IVF/FET in Aug'13' - Aug'14' buddies wanted!!*13 BFP's!!**Updates on first page**

[Plex]

Nearly- exciting do u have long left till af? x

 

[Plex]

For those who've done ivf before, do u have to draw up your own shots or are they pre-filled?

Just had a call from the clinic and we go into fill out all the forms and stuff on the 2nd AUG!!!!! xx

 

[Hopeful Cat]

Hi ladies sorry I'm a little late to the party. I had first ivf in june and going to hopefully start first FET in August.

Plex - my meds came in syringes and I had yo inject a certain dose each time. It was quite simple with the syringes I was given because it had a little dial telling me what id set to inject. (If that makes sense)

 

[ababy4us]

My doctor suggested we skip the surgeries and go straight to IVF while I still have time on my side. He said that if we did remove them that there is a chance we could make things worse and he felt that since I responded so well with the lowest dose of Gonal-F that I would respond really well when they doubled or even tripled the dosage for IVF.

I guess I have a silly question. So can you have endometriosis in your uterus? I know the uterus has endometrial lining and endo is the result of that lining growing outside the uterus. What would cause your uterus to not be healthy for implantation?

ababy4us -that's a really good sign that you responded well to a low dose of Gonal-F! My Dr suggested that the lap surgery I had 2 years ago probably contributed to me having low ovarian reserve (but of course we will never know that for sure, it might be the endo as well or other reasons). As for endometriosis in your uterus, I guess technically it's not endometriosis because your uterus is designed to have those cells and bleed when you have AF? I thought endometriosis is when the cells are just found outside the uterus... hope you know what I mean?

Gold - Do you have any idea yet of the meds you will be taking? x

strange question for all who have had previous ivf - could you get all ur meds in ur fridge? Im kinda worrying that im gunna have to buy another one cos ours is an undercounter type xx

Plex - The stim drugs for our first IVF was Gonal-F, but for the second one we'll try Fostimon. Not sure what the downreg drugs will be, but I don't think that's important. I had 4 boxes of Gonal-F plus 2 little boxes of Pregnyl (trigger drug) in the fridge and it wasn't too bad! If you want to save space, you can always just put the Gonal-F pen in the fridge (since that contains the drug), then keep the boxes and the needles outside (since they don't need to be refrigerated!).

Everyone else - good luck to those who've started their IVF process!

Goldfish, yes I know what you mean and that's exactly what I was thinking. I guess I'm just scared that my uterus won't be embryo friendly. I've had the HSG and the Saline Sonogram which all showed my uterus to be healthy, no polyps or anything weird going on. I don't know for my husband and I this is our last and final attempt at biological children so I just really really need/want it to work (we all do, I know). We kind of can't really afford IVF but we are doing it anyways. Long story short, my husband is in the US Army and we are lucky enough to be stationed at a base with an excellent infertility dr who doesn't charge us for his services, the downside is the hospital on base doesn't have the facilities to do the ER and ET so every 3 months a group of us rent out a facility that they use to do all the IVF stuff and that's why some of it is out-of-pocket. All in all its a huge savings, about $8,000 for IVF with ICSI. I don't have to pay for meds or anything, thank goodness. We are on a time limit because my husband is getting out of the Army next July, so we only have two go's at this and its very nerve wracking.

 

[bettybee1]

PLEX

how are you doing ? when do you start your cycle ? x

 

[Plex]

BETTTY!!!

Im good thanks! sick of waiting but still plodding on lol. I have an appointment on the 8th to do all the form stuff. Have u heard anything back about ur egg sharing? R u on ur second cycle now then? xxx

 

[bettybee1]

Hey !!! That's will mean ur matched wont it ??

I got matched in may!!!! Start in September on the egg sharing of this cycle fails !!!

But yeah on my 2nd cycle now :/ !! Hoping it works!!!! And I don't need too egg share !!!

Xxx

 

[Plex]

Really hope it means that

Yay!!!! soooo glad ur matched - fxd u wont need to do it though
Really sorry bout ur last cycle xxx

 

[bettybee1]

Yeah I got matched instantly when my gentic testing came back as I have a rare blood group and their was loads off receipeints waiting and they had no donors for ages !!

It's okay hun we have too be realistic national success rates are only 36.7 or something so hopefully it will b my turn now
Last time I had day 3 transfer hoping for a blast transfer this time they have uped my dose and changed the stim drug & prescribed heparin for after EC :/

So feel v optimistic and positive !!!!!!


You in ya last dose of clomid now ? Have you been ovulating every cycle on it ??? X

 

[Plex]

Wow ur a lucky girl think i may be waiting awhile lol

Fxd u get ur blast transfer this time then! do you have any idea of when u'll be going in for the collection?

Yeah last round o clomid, bloody stuff im having hot flashes in THIS heat!!??!! ive been suffering
I went to see the consultant on the 23rd April to fast track the egg sharing as i'd had a 60+ day period so hadnt ov'ed the last two have been normalish though so im hoping this one will be xx

On a different note, ive just been into asda to buy a maxi dress, picked up a few went to the fitting rooms and they're bloody shut! tell me whats the point in being open and selling clothes if u cant even try them on?

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Hi plex so glad u got ur appointment.
Injections going ok first one was good second one was a little worse u swap sides so that side may be more sensitive.
Emotions have run high today cried over a smoke alarm not stopping :s
I can only imagine what il be like after more injections. Ur appt is just round the corner. I found it easier to wait it out by filling up my calandar and making plans for spare time. See people or go out or mow the grass but fill up ur time. I still couldn't distract myself but atleast I was busy
Good luck to everyone else xxxx

 

[Plex]

Thanks hun

not looking forward to that s/e when i start, i get weepy as it is without my hormones being even more all over the place. Im off on my hols 2moro till next friday then working all week so hopefully the time will fly by (probably wont but hey ) Do u have to have many appointments between now and ec? xxx

 

[mwb2040]

Hi everyone, this is my first post here. Me and DH have been TTC for exactly a year now and found out he has low sperm count (4m first test, 900k second test). We're starting IVF with ICSI this month, I just got AF two days ago. Very excited and nervous at the same time.

 

[Mrs. T]

I will start my first IVF cycle at the beginning of August. The nurse told me an IVF cycle usually lasts around 6 weeks so the procedure should happen in September. I am scared. I have gained weight since my pregnancy and subsequent miscarriage last year and haven't managed to take it back off. Plus I am going through some stressful life situations. I am worried all this could affect my chances. I was gonna put the IVF off for a couple months but I'm 38 and time is not on my side. So here I am waiting for my cycle to start next week. Eek!

 

[Lucie73821]

Welcome to the new ladies!

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Welcome everyone.

Plex it really does depend how ur clinic works. U may find that it's a appointment to discuss all test results and next steps. I had a couple of appointments at the nhs hospital before my first with the clinic I had a pretreatment scan the day before my appointment then we discussed protocol and I started day 21 of that month. U then have meds delivered within a couple of days and book ur injection teach.
Are u going anywhere nice?

Mrs t try not to worry too much I was talking to a lady who was 38 for months and she had her first icsi and got pregnant so it really does happen.

Xxxx

 

[bettybee1]

Wow ur a lucky girl think i may be waiting awhile lol

Fxd u get ur blast transfer this time then! do you have any idea of when u'll be going in for the collection?

Yeah last round o clomid, bloody stuff im having hot flashes in THIS heat!!??!! ive been suffering
I went to see the consultant on the 23rd April to fast track the egg sharing as i'd had a 60+ day period so hadnt ov'ed the last two have been normalish though so im hoping this one will be xx

On a different note, ive just been into asda to buy a maxi dress, picked up a few went to the fitting rooms and they're bloody shut! tell me whats the point in being open and selling clothes if u cant even try them on?

My estimated EC will be the 5th of August ish !!! Could be earlier or later :/
Am
Moving house on the 7th of August so don't want it too fall on tht day a close shave tho ahha!!!

Asif the changing rooms were closed !! The stupid idiots lol x

 

[Plex]

Mwb - good luck for ur first round xx

Mrs T - Not long till u start then hun, exciting xx

Sammy - Im just hoping things dont take too much longer and that i'll start bcp on cycle day 21 cos thats closer Im off to sunny cromer, we'll have a good seat for the thunderstorms that are coming that way at the weekend, in a caravan too which u cant hear urself think when its raining on it xx

Betty - Eeek! ur close to ec already I know it might be difficult but take it easy when u move I know, stupid asda! Went and got myself one today so dont feel as peeved as i did yesterday lol xx

Hows everyone else doing? xx

 

[ababy4us]

Hey ladies!

I just started something last night to help fund our IVF. I know many of us are in the same situation where IVF is a hardship financially. There is a website called www.gofundme.com and basically you tell your story and share it on your fb (if you'd like) in hopes to get donations from friends or family. I know a lot of people don't agree with it but for me I figured we had nothing to lose and we could use the help. Please no harsh judgments, as I am only trying to help anyone I can. So far after less than 24 hours we have managed to raise over $200 and received so much support and good thoughts (that in itself is priceless). It was hard for my husband and I to make the decision to put our story out there like that but in a way its such a relief. Anyways, just wanted to share.

 

[mwb2040]

A couple of questions... Again, this is all new to me. I'm 30, DH is 27.
I'm doing a SHG on Tuesday. I'm nervous, because I had an HSG done a couple of months ago and found it very uncomfortable. Has anyone done an SHG?
Also, they just told me today my insurance needs to do a day 3 FSH test. I did the bloodtest today on day 4. She said it should be fine. Anyone any experience? We just preferred to start this cycle instead of having to wait for day 3 next month.

Good luck to everyone!! I hope we can all share some helpful information.