IVF/ICSI @ Liverpool Womens Hospital

[TooExcited]

Me neither Hun but I did feel twinges from quite early on in stimming on menopur - bizarrely though I felt most of my twinges on my left ovary when there was only 1 good follicle growing on that side and I felt very little on my right where there were 14... Go figure, crazy body!!! How are you feeling in general Hun? Xx

 

[TooExcited]

Thanks Harley - lovely to hear from you. Hope you had a fab holiday.

I have all my fingers and toes crossed too xx

 

[Lmhiggins]

I'm still getting headaches but nurse said that's the buserelin I have noticed though if I have one lateish night the next I'm done in from 10
Can't complain though if it gets me my BFP

 

[africaqueen]

Janey- Thanks so much and good luck to you x

Gemz- Hope all is going well hun x

Lmh- I always had slight twinges within 3 days of stimming with every cycle. Its your ovaries swelling a little in response to the meds x

Hi to all the gang xxx

 

[Lmhiggins]

Does anyone know if I can pre mix my injections??? I'm going to a BBQ in a couple of hours & don't normally inject until 8. I've bought a toothbrush holder to carry my needles in but not sure how far in advance you can mix the merional. Either that or I'm mixing in the bathroom lol

 

[TooExcited]

I don't think you can pretty mix Hun - they need to be mixed and used straight away. I can't remember where I saw that - think it was on these boards. How many do you have to mix? Xx

 

[Lmhiggins]

Oh bummer not to worry its a close friend so she will find me a nice place to hide. I have to mix 4 merional plus my normal dose of buserelin

 

[TooExcited]

Did you manage to get away with it hun? Hope you enjoyed the BBQ.

I'm back to work tomorrow - really don't want to go back! I've loved being off! Xx

 

[Likklegemz]

Hi girls,

Sorry for lack of messages over the weekend. I totally crashed and fell asleep early on Friday night, spent Saturday shopping and then fell asleep at 8ish and didn't wake up till the early hours of this morning. I've had lots of rest you'll be pleased to note. I can't believe I'm at 10 weeks already (well tomorrow I am)! Can't believe how quick things are going, plus my dating scan is a week tomorrow! Super excited!

Lmh, like others I took a different drug so I can't help you on that one. I'd imagin that its similar to the ones we've all taken so cramps and feeling like you've been run over by a train is totally normal I reckon.

Tooexcited, I know what you mean. I really don't want to go back to work tomorrow after my awesome long weekend. Plus I've got my sickness hearing on Thursday good news is though, my union have said they'll be putting in a grievance if I'm treated differently, so let battle commence.

Harley, lovely to hear from you and I hope your holiday was awesome. I can't wait till I go on mine, less that 3 weeks to go!

AQ, nice to see you back on here. Hope your well sending massive hugs x x

Hi to Jamie, Lisa, Lindy, cvaeh, bugs, susie and Mrse (plus any I've forgotten) sending lots of love, and hugs to all

 

[africaqueen]

Hi everyone.
We have got our FU appt with Mr K tomorrow morning and i am feeling so emotional tonight just thinking about being back in that place after 3 fails. Almost in tears. Cannot believe we are back to square one. Il update on how it goes tomorrow. Can't see what else can be said really but the cost of the FU was in on our IVF cycle so not wasting the appt xxx

 

[Likklegemz]

AQ I know I've message you on Facebook, but best of luck for today. Hope something positive comes out of your fu.

Gem x x x

 

[MichelleanLee]

Hi Everyone,
My first time posting on here so apologies if I'm rambling too much or I start to bore you haha. been TTC for 2 years and after 12 months went to the doctors was referred to LWH and a scan found I had a cyst on my left ovary, had cyst removed 9 weeks ago and DH had a series of SA and US and it was found that he has Antibodies killing his sperm, we are having to pay private for treatment and have an appointment for the 26th July to see mr Kingsland, I was so very nervous at first but after reading 700 pages of this pistol looking forward to our journey. I'm scared to death of needles and constantly googling numbing cream I'm a wimp haha!!

Hopefully it should be a short journey with the problem being with DH (no disrespect to him), but it should work FX.
Thanks for all your support and loads of baby dust sprinkled to all!
X o x

 

[Lindylou]

Hi Michelle and welcome. The ladies on here are so lovely. Why are you having to pay ? Xx

 

[Likklegemz]

Hi Michelle and welcome, do you have other children is that why you are having to pay?

Ivf is such an emotional rollarcoaster with its ups and downs so it does help to talk. I really don't want to burst your bubble but I thought that too. Ivf was designed for ladies with blocked tubes or no tubes so I thought it would work first time too. It's never like that I'm afraid. Some of us are really lucky and others aren't. It didn't work for me first time and I was gearing up to our second go only to find out I'm pregnant naturally! I pray it works first time for you as it's blooming expensive privately but please don't get disheartened if it doesn't first time round, nice recommends three cycles for the reason that first time round it's like a game tryi g to get you to respond right!

Are you using donated sperm or your partners? I take it your using ICIS? The needles arnt too bad really, you'll get used to them quite quickly

Girls on other stuff do any off you bank with Barclays? I've had murder today, apparently my card is being suspected of fraud!!!!! Turns out there's a security breech and 38,000 people have been affected! Not what I needed today!

 

[susiesue]

Hope things went ok today AQ, thinking of you and big hugs xx

Hi Michelle and welcome x

Gemz I don't bank with Barclays sorry. Can't believe you are 10 weeks, whoop whoop! Are you going to find out what you are having and are you staying at the women's? x

Congratulations Joanne, what a gorgeous name xx

Hi to everyone else, I will try and get round to personals at some point but things move so fast I can't keep up! x

 

[Likklegemz]

Hey susie, yeah I know ten weeks have flown! My scan is this time next week so super excited. I'm with the women's at the moment (our community midwife at my doctors is with the women's so wasn't given a choice) think ill be staying there though. Seeing the specialist the following week (funnily enough the day after I see dr Kingsland) as I'm considered high risk for pre eclampsia apparently. I don't think I want to know what were having, I quite like the idea of keeping it a surprise, but I may cave - who knows!

How's you? Your back in work now arn't you. Is it a killer? X x x

 

[africaqueen]

Michelle- Welcome and good luck x

Gemz- Thanks hun x

Susie- Thank you x

AFM- My FU appt was same old, same old. Didnt expect any different as it is our 3rd fail and we know the reason- Very poor egg quality and very low reserve so nothing different to be done. Mr K said its a numbers game really so very dependent on finances and our finances are crap so will start saving again after xmas and try again in winter 2014. Long road ahead but but until i have our baby in my arms or draw my last breath trying i won't give up xxx

 

[Lisa40]

Hey Gemz... I actually work for Barclays but I'm on mat leave still so I've no idea what's happened. I could text a colleague or 2 to try & find out if you'd like me to xx

 

[Likklegemz]

Hi Lisa, no it's ok! I've been panicking as my cards been cancelled and a new one won't be here for 5 working days but I'm away for a friends wedding so was worried I'd have no cash ( could use joint bank account thou) but I can go to lord street and get a card made there and then! Mega relief! Apparently it was in observer last weekend just being notified now

I love Barclays my account is awesome but they're fraud department is useless!! And they can't understand me and vice versa!

How you doing anyway hun?

 

[Likklegemz]

AQ, who knows what tomorrow brings - ill be your best friend if you win the lottery and if I win big you can bet ill help! Stay strong hun and big hugs - sending lots of positive lucky vibes your way x x x x