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Re:Failed IVF - Egg donor next? New and looking for support
« Reply #15 on: 04/10/07, 15:37 » |
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Hi, I read that you're from Chicago suburbs. Would you kindly tell me where you go for your IVFs? How do you like your RE? I'm in the process of going through 3rd IVF with DE possibly in late spring or early summer. If it fails, I'm going to seek for a 2nd opinion.
Baby Dust to you and Everyone!
Quote from: wantsbabytoo on 04/10/07, 12:36
Hi Amanda,
It's been awhile since I have posted on this forum. I know what you are going through. I have been in treatments over 3 yrs. We took a year off after finding out that my own eggs were too old. We have switched docs and I am on the list for finding an anonymous donor. I thought since we were not using my own eggs that the process would be easier.... so far, not so much.
I found out through my new doctor that my old doctor removed part of my right ovary during a fibroid removal surgery and never told me. According to my new doctor, this can cause a blocked tube which can cause a backup into the uterus and affect implantation.
He wants me to do another HSG, but 2 doctors have tried and can't get the info they need for the test. I am an unbelievably difficult case for HSG because my uterus is tilted and they can't get to the tubes. My last doctor did it while I was under anesthia for my laporoscopy because he couldn't get to the tubes either.
I also just tested positive for MTHFR last week. (My old doc never thought to test me for that.) I don't even know much about it. I am waiting for a call from my nurse today and I have a list of questions for her. Add a few more problems to the mix and I am pretty depressed lately.
I have many friends that are pg right now with their second and third babies. They were pg with their first babies when I was going through the beginning stages of infertility treatments. They are all happily raising their children while preparing for more. 
One girl in my church is devastated because she just had her second little boy and wanted a girl soooo bad. All I heard were complaints through her entire pregnancy. She says the next 20 years of her life are ruined because she has to raise "stinkin' boys!!!!!" (SOOOOO INSENSITIVE) She knows what I am going through too! People just don't realize how blessed they are. You can bet I am staying as far away from her as I can!
So you are not alone you see. I am beginning to wonder if it's ever going to happen for me. They just keep finding more and more things wrong with me. I guess we just need to hang in there... as difficult as it is.
I don't know if I have helped much. I understand your frustration. Nothing seems to be going right for rme either after all these years. There are many days when I feel I don't have the strength to do this anymore. Every trip to the doctor is more bad news. I still cry everyday. The thought of never having a family of my own is what keeps me going. Thanks for listening to me vent.
(((((HUGS)))))
Laura
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Re:Failed IVF - Egg donor next? New and looking for support
« Reply #16 on: 04/10/07, 18:55 » |
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Hi Smod,
Not at all! I was in treatment at Rush Copley in Aurora for all of my prior treatment. Hubby and I made the decision to travel to Denver to the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine. They are considered the best fertility clinic in the nation. If we are gonna spend big bucks on a donor, I want to have the best clinic. They have a great reputation and the highest success rates for IVF in the country.
I have met a few women that have not had success with DE locally in Chicago. So they go there and have a lot of success. I am seeing Dr. Schoolcraft. We went out there in January and consulted with the doctor and had a bunch of tests done. 40% of their patients are from out of state. I am having additional tests and bloodwork done locally at Fertility Centers of Illinois. They just send the results to Denver.
I am sorry about your lack of success with DE. It would be nice if things could just happen the way we want them to. Who is your RE?
Laura
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Re:Failed IVF - Egg donor next? New and looking for support
« Reply #17 on: 04/10/07, 22:33 » |
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Hi Laura-
I just read your post about Dr. Schoolcraft. My DH and I have decided to get a consultation from another IVF facility here in Houston TX and the doctors have also trained with Dr. Schoolcraft. They actually consult with one another. I'm glad to hear of CCRM reputation. It gives me great hope to try again. When will you start your DE cycle?
Amanda
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Re:Failed IVF - Egg donor next? New and looking for support
« Reply #18 on: 04/11/07, 09:33 » |
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Hi Laura, my RE is Dr Jay Levin. He's a good doctor and got me pregnant on my first IVF with twins (using my own eggs) in 2005 but sadly the babies' heartbeats stopped at 12 weeks. The result for CVS (genetic testing) was normal. No one knows why it happened. Then I tried again in Mid Spring 2006 but failed to produce enough follicles (39 yr old) when given high dosage of Fertility RXs so decided to go through DE. In November, my body failed to response to Lupron prior to FET plus I had enlarged cysts in my right ovary. The IVF was cancelled but they went ahead and retreive the eggs from the donor. Actutally, RE wanted to postpone the FET since he wanted to do the fresh transfers but was afraid to lose the donor because she emphasized that she won't be around to do the next FET due to holidays, school, needed the money, etc. Last February I had FET with 3 embies. (BFN). I still have 2 leftovers DE- 8 cells in the cryoperservation.
Does FCI work cordially with CCRM?Will it be your first IVF at CCRM? I found the website and will look into it. Thanks. I'm curious... Have you heard of Dr Randy Morris in Chicago/Naperville? My friend has a history of several miscarriages until she met him. She just had her twins from DE.
Please keep me up to date and wish you lots of Baby Dust! Same goes for all of you who's trying hard to conceive..
smod
Quote from: wantsbabytoo on 04/10/07, 18:55
Hi Smod,
Not at all! I was in treatment at Rush Copley in Aurora for all of my prior treatment. Hubby and I made the decision to travel to Denver to the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine. They are considered the best fertility clinic in the nation. If we are gonna spend big bucks on a donor, I want to have the best clinic. They have a great reputation and the highest success rates for IVF in the country.
I have met a few women that have not had success with DE locally in Chicago. So they go there and have a lot of success. I am seeing Dr. Schoolcraft. We went out there in January and consulted with the doctor and had a bunch of tests done. 40% of their patients are from out of state. I am having additional tests and bloodwork done locally at Fertility Centers of Illinois. They just send the results to Denver.
I am sorry about your lack of success with DE. It would be nice if things could just happen the way we want them to. Who is your RE?
Laura
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