IVF with PGD # 11

So sorry your cycle got cancelled waitingforthird. Probably best given the circumstance though. PGD is definitely a numbers game :( Often 1st cycles are cancelled as the dr's try to work out best level of stim. Best of luck for your next cycle xx

What a day! Traffic was chaotic & arrived 20 min late! Hate driving to Sydney in morning peak. Not great for my anxiety levels. Burst into tears before I had even set foot in the clinic. Still had to wait another 30min before going in which didn't make me happy either. Dr H was a hoot though (had never even seen him before) & went to sleep laughing my head off :) Pity I woke up balling my eyes though. Gotta love these hormones! Managed to get 6 eggs which apparently everyone else is really happy with. Personally would have loved a few more though. Good part is they were all mature & able to be icsi'd. Won't know fert rates until tomorrow. It has knocked me for 6 though. Feeling very sore & sorry for myself. Will definitely be early to bed tonight! Need plenty of rest & luckily am only working 4 hour days at the moment

Wow sounds like an intense day for you! 6 for ICSI sounds like a good amount but I guess we always hope for more! Fingers crossed it all goes well. Rest up! Xo

Waitingforthird - so sorry to hear your cycle was cancelled. It's disappointing but like Joe said its a numbers game & the first cycle is usually trial & error. When can you cycle again?

Joe - what a terrible start for the day for you! Great news on all 6 being mature & ICSI'd. I have everything crossed for you that all fertilize & continue to grow strong :-) drink lots of powerade, pear juice & sustagen. From past experiences of 7 pick ups & 3 laparoscopies I always make sure they give me awesome pain meds in recovery. I keep saying I'm in alot of pain when really its bearable so they give me more. I recover so much quicker when this happens. Hope you sleep well & wake up to good news in the morning :-)

Had second intralipids today - hoping it will be enough to lower nk cells & it's a non-matching embryo.

Thanks Elarwood! I have no idea what any of what you wrote about your procedure is but I hope it goes well! I'll find out tomorrow when I can cycle next. Hoping next month but they may make me wait until the following month :(

So we got 4 of the 6 fertilised & they said they all looked good. Other 2 were clearly abnormal. Never had that, just haven't all fertilised before ?? Taking one out from the freezer tomorrow so hoping all 5 will make it to testing. Still feeling a bit sore but trying not to stress about the numbers. Nothing I can really do about it anyway :)

Good luck! I just found out I can start next cycle so very happy about that :)

Fantastic news waitingforthird - waiting is the worst bit so that's great you can start again now.

Joe - do all of your eggs usually fertilize? 4 out of 6 is good fertilization rate but I know that 6 plus the frozen embryo would be even better. Grow embies grow!!! Sending good vibes :-) the waiting is torture!

Finally was able to book the LIT treatment for 25 feb - hopefully wont be needing it but its so hard to get these things booked in. Beta is on 22nd & LIT is on 25th so not a lot of time to organise flights accom etc if we do have to go.

How are you travelling elarwood? Also hoping you won't need your next treatment date xx

Our frozen embie thawed! YEAH!!! Will find out tomorrow if all 5 make it to biopsy FX :)

My fert rates previously have been 8/9, 8/9 & 2/3 so I guess 4/6 is about the same. Of course would have preferred them all to fert. Of those only 5/6, 4/6 & 1/1 have made it to biopsy. Normals from PGD have been 2, 1 & ?. These have resulted in DD5, m/c @ 9 wks & mm/c @ 5.5 wks. So looking at the numbers, it doesn't look good. Damn those dominate mutations! Am certainly trying to stay positive though :)

Joe, I have everything crossed for you hun xxx

...and then there were 3 :(

Not looking too good. Of the 4 freshies, 2 were @ the 8 cell stage & 2 were still only at the 3 cell stage. The thawed one is lagging a little @ 5 cell stage but they still biopsied this one with the 2 at the 8 cell stage.

Won't get results until just before transfer on Saturday (if there will be one!)

Wish me luck...I think I'm going to need it xx

Crossing everything for you. Xx

Good luck!!!

Oh Joe - it's such a tough wait & so unfair. I have everything crossed for you that your 3 embies are normal!! I'm sure you've heard this before, but it only takes one. We always love a few back ups though!! Good luck - thinking of you.

Almost half way through TWW - nothing to report other than a very bloated belly still & the steroids are keeping me awake :-( I don't bother with signs or symptoms as for me they mean nothing!

Best of luck Joe.

Tested at 8dp5dt..... BFN.
Not even a squinter.
Think I'm out :(

Blood this morning.... I'm guessing too late for implantation bleeding.

After 3 x stim cycles, 6 embryo transfers, 1 PGD tested embryo transfer- we are broke and out of options.

Devastated :(

I'm so sorry, Emma. : (

Oh Emma...feeling for you, big hugs xx there really are no words that would even do justice to how you must be feeling :( just know we are all here for you.

One of my friends said "life & science just suck sometimes!"

Think she may be right...

And as I posted that, the clinic called to say that of the 3 sent for testing, 2 were positive for HD & other had chromosomal abnormalities...

So now I know exactly how you feel Emma :(

Over & out for us...pure devastation!

Thank you to you all for your love & support during this journey xxx