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Follow the twists and turns of an ART newbie navigating international IVF in the USA!
Wow, so Lori sent me my schedule already!  I was not expecting it until *after* HRC had my preliminary FSH and Estradiol blood results and had selected my med protocol. Okay! So what Lori sent me was a 1-page MS Word document with a lot of text-based instructions. Based on that, I built a schedule for myself in Excel, which I've now converted to HTML so it can be viewed by you all! Sorry if it's a little ugly, I'm having trouble "forcing" it to look as pretty as I'd like. lol I have a call with Lori later this week to go over the schedule in more detail. I also have a few other questions, such as when the MS phone consult would need to be. Also, I want to ask if we are at all reducing our chances of success by skipping a Clomid challenge cycle. She is also FedEx'ing something relating to the schedule to me (I am not sure what is it, will share that once I get it).
BTW, we still need to complete and send in our HRC patient history/registration forms, and our MS application. I plan on doing that next week. Actually, we may even do our first visit to the local clinic late next week, depending on when AF starts! Yikes!!!! DISCLAIMER: THIS SCHEDULE/PROGRAM IS FOR ME PERSONALLY. YOURS MAY VARY, PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.
ETA: Table last updated Oct 09, 2009 (final corrections, after my cycle)
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| Menstrual cycle day |
IVF cycle day |
Date |
Event |
BCP |
Lupron |
Menopur |
Gonal-F |
PIO |
Estrodial Valerate |
| 1 | | Tuesday, June 16, 2009 | Natural period started | | | | | | | | 2 | | Wednesday, June 17, 2009 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | Thursday, June 18, 2009 | FSH, E2 tests (local clinic), Start BCP | BCP | | | | | | | | | Friday, June 19, 2009 | | BCP | | | | | | | | | Saturday, June 20, 2009 | Semen analysis (local clinic) | BCP | | | | | | | | | Sunday, June 21, 2009 | | BCP | | | | | | | | | Monday, June 22, 2009 | Make copies of all reqs + Rxes | BCP | | | | | | | | | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | Blood workups (for both of us) | BCP | | | | | | | | | Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | | BCP | | | | | | | | | Thursday, June 25, 2009 | Sonohysterogram (on BCP, before Lupron) + get Rx re-writes | BCP | | | | | | | | | Friday, June 26, 2009 | Pay HRC for cycle (must do before starting Lupron) | BCP | | | | | | | | | Saturday, June 27, 2009 | Pick up Lupron | BCP | | | | | | | | | Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Start Lupron (10 units) | BCP | 10 units | | | | | | | | Monday, June 29, 2009 | | BCP | 10 units | | | | | | | | Tuesday, June 30, 2009 | | BCP | 10 units | | | | | | | | Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Booked flights | BCP | 10 units | | | | | | | | Thursday, July 02, 2009 | Last BCP | BCP | 10 units | | | | | | | | Friday, July 03, 2009 | | | 10 units | | | | | | | | Saturday, July 04, 2009 | | | 10 units | | | | | | | | Sunday, July 05, 2009 | | | 10 units | | | | | | | | Monday, July 06, 2009 | Period started! | | 10 units | | | | | | | | Tuesday, July 07, 2009 | Baseline US + E2 (local clinic) + Pick up stims! | | 10 units | | | | | | | 1 | Wednesday, July 08, 2009 | Start stims + Decrease Lupron to 5 units | | 5 units | 75 | 375 | | | | | 2 | Thursday, July 09, 2009 | | | 5 units | 75 | 375 | | | | | 3 | Friday, July 10, 2009 | Extra US + E2 to avoid OHSS (did not adjust stims) | | 5 units | 75 | 300 | | | | | 4 | Saturday, July 11, 2009 | | | 5 units | 75 | 300 | | | | | 5 | Sunday, July 12, 2009 | | | 5 units | 75 | 300 | | | | | 6 | Monday, July 13, 2009 | US + E2 (local clinic) | | 5 units | 75 | 300 | | | | | 7 | Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | Pay MDR for meds needed while at HRC > ship to Lori | | 5 units | 75 | 300 | | | | | 8 | Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | US + E2 (local clinic) > Get BW results!! | | 5 units | 75 | 225 | | | | | 9 | Thursday, July 16, 2009 | FLY to HRC > take airplane letter + MS consent forms | | 5 units | 75 | 150 | | | | | 10 | Friday, July 17, 2009 | US + bw at HRC + TRIGGER SHOT + get 2nd set of instructions | | none? | 75? | 150? | | | | | 11 | Saturday, July 18, 2009 | Get cash for anesthesia | | | none | none | | | | | 12 | Sunday, July 19, 2009 | MS + ER (HRC *must* have basic blood workup by now!) | | | | | 1 cc | 0.2 cc | | | 13 | Monday, July 20, 2009 | Fertilization report | | | | | 1 cc | | | | 14 | Tuesday, July 21, 2009 | | | | | | 1 cc | | | | 15 | Wednesday, July 22, 2009 | PGD biopsy + DH/DS fly home | | | | | 1 cc | 0.2 cc | | | 16 | Thursday, July 23, 2009 | | | | | | 1 cc | | | | 17 | Friday, July 24, 2009 | ET and start bedrest (try to keep relaxed and positive! :) | | | | | 1 cc | | | | 18 | Saturday, July 25, 2009 | Bedrest | | | | | 1 cc | 0.2 cc | | | 19 | Sunday, July 26, 2009 | Bedrest + fly home | | | | | 1 cc | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wednesday, August 05, 2009 | Pregnancy test by blood (~50% chance of success?) | | | | | etc | etc |
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