I am just popping by quickly to let you all know my EPU was thismorning and I got 27 eggs!!!!
I also got my uterus biopsy result back, and it came back as POSITIVE with NKcells in my uterus. My FS since the start of this cycle has treated me for worst case scenario, and I am so glad that he decidied to.
So this for the first time in my life, I have DIAGNOSED infertility, and am actually in with a chance this time!!
I will come back tomorrow to do persies to everyone, I am still a little doped up and in shock ATM to do a long post.
Kitkat, sorry, I completely missed your post because we were posting at the same time! Congratulations! That's a brilliant number!!
Kimbe, sorry to hear you had a painful transfer, but FX it's all worth it!!
Justina, I've got a link to a site with typical hormone levels on my blog. The catch is that it's an american site the they use different units, so there's also a link to a site for converting between them.
murraycod, wow! 27 eggs! How are you feeling? How are you feeling about the diagnosis as well?
I would love to join u if u don't mind (i was posting in another thread but this seems to be place to be).
Quick rundown of my situation:
I had my EPU last wednesday. 8 eggs retrieved, only 6 were suitable for ICSI.
Only 2 ended up fertilising normally. On saturday I received call to say that both embies were doing well, one with 8 cells and the other with 11 cells. They were graded good and fair. Was booked in for transfer on Monday.
When we got to clinic on monday, we were told that both embies were downgraded to poor as they had only reached early blast stage. They advised us to transfer both embies as neither would survive being frozen. Blood test is tomorrow week. My doc was very honest and said that she wasn't that confident & that she had to manage our
expectations. To be honest I am more prepared for a BFN, I think it's because we have been trying for nearly
18 months and you get used to being disappointed. At the same time, I am trying to be positive. DH is cute, he
keeps talking to the little embies and telling them to hang in there!
Murraycod - I know exactly how you feel with the NK cells diagnosis. Some people think it sounds strange to be 'happy' about having something like that but after 8 years of the old gems 'it's a numbers game', 'there's nothing wrong with either of you', 'you are what we call unexplained infertility' I was over the moon to finally have a reason for my inability to hold a pregnancy, especially after we are very lucky and produce loads of great quality blasts. We are currently in our second transfer using steroids to treat the nk cells.
Have a read of Dr Beer's 'Is your body baby friendly' if you can and it is very interesting and explains loads about unexplained infertility and how there is ALWAYS a reason. He also says in there that sometimes you will have a better chance with an FET because after a stim cycle your bodies estrogen is so high that this can in fact make your bone marrow produce more active nk cells so we are hoping that this FET will be the one for us.
Congrats on the number of eggs - here's to loads of great embies to follow.
Just wanted to thank everyone for the kind words. I really appreciate hearing them from my LTTTC girls! I am keeping my fingers crossed for a spate of BFPs from all of you doing your cycles this month. Bring on the BFPs!!!
Murraycod, congrats on finally getting a diagnosis. That must be such a relief to finally know what is wrong and that there is a way to fix it.
Justina, I wish I knew how to interpret your levels, but I don't. I hope they and your future BTs are exactly where they are supposed to be!
Trea, hope your TWW isn't getting to you to much. Sticky vibes! Go, BFP!
Kimbe, agree that your ET sounded awful. You poor thing! Fingers crossed that the little frozen blasty sticks!!
I probably won't be posting in here too much anymore, but please be assured that I'll definitely be lurking and praying that you all have the best of luck with your cycles.
Hugs,
Kitkat72
Last edited by KitKat72; May 20th, 2010 at 11:01 AM.
KitKat - Congratulations!! So nice to see a BFP here, gives us all some hope!
MurrayCod - nice cache of eggs there Well done. Feel better soon!
Hi to everyone else.
AFM, I am just waiting. DH won't let me out the house, or do anything - I guess I should take advantage of him doing everything I normally do But it is a little boring. And the waiting is aweful. You want to hope for the best, yet you are still anxious about everything.... Arg, I just hope next week and weekend go by fast and uneventfully.... Every time I pee I look for signs of bleeding/spotting!
Hi Ladies
what are NK cells. In the information I have received from the different centres they talk of Embryo Glue. Have you ladies used this in your attempts. Just wondering how common the use is. Adding up all the costs.
Thanks everyone, I'm doing really well. The nurses from Adelaide keep ringing me to make sure I don't have too much pain, but to be honest, I feel fantastic. Am a little achy in my ovary reigon but hey after what those poor little things went through this past 2 weeks I don't blame them for being tender!! I keep telling them 'I'm Foine!!' but they are still stressing.
Embryologist called earlier, out of the 27, we have 19 perfect quality fertilised embies ATM which is a great fertilisation rate. I am over the moon! Can't wait until Monday.
Trea, thanks hun, yeah my MIL thinks it's weird that I am happy about the NKcells, she has no idea!!!
And lucky enough, FS decided to treat me for the NKcells before we got the results back, as a precautionary measure which means I am already being treated for it with this cycle.
I was taking Doxic which is an antibiotic from the day I started the stims, and had the last one day before EPU. The day of my trigger I have been taking 5mg prednisolone 3 a day, and as of last night, am on 1 asprin a day. So will see if it makes a difference. Hoping it does.
It's also nice to know of someone else that has it. So thanks a million XX
Purplechick, NKcells are Natural Killer Cells found in the uterus. In short, if anything foreign enters the uterus, they multiply, attatch themselved and destroy it. Great if you wan't to prevent Cervical cancer or tumors, not so great if you wan't to have a baby. I read in an article, that they mainly target tumors and cancer, and when the cells attack, they actually turn themselves into a form of Chemotherapy drug. Hence multiple misscarriages if you have them and aren't treated for it.
Babytruj enjoy being spoilt while it lasts!! IKWYM about getting a little bored though! Good luck X
KitKat, love take care and best wishes, do drop by and let us know how you are getting along XX Don't think for one second you don't belong here chatting to us, you have certainly done the hard yards, and have made great friends here (huggs) XXXXX
LisaB, thanks, how are you XX
Babydownunder, sweetheart please don't be disheartened at all, there are many clinics that dont even do the extended culture to get to blasty stage. And if you look around on the net, the majority of girls in America don't go to blasty stage, and they are having babies! So please, keep positive, because you have every right to feel confident that this will work. It takes quite a lot for our embies to get to extended culture, and hey, being in their propper environment now in your tummy, is the best place for them to grow XX So take a deep breath, smile, and bellyrub from me to you X
If you scroll down, you will see that Kimbe had a 2yrold Daughter from a 2 dayer! (well done by the way!)
Juniper, you will have to stand in line behind me to give Kevin bloody Rud a smack in the gob, wonder what he would've done if he were in our situation!
Justina have you had any luck finding any info on those levels you were asking about? Sorry I'm not much help! X
Kimbe oh darling am so sorry your ET was not the greatest experience, honey thats awfull X So glad you got some retail therapy in after it to help make you feel better XX Good luck !!
JBM, Dreamrise, anybody I forgot to mention, I hope you are all well, thank you all for the support, you are a great bunch of girls to chat too XXXXX
Murraycod what a great result for you and I know how you feel having your unexplained diagnosed at least now you know why it hasn't been happening. I hope you continue to feel good and good luck for your transfer on Monday. Looking forward to chatting with you in the TWW thread
Juniper I'm glad that some luck is finally coming your way you deserve it and hey finding your ring may be the turning point of good coming your way
Justina just try to relax one of my nurses told me that when you become anxious you can cause your ovualtion to be late don't worry your body will tell you when its ready
JOM i cant beleive that after all you have been through you still have hurdles in front of you hope that you have sorted out your medications and are back on track
Kimbe sorry your transfer didn't go well. Hope your shopping trip raised your spirits
AFM i had my FET yesterday morning and I've been resting up ever since. Must say it was the best one I have had was really relaxed and there was no fragmentation. Had acupunture in the afternoon been taking my asprin and chinese herbs as well as a glass of pineapple juice and some brazil nuts. Today I had a facial and came home to a cooked lunch courtesy of DH. I'll keep checking on you girls in here but for the time being I've moved across to the TWW hope you all join me soon
Sorry for the quick one tonight. We had our transfer today. 2 of the embies hadn't divided, so that left us with 2: a 2-cell and a 4-cell. The scientist said the 2-cell was a grade 2 (3 is best) and the 4-cell was a grade 2-. Our FS said he thought we had a 50% chance with those 2 embies, but to be honest he sounded disappointed so I'm not feeling hopeful right now.
Juniper - you know I am going to say what so many will - there are so many success stories with embies that haven't been the highest grading, so give your embies the chance you know they deserve to have you as someone to call Mum. I know it's hard - I hope tomorrow you have hope - I have never been told I have a 50% chance so it can't be all that bad!!
xx
Murraycod - well done!! woo hoo!!
Kimbe - Hope you are feeling better after a not so great ET - heres to a quick 2ww for both of us!
Terry/Babytruj/JOM - hope you are surviving the 2ww.
Hi to everyone and have a great weekend whatever you are up to! Hoping for more BFP's in here very soon! xx
Juniper- I just wanted to drop in really quick to tell you not to lose hope. We only got 2 eggs last cycle, from 10 follicles. We were changed from a blasty transfer to a 2-day as they didn't think either of the embryos would survive. They were both grade 2. We only transfered one (due to my age, they wouldn't do both) and we are UTD!!! I know how disappointing it can be when you don't get many embryos, or they're not the best quality. I also know the fear when you are given a 2 day or 3 day as so many people feel if it wasn't a blasty- it won't work. Well I'm here to disprove all of that! It's luck of the draw, simple as. I too have never been given a 50% chance!!! I was told 20% on this cycle and here I am, pukin my guts up with morning sickness! Never lose hope. It WILL happen for all you girls! You are too amazing not to be given the chance to be mothers!!!
glennyc: what an inspiring and empowering post giving us all hope. Bet your loving every minute of that puking though lol... How far along are you now?
Murray Cod: woohoo sounds very promising all the best of luck chick hope we see some more bfp's in here again
BabyT: lol at being under house arrest I know not doing anything will give you more time to think I have my week off planned already I have a new baby neice and a another neice or nephew on the way so i am going to be madly making some craft stuff for them quilted balls and blankets and I am making a new quilt for our bed to go with the new bed. Not strenuous stuff but stuff that'll keep my mind off the tww. Hopefully we get to see a bfp falshing in here very shortly
Terry: Goodluck chick sounds like you have your relaxing down to a t good on you.
Juniper: stay hopeful chick remember it's never over till the fat lady sings and hopefully someone has gagged and taped her so she'll never sing for you.
AFM: I am enjoying my saturday got to have a sleep in going to do some baking today always makes me feel good don't know whether it is beacuse of all the "taste testing" I do lol or the smell of fresh bakes cakes or pav's.... am feeling great I am actually enjoying my headaches and backache and tiredness froim the nasal spray as I know that it means all is working again. Can't wait for the bt on monday hopefully all is good and we can start the jabbing and with a busy week ahead of us again hopefully the week goes quick I think I have a u/s on friday to make sure everything is good and then next week will be transfer woohoo.....
No personals today...but thanks for all the support! DH took me away to the farm for the weekend which was good cause it distracted me from the obvious, but the usual few wines around a bon fire and horse riding daily didn't get a look in so it was also a little weird! But overall, am feeling good
Wishing you all a great week for all the various stages you're at, who's next on the EPU or FET??
I am new to the site and to IVF and was looking for some support! It's great to hear positive stories (congratulations btw ) and you all sound so knowledgeable about what is going on.
Quick background:
Me 25 PCOS and endo.
DH 27 Practically Perfect in Every Way
TTC naturally for 2 years.
Started IVF this week... was already on synarel for the endo, so I was offered IVF on Wednesday and started the gonal f pen on friday. You might be able to understand that now I am starting to get a bit freaked out because it is happening so soon. At first I thought, YAY, I will be able to get pregnant and now I keep thinking about how shattered I will be if it doesn't work.
I was wondering if anyone has experienced bleeding while on the gonal f (or similar). I have a bt scheduled for wednesday but I've been bleeding since saturday. Also, does anyone know if you can ask for 2 embryos to be transferred and if they just have to do it, or is it essentially up to the FS?
WOW get back from a week in Tassie and the whole BB site has changed and so much has been going on in here. So keeping it short for the moment.
Had a great time in Tassie - funds got a bit short but we still made our own fun doing a lot of free stuff.
AF arrived the day we got there - not good when you want to TTC on holiday but I was glad that FINALLY she arrived and probably means my body is getting back to normal after the M/C. So we can start trying naturally again and get ready for hopefully another IVF/ICSI go in July (provided we sell our tractor).
KitKat ~ BIG CONGRATULATIONS hun!! All the best for a H&H pregnancy
Hi and welcome to all the newbies, wishing you all the best. Hoping it works for you 1st goes or very soon!! Hope to get to know you all
GL to all with TWW's, cycles, jabbing, sniffing or wherever you are at
I'm doing really well. The nurses from Adelaide keep ringing me to make sure I don't have too much pain, but to be honest, I feel fantastic. Am a little achy in my ovary reigon but hey after what those poor little things went through this past 2 weeks I don't blame them for being tender!! I keep telling them 'I'm Foine!!' but they are still stressing.
IKWYM about getting a little bored though! Good luck X
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