AUGUST BUDDIES

[jag]

Oooh Nicki to add to that its 10.20pm in NZ here so it should be 11.20 in the morning with you - that means you may be having the scan now - sending positive thoughts and hoping the folly fairy has done her thing! JAG

[sharont]

Hello ladies,

Had my re-scan first thing, there are now 18 follies - 8 are a good size so had a final dose of Menopur (Stim) today and am booked in for EC on Thursday at 11am.

The crying must be catching - (or could just be the drugs!) but Mia, your DH-hairbrushing story seems to be a good one, tipped me off today!

Having a relaxing week in prep for my EC on Thursday - decided to have a week off - stops me crying at Spreadsheets in the office

Good luck with everyones scans this week, out to get some Gatorade-type drink and catch some rays.

Catch you later

Sharon
x

[chitra]

Hi everyone
I am on 2 of stiming drugs. This is my 2nd cycle. 1st one was -ve.
I am hoping for more follicles this time. Last time I just had 2 embryos.
I am on Bravelle and will take Antagon from Thursday. Anyone else on Bravelle and Antagon?
Hope to see a lot of Positives!
Chitra

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Me 26, Dh 31, ttc 21/2years.
1st ivf - May '05 -ive
2nd ivf -Aug '05 ???

[dancola]

Gail, am really sorry to hear that you won't be allowed to do an ET, although it sounds like you will have a good number of frosties to see you through the next few months and I hope that thought makes up for your disappointment. I never get to make any frosties myself as one of the downsides to doing blasto transfer is that only a few make it to the 5 days.

Just back from final scan and we're all set for EC Weds. Only just managed to squeeze in though - they had planned to put my EC off a day until Thurs as the theatre was full but luckily found some extra time. Wasn't happy at the thought of having to coast along for another day - I've got 18 follicles (the most I've ever had) and am ready now. Downside is that my Ovitrelle injection is tomorrow morning at 0245am!! Can't decide whether to just set all the alarms or sleep for a bit, wake up around 1am and watch a film so I don't miss the alarm. DH is dead to the world once asleep so will be no use to me at all.

Know there are lots of us doing EC this week - hope all is well with everyone. Gail, your EC was today I think so hope you got a good amount.

[sharont]

Hi Dancola,

Bit of a pain the 2.45am injection - but good news that you are up for EC on Weds, will you be defineltely doing blasto transfer this time?

Nicky
Hope the scan has gone well - have been thinking of you today

Gail
Not sure when you will be back online following your EC, PMA that you had a good EC with plenty of embies for freezing and that you don't feel too poorly

With so many of us there should be plenty of us around this week with news - hope it's all good

Bye for now
Sharon
x

[dancola]

This is my 3rd go - each time so far I make it to blasto. All depends on the number of embies - my clinic like you to have at least 6-8 embies and I usually go onto the blasto list given my previous embie quality. The clinic ring me each day - so the Thurs to let me know how many fertilise, and then each day to let me know. By the Friday they'll have a clearer idea but will also call me Saturday and we make the final decision then as to whether I come in then or go for the Monday blasto.

Someone was asking about why I was on steroids earlier (jag?) - it's for my raised killer cell levels. I lost my first +ve last December (first cycle) and the clinic attributes this to NKC. I'll be on them until at least the test date and if I get a +ve, for another 3 months after that. They are not nice things to be taking but are essential for me.

[sharont]

Thanks Dancola for explanation, it's hard to keep track, it looks like we might be at a similar point by the weekend so I'm fingers crossed for BFPs for us both

It's almost always the way - not nice things are needed to get us what we want, especially what we all want! Hopefully thesteroids will do the job for you this time - sending you some babydust (got some from my cousin who came to visit this week from NZ - she's 4 months pregnant and blooming) and wishing you third time lucky.

Sharon
x

[LittleP]

Dancola

Good luck with the EC on Wednesday - sounds like you are in for a mighty harvest

I shall keep my fingers crossed that the steroids do the trick. Have you been having a bad time with them, it's just you say they are not a nice thing to be on! I do hope that you aren't suffering too much. Which steroid are you taking?

I'm really hoping that by the time I reach the 12 weeks I can stop the steroids (well, at least be weaned off them) and hopefully the Heparin injections. I am still waiting for the hospital to phone with the results of the last NK cells blood test - thank goodness I have a manicure on Wednesday my nails are getting into such a state with all this waiting around

Gail - I hope that today went well and you get a bumper load for freezing. Do take care of yourself won't you.

Sharon - Good luck with the EC - let us know how you get on won't you.

Nicki - any news on the scan? Can't wait to hear your update.

Good luck to you all.

Hugs

Little P

[dancola]

I'm on Prednisolone tablets. Twice a day at the moment but will be upped after EC. No effects so far apart from feeling incredibly tired and not seeming to have much strength in my legs, but reading the list of possible side-effects they just don't seem great things. Increased appetite, puffy face/body, hairiness, muscle weakness - the list goes on. Particularly liked the bit where it said they could exacerbate any mental condition - have warned DH! That said, I would give anything to have to take them for the full 3 months so I shouldn't complain.

[AngeWG]

Hi
Just thought I would add myself to this weeks list

Hope everything went well for eveyone today and good luck to everyone else this week

Monday 8th aug
Gail EC
Chanteq - ET
Sharon Scan again
Sue e First scan?
Dancola – scan
Tiger - scan
Clair – baseline scan
Yvonne - down regulating (Not sure of short name for this sorry)

Tuesday 9th Aug
Claire – first day of stim drugs?
AngeWG - Baseline Scan

Wednesday
Dancola – EC

Thursday
Sharon EC?

Friday
Tonyacheek EC
JAG scan
Mia ET
Staci Scan

We are away with DH's family - 19 of us in a house (11 adults and 8 kids ages ranging from 18 months old up to 15 years old) and have had to come home overnight so that I can go for my Baseline Scan at 10 tomorrow morning. The peace and quiet won't go a miss either!

I hope to catch up with all of you again at the weekend when I get back

Best wishes to you all

[NickiMark]

Hi Girls. Just popping in to say that scan was good! Fantastic actually!!!

Have 1 follicle, at 17mm. Wow!!! Big huh?? and I am only on day 10.
My Lining is at 9mm. Just tested for the Lh surge. Not yet...reckon it's goning to happen n next 24hrs!!!

WOW!!!!! Feeling full of PMA!!!!! Feeling just great!!! It's so going to happen this time!!!! I can feel it in my waters x x

Gail, How was the egg collection?

Chanteq, How was the ET?

Hope everyone elses scan's went well today. Hugs to all x x

Ange, Good Luck for tomorrow dear. ( Have sent you a pm )


PMA PMA PMA PMA PMA PMA PMA

[clair55]

Hi everyone

There are so many of us

Gail- hope your EC went as planned take it nice and easy.

Chanteq - Fingers crossed after your ET

Sue,Tiger- Hope your scans all made you happy. Mine was good, down reggin working, start injections tomorrow, next scan 16th.

Yvonne- Thinking of you this morning when i was Sniffing hope it went ok

Good luck tomorrow claire on starting stim and AngeWG for scan

Will be thinking of you Dancola and Sharon for wednesday and thursday for EC.

Good luck JAG and staci for your scans on friday and also Tonyacheek for EC andlast but not lest Mia for ET!!!!!!! Boy i could do with a bacardi!!!!!!

I know this sounds so cheesy but this website and you girls have so helped me,even by just reading messages to each other.

Have felt V.V. sad today. A childhood friend (we lived opposite each other) was killed early hours of sunday morning in an RTA. He was 36 and leaves a young daughter. I haven't seen him in along while but, i just want to cry. He was my first real crush i fancied him from a distance throughout my teenage years and now he's gone. Life is so cruel, as we all know. I wish we could turn back the clock. I'm sorry to depress you all but DH although sorry didn't know him so doesn't really understand how i feel.

Take care all
Clair

[AMITHIS]

Nicola,

Seems like things are looking good!

Clair,

I'm so sorry about your friend. It is especially hard when it's someone around your own age like that and someone you knew from childhood.
I mean even if you hadn't seen him for awhile, I can see where it'd still be very sad and distressing.

Did you have your baseline scan today and how did it go? Forgive me if you already mentioned it somewhere and I missed it. Having a hard time keeping up as so many people!

Staci

[jag]

Hi Ladies


I haven't had chance to read the days events yet so I will catch up in a mo.

I just wanted to see if anyone of my august buddies was on line. I'm just come off the phone to my mum in the Uk. I had to stop the conversation I was too upset. I am now sat hear blubbing, DH is away on business overnight and my PMA has just been blown out the window. Mum hasn't really ever understood the whole process and you can only describe so much over the phone. I asked her to get books from the library and gen up on things as she just kept on saying the wrong thing - you know - relax and you will just get pregnant blah blah, stick the needle in this way it won't hurt - as if she would know!!!!! The other week when I spoke to her I asked her if she had been to the library - she said that they went to the garden centre instead! I told her I didn't think they had books on IVF at B&Q. I haven't purposefully spoken to her for about a week now as I didn't want to get into the emotion side of things with her as she just wasn't understanding. Anyway she has now spoken to a friends daughter who is a researcher or something on IVF. Mum now thinks she is the expert. Then today she tells me that this friend had told her that it often doesn't work the first time and mum told me this so I dont get my hopes up!! I just burst into tears and couldn't talk to her anymore. I just feel so exhausted. I know that it may not happen on the first or any subsequent cycle but I just DON'T want to hear it. I am allowed to have that thought way, way back in the back of my mind but I don't want anyone else saying it to me.

I just want a hug from DH and he isn't here. I dídn't want an off day when he wasn't here. I just feel so tired and emotional. I had a bad nights sleep last night by left ovary constantly ached so I clock watched until about 2am. So I'm going to go back to bed now (one of the pluses of working from home) and have a HUGE cup of caffeinated tea - sod the decaf at the mo it tastes like dishwater. I'm sorry ladies I am having a winge, moreover to get my thoughts down.

I will come back later and see how you lovely ladies have got on - there were so many of you on EC and ET yesterday.

Thank you for being my sounding board and thank you all for being so positive. I remember now why I don't talk to anyone else about the IVF.

LUV JAG x

[AMITHIS]

Jag,

I'm so sorry you're having such a crap day! I know how frustrating it is when you've confided in family members hoping for support from them only to have them end up saying the wrong things or to not show a real interest in learning more so that they can better understand what you are going through.

At this point, I don't even tell my mother when I'm in the midst of a cycle (she lives far enough away that I can just avoid her for the most part) because she never fails to say stupid things. Instead of focusing on the positive aspect of things like the potential of having a child, she just makes me feel like I'm being foolish taking all these medications. She is also good for telling me just to "relax" and "it will happen when it's time". It's like she's in complete denial that there is a medical reason for our infertility. We were relaxed 4 years ago when we first started trying and that didn't seem to make much of a difference!! Other than the women on this board, DH is the only one I can look to for some support and understanding and, like your DH, he travels for work.

Anyway, it's especially hard to deal with all this from others when you're more emotional than normal due to the medications.

I wish there was more that I could say or do to make you feel better. Just come on here and vent as much as you need to. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day.

Hugs,

Staci