LT TTC & Assisted Conception Jan-Feb 2011

That's great Blossom! Have a lovely relaxing weekend x

I had my scan this morning. Although I am waiting for the bloods here is what was said. I have 6 follies in each ovary. The largest two are 16 with the rest following closely behind (many at 12). Some ickle ones are at 4. Funny that most of the advanced ones are on my left side (where ther is no fallopian tube?!).

But then she said I have a polyp and said I will need to speak to the nurse about it. I googled it and found it could reduce chances with ivf......Why didn't they say I had it before? Why didn't they get rid of it when they got rid of my tube? Do I have to have another op? Are our chances now screwed? I feel like I can't breathe right now.

Has anyone else had this? I need to calm down!

Williever it is such a emotional rollercoaster i know the feeling, i hope you are ok! Fingers crossed the polyp wont hinder anything..
Just breathe you have some good follies in there so try to stay positive, easier said than done i know
x

I just can't believe something else could mess this up :computer: Hopefully get good news over the phone??
*sulky face*

ouch.. is for the needles williever

good luck

Williever - sorry but I can't help about the polyp but sending you big hugs, sweetie. 12 follies is great though.

Well, EPU was fun fun fun today. We only got 5 eggies which I'm a bit disappointed with but by the sounds of things, they were stubborn little buggers and required loads of digging around at my insides to get them out. DH was sitting in the room and actually commented to me later about how much more "vigorous" my FS was this time round. Put it this way, we got way way less eggs but still took as long. As a result, super super sore and drugged up to the max along with bleeding like a stuck pig. When I say bleeding, I mean shifting on the bed when i was having a cuppa at the clinic and feeling gushes every time I moved. And every time I stood up, another gush. Thankfully now, its just lovely clots coming out but feels bloody disgusting (no pun intended). I totally didn't expect this as last cycle, I had no bleeding whatsoever and minimal pain (other than slight ohss) so today was a slight shock to the system. My nurse did ring me at home to make sure I was ok but I think the next few days will be getting taken very easily. Now we just wait on tenterhooks for the fert report tomorrow morning.

Melissa- I feel your pain...literally! Apparently sustagen is meant to help. Not sure how or why! Congrats on the five eggs. Fingers crossed one of them is the one!

N2L x

Melissa I too felt your pain you poor thing. Congratulations for getting 5 eggs .That's very brave of your DH going into the theatre room with you.

Oneday I hope you doing well and that little bean is getting stronger and stronger.

Blossom, Williever and JBM hope to see you all in the 2ww soon.

AFM the nurse rang today to let me know we didn't get any frosties - I'm ok with it. All set for BT on the 25th Feb although I might know before then. Will my 2 fresh cycles AF turned up exactly one week after transfer. Let's hope she stays away!

Melissa - Wow! Sounds like you had a really tough day. I hope you are now relaxing and being looked after. Congratulations on your 5 eggs. Sending you all the positive vybes possible :goodluck: xx

happybaby - I hope to be there soon. No matter how hard the tww is, it's always a bonus to be in it. Thanks x

Thank you ladies for your thoughts today. I did speak to the nurse who said my FS said to relax about the polyp. That it is nothing to worry about right now and no reason to cancel this month (it will always be in the back of my mind now though!).
Back in for BT and scan on Friday, but we are very close:dance:........I was kinda hoping to be told to do the trigger (I know it's too early) because everything is getting that little bit more painful and uncomfortable now:bhcontract:. I struggled driving home, and sitting is awkward. I am comfortable only when laying down.trousers are now too tight, and........well you know the rest.......sick of being a pin-cushion.

Hope everyong has a lovely evening x

Hi Lovely Ladies

Teirae ~ very exciting! Sounds good. All the best. Thanks for your comments - yeh it is hard not too think and stress about it all too much But I think I'm doing ok, pretty well despite everything. Our FS did say the results may take 8 weeks as they have to go to Qld and with the floods I guess they could be anywhere. I'll try and find out very soon though.

Kass ~ Sorry again for your official BFN! BT's are never easy and a pain when you know the result is a neg. Bug hugs. Thanks - they are just a range of tests that our FS wanted us to have, I know one was Thyroid Hormone and another was anti-sperm anti-bodies but don't know what the others were.

Melissa ~ thank you - the patient is doing pretty well :-)He goes back into Melb on Wednesday to have an assessment and a better wash. Having each other is def the most important thing! It would just be nice for us to have a family together and would just make our life together more rewarding. We still have time :) Ouch, rest up and FX'd tight that they all fertilise - to have a few would be great for you!!

1MOREPLZ ~ Hope AF settles down and the month goes super quick for you!

Williever ~ Sorry to hear about your pulp, hope it doesn't affect your IVF too much. Can they remove it? GL tomorrow and EPU, :crossfingers:

Blossom ~ Thanks hon! Those follies sound good, all the best!!

JBM ~ hi and hope you're traveling well and the time goes quick for you!

HB ~ hugs hun, I know what that is like. But keep trying, FX'd for your next go.

Hi to anyone I've missed. Sending out loads of :pink-babydust::stickyvibesboy:
AFM ~ Nothing new to report. Its our 4th year wedding anniversary today, despite everything that has been happening we will celebrate that we have each other and the wonderful 4 yrs we've been married. AS soon as DH is out of his neck brace we are going to go away for a nice weekend, before he goes back to work. We did manage to get one quiet round of B'Ding in which was hard with DH's brace etc (sorry if TMI) but he was keen to try and because I was ovulating we had a go LOL. So hoping once will be enough - highly doubtful but you just never know I guess =)

To say we are devastated is an understatement but only one of my eggs fertilised. We will get a phonecall around 9am tomorrow to see if it has survived the night and will be up to a 2 day transfer. Just to add insult to injury to the crappy cycle from hell. Has anyone else had heavy bleeding following epu? I was going through a pad an hour yesterday - is this normal? I am worried that if this little embie does make it to tomorrow, it'll have a rough time trying to implant because of the blood. This sucks.

Giant hugs Mel ~ I know it's hard but positive thoughts this one will make it. I will be :pray: for you! Perhaps check with them tomorrow about the bleeding but I will be hoping that it wont affect your transfer. I've had little bit of bleeding before, perhaps they just had little trouble removing the eggs. FX'd the bleeding will go before your transfer hun, all the best. <3

Melissa - I'm sorry you are having a hard time hun. I hope that egg makes it through the night. I can't imagine how you are feeling right now, but am here if you need to talk.
:comfort:

Loops - Happy wedding anniversary xx

Hi everyone x

afm - I spoke with my FS. Tomorrow I am having an ultra-sound instead in order to have a good look at this polyp. Her suggestion is to continue the cycle as Sun/Mon could be collection day, fertilise and freeze. I will have to have another hysteroscopy before an egg can be returned..........I am gutted. I cried in front of my boss! embarrassing! I am home now and trying to relax. After all there are lots of follies. I should be happy with that......I just keep wondering what the hell we have to do for things to run smoothly. This polyp should just not be there....

Hopefully the ultrasound will show nothing! What's the likelihood of that? Impossible?

Not coping today.

Hi girls,

Hope you are all well.

WillIever, i cried in front of my boss during a cycle - its a tough time. Then when i had a BFP she gave me a big hug because she knew how much i wanted it!!! Dont be embarassed, you're only human.

Loops - have a great annivesary and big wishes for you in the future.

Happybaby - finges crossed for you, i will see you in the TWW.

Hey to everyone else i have missed!!

AFM - have been popping in and out of here for about a month now, but i am back in, and almost in the TWW. Trigger injection tonight, EPU on Saturday. Had a scan on Tues and there were lots of follies, but some werre too small so hopefully they will have grown. Fingers crossed for lots of little eggies on sat. Then transfer the following thurs with one blastie. Starting to get a bit nervous, just need to keep my mind off it! Yeah right.

Good luck girls, you are all so brave, i forgot how hard it is to go through this. Just have to stay strong. Speak soon.....



Melissa - i hope your tansfer goes ahead, fingers crossed for you!!

Williever - Far out! I am so sorry that you have hit a hurdle in your cycle. I know what you mean about the crying, it happens at the best of times but it is very hard to hold back in front of others when you are faced with such crappy news. I really, really, really hope that you have a little miracle tomorrow and the stupid polyp has disappeared and will leave you alone for good. Big, big, big hugs to you hun, this is tough going but you will get there....

Melissa - You have had such a tough cycle. Your little embie will be in my thoughts tonight when I send out my sticky vibes and I am so hoping for you that you have good news tomorrow. :pray:
Your bleeding sounds quite heavy, did you speak to your nurse/fs about this today? Has it eased for you today?

Loops - happy anniversary. It sounds like your dh has a great nurse (with benefits!) to aid his recovery. A holiday when he recovers sounds like a good plan.

Happybaby - great to hear all went well. I hope AF keeps away for the next 9 or so months for you..

N2L - How are you feeling?

Hi to all you other ladies 1moreplz, jbm, teire, kass and anyone else I may have missed. I hope you are all looking after yourselves.

AFM - 6dp5dt and not feeling very optimistic. Have refrained from POAS (usually do by now) and am feeling miserable today as I have no symptoms whatsoever, pretty much feeling that this cycle is done with.

JayeJaye - Good luck for your EPU on Saturday and here's hoping that your little ones have caught up. Best of luck!!!

Thanks tantee, good luck to you too!!! Not long to wait now! Stay positive!! I know its easier said than done!!

jayejaye - Thanks hun. We are human so I guess I should get over it. Good to know others have had to deal with the emotions too. Wishing you all the best for Saturday x

tantee - Not long to go :crossfingers: Everything crossed for you. I really need that miracle!

Melissa - Still sending you my thoughts. Everything crossed for tomorrow :pray:

Really quick one from me. Our little fighter has made it through the night - huge huge huge sigh of relief. My sister texted me before and said it must be a wee toughie to survive having been dug out of me (quite literally!!). So ET is 4pm today. Thank you all so so very much for all your thoughts - this cycle has sucked. The bleeding has pretty much stopped now, though after EPU, I did have to stay for quite a while because of the quantity of blood coming out - gross!!! I looked in my little handbook yesterday and apparently heavy bleeding happens in 1% of cycles. Lucky me!

Williever - meh, don't worry about the crying AT all - this is one of the roughest journeys we will ever take. My workmates are quite used to me wandering round with red eyes. My (male) boss who I have had several personality clashes with over the last few years actually said to me on Thursday that if I ever needed to go into his office to talk or have a cry to just go and do it. Not that I ever would but it means a lot when people do try and understand that much.

Anywho, BBL for a few persies XXX

Hi Melissa

I have not had a chance to come in here over the past couple of days other than to read. I had planned on coming in today for persies.
But, as you may be off for your transfer soon I just wanted to wish you the very, very best of luck. I know what it's like to have just one little egg after what is a long and difficult process. To put it quite bluntly, IT SUCKS BIG KNOBS!!!!!!! (caps for emphasis).

I will have my fingers crossed for you.

take care xxx

n2l

melissai: good luck for ET today .

melissai ~ good luck today for transfer :)

Melissa My thoughts are with you today. Wishing you a smooth transfer and see you in the 2ww!

Williever I'm so sorry this cycle has been interrupted. Hope the polyp is cleared up soon

xx HB

Thank Goodness Melissa. Sending you a tonne of good luck and sticky vibes for your transfer this afternoon.

Melissa - I am SO happy that little eggie fought its way through the night. Good luck with the transfer. My thoughts are with you! Your news really cheered me up!

Hi everyone,
I just thought I would update before I finally call my mum to let her know what is going down....tried to keep this cycle a secret.....oh well!!

So, I had the ultrasound today which confirmed a large polyp (how this wasn't caught during my last hysteroscopy is still my biggest question:angry:). We are still going through with the cycle and I am triggering tomorrow which means pick-up will be Monday. Surviving eggs will be frozen (there are 12 big follies - reaction to drugs has been great). I will have to wait for transfer, but they are getting the polyp in the same hit as the pick-up.
I hope this is the end of it. I just can't believe anything is there after my last op.! So angry and sad at the same time. I could have been getting pregnant without IVF if it wasn't there...................:shakehead: tired of this

Williever - :comfort: sorry you have had such a rough day. Crappy polyp. When did you have your hysteroscopy? Great news that you have so many good size follies, I really hope you get lots of good quality embies. When will they be freezing them, as soon as they are fertilised or will they try to send them to blast? I suppose it will depend on how many you get. Good luck with your trigger tomorrow, any consolation, Sunday will be a day off from meds so a perfect time to indulge yourself with something special. What time is your EPU on Monday?

Hi tantee
My hysteroscopy was in September. It was a laporoscopy and DnC with removal of my left tube. Quite intense. This one wont be like that.............hopefully! They will try to get them to 5 days before freezing, but yeah depends on number and quality. I'm suprised there are so many, but now worried the quality wont be so good. Saw one at 25mm today. Not sure if that's good. It was the largest. Most are at 22/23 with one still slowly plodding along at 16.

Pick-up and polyp removal at 10:30 Monday morning. Funny tat I may not have needed ivf, but without ivf I would not have known about this silly polyp! So I did need ivf! Can you tell my mind has had it?

Bet your excited about tomorrow? Good luck! Sending big fat juicy embies vibes xx

Williever - man that just blows about your polyp. Could your FS give you any indication of how long it has possible been there? Sounds like you have a fantastic batch of follies cooking, hopefully the 16mm will have caught up by Monday. And FX they fertilise like little rabbits so that you have a great batch for the freezer. Sending big hugs hun, this game is sucky enough without curveballs like this thrown in amongst it, though I suppose it si one good thing that the ployp can be removed during EPU, rather than having to go back in later. Haha, each cycle, I have these big plans that it will just be between DH and I - never lasts and before long, everyone knows!! Probably doesn't help that I am such a sook on meds and cry at anything.

N2L - I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree that one embie SUCKS BIG KNOBS!!!!!! However, hoping that when you start your next stim cycle, you will have loads of wee ones to choose from :)

Jayejaye - GOOD LUCK for today and FX you have lots of lovely eggies as a result

Tantee - have you caved and poas yet? Keep positive hun, no fat lady singing yet

Well, I am officially in the 2ww - YAY!!!!! We transferred our little 2 day embie yesterday, a little earlier than I would've liked but I'd rather transfer early than have nothing to put back. Apparently it is a good quality one so atm, I am feeling quite calm and hanging onto that. DH is being so sweet and talking away to it all the time and today, I had to go to town (about an hour away) to go to the market to get groceries and he insisted on coming too to carry everything. Awwwww, he can be such a sweetie when he wants to be! I will carry on with acupuncture for the next week or two and and scoffing down pineapple like mad - hell, if someone told me that walking round with toilet paper in my ears would increase the chance of it sticking, I'd do it!!!!!!

Anywho, thanks again for all the well wishes and sending out loads and loads of sticky vibes and good egg/embie growing vibes :)

Hi girls,
Just a quick one from me. I am exhausted and off to bed, and its only 8pm. Egg pick up went well, 17 eggs altogether, very excited. For the first time ever i felt really sick after it all, needed lots of anti nausea drugs, and my heart was going very slow, (45 bpm) so they had to give me something for that as well. Not sure why i had such a reaction this time. They said maybe because there was more eggs than last time it takes more of a toll.
Anyway, sorry for the me post, but i am just about to fall into bed.
Hope everyone else is well, mwah. J.

Wow jayejaye 17!!! have a good rest and FX for your little ones xxx

Hi girls
Melissa big congrats on entering the 2ww fingers crossed this little one is it and sticks, hopefully i will be joining you by the end of next week x
Jayejaye thats wonderful news get some rest and sending lots of babydust to your little eggs for fertilisation x
Williever goodluck for monday i will be having mine about the same time, sucks about the polyp but hopefully you get some good little eggies and they fertilise nicely for you too x
Tantee hang in there it is such a horrible wait, stay positive and sending you lots of sticky vibes x

AFM well i have had another hurdle thrown my way i had a NK cell test done beginning of the month just to tick all the boxes and make sure i didnt have it before spending another year trying and yep i have some slightly elevated NK cells so i am now on 30g prednisone a day i already feel like im bloated and have put on 10 kilos in a year and now have to up my steroid dose.. I know it is all for a good cause but sometimes i feel very deflated on top of my hubbie being sterile and using donor sperm and then finding i too have a chromosonal problem which affects fertility to then this, lucky i am a fighter but sometimes it gets a little hard to stay positive when the odds are so stacked against you. At least we found out before transfer so we can hopefully treat the problem and give our little embies a chance to implant and not m/c.
Had a scan done today so on the bright side there are 11 follies there all good sized so epu at 10.45 mon morning. Trigger tonight and relax and enjoy tomorrow ready for monday.
Have a nice weekend everyone
xx

blossom - Man you are a fighter! It's just amazing how many strong women I've met on this site. You are an inspiration! I'd never heard of the NK cells until now. I've just Googled it, so I kind of get it........What is the prednisone doing to help (don't know much about that drug)?
Well you and I will be in at the same time :p How strange. Good luck with the trigger! mine is at 10.30 tonight. I had my last gonal f injection. I am getting nervous, but trying to stay calm.


Does anyone know what happens with an FET? I will be having it once recovered and I have no idea really. Will there be injections?

Hey guys, been hanging out for my FS appointment in two weeks. Fortunately I have to cancel it as I noticd things were a little different. Wasn't going to do any tests cos well, I need IVF, not so, BFP!!!!!!! Good luck ladies, my thoughts and prayers always have and always will be there. All my love, me.

Hi ladies do you mind if i stick around in here for a bit longer? im having a really tough time mentally. Im 6 weeks pg on tuesday but i just dont feel pg at all and i just feel like its not happening and keep thinking how much i just cant go through this journey anymore but at the same time i just dont know how to give up when its everything iv wanted my whole life. Im sorry and i know this should be the happiest time of my life but i feel like there is something wrong, i have had some slight cramping and i tiny bit of brown blood yesterday, everyday iv had sore boobs on and off but nothing today?? i know how selfish this is and im sorry i just needed some where to vent, i dont feel i belong anywhere at the moment. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Jayejaye - woohoo, what an AWESOME egg haul you had!!! Yay you! FX for lots of great quality embies from it. Hope you are feeling ok now

Blossom - wow that really sucks about your NK cells. However, hopefully, this cycle will be the one seeing that now there will be no little nasties hampering it. Best of luck for EPU, bring on lots of lovely healthy little eggies

Williever - we have done one FET and we had no jabs. We did a medicated cycle, where I took progynova from the time I got AF and when my lining was right, we were scheduled for transfer. Before the transfer, I had to start the lovely progesterone as per a stim cycle plus keep up the progynova (oestradiol) tablets. You can also do a natural cycle where, correct me if I'm wrong ladies, but you will be monitored for ovulation via peesticks or blood tests and when it is O time, you will be ready to go. As we've only done a medicated cycle, I'm not as familiar with a natural cycle - think they are done if you have no problems with your cycle. Which I don't but for some reason, my clinic decided medicated was the way to go for us. In any case, it is way way less full on than a full stim cycle. HTH :) Good luck for your EPU and polyp removal - hope you can get lots of nice little embies to freeze

Melindaann - huge big yay to you on your BFP!!!!! Fingers, toes and eyes crossed that it is a lovely little sticky one for you :)

Blossom - try not to worry about the steroid side affects too much - like the weight gain. I gained about 15 kgs but during my pregnancy I have pretty much stayed the same as the fluid weight I lost was taken up on my belly so it comes out pretty even in the end. And at the end of the day it works - we tried for 7.5 years with no success and after finally being diagnosed with elevated nk cells was put on pred and on the third transfer using pred which was upped to 30 mg I got pregnant and am now nearly 39 weeks and counting down the days.

Good luck - and to any girls who have unexplained infertility, recurrent miscarriage and/or recurrent IVF failure I can't stress enough to get your levels checked!!

Cheers Trea

Thanks Melissa :loveshower: They haven't mentioned anything yet so will probably find out on Monday whether it will be natural or medicated, but at least it's nothing like a stim cycle..........over that. So I'm hoping a few will do well and then I've got a few goes before another stim cycle.

blossom - what are you doing today?

oneday - I hope there is nothing wrong and it's all a nervous feeling FX for you :stickyvibesgirl::stickyvibesboy:

trea - Congratulations on getting so far after soo long. You show us there is always hope.:thumbsup:

jayejaye - how are you feeling today?

Trigger injection was far from nice. Def. the worst is saved till last. And now I can't think of anything other then Monday :wall:

Oneday - awwww :grouphug:, I don't mind in the slightest if you stick around. Hoping everything is fine but please remember that preggo symptoms do come and go so fx that is all your boobies are doing, a bit of cramping is normal too - uterus/ligaments stretching etc? When do you go for your scan? Chin up lovey, don't feel selfish - you are allowed to be scared.

Hi all
Want to do persies but right now only on phone. Kind of urgent question I have some cramping and sharpish pains on my right side. Then went to loo and there is brownish discharge. It is
11 days past opu and d&c. Is it Af? Should I be worried? Advice/opinions welcome!

Hi girls,

Feeling much better today. Still very bloated!!

Williever - i never had any injections with FET, just bloods to see when ovulating, but not sure if it will be the same for everyone?

Oneday - its a very confusing time. Make sure you get support from those around you!! You can do this!! Stay strong!

Mellisa - thanks for asking how i am!!! All good now!!

Nothing2lose - not sure what could be happening a perhaps call the nurse in the morning. If its brown blood, that means its old, so better than having bright red.

Hi to all others i may have missed!!

AFM, waiting for phonecall with fertilization results tomorrow. After the last two stim cycles, we only had two make it to blast each time, so one put back and one frozen. They said this time there was six really good size follies, so i am hoping at least 3 make it to blast, and we can freeze two. Dont want to get hopes up though. Transfer on thurs.

Best wishes to all you courageous girls!! Chin up and lets get it done!

Thanks ladies for the support, im feeling a bit more positive tonight. I did another POAS just to make sure it was still coming up which it would cause HCG can stay in the system for weeks but it made me feel better that the positive line came up straight away and is darker then the other line so im hoping this is a good sign and it wasn't first morning urine. I have my seven week scan next tuesday (the 1st march) so fingers crossed.

Ladies good luck with EPU, fertilisation and transfer my thoughts are with you all xxxxx

N2L i would call the nurse but like jayejay said brown is ment to be old blood. goodluck xxxx