Excellent egg buddies - for all who are IVFing in July/August/Sept

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Over here ladies!

Massive congrats to NookNook!! Great start to the new thread.

cupcakes!!!! That gonal F dose sounds about average. OHSS is more of a worry after trigger I think- drink plenty xxx

Oh and tea tonight- chicken salad. was crap so I heated up an enchillada from last night and gobbled the lot. Why does shit food taste great the next day??

Hello also to respisa!!! xxxxx

Where has Karbea gone??

Hello to all the newbies too!!

flowers

I love an enchilada Tame good choice. So pleased you spoke to the teacher, and the friends mum sounds great. It's always good to have back up. OTD is Saturday, which is 12dp5dt. Now having nightmares that 48 hours will see a strong positive go to a negative .

Just a quick one

brooker i dont care, I'm flinging my arms around you for being so brave. Who w,d believe it. At least they are not leaving you too long until the next cycle (6 weeks won't affect much) but to have to go throu all that again?

Still a very good practice run and now you'll have the entire clinic checking your details!

Someone mentioned low doses of gonal-f don't worry! The highest I was ever on was 1 shot of 150. Each shot after that was less until I was taken off completely and my E2 levels were still climbing after that. I think I only stimmed for 5 days then coasted for a week. Mutant ovaries you see

Lowest shot I ever took was 37.5. And that was just to keep the FSH level!

tame and other well wishers to be honest I'm fairly calm about it all although I was frustrated today over having to deal with various sets of people over drugs and doc appointments and what not.

I'll call the Surgery tomorrow to see if they have had a fax. I just need to know how long, I'll bloody take the tube to the hosp next week if need be.

Its too hot to fight the world and its father. And I'm exhausted today.

motor that's good advice - thanks. We are back at the clinic in a few weeks' & can discuss further then. They have assured us that we can also ring them ANYTIME & if they are not immediately available they will get straight back in touch. We are not needy people but we both like facts and honesty. I feel that we got both today. I can't believe how unlucky we have been but I am really glad the eggs & sperm were good that was my biggest fear Is that strange of me?
tame glad you've taken charge of the bullying situation. I fecking hate bullies. Now stop embarrassing your DD at school!! secretly as well as the dancing I want to embarrass my kids at school too
fish I love a cuddle so thank you
This heat is not good for hormonal / stabby ladies! Xx

Argh brooker you are coping with this very well. They had better look after you in some style the next time. I hope they don't charge you for this one either after that balls up. And thank you for your kind words.

When I did iui I was only on 37.5 or 75 of gonal f and ended up with too many follicles to proceed. Hence I'm doing short protocol because of the high risk of hyper stimulation. I have no idea if short protocol works as well as the long but I'm glad not to do the nasal spray again.

brooker your positive attitude is exemplary, and your clinic sound amazing, and really on top of things. I have every confidence they're going to really look after you. They could have so easily you off and you'd be none the wiser, as we all put our trust in these experts.

tame yes, AF has been and gone. Got another scan a week tomorrow with not so nice Dr. but DP is going to try to get off work so I don't have to go alone. So I guess we'll find out next week if when we're due for FET!

brooker, just reread my last comment and think it might have come across a bit school reporty. Sorry!

hello,
Iv not been round for a while but feel i needed to post this.
This thread was a great deal of support when i was actually going through ivf but since getting a failed cycle i found the noticed the thread no support at all and felt dismissed if anything.
I have been keeping an eye on the posts and feel not a lot of support at all for negative cycles which this thread is about ivf cycles itself.
people that get bad results seem to get flowers and im sorry and the support gone which the other way the support seems to be otherwise,im really happy for BFP but the way the thread is going it seems wrong.
peoples feelings are not being taken into consideration at all,im sorry but if you all look back at the threads you would understand.
I wish congratulations to all BFP and good luck to all others.
I am leaving for roughly the same reasons as euro.

Brooker, I am flabbergasted at your news, I really am, But do you sense some woo-type shit going on here? Like your cycle is meant to be in September? Whatever. What's done is done and we need to be philosophical about it. I've put the kettle on for a I'll see you in ten minutes, cock x

Tortie, 'tis rather dull that thread, no? Bleurgh! Sick as a dog in this heat Urgh! Not as sick as me I've been sicker than a sick bastard, believe you me I've been sick and eaten it again cos I'm craving protein.. blah, blah, blah

SLUDGE UPDATE : Nowt to write home about bar a few poor excuses for skidmarks. My nipples, on the other hand, are the size and texture of those rubber horns atop a Space Hopper. Oucheeeee!!!

mejust I'm so sorry you feel that way. From my perspective, this is my first IVF cycle so I've never had either a BFN or a BFP, so I guess what I'm saying is that I have no idea how it feels. I've never even been pregnant before. To be honest, selfishly I know, I've been living for each particular stage of my IVF process and trying to concentrate on the present or the very near future.

I'm really sorry I haven't been more supportive of others who have had BFNs, I have very little experience in this and honestly don't know what to say, which is perhaps why all I've been able to say is I'm sorry or post flowers.

I will try to be more thoughtful of others who have been in your situation in the future. Who knows, it could be me in a few weeks.

hmmm dogs are normally sick in this heat

Mejust I'm sorry you feel like that. It is very hard to know what to say other than to commiserate and try and be supportive. I can only imagine how you must feel.

But I also think that if you had stayed, then people would have offered you more support but you left. And people still wished you well.

There is no need to be personal either. I understand you are hurting, more than I can comprehend. But that is a low blow.

Mejust, I posted before without seeing your post so I'm sorry for that. I feel you're being unfair to those people who held your hand every single day of your IVF cycle and who were devastated on your behalf when it failed. A BFN is a pain that no-one can soothe which is why the platitudes are kept to a minimum with a hope that you'll stick around for comfort or return when you're feeling more positive. I know you're in pain and bitterly disappointed but you won't find comfort by blaming the wonderful people on here who tried very hard to calm you and console you during those difficult downregging days.

I wish you success in your next cycle.

mejust I'm a bit shocked at your post.

Im sorry you have found this thread unsupportive but when you had you BFN, you wanted to leave for a bit and we all still kept posting asking if you were ok??

I have found this thread to be incredibly supportive recently with the ICSI, the mc, relationship issues and I do feel that there are many many aspects to peoples feelings during treatment. Even people that get a positive wobble and need support!!

I know we also talk about daft stuff and food and it all goes off point sometimes BUT that is the beauty of this thread. Its silly and daft but its still there when you need some guidance.

I know you must feel incredibly disappointed and angry about your BFN. And people may only be able to ask how you are and offer flowers but we were all very much with you when you were down regging and nervous about ec.

I think we will have to agree to disagree on this one.

Good luck for the future mejust. Hope you get your Baybee x

Morning all,

mejust I hope it wasn't my earlier PM that triggered this, I truly wanted to know how you were doing and if you had made a decision but didn't want to post here in case you were not reading or didn't want to respond here.

This thread does not give platitudes which is the exact reason why many joined. I was reading old threads yesterday (was looking for my own to see how I felt during the cycle) and I noticed that an 'I feel awful' bought a lot of empathy/ explanation and solutions. It is a two way street?

There are women here that have been through what you are going through and are happy to share but rightfully so, will not do so without being prompted or asked. It is worth utalizing this source of information.

I know it must be hard for you (unhelpful platitude) and I hope you are getting support outside of this thread if you feel you do not get it within. Think of tame and buzzy when things went wrong. Everything else was dropped and their hands were held.

Take care of yourself and do feel free to rejoin?

Fish.x

I have also wondered where wish is and how she is doing. I disappeared a bit during my 1ww as I found the thread a bit unhelpful in that I was obsessing. Is she 2ww?

I think my clinic has treated private/NHS the same, I certainly got a lot of support when I turned mutant and my cycle was nearly abandoned, I just have a feeling that a positive result means celebratory drinks down the pub and some back clapping for them .

At the time I thought: I bloody well hope that more support is given to those who are unsuccessful.

I have pondered this week, does this thread worry too much about OHSS? Reading symptoms I think I had a mild case, but no one has actually suffered? And we've had lots of 'high risk'?

Very true fish this thread has been priceless to me xxx

Fish I too had a mild case I think, the embryologist called every day not just with updates but to see how I was feeling. I think a mild case is very common. I just think in that initial appointment when the consultant lays down the law, it's just a bit worrying!! I too was high risk, and have been fine. I think clinics are so hot on monitoring now that the chances of becoming seriously ill are greatly reduced. Thank goodness!!

How are you feeling this morning?x

That's a good point re OHSS, Life. I've was high risk, don't think I actually had it. Think I was more panicking than anything else! I think clinics will err on the side of caution and wait and freeze embryos if anyone's hormones look a bit wayward. That was probably what happened in my case. I feel fine now - I had my EC 2weeks 2 days ago. I'm having a scan next week, and I'm expecting it to be normal because all the pain and bloating has gone.

Right, I'm off to deal with some Spanish bureaucracy. Wish me luck!

I typed a lengthy post then lost my Internet connection Aaahhhh!! The gist of it was that I hesitated before posting my bad news yesterday due to the recent success everyone is having. I then bitch slapped myself & said this thread is about the ups & downs of ivf. If any experience I have can help others then I should share it. The pressure on the current crop of people cycling is immense as there has been so much success (thank god) on here (but it will have no effect on anyone's outcome). mejust I have been thinking about you & euro every single day since your bfn. How are you doing honey? This thread had been a lifeline for me but I dip in & out of it & use the bits that are relevant to me. I love hearing about the successes as it spurs me on. Hope you can continue to come here for support while you go through this shit. love to you & mr mejust x

nomaybe I'm tired. Or maybe I'm just a lazy cow since I've been tired since my first jab. I'm fine really. Today is the first morning that I forgot to save my piss. I'm pissed off! How are you?

I have to do a quick clean today then go to meet a friend for park fun!

Btw - remember my friends mum who had the double mastectomy? Well, she was discharged last week and is a-ok. No cancer at all. I meant to update you all when I found out but... Well forgot.

Morning!

mejust to me this thread has been a bloody life line and having been on it through 3 cycles and almost a year, I truly don't know how I'd have got by without it! If you come on here people will support you, but we can't do that if you are not on here and not communicating. I feel quite offended on behalf of everyone on here as, when I started reading your post, I naively thought you were about to say how great you had found the support on here!

life hope you hear from your clinic today and get some answers. wish had a bfn a few weeks back . Hi wish if you are lurking.

brooker how are you doing this morning?

The embryologist has phoned with good news . Out of the 4 eggs collected they were able to inject 3, and all 3 have started to fertilise. He will call tomorrow morning to update on cell division etc. Phew, TFFT!