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Hi Girls. WOW - we've graduated to our very own sticky Looking forward to sharing your PGD experiences. I really think there is a need for this thread as we are dealing with some separate issues on top of the fact we are LTTTC (some of us secondary infertility) and TTC after the heartbreak of MC.
After learning about Lisa's two Trisomy 15's and the fact my last MC was a T15, I have just spoken with a PGD scientist and they are now running the extra test So 8 tests all up. She was actually surprised, given my history, that this had not already been offered
I just want to say thank you to the wonderful mods who have given you this thread... even though I never actually graduated to PGD, I have seen very clearly that the experience of the women in here is so very different to regular IVF, even different to those who get stuck doing IVF for a long time...
Meredith, I just can't believe all the medications they have for you this time - sounds like they are leaving no stone unturned and covering all bases as well. Are you doing prednisone as well? I can't remember.
WTH - a great indication of why it's important to find people going through the same sort of thing as yourself. Surprising that the clinic didn't think of it given your T15 history, but at least it was caught in time.
Still cheering from the sidelines... I'll just be a little more vocal about it now that I know how much it is appreciated!
BW - good point. If it was not for the support and information sharing on this PGD-related thread, it would not have occured to me to ask for the extra test!
Oh yey! our very own thread!!Thankyou, thankyou. This whole thread and wonderful group off ladies has come at just the right time for so many of us. When I first started considering PGD, I couldn't find any "personal experience" type threads anywhere. Its just not enough sometimes to read all the technical info.
BW - yep, tis is my "no regrets" cycle so we are defnitely throwing everything at it. I just can't face another m/c without tinking i have done everything possible. Pred is part of the protocol - just started this morning. Hoping not to have to many side effects
I will also be on clexane from a few days prior to ET.
Also on one other pessary medication Just won't name it here. I could be rattling and going nuts by the end of all this!!
WTH - So glad you got T15 added. I was wondering myself why it wasn't in your screen. I know the chances of getting t15 again is probably slim but still has given me some reassurance as well to know is neing tested. My clinic automatically does the 8 screen but just goes to show how imprtant it is to be informed and to ask!
How are your embies going today?
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Meredith, I know we've talked about the prednisone side effects before... mainly looking at weight gain, with some effects on moods (in high doses I'd get irritable and aggressive). I also find that it makes muscle cramps worse (it does reduce calcium absorption, my rheumy has me on supplements for it, and I'm needing heaps to reduce the pregnancy muscle cramps!), it sends blood sugar levels haywire and Deb has mentioned it reducing skin elasticity... But, it doesn't mean you'll definitely have problems with those things. I'm still on 5mg per day now, and at nearly 32 weeks I've only gained about 6kg since the start of the pregnancy, and getting very low BSL results on GTTs and haven't got a single stretch mark yet! I also know that having been on it for a long time (and generally at lower doses) I've got very used to it and low-dose prednisone has pretty much become my natural state. It was much harder when I first started taking it, particularly with the moods.
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Looking forward to sharing your PGD experiences. I really think there is a need for this thread as we are dealing with some separate issues on top of the fact we are LTTTC (some of us secondary infertility) and TTC after the heartbreak of MC. 
So 8 tests all up. She was actually surprised, given my history, that this had not already been offered 
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