Thank you so much for all the good wishes and positive vibes to my embies. All 8 embies got shipped up to Brisbane PGD clinic today and all 8 were still going strong. I should get a call around 11am tomorrow to say how many are good for biopsy. Please grow little embies.
Just in case it happens to anyone else. I woke up this morning and my right eye was all out of focus (with my glasses on it was like my right eye was not seeing any better than without them). I rushed to the optometrist and he checked it out and it's fine, just a side effect of all the hormone changes and fluid changes. It's nearly back to normal tonight. Other than that not feeling too bad just a little crampy when I put the pesseries in.
Sorry about the absence - have just moved house (we moved Sunday, the day after EPU - oh what fun that was!) and things have been pretty hectic around here (as well as only just getting internet happening again). So, update on my embies - 7 eggs were collected, 5 mature and able to be injected, 3 fertilised, all 3 behaved themselves very well and were dividing nicely and are now frozen for my next cycle. I honestly didn't know how to feel about it all. The cycle felt up and down and all over the place. I wasn't expecting 7 eggs to be collected so I was pleasantly surprised but then pretty deflated again when I heard that only 3 had fertilised. One thing that made me feel better was that we had called off PGD due to low follicle numbers and that was clearly a good decision as 3 embryos just wouldn't feel like a great PGD number, if that makes any sense (that darn nurse's voice still in my head - 'you guys just keep losing numbers, don't you?'...ugh). So, the next thing for me is that I am obviously hanging out to do my next cycle and actually have an opportunity for a transfer. It has been an odd/kinda sad feeling just letting this cycle go and not even having a chance of transfer (although still very grateful for 3 embies waiting). I have spoken to one of the clinic nurses and will find out this week if there is any chance my FS will consider doing back-to-back cycles. *Fingers crossed* Anyone have any experience with that?
Sunbeam - Yay! Yay! Yay! I was so happy to read about your EPU and your updates - I hope those little embies are behaving themselves and growing nicely for biopsy (and healthy, happy transfer!!). I will be checking in tomorrow for updates - can't wait to hear the good news! *Everything crossed for you*
J.Bear - Wonderful news! What an amazing sight that must have been! Relax and look after yourself and that precious little baby!
Andie, Minnie - How great that it looks like you will be cycle buddies - good luck to you both! Can't wait to hear all of your cycle updates.
b*f - Zennnnnnnn... Best of luck for this week, sweetie!
Well I feel like c@#p. The clinic called and although 7 of the 8 are still growing only 3 were ready for biopsy. I feel the same as elle 3 is just not enough for PGD so they are being frozen today and will be added to my fresh ones from my next cycle. I feel horrible about going straight into another stim cycle as the ohss has kicked in and I had to sleep part of the night propped up as the pressure from my bloated tummy was too much. I did back to back stims last time and the ohss was far worse the second time. It feels really sad having nothing to transfer this go just like elle said.
Elle and Sunbeam sorry to hear that ur not able to do a fresh trf this time. That really sucks, PGD really does lower the numbers. From our last cycle we only ended up with one that was balanced and suitable for trf. But all you need is one good one. One of those embies is very likely the one so try not to get to down.
Sunbeam I hope you feel better soon & that u get some relief soon and you don't have a repeat of what happened last time. Sending you both lots of love!
Sunbeam, sorry to hear you've overstimmed. Be very gentle with yourself, lots of rest and water. Do you start stimming again as soon as you get AF?? That's hardcore girl, I couldn't do it!
JBear, how are you going? You "sound" good!
Elle, moving and IVF, what a mix. Hope you're feeling ok!!
Sorry I am losing track of all the new ladies but know I wish you the very best!
AFM, I'm doing great. I hired a doppler and have been able to listen to my lil baby's heartbeat! I will be back on Thurs to let you all know how my scan goes!!
Holy guacamole, what a very emotionally up an down day!!!!!!
Okay long version. I felt quite shattered with not being able to do a transfer this cycle. After this mornings call and our decision to freeze the 3 I then spoke to the nurse and said I want to do another stim straight away to add to the 3, she said she thought it would be unlikely that FS would agree to this. I said I really want to as it will save a heap of money and I really really did not want to have to wait till next year. I later got a call back to say that FS is fine with me doing another stim and we can just fit it in before they close for Christmas, the nurse will call with my dates tomorrow . Another call from the clinic to say number 4 made it to freeze too
I keep thinking if I'd known we had 4 would I have gone ahead with the PGD? I'm so glad I did not have to make that decision and now get the chance to add to the 4! I really don't know if I'm coming or going with my emotions and to add to it its a full moon, I feel like I've had the craziest day
I get 4 weeks before starting FSH again as I have to get AF then go on the pill for 2 weeks!
B*F - I'm so glad your little bub is ticking along well, can't wait to hear about Thurs scan.
Hey BF so good to hear your doing great, having a Doppler would be a huge reassurance. What a good idea! AFM I'm ok I think! Lol still having days with no symptoms which creates negative thoughts but trying to talk myself outta them & focus on the positives which is working.
Wow Sunbeam you've had an eventful day! That's really good news about having 4 to freeze & that your FS agreed to back to back. Are you feeling better?
sunbeam - how you feeling today, after your whirlwind couple of days? sorry you didn't get to transfer this cycle, sounds common for pgd? (not that it makes it any easier to take, of course). think I should be preparing myself too for that to happen. good news about the 4 frozen though, and being able to do another stim straight away... I hope your feeling a bit less bloated & sore today. xx
elle - sorry you didn't get to transfer this cycle. I have done back to back stims, so it is possible, but I definitely needed a couple months off afterwards. hormones were given a bit of a thrash! not to mention my moods... ; )
afm - scan today showed I am down regulated, so I started puregon jabs this afternoon. still sniffing too, which I really don't like. had consult with another clinic yesterday too, so if I don't have luck this cycle, I think I might switch clinics as the other clinic offers some more aggressive treatments that I would like to try next.
Andie - Whoo let the jabbing begin Feels so good to actually get started doesn't it.
Elle - Any news as to whether you will get another stim cycle in this year?
AFM - Okay I need advice. I will have the chance to do one more stim this year so I'll be going ahead with that but I won't know till tomorrow whether I will be able to do a fresh transfer from it or have to freeze and do the PGD and transfer next year due to my clinic closing down over Christmas.
Here is my question, should I just freeze anyway and have a nice chilled Christmas away with my parents and a relaxed holiday and a few stress free drinks on New Years etc and come back to it all refreshed next year rather than push to do a fresh transfer and stress all Christmas and potentially have to deal with bad news over the holiday if I don't get a BFP or worse still don't get any good embies????
I know 7 IVF babies and they were all FET, is it just so much easier on your body?
P.S. Thanks to all who asked after me, I'm feeling much better, still a little bloated but no pain and slept through the night last night so I must be on the mend.
sunbeam - last year i had a FET before christmas, BT wasnt until 2 jan or something like that - so still doing progesterone & clexane in the tww over christmas. got af a couple of days before new years. the whole thing sucked. im not a big drinker, but it was annoying having to watch what i ate/drank over christmas period. the side effects of the meds didnt help me to relax either, as well as having to remember to take them etc. im always with family over that period too, so it was horrible to go through the highs/lows in front of everyone (or in a bedroom really!), and not have any privacy to deal with everything. even getting away to do the clexane injections i got 'where are you going? why is dh going with you?' (i guess, you wont get that bc you are brave and do all your injections yourself!). i have arranged this cycle so im not transferring over christmas, so that i can just relax and enjoy some time off. i could probably squeeze in another transfer before christmas if this one doesnt work, but i wont. i know if things had gone according to plan, this is what you would have been doing too... it sucks that you have to making these decisions.
there has been some articles floating around about FET having better success rates than fresh, for the reason you mentioned - thats its easier on the body. but again, i think its one of those things, if its going to work - its going to work, no matter if its fresh or frozen. i have had short lived success with both, but personally feel that my body likes frozen better. not based in any scientific evidence though...!
In all honesty Sunbeam, if you have nearly overstimmed I would give your body a break. I am a believer in frozen over fresh as our strongest embie just couldn't stick around in a fresh but our next transfer worked. I had a few months rest in between, and the very best part of a frozen cycle was I was on pessaries, rather than crinone - crinone sent me to the edge!! Good luck!!
sunbeam - good decision I reckon! it will be a relaxing way to ease into new year & be in the right frame of mind for transfer in jan. xx
elle - glad you get to squeeze in another stim, hope they can tweak your cycle to get you a couple more eggs. hope your hand is ok, that sounds painful!
minnie - did you end up starting injections yesterday?
afm - still sniffing & jabbing, scan on monday to check progress. getting a bit moody now, wondering if it's the synarel? (or just me?!)
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Best of luck for this week, sweetie!
After this mornings call and our decision to freeze the 3 I then spoke to the nurse and said I want to do another stim straight away to add to the 3, she said she thought it would be unlikely that FS would agree to this.
I said I really want to as it will save a heap of money and I really really did not want to have to wait till next year. I later got a call back to say that FS is fine with me doing another stim and we can just fit it in before they close for Christmas, the nurse will call with my dates tomorrow
. Another call from the clinic to say number 4 made it to freeze too
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