DONOR EGG Tmt Thread... " Egg-heads"

[AMck]

Hello ladies, happy Sunday!

Just a quickie to say.........

.....welcome back to Jen, fingers crossed for you. Glad all went well in Big B. Sending snuggling vibes to your embies!

.....and welcome to Lucy, you are in the right place for advice and support. As you have read I went to IM and was lucky to get a BFP on our 2nd ET with DE. I am happy to try and answer any questions you may have. One thing to remember is that IM do not accept credit cards, you will need to have cash or arrange a credit transfer through your bank. This is really simple but you need to make time to do it before you go for your tmt. Wishing you loads of luck with your next cycle.

Hope everyone else Ok. Sorry no time for personals today. Take care all
Bye for now, keep the faith

Hugs
Anna x

[Lucy12]

Hi everyone

Thanks Jen1d have looked at Easyjet to see if I can locate hotel Athena but not sure whether I am doing something wrong as unable to locate hotel.

Jen1d how are you feeling? Hope your embies are snuggling in nicely.

Thanks to everyone for your posts.

Love Lucy xx

[Lucy12]

Amck Thanks for your advice, I will make sure I take appx £800 of Euros which should be enough for deposit and charges on the day.

[Jen1d]

Hi Girls

Rhall - PUPO, pregnant until proven otherwise--thats what i am at the moment and hope it continues

Lucy - If you cant get the hotel to come up then its fully booked. You can try their own website or book another one. We just stayed at Hotel Lille, which was great and between IM and the acupuncture lady if you want to go to her. You can also try lastminute.com.

I'm fine, dont feel any different actually. Just waititng and praying but feel strange like, oh i dont know----will this ever work
Chilled out all morning then went to see The Brave One at the cinema, i would never have done that before and usually chill for about 6 days but one trip to the cinema wont hurt---to late now if it does. Am off work until Saturday so am going to stay in and be good. At this stage after so many cycles i just take it easy and let my body dictate. IM say to carry on as normal after resting after ET but i will chill, feel so tired but thats maybe got to do with a hectic weekend. Am eating well, veggies and fruit etc---just think of all the overweight, unfit, unhealthy people who get pregnant, not to mention the druggies and they seem to breeze through 9 months, we do it all correct and we suffer---dont think there is a god up there. Funny but one of the questions in counselling was 'do i talk/ask/plead/pray to anyone to get an answer or a positive. I did in my first couple of cycles--you know 'please god, let this be a bfp' but now i dont do it, just dont think there is a god. Do you guys understand or feel the same? Bet your all leaving this thread, thinking there is a mad woman on the loose I'm blaming it on my hormones

Off to watch Celebrity Wife Swap then to bed to read.

Hope your all ok and thanks for my welcome home messages and cool sparklies.

Love Jen x

[Lucy12]

Hi everyone

Jen1d glade your feeling ok and resting. I always rest and take it easy after ET so that I can't blame myself if it all goes wrong. Keep being really positive, 12th October will soon be here and you will have a BFP.

I just watched celebrity wife swap it did make me laugh. Pete always looks so perfect I could not do that if I tried.

Could you let me know Athena hotels own website as struggling trying to locate the hotel on easyjet and lastminute.com. They are all saying no search found unless i'm typing something in wrong also tried the hotel Lille. Hope i'm not being a pain.

Have a good rest this week, will be thinking of you and your 2 little ones. I can't wait now to here from IM re-: 1st appointment. Will hopefully get a date this week.

Off to bed now as shattered.

Love Lucy xx

[Jen1d]

Hi Lucy

When you go into Easyjet webpage, put in your destination and dates you want to travel, then when it goes to the hotels, click on sort by price at the top. I found Atenea today first time but if its not there then the hotel is full on those dates and you will have to select another one.
OR
Type in the name of the hotel in Google and then select the one that has TripAdvisor, they give you reviews of the hotel and you can select dates and see the prices.
Hope this helps.

Razor would have been kicked out of my house along time ago, fat lazy pig eh

Jen x

[jen babes]

Hi all

WELCOME LUCY!!!
Hope you enjoy the thread, it's so a fab collection of girls who are full of great info...when you contact IM through email for info they will send you out info regarding hotels and where to stay. If they dont then email Claudia at info page on Im web site and she will forward the hotels for you. I have saved these links in my fav box so hope they help you
athena hotel
http://cityhotels.igmssl.com/city_atene ... ?idioma=EN
multi map of nearest airport el Prat
http://www.multimap.com/maps/#t=l&map=4 ... 0Barcelona
Don't know where you live but you can fly from many places ( to name a few durham doncaster manchester and many scottish airports) to barcelona so try globespan...
http://www.flyglobespan.com/BCN/index.a ... &Frame=Top
Good luck x x if you post me more ifo i can add it to the update list under your name x x

jen1d- how are you doing today....i am loving your dummy ticker so much it reminds me when i took the good luck dummy out of the IM jar...seems like ages ago I hope this 2ww goes well for you ...all the waiting on last cycle went well for you you seemed so calm . hope it's the same again. with 3 patches you must be covered in black sticky bits everywhere!!!! Are the headaches worse with 3 patches????
love and baby dust to you...KEEP THE FAITH X X

anna thanks for all the PMA you [ost on the thread...helps us keep the FAITH X X much love to you and Matthew x x Hows the swimming going??? x x

Sonia- any more news on your cycle hun??? Hope it isn't cancelled but if it is can you try again real soon???? much love and hugs to you x x x

Kim your scan ( or sono) must be soon??? 4th if i remember correctly...good luck and hope your lining is thick and nurtuing for ET and embies to come x x x Exciting times as you will soon be on your way to ET x x x

vicki- how is your trial cycle going along??? Are the meds okay for you no side effects???? let us know how you get on x x x

carolyn- know you are a busy bee but have you had any side effects with the belagra BC pills from IM???? or Am i the only 1??? Must admit as soon as i started Acu the headaches went away!!!! Hope your doing okay hun much love x xx good luck with your work speech tomorrow x x

Gill have you had any reply to your questions from IM yet??? Hope you get some info this week hun x x Much love to you x x

hi to both rebeccas!!!! how are you both doing???

Big Hi to everyone else i have missed

I had a good but busy weekend catching up with visiting parents in law...have started to wind down work rotas as i thought i would be coming close to ET this week ( when i planned this all 8 wks ago) but hey ho the time will come. Just wish IM would tell you why the delay!!! Donors with lighht hair and green eyes must be in short supply x x lol Both DH and i have green eyes so that possible maybe that is the hold up!!! Any way have relitivley quiet work week for a change so will be popping in more this week. hope too get the email from IM this week too for patches 5 and a half weeks on bcpills and my AF will be mega!!!!! lol

Much love to ya all eggheads

love jen
B
xxxx

[jen babes]

EGGHEADS



Rebeccaj
Prior tmt: 3 IUI all BFN. DH then diagnosed with variocele (sp?);
Feb 07 ICSI, stims 20 days, 26 eggs ( all poor quality) None fertilised
April 07 IVF/ICSI #2 - same thing - stims for 21 days; 31 eggs - all poor quality; zero fertilised changed clinics
June 07:Menopur/follistim IUI - 9 days on stims... 4 follicles... BFN
Aug 07:currently going through DE IVF with sister -
ER Mon 13th Aug... 12 Eggies fertilised
ET Sat 18th Aug -? transfered..? frosties.
TEST DATE: 27th GOOD LUCK
BFP 4wks beta HCG 426.1

1st SCAN 13th Sept=



ON 2ww

Jen1d (or 1st Lady )
Prior tmt:ttc for 6yrs,
tubes damaged
Bilateral Salpingectomy, 16th Aug 06
4 IVF - BFN
5th June 07- 1st appointment @ IM Barcelona for DE
9th Aug 07- start E2 patches
15th Aug 07 - scan to check womb lining...4.4mm thick
21th Aug 07- EC 6 embies
23rd AUG -ET 2 transfered - BFN
4 frosties waiting for mummy and daddy
2nd DE :
12th Sept start patches
17th sept scan, 21st sept scan
28th sept FET- 2 frosties on boards & 2 frosties sleeping in cryo
TEST DATE: 12th Oct



IN TREATMENT:


Jen Babes-
Prior tmt: 2 natural pregs both ectopics, no tubes left,
3 IVF Short cycles 2005-2006 all BFN.
Sept 06 Given a 3% chance with own eggs. Looked at DE abroad in Kiev and Spain.
Chose IM Barcelona, consultant Dr Monica Redondo.
1st App IM 3rd Aug 07: Tests, uterus Biopsy.
On progesterone pills until CD26 ( due to intermitant bleeding)
24th Aug AF and start BC pills. been on them 31 days now want to start patches soon.

Sonix (Sonia)
3 iui & 5 ivf all BFN
18th May 07 1st appointment Poland for DE
starts meds approx 30th Aug
Lining thickness problems cycle may be canc

BabyBlue (Kim)-
Prior tmt:6 IUIs - 2006 - all BFNs
Sept. 06 - 1st IVF (ICSI) BFN
Feb. 07 - 2nd IVF (ICSI) BFN
Sept 5 - start BC pills
Sept 16 - start Lupron shots
4 Oct - scan day
Oct 19 - EC and start delestrogen
Oct 24 ET
Nov 2 - praying for BFP



Rebecca Hall(rhall00)
3 ivf's BFN no mature eggs.
DE October 07 x x good luck x x
23rd Sept Lupron shots
EC 24th Oct
ET 27th Oct
TEST DATE:

Carolyn-
Prior tmt :3 IVF, Tubal Surgery & 1 ICSI. All BFNs.
Told that eggs are fragmented, murky and leaky as well as old
19th September 07: 1st appointment at IM, Barcelona
Af starts bc pills 29th Sept


AWAITING TMT:



Poochie ( Vicki)-
Prior tmt: 1st ICSI BFP, DD now 3yrs old. 2006 2nd & 3rd ISCI's BFN, changed clinics 2007 4th ICSI BFP but ectopic lost tube. Told cell division slow so going for DE.
30th Aug 07:1st appointment IVI Madrid
Sept - trial run
Dec- Tmt starts

BigJ ( Taylorjooles) 44
ttc since 2000, currently trying for 2nd child
me: POF, autoimmune thyroiditis, fibroids. DH antisperm antibodies after VS reversal now using TESE sperm.
May 2005 DE IM barcelona, 3 embies, BFP m/c 7.5 weeks
Nov 2005 DE/ TEsE sperm at ISIDA Ukraine - 8 embies, 4 put back son Joshua 07.08.06
FET July 07 ISIDA BFP sadly blighted ovum m/c 8 weeks
Fresh DE IVF planned Nov 07
am old hand, so happy to advise!


Kelly
5 fresh ivf's all BFN
21st FET
Test date: 3rd Sept sadly a BFN
looking at DS for next tmt

Gill
Prior tmt:1st IVF 2001 BFN,
2nd IVF in 2002 BFN
3rd IVF/ED 2003 BFN,
4th IVF/ED 2004 BFN
DE/DS Clinic IM Barcelons Dra Monica Redondo 1st appointmentn June 2007
July doppler and hystocscopy( spelling)
15th Aug stop BC pills
E2 patches 19th August day 1 of AF
Scan 28th August womb lining 7mm thick Good luck gill
ET Sunday 2nd September 3 embies on board
SADLY BFN (((HUGS)))
looking at next stage of tmt at IM

Lucy 12
looking at De in Barcelona IM





Sadly 3rd Sept Kelly had a BFN x x
Sadly 7th Sept Jen1d had a BFN x x
Sadly 19th Sept Gill had a BFN




Thanks to AMcK (Anna) ( "oh Wise one") for all her input, support and help with Donor Egg info. Anna had a BFP @ 2nd transfer at IM...Baby Matthew is now 6 months old...


BFP's For all






Please add your own updates by clicking on the QUOTE button at the top of the post, add your info, delete the [quote jen babes] at beginning and end of the post, then press submit...easy peasy!!!!good luck x x

[Jen1d]

Hi Jen

No i only got one stonker of a headache when i started the patches then nothing since. Emailed IM today and they replied saying i should stay on 3 patches until my BFP then continue with 3, so i am all maxed up on the most medi you can take.

Dont think its the donor you will be waiting on I have green/blue eyes and mine was found quite fast. Try not to worry, the patches are on standby, i can feel it in my water, you will be there soon, then its ET all the way

Glad you like the ticker, its helping me focus on a bfp as i feel we are never going to have success with ivf, dont know why but just feel its not going to work, now or with my frosties.

Ok catch up later

Jen x

[Lucy12]

Hi All

Jenbabes thanks soo much for that information its fantastic, this will keep me busy. Hope your ET comes soon. When your patches arrive how long do you have to go on them for?

Jen1d thanks also have now located hotel on easyjet. I worry about silly things. One more day towards your BFP. Really hope this is the one. The 2ww I find really hard. One minute I think I am and next not. Hope it goes quick for you.

Was hoping to here from IM today but no e-mail, perhaps tomorrow. Having blood tests done on Wed so should have all info by end of next week hopefully.

Hi to everyone else

Love Lucy xx

[Lucy12]

Jen1d forgot to say yeah Razor what an arse. How she puts up with him I don't know.

[jen babes]

Hi all

i was so F'ed up yesterday that i emailed IM then phoned them...finally they apologised for not contacting me sooner ( my pills run out wed night 3rd Oct) and that is when they have told me i will stop taking them... Woooo- hoooooooo
about time that will be 5wks 6 days on pills and 3wks since appointment so a total of a wait of 8wks and 6 days...so pleased at last i can have AF...i went to buy a new bra today and have gone from a 34B to a 36C just being on these pills...no wonder they are sore...(.)(.)'s galore.

anyway AF should arrive by 6/7th oct so expect ET by the end of the month ( 28ish do you think jen1 and Gill?????) I am at last a happy bunny to be getting to this stage Still got a long way to go( and so has the lovely lady who is my donor ) so have a lot of



to focus on.... also have been cutting down clients so will be client free by 20th Oct so have a aweek reoughly before we head off to spain. x x

Jen1 how are you doing today??? It's another glorious day here and i hope you are chilling out in the sun. x x x

Gill have you heard anything yet????


lucy did you get the info from above??? Have Im emailed yo back yet???
a big hi to everyone else

much love jen
B xxxx

[poochie]

Hi Girls

Sonia – sorry to hear your cycle maybe be cancelled, nothing is ever easy in this game is it.

Gill -How annoying, hope you remember everything for your second draft and you get some answers soon.

Kelly –My FSH has always been low 5.3 to 6.7 and my egg quality and number have always been poor. Like Carolyn said the FSH is only an indicator your egg number and fertilisation rate seem fine to me and your clinic seem to think so, good luck.

Carolyn – I off to see Trew Friday 5th I’m also transferring dh sperm back to Hammersmith that day ready for its flight to Spain, the best travelled sperm ever I think. I see your busy as every sorry to hear you and dh have been poorly.

Rebecca – That is fantastic news I’m so so so please for you, rest up and look after yourself, hope the sickness is not too bad.

Jen1 – Welcome home so pleased your snow babies are safe and sound snuggling in their new home for the next nine months. I know what you mean about pleading and praying during my last couple of cycles I kept thinking if I keep my house in order, be a good wife and mother, always recycle, turn the tap off whilst brushing my teeth, turn all electrical appliances off instead of leaving on stand-by I will be rewarded with a BFP and you think your mad.

Jenb – Fantastic news. The end of Oct will be here before you know it. Good luck.

Lucy – Welcome, good luck, hope you get your first appointment soon.

Well AF arrived a day early so its day 2 of Progynova today, so far I feel fine but I guess a bit early for side effects yet. I’m off to see Trew at Hammersmith Fri and transfer dh sperm back to Hammersmith from Essex fertility before it flys out to Spain next week. Providing my trial goes OK the only thing left to do is wait until a donor is found, hope its before Chrsitmas.

Good luck and love to you all


Vicki X

[gill12]

Hi

JenB-
Finally off the bc pills, I'm sooooo happy for you babe x I was on the patches for less than 3 weeks so it wont be long now!!!!!!

Lucy-Sounds like you are very organised and that you'll have everything sorted before your first appointment in the IM.I've been waiting for an email for about a week now, I decided that it must have got lost and so I re sent it last night I hope to hear from them tomorrow(fingers crossed we both hear off them soon) Dont forget if you want to ask any questions I'll be happy to help, otherwise I will leave it up to Jen and Carolyn.x

Vicki- Great news on starting tmt,I will have everything crossed that you will get a donor soon x

Jen1- Hope the 2ww is going well, thinking of you and sending you lots of sticky baby dust x

Hi to everyone else hope you are all well
I sent the IM a huge email last night as I still hadn't heard off them after I emailed the list of questions over a week ago, so it must have got lost so I hope to hear off them tomorrow, if they dont get back to me tomorrow I will phone them on Thursday. I will let you know as soon as I hear!
Take care
Lots of love
Gill xxx

[jen babes]

thanks Gill...it's been a long road but tonights and tomorrows bc pills will be the last....I am so ecited to be moving on again i have changed my ticker.... keep sending the same email to Im every day that is the way i got through. even when i called them yesterday there was no one to talk to and no info until today. Are you emailing staright to Dra redendo???? x x x hope you get answers soon x x

Vicki- good to hear from you...hope spermies don't need a passport!!! cos they will have more stamps in theirs than i have lol x x Hope all goes well hun...good luck on starting tmt x x hope donor news comes soon for you x x x

Carolyn busy bee x x much love x x

Sonia- thining of you x x

jen1d- tick tock tick tock another day gone ...least the sun is shining lots for you in the garden x x KEEP THE FAITH X X

Kim-Good luck with the scan on thursday...i have another 10 days after that until mine...oooh you could check my new ticker out for scan days!!!!
so my test date will approx be 2wks after yours now x x Just a query it's 24th oct et and 9 days after your ET you said your test date is 2nd Nov...is that correct ??? test after 9 days ???? much love hun x x hope the shots are ok x x x P.s. any news on the house move?

rebecca Hall- hi hun do you have a scan date soon or just go to ET on
27th x x


Hi to Big J anna lucy kelly our preggy rebeccaj and anyone i have missed x x

feel so much better now Hope has returned x x am at acu tomorrow and next 3 wks so happy to continue...when is the best time to contact valerie Im girls? when you get et dates????

love to everyone jenB
xxxxxxxxx