Runs and hides...maybe I did BW LOL
I felt tired last night, and this morning was drisley and grey outside. I was feeling stressed over a few work issues still eg: police again! and a colleague whos started to act like a brat.
Im actually cleaning up a bit and going to list some more things to make more moolah! for whatever life holds for us.
Can you take the afternoon off? Its friday anyway. What kids actually learn after lunch anyway! teehe
as much as i hate it, welcome smudge - it's so hard welcoming people to this thread! i really hope you don't have too long a stay here. and heheheh - pergola is finished, shed is slowly being organised, and painting inside has started - life just doesn't stop!
LOL SS - taking the day off - hope the stressful side of your job calms down soon
Kotare: DH had no choice, his DNA Fragmenation came out a little below average and using a fine needle actually lowers the DNA frag quite considerably! He did complain about it though!
BW- Im worried about you! Let me know whats going on...and if your unhappy and not comfortable there then go somewhere else. I could have chosen to do my IVF at the first FS i went too but I chose not too...not because of the nurses- truth be told there better than the ones Ive got now- but my FS isnt stuffing me around anymore and most importantly I TRUST WHAT IS COMING OUT OF HER MOUTH!
Sammi-Jane- good luck with everything I don't feel any different at the moment so Im not feeling very hopeful, but im negative about it anyways
Ive booked a week long holiday straight after I find out whether my ICSI is successful or not. I guess either way I either celebrate or drink lots of ****tails and getting stinkin drunk!
ok, sorry for my little freak out. I was just getting really stressed when it hit 3pm, as I know that's when the nurses finish. And I figured that if it was taking them so long to get back to me it must mean they were running around trying to get hold of my FS (I think Fridays are his day for doing EPUs) and sort out what to do from here... But I think they may have put it on my file that I finish work at 3:05, because that was exactly when they called me.
I'm starting puregon tomorrow! It was just unfortunate that I'd already shut the computer down and packed it away when I got that call, and with having to race off for acupuncture I couldn't get it back out and post the update. I did manage to send a heap of text messages out, but forgot to ask someone to post here.
So... last dose of lucrin at 20 units tonight, tomorrow we drop to 10 and start puregon. My acupuncturist has given me very strict instructions to bother the heck out of the clinic if I'm not feeling well once we start as she thinks I'm going to respond better and faster to the puregon than they expect me to. It's a little bit annoying as we have to try to remember how to use the puregon pen for the first time when we'll be away. I'll sit down and have a play with it tonight.
Kim, apart from that one nurse I'm actually pretty happy with the staff at my clinic. I like my FS, and DH absolutely adores him and they get on really well. I trust him, and the nurse that has been ringing me for my blood test results is beatiful and lovely... there's just that one I saw this morning...
Thanks for all the welcomes ladies! I do hope our stays here are short lived.
BW - I hope you received good news today - try and stay positive, this can be such a rollercoaster ride!
Sammi Jane - Best of luck with the ET tomorrow.
Smudge – Hope you get loads of follies turn up for you on Tuesday!
I had my nurse chat today to determine whether I go with a natural or medicated FET cycle, and my FS has recommended natural, as I usually ovulate at the same time each month. Although it is going to be a bit cheaper and I won’t have to use the pessaries for as long, I’m not sure I like the idea of having to trust my body to do the right thing throughout the process! It’s already let me down so many times…
I guess this is all trial and error to see what works. Looks like I’ll be starting BTs in about 3 weeks. Can’t wait!
BW - just read your post after I sent mine! Glad it was good news for you today. I found the Puregon pen so much easier to use than the Lucrin (was just a bit bulkier when injected), so I'm sure it wont be too hard for you to get used to it.
I have been considering acupuncture treatment alongside the AC, but don't really know a lot about it. Am interested to hear how you find it!
Mon, the acupuncture is fantastic!! I've been going for what feels like ages - I started about half way through last year. In some ways, the acupuncture treatments are the one thing that have kept me sane through all the silliness that I've endured in trying to get IVF started. I go every week, drive just over an hour each way, but no matter how tired I am, I still go every single week! Sometimes the best thing is to just sit and chat with my acupuncturist about how things are going, and then being forced to stop for an hour and rest and relax with needles where ever I need them. She's helped me through sinus problems, digestive problems, bleeding, fatigue issues, arthritis flares, severe anxiety, headaches - it really is treating me as a whole person rather than the particular set of problems that each of my doctors will deal with. It's very, very worthwhile, but if you do decide to take it up, make sure you find someone who can work along side conventional medicine and specialises in fertility issues. I can not sing the praises of acupuncture loudly enough!
Thanks BW! Sounds like something that is definitely worth looking into. I guess I never really knew what kind of "medicine" it was, especially how it could help fertility, but if it can assist with treating other problems at the same time, then bring it on! Thanks for the advice - gives me something to focus on while I wait for the FET cycle to start!
Hey there BW - looks like you're one you're way properly at last. good luck with the puregon. if you're thinking you might have any anxiety issues with using it first time tomorrow night, feel free to PM tonight and i'll give you my number so you can call - alwayshappy to help out.
glad the acupuncture helps you - i've been considering it, and thinking it might really help. sounds like you have a great person doing your accupuncture, so as well as the medicinal side of things, you're probably getting stuff off your chest each week, which has to help with the stress/anxiety issues too...
You're so right there, BG! Sometimes I get more from the chats than I do from the treatment. I'm actually happier to go talk things through with my acupuncturist and chill out for an hour than to use the councellors at the clinic. Sounds odd, but it has got me through so many stressful situations, and I think in some ways when it comes time to reduce the frequency of treatments once I'm pregnant I'm really going to miss it.
hehe.... ...been wondering why it has been so quiet in here the last two days...just realised I hadn't subscribed to the new thread.....doh!!
too much to catch up on but welcome to Mon and Smudge and welcome back to Carrie...hopefully no one is her for too much longer and we can all board the pregnancy ark.
Mon I do have to second the acupunsture.....I have been doing acupuncture and naturopathy for about the same time as BW and I have noticed a huge improvement in my overall well being....like BW I also travel over and hour each way to see some lovely ladies up closer to melbourne. I had an acunpuncture session this afternoon and she said that my pulses were the best she ahd seen them since I started there and they sounded favourable for the big BT on Monday so here's oping.
I am still having niggly Af like cramps and sore BBS but she said that is most likely from the crinone as well so try not read anything into them...yeah right...as if!!! I tell this is the longest TWW I have ever done...it is really doing my head in knowing that there is actually a bun in the oven and praying that it sticks...is so much worse than just not knwing like in anormal cycle....grrrrr!!!
Ah well ...Rock on Monday I say....EJE, maybe we can be belly buddies together with our precious little PGD graduates!!!
Awww – I had just writed a post and lost the lot!...so here goes again BW- Fantastic news that you start the puregon. YAY, what a relief for you! The acupuncturist sounds great. I suffer from bad sinus pain, even worse now that they have taken the “proper” Sudafed off the market. EJE- I thought it was you, but thought I’d better make sure first. It’s great to see that things have progressed so well for you since we last spoke! Were are you in the tww? It’s such a nerve racking time isn’t it? MON-Goodluck with your cycle. I don’t really understand all the different meds like lucrin and puregon, or all the blood tests that everyone seems to have to have. My ICSI seems straight forward compared to this: the pill for a month, syneral, gonal F and the trigger injection, no blood tests (except after the tww), only scans. KIM- The holiday sounds like a great idea! Are you in the tww atm?
With my first IVF ICSI, rather than having to use the gel daily in the tww, I requested the 2 injections which was so much easier. Just wondering if other people have been offered this as it seems so much easier…and less messy!
Carrie, I presume the extra TWW injections are HCG booster shots? Interesting thought there - the crinone is probably the medication I'm most scared of, particularly now that I've got the injections under control. Although, the reaction I had to the last HCG shot is making me think the crinone will be the better option for me.
It really is a great feeling to know that I'm starting tomorrow. Getting to the puregon makes me feel like I'm finally actually starting IVF - the synarel and lucrin haven't given me the same feeling. It's just a shame that today my knee has decided to hurt like crazy! I'm not sure I want to take naprosyn at this stage!
Acupuncture seems to be the way to go, doesn't it? i spoke to my chiro, who also does acupuncture. we discussed acupuncture in conjunction with the IUI treatment for fertility stuff, and he's happy to go down that path if we choose - i just have to be able to commit the time every week for at least 13 weeks - and with the chaos that has been my life of late i just can't seem to find the time!!!! now that things are settling back down, i'll be finishing work earlier every day, and his clinic is only about 5 minutes from work, so i might be able to get around to it. i'd find it very difficult to see someone else at this stage but with Mark, it would be pretty ok (been going to him as a chiro for almost 11 years, so i kinda trust him!!). going back to see him next week, so might have a chat then...
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...been wondering why it has been so quiet in here the last two days...just realised I hadn't subscribed to the new thread.....doh!!
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