First time IVF Buddies

[BlueWife]

Hi All!

Wondering if I can join. Finished all the testing leading up to IVF and we go in on the 23 to go over the results and find out when we get to start.

Background: DH is in his early 20s and I'm in my mid 20s. Yes, we are very young.
I was diagnosed with III Endometriosis when I was 19. I have undergone 2 surgeries, one for the endo and the other to remove a "dirty cyst" roughly 8cm on my left ovary. We've only been married for 8 months, and have been TTC since day 1. We were told it was time to see a fertility specialist who deals with pain management because TTC has put my body through the ringer. (down for the count about 17-20 days a month).
SHG showed no polyps or scar tissue *hooray*
HSG showed that neither right nor left tubes were in working condition *this explains a lot*
He is perfect and so are his swimmers.
Surprisingly, the rest of my tests came back very normal (this has not happened to me in 5 years).

We are very excited/nervous to get the ball rolling. I have found some amazing blogs/vlogs if anyone is interested just let me know.

 

[Tootsi]

Hi All,

Sorry for the late reply it's all go at the minute.

So I've been on my stims for a week now and I had my first follicle scan on Thursday. It went well although they have upped my dosage. They thought I was going to over react to them so started me on a lower dosage but turns out I need more. I'm not sure how many follicles there were in total and they were growing slowly but they seemed to be happy with everything. My next scan is Wednesday and egg collection is booked for Friday.

I am not feeling to bad. Our fertility clinic is 2hrs away so we have had a few early rises to get there for an early appointment so we can back to work in the afternoon. My tummy is also getting tender but it seems to hurt more in my thighs!

I am getting quite anxious about it all I'm so scared after all this that it's going to end in more heartache. Guess we can only wait and see.

Hope your all doing ok. Rachy when is your next appointment, it can't be far away.

Not long now Zelly xx

 

[Tootsi]

Sorry of I am missing out on answering questions. I'm doing this on my phone so it's proving difficult. I shall load up the ipad later. Hope to here from you all soon xx

 

[zelly1]

Hi Zelly. I am finally better! Well, I still have a slight sniffle, but the worst of it is finally over. Spent three weeks sick!! I'm so excited that you got your meds and will be starting soon. You'll get the hang of the injections, don't worry! I'm sure you'll do great! When this week is your appt?

Rachy- You might want to ask your doc if any of your injections can go somewhere besides your abdomen. Some of mine were fine to do on hips or thighs, and it saved me from a lot of pain. Congrats on the nice follicle count!

Tootsi- Congrats on staring stims! When do you have your first follicle scan?

Glad your feeling better. I some how used all my Internet usage up on my phone and broadband been playing up all week so again had limited Internet access.

My appointment is Monday. Getting closer now. AF due within next week or 2 depending if have normal cycle or slightly longer one.

Will catch up with everyone properly when Internet is back on as currently nicking wifi off people whose houses in go to. Have a lovely weekend ladies xx

 

[rachy28]

Hi All,

Sorry for the late reply it's all go at the minute.

So I've been on my stims for a week now and I had my first follicle scan on Thursday. It went well although they have upped my dosage. They thought I was going to over react to them so started me on a lower dosage but turns out I need more. I'm not sure how many follicles there were in total and they were growing slowly but they seemed to be happy with everything. My next scan is Wednesday and egg collection is booked for Friday.

I am not feeling to bad. Our fertility clinic is 2hrs away so we have had a few early rises to get there for an early appointment so we can back to work in the afternoon. My tummy is also getting tender but it seems to hurt more in my thighs!

I am getting quite anxious about it all I'm so scared after all this that it's going to end in more heartache. Guess we can only wait and see.

Hope your all doing ok. Rachy when is your next appointment, it can't be far away.

Not long now Zelly xx

It was today. Ive been coasting the last few days because im developing too many follicles and im feeling extremely poorly. Nauseous, bloated, tired, breathless.
Trigger is tomorrow night and collection is booked for Tuesday morning. Today's scan results:
1@24
2@22
5@20
6@18
2@17
2@16
3@15
15 others between 12mm&14mm

I started off with an afc of just 13! xx

 

[Tootsi]

Wow that is a lot! Poor you i hope your starting to feel a little better. They thought this was going to happen to me but so far I'm ok. At least they will have lots to choose from. You just have to remember that all this may all be worth it in the end.

Does your doctor give you a note of what folicles you have or do you just note them down yourself? X

 

[zelly1]

Hi All,

Sorry for the late reply it's all go at the minute.

So I've been on my stims for a week now and I had my first follicle scan on Thursday. It went well although they have upped my dosage. They thought I was going to over react to them so started me on a lower dosage but turns out I need more. I'm not sure how many follicles there were in total and they were growing slowly but they seemed to be happy with everything. My next scan is Wednesday and egg collection is booked for Friday.

I am not feeling to bad. Our fertility clinic is 2hrs away so we have had a few early rises to get there for an early appointment so we can back to work in the afternoon. My tummy is also getting tender but it seems to hurt more in my thighs!

I am getting quite anxious about it all I'm so scared after all this that it's going to end in more heartache. Guess we can only wait and see.

Hope your all doing ok. Rachy when is your next appointment, it can't be far away.

Not long now Zelly xx

It was today. Ive been coasting the last few days because im developing too many follicles and im feeling extremely poorly. Nauseous, bloated, tired, breathless.
Trigger is tomorrow night and collection is booked for Tuesday morning. Today's scan results:
1@24
2@22
5@20
6@18
2@17
2@16
3@15
15 others between 12mm&14mm

I started off with an afc of just 13! xx

How are you feeling today? Excited for tomorrow? Good luck xx

 

[zelly1]

So had my appt today and a lot to take in. Think I have got my head around all the drugs and process lol. Now to wait patiently for AF which should be here hopefully in week max 2 weeks

How is everyone? xx

 

[KatO79]

Nothing much happening here. My 1st appointment is in 1 week though

Can you tell I'm excited Can't wait to get this ball rolling and hopefully be lucky on our 1st try out I'm 36, almost 36½, so don't have time for this waiting stuff

 

[cupcakelover]

Hi guys,

I wonder if I can join.

This is my first time doing IVF and I start my shots tomorrow. The doctor prescribed me the gonal-f pen (225) and low dose HCG (10 units).

I was put on birth control for about two weeks and took my last pill three days ago. Just got my period today and I'm feeling very crampy. Tomorrow morning I go in early for blood work and ultrasound, and hopefully I'll start my shots at night.

I'm excited and worried about the same time. I see some folks here have had some side effects. Any word of advice on those?

Good luck to everyone!

 

[rachy28]

Tootsi, they plotted the sizes of each follicle on a chart each time i had a scan. I asked them to show me and write them down for me because Im a nosey cow

Im a little nervous Zelly, i suspect we'll loose a few of the biggest and some of the smaller follicles probably wont contain eggs or be mature enough to fertilise.

Kat, good luck with your first appointment

Cupcake, I was on different drugs so i cant tell you how they'll affect you. You may find that your totally fine which i was until the end of stims.

Xx

 

[amanda1235]

Hi cupcake! I'm also in my first round of IVF, I'm on day 6 of stims, but was on different drugs than you. (Bravelle and menopur) For me the only side effects so far have been a mild headache, fatigue, and some skin breakouts the first couple days. Nothing major at all. Started a new drug today (orgalutran), so will see if this one comes with new side effects. A few times the injections stung a bit going in, but nothing a little ice didn't fix. Good luck! Exciting stuff!

 

[cupcakelover]

Very exciting indeed, amanda1235!

Oh, the injections! I'm curious and dreading them at the same time. Did you apply ice before or after the injections?

 

[cupcakelover]

Hi amanda1235,

I just noticed you had polyps recently removed. Do you mind if I ask about it? My doctor found a polyp in my uterus so she said we'll do stims, retrieve the eggs (fingers crossed) and then freeze all. She wants to remove my polyp next month and only then do implantation.

She said if we implant now that the embryo would attach itself to the polyp and result in miscarriage. So now in addition to the stress of stimulation and retrieval I'm all worried about polyp removal.

Oh, and my husband has azoospermia too!

 

[amanda1235]

I used ice after, but not every time. Had to do a few in my car a few times while I was out, so didn't have ice there and it was fine. Honestly, I was so scared, but it turned out not to be a big deal at all. You get used to it really quickly.

What I'm nervous for is the ER, but it is what it is!

 

[Tootsi]

Hey all, hope your all doing ok. Had a pretty bad day felt quite poorly with a bad stomach and im exhausted. Hoping it's a one off I just have two more days of injections left before my trigger injection then egg retrieval. I will not miss injecting myself every day that is for sure!!


Rachy I have everything crossed for you and hope they retrieve lots of healthy, good eggs tomorrow. Good luck xx

Good luck to all of you who start your meds soon. It can be quite trying at times and mentally exhausting but hopefully all worth it in the end. Here's hoping anyway xx

 

[amanda1235]

Hi amanda1235,

I just noticed you had polyps recently removed. Do you mind if I ask about it? My doctor found a polyp in my uterus so she said we'll do stims, retrieve the eggs (fingers crossed) and then freeze all. She wants to remove my polyp next month and only then do implantation.

She said if we implant now that the embryo would attach itself to the polyp and result in miscarriage. So now in addition to the stress of stimulation and retrieval I'm all worried about polyp removal.

Oh, and my husband has azoospermia too!

They found the polyps when they did my sonohystogram during all the pre-tests. Thought that might have been the reason that we han't gotten pregnant, but then found out hubby has azoospermia. Still they needed to come out though for the reasons you said. I was SOOOO nervous before the removal, tears and all, but honestly it was super easy. Whole thing too, about 10-15 minutes max, and they gave me sedation drugs, so I was still with it, but relaxed. A bit of nausea after from the meds, but apart from that, felt perfectly fine that evening. Mild cramps for the next couple days.

 

[cupcakelover]

Oh my gosh, amanda1235, thank you sooooo much for sharing!

It is so comforting to talk to someone who's on the same boat. I feel much better now about the polyp removal and the injections. I really, really appreciate it!

Tootsi, I'm so sorry you had a bad day, but hopefully it will be over soon!

 

[rachy28]

Hey ladies :wave:

Egg collection went well, I'm pretty sore and ive been sick a few times so i can honestly say its not a walk in the park. Anyway, we got 17 eggs xx

 

[cupcakelover]

Woohoo!! 17 eggs? Sounds amazing, rachy!! Hopefully the discomfort is temporary and you'll start feeling better soon.