Harry Potter and the rise of the BESH: Instadiffers, baby dusters and huns will be subject to the spell Evanesco!!.

[RaspberrySnowCone]

Expecto Patronum

If you are you over 30 and have been ttc for over 12 months, are witch like or even better a complete hag and willing to abuse your powers of wizardry to conjure up gin by the bucket load, then fill out the Beshionnaire and join us if you dare in our battle against BESH curse.

Instadiffers and baby dusters will be turned into frogs and used in a potion.

Peskipiksi Pesternomi!!!

[CatsCantFlyFast]

I'm confused and not on t'other place

[MyNameIsWinkly]

I was confused too, I did an advanced search. Sharing knowledge about ginger's old name means we all win, geddit ?

[evilgiraffe]

Ahh, yes I get it, thanks winks. I was going though Welsh male names and thinking "but we never had a Iestyn" etc etc...

[MyNameIsWinkly]

I have eaten a squillion calories today bugs, it seems highly unfair you have to have pain :(

Hags we are nearing the end of this fred...

[evilgiraffe]

Never fear, bugs, the fred is not dead. Sorry you've been feeling so awful though, and you're right, it's not normal. Have you seen the GP/a consultant about it?

No news here, hurrah! I woke up terrified as I felt rather squelchy but thankfully it was just fanny candle leakage not droid turning up. Long may that state of affairs continue...

[eurochick]

The candles are grim, aren't they? Getting rid of them was one of the few positive things about mcing. I absolutely detested the feeling (and the need to wear san pro for weeks on end). But squelchiness is prefereable to droid of course!

I had my initial consultation at CRGH today. The dr seemed very knowledgable and has suggested various testing to do before another cycle (including DNA frag, karotyping and a hysteroscopy +scratch). I think we will end up swapping. KFZK seems very positive about the place in a way he never was about Create. I liked Create because it's not very hospital-like. This place very much is. I'll have to get over my fear.

We're not going to start again for a little while anyway. Probably December/January, although we'd have to start on some of the tests before that as they take a while to come back.

[cherrycoconut]

Hmmm bugs that's not so good.. it seems like there has to be a little room for tipping off the wagon now and again to eat processed crap. Perhaps you should go ask some questions? - unless you're prepared to knock about in your jesus sandals, grazing on high fibre goodness for the rest of your life that is, which might be an option if that's what takes your fancy? Sadly I'm not that disciplined!

Euro that sounds promising on the info front, though I totally get how changing clinics would be very unsettling especially with the headfuckery of it feeling so different and more medical. Eyes on the prize I guess.

I ran out of HRT drucks on Thursday, what with being away from home ATM and all. Finally had supplies replenished today and, hurrah, back on the oestrogen only for two sweet weeks. Feel like a different, cooler, calmer, more balanced individual again. Phewee. Progesterone I hate you, you do fucked up things to me.

[FizzyFeet]

Hello hags

cherry hormones are bastarding evil things aren't they? Glad you're back on the good stuff now.

bugs hope you get it sorted soon. Can't picture you as a lentil weaver! I have been on a veh healthy diet (no booze, no wheat, many fewer carbs, no sugar, one cup of tea per day, high protein). It's going ok - not as hard as I thought, though going on holiday soon and think that will be challenging mmm pastries and gin . The downside is that I now have loads of spots! Any tips for getting rid/ covering up? I never had them as a teenager so this is all new to me.

The upside is that the fanny cam today revealed the cyst has gone, and I have some follies! Two on the right an three on the left - so could be better but could be worse. I start sniffing the downregging drugs next Thurs!

Btw I can't remember if anyone has cm ishoos? I ha be bucket loads of the stuff this month and think its prob down to the diet, or all te supplements I've started necking (vit d, co-q 10 and royal jelly)

[cherrycoconut]

Fingers crossed hey bugs

On DE IVF front I was wondering the same until I rang the clinic this afternoon. I thought we were waiting for another apointment to jump through some other hoop. Turns out we're on the list and just awaiting the call for a match... gulp!

There are six other ladies infront of me waiting for an egg share arrangement. Basically they ring the couple at the top of the list with the vital stats, they have first dibs and then it passes down the line. I would hope they are a little judicious about matching like for like but who knows?

Now part of me is winding a small frenzy about 'how will we know whether to say yes or not, what a huuge decision to make'. The more rational bit of me is thinking 'we just need to take time, go with our gut instinct and know if it feels right.'

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG all the same.
It could even be before Christmas!

[cherrycoconut]

Well done on the diet Fizzy and fab re the dissapearing cyst and appearing follies. Whoop!

I've been on a similar diet since April, except fallen off the wagon somewhat in the last few weeks with all the shit hitting the proverbial around here. It's not so bad hey and I felt great on it? Can't help on the spots unfortunately - though I can sympathise as I'm covered too - probably due to the spectacular combo of bad diet, stress and HRT feck up.

[FizzyFeet]

Wow, cherry that's fab news! Hope they have a good match for you. What sort of criteria are they matching on, and what sort of information do you get? Sorry if that's way too nosy; feel free not to answer
I think trusting your gut is probably the only way to go. I'm a believer in gut instinct - just working on silencing my inner pessimist which always seems to shout louder than my gut!

[FizzyFeet]

Never say never, bugs. I know what you mean about the waiting, though - it's a killer. I know that my clinic (Oxford) do do the scratch, though I've not opted for it. Not sure about other clinics I'm afraid

Re the skin thing - I'm hoping that I'm sort of detoxing. I have uppe the amount I drink so maybe it's flushing all the toxins out deluded

[evilgiraffe]

Still all quiet here, which is nice. That's not necessarily good news, of course, but it's definitely not bad news :)

Oxford is my satellite clinic, Fizz - what do you make of it? I found it way more intimidating than the Cambridge clinic as it's so massive Abd has so many patients. On the other hand, lots of patients is a good sign, and the staff were lovely. Shame about the waiting room zoo window into the lab though, I really felt for the lab staff. No-one likes being looked at while they're trying to work, especially when it's so delicate and critical.

[cherrycoconut]

Fanks guys. Fizzy it's anonymous donation but you get to know height, weight, hair and eye colour, occupation and a few details about hobbies and interests. I think I'd like them to be similar build to me but otherwise health and wellbeing is most important. I'm trying not to menkull over it all too much and hope that with the right intent we'll get the one that's right for us.

When are you and hest starting stabbing bugs
Wot book you reading?

I think you're right to consider travel as an important factor. I hope your preferred does scratch too. Damn about droid.

[cherrycoconut]

Glad to hear it draf. No news is good news right.
Weird about the gold fish bowl lab arrangement.

Our FC is separate from the main hospital which I really like as it feels small and personal and more like a doctors surgery. shame about having to walk past the maternity entrance to get too it though with all the classy pregnant women staggering around outside in their leopard skin dressing gowns having a fag.

[Fabuluce]

Wow Cherry that is so exciting! And a little scary too, but mostly exciting - you're on your way! How's your sister doing now? Is the improving at all?

Draf, when's your test date?

Has anyone heard from Driz?

I'm currently oop norf at the moment with my poorly parents - dad has been in hospital for 2.5 weeks and is have a pacemaker fitted some time today - after much faffing around and waiting and waiting for a colonoscopy they suddenly decided he was days away from a heart attack which at 86 with everything wrong with him is not something he would be able to survive so we've got everything crossed that this will give his poor old ticker some well needed relief. In the meantime my mum is a bit weak, feeble and out of sorts without Dad here. They've been together for 60 years so it's understandable.

We also have finally got our Chicago auto-immune tests results back - not yet in our sweaty hands though - we have a consultation with our doc booked for Friday so we may actually find out what's wrong...I shouldn't be pinning all my hope on this as I should know better than that but of course I can't blimmin help it - this will give us the cure, I'm certain of it!!!

[Fabuluce]

Bugs my clinic has now started offering the scratch as a standard - not entirely helpful for you as it's in London and is private, but may help in your search - lots of people are now having it done so there hopefully should be more clinics near you that can help.