I have my frozen embryo transfer next month. I just got my “schedule”. Coming in day 2 and day 12, again day16 and a few other days here and there. All I could think about was how in the world am I...

How often do you cry at your job? I cry usually one day a week triggered by stress/overwhelm but want to know if this is a typical response

How long does it take your body to grow accustomed to less food? I’m watching my caloric intake and keeping it at about 1500 cals but I’m always so stinking hungry. Will I ever get used to it?

Anyone just get random anxiety for no reason and can't shake it? 😔 What do you do?

I started working out and cleaned up my diet with the main goal being weight loss, but I'm really frustrated.

It's been a month, I feel like the effort I put in is huge and exhausting, but I haven't lost a pound, although I can see there's been a bit of muscle gain and I lost half an inch from my waist.

How do I find the motivation to keep going when I feel like the progress is so minimal?

Anybody here manages 1 hour walk + strength training (or a proper workout routine).
I'm getting SO tired after the walks, unable to muster up enough to do any workouts after that.
Any recommendations would be helpful

Can I take Tylenol for arthritis if I don’t have arthritis?

How many ppl have 2 part-time jobs vs one full-time? Does anyone get insurance working PT? What mix of hours do you work? Looking for a healthy balance w/o taking a hit on income. Am getting burned out with FT monotony and coworker drama. Wondering if my theory that working several Per diem or part-time jobs is less of a nuisance...?

Thoughts on an Equinox membership?

Any partners on here that would consider themselves happy and successful that have struggled (or continue to struggle) with mental issues (e.g., depression)? How do you consistently perform well?

As I’m sitting here with covid and watching world war z, all I can think is damn, our leaders would fail so much harder than the movie if they can’t get covid under control…also please don’t spoil I have an hour left in the movie

Can we reflect on how nice it is having a bowl which isn’t littered with anti-vaxxer debate. I never quite appreciated the different outlooks Europeans and Americans have until I downloaded fishbowl..

How BoB can be declared to attain max benefit ? Never declared before so no clue.

Need some mental support or advice. I am 38, had 25 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, but only 2 embryos were biopsied. I know numbers drop at every stage, but I did not expect this big of a drop. Don’t know what to think, what could be the reasons. Did anyone had a similar situation?

I knowingly got married to a person with some psychological problem. my initial assumption was that she’d get better after leaving her parent’s toxic home. However she turned worst. She’d frequently/randomly become abusive and violent. She refused seeing doc.
I’m thinking of divorcing her, but I also know that if I leave her she’d end up in worse situation(her mother is terminally ill and father is also old with no other relative). Ps. I am Indian so no live in before marriage.What I can do?

Can anyone recommend an eye dr. in Manhattan, particularly someone who’s good with tricky prescriptions? My last couple of pairs of glasses haven’t seemed right, even though 2 different drs. checked the prescription.

Ok I’ve always wondered this but have been too afraid to ask... my fellow women who run— how are you running marathons in shorts??? I feel like I see all my runner friends in shorts on race day and all I can think about is the chafing. Are y’all just so well toned your thighs don’t rub?? I need answers

I’ve had pretty horrible acne most of my life but now I finally have it under control and wanted to get a laser treatment for the scarring. Anyone gotten it before and what kind did you get and how was your experience?

Hi all, got an offer from HCL for the client Becton Dickinson. Any idea for this account and project in HCL.

How long did IQVIA takes a time to release offer letter after submitting documents.

How many IT companies are ending WFH?
PS- walmart is asking to come to ofc for sprint ceremonies

Traveling out to Montana/Idaho/Wyoming early September. First time out west / big sky country. Any recs for activities/food/breweries are much appreciated. Have a rough itinerary that includes a couple different local activities/the national parks.
Thank you!!

Any Duke or UNC fans watching the game tomorrow ? Where are you watching it?

How to get into ISB (through EEO) with weak profile but have good extra curricular activities and 4 years of pre bachelor's family business. Any ISB guy please help on this

Thanks.

Does anyone else feel a little grossed out working for state clients with some of the retrograde laws those states are coming out with?

I wish I worked in the PC era (pre-cell phone).

Educational book recommendations! I love to read, please list any educational books you loved, especially related to special education!

Which Big4 is best in SAP Consulting (other than Deloitte)?

Looking for salary ranges for remote research clinical data coordinator

If I have to fly next week for business, do I have to remove mask/face shield for security check?

The finale of The Mandalorian season 2 just WRECKED me 😭 Such an incredible show wow

The worst part about the slower days is seeing the stuff in the future that’s going to become an avalanche of heavier days 😬

What practice group is the “easiest”? Easiest in learning curve, easiest in day to day, easiest to understand, easiest to be interested in, easiest work, easiest going interactions, etc.?

From the outside, it can sometimes seem like there’s an overwhelming number of negative or alarming news. What’s it like being on the other side and having to be the one constantly reporting on these events?

Need some mental support or advice. I am 38, had 25 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, but only 2 embryos were biopsied. I know numbers drop at every stage, but I did not expect this big of a drop. Don’t know what to think, what could be the reasons. Did anyone had a similar situation?

How should I interpret 3.37 AMH in a 35yr old? Is it good or not so good?

Ok second IVF. 12 eggs 8 made to day 5 and now going thru PGA test. Fingers crossed... need some good energy and confidence before the FET again!

I’m advanced age and respond well to ivf medications but don’t have good quality eggs . Thinking of going in with a lower dosage stims and increasing upward and maybe longer stim cycle. Has anyone tried this strategy ?

I’m waiting for the genetic tests to come in for two embryos. Thinking of preparing for a transfer day one of my next cycle (taking meds like progesterone) before knowing the results. Bad idea ?

Just tested positive for COVID and I was supposed to start a medicated FET cycle tomorrow (would have begun taking estrogen pills tomorrow and target transfer date was July 28). Obviously, this cycle has to be called off, but now I’m worried about how soon we can get back to it. Anyone else been in this situation? Can you tell me how it impacted your timing and if there were any long term effects?

Received PGT results today and am thrilled we do have normal embryos! So over the moon, I know we have a journey to go but celebrating this milestone! Sending all the positive wishes to all of you as well!

Has anyone here had a difficult recovery post-egg retrieval? It’s been 3 days and I’m still in a lot of pain. The medical team said I should expect to be uncomfortable for 5-7 days or more due to the high number of eggs retrieved (=very swollen ovaries) and it will take 2 weeks to get back to normal.

Morning! So I am in the process of an IUI. I started letrozole Wednesday and have to go back next Wednesday for blood work and ultra sound. I was so excited that I forgot I had booked a trip for a family event for 4th of July. I am leaving on the 28th and won’t be back till the 5th. Did I just screw myself over? I’m waiting for the nurse to call me back but I’m so anxious figured I’d ask here!

Has anyone recovered from egg retrieval where the volume of eggs was really high? I’m 2-3 days from surgery and at 28 eggs and counting. Just want to know what the recovery looks like.

How much time in advance did you order your IVF drugs from a mail-in pharmacy (e.g. CVS caremark)? Should I wait until I get my period to order them to make sure I'm not already pregnant or buy them in advance? Waiting for the results of my IUI, but will move directly to IVF if it doesn't work.

I’m looking at a fertility clinic stats and the early 30s results look good (over 50 percent) but the over 40 year old category is well below the national average. I’m looking another clinic with less cycles but 40 plus category is almost at 20 percent success rate (above national average). Should I rely on these numbers in making a decision ?

Looking for some advice. I'm 35 turning 36 soon. After 2 months of trying with my husband, I got pregnant. We were so happy until finding out 7 weeks later we miscarried. My doctor is telling me to wait another 6 months and keep trying. Then we would start looking at fertility and going down that route. It has been 2 months and haven't gotten pregnant (after the miscarriage). I'm thinking of setting up an appointment with fertility clinic now versus waiting another 4 months. Any advice for me?

We’re doing our first transfer after over a year long wait since retrieval. We’re both extremely anxious and nervous at the same time. We have 3 healthy embryos banked - AA girl, BB boy and BB girl. We’re just keen on a healthy child although given a choice we would like to start with a boy. How do you determine which is the best quality embryo ?

I am getting ready to start my first IVF cycle and I went in for baselines and I have a few cysts that haven’t cleared up. They want me to trigger immediately to start the cycle over again. Has this happened to anyone else? Fingers crossed I don’t miss the next IVF start date at my clinic!

Has anyone had an IVF cycle cancelled? I’m going in for stims day 8 monitoring tomorrow morning and thus far they’ve just told me that due to my lower AMH (1), it just takes time for them to grow.

I’m nervous and would love to hear some success stories of slow responders!

Had my first miscarriage in 2019, got pregnant naturally that time. Tried for another 1.5 year after, and then went to RE. On my first round of Letrozole + trigger shot, we got pregnant. Saw twins at 5 weeks. 6 week ultrasound showed vanishing twin syndrome and we could only hear a heartbeat on number 2. 7 week ultrasound showed another strong heartbeat and we were getting hopeful. 8th week - no more heartbeat. Got a D&C and now feeling emotionally drained. Does it get any better? Feel hopeless