tomorrow is going to be a huge day for appointments - best of luck to you for tomorrow Cheryl - hoping that you get some great news and that your hubby's travel plans aren't an issue!
Chez and BG - want to wish you both luck tomorrow with your respective appointments.
Chez, you're really wanting the scan to show some nice leading follies... I'm so hoping that the OHSS scare the other day was only a scare, and that you really don't have to worry about it.
Maybe Rols is absorbing some of the excess estrogen floating around in this thread? Seriously Rols, it's great to have a bloke's perspective on things.
i totally agree - it's nice to have a guy's perspective - especially one who is genuinely interested in the process, and is taking an active involvement in his DW's treatment (and the rest of us!).
Morning everyone! Hope appointments, injecting, sniffing and all else goes well today...looking forward to some more BFP's really soon...chins up team!
Well I went for my scan this morning - not good news unfortunately. Only one follie visible on my left ovary (and that is small) and nothing really on the right one. So more injections and spray for me over the weekend and back for another scan on Monday morning. My FS has said that at that point she will decide whether the follie is big enough to look at doing a trigger on Wednesday for EPU on Friday or, if the follie is not big enough, then my cycle will be cancelled and will try a different protocol next time. She is trying to remain positive - "as it only takes one egg" - that a transfer will occur. She doesn't see any point in increasing my dose to 600/day as apparently studies have shown no real benefit.
Has this happened to anyone else? My body is normally so very sensitive to all sorts of medications, often needing a lower dose of things like painkillers etc than usual, so I just don't understand why my body is not responding appropriately Since being on the higher dose of Gonal-F I have had lots of headaches and am VERY emotional - I guess it is also stress that is making me on edge as well. AAAAHHHHHH Sorry for the self-absorbed post... I hope everyone else is doing well today. I am sure we will get through this - I just need to distract myself with something else at the moment as I can't really let anything out being at work and all.
Chez, it's possible that you have a similar situation to BG... where basically she was responding too well to the synarel and her ovaries then wouldn't wake up again.
The good news is that for her a different protocol worked really well.
Sorry it wasn't the news you wanted. At least it now looks like the OHSS isn't a problem.
Chez, your body might well be sensitive to various medications such as paracetemol etc as suggested, but in those instances you know those drugs are the right type, and right amount to deal with whatever problem you are having. In the case of AC, every patient is different and every patient is being treated for different (essentially) causative factors in infertility. And then, even when they have the problem more or less identified, there's the complication of knowing which drug to use, in what quantity and so on.
So who knows, if this cycle is no good, next cycle they may give you a higher dose of the same/different drug from the start, and suddenly Bob's your cousin's aunt, you have 6 awesome follicles just itching to release some egg goodness upon the world.
Chez...sorry you didn't get the news you had hoped for...hang on till Monday...distractions are good...chocolate...icecream...mmmm...thinking of you sweetie xxx
So i am confused as to how Bob becomes your aunty.. hehe
Chez - so sorry to hear your bosy doesn't want to play, like the others said it is such a delicate balancing act but the doctors will get it all sorted and get you preggas in no time!
BG - Hope the FS aapontment goes well today and you get some answers you want!
Big HI to everyone else hope you are all well..
Sorry i have been MIA lately, i started the new job yesterday all seems to be doing ok stress factor is zero at the moment which is nice for a change, it was sad leaving the old place but we just have to focus and pray that these chnges help us achieve our much wanted bundle of baby goodness! Not much really happening here AF is visiting which is odd only a 22 day cycle.... hmmm and i have to fly to Sydney for work next week and thenn DH and I are taking our much needed 5 days away to reconnect.
I would have to agree with you Sushee it so hard during AC all the go and have sex now and everyday for the rest of your lives.. and they whoa no BD'ing for the next 3 weeks and then when you are again you are a bit disconnected... a hard balancing act!
Hope everyone is going great guns.. i have been dropping in and reading but just havent had the energy to post and catch up. Also trying to distance myself a bit as i really want to be doing another cycle now but i know i have to be patient and behave and wait til October it just seems like such a long time away!!!
Thanks everyone - I don't know what I would do without your support and kind words! I am so glad I found BB - I was amazed that when I mentioned it to a doctor recently that she had never heard of it. There must be so many other women (and men) out there who are going through all of this AC stuff without access to such a wonderful resource and support system. For now I am just hoping and praying that things will come together for Monday Take care all.
I don't have any words to console you for this cycle, except to say that this may be an isolated incident. If they do cancel your cycle, you may well go on to have a much more fruitful cycle next time. I had a few cycles of 6-7 eggs, then, without changing a thing, my third cycle produced nearly nothing and got cancelled. When I asked why it happened, they said that unfortunately your body reacts differently at every cycle. So please don't lose hope yet. It may be worth giving this cycle up and hoping for better next time.
And Chez, although I know this is totally irrelevant in many ways, the unpredictability of the human body can be seen in blokes too. With my 3 SA's, I produced 2 high counts with poor motility then ok motility, then my third one was lower in count (but still normal) but great in every other department. It just goes to show that nothing to do with this whole business is an exact science.
Well said Rols...and that's why you never know what's around the corner and when that little miracle is going to surprise you...never give up...every step is one step closer to having our beautiful bubs in our arms...'it's not an exact science'!
Chez hun, i'm so sorry to hear things haven't progressed for you - it's such a devastating statment when you find out things may be cancelled, but as the others have mentioned, it may be a very isolated case! i was in a very similar situation to yourself during my first two attempts at IUI - after 10 days of injections (at varying levels) i had both cycles cancelled - the synarel did what it was supposed to do, in shutting my ovaries down, but the puregon didn't have the oomph to wake them up again - i guess my ovaries were massively stubborn or something (wouldn't surprise me - i'm a red head!!)
our FS tried two different protocols for ovulation induction using synarel - and both were cancelled for failure to respond. third cycle a different approach was used which didn't involve synarel, and i had a "text book" response developing 3 perfect sized follies for IUI - and had we been doing IVF, they would have left me on the meds an extra day ar two because i apparently had another 21 follies that were starting to develop nicely. i know it's hard at the moment, and i really hope that your cycle isn't cancelled, but i just wanted to let you know that there are always other protocols the FS can try. i have everything crossed for you that your next scan shows a much better response.
i will pop back in later to update everyone on my appointment today - i just wanted to leave this message for Cheryl for now. take care hun.
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Seriously Rols, it's great to have a bloke's perspective on things.
She is trying to remain positive - "as it only takes one egg" - that a transfer will occur. She doesn't see any point in increasing my dose to 600/day as apparently studies have shown no real benefit.
At least it now looks like the OHSS isn't a problem.
I am so glad I found BB - I was amazed that when I mentioned it to a doctor recently that she had never heard of it. There must be so many other women (and men) out there who are going through all of this AC stuff without access to such a wonderful resource and support system. For now I am just hoping and praying that things will come together for Monday
Take care all.
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