Long Term Assisted Conception - March 2008

[Megan]

Wow, it got busy in here after I left yesterday! This thread seems to go through stages....no news for days, and that lots of chat all of a sudden. It's good to see things a bit more lively at the moment.
Well, DH is alive and well. He played golf, I cleaned but he took me out last night to the comedy festival and china town for dinner. It was good to get out and laugh a little, and forget about all the crap for a while. Then, this morning he let me sleep and went and bought some groceries and tidied up the house again. So, he has redeemed himself somewhat. I've had a PJ day today. I am about to cook dinner (only because I feel like risotto and DH can't cook it for some reason!) and that will be about as much as I do today. I'm still feeling nauseous today, but the feeling of getting a cold has gone away. I've been taking my temp since I o'd and it dropped a bit this morning. I don't know if it's a genuine drop in temp, or if it's because it was so cold this morning. I then noticed some brownish CM when I got up so I dont know if this is the beginning of the end.
PP, sorry about the market. It was just bad timing with everything that has happened this week. It was nice though that you got to spend some time out with DH. Spotting since the 10th? I couldn't cope.
BG, I should take a leaf out of your book too and cook up some stuff for the freezer. Everything that you're cooking is the kind of stuff I like and DH doesn't. So, I really should cook up a few different meals to put in the freezer in single serves for when he wants steak or pork or something I don't really like. Speaking of the freezer, we have to throw out all of our frozen food as the power was off for nearly 3 days. Thankfully we were running low on meat (we only had a roast chicken and roast pork) and we usually buy bulk packs. But, there's still probably close to $50+ of stuff that will go straight in the bin.
OK, DH has chopped everything and I need to start cooking (before he ruins it!!).
More personals later....have a good start to the week everyone.

[Megan]

Well, it seems I'm out...again. Bigger temp drop this morning, and AF was here by about 11. Couldn't bare to be at work so I came home about an hour ago. Just when I think I couldn't possibly cry anymore... Feeling really lost and at a big dead end at the moment.

[butterfly_warrior]

Megan, :hugs: I am so sorry.

BW

[tiggerlinda]

Megan so sorry hun

[Loula]

Oh megan hun im so sorry

I don't know what else to say. you know where i am

[briggsy's girl]

words just cant say how sorry i am megan

[Shannon22]

Oh Megan I am so sorry hun

[Shannon22]

Hi Guys

I hope you don't mind me posting here i really wanted to say hi, I have been stalking you guys and don't really feel like i belong in the preggas thread yet. Still have the LTAC mentality But wanted to let you know we found out this morning we are expecting twins.
I think i will keep stalking this thread for a while and keep up with how you are all going. I have everything crossed for everyone!

Shan

[Hollybolly]

Megan - Hun, I am so so sorry xxx :hugs:
There are just no words to make you feel better - I wish I could give you hugs in person xxx

Lou - Only just saw your text this morning - am going to call you after lunch and see if you're at home... by the way the name of the chocolate shop is Max Brenner's.... Will talk to you asap xxxxxx

BW - Hope your head is better, hun. So sorry we missed meeting up on Sunday - will do it very soon though... holidays less than a week away now... YAY!!!!!!!!

BG, Odette, Sushee, TL and everyone else - big Hi!!!

Shannon - YAY!!!!!! I knew there were going to be 2 in there!!! Hope they're settling in nicely with their new mummy... I'm soooo jealous would absolutely be ecstatic if I was having twins!!!
Praying that your BFP is contagious for all of us!!!

[sonya1]

hellooooo i'm back!!!

for those who dont know me here's a quick version of my TTC story. IVF from Jan - Oct last year... 7 eggs, 6 fertilized, 5 blasties. on transfer 3 one finally took only to have bubs heartbeat stop at 9 1/2 weeks at the end of oct. D&C was really traumatic and havent been here since. we had a transfer last month but told NOBODY as i was upset that some of inlaws family were saying 'sorry about the baby' to me on XMAS DAY!.... oh well. good intentions i suppose.

our last transfer our frostie thawed well only to start to deteriorate just before we arrived for transfer. so last frostie was thawed but unfortunately didnt stick....

soooo..... straight back into it. synarel starts on 16th of this month and puregon injection on day 1 or 2 of next cycle... woo hoo!!! having stronger doses of puregon this time so hoping for a good number of frosties.....

fingers crossed

to all i dont know i will endeavour to read last few posts to get to know you. to all the regulars HI!!!

[Hollybolly]

Welcome back Sonya!

Nice to have you around again... but hoping you're not here for too long

Have everything crossed for you that this one is the one xxxx

[butterfly_warrior]

Sonya, I'm really glad to see you back - I have missed you!

Still plodding along with my lucrin... Have had a busy day with acupuncture and then bible study, so rather exhausted now. I'm still freaking spotting! My acupuncture lady gave me a moxa stick and I'll be "cooking" my toes to try to get it to stop. Hardly seems worth calling the clinic about it as I'll be in there on Friday... Yep, phone phobia in action.

Holly, I feel so awful about having to cancel on Sunday, but I will move heaven and earth to get to the big meet up next week! I thought I'd come good during the day, but it never happened. By the end of the day I had really severe dizziness whenever I moved my head, and coupled with the pain, the puke factor was getting pretty extreme. Couldn't get to church Sunday night, didn't get to work yesterday... But DH was lovely last night and I got a back rub (with extras ) that finally got me relaxed enough for the worst of it to subside. Have been back at work today, mildly stressed, but functional. Hope I never have to go through that again!

Anyway... off to bed for me... after a bit more reading...

BW

[melbel]

So so sorry to hear about you BFN Megan....hugs are never enough at a time like this but you have extra mega ones from me.

Well we had a phone from the illustrious Dr. S today and finally have part of the answer to our failure to conceive puzzle.
The blood test we had done showed normal levels of NK cells well within the normal range he said. The biopsy told a different tale however. He said he would class 6% as high......well I have 36% NK cells in my uterus......no wonder the little buggers wont stick...they havent got a hope in hell with mummy killing them off all the time.
It was such a relief to finally have an answer so that we know how to treat the next cycle more effectively. He said he had women with NK levels in the 50s that have had successful pregnancies so I am hopeful that with steroid treatment we may have solved part of the puzzle. Geoff still has to get his SCSA done to check if he may be contributing to the dogy embies in any way but still we have a start.... Now to finish the detox with Antonia and grow some super eggs and spermies and we will be cooking with gas!!

[Loula]

wow mel that is great that you finally have an answer ..

I too had the BT from DR S and that came back normal - i didn't proceed to have the biopsy done as i have always gotten an infection whenever a FS goes near me and Gavin didn't want to temp it!!! so he recommended that i do the steroids anyway and recently got a BFP which i sadly mc a few weeks later

Im now in the middle of deciding whether to have a D&C as i have only just finished spotting and have been having some pain and discharge.

i wish you all the best with the steroids - i didn't want to take them and am still weaning myself of them so GL

[butterfly_warrior]

Mel, I hope the steroids work for you. I'm sort of in two minds about them... my blood test level was ok-ish, but as I was on prednisone at the time, we felt that it could be affecting the blood test results. My arthritis has been so bad that I haven't been able to get off the sodding things, though! I've always been worried that the impact of the prednisone on my blood sugar levels is causing the insulin resistance to be worse and thus making the PCOS side of things even worse again (it's already frightened my other FS to see just how my insulin levels got during a GTT)... If you get any information on that side of things, I'd love some help! It's all been getting a bit much for my brain to cope with.

BW

[briggsy's girl]

i'm so glad you have an answer Mel - it is about time something jumped up and said "hey, it's HERE" - now we just have to wait for your BFP to do the same!!

Lou, i'm sure you've spoken to the clinic again about the d&c - if you're still having pain now, i would think that it might be necessary - if for nothing else than to give your body a chance to recover and head into the next FET. you've had a positive recently - i'm sure you want another soon (and take this one to term...)

as for me - BT results today. hormones are flat lined, so we can kick start - and look at that - NO PILL!!! grrrr, would be great if the FS had listened to me about this ooh, about 3 months back BEFORE i had to go on the bloody thing for four weeks!! HRT starts on Saturday with FET in a couple of weeks. have spoken to my supervisor at work about some leave next month for my birthday and to encompass the FET, and looks like it might be able to get the time off - which will be awesome! i don't have to work on my birhday anyway, but getting the whole week off (and the one before) would be soooooooooo awesome!

[barney]

im back to girls some of you may rember me and i hope you do lol..
im just waiting for af then we can start the pill for ivf # 2 and cant wait i wish you all the best on your journeys xxoo

[sonya1]

welcome back Smithy

things quiet here. just waiting for the 16th (weds) so i can start sniffing puregon...
chat soon.