Suppression check =0(

[innocencelost]

I had 5 follicles in my left ovary after about 2 weeks on lupron and one giant cyst in my right ovary. The nurse told me I had to take oral progesterone for a week to shrink the cyst. She told me to start it TODAY, even after I'd told her I'd already had my Lupron (in other words she wasn't listening) for today. I mentioned it to another nurse (cuz I'm tired of cleaning up medical personnel's mistakes) to make sure and lo and behold, I need to start it TOMORROW cuz you don't take progesterone and lupron on the same day.

Anyone had this happen and then have a successful ER? I asked at what point they'll just cancel the cycle (before we sink any more money into it). We'll decide at another suppression check next Thursdsay. I told the nurse we're more than ready to just move on to DE to have a better chance of success vs having to have an entire $13,000 cycle fail.

I'm just so tired of all of this.

[wloublue]

I'm so sorry sweetie. No words of wisdom, just (((Hugs)))

Does this mean that the five follies could be viable, or will the cyst keep them from developing? I guess that is the million dollar question, right?

[innocencelost]

Honestly IDK. It doesn't sound like the cycle is a bust yet because she just said the suppression check is DELAYED a week. IDK what happens tp the suppressed follies while I take the progesterone. I am curious how many follies i have in the right ovary because the max I had on my baseline u/s (the antral count) was 4 and I now had 5 in the left. She can't see due to the cyst in the right one.

On a + note, I found a sibling set freed to adopt from care in a neighboring state. They're boys, ages 2, 3 and 5. Either their worker wrote a really rosey review, or they don't have special issues (behavior/attachment/FAS/FAE/autism etc.). We're going to an adopt from FC meeting on Saturday. I have waffled with this for the last 2 years, but I believe we need to keep our options open. We also saw a singleton boy who's about 4 in a neighboring state as well as a couple from our state.

[wloublue]

How exciting about the adoption. ;D

We've toyed with this as well. We have three LC, and they are very close. I would love to be able to keep a sibling set intact so they have a chance at what our kids have. When our children are older and not so vulnerable we might look more into this.

On the other front, it sounds like it may be possible to end up with better results than you originally hoped, or at least that this cycle is not a bust.

I hope you get lots of good news.

[innocencelost]

Our informational meeting was today and wow, the training here is nearly double the hours it was in CA which I think is VERY GOOD. I asked if I was in the right place to adopt from adoptUSkids and the worker seemed a bit butthurt that I already wanted to go out of state.

Once you're homestudied, they have "adoption parties" where potential parents can see potential children being children (kinda creepy though in a way). They showed video of such a party @ some sort of petting zoo thingie. They automatically reject your application if you say you're looking for a healthy caucasian baby because they so seldom get them (they direct you to private adoption if you state that as your goal) and they have had potential parents @ these parties who focus on a baby/younger child but are not interested in the sibs. That's a quick way to their dookie list and it causes animosity from the older kids towards the cute little one.

They ease you into the process once your homestudy is done. A pairing is made and then the child comes to see you for an evening, then a weekend etc until you have completed 6 months with them (trial period).

I also am feeling better so I guess the progesterone is helping. I am going to confront the nurse about the fact I started all of this with NO bloodwork. NOTHING, other than the STD checks you have to both complete. I even said I was willing to do the Clomid challenge again to make sure I was still a good candidate. No, I was assured that wasn't necessary. Ok, it's one of the top clinics in the country, but has it become a production line with a one size fits all protocol???

I think it'd be a great idea when your children are older to look into this. My BFF is 37 and her parents adopted her bio cousins (her dad's neice and nephew because the dad OD'd and the mom went to prison) so BFF's "brother" and "sister" are 17 and 18 years old now. (BFF's mom was also adopted about 60 years ago.)

[wloublue]

If you have questions about your protocol, you def need to ask them. Glad you are feeling better.

The adoption meeting sounds overwhelming. Too bad people don't have to go to a bio parents training before having kids

I hope it works out though. Giving the gift of a home and family to a set of siblings who long for a need a mother and father, wow. I would love to be able to do that, but I know that now is not the time for us.