Long Term Assisted Conception - April 2008

[butterfly_warrior]

Happy birthday, Holly! Hope it's been a good one.

Thanks for the reassurance regarding my floaties... if it's normal, I'll just accept it, but I'll be ringing the clinic if it gets worse than what I had this morning!

Made it through work today, and I'm about ready to collapse now. I'm so tired... and I'm really obviously still feeling the effects of the anaesthetic and the trigger... Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

BW

[Chez67]

Hi everyone

BG - WOOHOO! Congratulations on the transfer! Now you and BW are in the TWW together. Wishing the best of luck and sticky vibes

Sonya - the Synarel headaches are something that I definitely am not looking forward to but it is all worth it in the end isn't it. I had to laugh today when someone in my office was complaining about the flu vaccination and how they just hated needles. I so wanted to tell them to toughen up and try doing IVF and giving yourself injection every day, but I just couldn't. These things we put ourselves through definitely makes us stronger that's for sure!

Holly - HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope you enjoyed your coffee get together and have had a wonderful day! And thanks for keeping positive for me although I think AF is on it's way any day now.

BW - I can't help you with the pessaries - I have only used the crinone before and that's what NGF have sent me this time around as well. I am not looking forward to that crinone feeling . Rest up and take care of that little embie snuggling up inside you.

Megan - good luck with your FS appt on Friday. Hopefully armed with more information you will be able to keep moving forward, and try not to stresss - easier said than done isn't it? :goodluck2:

Nothing much to report on me today. Just very busy at work and being a little naughtie with my low carb/high protein/low GI eating plan which is all leaving me very tired. But it is so hard when we are getting temps below zero at night to not want some comfort food when I get home from work. Must be strong tho'. I tried to phone my FS today about the number of embies to be transferred at our next cycle and I couldn't get hold of her so I called the clinic and spoke to Bev. She has said she will talk to David about it and then he can talk to our FS about it. I am concerned that David will try to talk my FS around -we did mention it to her last year but there is a good chance that it isn't in our file and she has likely forgotten, so I think I will still try to call her again tomorrow. All of this going on and I am trying hard not to stress too much but I haven't even started my cycle yet! That happens when you have control freak tendencies I guess!

Anyway, am off to the shower and maybe talk DF into an early dinner. I'm starving!
xxx

[Loula]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOLLY

hi to all and thinking of you ALL the time

GL to those in TWW xx

[bubwishes]

Hi Girls?. I?m back too. We had a double blasto transfer on Monday. I feel great and quietly confident this time. My thyroid level is great, I?ve lost 4 kg (4 of the 6 I?ve put on over the last year + doing IVF) and both blasto were A grade.

Reading the blog, it sounds like everyone is going along lovely. Sending you all lots and lots of bubwishes?.

xx

[sonya1]

bubwishes _ it all sounds GREAT! fingers crossed for a +ve result

i had bt today and yippee! start puregon 150iu tomorrow with follow up tracking bt next thrusday 8 may

[Hollybolly]

Just checking in

Sonya - YAY!!! on being able to start!

BW and BG - Hoping all of those embies are snuggling in nice and tight

Chez - Hoping things are going well with everything

Welcome back Bubwishes!!!

A big hi to everyone else - thanks so much for everyones birthday wishes yesterday - Had a nice day, coffee date in the morning, DH took me for lunch, and then DH, Luke & I went out for dinner!
DH & Luke went to the Estee Lauder counter and got the lady to find my customer card.. and then bought me a few things off it for my present Clever boys!!!

As for me TTC wise, my CD21 BT is Monday (despite what my ticker reads )... am definately making this one!
Sometime next week DH will have his extra sample done, and then we'll see Dr S from there! Yay... finally!!!

As far as my body goes, its CD 16 today, and with the amount of EWCM around, I'm going to need nappies soon! It seems my body is exaggerating everything at the moment - my tummy is so swollen I look like I'm pg... who knows whats going on!
Am hoping to get some AP in this week to settle everything down.

Hoping everyone is great

[Megan]

Happy Birthday for yesterday Holly. Good to hear you had a nice day... and things are starting to move along for you for your next cycle.
BW & BG and bubwishes, I hope you can all cruise through this TWW and come out at the other end still sane...and with a BFP of course! Will be thinking of you all and sending you plenty of positive thoughts.
Sonya, its great things are happening for you now. I always find that as soon as I start FSH injections, time flies and next thing I know its time for EPU.
Nothing new here. Still waiting for my appointment. I am determined to stay positive until I know what's going on. I think I just had to have my initial melt down after the phone call on Monday, and once I got that out of my system I was ok. So, really only one more day to go since my appointment is early on Friday.

[sonya1]

injection no.1 done. i had it at 7am this morning and was a bit achy across my left side of tummy until about lunch. would i be feeling it so quick? or am i a bit extra sensitive to my body and reading into everything too much. but - the ache was def. there!
1 down, quite a few to go!

[Megan]

Sonya, I have noticed twinges after my second injection. But I think you are right, and we are very sensitive to any little ache or twinge that we feel during a stim cycle. Whether it's related to your first injection or not, I have no idea! I'm sure you will feel definite movement down there in a couple of days and have no doubt about what it is.

[Loula]

Good luck today Megan - will be praying for all your answers xx

[briggsy's girl]

thinking of you Megan, and hoping you have a very productive and positive appointment with your FS today

[sonya1]

best wishes for you appt today megan. here's hoping for some answers and a positive game plan!

[Megan]

Honestly, I don't know what to feel at the moment after this morning's appointment.
Among the tests that were done, were a number of blood clotting tests. I have very hight prothrombin time. The normal range is 12-24 and my number is at 44. So, he tells me it takes a long time for my blood to clot. I was a bit surprised, as I would have thought I would have noticed by the age of 32 and million blood tests.
He arranged for his receptionist to book me in asap to see a hematologist at Cabrini next week. He will probably re-run all the tests and we'll go from there. No more cycling from me until this is sorted out. Hopefully it wont take too long. My FS also said that he honestly doesn't know if this is a factor in my unsuccessful cycles. I just dont know. I have done some reading since coming home and none of it is going in my brain due to lack of sleep and concentration span at the moment!
I also have high Protein C levels, but he didn't seem too concerned about that at the moment.
Does anyone else know about any of this stuff?

[butterfly_warrior]

Megan, I guess it must feel like a bit of a let down to only be left with more questions at this stage, but there is still the hope that this may be the final answer to all the problems when the investigations are complete. With the protein C stuff, is it "C reactive protein", or something slightly different?

BW

[briggsy's girl]

Megan - wish i could help you out hun, but i'm more clueless than normal today! waaay overtired. i know it may seem like a bit of a stop to your treatment, but anything that gives you answers is a good thing. hoping you can get a lot more (understandable) information and move forward soon

BG

[Megan]

BW, not sure if it's c reactive protein. He didn't go into much detail on that one. All I remember on my order for all the tests was that it said Protein C & S. I have given up googling everything. It hurts my brain tonight and I think it's just confusing me more. I will just have to wait for my appt with the hematologist on Thursday when hopefully things will be a bit clearer. I also see my naturopath next weekend so will be interested to hear what she has to say.
BG, I know how you feel today...way overtired and feeling clueless! lol That's been me all week and I feel like I can barely string two words together.
Hope you two girls are travelling well in your TWW's!

After my appointment today I had a mini meltdown in the car, went back to work and they ended up sending me home. Have been under a bit of pressure at work lately and feeling like I can't cope with both work and all this AC and now other health concerns. It comes in waves. One day, I want to work to keep my mind busy and other days I just want to throw it all in so that I can deal with all this stuff.

[Hollybolly]

Megan, hun - I don't have any answers for you, I don't know anything about the BT... but I just want to let you know I'm here for you and thinking of you xxx

I know how you feel about one day keeping busy, and the next day trying to focus and needing the time to do so

Damn this AC, its so hard sometimes... I'm praying that it all makes sense for you when you see the specialist next week.

Thinking of you xxx

[Chez67]

Hi everyone

Sorry I haven't been around to post much over the last few days - work has gone from being very busy to bezerk since mid week. There was a big blow up about a project I am working on which has just slowed everything down so much and now I spend my life in meetings with legal people, media advisers, bosses etc etc. Which means I can't actually do the job I should be doing!! AAAHHHH So Megan I know exactly how you are feeling at the moment! I wish I could just take a long holiday from work and concentrate on AC and being healthy and de-stressed. The problem with my stress is that I don't realise that it is happening to me. My DF pointed out to me on Friday that I need to learn to relax more and not be in control of everything, which is great, but I can't help feeling that because all of the AC stuff happens to me that I have to do the best I can for this cycle to be successful!

Anyway, I am rambling now, so off to some personals then a quick update from me.

Megan - I am sorry that you seem to have more questions than answers at the moment. Good luck with your appt on Thursday. My thoughts are with you

Holly - are you off for CD21 test tomorrow? I hope your bt goes better than mine did yesterday - while it was quick it was a bit painful, probably because it is so cold here in the mornings, and then wriggling the needle around to get the best flow doesn't help, and then a twist getting it out - OUCH! Good luck with you results hun!

Hi BG and BW - hope your TWW is going well. Will have to pop across to your journals. Hope you are both having a relaxing weekend.

PP and Sonya - hi. Hope you are both well.

After having to make special arrangements for an urgent b/t on Saturday morning, and then stressing about whether my levels would be okay to go ahead this month, we are starting another cycle! I had the mother of all headaches all day yesterday - even an afternoon nap and relaing in front of some movies didn't get rid of it. So I had my first Synarel spray this morning and start on the puregon tonight. So I am not that far behind you Sonya! Here's hoping number 3 will be our lucky number!

Anyway, I have another visitor arriving on Tuesday so I am off to do some more washing, ironing and cleaning. I have sent DF out to the shops and he will do his part of the cleaning tomorrow, after his assignment is submitted. Sometimes it is very hard with both of us studying! I have also sent him out to get some panadeine to try to get rid of this headache. Surely it can't be from the Synarel already?

Take care all
Chez