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nanoo you minx - I've been waiting all day for your news... I KNEW IT!! Huge congratulations to you and here's hoping that little embryo knows what's best for it and stays PUT!

You must be all trembly with excitement/trepidation...

How are things with DH now? Does he know it's testing day today? I'm not sure I could keep it to myself but then I would never have made it this far without testing either!

AMAZING news. Actually, I can't believe it. I haven't told anyone yet - can barely write it here. But you guys have been so supportive, I just had to share it with you. BFP !!!!

I found the guts to test this morning while I was still too sleepy to think too hard. I only used the little unbranded stick the clinic gave me - that's all I've done so far. I'm planning to double check tomorrow morning with a proper clearblue one - so will have all my fingers and toes crossed again. Trying not to think beyond the next few days just to get through it. So nervous of mc. Please stick please stick please stick....

DH still in US on business, not back til next Wed. Don't know if I should tell him over the phone (especially as some of you might remember he was SO horrible to me last week - not sure he deserve to know yet!).

How are you MummyCat- any news from the consultant? Really hope your Dh isn't right and the cycle isn't abandoned - surely it's just a readjustment of dosage?

Great you went to the doc MamaChris - and it's a good way to look at it - the embryo clearly survived much longer than you thought

mummycat - let us know what the googling suggests... I would try to ensure you speak to the consultant today. Although OHSS is very treatable, if it IS that then you need to step down the dose of Gonal F straight away.

nanoo - thinking of you this morning and hoping it's good news xxx

MamaChris - sorry I forgot to say last night but well done for going to the docs yesterday. I'm glad you're feeling positive about it; think I might have been the same in a weird way.

isle - how are you feeling at the moment?

And sooty - yay for the three follicles... I shall share in your mild optimism for now. I'm feeling a bit more chipper today; DH won approximately one million husband brownie points yesterday by surprising me with a home cooked meal of fillet steak, mange tout, and caramelised wild mushrooms with shallots! (Only those who know him will appreciate this is tantamount to his crossing the Atlantic in a canoe in terms of effort/achievement) - he rushed it to the hospital all wrapped up and with a lovely bottle of wine and all accoutrements. I'd had such a shite day it was perfect timing and we had a nice evening here squashed onto the hospital bed watching Mad Men...

Had second stimming scan this morning and it's even crazier than last time! Womb lining has more than doubled in two days 7mm on Mon and now 15mm. There are now 41 follicles in total all at around the 1cm mark! 25 on the right and 16 on the left plus the one that was already there before I started stimming - this one now measures 2.5cm! I asked for some advice and the nurse said that they will call me later and that the consultant will be reviewing things this time - so who reviewed it last time?

The nurse was clearly shocked by that amount of follies and said that she thinks they will lower my dose of Gonal F. I am only on 150 anyway.

Feeling rather concerned about what seems like an over-reaction by my body. DH says he is surprised that they haven't abandoned this cycle already - not that he really knows anything - just feeling alarmed I think. Am off to research...

(((hugs))) nanoo

sooty good news on the follies, congrats so far! Bad idea to teach after EC, but then you know what it's like, so I'll defer to your judgement (can you do me a favor and just youtube your class so we can see how the meds effect your teaching abilities???)

Seriously - I wish you truckloads of luck on this one. I would love it if all of the stars aligned just right for you.

xx

Will keep checking back for nanoonews!
(I think a BFP would be a great way to end this thread and start AC #4)

Nanoo I can't believe you haven't tested . .. but it is sounding postive. LL I don't think I've ever had a canula but it sounds awful to be tied to the bed by both hands. I'm not surprised you are being a crybaby - it must be really hard being in a foreign country and generally 'alone'.

I had my first scan today and I am midly optmistic, two on the left and one on the right. This is quite good for me and the good news is that it is on both sides because I never seem to produce more than one egg per side no matter what the number each side.

The headaches have developed into a full blown head cold, so at least I now know I am not a recovering alcoholic! Almost fell asleep in class today (not a good look). Am also starting to worry that EC is going to happen 7 days from now which would be very annoying as it is my last class - I tried to get an idea which of the students could reschedule today and there was no consensus. If it falls on next wednesday I might just have to teach after EC!

Nanoo all the best for your test tomorrow, either way, we'll be here to cheer for you!!!

Argggh am I a bad mother-to-be... managed through sniffling to convince doctors to leave the iron drip for another week - they are upping my iron tabs to see how I get on first. Wish I was more stoic but glad to hear I'm not the only one phased by canulas. I don't think it helps that I've convinced them all I'm terrified and I can see no-one wants to have to give me a canula now... am the Difficult English Patient!

nanoo - thinking of you for tomorrow; think you've done so well during the 2ww and have everything crossed for you.

mummycat - that is a lot of follicles. I have no experience of such a plentitude but would think if they haven't mentioned OHSS to you then I wouldn't worry. From what (little) I know of it it tends to develop later in the cycle, particularly after ET, but of course having a lot of follicles is an early indicator. If you're worried though do ask your clinic about it tomorrow... will be thinking of you too and hoping the scan goes well. Also great to hear your DH "letting slip" how much he wants this too... like blood out of a stone sometimes, eh?

gingerwine - it's hard not to panic about what's going to happen at EC - until you hear from them what magic number they managed to collect, it feels like it could all be for nowt. I think at this stage though it's worth remembering that it's very UNUSUAL for most of the follicles to be empty and at this stage you have no evidence that this will happen to you. My first cycle I got 7 eggs from 8 follies; my second gave 4 from 6.

Right. Spose I'd better get off to bed... getting a bit sick of this single hospital bed lark - typically we'd just bought a super kingsize bed with new fluffy duvet and pillows and Egyptian cotton bed linen. And am I getting to enjoy it?!!!

MamaChris so glad that you are looking at this positively. Have been thinking about you since last night's post.

Sooty I agree with GW about the water - I'm finding it really helpful.

Good luck Nanoo - I know you don't want to burst your bubble, but knowing either way will alleviate the stress somewhat.

Canulas are horrid LL I've had quite a few in my time and imo they are worse that childbirth. Or for me they were the worst part. I had to have an antibiotic drip as I had open heart surgery when I was 16. Oh, that's made me think - I'd better mention it to the clinic as I will probably need a drip during EC especially if I'm under general anesthetic.

Well, I am surprised and confused by the amount of follies spotted and counted on Monday - 31 in total. Does this mean that I am experiencing some sort of hyperstimulation of the ovaries? Or is it a sign of PCOS? Could it possibly be linked to my amazing acupuncturist? again...

I guess I'll know more at second scan which is tomorrow morning early! Am sure there will be yet more blood taking too

Am feeling happier generally as DH made a comment this morning which made me realise that he wants this so much, but is scared to admit that even to himself.