MCB's(march cycle buddies)

SJ BROWN · Post by **SJ BROWN** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:26 am

Hi Dolly

Good luck with your scan this afternoon......

I start on Progynova(I think) tablets on sat 03/04/04...have to follow a time table as different amountds to take each day....I still continue with Buserelin jabs and then on about day 17 last jab and start pessaries. I have blood test booked for 19/04 and if all ok ET 20/04(dependent on surviving the thaw) and hpt about 04/05(yikes!)

July Ann- I could not get on yesterday either.....got on first thing and after that no go.....too tired to go on last night....bit of a bummer eh!

TTFN
Sarah
xxx

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:50 am

Hello all, just a quick up date on me! ve bloody overstimmed again. But not so badly so they are going to let me go ahead wuth my first fresh cycle.....hooray (30ish follicles as apposed to 60-70 last time) I think ill spend my recovery time this pm doing a chart so I can catch up with where everyone else is up to. Im just praying that I dont start trying to escape from the stirrups like I did last time ( when I was drugged up)
love to all
Annie

SJ BROWN · Post by **SJ BROWN** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:25 am

Hi Annie,
hope you are ok and drinking lots of water(3 litres was recommended by my clinic)

Have you had EC yet? Not quite sure by your message...having a blonde moment.......
Let us know how many eggs/fertilisation etc.....and when is your ET and test date???

So many questions but will take your mind off things answering them

Sarah
xxx

Dolly · Post by **Dolly** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 1:51 pm

Hi Guys,

well I have been for my baseline scan and the lining is too thick - well it is only 0.5mm too thick - but apparently this is enough to stop me from going on to the stims

. They have taken some blood to check FSH levels and if they are low I can start on Thursday - if not I will have to move on to Buserelin injections and go back in for a scan at the end of next week.

So looks like I could be an April /May buddy too!!!

Hope you're all enjoying this lovely spring weather.

Dolly

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:29 pm

Hi Guys

Feeling better now......thanks for your help! I will try to take a leaf our of your book Julyann!

Dolly/Bronagh - keep up the good work with that sniffing!

Sarah - hope you are keeping well?

Annie - 30 follies - bloody hell!! Hope it went well and you are resting.

Have a good evening guys....its lovely here, might go to the pub with DH for a boring cranberry juice!

Love
JenFxx

Susan L · Post by **Susan L** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:34 pm

Hi All
hope you are all doing ok

im not feeling so good DP called the clinic today to speak to a doctor as im getting signs of OHSS again i think, i would not phone as i keep thinking im being paranoid and kept saying see how i am tomorrow and if i feel worse i will phone then he got sick of me saying it day after day and phoned got to go tomorrow for a scan and blood test

not sure if im scared of having it again or looking like a paranoid

nikie im really sorry to hear that you had your treatment canceled i felt terrible when they were going to cancel mine a few weeks ago, but they no best everything has to be right to give you the best chance and next time it will be right good luck for next treatment you will be starting it again before you no it.

take care all
susan

SQUEW · Post by **SQUEW** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:44 pm

Hi All

Havent posted much yet as not much happening, been on bureselin jabs since last sun and feel like s**t. I really doesnt agree with me! I look and feel SO tired, mega grumpy

, hot flushes

, bloated, depressed

etc etc etc(feel better for that moan!) Still waiting for af who is 2 days late but I remember last time same thing happened. Cant wait for it to come as then I can start on Gonal f, start to feel better and get properly started!

I have lost track of who is doing what and when probably because I havent been on much, so good luck whatever stage you are at!

Nikki, are you at the Lister? I am sorry you have had your treatment canx this time, but however frustrating it is they have your best interests at heart, who is your consultant? Tunde?

Sarah, my thighs are black and blue, I cannot get my head around injecting my stomach. Kinda hoping it might have an positive effect on my celulite but no joy!!

Oh well, roll on af!

Sue xx

Dolly · Post by **Dolly** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 10:45 am

Hi guys - hope you're all well.

I have a quick question. Is it common for people not to be shut down enough on their first scan and have to down reg for a bit longer. I have my worry pants on and I'm beginning to think that I am going to fall at the first hurdle. The last 2 times I have been shut down enough and able to move on the stims.

I would love to hear if anyone else has had to down reg for a bit longer.

Thanks

Dolly

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 10:11 am

Hello All,
Still have nt managed to read up on all the news Ive fallen behind on but did want to add that I always need longer to shut down than normal and that I over respond when they start stimming!! (last posting) not sure if that helps any
The nasty bits over for me (I dread the egg collection) It wasnt so bad this time ( I warned them I was a struggler!!) and they managed to get 19 eggs. We found out yesterday that 9 fertilised ( not sure on quality thougjh yet) So in an hour Im off to have my first ever fresh go at ivf ( last time I really overstimmed and had to freeze all)
very excited and have been up since 7 cooking. (i want to try bed rest this time 2-3 days) My dhs cooking is shite!!
love to you all back in three days
Annie

july ann · Post by **july ann** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 4:15 pm

hi

annie what great new's, not long and you will be on the 2 week wait.
well I have been having af pains like I normally do so do not hold much hope for this tmt working. My boobs do not hurt and have no other signs apart from the af pains. How is everyone else feeling who are on the 2 weeks.

oh well only a week to go.....

speak soon
july ann

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 4:36 pm

Hi GUys

Annie - well done....bet you are really chuffed.......make sure you have loads of rest and DH treats you like a princess!

Julyann - I test Monday, and have trying not really got over excited about this treatment working.......I think I mentioned it before but I invested so much hope in the last IVF working that I nearly had a breakdown when it didn't. Anyway been feeling fine, sore nipples TMI!! sorry but apart from that life as usual, been to the gym and did yoga twice this week..........but I have been really anxious since Tuesday.......feeling really panicky...anyway roll on Monday and if it all goes pear shaped and AF arrives, i'm off to the clinic for a scan to start again for April!

I just really want DH and myself to have something to look forward to as it has been a year of complete doom and gloom getting the worst possible outcome at every turn round!

I think we are pretty much in the same boat this cycle.......I'll be thinking of you.

Love to all

JenFx

Traci · Post by **Traci** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:12 pm

Jen F
Wishing you loasda luck for Monday , Candels are ready and waiting and I feel this is your turn

just a hunch try and keep those positive vibes going , it all helps.

Julyanne
You know that af pains is a good sign and some of us dont get sore boobs , PMAPMA 1 more week to go

Annie
You lucky girl 9 is a very good number you must be over the moon , lets hope you get to freeze some , you made me laugh about your DH 's cooking , lets hope he doesnt read the posts!!!! , best of luck for ET and enjoy the rest

Dolly
You little worrier, Have you had your first scan yet ? if you havent then the chances of you downregging like the last 2 times are very good , I didnt the 2nd time but they found a cyst wich they drained in 20 mins and then downregg happened in 2 days , Im sure you will be fine

Susan L
Sorry you dont feel well , have you wrung the clinic yet ?, dont worry about being paranoid thats what you pay them for !!!!

SJ BROWN
Not long till saturday and you will feel like you are on your way best of luck girl

Sorry girls if I have missed anyone
Keep up the good work

Trace x

Dolly · Post by **Dolly** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:46 pm

Hi Girls, hope you're all having a good Friday.

Traci, how are things with you? When are you due to start?

Jen, good luck for Monday. My fingers and toes are well and truly crossed for you.. sending sack loads of ++++++ vibes your way!

July Ann, don't worry too much about AF pains - I didn't have them on my first attempt that was -ve, but did on my second which was +ve.

Annie, glad your EC wasn't so bad this time. How did ET go? Did you get any frosties?

Sue, I have been feeling the same on the buserelin this time.. v. tired and grumpy. I have been sniffing for longer this time and the last week I have been feeling v. rough.

I am still waiting for the results of the blood test they did on Tuesday - for some reason they havn't come back yet. How can it take so long. I just want to move on to the injections - this hanging around is driving me insane!

Love to everyone - hope you all have nice weekends

Dolly

Bronagh · Post by **Bronagh** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 4:53 pm

hi all,

Just logging in to see how people are, had my af yesterday and it was from hell- had acupunctury but at least she has stopped my foul chinese tea.
The hospital has me sniffing for another 25 days which is 35 days altogether, i would not mind so much but i think its more to do with it being convienent for them- when i asked why so long the nurse said its because of the levels when they took a blood test yet I have never ever had a blood test with them.

anyway thats my moan over with-keeping my fingers crossed for you all.

Bronagh

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 10:12 am

Hello fellow fighters,
Ive done the two days bed rest that I thought Id try following implantation and have just looked up whats happening for you all. I forgot how much fun the 2 week wait was .... not!! and staying in bed has made it drag even worse. We were quite bouncey on the morning of ET with getting 9 embryos. it was quite a shock to be told that NONE were suitable for freezing!! Our clinic grade the embryos 1 through to 5 depending on the degree of fragmentation ( 1 being damn near perfect and 5 crappy) We had 3 which were grade 2s about 3 which were 2.5s and 3 which were grade 3s....which we thought was a good result BUT the cut off point for freezing we were told ( for the very first time and its not mentioned in any literature) was 2 and above!!!!! Dont get me wrong we were chuffed to pieces that we actually got to the fresh implanting stage this time and we already have experienced the misery of starting a cycle and then being stopped short but it just floored us that so many embryos could be discarded.
I started grilling the embryologist about how rigid the cut off point was and if this was universal for all clinics . She was dead nice but the bottom line was that this was this clinics protocol ( when we had a freeze all they freeze them before they divide which means they cant grade em and its pot luck when they thaw) From our last overstimm/ freeze all we got fromgrade 1.5 to 3 and all survived thawing which I mentioned to her also we had two cycles where 2.5s took ( then mced). She told us that this time because I wasnt too over stimmed the embryos had been allowed to divide in order to get the best two for fresh implanting and that already divided emryos didnt survive the freeze thaw process so well. She then said the magic words but if you really insist then we CAN freeze some ( against their advice .... so we looked at each other and in stereo said yes.
The long and short of it is I cant bear to discard even a tiny chance of a baby especially since i react so strangely to the drugs and batter my ovaries to death each time. Im sure Ill run out of eggs at this rate. The last time we had 14 embryos they tried to make us defost in big batches so as to maximise chances of at least one surviving the defrost ( which would mean possible discarding perfectly good embryos) we dug our heels in a little then and lo and behold 100 % survived thawing. Even then we ended up discarding 6 decent grade embryos.
Sorry had to get this off my chest its just that its not a decision / struggle you want on the morning of ET and I really wish wed been advised in advance of events like this. We are still not sure if we were right to insist on freezing some of the "below the line" emryos but its too late now! 3 out of 8 ( they probably have a poster of us in the clinic with darts in it)
Sitting here with two little embryos (and v grateful for that ... honestly) keeping everything crossed for us all
love Annie the rambler

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