I just heard back from my nurse that my HCG is still positive, at 9.4. It's dropping too slowly for me to be able to squeeze in a sonogram during the window of this cycle, which would have needed to be in the next week. So we're just going to test it again in two weeks, and at that point schedule the sonogram for early November or so.
Instead of IVF in November, it looks like I'll be in December. Of course now I'm going to have scheduling problems near Christmas, when I'm trying to go visit my family in Texas. Even if the timing works out OK and I can do it before I would leave, I'd need to fly during the 2WW. Fuckity fuck fuck. Can't a brother catch a break?
I'm so sorry. Waiting for you hCG to drop is the worst. I wish it had worked out for you in November.
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Damn it, NoodleGirl. :-( I was really hoping you would be able to get going. Now you have another 2ww ahead of you. This sucks so bad. I really feel for you. I hope your Christmas plans aren't affected too much by this change in schedule. Can't anything ever go as planned around here? Sending you (((hugs)))
ReplyDeleteHow exasperating! I'm sorry the levels aren't dropping fast enough :(.
ReplyDeleteI hope things manage to work out for a Christmas-time cycle. You can tell I don't know enough about IVF - is it the oxygen levels on the plane that they worry about during the 2ww?
Sarah - I think it's mostly the changes in air pressure that people are afraid may negatively affect an embie/fetus. Some people are particularly nerve-wracked if it's within a week after ET, because they're afraid the pressure changes affect implantation.
ReplyDeleteBut in asking my RE about this, he doesn't buy it for a second. He brings up how thousands of fertile myrtles are flying during this window every month because it's too early for them to have any idea with there's an embie bopping around in there and are fine. I think it's mostly IF ladies trying to make sense of why it's so hard for us, and unfortunately looking for ways to blame ourselves when things go wrong.
I flew during the beginning of this past pregnancy (stupid dumb luck), though not as early, and it semmed to be totally fine.
oh poopy - that really sucks! I am so sorry! I wish the timing was better!
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard around the holidays to do all this scheduling stuff - we cancelled our T-day plans to do this donor cycle - but we are going away at Christmas instead. Actually I cancelled a trip to England at Christmas because I did not want to be flying either - although I had not read any research but I just want to be home then if things are happening and it's early days. I hope you get to do the Christmas cycle after all:) (hugs)
Ugh. That stinks. I'm sorry you have to wait. I hope that when you do get to start it doesn't mess with too many of your plans.
ReplyDeleteBummer. I wish your HCG would have been 0. I wish 0 HCG was an instantaneous state of being. Hoping the time passes quickly for you.
ReplyDeleteOh how exciting -- more waiting -- exactly what you wanted (note sarcasm). Sorry that you are stuck in HCG purgatory.
ReplyDeleteStupid HCG, indeed.
ReplyDeleteThat sucks indeed. Does your clinic do cycles over Christmas? Mine is closed for 3 weeks.
ReplyDeleteDo you think its weird that they've never checked my HCG since my miscarriage?
Trying to manage, and at times FORCE, timing is one of the most frustrating things of cycling. Don't worry yourself too much though, I feel like it will work itself out. Somehow, the time issue will fall into place. It has to.
ReplyDeleteUGH! Doesn't it feel like we spend the majority of our time waiting for one thing or another?! I'm so not a patient person and the waiting for various things is about killing me. I hope the scheduling gets resolved quickly for you. Take care!
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