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Girls I'm on the epipen. I dont' really have any issue with it. Sometimes you feel a little '*****' but that's as bad as it gets. Maybe just make sure you pinching a good amount of skin around the belly button......sorry i can't be of any more help! It might be because i'm a little 'chubby' so there's a little more padding!!!!!
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Thanks Baby2Bee.
I just received a call from my FS. Apparently the synarel hasn't worked!!!! They want me to come in for an ultrasound tomorrow morning to rule out any cysts (which I'm sure I don't have as I just had an ultrasound two weeks ago and it was all clear and I don't have any history of cysts). They think they may have to try lucarin instead. I feel so bummed out as I was just given my pugeron drugs this morning and was so psyched to be at that stage of my cycle. I know it's not the worst thing that could happen. I'm just so impatient!!!!
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True Blue - Been thinking of you today and hope your appointment with the FS went well. Sam and I would love to come and see you one day and have a BBQ.
Hugs to you x
Jaxi - Hi and welcome and good luck with everything
Tania - Hope today went ok for your EPU. Been thinking of you.
to everyone else
AFM - just waiting until the 2nd March for next IUI cycle and struggling along today at work because it would have been my 'late' sister Maggie's 23rd birthday today.
tania..thinking of you to hun xxoo
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hi ladies
tania thanks for the info. hope everything went ok.
Loops- thinking of you at this time.
afm- went to Fs who spec in endo. When he removes he end he said i will go from 1-2% chance of concieving to 15-20% of concieving. I dont think this is a very good % increase, i am very upset by it. Is this good odds? what do you all think? I feel i have no hope at all.
Everyone else good luck with everything
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Well hi all, feeling a little , I dont know blah after meeting new FS today. He was very concerned about my weight and has put me on a lets say diet. Carbs til lunch time then none after lunch and an hour of walking after finishing eating for the day, no sugar whatsoever. He has put me on a drug called reductil which cost over $200. He also talked about metabolic syndromes and metaformin and that I am going to die young and We have to have another month of because of the rubella needle and to top it all off we have sperm issues too. We always had them just the other clinic didn't pick up on them so the 4 cycles of OI were a waste of time. Sorry for the vent I am feeling a little overwhelmed and very teary at the moment. Sometimes I wonder if it is all worth it. Sorry in a very down place at the moment, will come back when I feel a little better.
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it's all worth it in the end saph. I too am overweight however my fs is yet to mention it yet!!! I'm waiting for it though!!! I think of it this way. I'm overweight now, imagine how big and uncomfortable I'll be pregnant and carrying around all that extra weight! It would be nicer to shed a few kilo's before the strain on your body. Keep your chin up. Feel free to chat to me anytime about weight venting etc!
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just a quick reply to all, good luck to you where ever you are . sorry no time for personals, but did read info.
good luck my friends xxoo
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Toby - thanks for your thoughts. I don't think 15%-20% is too bad because they say with IUI you only have about a 30% chance still so all the odds are pretty low for conceiving anyway I feel. Its a pretty big jump from 2% to 20% so I wouldnt be too concerned. You'll get there.
Saph - sorry to hear about your troubles with your specialist etc. At least I suppose you know about the sperm troubles now so you can work on those and you have some other things you can try that will probably boost your chances of conceiving.Thinking of you.
Thinking of everyone x
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Hi Toby,
A healthy woman would only have a 20% chance of successful natural conception, so I would say your chances are good.
Good luck everyone with your cycles.
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Hey All,
Toby, you will find that assisted conception methods will give you higher success rates but as Kahlan said, 20% is normal for a fertile couple. Sometimes it's hard to focus on anything else but the statistic and I know 20% does not sound too encouraging but when you compare it to 1-2% it is a HUGE difference. Stay positive hun!!!
AFM, received a bit of a blow this morning at the FC. They did an ultrasound and while they were able to confirm there were no cysts they again confirmed that the synarel hasn't done a thing (not sure why AF hasnt come in all her glory then and I've had zero premenstrual symptoms!!?!) they think there's a big possibility this cycle will have to be cancelled altogether. They did some more bloods and will call me this afternoon for the 'where to from here' but were under the impression this morning that they'd have to cancle this cycle, allow all my levels to normalise again post ovulation and get me on lucarin from CD22. I bawled for about an hr after realising the possibility of my cycle being cancelled before even starting but I guess this is the best of the worst case scenarios right? Did anyone else feel like they were a big pin cushion/guinea pig when going into assisted conception?
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Toby- Chin up that is a really good thing it brings you up to almost normal
AFM: Well yesterday was the big day we went off to the specialist in melb after battling traffic and smog blegh we got to our app nervous but hopefull only to have a shattering day. Firstly he sat there and said that we should be there cause apart from low sperm count we should be able to get preg we were like we'll we wouldn't be here if we didn't have to and then he said he wanted to wait and get surgery for DH which probably won't do anything anyway and then he sat there wanted to push for full blown IVF and I mean full blown as in ijecting the sperm into the egg did not want to even discuss IUI even if the sperm count came back normal before we knew it we had had blood taken had our arms full of ivf info and had three apps made to start the ball rolling... I cried most of the way home had a few arguments as to what to do and we decided we wanted a secnd opinion as our doc said we shouldn't have to do any more than IUI so I made an app this morning as soon as I could and she has given me a ref to Mac (Dr Mac Talbot)in sale which was who we origionally wanted and she has specified that we want minimal intervention (meaning IUI) Mac from what I have heard ius fantastic from peopel who have been to him so have high hopes again but was so dissapointed after yesterday.
phew well that's been our update
how is everyone else doing?
Saph as you can read from above frustration with FS I understand and if you can and are not happy with your current FS change
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