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JaneR · Post by **JaneR** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:37 pm

Staci,

We'll get through this together!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been a hard journey for both of us but we can do this. Together we will stay positive. I think I'm a little sad I'm talking to my embies all the time telling them to hang on in there, get comffy and grow it does seem to help. Now no more HPT tests its far too early and the readings are not accurate and don't the drugs cause a faulse reading?

Take care.

Love,

Jane

brennang1 · Post by **brennang1** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:38 pm

Hi - Had my FET yesterday and the big test due on 14th Feb- It will be one Valentines Day to remember one way or the other!!

I hope everyones dreams come true and will keep everything crossed!!!!

Ps I am a bit new to this forum lark and without sounding thick - 2ww is that 2 weeks wait??

Gaynor

lesleypb · Post by **lesleypb** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:14 pm

All the best for your 2WW Gaynor.

My EC is the day your test is so it will be a memorable day for both of us.

Take care

Lesley

AMITHIS · Post by **AMITHIS** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:45 pm

Danica,

Glad your stimming is going along well. I can sympathize with it being too hot as I live in FL and it gets pretty uncomfortable here in the summers! It has been in the low 70's here for the last few days which is actually quite cool. Still, it is much warmer than the majority of places in the U.S. right now! I do exercise a lot but I have all my equipment at home which makes it much more convenient. I'm very self motivated so that works well for me. It would be harder if I had to deal with doing it outside or going to a gym!

Jane,

Thanks for the PMA. Unfortunately, I fear I'm already afflicted with HPTing syndrome and I don't know if I can get myself to stop. In my brilliance I picked up 9 of them yesterday so now that they are all sitting here, it's just too much temptation! HELP!!! Now I have DH all concerned as I told him today what I had done. About 10 minutes afterwards, he started scouring the internet for information and telling me that, based on what he is reading, it is too early (like I don't already know that?!).

Oh, as far as the drugs go, the ones we are taking this time around can't affect the result. It's only the HCG ("trigger") shot that's taken in a fresh IVF that is the problem.

Anyway, you sound like you are doing well so hopefully you will make it through the 2ww without cracking like me!

Claire,

You must be feeling very uncomfortable. If I have one bit of advice to offer, it is that if they offer you prescription painkillers right after the EC, take them!! I felt ok afterwards because the drugs from the sedation were still in system so I told the nurse I was fine and didn't need them. Well, about half way home I was in major pain. I took the drugs ASAP but then I had to wait for them to get into my system so had close to an hour of unnecessary agony. Not to scare you as it was tolerable with the painkillers and I was fine. I'm just guessing that, with that many eggs, you may be rather sore afterwards. Good luck with your scan tomorrow!
I hope that everything looks ok.

I hope everyone else is doing ok. My fingers are starting to go numb here so I'll say goodbye for the moment.

Staci

JaneR · Post by **JaneR** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 5:07 pm

Staci,

How are you doing today? Hope you've put those HPT's away. I'm trying to stay very calm and postive but I'm watching for every little feeling I must stop it.

So girl its positive thinking for the both of us, at least you have under a week to go.

Love,

Jane

christine202 · Post by **christine202** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 10:07 am

Hi hope everyone is doing ok.

Hi danica Good luck for monday with scan and bloods. Hope ec will be very soon. Keep us posted.

Hi Amithis Thinking of you, hope you 2ww isn't too stressful. Try and remain positive. When are you due to test?

I had my ec on thursday. Wasn't too bad, but feeling very uncomfortable at the moment. We got 18 eggs, 12 fertilised, but as they are doing a total freeze, only 11 were good quality. So we have 11. Was quite pleased with that.

Thinking of you all.

Take care
luv christine xx

christine202 · Post by **christine202** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:42 pm

Hi Everyone hope you are all ok.

Just a quick question.

I am on day 5 after ec and still feeling very bloated and uncomfortable. Thought that I might be feeling a lttle better by now so getting really fed up.

Has anyone felt the same or is it quite normal?

Thinking of you all
Take care
luv christine xx

Sand · Post by **Sand** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:59 pm

Christine .... I'm not going through tmt at the moment, but I remember feeling terribly bloated and absolutely awful throughout the 2ww. I don't think it's anything unusual. Just try and bear with it. It will be worth it !!

Sandra x

AMITHIS · Post by **AMITHIS** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:55 am

Jane,

Just wondered how you are doing? Have you managed to stay away from HPT's....hopefully?!

There is not much longer left you for you now!
I'm sure this weekend is going to pass by very slowly for you!

Staci

JaneR · Post by **JaneR** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:37 pm

Hi Staci,

Thanks for the message. I am fine, working from home today to split the week up a bit and cut down on the driving i have an hour each way and always tired on the way home.

I have managed to stay away from the HPT's and I am going to try and not do one before I test on Monday, although i am supposed to test on Sunday.

It's strange but i have felt very positive and reasonably calm since transfer probably because of all the trauma before hand. I've had that feeling you have when you go for an interview and when you walk out you know its gone really well and the jobs your's. On the other hand i could just be fooling myself.

I've been checking every little sign. Sore boobs but get that every month but it is different, stomach pains rather than cramps but that could be the fibroids, bloated but that could be the drugs, tired but thats nothing new infact I'm tired now could just do with a lay down. All I can do is keep my fingers crossed.

I'm hoping my angels will be with me on Monday it would be both my Dads and sisters birthdays so I'm hoping they've got in hand in the outcome.

How are you coping? Are you having another test today? Try and keep positive. I'm sure we are all destined to be parents God just wants us to work harder at it so we will appreciate it even more.

TAKE CARE,

Love,

Jane

danica · Post by **danica** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:49 pm

hello everybody!
christine, i went for the internal ultrasound on monday which i was panicking about but it wasnt as bad as the first one i had years ago, the sonographer was so gentle and patient phew! i had 6 follicles which were good to go but the other 8 werent big enough so had to have another scan on wed which showed 2 more follies so now have 16! still not big enough so waiting a few more days which means EC is on monday!! im so nervy! i was kinda concerned that i had only 16 follicles as a lot of women on here have way more but the ivf nurse didnt seem too disappointed?!
does/did everyone have to insert gel the day after EC until the 1st preg test? eek!
so valentines day is a major day for a few of us - brannang with your test and lesley, EC the same as me! goodluck!!
staci, how r u going? im thinking bout u!
and a huge goodluck to everyone!!

luv, d

danica · Post by **danica** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:54 pm

wow jane, you're testing valentines day too!
fingers crossed for you and wrapt you're so positive
goodluck!!!!

d xo

AMITHIS · Post by **AMITHIS** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:43 pm

Jane,

I noticed your mention of your Dad and sister in a prior message you posted as well and I just want to say I'm really sorry. I don't want to be nosey by asking you details you may not wish to recount but it is obvious they were both taken from you long before what should have been their time. I just can't even fathom the pain you've had to deal with over that.

I'm glad you have a positive attitude about Monday and good for you for staying away from those HPT's! I'm convinced that, unless someone is one of the lucky few that has super high levels early on, all they do is cause additional stress and anxiety (yet, even saying this with such conviction, I do not doubt that I'll still cave in next time around

).
I'm a little confused by something. You're testing Sunday but you don't get the result until Monday or they told you to HPT Sunday then go in for a beta Mon.?

I am doing better than I would have thought. I went in for another test this morning. They will probably call in a few hours with the result (which I told them to just leave on my answering machine; that's how disinterested I am!). The lady who drew my blood was the same one who took it last time. She asked me, very excitedly, what my level had been (assuming that was why I was back in to test) and she got a rather puzzled look on her when I told her "0". I'm feeling oddly detached about everything at this point....which is a relief as far as I'm concerned. It makes it much easier to deal with.

Danica,

16 is a great number. Don't worry (I know...easy for me to say)! What is most important is how many of those 16 they end up getting eggs from then how many of those fertilize. Some women start out with a huge number of eggs but end up with very few embryos for one reason or another. Quality is much more important than quantity in this whole thing. I think I had 16 too. Only 13 were mature enough and, of those 13, 10 fertilized but one embryo stopped developing early on. We ended up with 9 embryos which the Dr.'s were very pleased with.

I hope everyone else is doing well.

I am going to go do some much needed exercise so will say goodbye for now!

love,

Staci

DebraP · Post by **DebraP** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:48 pm

Staci....detached isn't such a bad thing sometimes. I hope the exercise helps pass the time until they ring.

I'll check back later to see if they've called.

Hugs
Debra.

JaneR · Post by **JaneR** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:06 pm

Hi Staci,

Glad to hear your doing. Don't over do it with the exercise. Thast something i need to do but just haven't been able to for months with one thing or another. better see what Monday brings.

The hospital said i should go in for a blood test on Sunday but wouldn't be able to give me the results until Monday, i thought there was no point in dragging one of the nurses in especially so opted for Monday and the you know the other reason why.

Regarding my dad and sister actually it does me good to talk about it. My Dad died when i was 22 just before sitting my exams (still did them and passed). I was a real Daddies girl so I've missed him so much especially when I got married that was hard. My sister dies just before her second birthday before i was born hence the daddies girl thing. I never knew her but believe i did because we always talked about her and her picture was always on the wall. I do believe she is always watching over me. I've always been a bit protected with my sister dieing and my brother was a very sick baby.

It would be so great if i could get a postive on Monday some good news for a day that is unually sad for our family (well my mum). She doesn't know we are going through IVF infact I think she believes i don't want children so it would be great to tell her (I couldn't wait for the 12 weeks), but if its not to be then it isn't something else for her to be sad about.

Let me know what the clinic comes back with.

Love,

Jane

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