Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - August 2008

[Bel]

Hi All my lovely friends,

Cherie- All the very best for EPU tomorrow. Don't be scared of the general. I think of it as the best sleep I'll ever have!! I hope you get some good quality eggs. I'll be looking out for your results.

Everyone else...I'm thinking of you all and hoping good things come to every single one of us very soon.

AFM, am slowly going bonkers!! 4 sleeps to go til BT. We all know how batty you can go in the TWW. Desperately want answer but don't want to hear the 'N' word. I'm still laughing so that's good!!

Hugs Bel

[kateB]

AFM, am slowly going bonkers!! 4 sleeps to go til BT. We all know how batty you can go in the TWW. Desperately want answer but don't want to hear the 'N' word. I'm still laughing so that's good!!

for a BFP for you Bel!!

[Bel]

Kate- Thanks for the . I definately need all those. Are you ok? I noticed your mood was sad. Hope you are feeling alright. Have a relaxing night.

Hugs Bel

[Aleenta]

Hi Ladies,

apologies upfront for no personals but a bit busy at the moment, the reason I popped in is for all of you who like me are frustrated waiting for AF. You may recall I had acupuncture on Thurs night as I was really frustrated as I just felt no symptoms or like I was never going to get it again after having to cancel last cycle for overstim. So I had my acupuncture, drank some disgusting herbs and guess what yesterday AF just rocked up!! Just like that........now it could be a coincidence but I am just relieved so I can start my gonal f tomorrow. Just thought it may be useful...
All my best wishes to you all lots of hugs

[kateB]

Aleenta - thanks for that! Will definitely think about giving it a go (even the horrible tea... ) ANYTHING that will bring AF....

Hi Bel - I'm okay, just waiting waiting for AF...I can't believe how slow time seems to be going....I thought about doing a list of 'things I wished I'd been told about IVF' but it might end up being longer than the Encyclopeadia Britannica!!

Thanks for asking though!

[Marsha]

Aleenta - glad u can start the cycle

Bel -

JBM - im sure you cant wait for the transfer

kateB - hope u're feeling better dear.

Nixon - Happy Anniversary!!!!!may all dat you wish for come thr

Bee83 - grow follies grow, mine is as stubborn as me.

me - endo, 7.....one folly 13.5 another 8, got to do urine test to see if i gonna Ovu
with my basal LH at a high of 10, i might get an inaccurate result..jus got to wait n see then..

[Nixon]

Hiya Gals,

Marsha - Good Luck with it all. Don't you hate the waiting?

Bel & BDT - You still hanging in there? I hope you haven't lost the plot yet.

AFM - BT and U/S this morning. E @ 8 or 9 (I think)
1 Fol x 17mm, 1 x 15mm and then a heap between 8 and 14. I'm pretty sure they should have grown quite a bit more than that by now. I've done 8 days @ 150 of Puregon and 4 days @ 200 of Puregon. This is starting to get frustrating now. I was so psych'd this mornig thinking for sure they would have been ready by now. Waiting to hear back about the blood work.

Does anyone know whatthe deal is as to how long they will let the cycle continue until it is deemed that you are not responding well enough to the drugs?

Also, does anyone know if the Dr's ever do EPU on fols that are under 18mm? Based on the oestrogen or something?

[Neptune]

Hi to all

I'm not sure Nic, not being very experienced. It sounds like thery are getting there though?

I have a really stupid question. Starting my first IVF cycle - just waiting for day 18 to roll around to start the Synarel - my question is, do DH and I continue to DTD as normal, or should be we trying to avoid pregnancy during this ovualtion period? I know there's slim chance of it happening naturally, but I guess what I'm asking is does the Synarel affect a foetus?

[barney]

good luk girls i dont really have any answers for you but NIXON.. i think they will let you go a bit longer and let the other follies catch up a bit ??not sure hunny they let us go to epu and we only had one egg we were devistatedso sometimes its best to no your own levels and work things out yourself if that ever happend to us again i think we would just cancelle our complete cycle but its your cycle and i hope all works out for the best remembering it only takes one hun so best of luk to you

NEPTUNE DTD..i think were still aloud to dtd while on synerel just not about 4 days prior to epu so enjoy lol I THINK WHEN WE START THR SYNEREL WERE GETTING READY FOR AF WE GOT PG ON OUR FIRST CYCLE BY OURSELVES BUT THAT WAS ON THE PILL best of luk to you hunnny i would do a hpt before starting synerel

[Nixon]

Thanks Smithy, Thanks Neptune.

I'm just SO OVER WAITING.....I hate going for BT or U/S and then having to wait until 2 - 4pm when they call and then it's probably only going to mean MORE waiting.

I will bet that when they call this arvo I will be told to come for another BT and U/s on Friday - any money.....

When I started this i created a spreadsheet - kind of like a project plan - ie: dates when the appointments were, when i would get AF and start Lucrin etc. I called it "The next 5 weeks" - HAHAHAHA what a joke that was - 8 weeks later and still no idea when or if the EPU is even going to happen.

Sorry - being a negative nellie again. I wish they would just PHONE.

[kateB]

Does anyone know whatthe deal is as to how long they will let the cycle continue until it is deemed that you are not responding well enough to the drugs?

HI Nixon - with us they waited until day 18 of our cycle. We were pretty disappointed, particularly as we later found out my follicles hadn't increased at all since about day 5 (I think it was day 5....). But it sounds like things are more promising for you now? I really hope so!!!

AFM - naughty AF is still not here. What I find wierd is that my periods were so regular before and now this one is late. My clinic isn't being much help either - I called them to ask if this was usual and they (of course) replied 'everyone is different, you just need to wait' grrrrr.....

Does anyone else know - when you had a cancelled cycle were you told to have the trigger injection to bring on ovulation? The clinic nurse mentioned something about this today, but we were never told to do it but just wait til our next cycle.

Well - that's all from me tonight folks. Very sleepy and my pillow is calling!!

Bye for now,

[Marsha]

kateB - with all the medications sure to disrupt cycle.

cherie - 20....WOW!!!!!

Nixon - your oestrogen level is GOOD! my next u/s is also schedue on thurs

me........no surge in LH yet. to continue with e ovulation kit again tom

[dusty]

AFM - naughty AF is still not here. What I find wierd is that my periods were so regular before and now this one is late. My clinic isn't being much help either - I called them to ask if this was usual and they (of course) replied 'everyone is different, you just need to wait' grrrrr.....

Does anyone else know - when you had a cancelled cycle were you told to have the trigger injection to bring on ovulation? The clinic nurse mentioned something about this today, but we were never told to do it but just wait til our next cycle.

Kate I had the same thing, cancelled cycle, not told to trigger and then AF was over 2 weeks late. I think your poor body just needs time for the levels to re establish themselves. I hope AF arrives for you soon so you can move on in the process. I understand your frustration
xx

[Nixon]

Smithy - thanks for your kind words. I feel quite out of control at the moment and I?m certainly going to come up with some sort of game plan to keep my brain occupied a bit better if this is not my only cycle of stims.

Neptune - My husband and I have been told to avoid unprotected ?grown-up cuddles? while follicle stimulation is occurring. Just in case the brain triggers the release before we get told to do the trigger injection. But that was the only thing our Dr said.

Oscar - Are you getting excited? This is your first cycle right? Meeting the FS tomorrow and Acupuncture all in the same day!!

KellyD - thanks for that story. It has helped me chill out a bit. I guess looking at the u/s while you are there it is a bit weird. I suppose they can really see everything when it is starting to get squashy in there. Oh well, hopefully not too much longer.

Cherie - WOW 20 eggs that is Fab. I?m very happy for you. Good luck for Friday?..

KateB - I?ve been told that things are ok for now. I know that the folls have grown, but I just wasn?t sure if it would be fast enough. It?s only my first cycle, so I?m not sure about the cancelled/trigger question. Sorry I can?t help you there, babe. I reckon Dusty is right though, your body is getting super hyped up on hormones that I would imagine it takes it a bit longer than normal to wake up and say ?ah, Lucrin (or whatever) not blocking me from doing my job any more? and then AF will be there quick as.

Marsha - thanks sweets. I was much happier when I heard the oestrogen levels from Tuesday. I?ll be thinking of you on Thursday. Best of luck to you.

Nothing new from me today. Just waiting for tomorrow morning. I?m in a conference all day tomorrow and Friday. It?s going to be a nightmare cause I?ll have to wait for the Dr?s to call and then let it go to voice mail and then I?ll have to wait until after the conference to get the results. Might be having fake toilet breaks every 5 mins?..(groan, sigh)