Loops12 - I am so glad you get to go to the charity ball in honour of your sister. Good luck with your EPU. I will keep my for you.
Jasminstar - with your BT & US on Tuesday. Hope you're going well on the Puregon and that it's not affecting you too much. I've only done 2 injections and have massive bruises from them! Can't believe the woman at your clinic!
mitf - hope you're also doing well with the Puregon. Thinking of you.
Tantee - I am sorry to hear of your BFN Sorry I can't help with when you can do a FET but I really hope that your clinic's new thawing process doesn't impact too badly on when you want to do it. That is such a hard part of the IVF process, when you are ready to roll, all guns blazing and the clinic can't fit you in.
Daisie - bloated doesn't cover it sometimes, does it? It's crazy! Hope you're doing well.
Seph -hijack away lovely So sorry to hear that this attempt was unsuccessful for you. I don't have a lot of knowledge of the whole process yet as this is my 1st cycle, but I do believe that you have every right to be assertive, ask for what you want and to be informed.
I have some info on the pros of blastocysts (taken from my clinic's website so keep in mind that are very pro-blastie)
Blastocyst culture and transfer is a newer technique developed for IVF that maximises pregnancy rates while minimising the risk of multiple pregnancies. The ability to grow embryos for five days to the blastocyst stage of development in the laboratory, rather than the traditional two to three days, allows embryologists to determine with greater certainty which embryos are really the ?best? in terms of their potential for implantation.What are the advantages?Again the best way to describe the advantages is to give an example.If a woman has 15 eggs retrieved, an average of 10 will fertilise thefollowing day. It is impossible to determine at this point which ofthese 10 are most likely to implant and develop into a baby. On the traditional day of embryo transfer (day 2 or 3 after egg collection),perhaps 5 of the 10 embryos may be developing into apparentlygood embryos. All five embryos may look like they have the same potential. Two additional days in the blastocyst culture medium allowsthe natural selection process to continue. After 5 days of growth in the laboratory, perhaps 3 of the original 10 embryos may remain viable. This reduction is a normal part of human biology and also occurs inside the uterus, even when embryos are replaced earlier
As far as the changes to IVF funding through Medicare, I completely agree with trying to do another stim cycle before next year so long as your body, mind, and relationship are all in a good, strong place.
ATM - On my 3rd day of Puregon. Not sure of how I am reacting to it but felt unusually anxious yesterday when out at the shopping centre. I am always concerned about hormones as they tend to affect me quite badly so just trying to stay positive and take care of myself. I have been drinking Oral Hydration Salts x 1 sachet every morning and lots and lots of water to prevent OHSS. Trying the high-protein diet thing too (though I do love carbs - just trying to make them Low GI ones). Bak to school tomorrow as today is last day of holidays and have a BT in the morning to see how i am responding.
In response to Daisie's post -I agree wholeheartedly. My FS at our first appt after nearly 12 months TTC suggested that she flush dye through tubes to check patency. I had 2 options - under X ray or under lap. Pros for X-ray were cheaper, quicker and local (cons - very painful). Pros for lap - if sye doesn't progress through tubes, they can see why ( hopefully) and can also try to rectify in surgery. Having had 2 laps before, I wasn't turned off by surgery so chose that option. For me, the dye passed through my tubes perfectly but FS saw that my tubes were adhered to my ovaries and pelvic wall as a result of scar tissue from a laparotomy at age 18 where they had cut my ovaries open to remove dermoid cysts. She also saw that my ovaries are small. Also did a hyst and all was fine ( I have a nice uterus apparently!) Straight away she said IVF would be the only real way I could conceive. So my point is, they can see things, fix things and get a whole new angle. My out of pocket costs were $450 for anaethesist (Sp?) and $100 for pathology where she had cut out an old suture and had it tested to make sure it wasn't endo. ( But I do have top cover). The procedure was done at my clinic's day surgery facility and I was home by lunch. I know it's not as wasy as asking for it to be done but if it's offered, I think a lap & hyst are worth considering.
2 questions for everyone:
When do you usually have your 1st ultrasound when stimming?
Does anyone get dry mouth from Lucrin injections?
Sorry to anyone I haven't mentioned
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: Add info on Laparoscopy
for you.
with your BT & US on Tuesday. Hope you're going well on the Puregon and that it's not affecting you too much. I've only done 2 injections and have massive bruises from them! Can't believe the woman at your clinic!
Sorry I can't help with when you can do a FET but I really hope that your clinic's new thawing process doesn't impact too badly on when you want to do it. That is such a hard part of the IVF process, when you are ready to roll, all guns blazing and the clinic can't fit you in.
So sorry to hear that this attempt was unsuccessful for you. I don't have a lot of knowledge of the whole process yet as this is my 1st cycle, but I do believe that you have every right to be assertive, ask for what you want and to be informed.
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