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From what I have read here it seems like you need at least 3 months to get everything ready (Consult, pretesting, etc). Is that right? Would I need longer?
I haven't done even a consult yet. I'm just in the planning stages. I was hoping to cycle in early November. So to make that happen, when should I get the ball rolling?
also, if cycle #1 doesn't work could I then cycle again the very next month in December? Or would I my body need to wait a while?
Thanks for any/all input :)
Fi
Hi there. You can consult as much as 6 months out and do your pretesting within 6 months before you cycle. You can try and cycle back to back but you have to 1. wait for AF and 2. REs take vacation in December and most are closed the last few weeks of the year so that may not be possible.
Where are you going to cycle? We are also going to cycle in oct or Nov for the first time.
eeps... that makes me nervous! Ok, maybe I need to move up my time frame then! Yikes! What do you think about starting things in June? Do I NEED 6 months? What would be the minimum amount of time I could scrape by with?Quote:
Originally Posted by nuthinbutpink
I was actually wondering/figuring that the end of December may be a time away from the office for the REs. I guess the only way to know for sure would be to ask the REs I'm considering :)
Oh that gives me another question. Does pretesting only last for 6 months? Meaning, if I did pretesting in May and then cycled in November would I then need to redo testing if I went on for a second cycle outside of the 6 month window?Quote:
Originally Posted by nuthinbutpink
Thanks for you help NBP :D
I am still trying to figure that out LOL. Actually I am still trying to convince my husband to go for it. Top on my list is actually Dr Potter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Possible pink?
How about you? Are your details all set? What doctor are you seeing?
Hi serafina - haven't cycled as yet but planning to in May with Dr P. From the experience had so far I could offer the following advice - try not to prebook too much eg. flights unless you have some flexibility with dates and can stay there for a while...best to consult with the RE you are dealing with. I have struggled to get all testing done as had to book holidays with work etc for May and it came close to not being a possiblity as was waiting on AF to return after breastfeeding. I think give yourself at least 2 months to do pretesting and consultation. Not sure where you travelling from or if you are travelling but I hear flights in the later part of the year are more expensive due to Thanksgiving and Christmas as well. Also the Xmas break for RE's as has already been discussed may put a spanner in December plans. As for attempting another cycle - I thought i read somewhere on here that they like you to have a month off between cycling..... I could be wrong. Hope this is of some help to you. Good luck with it all.
I am going with Dr Potter or Dr Lin both in the same area. Still deciding. My husband signed on but says we get 3 tries and then we are out...He says after that it isn't meant to be which I guess I have to accept and understand! Wow we could be there at the same time. That would be nice for support. Do you mind me asking where you are coming from or are you local CA. We are coming from Pacific NW.
Thank you :). It definitely helps to hear real world feedback versus hypotheticals. First on the list is convincing my Hubby that this is the way to go. Hopefully after I do that I will have 4-5 months to finalize everything. FX!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by bubbaboo
So they booked you to cycle 2 months after your initial consult?
I haven't heard much about Dr Lin. What clinic is he(?) out of?Quote:
Originally Posted by Possible pink?
We are in the same situation... I will probably limit the number of cycles we do as well. At some point I would just have to realize that what I have is perfect for me/us :). I was thinking we would do 2 maybe 3 attempts.
We will actually be coming from Texas. Where are you from?
Dr Lin is from Reproductive Center and people seem to love him. Coming from OR.
I wrote this timeline out for someone with a similar question in the private forum... I'll post it here for you:
I'll give you an idea of time line from the cycle I just did in March (but yours may vary due to protocol, I'm guessing):
* Mid January contacted HRC to set up consultation and local clinics to find a monitoring clinic.
* Had phone consultation with Dr. Potter early February, got pretesting orders.
* Got AF, went for pretesting on day 3 (and started BCP) and then SHG on day 9, early February
* Got pretesting results and protocol from Lori in mid February
* Started Lupron Feb 24th (had to pay for cycle by this day)
* Will start stims and local monitoring on Monday (March 5th)
* Fly to CA a week later, and we're there for 2 weeks (having family vacation) but I think minimum is around 10 days.
HTH
Thanks for sharing :) I have to get my husband on board too :)
Thanks for the info :)