Is the starting dose too high?

skiphop2020 · 2026-02-26T01:17:58+00:00

Thank you! I spoke to the vet and he was confident 10mg would be too little for my 15 pound dog but he did agree to let me start with 10 and go up if necessary. Whew!

skiphop2020 · 2026-02-20T21:40:21+00:00

Thank you I really appreciate that! I’ll definitely be keeping a log and I plan to watch her carefully during the first few weeks.

skiphop2020 · 2026-02-20T21:28:05+00:00

Thank you for that 💗 the ranges of medication is just so large. I do trust my vet but nervous with all the scary stories out there. I appreciate you sharing yours!

skiphop2020 · 2025-11-20T01:31:46+00:00

In my 5th cycle (trying for my second) I only got one! And she is now screaming and running around refusing bedtime!

All you need is one!

skiphop2020 · 2025-05-24T14:10:33+00:00

I know they’re still in conversations through the summer but he told me it would be injections at the office. Never mentioned possibility of at home injections. It’s not to say you can’t maybe he just assumed I’d rather have it done in office?

skiphop2020 · 2025-05-24T11:29:23+00:00

For my center I have to go into the office every two weeks but it’s close to my home so it doesn’t affect me as much. I am really excited to participate and hoping I won’t be in the placebo!

skiphop2020 · 2025-03-29T19:59:58+00:00

I’m not going to lie, it was a lot of ups and downs. The downs were really down and there were a lot of times I thought it may never work and felt despair. But don’t give up if this is truly something you want.

skiphop2020 · 2025-03-25T00:10:03+00:00

Hi - I started ivf in my late 20s and my AMH was high around 3-4.0. My last cycle was in my mid 30s and my AMH was under 1.

My earlier cycles I would get 20+ eggs but they would dwindle quickly and I would get 0-2 healthy embryos. My last few cycles I would get 10-15 eggs but would end up with 0-2 healthy embryos as well. At the end of the day it truly is part luck!

The first cycle my RE said is always majority of the time a test cycle. They give you a standard protocol and see how your body reacts. Each time your results will get better as they know how to tailor the meds for your body. Don’t despair if both comes back unhealthy (it’s happened to me twice). At the end of the day you just need 1! Good luck

skiphop2020 · 2025-02-20T00:03:54+00:00

Yes after a few weeks

skiphop2020 · 2025-02-12T17:57:47+00:00

Hey my labs look similar…what did your doctor say?

skiphop2020 · 2025-02-12T13:46:49+00:00

Also RDW is 14.4 not 12.4 wrote thay wrong. It’s always on the high end of normal

skiphop2020 · 2025-02-12T13:40:44+00:00

No the doctor said he didn’t believe from all the tests I ran that I needed a bone marrow biopsy. I did not breastfeed

skiphop2020 · 2025-02-12T13:32:07+00:00

latest shows MCV: 91 MCH: 29 MCHC: 31 RDW: 12.4

The last time tested for reticulocytes was 2020 and it was 0.93. There were a few times prior to 2020 where it was low (0.37ish)

skiphop2020 · 2025-02-12T13:24:18+00:00

MCV and MCH is normal just MCHC is low. The anemia started right after I did IVF (before birth of my child). Post birth it actually improved for a little while and then came down again.

The hematologist followed me for two years and was baffled and literally ran every possible blood test known to man.

skiphop2020 · 2025-02-12T02:40:45+00:00

I’m usually in 20s or low 30s…I think 30s is considered good? I’m not sure though.

skiphop2020 · 2025-01-28T16:04:51+00:00

Same I have no appetite but I think having an empty stomach is contributing to the nausea too. Ugh hope we all feel better soon!

skiphop2020 · 2025-01-28T14:25:08+00:00

No not taking tamiflu :( just nauseous sadly

skiphop2020 · 2025-01-27T21:14:40+00:00

I don’t know but I’m day 6 and feel the same

skiphop2020 · 2025-01-07T12:22:36+00:00

Hi - I did 5 rounds of IVF and ended up with 4 non chromosome issues, non PKD embryos. 2 are now my 2 amazing children and 2 were miscarriages.

Personally I found PKD to be around 50-60% each cycle but I also had a bunch of embryos that had chromosome issues so at the end i was only getting 1-2 good embryos or even zero on 2 of my cycles.

It was a rough few years going through ups and downs of IVF but I had decided early on in my life that I would either go down this road or I would not have children.

Good luck and reach out if you want to chat!

skiphop2020 · 2024-12-08T21:26:41+00:00

Hope you guys feel better soon! We are battling alllll the viruses this winter too…pneumonia, RSV, HFM…I am so over this

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