June Cycle Buddies

Discussion group for all topics related to infertility including preparation for pregnancy, causes, investigation and treatment of infertility.
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Kel
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Post by Kel »

Hi Girls!
Staci - good to have you join us! :D Sorry to hear about your -tive, but great that you are going for it, wishing you lots of luck! I'm afraid I don't know much about FET's as this is my first go, but sure you will get lots of advice on here and I've read plenty positive stories!
How is everyone else? Wohh those hot flushes and tears have kicked right in now!! :oops: Not sleeping well at all! But hey it's part of the rollercoaster... Just hard to be logical when you feel like rubbish! Never mind..
Well hope you are ok and having good weekends!
Kel x
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Hi,
Is it OK to join you all. Have been observing your posts whilst waiting to start my first IVF treatment and then I started downregging on Mon 24th, have been having loads of blood tests this week and booked for a scan and bloods tommorow.......... I am desparate for a lie in, no chance.
EC should be some time this week after IVIG for NaturalKiller Cells on Tuesday 2nd June.
So far everything seems OK, except for the massive cost and the far too regular trips to the loo
Wishing you all luck
Kt
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Further to the above I am not downregging as I thought but stimulating as I am on a short protacol. Is it obvious that I am new to this??!? It is all so confusing.
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Post by Lyns »

Hello,

This is my first time at ICSI and had my menopur injection last Monday, and have got my scan next Monday and hopefully start my other injections after that with EC hopefully weel starting 17th June. Just wanted to wish everyone good luck. And also does anyone know whether hot flushes and tears are normal for the menopur injection as I have had quite a few this week! Also my gums have bled a couple of times and just wondered if this is anything to do with it as well or maybe just being really stupid!!

Happy thoughts everyone!!
Lyns
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Hello....just back from our tiny holiday and feel soooo much better for it. Amsterdam was lovely, a 100 canals to wander along (only one is dodgy as far as I could tell). Lovely teeny, weeny little shops everywhere and great Indonesian and veggie food....we were in heaven. Even went for a daytrip to Haarlem for the Frans Hals Museum and a lovely market. Sunny but not hot weather. The only blip were all the English boys. They stand out like no other group - can they really only have football/sports gear with trainers to wear? Strutting around being loud and oblivious to everyone else. So embarrassing.

Down-regging is going as I remember from before - I can feel myself getting snappish and short tempered :twisted: I've had some flushes already.

Lyns - tears and flushes are 100% normal. Don't know about gums but we all respond a little differently.

Aly - 11th isn't far away at all. We're all here for you.

Dagny - glad to hear the puppy is home again. So naughty of her to take Katelyn's teddy, I'm glad there was no real damage to it. I bought a ton of folic acid in Holland, it was a quarter of the price here :lol: now I've 6 month's worth! How long until the test results?

Dana/Bro - I hope the 2ww speeds by. It's unbelievable how slowly those 14 days can take to pass. Anyone who's done it before will empathsise.

Staci - I had a FET with medication but it was Progynova pills and pessaries so quite different from your shots etc. There are quite a few success stories on the boards of FET so fingers crossed.

Kt - yes it is really, really confusing!! I thought I knew roughly what would happen this time round having done it in 2002 but I must have forgotten it all. Reading this board helps a lot, there's usually someone who is just about to do the same regime.

Hi Loopy - I hope you're feeling OK. I'm a little bloated and have a heavy abdomen (which could be eating out for the past 4 nights!). I also feel quite faint/dizzy today. I need to tell DF just in case. I've never fainted before so would hate to start now. I was hoping that my cycle would be like yours but was surprised that your EC will be 2nd July. I had 28 days after we started down-regging as a benchmark. Have I made this up? How can they tell you a firm date so early in the down-regging? My clinic won't give me a date until after my next scan on 14th. So many questions!!

Have a lovely long weekend. I've a mountain of laundry - sigh!

Hi to everyone above and those I've not mentioned. It looks like June will be a bumper month!
love
Debra.
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Hi June Buddies... 8)
Debra - Glad you had a good time in Amsterdam! I love the little markets there, especially the flower stalls...
Hi to Kt + Lyns... Good luck to you both with your cycles...
Hope everyone else is ok today? I've just had to come in as it's so hot today! Lovely but not helping with huge overheating going with me...!

My scan is on wednesday to see if I go onto stimms, so I am really hoping all is ok! Just so want to get to that stage now, really nervous...

Bye for now,
Kel x
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Oh gosh :shock: So much catching up to do!!!

Debra - Glad you had a lovely time in Holland and managed to stock up on Folic acid, well done. I love Amsterdam but it's in my blood so it's not surprising. I am having my bloods for HIV and Hep's tomorrow but stupidly forgot that DH needed it as well :roll: What a duh brain so I have to sort that out too and my GP's are not the most helpful people especially the receptionist. A right old moody cow :evil:

Kel - Good luck with your scan. Hope you can get stimming soon. Hope you are sleeping a bit better now. I found my down regging didn't affect me at all but never say never eh?

Staci - You are more than welcome to join us. I am glad you are jumping back into that saddle and going again. There are so many success stories with FET's so be positive.

Kt and Lyns - Welcome and good luck. It's all a bit of a mad house on here at times but we are all here to support eachother and answer any questions. Good luck with it all.

Dana and Bro - Look after those precious little embies you have tucked away. Keep up the PMA and remember to drink LOADS of water!!!

Loopy - How are you at the mo. Feeling OK?? Your dog, Tara sounds lovely.

As for me, well the puppy has gone home and I am now babysitting a fish called Bubble! God I hope I don't become the lady with no kids who looks after everyones animals :roll: How sad would that be? Still waiting to hear about funding. I just wish I would get given a start date - ho hum!

Have I missed anyone out?? Sorry if I have.

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Love Dagny xkx
Me 38 DH 40
1st 2nd & 4th IVF/ICSI -ve
3rd +ve DD Katelyn born @ 24wks & sadly died
5th +ve m/c 9wks
6th +ve Twins Sadly DD Leah stillborn @20wks and DS Kieran born @22wks but sadly died too
7th +ve - DD Chloë Mae born @38wks our precious miracle
Kel
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Morning JCB's...
How are we all today? I was nervous going online this morning for all the girls having to do tests.. Just worry about everyone now, as we are all going through this together and would go mad without this site now..

Well good news about my scan - all fine so did my first menopur jab this morning!! I was awake at 5am thinking about it, so gave in and got up at 5.30! I was more nervous about getting it all mixed up right and when I was trying to draw up the water, the vial was wiggling all over the kitchen surface as I was shaking so much!! ArrgGGHh!!!! :shock: Anyway, was fine once I picked it up, and wasn't so bad after all... Have next blood test on Monday.. It all feels real now, which probably sounds silly but glad to getting on to next bit and actually being able to picture it happening now...

Dagny - Any news on tests and dates yet? Hoping it's all asap!
Debra- Hows the down regging going?
And hope everyone else is ok too?

Kel x
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Hi JCB's

Kel - Well done girlie on your first jab this morning. It's not that bad is it??? :D You are on the home straight now and my fingers are crossed for you. I inject Puregon so I don't have to mix any of it up. I just draw it up and stick it in :shock:When is your EC?

How is everyone else today. We are all a bit quiet right now.

I am STILL waiting to hear about funding :x I think I will start making nuisance calls to the hospital today!

Keep up the down regging, stimming, scanning and waiting - Oh it's a tough old trot this bleedin' IVF lark :roll:

Love and hugs Dagny xkx
Me 38 DH 40
1st 2nd & 4th IVF/ICSI -ve
3rd +ve DD Katelyn born @ 24wks & sadly died
5th +ve m/c 9wks
6th +ve Twins Sadly DD Leah stillborn @20wks and DS Kieran born @22wks but sadly died too
7th +ve - DD Chloë Mae born @38wks our precious miracle
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Post by alypraying »

hi girls
sorry i've not posted much lately I've been having a few problems, my DH an I have not been getting along very well and we are right in the middle of IVF with a donor. I'm not sure what's going on at the moment but we can't seem to say anything to each other without it causing a row. I'm so down and don't know if we should be doing this treatment. I'm crying as I write this because we have just had another slanging match on the phone. I'm hoping it's just stress but it's not going to help with the treatment and if it's issue concerning us using a donor I want to know now because if I catch it will be too late. I've tried talking to him and just get 'im tired' I'm beginning to worry that there's something more going on. Please help I'm feeling so upset.
Aly
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Aly - I'm so sorry that you are going through stresses on top of going through your IVF - there is so much pressure and worry going through the whole thing alone, but I bet that is why you are both feeling this way... Tiredness always seems to cause rows without everything else!
Sorry if this doesn't help very much, as I'm only just getting going on this rollercoaster really, but what I have learnt so far is that the 'logical' thinking process seems to switch off when I am feeling really wound up and angry and seem to have ridiculous arguments with my DH because my brain is not telling me 'don't worry, it's just the HORMONE DRUGS!', I just end up angry! Try to talk together when you know you have both got time to sit down and really go over everything you are worrying about...Thinking of you x
Dagny - Any news from the hospital today yet? Get that redial button going!! And how is the fish?? My EC is planned for 14th June.. :D
Kel x
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Hi Aly

Oh poor you, having rows on top of treatment just makes the whole thing harder doesn't it? Have you both had councelling?? Maybe you DH needs to talk to someone impartial and get some issues off his chest.

It must be difficult for him as he is an outsider really while you go through all the treatment maybe he feels guilty that you have to go through so much. I know my DH feels like crying when he see's me injecting and having blood tests and especially egg collection. He feels so helpless so maybe your DH feels similar things.

I am not too good at helping in these things but I hope you both can figure it out and talk without a slanging match. Tracey S is so good at giving advice I am sure she will have some very helpful things to say. She's amazing - All hail Tracey S!!

Keep your chin up Aly and be strong.

Kel - I didn't ring the hospital today as Thursday's are egg collection days and no one answers the phone in the office. So, I am going to bug them tomorrow. The fish - Well it's still alive which is good and it's a damn site easier than the bloody puppy!!!! :roll: The weather forecast is for the hottest weekend which is a bit worrying as I have to water their garden as well and I hope their prize plants survive the heatwave!

********** Bags of baby dust for all of us **********

Love Dagny xkx
Me 38 DH 40
1st 2nd & 4th IVF/ICSI -ve
3rd +ve DD Katelyn born @ 24wks & sadly died
5th +ve m/c 9wks
6th +ve Twins Sadly DD Leah stillborn @20wks and DS Kieran born @22wks but sadly died too
7th +ve - DD Chloë Mae born @38wks our precious miracle
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Post by DebraP »

Aly. I'm so sorry it's all getting to the 2 of you. So easy to understand and so crappy to deal with.

My only piece of advice comes from my mum to a friend who couldn't talk to her new DH without it turning into a row. She suggested they go somewhere public ie. a restaurant, get a corner table for some privacy but because you're around other people it tends to keep things calm(er) and quiet(er). Just an idea. It might not be practical. I agree with Dagny too that maybe he would like to talk to someone impartial?

I saw the Secret-Sam post earlier and thought it's such a shame the sexes handle these issues so differently. Perhaps there are other men who would appreciate sharing the stresses?

Take care and remember, we're all here for you.
love
Debra.
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Hi girls
thanks for the advice
feeling a bit calmer now, have managed to talk to DH nothing to do with IVF but at least we are communicating! He has gone out to play squash so I'm hitting the computer. Due to go to the clinic tomorrow for another scan, I was 7.2 mm on Wednesday so I guess they are looking for approx 9mm before embryo transfer. The nurse said she would give me some indication of how the donor was doing tomorrow so that's pretty exciting, E/C is due on Tuesday, so i'll be on tender hooks all day. have decided I'm going to the Sanctuary in covent garden the day after E/T I'm going to sit and do nothing and read a book. hopefully keep myself relaxed. Dagny I've always injected in my stomach with needles not the pen I find it easier!. I hope all of you down regging arn't going too mad I know how bad it can get, to all you injecting just think how wonderfull it will be to have loads of grade 1 eggs!!
right i had better go, love and hugs to all and thanks for listening.
Aly
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Post by DebraP »

Hi, have been working and busy. Which is about the only thing that distracts me right now, except hiding the folic acid when my MIL comes over. 'Cos I'm self-employed I can have irregular hours at times and yesterday got a voice-over job for this evening. Before moving here I'd never given much thought to my voice. It's pretty bog-standard, southern English, nothing special but because there's no accent, a production company like me to voice over their projects. Only done two so far and never very exciting. This evening was a virtual electronic whiteboard system for meeting rooms....yawn...still, it all helps to pay for the drugs and tmts :)

Aly - I think the Sanctuary sounds like a fabulous idea. Tuesday is only 4 sleeps away!

Dagny - I think pushing for answers on the funding is the right thing to do. Your doctor knows what you've been through and should be very supportive of your willingness to try again. Have they given you any idea of when the answer might come?

Kel - well done for getting that first shot out of the way. I remember crying, sweating and shaking before my first Puregon jab and laughing immediately the pen/needle touched my skin as it just 'melted' in without the tiniest bit of pain. I suddenly loved my rolls of tummy fat :lol:

AF began today, just in time. Tomorrow was the deadline the clinic had given me for it not to disrupt the existing schedule. Loopy - how's it going? on track?

Bro/Dana - how are you? 2ww going slowly or zapping by? managing not to check everything every 10 mins??

We're supposed to be getting married in the first weekend of June 2005 - of course only we know that we'll postphone if we are lucky with the tmt. If we're not, I'll be switching my focus to the wedding. I like major projects :lol:

Take care JCBs
love
Debra.
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