FET #1 calendar + medications

Prescriptions

Patient Name / ID: Provider: Janet L. Kennedy, MD Rx ID: Order Date: 12/10/2009 04:19 PM Cycle - Protocol: Cycle Start Date: Pharmacy Information Pharmacy Name: MDR Pharmaceutical Care Address: 16500 Ventura Blvd. Suite 110 ENCINO, CA 91436 Business: (800) 515-3784 Business Fax: (818) 501-7044 Prescription information Medication SIG Quantity Refill Substitution Vivelle Dot 100 mcg/24 hr - Patch Apply the number of dots as directed by your calendar 60 5 DAW Medrol 16 mg - Tablets 16 mg po qd when directed by your calendar 5 0 DAW Tranxene 7.5 mg - Tablets 1 po 1 hr before ET 1 0 DAW Syringe 3cc 18g 1.5 in --- N/A - N/A As direced 12 0 DAW Doxycycline 100 mg - Tablets 1 po BID x 5 days when directed by your calendar 10 0 DAW Prometrium 200 mg - Capsule 1 pv TID as directed when directed by your calendar 60 3 DAW Loestrin 1.5/30 1 - - Tablets 1 po qd as directed 1 0 DAW Progestrone in Sesame Oil 50 mg/ml - Injection 50 mg IM BID as directed 2 0 DAW Needle 25g 1.5 in --- N/A - N/A As directed 12 0 DAW Estrace 2 mg - Tablets 1 tablet per vagina at bedtime. 30 6 DAW Leuprolide 1mg/0.2 2-Wks Kits --- mg - - Take as directed 1 1 DAW

I thought I would post my medication list for my FET, just in case someone stopped by that was looking for info on FET's, etc. Not that I have a clue. But, I now know what meds I'm going to be taking, except I notice that I was prescribed suppositories again, but I know I am doing PIO for 10 weeks (knock on wood, LOL) so I'll have to remind the Dr. about that later on. I hate it when that happens!

Here is my calendar: ...aw crap, how do I copy and paste from Adobe? WTF. I'm a dummy. Ok, I will have to type it out. But I'm lazy, so that's not going to happen! Here are the highlights!

1/05: Start BCP's

1/14: Start Lupron

1/25: Suppression check

1/26: Start Vivelle

1/29: E2 check

2/02: Endometrium check

2/06: Endometrium check, prepare for ET

2/12: Day 5 transfer

2/22: Beta hCG

It makes me so ridiculously happy to have this piece of paper to look at. I love, love, love having a plan, so this is very good for me. I can't wait to get started. Oh - and I learned that my clinic does 'vitrification' of the blastocysts - different that the standard freezing. They have a 95% thaw rate. I don't think all clinics do this method yet. Here's a tidbit from Dr. Google:

Freezing Cleavage-stage Embryos by Vitrification Improves Outcome

July 9, 2009 Embryo cryopreservation is known to offer several advantages during ART cycles, including enhancing cumulative pregnancy rates, preventing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, reducing multiple pregnancy rates, and lowering treatment costs. After the vitrification technology for cryopreservation was developed, several studies have compared the slow freezing technique and vitrification method in relation to post-thaw survival, implantation, and live-birth rates. Now, a new retrospective study published in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics highlights the efficacy of cleavage-stage embryo vitrification in improving the survival rate, post-thaw embryo morphology, and pregnancy outcomes, compared to the slow-freezing technique.

Have a great weekend, everyone!