IUI this cycle. I still have to convince my BF as he thinks anything less than IVF is a waste of time. Thanks for the welcome back!!

Holly

Holly, I know eh? You would think that thy would at least offer a BIT of support. even if there isn't anything wrong, they could offer some sort of advice, non? and if there is something wrong, then refer you to a specialist or give you some thing instead of saying "Oh you're only 16, you have plenty of time so just relax." Ifmy Dr.Dracula says that, I swear, I will whip out the garlic so fast....:jester:

Your trip sounds very exciting! I know you will have TONS of fun!! I mean, when shopping is involved who wouldn't have fun??? I will sound bad for asking, but when do you go? I know you will have so much fun!

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Princess, I'm hoping your appt will be really productive and you won't have to use the garlic on her. ;) I just want you to get lots of answers and lots of options and get pg. :D We are leaving early Saturday morning and will be coming home on Sunday. I can't wait. It's gonna be so much fun!

Holly

OOhhhhhh that does sound fun!! Enjoy your weekend! it is already mid-week! :D

I will have to tell you all about my appt. :D I'm getting really excited to go now! The hardest part of today (waking up) is long over, so now it's just tomorrow!!!

I'm not really looking forward to this weekend, though. Our office is being repainted....and guess who the boss "hired" to do the work. That's right. Us. "Us" is five women!!!! And we're not getting paid....I know this man profits......he can afford a crew. So I'm really mad abotu that :mad:

Anyway... trying to stay nice and calm and happy! Wish me luck!!!

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I'm glad you're getting excited about your appt!!!! Can't believe we will have to wait until Monday to hear about it though. :( You will have to try to sneak online and drop us a few lines before then. ;) Maybe do it while you're in the office painting for free...ha ha...I can't believe your boss is having you come in on the weekend for no compensation. I would be very upset about that. I'll be thinking of yoU!

Holly

Ah oui!! that is a good idea!! Perhaps I will be able to write a quick something while I am in on the weekend!! You just found the silver lining, chèrie! :angel:
I don't know how I'll be able to hold it in unil Monday, otherwise :D

Oh wow, I'm so excited! I'm actually counting the days until I see this doctor... can you imagine me during 2ww? :jester: LOL

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YAY!! A silver lining! See that!

:jester: You're so funny! I am a wreck during 2ww as well. Patience is not my strong point, but IF is forcing me to have it. Guess that is one benefit of going through all this. Parents need patience, so I guess I am finding mine...

Eh, bien sur!! We are all being a taught a lesson in patience. A very harsh, cruel, unusual lesson... but at least we're learning ;) And you're right, parents need patience, so we'll be the best parents when our time comes! And it's coming very soon!!

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