The steroid junkies' perfectly unscientific medical trial

[petitpas]

Yes, they come in 5s and 25s. You could ask your GP to prescribe you the steroids on the NHS (free!) and then you can be more specific about what you need.
Or just ask your pharmacy when you fill your prescription to give you what you want. As long as the total is correct it should be ok (at least that's what they said to me when I had them break down my pills from 25s to 5s last time).

 

[RGN]

Just popping in to say CONGRATS Filipenko! So happy for you. I'm sending good thoughts for a sticky bebe!

 

[filipenko32]

pip did you get anything more than a faint pink line on a 25miu ic at 11dpo?

 

[petitpas]

Fili, no I didn't! Chill!

 

[filipenko32]

Hiya pip, Hiya girls! My intralipid day out:- The drip was painless and fine. I set off at about 6, then got there for about 8. Then I went to Starbucks for breaky, hot choc and almond croissant Then went upstairs to sit as it was draughty and this dodgy man came upstairs too and in a vast area of seats he sat on the table right next to me. I just think that's weird. He looked kind of scruffy too. So I went back downstairs and got cold. Then at the clinic they made me wait an a extra 45 minutes and then the drip lasted 2 hours ish. Had my mags and was quite relaxing really and the room was warm. Then while waiting to pay for my liquified Gingster's pasty (£300 !! ) a man in front of me was writing a cheque for 10K for his wife's IVF!!!! On the way out I then noticed the consultant's flashy Bentley's - 2 of them in one car park where it says directors' parking. Happily paid my 300 then though and scootled off in my Ford Focus!

 

[hopeful23456]

That's funny Fili! So glad to hear it went well.

 

[petitpas]

Yeah, we noticed the Bentley, too

 

[LeeC]

Haha Fili, better than me in my hubby's work van lol.

We, quick update, day 1 was a nightmare day for me. 2 hours sleep and completely hyper, yesterday wasn't as bad but still felt buzzed.
Slept straight through last night.

So, day 3 of steroids today, hoping my body is adjusting. If I remember correctly, my sides calmed down after a few days last time and it was mainly the slight mania but I'm known to have anxiety anyway, so it's to be expected.

I put a few extra llbs on before even starting then this time so really hoping I can avoid the hunger pangs they can cause.
Although would happily put a bit of weight on to get my lil baby.

Fili. Glad it went ok with the intralipids. Are you on the pred too? When are you testing. I remember us both saying around 8dpo. That's next Friday for me. What day will you start the poss frenzy lol.

Pip. Is that you med free now? How is everything?

 

[LeeC]

Stupid phone. Of course I meant poas frenzy!!!

 

[filipenko32]

Hiya Lee, oh I already tested and i'm pregnant! I tested at 9dpo and got the faintest of faint lines on a 10miu, then slightly darker 10miu at 10dpo, then a faint pink line on a 25miu at 11dpo. I started 25mg pred, progesterone and aspirin from ovulation then upped to 40mg of pred at bfp. Had the intralipid at 11dpo so caught everything early. I'm trying not to obsessively do the 'is the line getting darker' testing thing but it's hard. I only started to notice side effects about over a week after taking 25mg with mainly the buzzing, anxiety and irritability. With the 40mg my hunger has gone through the roof!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've started getting up at 7am to take the conconction of pills and going to bed at 11 so there's a massive gap between and i've found i sleep better. What cycle day are you on now? x x x

 

[filipenko32]

What advice have you girls been given about exercise? I want to go gentle running this morning and swimming later. I forgot to ask Dr s about it, does anyone know?

 

[filipenko32]

Yeah, we noticed the Bentley, too

If I get to 12 weeks / full term with Dr s i'll save up for the rest of my life to buy him another Bentley!!!

 

[petitpas]

Yeah, we noticed the Bentley, too

If I get to 12 weeks / full term with Dr s i'll save up for the rest of my life to buy him another Bentley!!!

Nooooo, don't promise that! Buy your child an education and a house instead (not sure how much a Bentley costs )!

Mr S advised me not to go swimming in first tri as swimming pools can be erm dirty. You can always double check with his midwife. He said I could continue with light low-impact exercise if I wanted to. I personally chose not to (my local consultant was dead against exercise with my risk level).

Lee, I'm crossing my fingers for you!!! fxfxfxfxfxfxfxfxfx
As for me, I'm steroid free now! I've noticed one change, which may or may not be due to coming off the steroids. I go to bed at night with cold feet and need an extra blanket to warm up. Until this week I was boiling and sticking all my limbs out (despite the temperature dropping at night). I am still on my progesterone suppositories and all the vitamins, only the steroids have changed.

 

[filipenko32]

I won't be exercising then!! Yeah house and education sounds like a much better plan pip!! but I will worship the ground he walks on, hopefully.

That's interesting about the temperature change.. I'm scratching my head thinking about that one.

Lee i'll be stalking you come testing time!! Really hoping this is it for you x x x

I'm just finishing off the Christmas hampers I make up every year. I cheat, I buy loads of Harrods food online (in bulk it works out cheaper than you could imagine) and then I make my own hampers out of them. 14 items per hamper works out at about £80 per 'couple' for close family. Good ey? Takes ages though but it's not like i've got anything better to do at the moment!

Yeah, we noticed the Bentley, too

If I get to 12 weeks / full term with Dr s i'll save up for the rest of my life to buy him another Bentley!!!

Nooooo, don't promise that! Buy your child an education and a house instead (not sure how much a Bentley costs )!

Mr S advised me not to go swimming in first tri as swimming pools can be erm dirty. You can always double check with his midwife. He said I could continue with light low-impact exercise if I wanted to. I personally chose not to (my local consultant was dead against exercise with my risk level).

Lee, I'm crossing my fingers for you!!! fxfxfxfxfxfxfxfxfx
As for me, I'm steroid free now! I've noticed one change, which may or may not be due to coming off the steroids. I go to bed at night with cold feet and need an extra blanket to warm up. Until this week I was boiling and sticking all my limbs out (despite the temperature dropping at night). I am still on my progesterone suppositories and all the vitamins, only the steroids have changed.

 

[petitpas]

Ooh er! Harrods!
It's a lovely idea - I bet your family can't wait to see what you have put together for them every year

DH would feed everyone lobster, foie gras, snails and caviar if he could but most of my family wouldn't like it we still are going all out on the food with salmon, potted stilton and port (not with port - the cheese has been fed with port for weeks before), cheese fondue etc.
I'm going to eat myself a fake bump

 

[filipenko32]

ohhhhhhhh all that food you mentioned is making me very hungry, i remember reading in this thread when you were hunting for a chocolate muffin with red cheeks! that's me now, the side effects have finally caught up, I can't satisfy my hunger at all. Hey pip, there'll be nothing fake about your bump!!

 

[petitpas]

Haha, you have the munchies!

If it helps, my total weight gain from starting the pred (one month before bfp) to now has been 3kg. That's with lots of pasta eating (double portions ) and several meals a day (and the middle of the night)...

I don't think that's too shocking.

 

[filipenko32]

3kg is not too bad pip.. I have gone from my normal 9.5 stone to 11 this year with all the pregnancies but I don't care. My boobs seem smaller too like you said yours were - I've been ploughing through your journal this afternoon! It's a great journal! I'm sitting here deciding whether to have a biscuit or ten and thinking really I shouldn't after all i've eaten today. And anyway am I not supposed to be suffering morning sickness?! I've got weird dull aches in my armpits of all places too, never had that before. Are you doing anything fun this weekend pip? I am going for a lovely long walk with hubby tomorrow since i'm not going to go to the gym again.

 

[petitpas]

Aw, I'm sorry I put you off the gym
I had loads of arm pit aches and pains - loads in my boobs, too. I don't know but I am just guessing they are related.
Hey, with the steroids you might not get ms at all! How cool would that be?!

 

[filipenko32]

oh no you didn't put me off at all, I copy everything you do anyway!! oh do the steroids stop you getting ms then? That's good as it also means i don't have to worry about not getting it if you know what i mean. My boobs are very twingy, like they're about to be painful. I wake up achey too. Going to try to chill a bit and not symptom stop too much but... I like the way you ignored your pregnancy in your journal for weeks, that's probably the very best thing to do as all the 'what if' stressing is no good whatsoever!