Hi Jean,

Thanks so much for going to all the trouble of setting out your 50:1s and gaps
between IVIgs. This has been really really really helpful!

Now, I think I can feel happy if I generally stick to an IVIg every 3 weeks
(while I remain above 15) UNLESS NK cells have actually gone up since last test
in which case I will do an earlier IVIg at 2 weeks. That is what happened on my
last test (i.e., my 50:1 went up - from 28.5 to 30.1) so I am glad I did the
IVIg early at 2 weeks. Just hope it all goes down from here on in.

It helps to feel that I am following some sort of rational plan.

Hope your test re gestational diabetes was negative and your 50:1 levels stay at
13 or below!

Jess xx


--- In immunologysupport@yahoogroups.com, "jinaprivate" <sharksaddict@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Jess-
> I'm so glad you are feeling better. I only did one IVIG 2 weeks apart
> -it was when my NK's actually went up further after an IVIG and the Beer
> center decided I needed another dose immediately (which was 2 weeks from
> the prior dose, plus another one 3 weeks later). My 50:1's were:
>
> (preconception - did not test - was not trying that cycle and did not
> even test for BFP until I was almost 5 weeks along)
> 5 weeks - 14 (no IVIG required - could not believe they were normal -
> they are *never* normal... but did 2 IVIG's plus steroids plus
> antibiotics the prior cycle which was my first IVF attempt))
> 8 weeks - 29 (30g IVIG)
> 10 weeks - 33 (30g IVIG)
> 13 weeks - did not re-test - Beer center wanted me to do this dose
> regardless due to how they went up further last time (30g IVIG)
> 16 weeks - 26 (30g IVIG)
> 19 weeks - did not re-test - was going on a 2 week vacation to Alaska
> and I decided I needed to do IVIG regardless of test results since a
> single dose has never lowered my 50:1 by 4 points - Beer center agreed.
> (30g IVIG)
> 22 weeks - 13!!! (in total shock - no IVIG)
> will retest at 26 weeks
>
> BTW my APA's have been positive since 5 weeks (other than one negative
> at 16w but they're now positive again) so I've been doing daily Arixtra
> shots as well. Plus the usual suspects: baby aspirin, folgard, fish oil,
> prenatal, calcium/vitamin D and was on metformin (during the first
> trimester only - I was planning to do an IVF cycle and my RE thought I
> had PCOS so I was already taking metformin when I got pg naturally -did
> not notice any side effects from metformin other than it was so much
> easier to control my weight when I was on it - I just did my 1 hour
> glucose challenge test this morning and so hope I do not have
> gestational diabetes).
>
> Jean
>