Hi ladies
Nothing but bad news from me. AF arrived in all her glory this morning...much, much worse than ever before. I still did my BT but only because the clinic said to. I am feeling incredibly sad today. I think I am just coming to the realisation that this might not work and it has hit me like a tonne of bricks. I am making DH call the clinic because I do not want to be involved in a discussion about the missing embie, I am too tired. I am wagging work (something I never do and I feel really, really guilty about it) so I can sit around the house and mope.
Sorry to read your news too Angel. I hope the rum helped ease the pain and that you are feeling better about things today. Having another cycle to look forward to will certainly help. Take care of yourself and your DH and I wish you the best of luck for number 2.
I am (yet again) planning my last ditch effort with a new clinic. I have finally decided on Dr DeAmbrosio with QFG because he seems to be a risk taker and is doing some work with DHEA at the moment. It is worth a shot. I am going to make an appointment for next month, depending on when/if my FET is scheduled and take things from there. Not looking to do any treatment until the new year though as I really need to focus on getting myself healthy and normal (whatever that is) again.
Hope you all had a great weekend and a good start to the week.
Cheers
Heather
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i am sorry ..
good for you for taking the day off..
i think we all should have a couple of days off..
good for you for taking the day off..
i think we all should have a couple of days off..
we werent blessed with our babies to raise here but we our blessed with our grandaughter
and all of our many adopted and foster children that touch our lives
and i am glad to add that our 6th grandchild will be born this spring!!!!
and all of our many adopted and foster children that touch our lives
and i am glad to add that our 6th grandchild will be born this spring!!!!
Hi Heather,
So sorry to hear your news. I wish there was something I could say to make you feel better, but I know there isn't. Just know i'm thinking of you and wish you and your dh all the best. I'm glad your already thinking ahead and are switching dr's. You have to let me know how you go.
I'll keep you posted on me as well and how I go with the DHEA. My dh and myself checked out all the informatioin you sent me and we really want to give this a go. I think it's my last and only hope I'm on my way to the fertility dr on wed and will ask him to prescribe me the medication. If he declines I'll just go to another dr. I'll tell you what he says.
You take care of yourself. Bigg Hugg
Paula
So sorry to hear your news. I wish there was something I could say to make you feel better, but I know there isn't. Just know i'm thinking of you and wish you and your dh all the best. I'm glad your already thinking ahead and are switching dr's. You have to let me know how you go.
I'll keep you posted on me as well and how I go with the DHEA. My dh and myself checked out all the informatioin you sent me and we really want to give this a go. I think it's my last and only hope I'm on my way to the fertility dr on wed and will ask him to prescribe me the medication. If he declines I'll just go to another dr. I'll tell you what he says.
You take care of yourself. Bigg Hugg
Paula
Me 40 DH 46
1 Daughter 15
TTC 2 yrs
1st ivf Aug 05 - cancelled
Taking bc pills
1 Daughter 15
TTC 2 yrs
1st ivf Aug 05 - cancelled
Taking bc pills
Hi Heather
Was very sorry to hear your news... take the time for you, you need it and deserve it.
I just wanted to say that I have heard very good things about Dr DeAmbrosio. A few girls from the Gladstone QFG IVF support group got pregnant whilst in his care.
Take a well earned rest and good luck with Brisbane next year.
Di
Was very sorry to hear your news... take the time for you, you need it and deserve it.
I just wanted to say that I have heard very good things about Dr DeAmbrosio. A few girls from the Gladstone QFG IVF support group got pregnant whilst in his care.
Take a well earned rest and good luck with Brisbane next year.
Di
Heather, I'm really sorry to hear your news. Don't feel guilty for one second for needing some time to yourself.
It's encouraging to hear the good stories about the Dr you're planning to see next, so I'll keep everything crossed for the future efforts.
Take care,
Deanne
It's encouraging to hear the good stories about the Dr you're planning to see next, so I'll keep everything crossed for the future efforts.
Take care,
Deanne
Me 33 (endo), DH 32 ttc 2 years
1st IVF cycle June 05 +ve
Due 21st Feb 2006 :)
1st IVF cycle June 05 +ve
Due 21st Feb 2006 :)
Hey Heather,
So sorry to hear your news my Qld buddy. Well done for wagging work as well, very sensible.
Warren DeAmbriosis is a bit of a legend actually. I know a number of "more mature" ladies with whom has has pulled out all stops (embryo glue / steroids / ICSI etc) and got BFP's and quite a few multiple pregnancies as well. He is supposed to be really lovely, apparently the blokes really like him (he is a bit of a rough diamond) and he advocates a drink of brandy after embryo transfer to help you relax, sounds great to me!
All the best Heather. If you need some support when you're in Brissy don't hesitate to PM me before you come down and we could catch up.
B
So sorry to hear your news my Qld buddy. Well done for wagging work as well, very sensible.
Warren DeAmbriosis is a bit of a legend actually. I know a number of "more mature" ladies with whom has has pulled out all stops (embryo glue / steroids / ICSI etc) and got BFP's and quite a few multiple pregnancies as well. He is supposed to be really lovely, apparently the blokes really like him (he is a bit of a rough diamond) and he advocates a drink of brandy after embryo transfer to help you relax, sounds great to me!
All the best Heather. If you need some support when you're in Brissy don't hesitate to PM me before you come down and we could catch up.
B
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Heather,
I am so sorry for you and DH. Do not give 'wagging' work another thought - you deserve some time to yourself. I think waiting until next year for more treatment is a great idea. Believe it or not, I am starting to feel like a normal person again & I hardly think about IVF at the moment. You will feel normal again - it just takes some time.
Please get some rest, have some wine, coffee, donuts - whatever you like & look after yourself.
Thinking of you
Missmolly
I am so sorry for you and DH. Do not give 'wagging' work another thought - you deserve some time to yourself. I think waiting until next year for more treatment is a great idea. Believe it or not, I am starting to feel like a normal person again & I hardly think about IVF at the moment. You will feel normal again - it just takes some time.
Please get some rest, have some wine, coffee, donuts - whatever you like & look after yourself.
Thinking of you
Missmolly
1st IVF 04/05 -ve
2nd IVF (FET) 06/05 -ve
FET July - cancelled as embryo did not survive
3rd IVF (stimulated cycle) - no embryos!
4th IVF 02/06 -ve
January 07 - went interstate to a new clinic and got BFP!!!!!!!
2nd IVF (FET) 06/05 -ve
FET July - cancelled as embryo did not survive
3rd IVF (stimulated cycle) - no embryos!
4th IVF 02/06 -ve
January 07 - went interstate to a new clinic and got BFP!!!!!!!
Thank you ladies, just reading your posts made me feel better. I think it is just a culmination of a mid (well maybe post mid) life crisis and another failed cycle. I am sure all the hormones rushing around in my system don't help either. Well, the clinic finally confirmed the BFN...albeit two days later! I still couldn't ask about the embie because I just would have burst into tears and wouldn't have been able to speak. They want me to come in next week to talk about a FET so I will pull myself together and we will have the discussion then. I will keep DH away as he will only get angry and I will end up upset! He really isn't a grumpy person, the clinic just brings out the worst in him.
Thanks Belinda and Di for the good word on Dr Wazza, unfortunately he is taking a 12 month sabattical from December so I am out of luck. Dr Scott Salisbury is taking over his practice but I haven't really heard anything about him. I tried to get the QFG coordinator to recommend a Dr that has a similar approach but she couldn't recommend one Dr over another....she just kept saying that Dr Salisbury is taking over his practice...hmmm. Thanks also for the offer of support Belinda, I would love to catch up when I am in Brisbane and meet you and Miss Boo in person.
MissMolly, I am so glad that normality is a possibility after this. Glad you are feeling great and thanks for your reassurance.
Deanne, hope all is well with you....you must be over half way now! Yay!
Tiger, one more weekend to go and you will be back with DH...bet ya can't wait.
Paula, waiting to hear how you got on today. I like your style and I hope the Dr is accommodating and you don't need to see another.
Di, you are having another cycle in November? Hope the planning is going OK...November is nearly here.
Best wishes to all for a great rest of the week.
Cheers
Heather
Thanks Belinda and Di for the good word on Dr Wazza, unfortunately he is taking a 12 month sabattical from December so I am out of luck. Dr Scott Salisbury is taking over his practice but I haven't really heard anything about him. I tried to get the QFG coordinator to recommend a Dr that has a similar approach but she couldn't recommend one Dr over another....she just kept saying that Dr Salisbury is taking over his practice...hmmm. Thanks also for the offer of support Belinda, I would love to catch up when I am in Brisbane and meet you and Miss Boo in person.
MissMolly, I am so glad that normality is a possibility after this. Glad you are feeling great and thanks for your reassurance.
Deanne, hope all is well with you....you must be over half way now! Yay!
Tiger, one more weekend to go and you will be back with DH...bet ya can't wait.
Paula, waiting to hear how you got on today. I like your style and I hope the Dr is accommodating and you don't need to see another.
Di, you are having another cycle in November? Hope the planning is going OK...November is nearly here.
Best wishes to all for a great rest of the week.
Cheers
Heather
Me 39+4 DH 41
4th IVF May 06 - +ve
Natural conception Sep 07
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4th IVF May 06 - +ve
Natural conception Sep 07
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Hey Heather,
A couple of friends of mine have gone through Scott and they LOVE him. He is apparently quite handsome too!!! No idea of his approach re. compared to Warren. I might e-mail a friend who has been through a couple of doctors at QFG and see if she has some thoughts, will pm them if that's OK??
Chat soon
B
A couple of friends of mine have gone through Scott and they LOVE him. He is apparently quite handsome too!!! No idea of his approach re. compared to Warren. I might e-mail a friend who has been through a couple of doctors at QFG and see if she has some thoughts, will pm them if that's OK??
Chat soon
B
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Heather - I have a friend seeing a Dr who is going through QFG & he sounds really great. I will find out his name.
Take care
Missmolly
Take care
Missmolly
1st IVF 04/05 -ve
2nd IVF (FET) 06/05 -ve
FET July - cancelled as embryo did not survive
3rd IVF (stimulated cycle) - no embryos!
4th IVF 02/06 -ve
January 07 - went interstate to a new clinic and got BFP!!!!!!!
2nd IVF (FET) 06/05 -ve
FET July - cancelled as embryo did not survive
3rd IVF (stimulated cycle) - no embryos!
4th IVF 02/06 -ve
January 07 - went interstate to a new clinic and got BFP!!!!!!!
Thanks Bel, you are a gem! That would be wonderful. I don't want to take too much time away from you cake construction and the like....but thanks so much.
Cheers
Heather
Cheers
Heather
Me 39+4 DH 41
4th IVF May 06 - +ve
Natural conception Sep 07
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4th IVF May 06 - +ve
Natural conception Sep 07
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Heather,
I hope everything goes well - and I know the feeling of wanting just to mope at home when you get the BFN. My doctor also makes my DH angry, and blames him for my severe OHSS and my week of hospital dramas (long story). I hope good news is just around the corner for you.
It's great to see all the Aussie support - I am new to this site, and get a lot of comfort reading all of your advice and support. I recently moved to Brisbane, and am seeing Dr Sterling (does anyone know him?).
I'm moving back to Sydney at the end of the year, and hopefully I wont need any contacts there (am on day 7 of FET and hoping for a BFP this time
), but does anyone know any good clinics in Sydney?
Bella
I hope everything goes well - and I know the feeling of wanting just to mope at home when you get the BFN. My doctor also makes my DH angry, and blames him for my severe OHSS and my week of hospital dramas (long story). I hope good news is just around the corner for you.
It's great to see all the Aussie support - I am new to this site, and get a lot of comfort reading all of your advice and support. I recently moved to Brisbane, and am seeing Dr Sterling (does anyone know him?).
I'm moving back to Sydney at the end of the year, and hopefully I wont need any contacts there (am on day 7 of FET and hoping for a BFP this time
), but does anyone know any good clinics in Sydney?Bella
Hi all
No Heather, I will not be able to do my cycle in November as I have had some problems with af being a "no show." The E-Tegrity test I am to have before the next fresh cycle, will test the receptivity on my uterine lining and tell us if there is anything abnormal. If the is an abnormality, I have to go on treatment for two or three months, then proceed with the donor cycle. Realistically for us, the next time we will be able to go is in March 2006. Luckily our donor will wait for us. To do this E-tegrity test, I have to have a biopsy, which is taken in the second half of a 'normal menstrual cycle." Since af has not appeared, I now have to go on Provera for 14 days then wait until af shows. From there I will have to have a stimulated cycle (but not collect the eggs) and have a biopsy done on day 20 - 24 of this cycle. A little complicated I know. We will not go through another donor cycle until we have this test as it may shed some light as to why we have not been successful so far.
I also live in Rocky Heather, so feel free to email me if you want to catch up.
Cheers Di
No Heather, I will not be able to do my cycle in November as I have had some problems with af being a "no show." The E-Tegrity test I am to have before the next fresh cycle, will test the receptivity on my uterine lining and tell us if there is anything abnormal. If the is an abnormality, I have to go on treatment for two or three months, then proceed with the donor cycle. Realistically for us, the next time we will be able to go is in March 2006. Luckily our donor will wait for us. To do this E-tegrity test, I have to have a biopsy, which is taken in the second half of a 'normal menstrual cycle." Since af has not appeared, I now have to go on Provera for 14 days then wait until af shows. From there I will have to have a stimulated cycle (but not collect the eggs) and have a biopsy done on day 20 - 24 of this cycle. A little complicated I know. We will not go through another donor cycle until we have this test as it may shed some light as to why we have not been successful so far.
I also live in Rocky Heather, so feel free to email me if you want to catch up.
Cheers Di
Thank you too MissMolly, we must have posted at the same time! Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and by the way, I did the coffee, the wine and the donuts...not all at the same time though! DH keeps feeding me chocolate also which is not good as I need to lose some post IVF weight!
Welcome Bella. So sorry to hear about the OHSS, I should imagine that would hurt like hell! Is that what kept you in hospital for a week? You poor thing. Only a week of the 2ww to go....roll on the next 7 days and I wish you all the luck in the world for a BFP. I will keep everything crossed for you. I have not come across a Dr Sterling but Belinda may be able to help being a fellow Brisbanian and all. As far as Sydney goes, I think Sydney IVF is the top clinic in Australia...as far as stats go anyway, followed closely by QFG. Sydney IVF have mastered the art of growing blasts and seem to have the best lab in the country. You won't need to know though, after your awful IVF cycle you are due some good karma and WILL get a BFP this time around!
My God Di, why does AF never show up when we want her to and yet she roars into town on a Harley when we wish she would stay away. I really hope the E-Tegrity test works out ok. It is good that any abnormality it might find is treatable and although I hope it finds that your uterine lining is as receptive as the next ladies, and please don't take this the wrong way, it would be nice to have some answers as to why previous cycles haven't worked. Are you having this test locally? Just curious as I didn't know we had the technology!! Why did I not know you lived in Rocky...the mention of Gladstone was a dead giveaway that you lived nearby! We could already know each other...Rocky is a small place...we could be neighbours!! I would love to catch up and will e-mail when I am in a better frame of mind.
Hello to everyone and just remember...tomorrow is Friday...yay!
Cheers
Heather
Welcome Bella. So sorry to hear about the OHSS, I should imagine that would hurt like hell! Is that what kept you in hospital for a week? You poor thing. Only a week of the 2ww to go....roll on the next 7 days and I wish you all the luck in the world for a BFP. I will keep everything crossed for you. I have not come across a Dr Sterling but Belinda may be able to help being a fellow Brisbanian and all. As far as Sydney goes, I think Sydney IVF is the top clinic in Australia...as far as stats go anyway, followed closely by QFG. Sydney IVF have mastered the art of growing blasts and seem to have the best lab in the country. You won't need to know though, after your awful IVF cycle you are due some good karma and WILL get a BFP this time around!
My God Di, why does AF never show up when we want her to and yet she roars into town on a Harley when we wish she would stay away. I really hope the E-Tegrity test works out ok. It is good that any abnormality it might find is treatable and although I hope it finds that your uterine lining is as receptive as the next ladies, and please don't take this the wrong way, it would be nice to have some answers as to why previous cycles haven't worked. Are you having this test locally? Just curious as I didn't know we had the technology!! Why did I not know you lived in Rocky...the mention of Gladstone was a dead giveaway that you lived nearby! We could already know each other...Rocky is a small place...we could be neighbours!! I would love to catch up and will e-mail when I am in a better frame of mind.
Hello to everyone and just remember...tomorrow is Friday...yay!
Cheers
Heather
Me 39+4 DH 41
4th IVF May 06 - +ve
Natural conception Sep 07
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4th IVF May 06 - +ve
Natural conception Sep 07
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