MARCH-CYCLE BUDDIES

[MISSPIGGY]

Nicki I have found you get all sorts of aches and pains its a just a part of it. Try not to worry

[nicolamark]

thx nimble & misspigy!! x x

I will call clinic, monday now as away this w-end, and base line is tues!!

x xx

[Anie2007]

Hi Ladies,

Oh yes! I did it I started my stimming this morning at 7 AM 225 follistim & 75 menopur. Before injecting my self I was very nervous thinking about the needle but actually it wasn't as bad as I thought, thank godness...Thank you all so much for telling me about putting ice on the area before injections. That’s what I did and it did not hurt a bit so thanks again for the good info ladies. Right now I did not feel anything it seems like I did not take any medications at all I know it’s only the first time. Did you guys feel anything the first time you did you stim? I have u/s appointment on Tuesday (3/27). This is all the update for now.

God bless us all…

[nimble]

THIS IS OUR GROUP



AMANDA: Missouri, US (age25)
ANIE: (33yrs)
ANNA: Ohio, US (age33)
BIG WHITE DOG (Janice): Virginia, US (40)
BRIDGET JONES: Surrey, UK (age45)
CARBEV aka Caroline: Singapore
CHVONNE: Essex, UK
COCO: Winter wonderland, US (age37)
COOKHOLMES: California, US (25)
HOLLY: The Netherlands. – now Miss Piggy
IDONVITO aka Lisa: New York, US
JENN: Toronto (age28)
JILL (jstandlund): Minnesota, US (29)
KANDICE: (26)
KAREN (moonk): Connecticut, US (28.)
KARIA:
KARINA: Northern Ireland
KARINA1: Aberdeen, Scotland
KARMA_K: San Francisco Bay (age35)
KAT: Tallinn,Estonia (age 30)
KIA aka SHA: Portsmouth UK (age33)
MAMACARDENS (Natalie) California (age 22)
MANDEEQ: London, UK
MARCIA: Coventry, UK (age33)
MELLY: (Age 33)
MRS B: Reading, UK (age25)
NELLYA:
NERMS: Middlesex, UK (age32)
NIMBLE (Jackie): Surrey, UK (age38.)
NICKI: Suffolk, UK (age31)
PEP23 (Steph): Indianapolis, US (age28.)
RAE: Dallas, US (age30)
REACH AEJ: Charlotte, NC (Age 35)
RILES:
SHANTALA: Berkshire, UK (age21)
SHER8: Pennsylvania, US (38.)
SMATTISON: Texas
SOKRU (Sonya): N.Carolina, US (33)
VICKY: Florida, US (age29)
Yarnista: Connecticut (32)



CONGRATULATIONS!!!! BFP!!!






Kandice
8dpt5dt = 38
11dpt5dt – beta 74
14dpt5dt (22Mar) = 57.5 poss chem. Preg waiting on b/w 26 Mar
4th beta =
Mrs B
?dpt?dt = 168
23 Mar beta = 458
10 Apr – 1st scan


RAE Natural BFP due 8th Oct 07
12 week milestone 25Mar
Carbev Natural BFP due Nov 07


On the 2WW


Steph: 2 little ones snuggling in – testing 25 Mar
Anna: 3 little ones snuggling in – testing 26 Mar
Yarnista: 2 cute little blasts – testing 26 Mar
Chvonne: 2 little ones snuggling in – testing ? Mar
Karma k: 3 little ones snuggling in – testing 28 Mar ?
Nelly: ? little ones snuggling in – testing ? Mar



DOWN REGGING, SCANS,INJECTIONS

Karia – waiting for AF


24 Mar – Riles – due to start stimming
27 Mar - Nicki- Baseline
28 Mar – Nicki – due to start stimming
30 Mar - Jackie – due to start stimming
30 Mar - Marcia—Folly Scan
1 Apr - Karia—Starts sniffing
1 Apr – Melly – due to start stimming
2 Apr – BWHD – baseline scan
4 Apr – BWHD – start Lupron
4 Apr – Nicki - Folly Scan
5 Apr – Vicky – scan and bw – start estrogen patches
6 Apr - Nicki – Folly scan
9 Apr – Nicki - Folly scan & trigger shot


STIMMING & FOLLICLE COUNT


Sha – grow follies grow 13-14 healthy follies - scan 23rd Mar
Nimble - 6 healthy follies – trigger 24th Mar
Jill – grow follies grow – 15-20 follies just waiting to grow - scan 23rd Mar
Holly – grow follies grow – 20 follies – trigger 23 Mar
Marcia – grow follies grow – scan 27th Mar
Stephanie – grow follies grow – scan 26th Mar
Sonya – grow follies grow – 12-13 follies
Mamacardenas – 20 follies – scan 23 Mar
Anie – started stimming




EGG COLLECTION



20 mar —Amanda – 30 follies so far and counting……
21 Mar—Nerms – 7 embies woohooo
25 Mar – Miss Piggy
26 Mar —Nimble
26 Mar - Mamacardenas
26 Mar —Kia
30 Mar- Sonya
2nd Apr—Smattison
2 nd Apr– Marcia
11 april - Nicki



Embryo Transfer


13 Mar (FET) – Katrina1
24 or 26 Mar - Nerms
23 Mar—Amanda
28 Mar—Nimble
29 Mar - Mamacardenas
29 Mar—Kia
29/30 Mar—Blastocyst transfer
3 April – Sher8 (FET)– Blast transfer (approx date)
4 April- Sonya- Blasto transfer
5 April—Marcia
5 April - Smattison
16 April -- Nicki – Blastocyst transfer
24Apr – Vicky (FET) (est.)


FET




13 Mar—Katrina1--FET
23 Mar —Cookholmes—FET (started PIO 18Mar)
End Mar—Karen—FET
End Mar—sher8—FET – (started estrace 18Mar)
End Apr—Vicky --FET


Expected Test Dates


Jill—9th April
Nimble— 11 April
Mamacardenas – 12 Apr
Marcia—18 April
Nicki—27 April


We are thinking of you….
Bridget Jones we are thinking of you
Katt we are thinking of you
Shantala we are thinking of you


IN WAITING

Mandeeq: postponed waitng for linning test results
Lucy – not starting til May/June


FUN STUFF…… NON-IVF RELATED STUFF THAT’S OCCURING!

24 Mar—Nicki and DH -- wedd.Anni (6yrs)
April—Karen -- 29th birthday this month
01 Aug Sonya—B’Day
02 Oct—Nicki -- B’day!!!

[nimble]

Nicki, I did text you back but must have phoned switched off ...

Happy Anniversary tomorrow honey - hope you get lots of treats and pampering by DH.

hugs
nimble xx

[MarciaL-OurHope4Baby]

Hey ladies I'm just curious, what is the cost of an IVF cycle in the UK? I'm currently paying appox. 9900.00 us dollars

Hi Melly

This is what they charge at my Fertility Hospital. I've put the first one in UDS and CAD as an example. But if you use an Universal Convertor, it'll give you the prices I use XE.com

Treatment Prices

Treatments


1) IN VITRO FERTILISATION (IVF) excluding drugs
Price = £1,923 USD = $3,789.54, CAD = $4,399.08
HFEA licence fee = £103, USD = $102.03, CAD = 234.53
Total = £2026, USD Total = $3891.57, CAD = $4,613.12

2) IVF PLUS INTRA CYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION (ICSI) excluding drugs
Price = £2347
HFEA licence fee = £103
Total = £2450

3) EGG DONATION (IVF)
Price = £3390
HFEA licence fee = £103
Total = £3493

4) EGG DONATION (IVF plus ICSI inclusive of drug costs)
Price = £3814
HFEA licence fee = £103
Total = £3917

5) IVF for an EGG SHARER excluding drugs
Price = £403
HFEA licence fee = £103
Total = £506

6) ICSI for an EGG SHARER excluding drugs
Price = £843
HFEA licence fee = £103
Total = £946

7) NATURAL CYCLE IVF
Price = £612
HFEA licence fee = £103
Total = £715

8 ) Frozen EMBRYO REPLACEMENT Cycle
Price = £528
HFEA licence fee = £103
Total = £631

9) Receipt of donated FROZEN EMBRYOS
Price = £1536
HFEA licence fee = £103
Total = £1639

10) EGG FREEZING
Price = £1518
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £1518

11) EMBRYO/ EGG STORAGE (per patient per annum) (payable at the end of the first year and then annually)
Price = £132
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £132

12) DONOR INSEMINATION (Controlled Ovarian Stimulation with intra-uterine insemination) inclusive of drug costs
Price = £681
HFEA licence fee = £51
Total = £732

13) OVULATION INDUCTION
Price = £358
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £358

14) INTRA UTERINE INSEMINATION (IUI) inclusive of drugs
Price = £655
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £655

15) IN VITRO FERTILISATON (IVF) excluding drugs Failed Fertilisation
Price = £1673
HFEA licence fee = £103
Total = £1776

16) INTRA CYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION (ICSI) excluding drugs Failed Fertilisation
Price = £2097
HFEA licence fee = £103
Total = £2200

17) Abandoned Treatment Stimulated Cycles excluding drugs
Price = £419
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £419

18 ) Abandoned Treatment Natural Cycles excluding drugs
Price = £150
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £150

19) Assisted Hatching
Price = No Charge
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = No Charge

20) Blastocyst culture
Price = £165
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £165

21) Surgical Sperm Retrieval and Storage
Price = £655
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £655

22) Sperm Storage (per patient per annum) (payable at the end of the first year and then annually)
Price = £122
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £122

23) Private Semen Analysis
Price = £76
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £76

24) HyCoSy
Price = £300
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £300

25) Vaginal Ultrasound Scan
Price = £55
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £55

26) Reversal of female sterilisation
Price = £3119
HFEA licence fee = N/A
Total = £3119


NOTES:

Please check the rates to see what is included within the price. Prices are reviewed annually, so it is best to check these when attending the unit.
The prices are inclusive of:

All consultations with specialist medical, laboratory or nursing staff of the CRM

**Consultation with consultant urologist or reproductive endocrinologist in combined clinics (if required)
**Detailed baseline semen analysis in our andrology laboratory
**Endocrinology (hormone) blood tests for the female
**Additional diagnostic procedures (if required)
**For IVF/ICSI: - sedation/anaesthetic during egg retrieval
**Freezing of supernumerary embryos and storage for the first year only.
**For ICSI: blood tests on the male for cystic fibrosis status and karyotype (chromosomes)
**Independent counselling (as required)
**Referral for genetic counselling (if required)
**Information session
**Reproductive health record notes (patient held)
**The £40 HFEA licence charge for each treatment cycle

As the Centre is a non profit-making NHS facility, charges made are fair and the unit works hard to keep them as low as possible. Subject to criteria, some of the above treatments are provided free of charge on the NHS for local (Coventry) residents and for some residents of other Health Authorities with whom the CRM holds a purchasing contract.

Unless stated, all prices are exclusive of drug cost except for egg donation treatment where the price includes all the required drugs both for the egg recipient and the egg donor.

If an IVF/ICSI cycle is abandoned prior to egg retrieval, or if no eggs or sperm are obtained during egg or sperm retrieval (PESA/TESE), a charge of £419 only will be made to cover the consultant, nursing and lab time used to date.

If donor sperm is used in conjunction with an IVF/ICSI cycle, an additional £70 is payable

Payment has to be made in full prior to commencement of the treatment itself.


All payments should be made to the General Office at University Hospital or brought into the Centre. Cheques and credit cards are accepted. You can also pay over the telephone using a credit or debit card, please call 02476 96 6038.

[patientIVFpatient]

Hey ladies.
Here is the update---PAINFUL retireval on Tuesday. 10 eggs, only 4 fertilized, 3 were there today and they put all 3 back!!! They were all grade 1 [1 is best out of 5]. They were also only 4 cells, but hey my 8 cell grade ones didn't work last time so its not in the numbers. I will test on April 3!!!!

Also---you can put me as 26 because I had a birthday last week!!!

[sokru8]

Hey Girlies!!!!!

Nims: They suggest the my dh "takes care a business" 3 day in advance so there is fresh sperm. My clinic natural does 1/2 ICSI as a standard. My dr told me that there is no nubmers saying one is better then the other, other than if you have a tough shell.

Nerms: So sorry you have been down! Your dh should be nice to you you cant help the hormones!

jstrandlund: Good luck on the scans!

Kia:How are you doing our lil addict! LOL
Mamma: Here is my My Space: http://www.myspace.com/sokru8
Keep in mind that the follies are doing there thing and are growing at their own speed! It will be ok! Grow follies Grow!! Oh and the smiley face thing you need to copy the bbc code because this is a UK website!

Yarnista: I am so sorry to hear about the bleeding. I have heard of lots of women having that and still getting a BFP! Keep your chin up! Any color blankie would be perfect! You are so sweet! I just know that you will be bless with a baby!

MISSPIGGY:WOW I hope that your numbers calm down. Get some rest!

Kandice: Treat yourself you deserve it!!

Nick: I am feeling weird pains on my sides to. I dont really know why either.

Found out that my shakeness is from low blood sugar. She wants me to eat more which is weird I have been eating but I am finding myself really full. Just found out things are really moving along! EC could be a early as Wednesday! My estrogen is at 509. They said that that is good?? I start Low Dose HCG tomorrow as well as Ganarelix. 4 shots a day!!! I am already bruised and it has only been a week! I hope you have a great weekend!!!!!
XOXO
SONYA

[MamaCardenas]

Nimble-Im sorry you did invite me as your friend I forgot you were Jackie!
My scan went very well, the Dr said I have nothing to worry about everything is growing great, he said I have lots of follicles he said they are all about 15mm right now and he wants them between 18-20mm my EC is scheduled for mon as of now but he said it could also be Tuesday , he said he wouldn’t be surprised if he was able to get 20-30 GOOD eggs from me I was like WOW that’s great!!! So I left today VERY HAPPY!!! They havn’t called yet with my E2 level but that’s oK!! Good luck to you too, im sure our Dr.’s will get this right for us!!! Im excited it’s so close I imagine you are feeling the same way! Congrats!
What were your last E2 levels??



Mrs. B your numbers sound great!!! So good to hear!!! Happy for yoU!




Yarnitsta- I don’t have much experience with this but I’ve read plenty of women who have had bleeding that meant nothing, don’t let it get to you till you see the Dr



Nimble- Yay for your date!! I just got a call and my E2 level is 2493 so hopefully mine is Monday too I guess I will find out tomorrow


Holly & nimble- How come your talking about being sore after the EC?? They didn’t warn me about that!??/




patientIVFpatient- Happy Late Birthday!




Melly- where in the US are you? Im in the Us too in So cal and were paying 12,000

[yarnista]

Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement. From everything I have read it looks like it could still be alright. I have to say for those of you out there who have went through this more than once you are very STRONG women. I am hoping for lots more BFP's for all of us!

[jstrandlund]

Hi everyone, quick post tonight since I am tired!! I had my scan today and things are coming along slowly. My E2 levels are rising slowly but I did have four more good size follies today. So I am at 6 good size follies right now. I have to go back in on Sunday morning for b/w and u/s.
I hope everyone else is doing well and have a great weekend!!

[melly]

Melly- where in the US are you? Im in the Us too in So cal and were paying 12,000

I'm in Texas...my cycle includes all test, med's, u/s pretty much cover's all. Only extra was Cryo for x-tra emb's.

[Anie2007]

Melly- where in the US are you? Im in the Us too in So cal and were paying 12,000

I'm in Texas...my cycle includes all test, med's, u/s pretty much cover's all. Only extra was Cryo for x-tra emb's.

Melly & MamaCardenas - I'm in the US too in Nor Cal and were paying $10,365 includes ICSI all test and u/s. Meds not included. Melly you got a good price.

[cookholmes]

Mrs B, wonderful news!!! Congrats!

Sat14, congrats on the BFP, try not to worry about the cramping, it will all be fine.

Melly Anie2007, Riles and nellyA, Welcome to the group!

Bridget Jones, please do not think that you did anything wrong to deserve a BFN, God has a plan for each of us and it was just not yet the time, but it will happen for you, just do not give up.

Katt, there is no losers list, because if there were, I would have been on it last month. Do not let it get you down, there is still hope for any future tries.

Kandice, I am sorry to hear how things have turned out.

Anie2007, we are in Nor Cal too! (Sacramento) Who are you going to?

Sher8, thank you for the message, I am doing well I actually have a funny story to tell you all, but you must promise that is cannot leave the public world wide web, LOL!


So we did our FET today and it was an adventure. I drank waaay too much liquid and had to pee twice before the procedure and immediately afterwards. But it was especially tragic because I peed a little on the table when the Dr still had the speculum in me So of course that made my doctor tell a very funny story about his residency that did not help my still full bladder!

I told DH that he could NEVER tell anyone the story about what happened today, especially to the kids and grandkids, lol! Needless to say we have two beautiful thawed embies snuggling in. Our 2ww is over on the 31st of March and I am excited! We retest on the 2nd of April.

Hugs to all!

[nerms]

Hi ladies....well i'm sitting here waiting for the call and catching up with all the posts...the call is my day 3 report...it could be today that we have ET, or monday...keep dreamin all sorts of things...but no sense in worrying i guess what will be will be...and i'l find out in about half hour whether i have to rush into hosp and my darling embies can snuggle back into me!!

Nimble..congrats on your trigger shot and good luck for EC monday! Can you believe the time has come round!

Nicky..i don't think worry too much about the pains...i too had quite a few different aches at different points during the cycle...i however am not that in tune with my body. I have to admit i wandered exactly what the synerol was doing...it didn't feel like it was majorly downregging my system as i had none of the symptoms they said i would have!

Steph....of course i have everythign crossed for you....wishing and praying for a BFP...can't wait to hear.

Anna....not long for you either...lots of prayers for you too!

Sha...what's the latest with you? Have you triggered already? I hope your foillies are coming along nicely...i know mine took there sweet time..but it was ok in the end!

Marcial...thanks for explaining...i can't imagine how tough things are for you-so easy to dish out advice when your not the one going through it! I wish for you every success despite all the hurdles your facing...one day hopefully you'll be a fabulous mummy!

Mama...great to hear things have got better...sounds like things are moving along nicely...slow and steady wins the race....in a way if they hold out till tues it wouldn't be a bad thing...more likely to get ripe eggs if follicles are between 18-23mm.

Jill...Good luck for sunday...hope BW and scan goes well!

Annie..congrats on starting stimming...now GROW FOLLIES GROW!!!

Amanda..wow..they put back three!!!! One of my patients had triplets...she said it was a real surprise when she found out...they are all so sweet!! Can you imagine...and all grade 1...that's brill!! Go embies go..snuggle in nicely to mummy!!

Kandice...you go spoil yourself girl!!! It's good for the soul! I think i would have to use the freezies...but i can so understand the travelling thing...at least they are nice decisions to make hey!

Shantala...how are you..what are your plans this weekend..hope your going to spoil yourself rotten!!!!!! Thanks for giving me hope despite going through such a hard time yourself

Katt..i agree with cookie...no losers on this forum! Hope your feeling ok!

Sonya...maybe the stress is also contributing to the low blood sugar...and also with all these drugs in you...your body is likely to be expending so much energy...i just need an excuse to be told to eat more!!! Look after yourself and get plenty of rest...nice follie report...not long to EC!!

Yarnista...glad you're feeling a bit better about everything...i too have read countless stories about ladies who bleed (some quite heavily) and still have BFP...so stay positive...Zita West says banish any negative thoughts as they even dare to enter your mind!


Miss piggy...sorry i didn't reply to your question straight away...would you believe i woke up thinking about it! I was stimming for 16days in all, in hindsight it doesn't feel that much longer than the reg 9/10 days...but at the time it felt like forever! Take it very easy after EC...and drink plenty plenty of water....good luck for sunday!

Cookie...congrats on your Fet...your story made me laugh!!

Sorry if i have missed anyone....actually Rae...how are you? My heart is racing now...the call should come any minute!!!

nerms
xx