Thanks again Zoe, I just heard that we have 2 normals to transfer
(you were right!!) so we are off there now.

Kate

--- In immunologysupport@yahoogroups.com, "pichpaw" <pichpaw@...>
wrote:
>
> femoral massage. it is a special massage described in Randine
> Lewis' infertility book which increases bloodflow to reprod.
> orgnas. Zoe
>
> --- In immunologysupport@yahoogroups.com, "Alys Masek" <alysm@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Could you just explain what FM is in your response below???
Thank
> you!
> >
> > Alys
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: immunologysupport@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:immunologysupport@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of pichpaw
> > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:25 PM
> > To: immunologysupport@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [immunologysupport] Re: Jane or anyone re: Insulin
> levels?
> >
> >
> > Kate,
> >
> > Oh I forgot you were using a different measurement. 3.7 is
super
> > low. I think anything <9 or 10 is normal so you don't need
Met. I
> > was on Met 500 mg 2x/day for atypical PCOS, but my insulin was
> > normal too.
> >
> > I can't remember the dose of my PIO but I think it was 50
mg./day
> > b/c I remember drawing up to a "5" line. I was also on supps I
> > think 50 mg/day. I have NEVER heard of a birth defect from
> progest
> > altho I know the literature says that. I would just ignore
that.
> >
> > Your embies are doing great! Some drop off is inevitable, but I
> > know it's scary to see. Of the 9 left I feel certain you will
at
> > least have 2 pass PGD.
> >
> > You should continue FM until just before the ET. You want good
> > blood flow for transfer. I tried to do it 2x/day and I even
did
> it
> > the morning of the ET at home and then I think I did it at the
> > clinic when waiting for ET. Also try to do deep abdomimal
> > breathing/relaxation and visualize the embies sticking before
and
> > after, this is what I did. When they showed me the photos of
the
> > embies they were transferring I was so corny I looked at them
and
> > asked them to stick and told them how much they were wanted,
etc.
> > I'm a dork!
> >
> > Fingers crossed!
> >
> > Zoe
> >
> > --- In immunologysupport@yahoogroups.com, "Kate B" <katebf6@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks Zoe, I will increase it and I have heard of taking up
to
> > 2gms
> > > being OK. I also spoke w Chris today and she said that my
> insulin
> > > level correlated w 3.7 in the US which is still quite low,
even
> > > though it had risen for me so she didn't think it was a
> concern. I
> > > know my RE wouldn't Rx the Met so I will just go with the
NAC
> for
> > > now. I think I will retest in a week or so though when back
> home
> > and
> > > if it is higher again I may ask my family doc or OB if they
> will
> > > consider it. Do you remember what dosage were you on, or are
> you
> > > still taking it?
> > >
> > > Also, I am on the PIO this time 50mg/day. Is that a usual
> dosage.
> > I
> > > was quite concerned on reading the package insert info re:
> chance
> > of
> > > limb reduction defects and they quote the dosage as being 5-
> 10mg.
> > I
> > > am taking vaginal too (100mg 3x/day) so hope I am
> > not "overdosing".
> > > One more day to wait for results! Apparently 9 embies were
> doing
> > OK
> > > today, one had arrested and another was slow. It is so scary
to
> > see
> > > them dropping off like that. Thanks for your positive
thoughts
> for
> > > us tomorrow.
> > >
> > > BTW it was Chris that told me (& also in my Rx letter) not to
> > > restart Lovenox until 24hrs post-transfer, but I did restart
> 48hrs
> > > post retrieval. What is recommended with the femoral
massage? I
> > have
> > > been doing it intermittently since retrieval but then
suddenly
> > > thought maybe I should have d/c?
> > >
> > > Thanks again, Kate
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In immunologysupport@yahoogroups.com, "pichpaw"
<pichpaw@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Kate,
> > > >
> > > > I would increase the NAC. I think you can take really high
> > doses
> > > of
> > > > that according to the study I saw, but can't remember off
the
> > top
> > > of
> > > > my head the doses. Also Met would lower your insulin and
> helps
> > > with
> > > > implantation and helps prevent m/c. I know it's last
minute
> but
> > > do
> > > > you think your RE might Rx it?
> > > >
> > > > Zoe
> > > >
> > > > --- In immunologysupport@yahoogroups.com, "Kate B"
<katebf6@>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi everyone, I have been on Dex for 2wks now and my
> previous
> > > fasting
> > > > > insulin level was 19, but my latest test shows a level of
> > 37.8.
> > > I am
> > > > > not able to do the free level in Canada but the range of
> > normal
> > > for
> > > > the
> > > > > test I did is 13-120. Does anyone know what the
> consequence of
> > > this
> > > > > rise in my fasting insulin would be? My IVF transfer
will
> be
> > > this
> > > > > Friday. I am taking 500mg NAcetyl cysteine to help keep
my
> > > levels
> > > > low
> > > > > but was thinking of increasing to 1000mg. My glucose
level
> is
> > > 4.5
> > > > with
> > > > > range here in Canada of 3.6-6.0. Do you think I should
> reduce
> > my
> > > Dex
> > > > > dosage?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance for any assistance,
> > > > > Kate
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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