The steroid junkies' perfectly unscientific medical trial

[petitpas]

Lol, they felt tender on the sides is the best way I can describe it, in the same way they have felt every time I was pregnant. Steroids and progesterone have had no impact on that feeling. It's just the way my body reacts. Everyone is different
By 8dpo I was pretty sure I was pregnant and in the evening I had my bfp (also 10miu IC). 8dpo was the earliest I got a bfp and I don't rule out that my temps might have been off by a day.

 

[hopeful23456]

fili- i actually asked pip about that too and mine didn't seem that sore in the beginning after bfp and beginning steroids but are really f'n sore now

 

[petitpas]

OMG, hopeful, you're having twins!!!
That's amazing!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

[filipenko32]

Aww thanks pip and hopeful, i really don't know where i'd be without you both on hand to answer ALL my questions My that is an early bfp pip I have only had a bfp at 10dpo. Hopeful, when did you get a bfp this time? I am sitting here taking my temp every hour despite the 'normal' temp time this morning and it's constantly high at 37+ but I wonder if the prgesterone could be tricking my body into higher temps. It was about this temp last time I was pregnant but without the progesterone.

 

[filipenko32]

haha pip!! It's brilliant isn't it!?

 

[petitpas]

Filipenko, I think you should ignore daytime temperatures. There are so many factors at play.
As long as the witch doesn't come and your morning temp doesn't drop for more than a day I'm happy

Do you usually feel when you are pregnant?

In any case, I'm sending you some special for a cheeky bfp tomorrow.

 

[filipenko32]

pip when you got your bfp 8 days past was it faint or a definite no mistaken it line?

 

[hopeful23456]

fili - i had trigger shot w/iui and poas every day since 4dpiui so got the 2 lines from trigger shot but those 2 lines never went away so not sure what day bfp showed up officially, it got really light at 9 dpiui/dpo and then darker again. my temps were high, 99.0 to 99.6 F (37 to 37.5 C) and I was on prog but prog never made my temps that high for that long

thanks pip! I have steroid swimmers too!

 

[filipenko32]

Thanks hopeful x x x I'm really excited for you!! Ohhhhhhhhh so exciting!!! It's such a marvellous sign that you are on track date-wise. I would be so surprised and thrown sideways even (after all my "research" lol) if anything were to go wrong now. But i know you'll probably have a few highs and lows emotionally after all you've been through but I think this is it for you now! So excited! I'm not religious but I pray for you and pip everyday!

 

[petitpas]

Aw thanks, Filipenko
As I said, I might have been off by a day this month. At 8dpo I had a faint but pink line. My friend could see it
It was an evening pee.
Usually, I got a reliable bfp at 9dpo and also more definite with evening pee. Again, that's just me, though. Everyone is different...

How are you feeling?

 

[filipenko32]

I got my positive for sure today on the 10 miu ic's - five of them. The test line is half the shade of the control line so definitely positive. I've emailed dr s's secretary to book in for the intralipid drip but i don't see why I can't just go eat 5 Gingsters pasties instead of the drip - it would be much more fun!! Feeling nauseous and all my abdomen is tight which is a new sign. I like new signs as I think if it's different to the others it's good! My dose has upped to 40mg pred along with aspirin, progesterone, vit d, prenatals, omega and digestion tablet. Wish me luck girls, i'll keep you posted.

 

[leylak]

congrats fili!
good luck

 

[filipenko32]

Also i doesnt seem like I will be having my hcg levels monitored which i am soooooo pleased about. No stress for 2 more weeks until a 6 week scan! Although the scan may be more like 7 weeks as it will be Christmas won't it?

 

[petitpas]

Hip hip hooray! Well done on your bfp!
Not having the bloods is a good idea. You just have to sit tight until you have your scan. Will you have a local clinic monitoring you, too?

 

[filipenko32]

Thanks pip, no just sticking with dr s. Got my first intralipid treatment tomorrow for 3 hours! I'm also glad the injection site is in the arm and not the hand. So i'll be 11dpo tomorrow and on the immune suppresser already, that's catching it all early isn't it? It's much less stressful not to have to go through those hcg tests, I wouldn't be surprised if the stress of that caused me to miscarry last time!!!!! How are you doing?

 

[lexi374]

Omg Fili congratulations!!!!

Thats quite a lot of things you are taking there!!

FX for ya xx

 

[filipenko32]

Lexi I know! I felt like an old biddy this morning. I put all my pills in a glass first and that includes: 8 steroid tablets, i indigestion pill, 1 prenatal, 1 omega, 1 vit D, 1 aspirin and prgesterone at night! Wowa hope this is all good glue! And a drip tomorrow! How are you?

 

[petitpas]

8 steroid pills? Can't you just take 1x25mg + 3x5mg? They aren't very tasty

Let us know how the drip goes tomorrow!

 

[filipenko32]

Well it would be good if they gave me some 25mg wouldn't it. I use a water bottle and squirt them down! They aren't very tasty are they! I thought they only came in 5mg packs, they gave me loads of 5mg packs nothing else, i just looked. Mmmmm I have good breakfasts now!

 

[lexi374]

Im good thanks Fili Im around 6 dpo, no s&s, not holding out much hope this cycle as our timing wasnt great and i dont fall that easily.

Thats a high dose of steroids you are on, prof Quenby only prescribes 20 mg. Ill be interested in hearing about the drip too, dont know much about it x