Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception 2012 June-July

Thanks N2L....
Oraglutran was really unpleasant and I'm nervous :(

A lot of the follies were below 10mm.
Some were slightly above- maybe 13mm?

Take your time to process :hug:


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First jab done! :happydance: Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah :happydance:

Good job miss B- puregon?

yay Miss B :)

oh Emma, i found orgalutran itchy as well! But you get used to it! Just make sure you push out all the air... I forgot the first time and I had a big lump of air that make it even more itchy!!! Be brave lovely! It's all for a good cause!

N2L, I know you are starting to wonder whether it's all worth it, and I do hope you are feeling like there is a bit of a plan, I wish there was more we could say to help you feel better. :hug:

Mrs Mac - Yay yay yay!!! :lively:

Miss P - people will join you before you know it ;)

Super L M oO - :hello: welcome :)

Jane - great job on the list - hope you are well..

FX and goodluck to everyone else i may have missed....

AFM.... still plodding... feel a LOT better today... not sure why, I went to a funeral and worked today (got a bit done).... and ate VERY crap food for lunch and dinner... so theoretically I shouldn't feel any better.... but anyway, I will take what it is....
Sometime next week I think I start the synarel.... think I will be thankful to start something...

new week next week - back to the healthy eating plan and regular exercise, I had a week off - and extra busy with work, so... I think that makes everything harder too....

good night lovelies - I am off to my best friends 1st born's christening tomorrow.... steeling my heart for the pain the day will bring and going to focus on how absolutely beautiful he is.

I'm on gonal-F this cycle hun, last time I did puregon. Don't stress too much about the orgalutran hun, it does hurt a little bit and it does itch, but you can do it! When I first did it in my last cycle it wasn't too bad, but then I was rushing through it and thought I was a pro (as you do) and sometimes I would insert the needle at a funny angle and it hurt even more! So take your time, think about that gorgeous bubba at the end of it all, and pinch the skin hard :)

Glad you're feeling heaps better myturn :hug: Hopefully tomorrow won't be too hard for you hun. Will be thinking of you lovely xox

Thanks miss B- how do other IVFers cope, without you lovely ladies?
You guys are my rocks :)

My turn- I'm glad you are slowly feeling better- bad food always makes me feel better!
One foot in front of the other :hug:

MrsP, I'll be there soooooon! :D Can't wait to obsess with ya ;) lol

Emma 15 follies is fantastic! And its still early days, plenty of time for them to grow before collection :D My first cycle I had 10 good size follies, and from them we had 1 emby to transfer and 3 to freeze.

Myturn so good to hear that you're feeling better hun. Good luck with the christening, and your return to healthiness next week ;)

MissB welcome back to the stabbing! :dance: lol

N2L, interesting appt is good right? At least its not same old, hoping maybe a fresh new plan of attack for you? Will be keeping my eyes peeled

:hooray: Hooray MrsMac!! Finally! Are you doing a FET this cycle?

As for me, just plugging away at the ol' pessaries and tablets over here. Being a very good girl and following all the instructions to the letter. Ringing the clinic tomorrow for Monday's transfer time. Booked Monday off from work (I only work Mon, Fri & Sat) so will have a good few days off to rest and let that emby snuggle in safe and sound :crossfingers: I seem to have adjusted to the sudden surge of progesterone in my system and no longer feel the need to hurl abandoned toys across the house for no good reason :lol: I am thinking of cutting out all caffeine from the day before transfer, shouldn't be hard to do since I'm only drinking tea lately. I'm sure I can live without it for a while! And - I'm very proud of myself - I've been eating breakfast everyday! Aiming to keep that up, it can only be a good thing!

Ree - I cut out caffiene this time. I am not a big drinker normally.

Myturn &n2l - am quietly stalking you both x

Goof luck mrs b and emma and everyone else x

I also completely cut out caffeine the past 2 months I used to drink a lot of diet coke.

Oooh thanks Vic and Joeve, I def will cut it out now! :D

I wish DH was here with me. I feel so alone :(

:hugs: Anything we can do myturn?

:grouphug: sending virtual love myturn


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Sorry it's a tough day myturn :(

Your turn will come x

Okay. Sitting home alone with a cup of coffee ready to post something about my appointment with the FS.

I havent exactly processed it yet, nor made any really firm decisions about where to from here, but I thought I should get it all out anyway. Excuse me if this comes out garbled or confused....
Dp and I had talked the night before. He had said he doesnt want to give up but he doesnt want to keep doing the same thing over again and get the same (negative) results. I agreed with him. So the next day i walked in there (DP couldnt take time off work) and basically said the same to my FS. I told her there were a couple of things I had researched/heard about that I wanted to run by her.
She said she understood my position but she still thought pregnancy was not beyond me and that it was still a case of coming up with that lucky embryo.

She said the main three things affecting outcome (for me) are my age, my weight (108kgs) and adenomyosis. She said
there is nothing I can do about my age or the adenomyosis, although women can and do get pregnant with it. She said my weight is an issue (we have talked about it previously) and she recommended a gastric band. She believes this will help me get pregnant.

I asked about my the quality of my eggs. She said I have flashes of brilliance. (Obviously not brilliant enough!) My last
embryos were good quality.

I asked about the pipelle biopsy during a cycle (as based on Vic's experience). She laughed and said no way during a cycle.

I asked about doing a colorado protocol. She said, it's bulls**t. NK cells are crap and make no difference. We have spoken about this before....

She said she was happy to refer me on to see Dr Nick Lolatgis at Monash IVF. She said she had referred a few patients on to him because he does things that are not usual practice (ie. NK cells work). She said she is good friends with him and he is really great.

She also said she will do a hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy on me if I like, to test my NK cell levels. I agreed and I am booked in for July 30. She also added, 'even though it is bulls**t and pathology will note on the results that testing and treating them has absolutely no therapeutic benefit'.

I thanked her and left with my hospital admissions form and payment schedule.

I later got off the train, into my car and booked an appointment to see Dr Lolatgis on Monday 23 July.

I am 41 years old tomorrow. I am wondering if I am just wasting my time. I dont know about gastric banding. I tend not to want to do it. I know I wont lose weight without it, certainly not in the time frame i need to lose it.

So, we'll go get another opinion, spend another couple of thousand dollars on a procedure that probably has no benefit at all. And keep praying for a miracle.

eta - I forgot to say we also talked about donor eggs. She mentioned Spain as a good option. DP thought that was a lovely idea :lol:

N2L - Sounds like a full on appointment with mixed feelings and results. Hope you and DH find a path that seems to fit and feel right for you. Still hoping that there is a way for your dreams to come true.

My turn - Know that we are all here for if you need to vent.

Emma - Hope the jabs go ok today and don't cause too much pain.

ReeRee - final count down til transfer. Apart from cutting out caffeine and alcohol are there any other major changes you plan to make in terms of diet or lifestyle in prep for or following transfers.

Hi to everyone else - hope you are well.

AFM - no longer feeling nauseous from the meds which is great. Started pessaries today. The prospect of doing them for thee next few months (if we get a BFP) is a bit mind boggliing, but of course I'd do anything to help an embie stick. Am now on the count down to transfer. Feeling excited, like I finally get to go and pick up another one of my babies and bring them home. Just hoping and praying this one decides to stick. But to be completely honest I'm already not feeling too hopeful. Maybe I'm just trying to protect myself from investing to heavily in this cycle. I don't know.

16 June 2012

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen! :hello:
Mrs Mac – CD2
Miss B – CD3 US 21.07.12
Super_lost_mumma_of_one – CD4?
N2L – CD10
Me4ever – CD9 FS App 25.06.12
Emma09 – CD9 Stim US 18.06.12
myturn - CD18 Stim Down Reg
PlanetSashet - CD25 Stim

Waiting for Transfer :wiggle:
Ree*Ree - CD18 FET Trans 18.06.12
Jane – CD15 FET Trans 20.07.12

Hanging out in the TWW (stalk them here: https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-a-181696.html) :stickyvibesboy:
Mrs P – CD30 FET – 4dpt 1 x day 5 embryo BT 25.06.12

Got Their BFP :bluecheer:
Joeve 05.06.12
Bee27 06.06.12
Vic261 09.06.12