IVF/ICSI/FET 2011 everyone welcome

[Poppet323]

Poppet, I was knocked out for EC, so maybe they are saying to bring it with you for the wait beforehand

I'm having pethadine (sp?) so I don't think I'll be out, but I guess not p to following a plot line!

Welcome Scoobut! I'm no help as it's my first time and have EC on Minday but good luck, and I'll be interested to hear how you get on. X

 

[Lainey27]

Hey all,

I am new but I am looking for any advice as I am going for EC tomorrow and as this is my first try I have no idea what to expect...I was fine with no worries till about an hour ago and am now getting rather nervous.

Also I injected 10,000 HCG shot at 10 PM last night(6/4/11) but when in shower I now have a red lump about the size of a 2p coin which is tender to touch, I have had no problems like that with my Supercur and Menopur injections so wandered if anyone else had that problem and if its anything to be worried about as the last thing I want is for there to be a problem now I have got this far.

Thanx everyone and good luck to everyone who is TTC.

Hi scoobut - i am no help i'm afraid as this is my 1st go at IVF too - but i just wanted to say hi & good luck! I had my EC last Tuesday and ET on Thursday so i am now in the middle of the 2ww. You will be fine after EC - good luck!!

 

[Megg33k]

BTW is the E2 test done as part of the scan or separate? I only had a scan today...

Its a blood test. They can't tell what it is from a scan.

 

[Beau Geste]

Ughhhh.... still a little post-op nausea going on...

Got to the facility at 5:45a, checked in and set up in pre-op with my IV and gown by 6:30a. Wheeled into the surgical suite at 7:10a, and after the anesthesiologist pushed my IV meds, I was out in less than a minute.

Sometime after they wheeled me out of pre-op, they gave Joe instructions and led him to the "collection room". Apparently they had a bunch of 70's and 80's porn on VHS

Anyway, my procedure lasted about 20 minutes, or so DH said. I came to pretty quickly in the OR when the anethesiologist reversed my meds, and I actually felt pretty good. Once I got back to the post-op area, the pain started as did the nausea. It's not the anesthetist's fault - every surgery I've had I get sick. It's just the way my body metabolizes the meds I guess.

They gave me 30mg total Vicodin and some Zofran which seemed to help my nausea. I spotted a little bit, but not much. After the nurse took 3 sets of vitals, I was free to go. Outside of the nausea, I handled the anesthesia pretty well, so we were out the door by 8:30a. It took us ~ 1.75h to get back home and I just crashed, trying to sleep off the nausea.

I woke up at 5pm, still sick, but it's getting better.

Overall, the RE said he got 11 eggs, and I will know tomorrow how many fertilized. So, for now, I'm going to go back to bed!

I'll give more details tomorrow when they come available

 

[Megg33k]

11 is great! Can't wait for your fertilization report! Congrats!

 

[Poppet323]

Great news look forward to hearing how they did!

 

[Megg33k]

Lining: 15.5mm
Right Ovary: 1 x 13mm, 2 x 14mm, 1 x 17mm, 1 x 19mm
Left Ovary: 1 x 12mm, 1 x 14mm, 2 x 15mm, 1 x 16mm, 1 x 17mm

If my blood comes back okay, we're actually going to be triggering tonight. I won't know until then... about 3-5 hours to wait! :/

 

[Adanma]

Fx Meg. I was thinking of you this morning.

Beau 11 eggs is great! wow! I usually have a problem coming out of anesthesia where I start flailing around and panicking and they always end up sedating me. I hate it. Hopefully with this not being full on anesthesia I'll be okay.

Adanma

 

[Beau Geste]

Lining: 15.5mm
Right Ovary: 1 x 13mm, 2 x 14mm, 1 x 17mm, 1 x 19mm
Left Ovary: 1 x 12mm, 1 x 14mm, 2 x 15mm, 1 x 16mm, 1 x 17mm

If my blood comes back okay, we're actually going to be triggering tonight. I won't know until then... about 3-5 hours to wait! :/

This is great! I'm watching your journal to see how your E2 turns out and news about triggering.

 

[Wallie]

Oh that sounds alot better Megg. I've got my FX'd they tell you to trigger tonight. Good luck dearie!

 

[Poppet323]

Lining: 15.5mm
Right Ovary: 1 x 13mm, 2 x 14mm, 1 x 17mm, 1 x 19mm
Left Ovary: 1 x 12mm, 1 x 14mm, 2 x 15mm, 1 x 16mm, 1 x 17mm

If my blood comes back okay, we're actually going to be triggering tonight. I won't know until then... about 3-5 hours to wait! :/

Sounds positive, fx!

 

[Megg33k]

Thanks, ladies. It only went up to 584, but he's satisfied with that and we're triggering tonight for EC on Sunday @ 9am. I'm actually really pensive about it. Not thinking optimistically at all. But, I guess I'm going ahead. I feel a bit like its pointless though. That seems so low. Also, they've decided that since I'm over a certain BMI (which I was the same exact amount over the last time we did this), they aren't going to put me under for it this time. They even verified that I had no problems being under anesthesia... they just aren't doing it this time. I'm a little angry. I could understand if I'd gained 70 lbs or something... but I'm the exact same weight as last time. Sooooo... They just decided they didn't feel like it this time? Awesome. I'm pretty unhappy about everything I've heard over the last 2 days. But, so be it. I'll let the chips fall where they may, I suppose. Not expecting this to turn out well though.

 

[Poppet323]

Hang in there, I'm sure there's still a chance I'm not going under either so feel your pain! X

 

[Beau Geste]

OMG the results are in from the ICSI!!!!!!

Here's the exact message my RE sent to me:

Embryology Results:
11 - Eggs retrieved
09 - Mature eggs initially
00 - Additional eggs matured in the laboratory
09 - Total number of mature eggs injected with sperm

07 - Normally fertilized embryos

Wooooo! So they ended up getting 9 mature eggs and 7 fertilized! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!

I was seriously worried about this stage. Mostly because of the "unexplained" diagnosis --> It could have been anything related to the actual conception and now the ICSI procedure bypassed that!!!!!! x7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I asked him if he was going to update me before the procedure how many will have made it or if he'll tell me then. He will only transfer 2, and I will freeze the rest. OMG I hope they all make it!

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG! <------- a wee bit excited

 

[Megg33k]

Hang in there, I'm sure there's still a chance I'm not going under either so feel your pain! X

Oh, I'm SO happy I'm not the only one not going under! I'm terrified of anesthesia... but more so of pain! I'm wishing us both TONS of luck!

 

[blondemop]

Hi ladies,
Just spent some time catching up. Just got back from leg one of a very nice vacation w dh. Now back to reality. sitting in the airport bc flight is delayed. I was supposed to have my blood test today but as I am not officially home until sunday will be going in monday morning. I am honestly a wreck. The vacation was a nice distraction but now we are headed to dh parents for the weekend and it all became very real again. I want to poas so bad but if it is bfn I will bw useless all weekend and spending a weekend w his parents is sometimes hard enough. I really think it will be negative. I have no symptoms except for occasional af like cramps.
Whats worse poas now

 

[Megg33k]

I did something that I'm not sure I should have done, but I feel better having done it. I read multiple sites about protocols that called for the last dose of stims on the same night as the trigger shot. There have been multiple studies showing greater success for egg retrieval when one last dose is administered, because the body naturally is still producing FSH when it produces the LH surge. So, I did one last round of my stims. If that gives me smaller follies a chance to grow and mature before Sunday, I will have done myself a GREAT favor. If not, I'm no worse off. My biggest follicle was only 19mm. They can easily be 23mm at egg collection sometimes. So, I'm not going to overgrow that one... and the smaller ones might have a chance now. I felt hopeless before I did this... Now, I feel like I've done my very best and might have a chance of success. (There are stories of this taking E2 from 80-something to 400-something in the 2 days between trigger and retrieval... I could use that sort of boost.) If I'm wrong... Its my own fault. But, Kevin read what I did and stood behind the decision... He actually encouraged it. Let's hope I'm as smart as I think I am!

 

[blondemop]

Sorry, finger slipped and I didn't finish my sentance. So I will try again. Whats worse, poas now get a neg and then spend weekend at inlaws or wait til monday and and possibly get bad news at work? Auhh why is this so hard!!!777

 

[Beau Geste]

I did something that I'm not sure I should have done, but I feel better having done it. I read multiple sites about protocols that called for the last dose of stims on the same night as the trigger shot. There have been multiple studies showing greater success for egg retrieval when one last dose is administered, because the body naturally is still producing FSH when it produces the LH surge. So, I did one last round of my stims. If that gives me smaller follies a chance to grow and mature before Sunday, I will have done myself a GREAT favor. If not, I'm no worse off. My biggest follicle was only 19mm. They can easily be 23mm at egg collection sometimes. So, I'm not going to overgrow that one... and the smaller ones might have a chance now. I felt hopeless before I did this... Now, I feel like I've done my very best and might have a chance of success. (There are stories of this taking E2 from 80-something to 400-something in the 2 days between trigger and retrieval... I could use that sort of boost.) If I'm wrong... Its my own fault. But, Kevin read what I did and stood behind the decision... He actually encouraged it. Let's hope I'm as smart as I think I am!

Girl, I took a dose 1.5x the starting dose of Follistim with my trigger shot. I was normally on 300iu (until they dropped it at the end) and ended up with 450iu Follistim + trigger.

You just took the FSH analog + hCG triggers, right?

 

[Megg33k]

Ugh... That's difficult.. Uhm... NOW! I could have found out several days before I did last time and suffered all weekend wondering. If I'd have tested, my weekend would have been amazing.