IVF May/June/July 2015, Lets Get Ready!

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Wish - My baseline appointment isn't until June 2nd, so still a few weeks.

Waiting - Never thought I'd say it, but I'm looking forward to getting to injections too. Taking these BCP & supplements makes me feel like I am so in limbo and I want to fast forward to June.
 
Agreed, waiting! It can be a trying road to motherhood....but we will all find our way there, even if it is down a path we never knew.....
 
u/s this morning showed my 5 follies nice and plump - 20+ and 18+ on the right, 16+, 15+ and 14+ on the left. Might trigger tonight or maybe tomorrow to see if we can do one more night of meds to get leftie caught up. We'll see!!
 
That's great Wish!!! So excited for you... you are almost there! :D I keep meaning to ask how many days have you been stimming for? So excited for you!!

I took my first orgalutran last night which I was nervous about as stupidly had heard bad things about it on the internet but I didn't even feel it go in!! I think we got lucky and found my sweet spot! Was so happy although of course within a minute there was a bruise and it didn't take long for it to go bumpy, red and horribly itchy! Thankfully some ice on it really helped and it's fine today!! :D
 
thanks, White!! I've been stimming since 5/1, so 10 days now and probably tonight at least, just to let the left side catch up.
I'm so excited for what this week brings!! i'm actually the most excited that my follicles responded to the meds AND she said that my lining was looking perfect. I was a little nervous this would become a trial and error thing. Now we just need to get a good # of eggs from the lot and they need to fertilize and they need to develop and they need to attach to my lining....come on!!

so. many. things. to. align.:wacko:

what is orgalutran for?
 
Hi Ladies.

Wow I have missed so much. Wish you follie count looks good. White I will comment on the rash soon. I feel your pain. Literally.

I need a break after my last post as I was getting a bit obsessive and It took me a while to get over the news from our RE at our last appointment.

WARNING this update may take a while....

I mentioned last that I was clueless and our doctor was so blasé about it. Well after hounding him with questions he suggested we come in to see him. The only appointment we could get was the last week of my BCP. It was so informative and he gave me all the information I needed. BUT... He said as I have PCO he could 90% guarantee that I would get OHSS. Not after ER but after ET and if successful. So he said he wanted me to do FET.
Now I know most of you are doing FET, and logically it makes complete sense to me. But not when my brain had programme it all so clearly. The schedule should have been starts stimms 8 May, retrieve 20 May, add back 25 May, test 5 June. DH 40th end of June. Perfect present done!!!
So there went my dream at the window. I would need to wait another month?!?! You have got to be kidding. So I burst into tears in the RE's office. And could not stop sobbing. I was worried about the unfreezing process and he assured me that there have been so many advances made in this that we must not worry. He has had more luck on FET than fresh.
It has taken two weeks but I have come to terms with it...maybe!!
I went home and furiously worked out when I could have FET and looks like the first week of JUly. I then had to beg and plead with the coordinator to help plan it that way. 1. I am too impatient to wait now. 2. Work in July and August is HECTIC for me.

DH pointed out all the positives. One of which is I can drink on his birthday. And the other is I can exercise another month after ER. I started exercising again in March and I love it so was so sad to stop. Oh and the number one positive would be I get all these nasty hormones out of me before ET!!
 
Ok so you are only 2 or 3 days ahead of me!! Tonight will be night 8 of injections for me :) I so hope my follies are doing as well as yours are and are getting nice and big... I find out tomorrow as have my scan then and blood test. I know what you mean....there really are so many things that need to align and I have my FX that it happens straight away for both of us!

Orgalutran is to stop me from ovulating naturally. I'm not sure how many nights I will need to take it. I guess all will depend on my scan tomorrow :)
 
Sorry Pecks - I didn't see your message til after I posted!

Sorry for your delay but glad you have come to terms with it....I think it has a lot of advantages and anything to stop you from getting OHSS! I know when you are on this road an extra month seems SO long but if it gets you your BFP without complications then it is worth it. At this point we are hoping everything goes well and we don't need to do FET, however if in the next week or so it looks like my hormones are too high and I am at risk of OHSS I'll definitely do FET. It sucks cause you get yourself all geared up and prepared but I have to follow the Dr's advice and what is best for me and my potential baby.... Anyway good for you - you can do the retrieval then chill out for a bit, relax, exercise and enjoy DH's 40th!! :happydance:

Good luck x
 
Thought is may be easier to split....

So now ready to do FET in my mind. Have the timing sorted out and in my diaries. 2/5 July is the estimated date.

So where are we now?.... In typically fashion my body decided to not stick with the plan the coordinator and I agreed on. My cycle started within 3 days of stopping BCP and not the 5 she said is the norm. Which is great for me as it means I got started quicker. So estimated ER changed to Monday 18 May. 2 days earlier YAY!

So last Wednesday I started 150mg of gonal f daily. Along with some antibiotics. DH has been away having a ball with work so I have done all injections myself. I guess I am used to it after all the procedures before this. I am day 6 today and have not bloated as much this time as the last time i took gonal and that was only 37.5mg daily.
Up until this point I have felt nothing!! Still did my last HIIT class on Saturday and felt absolutely fantastic.

I went for my day 6 scan today. The main partner at the RE office gave me a scan so I am sure he knows what he is doing. He was just not my RE. My RE knows he needs to give me all information!!!
He said there were "approximately" 12-13 follies on right. Measuring 12mm and under. And another 11-12 on the left measuring 14mm and under. There is no way he counted unless he has super powers or is the rain man! ANYWAY...
He then sent me off. Said continue the rest of my gonal (which is only for 3 more days) and start cetrocide today too. Then come back for a scan on Thursday. Will see how we are doing and will like retrieve on Saturday.

Huh?!? That is another 2 days earlier. Awesome but really?!? My RE said he did not expect me to start really responding until day 10. Now this one says trigger day 10! I had 2 big follies. The rest were still tiny. I need them to grow to have a fighting chance.

But DH keeps telling me they know what they are doing. On the positive... I did not need to buy more gonal F. Yay so no more expenses. And FET schedule now 2 days closer. Getting closer to June transfer at this rate.

The cetrocide is evil. The rash that took over my tummy is unreal. It lasted for 2 hours. Was itchy and has stung all day. It now looks like a little mosquito bite and is sore to the touch. I am dreading doing it again tomorrow.

And after saying I had not symptoms prior to today.... Well this evening/ late afternoon it has hit me. My stomach has just popped and my stomach feels so sore. Almost a gassy, full bladder stitch.
Did anyone else have this? I can only imagine it will get worse over the next 4 days.

So that is my long tail. Had 3 weeks of info to cram in....
 
WhiteOrchid24 said:
At this point we are hoping everything goes well and we don't need to do FET, however if in the next week or so it looks like my hormones are too high and I am at risk of OHSS I'll definitely do FET. It sucks cause you get yourself all geared up and prepared but I have to follow the Dr's advice and what is best for me and my potential baby....

Good luck x
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That is why the RE told us in our session. He did not want to tell me when I was already emotional after the stimm process. And then I would struggle to come to terms with it even more. What if I had never made the appointment to see him though?!? I keep hoping he will change his mind but it seemed a pretty definite FET process at this mornings meeting. :cry:

Anyway all for a reason.

You are so lucky to do multiple scans. Normally I have on other treatments. That way I can monitor. This time two then trigger?!? How are you feeling? Are you starting to bloat and cramp?
 
oh White I'm so glad we're so close together! How are you feeling from all the stimming? I JUST got to the point after working out and changing my diet since 1/1 that I was seeing some abs and now they are gone. Bloat fest over here. And yeah, I'm on Ganirelix to stop my ovulating - I've done that 3x so far and one more tomorrow morning.
I got my call this afternoon and I'm going to do one more night of stims and Ganirelix in the morning, u/s at 7:50 tomorrow morning and probably trigger tomorrow night. ER on Thursday, probably and then I guess ET next Tuesday! EEEEE!!!!

Pecks - my you've been through the ringer! It certainly is hard not to question every little thing that doesn't make sense to us. Total leap of faith that they are doing what they need to be doing for us. We're certainly putting all of our eggs in THEIR basket, eh? haha So exciting that you're at the same time as us too!! Here's to 3 BFPs at the beginning of June!
 
Wow Pecks that's a lot of follicles! It all sounds so fast but you just have to trust them. I guess if you are unsure about anything you could always email/call your original Dr who has more history with you and understands more of your concerns etc... FX for you!

Wish I suspect I'll need to take the Orgalutran for another 3 days at least so just following a few days behind you :) I'm feeling ok.... my main thing is I am just SO tired. I wake up in the morning and feel like I haven't slept when I have!! Today I wasn't having much pain but now after a short lie down I can feel dull pain in my ovaries. I have also definitely started to bloat but so far just a little although it gets worse as the day progresses. Randomly I have noticed I have much less of an appetite as well which I'm not complaining about(!) but I have to watch what I eat or I get REALLY bloated!

Wow, I can't believe your ET is on Thursday!! I am so excited for you. You'll need to tell me all about it and let me know how your scan is tomorrow. I have mine tomorrow as well but my clinic is a 3 hr drive away so it makes for a long day driving there and back! I imagine after tomorrow they will start to scan more frequently so will be down a lot in the next week but I don't care, I just want it to work!!

Sending lots of :dust: to you all x
 
Good luck for the scans today ladies. Looking forward to hear about the progress!

So tonight I am going out with some of my girlfriends. Although my RE has said i can absolutely drink coffee and have the occasional glass of wine (in moderation), i had wanted to try and steer clear of all drinking until after retrieval. My DH and I have not told anyone that we are doing IVF or going for fertility treatments (except my mum and my 2 IC that needs to cover for me at work) so it makes it difficult. Especially as the last time i decided to stop drinking my girlfriends made such a big deal about it. If i told them i know they would be 100% supportive - but i just dont want the pitying looks if it does not work! Does anyone else feel that way?
Oh and i have a celebratory work lunch this afternoon. I am so not a big drinker but a glass of wine in these situations helps subside the panic (complete extrovert in a boardroom but as soon as i go into a social situation the introvert in me comes out full force - a glass of wine manages to normalise me when i get like that). ugh... torture ahead!

Oh what we do for a baby!

With regards to side effects for the day... an old boss just saw me at work and asked if i was pregnant. It is winter here and most of my work winter clothes are tightish woolen dresses. The bloat is that bad :haha: 2 more sleeps until my next scan
 
morning girls! (or afternoon, Pecks!)
My scan went well this morning! all follies are behaving nicely - 22, 20, 19, 16, 14, 14 and 12. I'll probably trigger tonight and with 36 hrs to grow, all of them could be viable! AND I grew 2 new ones so that's awesome! The ladies at my office were so cute - yelling 'good luck!!' as I left. :)

Oh I'm so glad you guys said that about the bloat!! I was down to 132 a week ago on Thurs and I'm up to 135!! granted, I haven't been really exercising b/c I'm trying to refrain during this time. I've been doing a barre class 2x a week but that's it.
I'm glad you said that about being tired too! I had no idea what was wrong with me until I looked at the side effects and fatigue was one of them. Sheesh - we're talking like 6:30, I've been ready for bed!

And re: the wine - I hear ya! I believe i'll be having a glass or two this weekend, that should be ok right? Post-retrieval, pre-transfer. Will that impact my lining at all, do you think? A glass or two shouldn't be a big deal, I'd think. Wonder if we're going to lose this bloat too...? Though if all goes well, that would be coming right back!

good luck at your scan today, White!!
 
Good Morning Ladies!
Pecks - I know exactly how you feel about not telling people which is why DH and I have decided not to tell anyone. A few people know we have had several losses and I just can't bear the pity & looks and gossip if it doesn't work out. I stopped drinking alcohol and caffeine two months ago and just told everyone I'm doing a cleanse and eating healthy and everyone seems to understand. Though I did have a glass of champagne at brunch Sunday. Sorry your bloat is so bad.

Wish - Sounds like your follies are progressing well and your office sounds so sweet.

White - That's interesting you are losing your appetite as I have heard many people have a bigger appetite. Good luck today.

I've got my fingers crossed for you 3 ladies (and everyone else) for BFP's soon! :dust:
 
so say this all does work out and we get our BFPs - when do they calculate the due date from? stimming start? retrieval/fertilization date? just wondering... :)
 
Hi Ladies,

Glad to hear you are all doing well! So today's scan showed not 11 follicles but 24!!! 12 on each side! I was not expecting that at all but the Dr seemed happy with everything and I have to continue with my meds as before then go back on Thursday for my next scan. My blood test levels came back good and he said my endometrium looked great! Obviously of the 24 follicles some are small so won't mature in time but I just hope and pray I don't get OHSS! At this point 11 are over 10mm (ranging from 10-14) so I hope that's ok for this stage of the game. He thinks the retrieval will take place on Sunday or Monday but obviously will just need to wait and see....

I was almost in a crash on the way to the clinic this morning.... It was horrible (not my fault - lady didn't look in her mirror and cut right in front of me!) I had to stop myself from crying for about 20 mins!!! Anyway glad to be home safe and sound now. Ovaries are achey but other than that I am ok... Still not that hungry! So weird for me, especially cause when I was doing my IUIs I was starving!!!

I hope you are all well. Pecks I hope you had fun tonight and managed to deal with the no drinking dilemma - it's so hard. We've told quite a few ppl as I'm sick of everyone just wondering and assuming things. I figure if it doesn't work I'll need the support anyway so hey-ho! Everyone is different though and I understand those that don't want to tell people.

Wish2be - So excited for you! Your follies sound awesome!! Great sizes, not long now til the retrieval!
 
Wow 24! That's great! Sounds like good u/s so far! Today I had one baseline u/s and showed that everything is good. Received all my medication for ivf for someone who has only done trigger shots I cry every time I look at these....anyone feel overwhelmed when getting all of it? I'm by far any close to working in the medical field so I'm just...scared. ugh. ..
 
That's awesome, White!!! I managed to eek out 7, hopefully they'll all be plump for tomorrow's retrieval. :) And so happy you weren't involved in a crash, holy crap!!! Stupid drivers - she was probably texting.
I think your hunger differences are interesting - I didn't find a change in my appetite at all. Also, somehow I dropped 2lbs from yesterday, so yay! haha freakin hormones!

waiting - YES, I was a bit overwhelmed when I opened the box. It gets better, I promise. Try to compartmentalize - only a couple of those things you'll be using for the next 10 or so days. Put the rest away for now. :)

So I go in for my retrieval tomorrow morning at 7:30, procedure is at 8:30!!
 
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