For Alison - need the wealth of your experience!

luce · Post by **luce** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 10:35 am

Hi Alison Hope you see this and pop in to help as I'm wobbling. This morning we had 3 x 8 cell, 1 x 7 cell, 1 x 6 cell and 2 x 4 cells. They said we had 3 choices: Transfer today, and guess at the best embryos Transfer on Sunday, gambling that some will get to blast PGD today and transfer on Sunday, gambling even more that the ones that make it to blast are also ok from the pgd perspective So we decided to go for transfer on Sunday without PGD, but I was just wondering how many embies you had on day 3, how many cells they were and how many made it to blast. How many did they transfer? You're the only one I know who's had blasts, and I remember that quite a few made it, but I can't remember the details. Thanks, really appreciate the help - this waiting is a nightmare! Love Lucy xx

Alison · Post by **Alison** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:18 am

Bloody hell Luce, I'm really not sure I can advise you, and my memory of last time was vague! From what I remember at day 3, 9 or 10 were at 6 cells plus, including some at 8 cells. We had something like 18 altogether, but some of these were quite poor. By day 5 we had 9 blastos, and I think (but am not absolutely sure) that they were pretty much the same that were doing best at day 3. They transferred 2 (our choice). I don't know whether or not these were the "best" at day 3 - I got the impression that there wasn't all that much between them, but I was just so relieved that any had made it that I wasn't paying much attention! We've never done the PGD - too much "yuk factor" and too much money! So, basically, for me the ones that looked good on day 3 made it to blasto, but I don't know how typical that was. The next 2 days will be a bit of a killer for you (in case you hadn't worked that out!) - I made them phone me on day 4 too to let me know how they were doing! By the way, I went in this morning early (8.30) as AF appears to have arrived, albeit unconvincingly light. Presumably you wouldn't have been in til later (and at the place round the corner?) Anyway, it sounds like yours are doing really well. Keeping everything crossed for you that you have at least two beautiful blastos to put back in on Sunday. Much love Alison x

luce · Post by **luce** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 12:39 pm

Hi again Thanks Alison, you have helped lots, even though you may not think it. All I needed to hear is that you had some 6-8 cells on day 3, and that you ended up with some blastos... Glad af has arrived for you at last, and I really hope that fsh has come down. I didn't go near the clinic today, as it's all being done over the phone at the mo. We have opted out of PGD both cos it's expensive and cos it limits the number of viable embies even more than blastos. Did they give you the option to transfer 3 blasts? I have asked them to call me tomorrow too, even if there's not much to say! Thanks for the support, it's good to know there's someone else out there who has been through this already. Sorry if my posts are a bit like random thoughts, but my mind is going bonkers! Love Lucy xx

Alison · Post by **Alison** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 7:17 pm

Hi Lucy - me again. This is a bad sign that I've started checking up at home as well as at work! We had the choice of 3 blastos but just went for two, as in the past we'd had poor quality embies and I was worried about triplets! This time, should we be lucky enough to get that far again, I'll have no such qualms! My news is they called this afternoon and hormones are fine so in tomorrow for a scan, which is a bit of a pain but I really can't complain. Still don't know whether then it may be all systems go or what, but feeling reasonably chilled. Love Alison [Edited by Alison on 17-Oct-03 12:18]

luce · Post by **luce** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 11:32 am

Hi again Nice to see that you're addicted to the site again already!! Great news about your hormone levels - how did the scan go this morning? Are you on short protocol this time? If so, I imagine you'll be back again tomorrow! I started sniffing and stims on day 2! Had a call from Sue this morning and 5 of the embies are still developing, so we're in for ET at Weymouth St tomorrow morning at 8.15am. Fingers crossed that they're blasts by then! Really hope this cycle is the one for us both - we deserve it! Love Lucy xx

Alison · Post by **Alison** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 8:18 pm

Lucy - just wanted to wish you lots of luck for tomorrow. Went in this morning for the scan and there was a follicle where there shouldn't have been a follicle, so am doing long protocol. Started on superfract today and going back for a scan and blood test on 28 October, by which point I guess you'll practically be testing. As you say, we both deserve this to be our time! Love Alison

luce · Post by **luce** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 10:49 am

Hi Alison Had 3 blasts put back in this morning - 4 made it to a blast stage, although one of them looked decidedly weird. Of the 3 we had put back, one was excellent, 1 was ok and 1 was lagging behind a bit. We test on 29th October...even though it's only 10 days away it's going to feel like a lifetime! Sorry to hear about your follicle, but at least you've started on the suprefact...I did find it hard to remember to take it 5 times a day! It's also good your cycle will be over by Christmas! Fingers crossed for both of us. Love Lucy xxx

Alison · Post by **Alison** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 7:48 pm

5 times a day?! They just told me once a day (injections) - will phone tomorrow to check though that I'm doing it right! Maybe I've got something different? Anyway, so glad that you got there and wishing you so much luck for this cycle. Love Alison x

luce · Post by **luce** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 5:38 am

Hi Alison Ooops, sorry, I was sniffing Suprefact, so don't worry about calling the clinic! I think supplies of Suprefact, Suprecur etc are short in the UK and they are using injections more and more at ARGC. Love Lucy xx

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