Assisted Conception (and the bits in between) Volume 6

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Hi all,
I just went to post on the old thread and noticed it had been locked, so here is a new one!
Come on in!

Vallinnapod thanks for your good advice, really helpful.

I am feeling so much more positive.

My dear friend who is virtually housebound but is also a clinical psychologist (or was when working) thinks my mind may hold the clues and suggests holding out when I am hanging out for a chocolate and seeing what my feelings are! This actually makes a lot of sense and I think I will do is. Working out what is driving me! It is (I am sure) comfort eating. I am very happy and normal (ha ha) now but as a child and teenager I was very shy and my friend thinks I am mothering myself to make up for the past a bit. I know it sounds wacky but you know it makes sense. She also pointed out sugar is like a drug (the way the body) craves it, so I had better stay off sugar things.

How are you all?

Rowing any news? Are we to be cycle buddies? I am sure we were last time? April-time? I guess it may be April time for me again, don't wait for me, just on and I will try and catch you up.

Lissy was your Thanks Giving OK?

It must be hard to have this time to give thanks and be waiting to say thank you for a baby. Maybe you can say thank you for a consultant who is going to help me get a baby. I really REALLY hope you and all the other fab ladies on here are going to make 2011 the year of new babes.

God Bless you all.

Love and hugs and baby dust to all.

Bit disappointed/upset but because I am confused.

Scan and bloods this morning. Lining is at 5.7mm (from 3.6 last Weds) but when I asked about my E2 I glanced at my sheet and saw it had gone from 173 to 76....I thought it was meant to go up.

Also at the w/e I went to change the Puregon cartridge in the injection pen and it had WAY more left in it than it should have done. Went into the clinic on Saturday to show them, the nurse wasn't hugely helpful but gave me a new pen and I was due to start a new cartridge so maybe that was it? Frustrating and annoying to waste what looked like £50 worth of Puregon and it it sent me back a bit :(

Forgot my sleepy ovaries! I have two larger (but under 10mm follicles) on one ovary, none over that the teenys on the other.

Italian--Not much of a Thanksgiving, but thanks for asking. One of these days I will do a real Thanksgiving dinner here, minus the American Football.

Val--Sorry to hear about the drugs. They didn't give you any explanation?

Not much to report here. Feeling flu-ish today, so I'm probably coming down with something. Was at nephew's first birthday tea yesterday and all the little ones seemed to be sneezing and coughing. Bound to happen sooner or later. Had to cancel my first workout at Curves, but rescheduled for Thursday.

Wednesday is a busy day. Life in the UK test in the morning. So annoying! I bet a high percentage of the British population don't know what the ethnic makeup of London is. Or what percentage of children live in a single family household. (Just a sampling of the random and ridiculous things you need to know to live in this country.) After that, pick up my in-law's dog from kennels, and then open evening at CRGH.

Until then, bed and hoping I feel better.

Love to all!

Busy week Lissy! You're right. I'd be deported on the strength of the Citizens Test (don't even know where to put the apostrophe in 'Citizens' so abandoned it completely!) I hope to be deported to somewhere warm....

Good luck at CRGH

No explanation but they ring the consultant and then call be back early evening with my dose for that night so I asked if they could be ready to shed a little more light then.

I did that UK Citizenship on Facebook the other day and failed. It's a very odd selection of questions indeed.

Love to all.

Val - that sounds confusing, hope it progresses well for you.
ITalian - am liking the advice from your friend, hope it helps. Do you have to get your BMI to a certain number for treatment? For NHS mine had to be below 30, 35 for private - hence my diet!!

Some slightly encouraging news here - I will be allowed to have treatment if I can get one consultant to write a letter that the clinic wants. Have now got gp saying I should have treatment, 2 fertility dr's, unit manager, their other worker (not sure who it was I had to see!!), my work (duh, yes!!) and told the whole situaton was caused by a tick box exercise malfunction. Mm, not felt like that - but I smiled graciously and they said I have coped well with it all.

So, maybe, just maybe, can start bankrupting ourseles in January!! Well, it will stop me putting back on all the weight I lost hopefully, just the hope of a date! - sorry to be cryptic, those who read my nightmare October will understand. Positive vibes/prayers for this letter in next few weeks most welcome.

Hi all,

Lissy I agree with Vallin. None of us would live here if it depended on our knowing the percentage of dogs living in a one bedroom house or whatever they want to know.
Hope your cold clears up soon. We were at our nephew's birthday at the weekend and there was a small boy coughing as he wandered from room to room. It was that completely unguarded, open mouth kind of cough that toddlers specialise in.

Italian I'm not sure about cycle buddies the way things are going. I might be going for FET when you give birth at this rate.

Vallin it's such a slog, the stimming. Do you think the pen was faulty and that was the reason for the low E2 - what is E2?
Still now it's been fixed your two good follies should come on leaps and bounds. You just need one good one.

Thank goodness I didn't have to fly to Prague today, the airport is closed here! It would have been a nightmare, all ready to go sitting on my suitcase in terminal one.
I had to pay £70 to change the flights though.
I'm quite worried about the hormones for the FET, don't want to have to keep postponing treatment.

Hi everyone and thanks to Italian greyhound for pointing me to this thread.

I'm at the start of my fertility referral and undergoing tests and a laparascomy in January to check if my remaining tube is blocked (I had a ruptured eptopic last year and had one removed).

The consultant has said if it is blocked he will refer us for IVF... but we have to give up smoking (which is a good thing!) so we're setting ourself a target and will have stopped in the next couple of weeks.

Looking forward to chatting with you all x

Rowing in my mind it is all due to the faulty pen but then I like to have an explanation for everything We'll see what today's show!

Hi Belle!

Hi all,
BB aren't they precious! They must have been wondering how you had kept in such great shape despite expecting a baby.

I don't think the same name thing would work out.

bb i am at argc... will be giving it a bash for next cycle. am on CD2 at the moment so i guess that means not long now... unless of course i happen to miraculously fall pregnant this month (and there really IS a father christmas....)... to be honest i am not sure how you 'check out' a clinic. meeting the consultant seems like a bit of a sales jobby and i guess if you have been through it before, you know what to ask, but they know what to answer too. I dont think there is THAT much differentiation between the clinics. argc check a lot. and tailor the drugs on a daily basis. and believe in immunes. and i think those 3 things are the main differences between them and some other clinics from what I can tell (but am happy to be flamed here...) I looked at the Lister. It has better paint work. Is closer to my house, does immunes. has a number of different protocols and seemed pretty high touch too. but i kinda liked the chaos at argc. it suited me better. and its close to that great book shop on marylebone high street so gives me an excuse to browse every time i go...yeah i looked at the stats too- but i dont think many of the top clinics are THAT far apart so the top one could have just had 'better material' for that statistical period iyswim... but change is good sometimes...

have just been told by my delightful insurance company that they have changed my policy and no longer will cover me for any treatment for multiple MC... mid policy... with no notification... ho hum... methinks they arent going to be able to get away with that... its a company policy so have kindly asked HR to investigate...

oh and we have HEAT. am feeling positively tropical at chez LAW... compulsary swimwear only allowed at the dinner table

but outside... am wishing that rowing would pass me that super warm new coat purchase!

Hi all,

LAW thank goodness you have heat. What a rotten time for it to go on the blink.
Your poor cold leggies, it goes straight through to your bones when it is freezing cold.
Insurance company don't realise who they are dealing with do they!

BB just a hug. Can't say much about clinics, but BOH seems to rate ARGC very highly and it has worked for her twice (I think, but please feel free to correct me BOH )

Welcome BelleEpoquex.

BB all the best for next attempt.

I think I am coming to terms with maybe not having more kids. My former colleagues and I got together for a meal tonight and two (male) colleagues said their wives were expecting baby number three, unplanned, and they both already have two kids, it was weird because it was so nonchalant, I would be shouting it from the roof!

I listened to a very sad programme called ?Taking a Stand? at 9.00 today on Radio 4 about a man kidnapped and killed in Mexico and his sister and mum fighting for justice. It was heart breaking. His family have fought for justice at great personal risk. Made me realise how lucky I am.

I feel very fortunate to have what I have and I am coming to terms with the whole fertility thing slowly.

I had a nutritionalist appointment today and it all went well.

I do feel that I am getting fit! Keep fit tomorrow!

Love to all

Hey all - just a wave really.

E2 levels all over the shop here...prize comment of the day 'You're really sensitive to changes in the levels of drugs'...no shite Sherlock...

Oh well, up to 100 for the next two days with scan and bloods on Friday. At least my veins get a day off. I look like I have a great heroin habit.

vallinnapod hmmm tracks... good look...

hi all! nothing much to say except insurance company did a HUGE u turn (as I suspected they would the twats...)... i'm covered!

Hi all. Self-centred post...

Firstly, I passed my Life in the UK test! Mazel Tov to me! At least it's one less thing to worry about. Next up is my interview, which is the 18th of December.

DH and I went to open evening at CRGH last night. Very informative. As it turns out, the uroandrologist that DH has been seeing is in the same practice as Mr Serhal, the medical director. We decided that we would have a consultation with him as well, so that is scheduled for the 16th of December.

Loving the snow, but inwardly laughing and cringing at how the Brits handle it.

I'm off now to have my first workout at Curves...

Love and hugs to everyone!

Hi all,

LAW yay for you getting the insurance co. sorted out. Did you have your long list at the ready, tough lady!

Lissy let us know how curves goes and what you bp is or pulse or whatever they check.
I know the snow is a farce. The UK doesn't want to invest in any Winter equipment or planning because it would prefer to lose millions as the economy grinds to a halt. Nuts.
I suppose it doesn't happen very often. Bit like Saudi Arabia spending a fortune on a Flood plan or something. [tries to look intelligent and fails]

Italian how are you sweetie? I know what you mean about coming to terms, I have moments when I think, why am I trying to make my life hard by having a baby?

Horton and BB how is the planning?

Not much to add here, except I am wondering if February will be OK to fly out, since November has been a disaster.

Lissy yay, well done. You are official!

Rowing how are you my dear, I am fine.

Very motivational - www.rosemaryconley.tv/Weight-Loss/Success-Stories/vx/2712_1047735/Jenna-Evans---lost-5st-8lb.aspx

This is interesting www.blogeatingdisorder.com/blog/346/breaking-the-power-of-a-binge/ here
I am feeling so much better. Managed to avoid chocolate cake last night!

God Bless you all.

Love and hugs and baby dust to all.

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Hey all!

Hope you are all wrapped up!

Bloods and scan today - no change in the lining but another larger follicle on the right ovary, so I have 3 attempting to grow My consultant happened to be around also and basically said he had no idea why my E2 levels were fuluctuating but he was hestitate to crank me up to avoid OHSS. despite not really telling me anything it was just reassuring to see him (clearly I just like verbally hearing nothing from people in charge!!)

Hi all

Vallin I'm not in charge, but I won't say much, just to reassure you.

Italian good with the cake. Hope tonight's fight against the cake went well. Give it to the birds, they need chocolate cake at the moment!

Hello gorgeous ladies, on this sunny Sunday afternoon!

Worked out at Curves Thursday AND Friday. It really is quite good. In and out in 30 minutes, for real. This has been my free week, but I think I will actually sign up when I go on Tuesday.

Busy week this week. Follow-up colposcopy tomorrow (ugh), but will ask about hysteroscopy as well. Wednesday is our appointment at ARGC, and after open evening at CRGH, have made an appointment for a consultation with them as well.

Next week it's the appointment at CRGH and my visa interview (Italian, not quite official yet!), and then I'll have two weeks off as my nanny family is going to Israel. The younger set of twins are going to be 10 tomorrow, and having a movie party after school, so busy, busy, busy!

Rowing--Loved the Saudi Arabia analogy. You really DID sound super intelligent! (Trying to keep a straight face)

Val--It's always reassuring to hear from someone in charge. Mr. M is the kindest of men, and if my follow-up was with him I think I would've felt differently about the failed cycle.

Late--Don't get me started on insurance companies. What a bunch of thieving swines they are! I'm so glad you gave them a piece of your mind!

Italian--Blooming cake! I had people over for Shabbat, and therefore made a banana chocolate chip cake for dessert. I can hear it calling from the kitchen even as I type...."I would be great for brunch, you know you want to".

Love and hugs to everyone! (And banana cake if I could send it cyberically (I totally just made up that word)).