Kimbe - wow! Fantatic news! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I hope you have a H&H pregnancy!
Princess Fiona - good luck with the rest of your cycle! You are almost there! I was about one week ahead of you I think and only had one follie so you are sounding like you are set for a really good chance at success. Just to let you know re the size of your follies - mine grew from 16mm to 21mm in 48hrs as a result of the trigger injection. So there is plenty of time for your follies to grow to be nice and big and ready for EPU day! Good luck with it all.
Well to everyone else, my first cycle is officially over. Just waiting for AF to arrive now. I have my next appointment with my FS tomorrow to see what we can do differently next time. So, I won't be posting in here anymore, but I will be popping to see how you are all going. Best of luck and lots of positive vibes for lots of for everyone here!
Kimbe...that is absolutely fantastic news....I am sooo happy for you. Hope everything goes smoothly.
Cheryl, sorry things didn't work out this time, I know how that feels. I am now waiting on AF after my EPU was cancelled.
Fi, don't be too concerned about the US results...I had about 9 or 10 follies over 10mm at my first US and 19 at my second so I thought I was good to go, I was even booked in for EPU. However it turned out the Trigger injection could have given me pretty severe OHSS (though I had no signs of it on the Puregon). Did they increase your Injection amount? They would have if they thought the follies weren't growing enough. Here's hoping you have just the right number to get you through to the next stage!
Anyway..back to work and waitng on AF...Come ooooonnnnnnn already!
PS in terms of this thread I am considering myself a first timer til I get through ET. (Technically I haven't had a full cycle till that happens!) Plus I have to stick around to see how you all go!!!
Chez - thanks for the update on the follie size, DH & I were starting to get worried. Good luck with cycle number 2 - I am sure it will all go well. Keep popping int to say hi though .
Shelley, thanks for the feedback as well. No, they didnt up my puregon dose, as I am on 450 already - dont know if you can go higher than that??
ANyway, I have U/S no 2 tomorrow, so all will be revealed then!!
Girls,
Im not a first timer as ive done IVF/ICSI many times, more than i wish to have, but i am still going. I know how easy it is to get upset at u/s results etc, last week prior to my egg p/u the ultra sound guy said i only had 3 follies big enough. My doctor kept me on 300Gonal F for one extra day than normal (11days total) then trigger 12th day and egg p/u 36hours later, turned out i got alot more than expected. Alot can happen in a few days- got 5eggs, 3 okay for icsi, 2 fertilized and transfer is tomorrow. Embies doing well and dividing nicely now its in the lap of the gods. So girls i know its a huge emotional rollacoaster and things sometimes look so bleek but you have to hold onto that thought of a BABY thats why you are doing this. Just keep going and im sure you will all do fine - my nurse said to me on my very first visit - you must believe its going to work otherwise you shouldn't be here! sending you all and best wishes for an oldtimer!
Woohoo, AF arrived this afternoon...finally!! So day one of the Pill again. At least I feel I am doing something useful!
DH is trying to check out what is in my drugs..because I am normally mopey and miserable with AF, but today I can't stop grinning and he thinks I've gone loopy (more than normal anyway)
Fi - I will be thinking of you tomorrow, hope your 2nd US is all good!
Had my 2nd U/S today and all is going well. I have 9 'viable' follies and more growing which should be ready soon.
So egg pick up is scheduled for Monday!, with HCG shot on saturday night!!!!!
Amsoo happy , excited, nervous and sh*t scared as well.
Hi Lissie, thanks for popping in and giving us your thoughts and experiences. It is great to hear it from someone who has been through it before - helps to put it all in perspective. Good luck to you and your next cycle.
Fiona,
Just wanted to pop in and give you luck for Monday egg pick up - i hope your clinic does not put you to sleep so you can see your eggies on the screen, my clinic never puts you to sleep but i know alot do - anyway nothing to be scared of, just a little pain , actually its that night you will feel the cramps, my tip is a heat bag after pick up, you will be a little sore for a few days, hope you get lots of GOOD eggies and hope you fert rate is high. all the best.
Hi Princess Fi,
Melbourne IVF put you under completely as well. They only give you very light sedation and you wake up the minute they wheel you out.
They won't put you under if you only have one or two follies, but as soon as you have a few more, it's a bit stressful to the old body, and they will knock you out.
If you don't have a hot water bottle, or heat pack of some sort then you need to get one! The nurses always give me one as soon as i wake up, and it's a nice relief.
Good luck with the trigger. It's a bit harder than the normal jabs - but you will be fine.
Good Luck!!
Fi I hope that Mon goes well for you! I wanna hear all about it. Lissie thanks for popping in and sharing your experience on it, It helps alot to hear what it is going to be like after it, pain wise and ways to help that. Anyway good Luck Fi will be thinking of you.
Well, we did the trigger shot last night and am pleased to say, didnt feel a thing! Just like all the other shots! My SIL gave me a handy hint of getting an ice pack and numbing up the injection site for about 5-10 mins pre injection. Tell you what - it really works!!! My triggger shot was Ovidrel, and it has lived up to its stated side effects - dizzy,and nauseus - its been fun.
Hubby & I had a lovely day today driving around the Yarra Valley wine tasting to take our minds of the big events of tomorrow, and it really worked. We had a beautiful day.
Thank you to you all - Kotare, Smithy and Blayz for your good wishes for EPU tomorrow. I am at the stage now where I just want it to happen NOW!!!
Anyway, time to take myself and my follies to bed for a good night sleep and for lots of good eggies.
Will check in at some stage tomorrow (hopefully) to let you know how I go.
Just wanted to let you know you are in our thoughts today, hope everything goes well. Glad the trigger injection was too bad, it is the one that freaks me out the most!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I hope you have a H&H pregnancy!
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