Ivf/Icis July/Aug Ninewells Hospital Dundee

[V2R]

H4M - How did it go last night? I hope you went as I felt it helped me understand alot more of what happens during treatment, I was surprised at the turn out when we went. Also it was interesting to know & see what the rooms are all like & where our eggs are tucked up at night. I never got the offer this time to go, probably wouldve liked to have gone again to re-fresh my memory!
How are you feeling now?

How are you Minno? You will be waiting just like me....Every day is another day closer to starting just wish it would hurry up!

Funfair only a few days left until you find out if your having a boy or girl. Be so exciting. Do you have a feeling of what you might have?

 

[H4M]

Hey sorry for the late reply, I found last night very interesting and informative about everything that will be happening, also scary, especially about the ohss as I could be in with a good chance of developing this 😞, v2r I'm with you on the pics of where everything gets done Ect, I found that very interesting, I've been negative about it all and I need to try and stop this as I'm awful for it but they were also going on about percentages being 45-55% at the minute and I know that's pretty high but for me it doesn't seem high enough and I worry I go through all this and it's not a great result 😔 I don't want that to sound selfish I'm just scared about it all and worrying a lot and to have another let down I then wouldn't know if I could then go again to be let down again 😔. Hope this makes sense to you all and I don't sound like a complete cow haha! and if anyone has any questions about last night if I can remember I will tell you 👍! I was also surprised at how many people were actually there x

 

[Minno]

Hey V, yes just waiting waiting waiting, needs to hurry up already! Have to phone the clinic on day 1. I'm hoping it will be soon so st least I can have a plan of what's happening. But I like your thinking, every day a bit closer

H4m I'm so glad you found the evening interesting. They told me 45% success! but 45-55 % is better those are very comparable odds to most clinics.not 99% granted but still good. I think they figure that if yiu have more than one go with fresh and frozen your chances increase. Totally understand your fears though. I am the same. But hey, we've got to be in it to win it as they say. Stay positive.
Any other interesting bits? Who is your consultant? What was Anne McConnell like?

Funfair, only two more sleeps. Sooooooooo excited for you! Xxx

 

[H4M]

Anne was fine , they were all actually really nice and helpful, we have dr patravalli, not sure if that changed now but always been him we have seen, I found a lot of it very interesting but was mainly just about the process and every stage / what to expect, problems that may occur, which was a lot about the Ohss, they said it's all 5 day transfers now they don't do 3 day transfers but not sure how long that's been in place, not sure what other info would be useful? Xx

 

[Minno]

Thanks H4M. Also good to hear about the 5 day transfers! Don't know that doc, we have Dr Kay.
What stage you at now hun? X

 

[Minno]

Oh, just another quick question. Was the 45-55% for ivf for your age range? Sorry for asking, but what age are you? X

 

[H4M]

He's a really nice doctor, I like him he's been very nice since we started. Yeh it was a % for under 30 or 35 I think I'm 26, I can't remember 100% if I'm honest but the percentages weren't too much different, it did drop a bit over 40 but I'm really not 100% 😔. I need to phone up on day 1 of my period to see if can go ahead, they spoke about what protocol people are on , theirs one where you take the spray for two weeks when hosp says and another when you phone on day 1 of period the. Start the spray, which I'm on, I got a flowchart to explain rough times, don't know if all this makes sense, was so much for me to take in 😕 xx

 

[Minno]

Sounds like you're on short protocol petal. That means things will move quickly once you phone up...but there is the annoying Xmas closure to factor in too xx

 

[H4M]

Yes Xmas is the only annoying thing 😔, but will see what happens, may have to wait until January, hope you are not too long in getting started, we have waited so long and it's been hard but this waiting around is v annoying 😔 xx

 

[V2R]

Hi H4M - The percentages they give you don't think about them too much. If things do come up during your first treatment at least they will know how to tweek your drugs as first time is like a trial shot (thats how I now look back on it)!! Just try to keep up beat, short protocol flys by

I had negative thoughts until starting my 1st treatment, I had high expectations that my first round would go smoothly as Anne was very happy with my response to the drugs. Then my egg's failed me! I was back to negative again but 6 months later I'm raring to get on with it. It's an emotional rollercoaster!!

I have a slight bleed today so I'm hoping this is my period. I'll wait until tomorrow to call hospital as I have called before when slightly bleeding & was told call back when I'm bleeding properly!!

 

[H4M]

Thanks v2r 😄 how exciting for you !! This could be you started!!!! Bet your excited, normally I don't want my period to come and I wish and wish and dread everyday incase it comes, this time I'm like damn it hurry up and come 😏👍 would still be great if it never but that's never going to happen lol xx

 

[V2R]

I know I used to think every month maybe they wouldnt arrive, it's good to still keep hope that it might happen naturally. Me you & Minno might be on treatment at the same time xx

 

[H4M]

That's true, I'm trying to stay positive 😄 that would be good, for support xx

 

[Minno]

Exciting V2R, hopefully you will be getting started very shortly! I don't think I'm far away either, got all my usual pms and like H4M, this time I'm willing it to arrive so I can get going too. I think we will all be cycling tomoro - woohoo xx

 

[Minno]

Sorry I meant cycling together, not tomoro ...although that would be good too lol

 

[H4M]

Lol haha Minno! I kinda wish it was tomorrow too! *sighs* hopefully not too long x

 

[V2R]

I have just been looking back where has Tdougal & Wallie gone? Would be great to have an update off you'z.

Funfair what is the sex? Pink or Blue? Exciting now you can actually look at boys or girls clothes. I was going to ask looking back on old feeds you took pregnacare conception instead of folic acid? I think I will go and buy pregnacare I am on folic acid at the moment.

 

[Minno]

V I am taking pregnacare. Tesco have them on 3 for 2 so we mixed and matched with wellman for dh. Horse tablets though, I have to split them in half to swallow them!
What's the update on af? Mine still a no show grrrrrrrrrrr. Xx

 

[V2R]

Hi Minno, Yea I got them in Tesco last night. I bought One Pregnacare Conception & two of the Original ones which will be fine to take if my treatment is a success this time! Yea I was surpised at how big the pills are!!
Update is I'm only slightly bleeding, so still not phoned Anne! Just typical this month it's saying 'I'm on my way but I'm not ready yet' lol...I just hope I start treatment as counting the days out if I do nose spray for 3 weeks then injections will start on xmas week!!! Hopefully I might get scanned after 2 weeks of nose spray.

We all need things to HURRY UP!!!! xx

 

[Funfair1980]

Hie Ladies
Sorry for late response, it's team blue hooray, hubby's over the moon. I had a feeling due to not being sick and no nausea plus the size of the bump.
Stick on pregnacare ladies it's so helpful. I was on long protocol. H4M didn't they give you a green card with a rough idea of your treatment. Am shocked they no longer doing 3dt I thought et depends on your embryo quality, to me they said they better of in me than in the lab so they did a 2dt.

V2R if your flow is not heavy by tomorrow you might be preggo it happened to 2 of my friends this year.

All the best ladies.