IVF/ICSI/FET 2011 everyone welcome

[raf-wife]

hi angie
i had stopped eating choccies but was really craving it today, im not going to give in again though, im not sure how much these things affect everything im trying my best to eat healthily but were only human, how are you hun x

 

[Kristin83]

Thanks!!

I'm feeling nervous, anxious, impatient...lol anything but calm!

 

[angiemon]

sunshine-fruit wrapped in chocolate...... no I must stop but theres still leftover chocolate in the house from Christmas and I can't chuck it!!!!
So they can see 10 follicles aswell, excellent!!! I only had 7-8 at this stage and they found 15 so you're doing so great!!

Kristen-i can imagine how you're feeling, i was the same and had snow worries too, I had quite a heavy sedation so it was fine just obviously very anxious about what happened after. You've had great scans though so you will be fine

Raf-wife-yes i am going to stop again. Am eating healthily though, nurse said not 5 a day, do 10 a day fruit and veg so trying to do that..i am ok really, have good and bad days..i have suffered a bit with depression in the past so I worry about that but im actually ok considering. Thanks for asking. Looking forward to the next instalment!!!!! Youll be on the meds soon. YAyyyyyyyy!!

xxx

 

[Kristin83]

I am anxious about being knocked out....i never have before and I think its a control thing that makes me worry...I don't like not being in control...lol

As for the snow they have no idea what is going on here yet...I have heard 7" and I have heard 22" ha ha we'll see when it gets here...

 

[Pollydoodle]

Hi everyone

just catching up on everyone's news today. MrsSunshine, sorry that you are feeling disappointed but it sounds like you will have some nice follicles ready for collection on Friday.

Kristin hope that you get to the clinic ok for Wednesday - I'm sure you will be fine, the four wheel drive sounds like it will do the job no bother.

Am impressed by everyone's knowledge on here - I've actually done very little research on follicle sizes and procedures etc - which isn't really like me but if I read too much I'll start thinking I know more than the professionals and start questioning their judgement... Going to just try and leave it to them for this first one at least....

Angie, 10 pieces of fruit and veg a day?!! Wow, I thought I was doing well with (sometimes) 5! Chocolate had become my new vice since giving up alcohol but now am trying to cut down on that too and have the odd bag of crisps as my occasional treat (will probably find out I shouldn't be eating those next..)

Anyway just a wee update on my appointment today. Got blood test and baseline scan (bit yukky given its day 2 of AF, but ok). Had 9 follicles on left side and 10 on the right (all 6 to 9mm) which they said was fine. They said that my endometrium was a bit thickat 7.7mm (apparently thin at the start, thick at the end is best) so didn't get any injections today - starting them tomorrow morning. Not particularly looking forward to them but hopefully will get the hang of them soon. The mixing process seems pretty complicated so am busy practising tonight with a few demonstration samples...DH almost having a fit seeing me do this out the corner of his eye as he has a massive needle phobia, so even seeing me holding the syringe is freaking him out - guess I'll be injecting myself then!.....

Good luck all!
Px

 

[Alexapoo]

Polly: Nice amount of follies you got there!
I am also trying not to read too much on here or Google either as it gets me to worrying and questioning! Although when I did worry a bit back about my estradiol on day 7 being high (it was) but went down nicely by stim day...so. But I don't want a repeat of that! Soemtimes when I read others' experiences even and they come upon a problem I didn't even know was possible and I get to worrying about that possibility for me!
I know what you mean about scan on AF day 2-was murderous (looking)!
My hot flashes and flulike feeling are gone...that was strange...I def feel my body doing battle with these hormones going up so quickly!

 

[raf-wife]

i wonder if all the hot flushes etc were delayed side affects from down regging because according to my paper work i shouldnt get any on the short protocol because im not being put into a menopausal state, we will see lol x

woo hoo for starting good luck with your first injection today polly

 

[DingleyDell]

good luck pollydoodle with your appt

kristen hope your news is better than mine and you're off for EC on wed, hope the snow storm stays away until after ET!

1hopeful - everyone is different how they respond to the meds, DR wasn't too bad, just felt tired, but i've felt pretty awful while stimming. i've found it easier having my bosses know what is going on, they're quite sympathetic, and i feel its easier when i'm not feeling too good

hope everyone else is doing ok

xx

I'm sorry mrssunshine it will all work out in the end and you will be at ER Friday!

I just got to work and they have me scheduled for Wednesday I dint know how many he saw but I could see the screen and there were a lot there that were 20mm..they told me not to worry about the snow bc they will definetly be there...

So trigger shots are at 10pm tonight, no work for me tomorrow so i can take a day to unwind before the procedure..

Good luck

 

[Pollydoodle]

Thanks Alexa, yup was a bit embarrassed at the scan, bit of a mess on their couch etc but just keep telling myself they see this stuff all the time!!
Glad that your hot flushes and flu-ey symptoms are gone

Thanks Raf-Wife - and happy birthday! (It is today, isn't it?) Doing anything nice tonight to celebrate?

Well, I managed my first injection this morning woo-hoo! Think everyone will have different preparations but mine seems quite complicated, 3 lots of powder to mix before you even get to think about injecting! Anyway injection itself wasn't too bad - just grabbed a roll of fat in my stomach (knew it would come in handy some day) warmed it up a wee bit and lobbed the needle in. Took a wee while to push all the fluid in but think that was just cos I was doing it one handed (the other hand was grasping the fat!). Nice! Anyway wasn't too bad for the first one so feeling not too bad about them.

Raf-wife, I am on short protocol too (although think we will be on different meds/dosages) and my nurse yesterday said I probably wouldn't get many side effects this week - more likely next week. I'll keep you posted though.

Px

 

[mrssunshine78]

Glad your injection went ok, i too am mixing 3 powders with 1 water, even now it still takes me a while lol

feeling bit better after yesterdays disappointment, keeping fingers crossed for scan tomorrow

good luck for tomorrow kristen, hope they get lots of nice juicy eggs from you!!

hope everyone else is ok

xx

 

[Alexapoo]

It could be rafwife....my E2 didn't go down to "menopausal" levels until AF started and then we went from 125 to 22 in 3 days! I still get them, but not like before. And the worst was day 2 of stims! BAd bad bad.....tachycardia and a red face and my temp was almost a fever, just a few notches below! I definitely felt like I had the flu for one day there. Feeling fatigue and going from hot to cold are only symptoms...oh yea and a huge headache! lol

Even if you aren't on long protocol, you could still have hot flushes as these meds screw with your hormones. But if you are like me, I didn't feel anything until my E2 went down to 22...so you may not feel anything since yours won't go down that far? How does short work exactly?

Kristin: good luck today!

mrssunshine: don't worry too much about egss, numbers and quality as I see all the time people getting pregnant from having only a handful of eggs and 1 or 2 embies. This whole IVF thing is so up in the air! Remember, for most people it is successful eventually. Keep your head up!

 

[raf-wife]

hi on the short protocol i start injecting on day 3 with fsh and then add the antagonist drug on day 7 then trigger day 11 or 12

thanks polly yes it is my birthday 31 today,
had some really sad news first thing this morning though dh,s grandad died today

good luck tommorrow kristin x

 

[Alexapoo]

Sorry about DH's grandad rafwife

Happy birthday and thanks for explaining the short protocol. Sounds like it should work just as much as any other protocol. Makes sense to me! I wonder why they don't use that first? Seems more natural. Only 8 more days Lottie!

Krisitn: let us know how your scan went!

AFM: tomorrow is my first stimming scan...it will day 6 but before the 6th injection (since it's that night) if that makes sense. I def feel "full" in the ovaries...wowsers. No dreaded bloat. On most of my normal days I am usually bloated, don;t know if I have IBS or what, but I am less bloated than ever before. I know it is due to starting crunches or sit ups daily starting day before stims. I normally don't do anything at all for exercise besides my work which is pretty strenuous at times. My abs were in need of crunches and now I am holding off stimming bloat nicely. Also, drinking low cal sports drinks (Gatorade) so I keep my electrolytes balanced no matter how much my body may want to retain water due to the hormones. I hope I continue to feel so good! Well, minus the headache and slight increased temp due to the meds.

Hope all is well with everyone. Keep us posted!

 

[raf-wife]

i think people are usually put on the short protocol if there likely to respond too much to the long and get lots of immature eggs, i am also much more likely to get ohss on the long protocol because i already had 26 follicles on a normal cycle and my amh is really high, thats why im going on a low dose of meds too.

good luck for your scan tommorrow hunni x

 

[Pollydoodle]

Sorry to hear that sad news rafwife.

Mrs Sunshine and Alexa, hope that both your scans go well tomorrow.

Kristin, godd luck with your egg retrieval - exciting! Let us know how you get on. Hope the snow hasn't made an appearance so far.

Px

 

[Kristin83]

Sorry to hear that sad news rafwife.

Mrs Sunshine and Alexa, hope that both your scans go well tomorrow.

Kristin, godd luck with your egg retrieval - exciting! Let us know how you get on. Hope the snow hasn't made an appearance so far.

Px

Thanks, I'll let you all know as soon as I can tomorrow

Its just starting, supposed to snow for the next 12hrs but they are saying only 5-8 inches so nothing crazy

 

[angiemon]

England would come to a standstill with that amount of snow.

Polly- good luck starting today - I know this sure reduces your vices. I am having trouble giving up alcohol too. Still have the odd sneaky drink...

Happy birthday RAF wife but sorry to hear your bad news.

Good luck with scans tommorrow sunshine!

Alexia- not much longer til ec for you too.

Thinking of you for tomorrow kristen. Hope they get loads of great eggs.

Hi to everyone else

Xx

 

[Kristin83]

https://www.*****************/blinkies/happybirthdaypinksparkles.gif RAF wife

 

[Kristin83]

Glad your injection went ok, i too am mixing 3 powders with 1 water, even now it still takes me a while lol

feeling bit better after yesterdays disappointment, keeping fingers crossed for scan tomorrow

good luck for tomorrow kristen, hope they get lots of nice juicy eggs from you!!

hope everyone else is ok

xx

Good luck with your scan tomorrow I'm sure you will be telling us tomorrow that all is well and you are going Friday for ER

 

[Kristin83]

I'm up and getting ready to leave...thought I would share a picture of the snow...didn't turn out to be as bad as they originally thought but hubby still wants to leave an hour and a half early!

I'll update as soon as I know anything

My back patio:

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/Kristin070404/1-12-2011.jpg