Hi everyone
trubabe - I am so sorry about your mum, but try to stay positive ok. People beat breast cancer every day....my mum included. I know it's not what you need right now but stay strong.
brunette -I don't know why your doctor would tell you that about FET's.....there has been heaps of good results. In some ways they can be even better if they can do a natural cycle....less medication and stress. DEFINITELY try acupuncture, it has been a God send for me. I don't know anyone in Bris though sorry, I'm on the coast and have found the BEST guy. My 1st stim cycle was a disaster....2 immature eggs, none of which fertilized. I started acupuncture before my 2nd go and we got 7 eggs and 3 blasty's. Not to mention it does wonders for your stress levels. You won't regret it!
AFM - I have appointment tomorrow to talk to doc about stim cycle for Jan so I'll keep you posted. Got a new price list from clinic today and was pleasantly surprised, not going up as much as I had feared. Still bites the big one that it's going up at all though. I think I'll join you on the picket line too brunette!
I hope everyone else is hanging in there and looking forward to some festivities....
iTS BEEN AWHILE SINCE WE ADDED SOMEONE TO THE BOARDS...THOUGHT I WOULD JUST UPDATE IT!!
December is looking shocking!! Hopefully the New Year will bring some Good News for all of us!
NIX76 - Not long to go now...hope i will be able to add you to "The List" !! Have you POAS'd??
Anyone else i need to add?????????????????
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DECEMBER - Mrs P,
Emstar - Sorry to hear that you, too, didn't get a lovely Xmas present. Definitely ask and demand answers from your FS. We grilled ours for about 40 minutes, I reckon, and the people waiting outside did not look impressed with us Oh well ... I have a list of blood tests to be done which had to be written on two S&N forms. I think I have to give 12 vials! Aaaagh. I hate BTs! I have to psyche myself up for it and drink 2 litres of water beforehand
Thanks for all your comments, ladies, about FETs. I am definitely looking to see an acupuncturist before Xmas. My private health has a limit of $400 in benefits each calendar year - and as I've not used any this year I think I'll see if I can get in before the year end.
Only 8 more sleeps till Xmas - can you believe it?
Hey Juniper, does your acupuncturist make you take chinese herbs? It's just that I'm already taking some chinese herbs and my partner is on a tonic (prescribed by our naturopath) and I wouldn't like to take more herbs which may interfere with/hinder what we're currently prescribed ....
Emstar sorry to hear that you also didn't make it this month. I was hoping that at least one of us would get a postive result.
Trubabe sorry to hear about your mum, stay postive though I have friends who have gone through the same sort og thing with there mums and they are all ok now.
Seems like quite a few of us want answers as to why its no happening and have been ordered to have more tests. I agree why don't they just do all the testing upfront.
I spoke with my FS yesterday and was ordered to do more blood tests for various things like protein, thyroid ANA all in all they took 6 viles of blood and by the time I came back to work I felt like passing out. Must have been a combination of that and the heat in melb. Apart from that I need to spend the next 3 months getting healthy again loose some weight (personal training here I come) Anyway I wasn't happy and told my FS as much given that I've been through 2 IUI's and 3 IVF cycles and now they decide to do more tests. I'd be really upset if something showed up on my BT and I've wasted my littles healthy embies. Tick tock time is running out for me and although I'd be happy with one I would really have liked the chance to try for 2 children
Terry, What blood tests are they doing? Would be interested to know to see if I have had them done, or should have them done. All these tests confuse me though.
AFM: I went to FS yesterday for a blood test, and AF arrived in the morning, so Yay! At least things are a little normal. All I was told about the test is that the levels were 48 which is good and to start Gonal F last night. What levels were they testing anyway? Day 1 of my cycle? Anyone know?
Anyway, I am on 150 of Gonal F (They are worried about hyperstimulating my ovaries) and 10 of Lucrin in the mornings now.
Barring having a little headache this morning, I feel ok so far!
Sorry, have been MIA since DH got home from PNG! Have been lurking when I get a chance, I apologise that I'm still not up to speed with everyone.
Emstar - so sorry to hear about the chem preg, they totally suck, sometimes I think they're worse than things just not working at all. DEF grill your FS about any blood tests you can do - my chem preg was caused by ANA (most likely). I got ANA, ACA, thyroid antibodies, lupus, Factor V Leiden, all the STI's and haemotology done before we started, for which I'm very grateful to my FS.
Trubabe - so sorry to hear about your mum. Take heart that there's lots of great treatments out there, like bj*81 said. My MIL is a breast cancer survivor, she's been in remission for 8 or so years now. And I can't believe your IUI, you poor thing. Hope you've recovered well. Its all happening at your place at the moment, isn't it!? And the silly season, to top it all off... Hang in there, girl.
AFM - still shooting up for IUI #2, had a scan on CD9 last Friday with a 18mm follie, then went back for another on CD12 Monday - follie gone! What the?! Another 15mm one had developed in that time, on the other ovary... I just don't understand my body. The 2nd one is taking its sweet time, I'm in for my 4th BT tomorrow to see when I can trigger
Better go, DH is in go-mode, getting the house ready before Xmas! Have a good night ladies, try and stay cool!
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Oh well ... I have a list of blood tests to be done which had to be written on two S&N forms. I think I have to give 12 vials! Aaaagh. I hate BTs! I have to psyche myself up for it and drink 2 litres of water beforehand 
Have been lurking when I get a chance, I apologise that I'm still not up to speed with everyone.
so sorry to hear about the chem preg, they totally suck, sometimes I think they're worse than things just not working at all. DEF grill your FS about any blood tests you can do - my chem preg was caused by ANA (most likely). I got ANA, ACA, thyroid antibodies, lupus, Factor V Leiden, all the STI's and haemotology done before we started, for which I'm very grateful to my FS.
Hang in there, girl.
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