ACU Ninewells

@LAW89 thank you 🥰 and welcome to the thread ❤️ fingers crossed you hear when your cycle will be soon! We were 3(ish) months from having our final consult to starting our cycle.

@mrsmacmc fingers crossed for you!
sorry new to the thread. We have just had our last consultation (I think) before we wait to be told when we start

Thank you @sjp00 💖

We got 8 collected and 7/8 have fertilised fully, no8 isn't being discarded just yet 🤞🏻 further update call on Saturday 💜

The EC wasn't as bad as I had anticipated. The sorest thing for me was the cannula in my hand as it irritated a nerve which gave me tingly fingers. I've been tanking fluids, resting, keeping warm, managed on paracetamol when I felt niggly last night and continued taking lactulose to try and avoid the post EC constipation.

I've no full recollection of being in the treatment room as they gave me the premed on route although I think I embarrassingly started to sing along to an ABBA song they had playing 🙈

The tea and toast afterwards was like manna from heaven 😋

Started on the gels yesterday too which are an interesting sensation!

@mrsmacmc fingers crossed for you xx

@TTC86 thank you, we really appreciate the good luck 🍀 vibes. It does feel really surreal, trying not to jump ahead too much timeline wise 💖

@CuriousAries thank you we really appreciate it. We can't believe how quick it has been timeline wise. Not tired with the appointments, more the 120 mile round trips we've done along with the parking roulette ❤️

@mrsmacmc Good luck for Wednesday 🍀 Hope it all goes well.
It must feel so surreal to be at this point now.

@mrsmacmc
🤞 I feel the time has passed quickly since you started but you may not feel that way! 🤣
Are you tired with all the appointments? X

Trigger shot 💉 2215 tonight for collection on Wednesday at 8am - eeeeeekkkkkkkk!!!!

@CuriousAries thank you 💖 positive vibes & thoughts are gratefully received 💜

@mrsmacmc

Great update. Glad things are going well and you feel supported!

You'll be in my thoughts next week

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A wee update as the weekend approaches, I've had scans day 8 & 10, back on Sunday for another scan and they are hopeful we will then do trigger for EC on Tuesday coming.

Overall stims haven't been too bad, a bit tired, had a couple of migraines and a touch of nausea. I've also managed to 💉 myself I think it has helped that we've been on annual leave too.

Staff have been very genuinely supportive which has helped us in bucket loads 💜 ✨

@CuriousAries thank you. The pic might be a bit deceiving they are the size of football boot bags. A weekend away would be gratefully welcomed though too 😂 ❤️

Still too much of a wimp haven't managed to self inject yet 🫣

@mrsmacmc
Woohoo! Well done! Proud of you!

If only those blue bags were for a weekend away 🤣 didn't think there would be that much!

@TTC86 & @sjp00 thank you 🥰

Day 3 of stims and I'm learning that men*pur is much less stingy if we bring it out the fridge for 15/20mins prior to 💉

DH is being an absolute superstar 🌟 as I can't face 💉 myself 🫣

@mrsmacmc how exciting!! Good luck 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 Xxx

@mrsmacmc That's great news. I bet you are relieved to have started finally.
Good luck!!! 🍀

@FSF85 yup it's the cool bags of drugs. Just did our first solo injection and DH did well 🥰

Thank you all the well wishes and positive vibes are welcomed ❤️

@mrsmacmc thats brilliant news!! Are those the cool bags of drugs?! Great to hear it was a positive experience & they did the mock transfer as well 👍🏻👍🏻

wishing you all the luck for your journey 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Well that's our cycle officially started! The nurses were amazing at explaining it all and we also did a mock transfer as that part of the journey was really playing on my mind. Gas n air is wonderful 💨

Tomorrow is baseline scan day for us 🎉 trying to have a quiet evening ignoring the pain as I'm only able to take paracetamol instead of my usual naproxen (I get really painful periods due to endo). I joked with DH earlier on that I'm glad we're going in his car as I can use the heated seat as a hot water bottle for the journey

@sjp00 that's good to hear you will get your information pack soon ❤️

@RRk1469 I hope your one drops through the door too ❤️

Spoke with the unit who advised info packs are sent when we are due to start treatment prior to our start month. They are currently preparing December patients packs and once completed are starting January's which they will be in touch with us for... which is a little sigh of relief as I thought we were going to be delayed until February for a minute!

Maybe the info pack will be my Christmas gift from them... lol! 😂

@CuriousAries our info pack didn't have a producing your sample section although DH did tell me one of his eLearning modules on the ACU portal covered it.

10hr day on Wednesday was OK all in, glad it is over though.

I found myself starting the thorough deep clean of the house today to keep busy. Living room being attacked tomorrow!

I'm grateful for this thread too as it's helping me feel less alone about it all ❤️

@CuriousAries At this point its just a guessing game, think everyone is in the same boat though where no one really knows whats happening.. glad for this thread though makes it all a little less lonely x