Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - June #1

[Janie71]

Hi Everyone!

TigerGal - I had 20 follicles on my last scan before EPU; out of those 12 eggs were collected; 8 of those fertilised by ICSI; 1 transferred and 7 to freeze. My clinic normally does 3 day transfers as a matter of course. I think they only do 5 day in specific cases.

Nicole, all is looking really good... Best of luck for a Friday EPU!

Hi Treelo... hope you get that BFP soon.

BecD great to hear that you are feeling better.

AFM, I'm peeved off at my body again. I had a bit of old blood spotting (TMI) around the time of my negative blood test, but have not got a proper period still and it is 6 days since I last used Crinone. Rang nurses yesterday and they said just to wait another week. I know my body so well now, that I knew waiting another week was not going to do anything. So rang FS today and he thinks that the spotting I had is all I am going to get. So now will have to do an artificial thaw cycle. Will ring the nurses this afternoon to get the ball rolling. I just can't believe that after everything that my body has gone through with hormones etc in the stim cycle, that I did not get a period! How does that work!

To everyone out there,

Janie xxx

[Rustybeth]

I just can't believe that after everything that my body has gone through with hormones etc in the stim cycle, that I did not get a period! How does that work!

Janie, I'm in the same position. I had stim cycle, inconclusive BT, low levels of HCG, and I've been told to expect a MC. I've been off the crinone a week, all my symptoms are gone even the thrush, and yet no blood. I have a third blood test on Wednesday to check the HCG levels are dropping. But what do they do? Do you wait until you have flow before they start the next cycle?

I want to do another stim right away--because of the costs, I want to get as many in this year as possible. I have one frozen emb, and I hope my FS will let me do another stim to raise the stock a bit.

I am just in a horrible state over all this. I am an uber-control freak, and I am going insane not being able to take action on things. This is on top of my still problematic rotator cuff, so I can't even do HOUSEWORK to distract me. In the old days, I'd be working my way through the pantry, but I can't even go grocery shopping (no lifting). I am truly pitiful.

Somebody smack me and make me stop whinging.

[Bel]

Hi All my friends...

Well I'm back in this thread I'm sorry to say after a BFN 2 weeks ago. Have just spent some time getting my head around everything before I jumped in and joined you all again. I have been keeping up to date with what's happening in here and reading daily.

After yet another disappointing result and on advice from the nurses at our clinic, DH and I saw a new FS the day after we got our BFN. To say we are happy with him and the advice he offered us is an understatement. He sat and listened to all our concerns and agreed with us that there is a lot more that can be done to help us TTC. I basically explained to him that we just cannot keep getting our hearts broken time and time again and we wanted to do all we could to fall pg as soon as possible. DH had been asking me for months to get a second opinion and I wish I had have done this months ago and maybe my precious little embies would have had more of a chance....can't dwell on the past though, I thought I was doing the right thing.

So, on Monday, I'm off to have a laparoscopy, hysteroscopy and curettage. He thinks possibly I have endo and also perhaps some scarring and damage from my ruptured ectopic. Has put DH on menevit, taken me off metformin, is going to do a whole heap of blood tests and will be doing my ET's under ultrasound so he can see exactly where the little embie is going.

Am very excited to be moving forward but on the other hand am petrified that he will find something really wrong with me. He did explain though that if it was adhesions or even endo, once it is all cleaned up, TTC will be much easier. So although no-one wants anything to be wrong with them, at least these things are fixable.

So here I am like you all playing the waiting game again. My heart is healing again too but I'm praying a good clean out is what I need to help things happen!!

Sorry for no personals today...have to get moving. Just woke up feeling like I could join you all again and wanted to write before I chickened out again!!

Hope you all have a great day

Hugs Bel
xx

[tiggerlinda]

Bel for your lap mine had many answers for me

[lilmisshavachat]

Hi..
I have popped in to say hello as I have just recently been referred to a FS for DH and I as he has motility issues...I've been over in the TTC 6-12th thread but felt that it was time to move.. We have been TTC for 14 months offically but ceased BCP in Jan 2007... Our first appointment is on the 14 July with Dr Isherwood of Monash IVF Gold Coast.. Has anyone had any experience with this Dr or Monash here??? I'm finally excited again about TTC.. I was excited when we first started trying but about 6 months into it I started to get despondant and also felt that something wasn't right.. I even went to a Monash IVF info night 8 months ago and had a very strong feeling I would end up taking that path.. It still took another 8 months for me to accept this and start the testing process though... As I said DH has motility issues but all my BT's came back normal so i'm hoping that is our only hurdle... Bring on our appointment I can't wait to get started..

[Miss K]

Hey Hey ladies

well GUESS WHAT I have 20+eggs lmfao soo we have been told no BD'ing for atleast a week as they are all maturing soo she has me waiting for AF then on the pill for a month then halving thed dose of the injections I said its funny clomid made 0 eggs the injections make 20+ there is no inbetween lol so I am going to patiently wait I think August will be when we start the next lot of injections

JBM - All going well just soo pleased I am producing eggs now You poor thing Gastro is awful isn't it!!

tiggerlinda - hope you are feeling better hun!!

Marsha - The wait just drags on doesn't it!! All the best with your next cycle hun!!!

Angel Babies - I am that you have your little bub and that it gets nice and comfortable and you get your BFP !!!

Lilmiss - Welcome hunny I hope that your stay is short and sweet xx

[JBM]

again i am at home doing computer work, this is work!, well no one is here to check so i can say i was on the computer most of the day.
anyway better be quick.
rustybeth: no smacking, we all need to whine every now and then. hope you feeling better.

bel:welcome back, sorry about your BFN, hope you get answers soon. so glad it went well with fs, sounds good for you.

lilmiss: welcome to us LTTC ers, we hope you're not here for long. i mean this in the nicest way. look forward to chatting to you more.

miss K: wow lots a eggs. yeah our bodies just never do what we want do they. good luck.

afm: just plodding along, still no af?, she's gone on a bit of a holiday. although i do feel pre af. i'll phone fs when af comes and let them know we waiting til next month cycle to do froz tfer.
feeling bit better still trying to get back on track.
hugs to all.
janet