Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - February/March 2009

[xx Rob xx]

Jodes - I totally agree with buggirl. Don't take the photo. I kept looking at it thinking will it or won't it. Is it a girl or boy. I could clearly see where a baby should have formed and it does make it harder when you can physically see it. I don't think I will be taking the photo this time round, it's just too hard. Like I said you need to keep it simple and minimise expectation it just makes it easier to cope.

[cp77]

Sorry to hear your news Jaxi. I completed my 1st IVF cycle this month. I found out during one of the scans that I have polycystic ovaries (not PCOS) meaning I needed to go on a low dose of puregon. The result was 22 eggs developing after only a week.

'Nurses and doctors were saying well done - 22 eggs is great'. Well, I found out at the time of transfer that only 9 fertilised and of those 1 was transferred and only 2 frozen. Saw my FS on Monday (first time since the EPU) and he commented that this was a below average performance. Based on averages, he would have expected 14 fertilised eggs and 9 frozen embryos.

I am devastated. He recommended that should the thaw cycle not succeed, he will change things for the next stim cycle.

Point of the story is that it is trial and error....fingers crossed to both of us that the next cycle is better. I'm sure neither of us could deal with the disappointment again. Keep me posted and good luck.

[buliej]

Hi Everyone - I want to make sure you are aware of this thread - it's really important:
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...y-net-ivf.html

[Mindhugs]

Dear All,

Please take the time to click on Buliej's link. This could stop a lot of us from being able to afford IVF going forward. Gee this government are making some very wrong moves.

I've just sent an email to the office of Nicola Roxon MP opposing this. Please make the time to get your point across also.

[Loops12]

Mindhugs - Well done on your eggies, GL

Bella55 - thanks for your support. Hope your not too buggered from work and GL with the jabbing

Jaxi - so sorry about your cycle being xcld. Thats rough but perhaps just try and do something fun to keep your mind off it. GL with next round

BDT - Hope you are going well with everything

TwoMums - hope everything is going well for you both.

BrideofChucky - Hi and with everything

Jodes - Hi and good luck with your IUI

WLAB - Hope all goes well today

Rob - on Fri

Mel - GL with the waiting and the Dr Appoint.

Sorry if I have missed anyone and

AFM - STILL waiting for AF, CD42, done two HPT's and both BFN, spoke to the nurse this morning and she said wait another week and if still no AF we will organise to get BT done. Pretty much no what the result will be but I suppose there could be the slightest bit of hope - you just never know. Won't get my hopes up too much though. Also have

[Buggirl]

Dear All,

Please take the time to click on Buliej's link. This could stop a lot of us from being able to afford IVF going forward. Gee this government are making some very wrong moves.

I've just sent an email to the office of Nicola Roxon MP opposing this. Please make the time to get your point across also.

Yep very very important girls!! I just sent a message to Kevin Rudd, Malcolm Turnbull, Nicola Roxon, Lindsay Tanner, Peter Costello, Peter Dutton and my local MP Christopher Pyne. I really want to get across that infertility is a medical issue and as such should have protection under the safety net. Otherwise is it just the infertile rich who are allowed to have babies!! No fair!! I pay taxes too!!

[Jaxi]

Hi Ladies, thank you to all of you for such thoughtful messages! I had a good cry yesterday and have now picked myself up off the ground and am ready to move on.

CP, you sitch sounds very similar to me. I also only found out I had PCOS this cycle with 30 follicles doing their stuff within 4 days of the injections. I had suspected I had mild PCOS previously but had never had it diagnosed. This just confirmed it. Now they know to start me off on a smaller dosage next time. They just jumped from 150 to 25 because I became so sick! Interesting what happened from your 20 eggs though. Just goes to show it really is trial and error and we're the lucky guinea pigs.

I also sent a good long letter to all those PMs Buggirl and have also managed to get friends and family to write letters. It is SO important. I for one will be devastated if they cut the Safety Net. It will just make fertility treatment unattainable and with it my goal of ever having children. Usually I leave the letter writing and campaigning to others but this time I thought I couldn't just sit back and hope someone else would fight for something that means so much to me.

I know a few ladies were having EPUs today. Wishing you all the best of luck ladies!!!

My FS just called me himself to offer his apologies for the way things turned out this cycle and said he wants me to wait a month before starting the next cycle as my blood work shows my body has taken quite a beating and he wants all my hormones etc to return to their normal level before starting again. He also mentioned that he would approach things differently next time by using a GHRN Antagonist Cycle whatever that means. He did mention there was a different drug involved. Off to google but if anyone has any information to assist that would be great! thanks again ladies.

[Sara69]

Sorry girls just dropping in to make you aware of this thread - we need to do something otherwise the Safety net will be taken away from us.

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...y-net-ivf.html

[bella55]

Hi everyone,

I to have written to all the PM's re: means tested safety net.... As Jaxi said i to usually leave the letter writing and the campaining up to others but this time i felt i had to do something!

xxBella

[Jodes76]

Hi Girls,

re: the saftey net!! OMG!!!

I am definitely writing my letter tonight!! I cant believe it! We would definitely be screwed if it wasn't for the safety net. First cycle of IUI has cost $1650 (natural cycle) each cycle after this is going to cost us $393 because of the safety net. If the safety net is gone and we have to move forward with IVF then i just dont think we would be able to afford it for more than one cycle at $8k!!

Jaxi - sorry about your cancelled cycle dont know much about IVF yet but my FS said she would start me on atagonist cycle because of cystic ovaries and this reduces risk of OHSS??

Loops - are you doing IUI on natural cycle or stim?


Jodes xx