Oct 05 Cycle Buddies

[AJ]

Hi October buddies,

Nes - try and ignore the nurses remarks. I find that they do not understand how anxious we are or how desperate we are for good news. It all sounded good to me.
I think everyone has a nasty nurse experience at some point in this chaos. When I was still trying to find out why I couldn't concieve i had to have an NHS diagnostic ultrasound. Well the woman put the scanner on my belly had a look and then just said that there was nothing there, I was not pregnant!!!!!! Well, I was furious! She hadn't bothered to look at my notes and assumed I was here for my 12week scan! Thank God I wasn't because what a way to break the news to someone! Also, how insensitive to muddle up an infertile woman with a pregnant one! As it was she was rubbish as she failed to spot my severely polycystic ovaries!!! So, don't worry.

Little R - What a mess!! I hope you are holding up through all this chaos. I only did an HPT so I don't know my levels which is maybe a blessing considering what you are going through. Try to relax, think positive and I hope to hear the good news tomorrow.

Camilla - I had exactly the symptoms you are describing at about the same time. I began to panic because I had all the signs of ovulation but DH said that the clinic knew what they were doing and to relax and trust them. Well, he was right, I relaxed, they did know what they were doing and I got 16 eggs collected and am now pregnant so don't worry.

Steph - great news on the scan. I cannot wait for mine next thursday 10th. It seems to be dragging longer than the 2ww!

Everyone else good luck with whatever stage you are at. Relax and go with the flow ( feeling all hippy chick at moment, peace man )

As for me, I am still mild/moderate OHSS which is b*&£&y painful!! My DH has had to work from home to help me look after my 3yr old. I am keeping up with all you guys and thinkig of you but I can only spend limited time on the comp as it gets too uncomfortable pretty quickly. I am now on some sort of heparin shots to thin my blood as apparently OHSS can make it sticky!?! Add morning sickness to the equation and the fact that I can hardly bend so the progesterone suppositories are a nightmare to do, then you have one unhappy camper who, even with this, is overjoyed about the pregnancy.

Anyway, getting sore again now so time to stop,

Take care evryone,

Anna

[leigh]

Hi Everyone
Hope you are all ok. Feeling very nervous. Having no symptoms at all, is this good or bad? I'm thinking bad but trying to think positively but it's hard.

Lola - good luck for EC tomorrow, I went with no socks, legs shaved and toenails painted!!

Camilla - good luck with scan, hope you've got over disaster with stimming drugs, don't worry your secret is safe with us.

Steph - your experiences sound lovely, good luck with peeing on a stick!

Nes - I think cos nurses deal with this every day they become very matter of fact about it and forget what it all means to us, good luck with your big un and little un X

Anna -hope OHSS calms down and all goes well with your pg.

To everyone else thinking about you, do we have to go on November buddies now? If so thanks for support in October and let's hope November brings more luck and joy for all

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[nes]

Thanks everyone.

I'm trying to keep positive, but it does get a bit hard sometimes, especially since I know that I am pregnant, but not being able to know at what stage my little ones are at yet, as they are too small to see right now just makes you're brain tick a bit!!!

I have another scan next monday, so hopefully I will know more than.

Good Luck with everyone's different cycle point's.... Hope every thing is going well.

[camilla]

Dear Buddies

Lola - Hope your EC went OK. Over the next few days put your comedic energies into resting yourself. Take care.

Leigh - Absolutely no changing threads! I think the Oct buddies can run as long as we want it to. Please stay everyone.

Jen - How are you? Not long til 1st scan.

Stephanie - How are you too? Have you got any dates?

Anna and Nes - Good luck with your scans. Thank you Anna for your reassurance and I checked with nurse and she said was normal.

I had a scan this morning to see how my follies are and they are doing great. Can't remember how many the nurse measured but they're the right size. Going back Fri morning to check up on them. Should be doing EC and ET next week! Feeling tired, keep needing the loo and feeling a bit sore but am happy neverthless.

Little R - Hope you're OK.

Liverpool/Tracie – EC 27/10
Heathero – ER 19/10/05 any update???
Nes – BFP! 2nd scan 07/11/05
Inhale Exhale/Steph – BFP!
Slcannon/Stephanie – stimming, follicles a go-go
Leigh – 2ww test date 7/11
AJ/Anna – BFP!!! scan 10/11/05
Camilla – stimming
Jen – deregging, baseline scan 07/11/05
Debra - we love you
Ramo/Lisette – BFP!
Little R – BFP!
Lola – EC 2/11
Walshy - 4 Eggs in the deep freeze waiting

Love Camilla xxx

[lolajones]

Hey there Octobies!
I'm with Camilla - DON'T GO CHANGIN'!!! October buddies forever!!
Glad your scan went well Camilla - follicular expansion a go-go

Had my EC today (shaved legs, no socks, nude toes - a shame as I have ugliest toes in world, ex boyfriend used to call me Lolasuarus Rex, EX!!!) and they took 18 eggs!!! Shocker. They were a little concerned about hyperstim but have decided my ET will still go ahead for friday (depending on fertilisation - go little spermatazoan submarines! turbo up mofos and do the wicked deed!).
I tell thee, sedation rocks! Tried to pilfer some Midazolam for home use as me and the dh not sleeping. Denied.
So on to next stage. This all now feels like it's happening to someone else. Or else dh has been lacing my tea with Lithium. I am chilled out to jamaican levels

Hola and good luck to everyone else here in octoberland, I'm off to watch Buffy DVDs

Liverpool/Tracie – EC 27/10
Heathero – ER 19/10/05 any update???
Nes – BFP! 2nd scan 07/11/05
Inhale Exhale/Steph – BFP!
Slcannon/Stephanie – stimming, follicles a go-go
Leigh – 2ww test date 7/11
AJ/Anna – BFP!!! scan 10/11/05
Camilla – stimming
Jen – deregging, baseline scan 07/11/05
Debra - we love you
Ramo/Lisette – BFP!
Little R – BFP!
Lola – ET 4/11
Walshy - 4 Eggs in the deep freeze waiting

Besos, Lola
xx

[little R]

Just a quickie, dearest Octobies!

Great news Lola....well done, you have done yourself proud. Wow so many eggs!
Will be thinking about them....now, go and rest...watch all the Buffy Dvds you can get your hands on . I was hooked on Sex & The City throughout my IVF! Pretty much the only thing that really lifted my spirits

Super Camilla, glad, all is well. Please take care of yourself. Loads of hugs!

Leigh, I hear your pain, it's hard those 2ww and don't want to scare you but afterwards it doesn't get any easier either Don't worry about symptoms. They really vary from woman to woman. Every baby is different so the symptoms accompanying them too

My news... I'm still positive as I tested again this morning... the level had doubled, but is still abysmally low. I am not sure what to think. I just want my little angel to stick! I am going back for ANOTHER test on Saturday. Argh! My nerves are shot!

Much love to all of you.... wherever you are in your treatment.

Little R

[LittleP]

Little R

Will keep everything crossed for you - it is a good sign that the levels have doubled

I know you're going through a desperate waiting game, but we're all routing for you.

Little P

[leigh]

Evening Ladies
Still no symptoms but trying to keep those psoitive thoughts flowing.

Nes -Try to keep your sanity til next scan, good luck!

Camilla -I hear you, gladly staying put with October buddies:) Glad to hear all ok with scan

Lola - wow 18 eggs!! I know exactly what you mean about being chilled out after EC, DH was v shocked how calm I was. rest and repair now, Friday is not far away.

LittleR - Levels rising, that's brilliant! How bloody stressful is all the waiting tho!! good luck for Saturday.

Best wishes to everyone

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[ramo]

Hey ladies,

Well i haven't posted in a few days because so much going on around here but finally got a chance to catch up and just wanted to say hi and let you all how things were going. On Monday i went in for my 2nd blood test and they went from 1300 to 4850 my doctor said everything is looking positive but until i see the first scan i won't be relaxed. I'm scheduled for my 1st scan on Novemebr 11 next Friday and then I'm off to my regular doctor. I have my first visit with my regular doctor on November 17 seems like things now kind of go fast. I know were all at different stages now so i wanted to send lots of hugs and positve thoughts your way.

take care and talk to you all soon

lisette

[slcannon]

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't posted in a while, been a little under the weather. I have been reading the posts though and I am still stimming away.

Lola - Great job with EC! I hope I get as many as you! Good luck on Friday.

Camilla - Stim away. Hope it is going well for you so far and your EC is in sight now.

Leigh - I know it's hard, but keep up the PMA!!!!

Too all the BFPs - Anna, Little P, Little R, Nes, Lisette, Steph, hope I didn't miss anyone. I am so happy for all of you!!!! Keep up the PMA and enjoy your pregnancy.

Jen - How are you doing?

As for me, I am so close to EC. Went today for what I thought would be my final scan, but still need to go a little longer. Scheduled to go back Friday morning, so I will have my trigger shot either Fri or Sat and EC from there. I am glad that I have a good number of follicles growing, 20ish. So I hope they all contain good eggs and will fertilize.

Hang in there everyone.

Big Hugs,
Stephanie

[camilla]

Morning buddies

Lola - You did really well! Best of luck for Friday.

Stephanie - Wow, you've done great too. EC in sight!

Lisette - Good luck for your first baby scan!

Leigh - Hold on not long too go! You're my first Oct buddy that I've made a test date thread for!

Little R - Sounds promising, we are all bombarding you with baby dust.

Jen - You'll soon be enjoying the delights of stimming! Two needles instead of one!

Am taking it easy and feeling my follies growing!

Lots of love to you all.

Camilla xxx

[LittleP]

Stephanie

Good luck with the scan tomorrow - I hope they give you the go ahead with the trigger injection and your EC happens soon.

20 sounds like a marvellous harvest to me - take care of yourself and get plenty of rest.

Little P

[Inhale, Exhale]

Hello Lovely Ladies of October!

I am just checkin in, cause you are so great and I want to give luck to all.

Lola- Tommorrow, tommorrow, we'll love ya, tommorrow, you're only a day away........ Good luck! Good job on eggies!

Stephanie- Good luck with the EC that will be here soon.

Lisette- First scan luck, calm , peace! It will be a lovely site!

Leigh- No symptoms, no worries. I had none to speak of, still don't really. Before my test my sister and two friends told me I should be glad of no symptoms, because that it how they all felt- nothin! One friend took 5 tests because she didn't "feel" pregnant. Luck!

Camilla- Grow the follies, love the follies!

Little R- so very many things crossed for you! Feel free to complain about the wait, I am sure it is killer!

Steph

[little R]

Hello there my October buddies!

Well, I will take you up Steph on your suggestion. I am going to have a little rant! I apologise in advance. I am so tired of waiting....I'm really losing it. It's been nearly 3 weeks since ET. The wait is killing me. I am praying that my HCG levels have gone through the roof when I test again on Saturday. Then I can relax a little more and enjoy the fact that it was a BFP.

My doctor is on holiday at the moment and have been saddled with a really insensitive and incomptent one who's on call and doesn't care about my plight. When I went in for the test on Wednesday, he sat on the results for an hour and a half. He was supposed to call me and forgot and when I tried calling him his mobile was switched off. I could have killed him... he was so insensitive giving me the results.... as if I should be the one apologising for calling him. Unfortunately on Saturday for my next test, I'll have to deal with him again.

So sorry I need to vent. DH leaving again until Sunday and my mum has left. I am alone; no one to share my concerns with.
I had brown/pink spotting today and it completely freaked me out. I keep talking to my little angel and encouraging it to stick and give me the signal to produce HEAPS of HCG! . Feel so scared...I'm so attached to my little angel already....don't want to say goodbye.

Thank you for all your babydust..... thank you, thank you. I feel that you are the only ones out there who really "get" what I am going through.

Jen - good luck with the stimming!

Lola - hope you're resting and watching heaps of dvds . Hope you have super news. Wishing you the best for tomorrow!

Leigh - thinking of you AND can totally relate to the waiting...

Camilla and Little P - thank you for your thoughts.....Camilla, rest up as much as possible

Stephanie - Wow... 20 follies... that's impressive!

Much love to all of you....

Hugs,

Little R

[LittleP]

Little R

You rant and rave all you need - the last thing you should have to cope with is an insensitive doctor. I can totally understand why you are feeling the way you do.

I'm praying very hard and sending loads of positive vibes your way for your HCG levels to go nice and high and put your mind at rest.

Take care of yourself and get some rest if you can.

Little P