IVF/ICSI in Aug/Sept/Oct Updates on 1st page!

[Traskey]

Oh I like the idea of saying the doc put them in there

Tinks, good luck banking today.

4M, take the painkillers an hour before and take a sanitary towel. I bled for a couple of days after and the one they give you in the hopsital is a brick!

 

[Sambatiki]

^^^ I forgot about that I took my own too. Theyre like the free ones they gave you at school.

 

[dlj2]

Can I join you? I had my laporoscopy In june and we now have three months to naturall try before going ahead with ICSI.
I am still waiting to see if I will be funded by my pct as had issues there with meeting the criteria but either way if no BFP by september (after our wedding) we will be going down this route.

Finding it all quite overwhelming at the moment!!

xxxx

 

[Sambatiki]

Hi DLJ - Will be keeping my fingers crossed for a natural for you. CONGRATS on getting married! Whens the big day?

 

[4magpies]

Which PCT are you with honey?

What are your fertilty issues?

Sorry for being nosey!

I had 3 month recovery for my lap, and fell pregnant but sadly ectopic, then I was back to square one for recovery! Doh!

xxx

 

[Tinks85]

AQ is PIE an info evening? We dont even have this at my clinic

Magpie I too would recomend pain killers an hour before. I didn't have a HSG I had a Hycosy. Its the same thing though, just done by ultra sound so DH could come in and hold my hand, I am soft I am really pleased you dont have to wait until nest cycle hun

Hi Dlj2 - really hope you dont get to ICSI Congrats on the wedding

The pads they give you at hospital are MASSIVE Worth asking for one just for a laugh

First batch of banked. They are going to thaw a small amount this week and see how well they survive or if they survive at all. We just have to wait for a call in 1 - 2 weeks. Nervous much

 

[4magpies]

Woohoo for banking!!

Yeah I have had the pads before, usually wake up with one thrust between my legs after my lap, lovely!!

xxx

 

[Sambatiki]

Tinks - Hoping all goes well with the big thaw!

 

[Traskey]

^^^ The big thaw

Good luck Tinks, hope you get good news.

Filling in my forms. Will need to call my docs to get the date of my smear test. Can't remember when that was!

 

[Sambatiki]

Trask - I had to go back through about 1000 pages of my journo to find mine... very glad I kept a very informative spam-free journo now

 

[Traskey]

Oh now that was organised. I know I had it when they told me to but didn't have a journal here then so didn't make a note.

Ahh coffee. Getting my fix in. Did anyone else read you are meant to avoid caffeine whilst on IVF? Could you cope without it?

 

[Sambatiki]

Yes Ive read about avoiding caffine and apparently hot water bottles on the tummy to help with Stimming xx Basically I think you have to eat as though you are preggers x

 

[Sambatiki]

Oh and drink loads of water to avoid OHSS and heard that Poweraid is also good.

 

[Traskey]

Ooooooo I didn't know about any of those. Sheesh, I need to get googling!

 

[Sambatiki]

Its only what Ive seen in other peoples journos and on Fertility Friends x

 

[Tinks85]

Yes I have also read about not having caffine. The info I have been given from the clinic tells me not to drink more than 10 units of alcohol a week whilst waiting for treatment

I think you have to drink milk when down regging as well, I will need to have a google before treatment as well

 

[Sambatiki]

Drink MILK... really really really??

 

[wifey29]

Hope you girls are all ok, this will be a quick one and I'm blatently copying from my journal as it's been a long, long day and I need sleep

We had our nurse appointment today and we have our treatment dates! We basically went through all of the drugs and how to do the injections, then the whole process and dates.

I have to call the clinic when I get my next period which should be around the 15th August. 21 days after that I start down regulation with one injection each morning Buserelin, then after two weeks when my lining is thin enough I start stimming. I will still have to do the Buserelin in the morning at a much lower dose and injections of gonal f in the evening. Egg collection should be the first week of October if I respond normally to the drugs, then I'll have to use crinone gel until the test and if it's positive, until 13 weeks.

Very excited now!

 

[Sambatiki]

YAYYYY thats great Wifey you have your dates!!!

 

[Delly]

Morning Ladies,

Wifey, how exciting is it when you get your dates. I should have started a month earlier but it worked out egg collection would have been right in the middle of our holiday was at the point of cancelling it but glad i didnt as really need a break before it all starts plus we are also trying to organise our wedding for nov this year so much going on at once .

I am a big coffee drinker but have switched to decafe for about 2 months now and i do miss it but will stop all together when the treatment starts.

Catch up soon

Take care

Dee x