Holly - so great to see you back on line! Glad to hear that you have had a wonderful break - will go and check out the photos.
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Holly - so great to see you back on line! Glad to hear that you have had a wonderful break - will go and check out the photos.
Oh wow congrats Holly! The photos are gorgous you look beautiful and your DH and the groomsmen look good in the white suits! oh and the cake looks delicious!!
Glad you got your perfect day!!
Shan
Holly, it's lovely to see you back again. :) Congratulations on a wonderful, perfect day.
As for me - I'm shocked! I have a transfer date *already*. My body has gone and decided to do things a little earlier than I'd planned on, but it all works out ok in the end. I'm not entirely sure whether to be excited, petrified, overjoyed, or what. Perhaps a little of everything.
BG, I hope you manage to get answers at your appointment today.
BW
Holly,
I love the photos! I saw them before you posted about it. I can't help that I'm a steaky beak! Lol!
BW I'm sure you're feeling all of the above! Wooohooo on a transfer date!:
I'm not entirely sure whether to be excited, petrified, overjoyed, or what.
Yep, but there's a weird streak of calm running through the whole lot, too. I feel so much like I did going in to Caterpillar's transfer...
BW
have done a big update in my journal, but basic result of appointment is i go on the pill now for a few weeks (yukko), the stop it mid feb for late feb FET - with two embies! yay!!
FS started appointment saying we have to get me pg this year as i'm his youngest patient at the regional clinic and he wants me to be his success story!
All good that you now have a plan BG, even if it means the pill for a while. And BW, hmm, calm is good. Very good.
Thanks everyone for your congrats! :)
It was wonderful, but can honestly say that its so nice to be getting back to normal again!!!!
So, am making the phonecall today to Dr Sacks' office to organise our appointment to see where to go from here.
Going to Thailand in Feb for 10 days so looking at getting a cycle organised to start as soon as we get back... well hoping that we can depending on tests, etc (Getting a little ahead of myself here!)
Hoping that everyone is going ok - BG, yay on moving forward now, despite the pill, I know its horrible xxx
BW - Hoping that your sense of calm can stay with you!!!
Lots of Love
xxx
Been meaning to say congrats on the wedding, Holly. Your photos are great.
Good luck with Dr S, Holly! I'm sure you'll find him absolutely amazing, and I hope he has the answers you need.
Not sure where my sense of calm went - I suspect it has disappeared somewhere in the haze of pain... I'm sure ovulation isn't meant to be so excruciatingly painful. It sure makes me glad we're doing IVF though! You get to the point where you're supposed to be having sex, and I'm in too much pain to even contemplate it!
BW
BG - Congrats on the plan of action, are you excited about the 2 embryos?
BW - Aww hun how exciting! cant remember are you transferring 1 or 2?
Holly - Good luck with Dr Sacks, it will just be a perfect 2008 for you :)
Slyder - when are you heading into your FET?
Well FETs gone crazy in here! We are still just waiting which is nice back dieting and going to the gym, and things with DH are fantastic at the moment which is nice. We see the Dr on the 21st and head straight into our FET from there hopefully. AF is due at about the same time or just before so should work nicely.... yeah right :)
Have a great weekend guys
Shan
Only one to be transferred, Shannon. My FS is adamant on that one - particularly as both transfers we've had before have resulted in pregnancies (just with varying degrees of success!). DH is also pretty adamant that he wants to stick with single transfers. I'm quite comfortable with the idea of twins, DH isn't. I suspect it's more a case of not wanting me to get near another stim cycle for as long as possible!
BW
i'm not sure if i'm excited or ***** scared about two embies - i see saw between the two drastically depending on what i'm doing at the time! for right now, DH is excited about two, i'm confident i could cope with two - so i figure "bring it on!"
Shan, next month. Not sure on dates yet but DW is doing the pill thing now. After all my carping and moaning about natural FETs and how our clinic wont do it (and then would), well we ended up agreeing on a medicated cycle as DW's cycle went way longer last time than it was supposed to, so it's not worth the risk of mucking it all up. Expect the unexpected! (- well unless the unexpected is two embies transferred, one splitting and making three babies. That would be uncool).
aw c'mon slyder - you'd freak for a little while, then you'd fall in love with the idea of having a ready made family all at once - and then you'd never have to watch your wife go through another stim cycle!:
hmmmmmm, me wonders if i'm trying to convince you or me...???
hmm its all happening in here at the moment
if anyone wants to chat to me about living through having 2 or one embies tranferred- just PM me if you want or ask away here- as you guys know- we have had both delimas and single and double tranfer with success
i will keep my opinion to myself unless its asked!!!
as for the thought of triplets - well that is just swearing and cussing there slyder- don't even think those thoughts!!!!
good luck- i will be MIA for a bit next week as we are taking off to the beach next week- bring it on!!!
odette
share away odette - our FS was the one to suggest two - i honestly thought he'd be dead set against it based on my age...
Bull! 1. There's no way DW would fit three babies. We'd need to hire another womb. 2. Just, no!:
Twins is totally cool. Our FS is so anti-twin, but whatever. She's pregnant at the moment so she just needs to understand we will take whatever we can get. She's really nice though, I'm not having a crack at her. I was amazed when our nurses said to do two on the first FET, but apparently they recommend it on FET cycles. The FS agreed with me that one was more than enough in the first instance. But as we only have two left we might as well go for it I reckon.
our FS did the same - he said the success chances on an FET are slightly lower, so he suggested putting two back! i'm not gonna argue with him (did enough of that yesterday!)
i'm not a dainty little thing, so if we ended up with three, i'm sure i'd cope!
Well i figure if we are chatting in the LTAC thread we have been here long enough, put 2 back :)
I was also surprised to be putting 2 embys back on out first FET when i was 22. And we have transferred 2 twice now with only a flicker of success, which definately takes the stress of putting 2 back disintegrate quickly :)
As for the 3, lol what if they both divide and you get 4! Luckily we cant live on what ifs :)
Oh Odette enjoy your holiday!!!
Shan
if nature decided to intervene and give me four - i'd just have to run with it! i'm not to phased by anything at the moment - get me to FET first - then i'll worry about the what if's!
Alas! I can still only dream of putting two back. It's odd that each time I do in for transfer they ask me how many we're putting back when the forms I've signed say one only. I'm leaning towards a "I'm happy to go with two, but I don't think they'll let me" when I'm next asked... could be interesting to see how both my FS and DH explode on that one - they are both set against me ever transferring more than one.
For the FS it's the fact of two transfers, two pregnancies. I just want him to do something about the two miscarriages!
For DH it's a matter of transferring them two at a time runs through the embryos faster and gets me closer to another stim cycle much quicker. I think seeing me hyperstimulate twice now has scared him.
Not too long until my transfer now. I'm still holding on to calm, but it feels like a "just barely" thing now, rather than the solid thing it was before. It could end up being a rough week!
BW
Hi everyone....
Good to see everyone is back and raring to go for the new year. Feb looks like it will be a busy month in here. I will be doing a FET next month some time if all else fails this month. ;)
I feel refreshed and good about things after our long break. I've managed to lose nearly all the weight I have put on since starting IVF. Just another kg or so to go, and I feel so much better for it.
Lou, so good to have you back :) I can't believe what that Dr said to you. I have no words, but it makes my blood boil when people blurt out stupid comments like that. Hope AF gets a move on so that you're right for next month.
Holly, your photos are lovely. :)
BW, hope transfer goes/went well! ;)
BG, I wish getting a FS to agree to 2 was always that easy! lol Mine tried to talk me out of it a few times. Funny thing is, it looks like I will just be transferring 1 this FET. It doesn't feel right for me to transfer 2 this time. I also think that it's because I have had 2 single transfers that resulted in pgs and the 2 embies I had transferred ended up with a BFN.
I just hope this is the year for us all. We are due for good news around this place, and we all deserve it!
Megan so good to hear from you - when is your FET?
Im off to Sydney in two weeks to meet Dr S!! and very much looking forward to meeting Holly too!!and hoping to get a little shopping in as well before i cut down to a uni wage
BW - so have you had TF ? sorry im still a little lost sine returning last week!
will be off line for a few days/ weeks depending how long it takes the man to fix our computer - i heard tonight that apples dont get viruses? is that true? if so im traiding in for one !!
Still in the wait between ovulation and transfer - it feels like forever with blast transfers!
Finding the wait is making me hugely anxious - more so than I have been with the others, and I'm just not liking it, but can't seem to get past it. Having trouble bringing myself to start the higher dose of prednisone. Just call me Cleopatra, Queen of Denial.
Megan, well done on the weight loss! Particularly with Christmas in there - it's never easy, but you've picked the hardest time of the year to do it! Good luck with your FET, I end up with the same sorts of superstitions regarding what worked and what didn't and what was done differently. I can understand very much why you're feeling that way, and I really wish finding the answer was that easy. I don't mean that to sound negative, but I can't find better words! Will be keeping everything crossed for you.
Lou, I hope Dr S has answers for you. He's a lovely man! Enjoy the shopping. Are you going to uni full time or part time? I'd love to meet you as well, but I'm a bit booked up around Australia Day (I'm assuming that's when you're coming?), particularly with returning to work straight afterwards.
All the best to everybody else, and I'll take my stressy, incoherent thoughts elsewhere to bug somebody else for a while. So much for being normal after ovulation! :rolleyes:
BW
Ok not off line yet - i was going to pay a man to fix the computer but now my BIL is coming over to take it to bits at the weekend. YAY
just booking my flights now. very nervous about getting the biopsy done as I've only ever had one while under a general and i don't think this one will be - i would love to hear from any one who has had this done with Dr S. can i take pain relief and if so should i before i go?
its gone very quiet in here at the mo i hope everyone is doing Ok and looking after themselves
xx
PP...how long did it take to get your appointment with Dr sacks. As we are on hold doing te naturopathy thing was thinking maybe I should cover all bases so to speak...maybe we could share a flight!!!
Melbel, it may vary depending on the time of year, but I only had to wait for around two weeks for my initial appointment. It could also depend on exactly which rooms you wish to see him at. I hope you find some answers somewhere soon.
BW
Mel - At the moment I think its pretty easy to get in to see Dr S - I had an appointment for this week, but when the nurse called this morning I asked to change it for 31st, because thats when Lou's appointment is, and I'm driving her there :)
The nurse managed to put me in straight after her appointment so we could just do them both together!
Will be interesting for him when he asks us how we know each other & how we both came about seeing him!!!! He! He! ;)
Maybe you should book in for 31st as well and we can have a BB Dr Sacks appointment day :lol:
Dr S should see the kind of support he has here on BB, and the amount of people who recommend him to others. I reckon a fair few of his recent clients would be from here!
Hey what rooms do you see him at ...ST George? Not sure what number to ring. It would be soooooo funny if i got the 31st...hehe
We went with St George (Kogarah) because it's easier to park there than in the city. The thing to remember is that if he's going to send you for his special NK cell blood test it can only be done on a Tuesday or Thursday morning at St George. Not sure about the biopsies - haven't had one done yet. If anyone needs contact details for him - PM me and I will pass them on.
BW
We're seeing him in the city - but his nurse did mention to Lou about having the BT at St George... I'm driving her to the airport which is out that way anyway.. (in a round about kind of a way..!! :rolleyes:)
Will have to talk to her and see what the nurses advised!
Mel - You should tell the nurses that you know us too - She prob will put you in straight after :lol:
Think we have the definition of 'support' between each other under control, all being there at the same time, hey?! :D
Sushee - I will definately tell him about the support he has here and to check it out - I've done that with naturopaths, etc that girls here have referred me to.
Does hubby need to go too or just me...cos he said the big boss is away on hols that week leavinghim in charge but he is happy for me to fly up.
Mel, the only extra test that Dr S did with DH was a DNA fragmentation test for the sperm, and that's only because we'd not had it done before hand. It's one that you should be able to get done with your clinic locally, I'd imagine.
BW
cool...now i just have to get over my fear of flying by myself and all is good.....hmm maybe mum would come up for the day?
BW is right - Neither my nor Lou's DH's are coming, the nurse told me if he wanted to order any tests for DH that they could be done locally - They said it wasn't necessary for him to come.
I double checked because its our first visit with him but they assured me its fine.
Let me know if you want me to PM you the phone no that I called for the city rooms... I'm sure if you mention you're coming from interstate and that you're flying up at the same time as Lou they'll just put you in - she asked me if I wanted 11am or 12pm so the spot straight after me was available this morning!.... How funny :)
well i am having the biopsy done and was told that this could be done on Tuesday/ Thursday!!but am seeing him in his city clinic. its all very confusing for me at the mo really but i guess that because i have no idea where anywhere is in Sydney.lol
I'm going on my own (if you don't count Holly!)
with regards to getting the appointment i had one booked in Sept/Oct last year which only would have made it a few weeks. but was unable to make it due to several reasons and also doing the whole natural thing!!but i am looking forward to the visit and meeting up with a few names. I have been having email contact with Dr S since June and he has always been quick to reply to my emails.
mel - i fly out Wednesday night and fly back to Melbourne on Friday night, as i was going to do a bit of shopping and stuff, also Dr S receptionist said i would get the biopsy done on the Thursday then the BT early the next day?????so that why I'm staying til then?? but i don't really understand if you are saying the BT is the thing done on the Tuesday/ Friday?? much check tomorrow!! If you really want you can fly with me i have no issues keeping you sane for a hour or so.lol
well thats putting it all out there i guess. like i said Mel pm me
Hi lovely ladies (and Slyder!)
Happy new year to everyone in LTAC!
I am back from a few months break and looking forward to getting back into the swing of things with cycles, scans, b/ts and injections - I can't quite believe I am typing this! After such a long break and having decided to postpone my uni studies for the first half of this year, we are really hoping that a change of job and city will mean my stress levels are down and my health is up, so we have a better chance of TTC this year.
Had my first appointment with the new FS in October last year and she was excellent. She is suggesting a different protocol from the previous two cycles (different FS) and was concerned about the amount of FSH I was being given but still with a poor result quantity wise. The word she used was 'poisoned' - yikes! Anyway, am looking at having lucrin and FSH injections so that will be 2 per day - sounds better than synarel to me! Anyway, that was all set to go until my FS left SIVF in a storm of controversy so now we are on a forced wait. Next appointment with FS is 29 January to discuss how we continue treatment with her and go to Sydney for EPU and transfer with Next Generation Fertility. DF is a bit concerned about the travel and the extra stress that will put on me, but I am not so concerned. Still we shouldn't rule out Canberra Fertility Clinic - if anyone has experience at CFC that they would like to share, I would appreciate it. I posted a thread in the LTTTC & AC forum but have had no replies so far.
Oh and I am thinking about asking to get a lap done - while I don't think I have endo, I have had some bouts of painful AF even when on the pill and this time around the pain and bloating is hanging around at CD3 which is very unusual for me. Am I crazy to have an elective lap? I just feel that maybe there are more stones to be upturned.
Anyway, enough about me. Seems like FETs are the order of the day around here. How exciting! And whether you are having 1 or 2 transferred is going to be such a personal decision. I would love to have 2 transferred next time, partly because of the hassle we have even getting me to transfer (I want to make the most of it) but I am now thinking maybe I would like to have 2 rather than 1 (there's nothing like aiming high is there?). My old FS had recommended transferring 2 if we got them last time, unfortunately only 1 egg fertilised. Last time I spoke to DF about it (before the last transfer) he was definite - only 1, so am holding off talking to him again... there are few things to sort out first before I go putting the cart before the horse (again! :lol:)
BW - good luck with this FET - you deserve so much happiness :pray:
Holly, PP and MelBel - good luck with your appointments and tests with Dr S AND you get to go shopping and have some girl time in Sydney together. That sounds like fun all by itself - maybe I should come up and just do the shopping part?
Take care all
Chez xx
Hi all,
Please don't take this badly, but I don't really want to be in here! I guess If I gotta be, at least I am in good company. :)
Brief history: 12 months of natural/clomid, 12 months of IUI, 2 years off, and one IVF/ICSI cycle for us to try and conceive a second child, all with no luck. We are starting cycle #2IVF/ICSI in a couple of weeks (when AF arrives). We had no frozens from last cycle, 2 low-ish grade embryos, both transferred 2 days after EPU as standard at the clinic. No idea what to do about egg quality. I just turned 30, so age shouldn't be a huge factor yet. Last cycle was down reg, this one will be flare, and the dose slightly lower, since last time it all happened hard and fast. With a slower build up, I hope the eggs might be better.
I swing from moments of great positivity, to sheer terror. I have always been an overthinker, this must change! I look forward to catching up on where everyone is, and in sharing the journey with you all.