December Girls

Chrissi · Post by **Chrissi** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 2:59 pm

Feeling a bit down today. Had scan this morning. Follies are growing slowly, was due for IUI on Monday but looks like it will be Wednesday now. Had to have a blood test to check oestrogen level and to decide how much menopur need over the weekend. At the moment there seems to be too many follies and I am only suppose to have max 2 over 16mm. I know I should wait and see at my scan on Monday but can’t help worrying we might just have to abandon this attempt. Sorry about the moan just feeling sorry for myself at the moment. Anyway how are the rest of you doing. Good luck in wherever you are in your cycle, I know some of you are doing e/t today. Am thinking and praying for you all. Chrissi.

Nina1 · Post by **Nina1** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 6:15 pm

Dear Chrissi, I know it's really hard not to worry, but your follies will change over the weekend according to what dose of menopur they decide you need to have. I had to have my menogon dose for ICSI upped massively, and was so scared that my follies weren't going to grow - they started off small. I also had to have an extra day of menogon just to get them a bit bigger. In the event it was fine. We had ec earlier this week, and today had et. I promise you, I was so so worried we were going to have to abandon the cycle and was really down and it's a nasty, nasty, helpless feeling. But the days will pass, and before you know it, Wednesday will be here. Good luck with everything - and keep posting! Nina

suzannemorris · Post by **suzannemorris** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 8:44 pm

Hi Chrissi, sorry to see you're feeling down. Fingers crossed that Nina's right and that things will change for the better over the weekend. Chin up girlie. Suzanne.x

suzannemorris · Post by **suzannemorris** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 8:44 pm

Hi Chrissi, sorry to see you're feeling down. Fingers crossed that Nina's right and that things will change for the better over the weekend. Chin up girlie. Suzanne.x

Chrissi · Post by **Chrissi** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 9:40 am

Thanks Nina and Suzanne for your words of support I really appreciated it. Unfortunatly it is all over for me for this month. Had a scan yesterday and showed to many follies - there were 4 and only suppose to have no more than 2 for IUI so we've had to abandon. It appears I was over stimulated so they are going to put me on a lower dose next time. Not feeling too bad as I think I kinda came to terms this might happen over the weekend. I'm already thinking about cycling again Jan/Feb time so trying to keep positive. Enough waffling. Best of luck Nina and all the other December cyclers will be thinking of you. Suzanne I'll be looking out for your posts next year when you start IUI if you have any questions at all while you're on your treatment don't hesitate to ask. Wishing you all the very best. love Chrissi

Sandra S · Post by **Sandra S** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 11:06 am

Hi all Chrissi sorry to hear your news but glad you are keeping your chin up and going for it again soon. You can have a good Christmas! I am testing tomorrow. Don't really know what to expect. I think deep down I know it hasn't worked as had spotting days 2 and 4 of 2ww and spotting yesterday too but boobs and belly are really swollen! Have had bad af pains since day 2 which are getting worse so think it is going to arrive any moment - do I sound as confused as I feel! Hope you are all feeling ok on 2ww - any news on AF Mandy? Take care all. Sandra

AMANDA D NEWELL · Post by **AMANDA D NEWELL** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 1:38 pm

Hi girls, sorry I havent been around for a while, I had a major problem with my computer . I have had to log on as a new user! Any way to bring you all up to date: EC was on Thursday 12th December, 10 eggs were collected of which 8 succesfully fertilised. I had ET on sunday 15th and had 2 embies put back. Four of the remaining eggs have been frozen with the remaining 2 to be hopfully taken through to blastacyst stage and then frozen. I am so sore at the moment cant even sit or lye down comfortably. I am to have a blood test on the 27th and will get the result that day, seems ages away! are any of you testing around that time? Nina1 I know you are testing on the 25th, how are you feeling now? there is no way I could cope with work at the moment.Out of interest how many embies did you go for in the end? i was just too scared to opt for 3 !! Chrissi, sorry to hear your news I shall keep my fingers crossed for you for the New Year. Mands. many many congrats, bet you cant beleive it? This is going to be the longest 2 weeks ever........... BFN Amanda

mands · Post by **mands** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 4:32 pm

Hi Girls I can scarcily believe our luck, my whole family is in shock, we've gone through a fairly rough year which both my father and brother will finish the year in wheelchairs. Although we are hopeful that my father will walk again my brother has been permenantly paralysed from the waist down, so the joy that my mother felt was overwhelming. She really needed some good news. Chrissi I was sorry to hear that you had to the cycle, must be very dissappointing to not even get the chance to be tortured on the 2WW, we know quite a few people who had kids when then were 39 or over so don't give up. I hope next year brings more joy. Sandra all your pains sound really positive they seem to mimick a lot of the success stories, best of luck tommorrow, fingers crossed. Amanda & Nina I hope the approaching festive season means that your 2ww flies by. Best of luck for 25th and 27th. Take care Mandsxx

suzannemorris · Post by **suzannemorris** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 6:00 pm

God Mands! I just filled up reading your post. It really does put things into perspective about counting our blessings. Really glad that you and your family have a positive thing happen and to look forward to. Take care of yourself, Suzanne.x

tshepher · Post by **tshepher** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 9:34 am

Mands What a terrific end to a diabolical year, you certainly deserve it. Best Christmas wishes to you DH and your family. LOL Terri xxxx

Nina1 · Post by **Nina1** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 7:16 pm

Hi all! Mands, well done, girl! sooo exciting! What a Xmas pressie! Amanda, looks as though we're in this together! I was told to hpt 16 days after et but that's toooo long to wait! Day 14 will be 27th Dec, same as you, so I'll probably test then. Unless I go for day 12 on 25th, but that might be too soon - not sure. Last attempt af arrived on day 11, so all this planning might be in vain... Having a bit of a hard day today. Am knackered as keep waking up at about 1.30am and can't sleep again till about 4. And work is busy, with one woman in particular who's driving me mad for no particular reason - I had to keep my distance from her today so that I didn't shout at her! And I'm usually such a calm person! Our embies grew very slowly this time. We had et 3 days after ec, and the embies should've reached the 6-8 cell stage, but our three best were only 5 cells and grade 2's. For this reason we decided to have 3 transferred. Although cell division hadn't stopped, I'm not feeling confident that they will've kept on dividing. I don't think I've heard about other successes with similarly slow-growing embies. Anyway, I guess we'll soon know! I'll stop moaning now. Soz, girls, but you know what it's like! love, Nina

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