LTTTC & Assisted Conception ~ April 2006 #2

[jori]

Thank you everyone for your warm welcome.

Percy i have been on the metformin for about 3 months now. don't find it too bad. i am taking 850mg morn and night. this is my second month on met and clomid together.

Cherie the first month of taking met and clomid together i was told to go for a blood test on cd22. the results were that i ovulated. specialist didn't mention going for another blood test. i was told to come back and see him if i wasn't pregnant within 3 mnths.

[sushee]

Jane, bugger about AF arriving, and playing tricks on you to boot. Mean old cow.

Janee, 8 eggs is perfect! That's what most clinics aim for, between 8 - 10 eggs, so you did suberbly!

Cherie, sending you loads of GL vibes for your EPU on Fri. It sounds like your ovaries are doing what they're supposed to, and yes, stimming was always uncomfy for me, and I never got more than 10 eggs. I too couldn't walk after the trigger, there was so much discomfort. I'm hoping that you won't have to go through it again, because a BFP will be waiting for you at the end of this.

To everyone else,

love
sushee

[janee]

Good morning all... I'm feeling sane now after my potion of anaesthetic drugs yesterday, so here goes for my first official personals:

Cherie - good luck for Friday...I hope all goes well for you. I was so nervous, but really don't know what I was worrying about now. I think I was most scared about embarrassing myself, as with the "twilight anasthetic" you can still be talking even though you're out of it.

Jori - welcome to BB. I'm kinda new, as I didn't post for a while, but really think the support is amazing here.

Jane - sorry to hear about AF arriving. Doesn't she know when to stay away?

And to everyone else - a huge big hello


Me, got the phone call today, that out of 8 eggs, 7 have fertilised!!!!!
Can't believe it. We are doing blastocyst, so another few days of waiting and anxiousness, but all goes well for a transfer on Saturday!

Hugs to everyone. Have a good day all.
Love

Janee

[Cherie]

I think I was most scared about embarrassing myself, as with the "twilight anasthetic" you can still be talking even though you're out of it.

Hehe .. me too! I'm worried that I will wake up and find myself picking my nose or scratching my crotch or something equally embarrassing (as you can probably tell, I'm a mass of insecurities LOL)

YAY for your 7 fertilised embies Janee I hope the next few days go by quickly for you (and you can enjoy the time off work resting). I'll be thinking of you on Saturday.

Thanks for your lovely thoughts Sush .. I hope I have a BFP announcement in a few weeks too.

Hey Jori - that's great that you already know that you ovulate on the clomid/met combination. I had to have blood tests each cycle on clomid, because I didn't O the first few times and we were adjusting the dosage for a few cycles. Best of luck to you hun.

Jane - bummer that AF showed up. Nasty nasty witch.

Thanks Shez - I'm hoping your Bob Watson babydust rubs off on me! You were right though - he is an absolute gem!

I'm a bit cranky - I rang out of Synarel, and had to buy a new bottle of it (at $110 mind you) - I'm only going to get 2 days use out of it DH keeps reminding me that we have to do things properly, and that a second cycle would be far more expensive than a second bottle of Synarel, but I still feel a bit cranky about it.

I've got one final scan tomorrow morning, and then my hcg injection tomorrow night. Is that the trigger shot that a few people have said is so uncomfy? Maybe I shouldn't plan on doing anything too strenuous at work on Thursday.

[sushee]

Janee,

what excellent numbers! WTG! It bodes well for a few blasts for you to choose from, so will be keeping my fingers crossed for loads of healthy embies to do their thing!

love
sushee

[janee]

Thanks sushee, and also for your reply to my epu question!
I'm off work for the rest of the week, so hoping to rest up.. not really my thing keeping still for more than 5 minutes, but I'm gonna try.
Hope everyone's having a good day!
Janee

[Percy]

Janee - fabulous results! well done!!!

Cherie - gotta look at the big picture! One bottle at $110 is a lot cheaper then a cancelled cycle. Good luck!

[{sarah}]

Hey Cherie, if that one bottle at $110 gets you a BFP this cycle then it's definately worth it

[{sarah}]

Eeeep! I forgot about our chat - it's on TONIGHT.

Details here

[*Shan*]

Morning everyone...

Jane - So sorry to hear that AF arrived...Fingers crossed for this cycle

Janee - well done with the EPU. Fingers crossed you get a BFP at the end of it

Cherie - when you get your BFP that $110 will be the best you've ever spent. Good luck

Hope everyone else is having a great day

[sushee]

Cherie, yes the HCG shot is the 'trigger'. And no, I wouldn't plan on doing somersaults after, if I were you! Lol!

love
sushee

[janee]

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a good day.
Shan, Percy, Cherie, Sushee and everyone else how has wished me and my embies well - a big thankyou. Today, my tummy still looks like I'm hiding a beach ball inside... I do hope this feeling subsides in a few days. Waiting for the phone call tomorrow to update us on the number of embies. we are still on track for Saturday transfer.
Take care everyone

janee

[lil_chookie]

Hi Lovelies,

There are few newbies that have join our little thread hope you stay is very short.

So much has been happening in the land of lil_chookie, I will try to get back on this afternoon and write a short novel about it.

Hi to Shan, Jane, Cherie, Sushee & everyone else.

xox

[{sarah}]

Good luck for Saturday Janee

Cherie how did the trigger go last night?

[Cherie]

Cherie how did the trigger go last night?

It went absolutely fine I dropped in to North West Private Hospital, and the Nurse Unit Manager on duty did the injection for me - he was very gentle and I didn't feel a thing. Yesterday my abdomen felt a little bit tender and heavy, but it was actually less painful that the first few days of the Puregon injections.

I had my EPU this morning, in at the QFG Day Theatres in the city (not the North West Medical Centre where I have been going for everything else). I came out of the anaesthetic really quickly (that happened with my last anaesthetic too) and nobody told me that I said anything embarrassing lol.

We got 18 eggs :eek: Honestly, I had said to Gareth on the way there that I would be happy with 8-10, so I'm so surprised by this result. Bob (the OB) said he was thrilled with it, but quite concerned that I'm now at high risk of ovarian hyperstimulation and also that I'm going to feel very nauseous and in quite a bit of pain for a few days, because it can be worse with a higher number of eggs retrieved. He gave Gareth lots of instructions for making me comfy this weekend (who's been such a darling so far) and he's going to ring me tomorrow to let me know how many fertilised. So far, I'm not feeling at all nauseous, although my belly is pretty painful, but I have Series 5 of McLeod's Daughters on DVD to keep me occupied while I rest in my comfy recliner

Sorry for no other personals, but I'm going to head back to the couch and rest some more. I'm thinking of everyone, and hoping that you are all doing OK *mwa*

[*Shan*]

oooohhhh good luck on Saturday Janee...fingers crossed all goes well.

Hi Lil-chookie - how are you lovely....sounds like you've got some stuff going on. I'll wait for you post.. hope everything is okay...

Hi to everyone else....

[Danni]

hello everyone...thinking of you all

[janee]

Hi all -
Cherie - hope the trigger shot went OK...they sting don't they??? I have to psych myself up for them.
Hi to everyone else - hope the day if fairing well for you all.

Me - well we have 5 embies left - 2 didn't divide at all, which the embryologist said was unusual. 2 are Grade 1's (being the best) and 3 are Grade 3-s - but 2 are looking like getting to the next stage of development....so we have something to transfer on Saturday. Are these OK odds????? Sushee you would know, being such an experienced IVFer????
Feeling nervous and worried and hopeful all at the same time.
Janee