IVF/ICSI/FET 2011 everyone welcome

[Poppet323]

Meant "stimming" not "stinking"! Bloody predictive text.

 

[Megg33k]

Hi - can I join please? Started our first round of IVF recently and have so many questions, I was delighted to read this thread! Just getting used to all the lingo so think I've got this right - started DR 13 march, started stinking 29 march and have proposed EC date of 11 April. I was expecting to feel awful but actually find I'm more positive than I was before, I think because I feel I'm taking action. In reading the thread (which has taken me hours!) 2 things spring to mind - firstly, no-one seems to mention the same meeds that I have. Is that a country/ area/ NHS trust thing? And I have no check in at all between scan 1 when I was told to start stinking, and then scan 2 ten days later. Lots of people on here seem to have regular check ins to see whether their dose is high enough? I think the next four weeks are going to be tough, so happy to have found somewhere to chat (we haven't told anyone we're doing IVF, very few people know we've been having problems, and as you all experience everyone around me is pregnant!) x

I figured you meant stimming! LOL My phone replaces NORMAL words with IVF-related words now! Its so used to me typing them!

What meds are you on? Its really more a specialist thing... Depends on what your doctor has had the most success with on people in similar circumstances to yours. And, the same with monitoring. I haven't had a scan at all yet. They went off of my baseline E2 to tell me I could start stimming. Then, my scan is after 6 days of stims. But, I've done this once before, so they sort of know what to expect with me. I don't know how it is for anyone else.

 

[Poppet323]

I have Buserelin (50ml) for DR and Gonal-F (150ml) for stim. We're unexplained, and the nurse did say I'm on the lowest dose of Gonal-f because all my levels are normal. I think I'm a natural worrier so I'm trying to ignore my overact thoughts, but I haven't had any of the effects everyone describes on here - bloating, pain etc - so I'd rather not wait ten days to find out they have to up my dose! Having said that, I didn't get any of the side effects the nurse told me to expect from the Buserelin, and that worked...

 

[Lainey27]

Hey everyone, well day 4 into the 2ww - pupo with twins and everything crossed! Back to work for me tomorrow, i think the distraction will be good (keep my away from google !!!). Luckily i have a very understanding boss and i sit down all day, so i wont be exerting myself too much.

Angiemon - you are so brave for testing yourself at home. My test date is the 13th (hope thats not an omen ), and i really dont think i will be able to do it myself. I think that if its bad news i'd rather hear it from someone else if that makes any sense. Maybe i'll change my mind as it gets closer but at the moment i dont think i will.
I know you said you only had a small glimmer of hope - but thats better than no glimmer at all. Look after yourself. xx

Beau Geste - thanks for the congrats!!

Wallie - thanks for the good wishes!!

 

[Wallie]

I have Buserelin (50ml) for DR and Gonal-F (150ml) for stim. We're unexplained, and the nurse did say I'm on the lowest dose of Gonal-f because all my levels are normal. I think I'm a natural worrier so I'm trying to ignore my overact thoughts, but I haven't had any of the effects everyone describes on here - bloating, pain etc - so I'd rather not wait ten days to find out they have to up my dose! Having said that, I didn't get any of the side effects the nurse told me to expect from the Buserelin, and that worked...

I'm glad you joined the thread. I was on Buserelin and also gonal-f (225ml). I had a baseline scan to check I could stim, then I started stimming and didn't go back to the hospital for another 8 days. So you're similar to me but not quite. I then had another two doses of gona-f before I stopped and they told me to do the trigger shot. I only got 6 eggs though, 3 mature and 3 immature, so I think they triggered me a bit too early. My AMH test was 5 so right in the inbetween of normal response and reduced response expected.

Good luck with your cycle though Poppet. (cool user name btw)

 

[Megg33k]

Congrats, Lainey!

Gonal-F and Follistim are basically the same drug under different names, Poppet.

 

[Beau Geste]

Ummmmm......................EWCM???!!!!!!

And lots of it? I did take my low-dose hCG last night, but wow. I guess my estrogen is spiking?

Anyone else who's done IVF have this happen???

 

[Megg33k]

I've had some of it... but not loads of it. I'm sure its just your body getting things prepared for when they go egg hunting! Funny that we're having an "egg hunt" so close to Easter, yeah?

Your E2 was low enough that its okay for it to start spiking. I bet it'll be perfect tomorrow! If hoping could will it so, I could guarantee it!

 

[Beau Geste]

Sweet. I'm really just not in the mood and didn't want to "have" to jump DH if it wasn't necessary LOL.

IVF is not exactly making me feel like the most sexy thing out there. Ugh!

 

[Poppet323]

Thanks Wallie! I have my scan on thurs and EC on Monday so my nurse said if I need to do more, it'll just be the weekend. Wish it would all go a bit quicker!

Thanks Megg! I think I need to do a bit more research, I haven't a clue about a lot of this!

 

[Megg33k]

Sweet. I'm really just not in the mood and didn't want to "have" to jump DH if it wasn't necessary LOL.

IVF is not exactly making me feel like the most sexy thing out there. Ugh!

Yeah... I did actually go for it... Just in case I defied the physical impossibility and ovulated. My DH was ever-so-grateful for my paranoia!

The Lupron seriously sucks the sex drive right outta me! Menopause is NOT sexy!

Then.. You'll be pregnant and your sex drive will come back and you'll either be banned from it by your clinic or too scared to have sex. That's even worse!

Thanks Wallie! I have my scan on thurs and EC on Monday so my nurse said if I need to do more, it'll just be the weekend. Wish it would all go a bit quicker!

Thanks Megg! I think I need to do a bit more research, I haven't a clue about a lot of this!

Ask whatever you like. I'm more akin to a pro! LOL Its going to go super quick, honey! Trust me!!!! It feels like yesterday that I was doing this the first time... now I'm almost done AGAIN!

 

[Poppet323]

Thanks! And good luck! I don't always know what you're all talking about (guess I will when I get through a whole cycle) but I wish everyone good luck! X

 

[Megg33k]

You will definitely know! Just hang in there!

 

[Beau Geste]

Then.. You'll be pregnant and your sex drive will come back and you'll either be banned from it by your clinic or too scared to have sex. That's even worse!

That's what, um, vibrating marital aid items are for!

 

[Megg33k]

Then.. You'll be pregnant and your sex drive will come back and you'll either be banned from it by your clinic or too scared to have sex. That's even worse!

That's what, um, vibrating marital aid items are for!

Nope... Orgasms are prohibited at my clinic until 6 weeks... I think vibrating marital aids are banned for similar reasons! I can't see too many reasons to use it otherwise...

 

[Megg33k]

Okay... I'm confused... I have a bruise from one of my injections, and its bumped up. My injections don't leave bruises... and they certainly don't leave a little bump under a bruise. What causes this?

Pic of the bruise... hard to see because I'm Casper the freakin' ghost... WHIIIIIIIIITE!

https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5586698037_1a20ba2699_m.jpg

And, then an odd "auto-level" version... Mostly because it looks really freakin' cool and shows very well where the bruise (and all the needle holes) is!

https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5587291928_072206310d_m.jpg

Any of you girls had this? I don't like that there's a bump under my bruise. The bruise I can live with... but why a bump?

 

[Beau Geste]

Nope... Orgasms are prohibited at my clinic until 6 weeks... I think vibrating marital aids are banned for similar reasons! I can't see too many reasons to use it otherwise...

Oh BOOOOOO!!! What if you have one in your sleep?

 

[Megg33k]

Nope... Orgasms are prohibited at my clinic until 6 weeks... I think vibrating marital aids are banned for similar reasons! I can't see too many reasons to use it otherwise...

Oh BOOOOOO!!! What if you have one in your sleep?

I suppose they can't stop that!!! I did that once... or twice! It was almost disturbing! LOL

 

[Beau Geste]

Nope... Orgasms are prohibited at my clinic until 6 weeks... I think vibrating marital aids are banned for similar reasons! I can't see too many reasons to use it otherwise...

Oh BOOOOOO!!! What if you have one in your sleep?

I suppose they can't stop that!!! I did that once... or twice! It was almost disturbing! LOL

Hilarious. Every now and then when I'm approaching my O date I'll have one. Cheap date!

 

[Beau Geste]

Shots done at 9am: 250ug Ganirelix, 75iu Follistim, 40u low-dose hCG, and 81mg Aspirin.

I go in tomorrow at 7:45a for my next ultrasound and bloodwork. I am about 99% positive I will trigger tomorrow night and my retrieval will be Wednesday!

I'll update the actual results and timeline tomorrow afternoon though.

And, holy crap! We are going to get some storms! I can hear the thunder and see the lightning in the distance. Megg, you're probably getting them already! I'm going to have to get off the computer with them headed our way now