Sorry that your second week on Lucrin was tough, hope everything will improve with the FSH start. I can understand that you wish to have done this earlier, thinking the same but I don't think one year makes the difference, keeping fingers crossed for you.
I am also taking CoQ10, we're probably taking the same multivitamin (Blackmores Conceive Well Gold) as mine also has 60mg, goggled this this morning and found it was more known for lowering blood pressure so would be careful about overdosing.
Tam & Meredith
Got the results yesterday unfortunately the SCSA was still pretty bad (28 down from 31). My FS said we're now definitely going with PICSI - she said they don't have enough experience with it to say it definitely helps but it would be worth using, it apparently helps to select the more mature sperm for ICSI. DH is now also on Menevit and takes additionally 500mg Vitamin C and 500mg Folate on advice from FS.
I now found that my FS is on away between Nov 5-24 which would be exactly the time of my cycle, I checked out her replacement who sounds pretty inexperienced in comparison. So instead starting in October will now start early November so that my FS can do the egg retrieval, thinking of maybe even waiting until Mid- Nov so that my FS can already regulate the FSH dosage. Not feeling good about working with her replacement and feeling a bit like left out in the cold. I was expecting that she would have someone with the same level of experience as her replacement not a masters student.
Red lady, I can understand your hesitation in going with your doctor's replacement. Just remember that you need to do whatever you can to increase your confidence. If in the end it doesn't work, you don't want to have any regrets as sitting there thinking "if only I hadn't..." or something along those lines is absolute hell! Delays are frustrating, but if delays make you feel more comfortable and confident, then do it.
However, not all clinics work in such a way that your FS will definitely be doing the egg collection. I had mine for every single transfer, but only for one of my three egg collections.
BW - Well happy to say I think the FSH has kicked in (have taken 2x200units so far). So the 10 units of Lucrin are not bothering me so much. Not sure whether I am mean't to be feeling anything already in my ovaries - have a warmness there and a light ache, like O cramping. Just now and again. Hope it is not too early to feel this... Have my first BT on Tuesday.
Redlady - thanks for the tip on CoQ10. I think I will leave it at 110 (60 in my Conceive Well and a 50 tab), rather than upping it. Sorry about your FS. I would not be happy with the replacement you described either. You are paying top $ for this and don't want to suffer those "what-if's". The little extra time may also give more time for the Menevit to kick in with DH's swimmers.
AFM - DH had an accident (will be ok), but had to go under a general anaesthetic for the second time in two weeks. He is currently on the anti-inflammatory Celebrex and painkiller Panadeine Forte. He also has the option of taking a strong painkiller called Tramadol. Through our MC investigations we have learned DH normally has excellent swimmers, but now I am really worried about what this will mean for our Egg p/u in less than two weeks time when he has to give sample...
WTH Sorry to hear about your I hope he is feeling better soon. Sorry that you didn't feel to well whilst on the Lucrin I hope that now you are on FSH things will start to get easier. What day is pick up day? Cant be long
Redlay Sorry to hear that the menevit didn't work for your but glad you can move on and hopefully get your BFP with your first PICIS. I'm sorry to hear that your FS is going away I wouldn't be happy about it either.
AFM I am very frustrated at the moment. I have been going to acupuncture with TCM for approx 2 months and it hasn't done anything with my cycle. It appears that it is still 37 days long. I POAS today and got a BFP. AF feels like she is on the way anyway. I made an appointment for acupuncture at Rozelle but couldn't get in until mid October. I start 25mg of Clomid next cycle I hope that will bring my cycle to a normal 28 days and a BFP.
Hi WTH - Sorry to hear about the accident but good that your DH will be okay. It's awful timing after all you went through.
Don't know if painkillers have a bad effect on swimmers have you checked with you FS? Worst case there is the option to stop the cycle - after all the bad side-effects of the Lucrin that would obviously the last thing you'd like to do.
Hi Tam - Shame that the acupuncture didn't work, hopefully Clomid and going to Rozelle will change things.
Big downer ATM. My AF finished Fri/ Sat (light spotting). Sunday all clear. Then yesterday and today I have been lightly spotting with AF cramps. Today is Day 5 FSH, I did a BT this morning and am panicking that I am not responding well and my estrogen is low. I rang the clinic and they said what I expected - must wait for BT results. They said it may be a slow start, but that they doubted my FS would adjust the dosage and I would have to wait it out until a second BT this week. I am so worried this cycle will be cancelled due to under-stimulation....
WTH - I can understand your worry - I think I will be worrying about everything when i eventually get to start my PGD cycle. However, don't panic! Similar thing happened to me in my last cycle. Got more bleeding etc halfway into FSH jabbing. I didn't have any BT done at that time but few days later when i went for scan and BT - all was on track and I ended up pg with twins. I know the pregnancy itself didn't go well at all but didn't have anything to do with the weird AF.
I hope BT result is good - I am sure you will be fine!
I hope he is feeling better soon. Sorry that you didn't feel to well whilst on the Lucrin 
I hope that now you are on FSH things will start to get easier. What day is pick up day? Cant be long 
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