Calling any August Cycle buddies

TERESAWANTBABY · Post by **TERESAWANTBABY** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 12:29 pm

Good Morning Ladies,
I hope everyone is doing fine... I just wanted to pop in and wish everyone luck with their tmt.... Hang in there !!

Fingers and toes crossed for all of you !

-Teresa

cmg · Post by **cmg** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:13 pm

Hi everyone, hope you're all staying sane

Chubbs I really feel for you, it must be awful to have it drag on for so long. Hope you get the results you need soon.

I get to start my stimming tonight and don't have to go back to the clinic til Thurs so I feel like I've got 2 days off. Means I can finally get on with some work (so what am I doing here, eh?!).

Better get back to it.

caroline

Dolly · Post by **Dolly** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:44 pm

Hi Guys,

Caroline & Chubbs - hope you both get the go-ahead to move on to stims.

Caroline, Wow that really is a journey - especially if you have to do it every day... but it will be worth it in the end!

I managed to have my first buserelin injection last night without any fuss at all... I am so proud of myself! Looks like the hypnotherapy has helped afterall. I had another session this morning - so now I feel like I could do anything!!!!!

Hope you're all well.

Love

Dolly

AMITHIS · Post by **AMITHIS** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:54 pm

Dolly,

I take it buselerin is for downregging? We take injections of something called Lupron here in the states to downreg. I guess it's probably the same medicine...just a different name.

Looks like everyone is starting to move along. I have my first clinic appt. tomorrow morning. I'm really hoping I'll be able to go ahead with the estrogen since we are cutting things very close with estimated ET only being a few days before my DH has to go out of town. If I end up having to take anything for longer than anticipated, it could be a big problem

Staci

Dolly · Post by **Dolly** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:53 pm

Hi Staci, Yes Buserelin is for down-regging - I've sniffed the last couple of times so having to do this part of the procedure by injection is new for me.

Good luck with your appointment tomorrow - fingers crossed they will give you the go-ahead to move on to the next stage. Keep us posted.

Dolly

Tracey S · Post by **Tracey S** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:57 pm

Good luck all

Love
Tracey
xxx

JaneR · Post by **JaneR** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:42 pm

Hi Girls,

Looks like we are all in the same boat. I too have my appointment in the morning when they will tell me if i can start stimming.

I don't know about everyone else but the last few days have been so hard, I've wanted to get going for so long and I thought I was starting in June but got pushed back and now the appointments almost here I can hardly sleep. Its probably just me but the last two nigths I've not sleep and if I do I'm having strange dreams where the Nurse is telling me no go until November. I've been on Prostap for the last 4 weeks (down regging injection) and now I think I've ovulated, I know I can't have done was on it 6 months before and didn't ovulate once.

Is it me or does everyone go through something similar. DOn't know how I will cope if i get through to the 2ww stage.

Good luck to everyone.

Love,

Jane (or should that be paranoid Jane)

Chubbs · Post by **Chubbs** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:15 pm

Hi everyone, finally heard late this afternoon that I can start stimulating onThursday, blood levels are low, thankfully!

First scan is next wednesday which seems an age away before I face the inevitable number of follicles. I'll just have to pray the high dose puregon will drag out the follicles and help them grow big!! Must have a PMA and hope this 3rd time will be less disappointing. It is great watching and reading everyones progress and knowing you are not alone!
Thanks for the support
Chubbs

alicia · Post by **alicia** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:43 am

JaneR - Waiting is horrible isn't it - but that seems like what this IVF thing is really about. I try really hard to take only one day at a time.

Chubbs - Congratulations that you have been given the go ahead and best of luck!

Staci - Good luck at your appointment - the timing is so difficult with all the rest of life going on around us! I kept a couple good girlfriends on standby who could give injections or take a day off of work if DH couldn't be there.

Dolly - Great job on the injection! It is so hard at first but boy does it get to be routine.

Caroline - Hope the stims are not giving you any trouble. Best of luck for your Thursday appointment.

Sorry if I forgot anyone.

I'm just waiting for AF before I will have an idea of my FET schedule, and boy is it a long wait!

Take care all,

Alicia

AMITHIS · Post by **AMITHIS** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 4:59 pm

Hi everyone,

Well, I went into the clinic this morning for my first exam. I must be out of practice at all this as I realized when I got there that I forgot to wear socks.

I am one of those people who must always have socks on when getting an ultrasound. I've even gone so far as to bring them in my purse when I've had sandals on!

Anyway, the nurses found something in my lining which they couldn't identify (said it might just be a small fibroid and nothing to worry about) so they took a picture to show to the Dr. for his opinion plus they found 2 fluid filled cysts. I'm assuming these are left from the IVF I had in April? Is this common? Does anyone know what do they normally do about it? I've never had cysts before. Maybe I should post a question on the main board. The nurses also told me I should have had AF again by now but I haven't. I started downregging on Day 21 of my cycle. I'm now on Day 30. I didn't think I was supposed to have another AF since I didn't use bcp's this time around and my cycle is normally very long (that's why I have to do the medicated FET) but they said that the medication I'm using for downregging should have made me have it even without the bcp's. I'm so confused.

They're supposed to call me back this afternoon to let me know what the Dr. says. I'm just hoping they don't cancel things...although I'd almost rather have them cancel than just keep me downregging forever until things resolve.

Staci

ANGELA · Post by **ANGELA** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:05 pm

Hiya august bies

i was on the julybies well i still am but thought i would come join you lot to as i have had a 2 weeks set back i havent down regged properly as i now have a cyst on my ovary and am taking norethisterone to help things on a little have my next scan on the 10th august hopefully all will be well and i will be able to start stims then finally i will have to work myself back up ready for the injections again and the thought that ec and et will only be just around the corner im not feeling to bad about the set back as life goes on and i will get there eventually
was rather pissed about it all yesterday but hey ho nout i can do
iv started drinking loads already to my bladder gets used to it

my bladder is extremely weak hehe think i went about 5 times yesterday whilst waiting to have my scan hehe

anyway good luck to all i will have to read up so i know where you all are at but from the quick read i had you are all about to have your first scans good luck to all of you on these and i hope you all advance onto stims without a hitch.

lots of love Ang xxxx

AMITHIS · Post by **AMITHIS** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:16 pm

Angela,

It looks like you and I will be downregging forever together. The Dr.'s office just called and my estrogen level is still high (no wonder I haven't been having any side effects from downregging this time). I have to just keep downregging until AF shows up (I really hope that's soon) then go back in again after AF for another scan to see if the cysts have gone and if my estrogen level has dropped. I'm already on the max. dose for downregging.

So frustrated....especially since I had the timing of this whole thing worked out and now I don't know if there are going to end up being conflicts with other things we had planned.

Staci

alicia · Post by **alicia** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:48 pm

Angela and Staci,

"Conflicting with other things I had planned"... Isn't that always the way for us? It's so hard to plan things in life while not knowing. Should we plan a vacation? Should we buy a bigger house? Should I take that other job? But sometimes I think this is more the way life is really supposed to be - never knowing what is around the corner.

I declare it good luck that we are having some bumps in the road early on for August Cycle Buddies (AF still not here for me...

) This is a sure sign of many ++++++++ves later on.

Good luck to all,

Alicia

Sand · Post by **Sand** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:06 pm

Hi Staci

Re your earlier post ... When I had my baseline scan last Fri, they found a small cyst on my right ovary. They said this was probably left over from last cycle (March) - so maybe it's not that too uncommon Staci ..? They said they're not going to do anything about it ... it just needs to be recorded now, so when they're measuring follicles later on, they won't mistake it for a follicle.

Also, I too started downreg on day 21 of cycle (Buserilin injections). My cycle is usually 28 days, but both this time and last treatment, AF didn't come until day 29/day 30. So maybe, the downreg medi makes you a day or two late ..? (I didn't use bcps ... don't even know what they are).

I hope AF shows soon, then you can move on ....

Sandra x

JaneR · Post by **JaneR** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 8:57 pm

Hi Girls,

Well had my appointment this morning and was given the "no go" for stimming. I wasn't being paranoid the lining of my womg is too thick and I've got two little follies in one of my ovaries, so until that stops can't do anything.

Now I'm on another two weeks of down regging, Staci and Angela it looks like we'll all be down regging together my next scan is on 12/08.

Alicia I hope you're right and these bumps in the road so early on are a good sign.

Happy cycling everyone.

Love,

Jane

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