Hello all,
Thanks for checking in. I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry at the moment...on the day we started our gonal-f injections, my mum decided that drinking 500ml of gin was a great idea (on top of 250ml the day before), as was abusing the nurses in the ED after she had a fall, and then to top it off, she discharged herself and came knocking on the door of my Aunts where we were staying at 1am in morning (we had left her at the hospital as they were doing tests, and mum was being so rude etc so I left)! (ps. she did this the day before my BIL's fathers funeral - I think she does it on purpose to seek attention back on to her...) Then, we find out that her surgery is scheduled the day before our likely pick up date! So fingers crossed we stay on schedual and dont go early as I'm the one having to pick her up, drive her to Melb and stay with her to be there when she wakes up! She does not know about the IVF and I dont really want to have to explain why I cant be there at this stage in the process! I have not yet planned how I then get back home, pick up DH and get back down to Melb in prep for pick up - I'll deal with that one once we have a confirmed date

Waiting1 - I like your thinking and I do wonder at how we can ever be succesful with all this going on- we prob should have cancelled the cycle, but I have this mistaken belief that by keeping going that I was focusing on us, and what was important to us, what I did not factor in was that everything else would keep going as well. Plus, the stress with my mum will never decrease, it just is always there and then explodes at undefined times - so chaning the timing does not mean much in terms of finding a better time. Maybe I just get drawn into things too much so its my fault, but stressful things just seem to keep happening around us and I cant control that.

Ruth - thanks for the suggestion - yep I was going to acupuncture, but due to work pressures I just cant get there anymore - up here it is not open on Sat, and it takes too much time out of my work day, but I might get to the library and see about a relaxation dvd - thats a good suggestion.

Reflecting on what I've written, it is really pathetic, and I wonder if I want this enough - 'cant find time from work for acupunture'! Pls, like I'm the only busy person in this world! I dont know - its just to hard to work this though - and I'm crap at letting go and saying I cant do it!

Anyway, it is nearly the weekend, which means no work, and sleep ins looking forward to that! Thanks again for checking in, and sorry to just continue the rant...