Have not been around for a couple of months but logged in to see your wonderful news!!!
Congratulations, may you have a wonderfully happy & healthy 9 months
Trubabe, I'm so sorry she has to wait until next year to get started with fighting it. I'll keep her in my .
Afm, my transfer was cancelled this morning. 4 of the embies had started dying overnight. The other two hadn't grown in the last 2 days... In the embryologist's opinion they had zero chance of success. I guess AF will be here sometime next week (hopefully earlier rather than later)...
My plan for the start of next year is to pursue the endometriosis angle. When I asked my FS about it before, he said there was no point investigating it because it wouldn't change his treatment protocol (since we were already doing IVF). Now that we can't afford another IVF any time soon, I'd like to do something about reducing the excrutiating pain I get every AF. I don't think my FS does anything other than IUI/IVF (retired from other aspects), so I'm not sure if I should ask him for a referral to someone who'll do it or whether to go to a GP. If I go to a GP I can maybe get started earlier (FS doesn't return from holidays until 25th January).
Other than that, since the embryos arrested after day 3, I'm going to talk DH into starting acupuncture (or at least the supplements) to improve his sperm quality. His chromosomal analysis said they were fine, but maybe there's something they didn't test for that the eastern medicine will treat? And I've told him that once we get past New Years we're both going to be going on a diet. Until now he's refused to reduce his soft drink consumption, but I'm not putting up with it any more.
Sorry for the long post, I just feel better for having a plan and I'd love any feedback you may have or suggestions for improvement.
Juniper I am sorry to hear your update. That must be devastating having embys not make it. I haven't followed your journey close enough so not sure if u have had much of a break or what your 'issues' are. If you have a good GP you are comfy with I would be going to them and asking what Gyne to go see. Or perhaps you can call the clinic?? They may have other FS's that do gynea stuff as well and if it is all related then another gyne who has some IVF knowledge would be good.
I feel for you, I am sure you feel like you are banging your head against the wall. Don't loose hope - but let yourself be sad when you should be and rest when you need to. Its a bloody exhausting ride.
Sorry your cycle was cancelled. It's interesting that all the doctors have a different way of doing it. My FS found an ovarian cyst on my pre IVF U/S and was adament that I have the lap and hyst before commencing IVF. He didn't want to do IVF until I'd had the endo removed. I still seem to be a low egg producer, only 3 eggs each cycle. The second cycle we did ICSI and got two blasties and a BFP. I don't really understand why the FS wanted to do ICSI, but he recommended it and we went with it. On the first cycle of the 3 eggs only 1 fertilised normally... so I guess they they wanted to make sure healthy swimmers got in, hence the ICSI. I had DH on Menevit for a few months prior to IVF (which is the male equivalent to Elevit). Don't know if it did anything...but we'll try anything, right? Good luck for next year.
Nix ~ Congrats on the BFP!!! I haven't logged in a while and I knew you were expecting your results very soon so I thought I would check today! Imagine my excitement when I saw your successful result!! All the best for a happy & healthy 9 months ahead.
Emerald star ~ sorry to hear about your chem preg. Hope you are doing ok
Nix76 - CONGRATULATIONS!!! That's wonderful news. Great to see some positive action starting to happen for December too Hope you have a H & H 9 months!
Juniper76 - I'm so sorry to hear that your cycle was cancelled how totally frustrating for you. ABSOLUTELY get your endometriosis checked out! I can't believe that your FS has ignored it. I've had endo in the past, and the very first thing my FS did was book me in for a lap, to see what we were dealing with, before any treatment regime was decided on (as even minor endo can sometimes affect fertility). Hormone treatments (such as IVF) can exacerbate endo too. I would go to your GP if you like them and discuss your concerns, and get a referral for a gyno.
Sorry if I seem like I'm ranting, being dismissed by doctors is a pet hate of mine (I had undiagnosed endo and PCOS, and in my quest to find out what was wrong with me, I was told by one doc that I just had wind, and should go home and take De-Gas... )
Trubabe - hope you're doing OK, hon
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Trubabe I hope that you and your family are doing ok, be strong, we are all here for you if you need to de-stress and vent XXX Take care honey XXX
Nix darling congratulations on such great numbers!!!! Best Xmas present ever!
Juniper I'm so sorry to read that your cycle was cancelled. Accupuncture is meant to be great, when I misscarried it got me back to norm cycles straight off the bat, and I am planning to start the accupuncture as soon as I start my FSH at the end of the month. Wish you all the best for your journeys ahead, hope thay get a little easier for you XXX
Hello to everybody, hope you are all soldiering through 'Silly Season', this time of year can totally suck when we don't have a little one to spoil, and play with. Hopefully all of us will have next year! X
AFM still popping the pill, have appt tomorrow to pick up all of my meds and lovely injectables, very excited to have tham sitting in the crisper in my fridge...move over tomatoes!
As excited as I am, I'm terrified.
Nix - congratulations hun, welcome to the Dec hall of fame We have very similar paths - I too had 2 EPUs and 3 ET's. And I'm not getting my scan until early Jan either - apparently my clinic isn't keen on doing them very early. Hope you have a H&H 9 months - we'll be neighbour belly buddies as I think you'll be due in the 2nd half of August?
To all the other wonderful ladies in this thread - I am sending you lots of baby dust, let's get some more Dec BFPs!!
well done hun and what great numbers
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I guess AF will be here sometime next week (hopefully earlier rather than later)...
That's wonderful news. Great to see some positive action starting to happen for December too
Hope you have a H & H 9 months!
how totally frustrating for you. ABSOLUTELY get your endometriosis checked out! I can't believe that your FS has ignored it. I've had endo in the past, and the very first thing my FS did was book me in for a lap, to see what we were dealing with, before any treatment regime was decided on (as even minor endo can sometimes affect fertility). Hormone treatments (such as IVF) can exacerbate endo too. I would go to your GP if you like them and discuss your concerns, and get a referral for a gyno.
We have very similar paths - I too had 2 EPUs and 3 ET's. And I'm not getting my scan until early Jan either - apparently my clinic isn't keen on doing them very early. Hope you have a H&H 9 months - we'll be neighbour belly buddies as I think you'll be due in the 2nd half of August?
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