Hi my name is nicola I had an ectopic pregnancy ten years ago while trying to get pregnant,my right tube was to badly damaged to save so it was removed.I had adhesions on the remaining tube so my doc operated to correct this the best he could.They told me the remaining tube was not blocked and I should be able to concieve naturally.As the years went on I had four misscarages so I spent many years getting upset and depressed thinking there was no hope, but I realised this will be hindering the process not helping so I try to keep positive now, I have the ultimate support of my husband which helps alot, he has been a rock.we've just been acepted for IVF so I am really excited about this but I am a bit unsure what to expect.I understand that it may not work but I cant help but to put every bit of faith and hope I have into it.If any one has any advice for me it would be a great help as I think I need a realistic view of what to expect.I think talking to others who are going through the same thing will be a great help because unfortunatly they are going through the same thing so know exactly how badly it affects you.
many thanks for reading this hope to speak to you soon.
first time Ivf need advice "ten years ttc"
ivf
Just wanted to say hi as your not far from me, im in sunny liverpool. I am on the nhs waiting list so have got about 15 months to go, so im afraid that im not much help although i have been observing this board from afar and gained a lot of info, im sure the fab ladies will come along and answer your questions.
I had a ep in dec03, tube ruptured and other one blocked so my only hope is ivf. Which hospital will you be going for treatment? Im 32 and dh 33 we will be going to the womens.
Wishing you the best
sue e xx
I had a ep in dec03, tube ruptured and other one blocked so my only hope is ivf. Which hospital will you be going for treatment? Im 32 and dh 33 we will be going to the womens.
Wishing you the best
sue e xx
Age 33 dh 34 Married Nov 03 /ectopic dec 03
1st ICSI start July 05, +ive Hpt 10th oct / m/c
FET Feb - +ive
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1st ICSI start July 05, +ive Hpt 10th oct / m/c
FET Feb - +ive
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Hi nicola
sounds like you have had a rough time of it,
i do hope ivf works for you and you get your dream.
there are so many success stories on here so keep the faith and try and stay positive.
I must say though ivf is a real big waiting game well thats how it feels sometimes it is not an easy thing to go through well everyone is different but my view is from two bad experiences but not as bad as some and there are some very sad stories on this board aswell as the nice ones its not easy for some but it can work and thats what i keep in mind i think and hope i will keep going as long as i can til i get what i want.
good to hear your husband is a great support be strong together you will get there you really deserve some luck
i do hope evrything goes well for you best wishes and loads N loads of luck
any questions just ask so many peaple here will be happy to answer if they can
susan
sounds like you have had a rough time of it,
i do hope ivf works for you and you get your dream.
there are so many success stories on here so keep the faith and try and stay positive.
I must say though ivf is a real big waiting game well thats how it feels sometimes it is not an easy thing to go through well everyone is different but my view is from two bad experiences but not as bad as some and there are some very sad stories on this board aswell as the nice ones its not easy for some but it can work and thats what i keep in mind i think and hope i will keep going as long as i can til i get what i want.
good to hear your husband is a great support be strong together you will get there you really deserve some luck
i do hope evrything goes well for you best wishes and loads N loads of luck
any questions just ask so many peaple here will be happy to answer if they can
susan
Me 27 DP 28
ttc 6 years started ivf Oct 03 due to M/F
ICSI Oct 03 negative
ICSI April 04 Positive but ended m/c at 10wks
FET Nov 04 positive boy girl twins born 5th july 2005 at 35weeks Blake 6lbs13oz kirsten 6lbs10oz
ttc 6 years started ivf Oct 03 due to M/F
ICSI Oct 03 negative
ICSI April 04 Positive but ended m/c at 10wks
FET Nov 04 positive boy girl twins born 5th july 2005 at 35weeks Blake 6lbs13oz kirsten 6lbs10oz
Hi Nicola,
I have a very similar situation to yours. I had a son 14 years ago and 18 months later became pregnant again with a tubal pregnancy. They were able to save the tube and told me that I would very likely be able to conceive again. However, after years of trying and a miscarriage, we had given up. Then five years ago, I became pregnant again, only this time, another tubal that ruptured. Needless to say, they were not able to save my tube. I was emotionally exhausted from experience and prior to going into surgery, I asked the doctor to tie my right tube as well.
Here I am now trying again to conceive. The one nice thing about our situation is that we go straight to IVF because we know what the cause of the infertility is. I have a girlfriend who has gone through the other processes and has not yet conceived and is only now moving on to IVF.
I had no idea what to expect. I thought it would be a fairly simple process of getting an egg from my ovary and introducing it to my husbands sperm and putting it in my uterus. I think that is really how most people perceive the process unless they have been through it!
I am in my 2ww wait now and terribly excited for my beta!! I am nervous, scared, excited, and thrilled all at the same time. Getting here was not easy, but well worth it (I hope (: ) When you start the stimulation drugs, understand that in order to extract your eggs, the doc must help your follicles mature -- when they mature, your ovaries swell! I had 23 eggs extracted and my ovaries were the size of peaches/grapefruits! I had no clue that would happen, I don't know what I thought, but it certainly wasn't that! I actually couldn't button my pants and had to go buy drawstring pants that would fit! It was also uncomfortable to walk as my ovaries felt very heavy -- and my belly was quite swollen. I wished someone would have told me to expect this!
I didn't have much of a reaction to the injections. The lupron gave me insomnia, but other than that I handled the medications okay. The muscle injections are not fun, but if you ice the area prior to the injection, you barely even feel it! I just learned that trick as I am now injecting the progesterone in oil every night, and that shot is painful, but not bad at all if I ice up first! I think the progesterone may be making me quite emotional as I do feel like I could cry at any given moment!
Now I am on day 5 of the two week wait (almost to day 6 and counting!!) and my ovaries no longer feel as heavy. I am still a bit bloated, but I am not feeling nearly as uncomfortable as I was!
I hope all of this helps -- please keep in mind that NONE of this has been unbearable and if I don't get my +++ive test, I will be back for round two!! These are just some of the things I wish I had known!
Best of luck to you! It is a very exciting time!!
I have a very similar situation to yours. I had a son 14 years ago and 18 months later became pregnant again with a tubal pregnancy. They were able to save the tube and told me that I would very likely be able to conceive again. However, after years of trying and a miscarriage, we had given up. Then five years ago, I became pregnant again, only this time, another tubal that ruptured. Needless to say, they were not able to save my tube. I was emotionally exhausted from experience and prior to going into surgery, I asked the doctor to tie my right tube as well.
Here I am now trying again to conceive. The one nice thing about our situation is that we go straight to IVF because we know what the cause of the infertility is. I have a girlfriend who has gone through the other processes and has not yet conceived and is only now moving on to IVF.
I had no idea what to expect. I thought it would be a fairly simple process of getting an egg from my ovary and introducing it to my husbands sperm and putting it in my uterus. I think that is really how most people perceive the process unless they have been through it!
I am in my 2ww wait now and terribly excited for my beta!! I am nervous, scared, excited, and thrilled all at the same time. Getting here was not easy, but well worth it (I hope (: ) When you start the stimulation drugs, understand that in order to extract your eggs, the doc must help your follicles mature -- when they mature, your ovaries swell! I had 23 eggs extracted and my ovaries were the size of peaches/grapefruits! I had no clue that would happen, I don't know what I thought, but it certainly wasn't that! I actually couldn't button my pants and had to go buy drawstring pants that would fit! It was also uncomfortable to walk as my ovaries felt very heavy -- and my belly was quite swollen. I wished someone would have told me to expect this!
I didn't have much of a reaction to the injections. The lupron gave me insomnia, but other than that I handled the medications okay. The muscle injections are not fun, but if you ice the area prior to the injection, you barely even feel it! I just learned that trick as I am now injecting the progesterone in oil every night, and that shot is painful, but not bad at all if I ice up first! I think the progesterone may be making me quite emotional as I do feel like I could cry at any given moment!
Now I am on day 5 of the two week wait (almost to day 6 and counting!!) and my ovaries no longer feel as heavy. I am still a bit bloated, but I am not feeling nearly as uncomfortable as I was!
I hope all of this helps -- please keep in mind that NONE of this has been unbearable and if I don't get my +++ive test, I will be back for round two!! These are just some of the things I wish I had known!
Best of luck to you! It is a very exciting time!!
Shannon and Scott
No tubes
First IVF cycle
14 year old son from previous relationship
No tubes
First IVF cycle
14 year old son from previous relationship
Ni - I'm not far from you...Littleborough, between Rochdale and Halifax. We had the choice of treatment at Manchester or Leeds, but selected Leeds as it's nearer to where I work!.
We are hoping to get started in about October, so perhaps we can support each other through it. There seem to be quite a few "new starters", so it will be good to go through it together......with the old hands giving us their advice!!!
We are hoping to get started in about October, so perhaps we can support each other through it. There seem to be quite a few "new starters", so it will be good to go through it together......with the old hands giving us their advice!!!
Hi sue E
Thanks alot for your reply I actuatly live near Manchester I live in Atherton so I will be going to Leigh Infirmary for my treatment,I have got my first appointment with the IVF councilor on 20th aug as there is a lot of blood tests and paper work to go through before the treatment starts.I know how you feel being on the waiting list I was very impaitient to.
Thanks for your support and lots of best wishes to you, hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks alot for your reply I actuatly live near Manchester I live in Atherton so I will be going to Leigh Infirmary for my treatment,I have got my first appointment with the IVF councilor on 20th aug as there is a lot of blood tests and paper work to go through before the treatment starts.I know how you feel being on the waiting list I was very impaitient to.
Thanks for your support and lots of best wishes to you, hope to hear from you soon.
Hi Nicmac,
Welcome to this site its fantastic and you'll get all the support you'll need and more. I was lucky enough to find it on my last FET and it helped keep me sane(ISH) !!
Anyway I wish you all the best for your forthcoming treatment and hope its a great success.
Also I live very close to you in Leigh, and had my last treatment at Billinge & St Marys with Mr.Chandler & Mr.Harris if you have the same consultants your in safe hands.
Ive had 1 IVF and 2 Frozen Embryo Transfers. Unfortunately -tive but Im extremely lucky as my ectopics etc etc happened after I'd had my son.
In the process of saving up at the minute to try again very soon hopefully.
As because I already have a son I could only have 1 IVF cycle on the NHS.
But I shall still be having the same consultants as they're great !!
Anyway Just came on to wish you well on your treatment. If you need any further support you can always email me.
Its a rollercoaster but try 2 keep smiling and be positive
Alisonb x
Welcome to this site its fantastic and you'll get all the support you'll need and more. I was lucky enough to find it on my last FET and it helped keep me sane(ISH) !!
Anyway I wish you all the best for your forthcoming treatment and hope its a great success.
Also I live very close to you in Leigh, and had my last treatment at Billinge & St Marys with Mr.Chandler & Mr.Harris if you have the same consultants your in safe hands.
Ive had 1 IVF and 2 Frozen Embryo Transfers. Unfortunately -tive but Im extremely lucky as my ectopics etc etc happened after I'd had my son.
In the process of saving up at the minute to try again very soon hopefully.
As because I already have a son I could only have 1 IVF cycle on the NHS.
But I shall still be having the same consultants as they're great !!
Anyway Just came on to wish you well on your treatment. If you need any further support you can always email me.
Its a rollercoaster but try 2 keep smiling and be positive
Alisonb x
Hi Alisonb
Many thanks for your support, I also have Mr Chandler has my consultant, I am very glad to hear I am in safe hands,I have been with Mr Chandler all through my struggle and he seems very good at what he does.I was originally at Billinge to but they transfered to Leigh, which is good for me as it is a lot closer to home.
Thank you again I will keep try to keep positive, I would love to keep in touch with you to see how you are getting on, hope to speak to you soon.
Nicola x
Many thanks for your support, I also have Mr Chandler has my consultant, I am very glad to hear I am in safe hands,I have been with Mr Chandler all through my struggle and he seems very good at what he does.I was originally at Billinge to but they transfered to Leigh, which is good for me as it is a lot closer to home.
Thank you again I will keep try to keep positive, I would love to keep in touch with you to see how you are getting on, hope to speak to you soon.
Nicola x
Hi Nicola,
Your Welcome, Be warned though this site is VERY addictive
I dont post much these days as Im in between treatments and sometimes just feel in limbo, but still watch everybodys progress with great interest and love it when somebody achieves their dream. Hoping August has lots of BFP
When do you start your treatment ?
Just to make you laugh my husband reckons Mr.Chandler looks like Mr.Bean. Bless him so everytime i had an appt after that i nearly cracked up laughing when i was talking to him. So just thought I'd pass that on to you so you might do the same.
By all means keep in touch Nicola. I hope your treatment starts soon and if you need somebody who understands what your going through im here for you and seeing as your just in the next town I'll be there for you with tea and biscuits. (or coffee haha )
Rambled on long enough now, Suppose I better do some work.
Alison. x
Your Welcome, Be warned though this site is VERY addictive
I dont post much these days as Im in between treatments and sometimes just feel in limbo, but still watch everybodys progress with great interest and love it when somebody achieves their dream. Hoping August has lots of BFP
When do you start your treatment ?
Just to make you laugh my husband reckons Mr.Chandler looks like Mr.Bean. Bless him so everytime i had an appt after that i nearly cracked up laughing when i was talking to him. So just thought I'd pass that on to you so you might do the same.
By all means keep in touch Nicola. I hope your treatment starts soon and if you need somebody who understands what your going through im here for you and seeing as your just in the next town I'll be there for you with tea and biscuits. (or coffee haha
)Rambled on long enough now, Suppose I better do some work.
Alison. x
Dh 39, Me 34, Wonderful DS age 12yrs,
concieved naturally 1992 ,
Ectopic 1994
Ist IVF 1997 -tive
Fet 1999 -tive
Fet Oct 2003 -tive
IVF Dec04/Jan05 Egg-Share -tive OHSS
IVF May/June 05 Egg share +++++++20/06/05
concieved naturally 1992 ,
Ectopic 1994
Ist IVF 1997 -tive
Fet 1999 -tive
Fet Oct 2003 -tive
IVF Dec04/Jan05 Egg-Share -tive OHSS
IVF May/June 05 Egg share +++++++20/06/05
Hi Alisonb
not sure when I actually start my treatment I have got to see IVF councilor first then nurse to sort all paper work out but I will keep you updated. Thanks for the Mr bean comment I will be sniggering next time I see him thinking of what you said
I feel 100% better just being able to talk to someone who knows how it feels.Thank you so much for your support.
speak to you soon xxx
not sure when I actually start my treatment I have got to see IVF councilor first then nurse to sort all paper work out but I will keep you updated. Thanks for the Mr bean comment I will be sniggering next time I see him thinking of what you said
I feel 100% better just being able to talk to someone who knows how it feels.Thank you so much for your support.
speak to you soon xxx
me 30 dh 33
ectopic dec 94
four misscarages
ten years ttc
due to start IVF
ectopic dec 94
four misscarages
ten years ttc
due to start IVF
Hi Nicola
Well firstly welcome to the board its highly addictive but for all the right reasons the girls on here are absolutley wonderful if it wasnt for this site i would have gone nuts by now hehe
i am currently going thro my first icsi cycle so i can tell you a few things to expect im not going to lie and say its easy because its far from it its the most stressful thing i have ever gone thro it tests you relationship with dp/dh to the limits, on a few occasions i have reached breaking point but the girls on here have always helped me thro the treatment is tough i always knew it was going to be hard i read as much info as i could i wanted to know everything about ivf/icsi and i think this helped me a lot
its a real rollercoaster of emotions one minute you can be as happy as anything the next your sinking into some deep dark hole but so far i have always come out the other side you have to stay positive as much as you can sometimes this is real hard to do but just take a day at a time if this is to much take it hour by hour and remember we on this site will always be here we will always listen and someone will always have an answer to each question without these girls i think i would have gone insane a long while ago anyway think iv gone on enough lol
look forward to reading more posts from you
lots of luck Ang xxx
Well firstly welcome to the board its highly addictive but for all the right reasons the girls on here are absolutley wonderful if it wasnt for this site i would have gone nuts by now hehe
i am currently going thro my first icsi cycle so i can tell you a few things to expect im not going to lie and say its easy because its far from it its the most stressful thing i have ever gone thro it tests you relationship with dp/dh to the limits, on a few occasions i have reached breaking point but the girls on here have always helped me thro the treatment is tough i always knew it was going to be hard i read as much info as i could i wanted to know everything about ivf/icsi and i think this helped me a lot
its a real rollercoaster of emotions one minute you can be as happy as anything the next your sinking into some deep dark hole but so far i have always come out the other side you have to stay positive as much as you can sometimes this is real hard to do but just take a day at a time if this is to much take it hour by hour and remember we on this site will always be here we will always listen and someone will always have an answer to each question without these girls i think i would have gone insane a long while ago anyway think iv gone on enough lol
look forward to reading more posts from you
lots of luck Ang xxx
Our dream came true after 5 yrs ttc we know have 8month old twin boys Adam and Kieran and our gorgeous 9 yr old daughter.
Hang in there miracles really do happen
Hang in there miracles really do happen