Hi girls,

Well, what a ****ty week I've had. First some personals!

Mindhugs - good luck in your 2ww hunny! Rest up and think positive. I have a clotting disorder (Factor V Leiden) which means I am more likely to develop blood clots also. Have you seen a haemotologist about it? Mine and my FS prescribed Clexane (yay, extra jabs - not) which I took daily while taking Puregon, then I also took for 10 days after my EPU. It comes in single-use needles so while it is another jab, it's not too bad. You do have to be careful and not rub the injection site or you'll get a massive bruise.

Babytruj - I've been having acupuncture for the last couple of years to help with stress and fertility. I just had my 1st IVF and I had the acu before the cycle (to get me 'ready'), then while taking FSH I had a couple of sessions to help egg development, then I had a session the morning of my transfer (good to relax you as well as get your uterus ready!) then I also had a session the day after, and a further week after that. Obviously you don't have to have quite so many treatments but I feel it really helps me mentally with stress etc.

mitf - glad things are moving forward for you!

krikkit - how did your appt on Friday go? Have they decided when EPU will be?

JBM - hope you are feeling much better soon. Bring on September!

juniper76 - well we are in the same boat aren't we? Here's hoping the next month passes quickly.

AFM - well first I got the BFN on Monday. Phlebotomist gives me the biggest bruise I've ever had from a blood test, which I subsequently have had to hide all week at work. Then on Tuesday the clinic call unexpectedly and tell me if I want I can go straight into another cycle. That is, when AF arrives, that is Day 1. They tell me my estrogen levels are low, and that they think this is an option for me given that I don't normally get AF without assistance.

So I think well, I think I can handle it. Plus a month just seems like such a long time to wait (as we all know). So on Wednesday night I start getting a few cramps, and then on Thursday have the worst AF cramps I've EVER had, in fact could hardly drive to work. Took some painkillers which worked after about an hour, but then I forgot to re-dose and was in agony 4 hours later. Ended up leaving work early as I couldn't sit down.

So Friday morning get up and (TMI warning here) pass the biggest clot ever. Like freaking MASSIVE and am secretly glad it happened before I'm in the clinic having my scan (how embarrassing would that have been). Get to the clinic and go in for my scan and they have some problems finding my ovaries, which they often do. Then suddenly they start talking about cysts. Yep. I have 2 'large' cysts on each ovary, up to 3 x 4cm in size.

So, cycle cancelled.

Talk about a rollercoaster week. So now I am back taking Progynova for 3 weeks then Provera for a week to bring on AF and then it's IVF #2. Providing the cysts have gone by then. Has anyone else had cysts before? This is new to me and slightly scary.

Well - that was my ****ty week on the IVF rollercoaster. Looking forward to re-grouping over the next month and getting into a more postive head space .