start dr today

[tillyann2013]

After 5 years of secondary infertility we are at the start of our first IVF cycle. Nervous and a little bit excited at the same time. Will start buserlin this evening. Anyone else due to start?

Hope your bug was short lived Tilly - not what you need on top of everything else.

Any news lemonade? Hope all is well.

Yes all good now thank goodness. Was just for the one day which was odd. Still not feeling any twinges or anything. Tonight will be the 6th injection. What if it's not working at all? Hopefully will see something tomorrow morning.

It's horrible isn't it before that first scan, but no reason to think it's not doing what its meant to be doing.Glad you're feeling better though.

Thanks littlepoot, scan day for you tomorrow as well? Hope they've grown another bit and you're ready to trigger. How are you feeling now?
How did you get on lemonade? Did they scan you again today?
I've just done jab no 6 and my ovaries are def responding. Just like a dull niggle really.
Good luck tomorrow both of you. X

Thanks Tilly - you too. Hope you're OK lemonade?

Grrrrr, still waiting on my 8.45 appointment. How can they be running behind already? Not good for my stress levels when I need to be in work by 9.30!

Oh no Tilly how annoying I hope your in there now! Fingers crossed it all goes well and you've got over that bug- what bad timing!

My scan yesterday was fine there seems to be a good number of follicles but my hormones are a bit high so they have reduced my dosage of Gonal-f to 150, my next scan is on Friday. Now of course I'm worried that they won't grow enough and it will prolong the process but I suppose I will always find something to worry about!

I've poked my ovaries on your advice Little and I can feel them a bit but I'm also bloated and a bit constipated so generally uncomfortable down there!

Good luck to both of you on your scans today tilly I hope there are lots of follicles and Little I hope your ready for your trigger shot!

Oh Tilly - how annoying! I hope you didn't have to wait too much longer? How did the scan go?

Great news yours is good lemonade. I wouldn't worry about the drop in dose - you can keep going until they grow enough, even if they grow a bit more steadily this way. Good you're getting another scan on Friday too to keep an eye on things.

Mine looked good today. About 20 follicles with a few still small but most between 14mm and 18mm which seems to be the size they're looking for. So trigger tonight and collection on Friday. Don't know what time yet but it's likely to be uncomfortably early in the morning which will be interesting as it's a two hour trip and playscheme doesn't open for my little boy until 8am. We might have to drop him at his mate's house very early and get them to take him. They'll let me know later anyway so I can worry about it then. Of course the real worrying starts after that....

Hi to you both, good to hear from you lemonade. Hope the hormones settle down!
My scan was okay too, 5 on left side and 6 on the right but all still quite small. Waiting on results of bloods to see if they're going to increase the gonalf from 250 to 325. Eeeek!
Next scan on Friday morning too.
Little poot hope you're ready to trigger! X

Little that's great that you've got 20 follicles! Did you say last time you had 14? Brilliant that you've got your trigger shot tonight and I hope you can sort out the childcare- it's so hard fitting this in around "real life" isn't it! Yes I suppose it's better that they grow slow and steady as some follicles were already 11mm and from what I have read mature follicles are better quality so hopefully the lower dosage will do the trick!

Tilly glad the scan went well and that you've got a good number of follicles! Did you find an airb&b flat? I meant to say I've used it quite a few times had have always had a great experience! It is good if you want to save money by cooking for yourself or getting take away

Little- can I ask what pain killers they are giving your for egg collection?

Sounds like we're all doing well then with the egg growing - great stuff! Well remembered lemonade!! I did have 14 last time so it's great there are more, and they're a little bit more even in size I think.

For egg collection, last time I got pretty heavy duty sedation with propofol (the one that killed Michael Jackson) and I think midazolam. One of the benzos anyway. I'm assuming it'll be the same this time. Basically, completely unconscious for the whole thing. While I was out, they gave me a dose of the pain killer diclofenac but rectally, which was nice (not). Especially when I went to the toilet next.... Still, I felt nothing so I shouldn't complain. Are you sedated for yours or awake, do you know yet?

Crikey that sounds like pretty heavy duty stuff! I think I'll be awake for mine, they mentioned the diclofenac taken rectally which sounds like a real treat. I hope there will be some other drugs as it sounds painful!

WHAT?!! I had no idea about all these painkillers? I thought you had a general anesthetic, no? Feck.
Just had the call to increase my dose tonight and tomorrow to 325. :)

I think the propofol / benzo combination is basically like a short acting general anaesthetic. I passed out mid sentence and came to wondering what the fuck just happened so much the same effect! Some places do it awake though - I think it's uncomfortable rather than painful, but the sedation helps to make sure you keep still. I didn't feel anything really after - just a tiny bit achy and a little bit of bleeding. And lovely and drugged up.....

Well, that's that - trigger done. Although I did spill a drop so hopefully that won't matter..... I find the syringe thing for gonasi really tricky!! I think I lost a bit last time as well. Fingers crossed they're doing what they need to do anyway.

Yay! Well done little poot. Exciting times. Did they let you know what time you're going in yet? What clinic are you again?

Just done my 325 shot, felt like I was injecting for ages. I'm used to a little 75 drop for iui.

Hope it's not tmi but is it normal to get cm during this stage? Had quite a bit earlier. I thought that meant ovulation so now I'm stressing it's too late! Always something to worry about isn't there?

Hope you're okay too lemonade x

Yes - I have to be in for 8.30am tomorrow, which is very tricky as it's a two hour trip and we have to get ds somewhere first . I think dh will just have to sort ds then come on a bit later. I don't think anyone would appreciate a 6.30am visitor, however cute he is!

Cm wise, mine definitely picked up once I started on stimulation after disappearing on Buserelin but I'm sure it's just as your oestrogen is going back up so nothing to worry about. The whole thing is messed up given the number of hormones we're injecting but the scan showed all is well and that's what matters.

How exciting Littlepoot! Hope you can relax and enjoy this day before it all gets a bit more real! 8:30 really is a bigger of a start time but at least there don't be too much waiting around for you tomorrow.

I've noticed lots of egg white cm too, I think it's just all the hormones and the eggs growing!

Not much relaxing today - very busy day at work. But at least it's kept my mind off everything. I might have to do a bit more work tonight to keep that going some more because my mind is starting to go into overdrive..... So many what ifs. Its just so hard not knowing. What if there's no eggs? What if they're not mature? What if they don't fertilise? Or grow? Or divide? Even the thought that it might work is pretty scary!!

I was just saying that tonight to my husband little poot, after all this time trying I can't believe we are at this point. It still feels completely surreal to me and I feel a lot calmer than I thought I would be.
Best of luck to you both tomorrow. I have scan at 8.30am so will update after.

Still no flights or accommodation booked, this is killing me. I need to be organised! Have booked 2 weeks off work from Monday so may have to cancel the first one if I'm not going to be ready.

Thinking of you both today!

Littlepoot hope everything goes smoothly today and that you get lots of great eggs!

Tilly- hope the scan goes well and the super strength hormones are working!

Had my scan this morning all looks good lots of follicles just hoping that they grow a bit more over the weekend so that I can trigger on Monday. The only slightly weird thing is that he said my ovaries are "kissing" I think that just means that they are swollen so they are rubbing together which explains why I feel so uncomfortable!

Fingers crosses all's good with you two!

Great stuff lemonade - glad the scan is looking good. I don't know about kissing ovaries either but I guess it could be that they've moved together which really must be uncomfortable! Mine apparently was hiding behind my uterus for collection today so I'm in a bit more pain than I was last time after all the poking about. Feeling a bit woozy but safely on the train home. They got 20 eggs which is good I guess as long as they're mostly mature. Got 21 last time so I can't help but feel a bit disappointed, but only 10 of those fertilised. If this crop are better then we might get a few more fertilised which of course is the main thing. So hard not knowing!! They'll call me tomorrow with an update.

To be honest, I could just do with a really long nap!!

Hope your scan went well Tilly and you can finally get some dates sorted for coming to London?

Brilliant news Littlepoot 20 is an amazing haul! I understand you wanting more or than your last cycle but its a great number and it only takes one! My fingers are crossed for you that they fertilize well. Are you having icsi? It must be so strange to know that it's in someone else's hands now- I guess this whole thing is strange when you stop and think about it- best not to!

How was the procedure? Hope you're able to rest today and not worry too much, I thought they'd call you the same day to give you the results- what an awful wait, I hope you can sleep through most of it! Did they tell you how your endometrium was looking?

Just been reading about the kissing ovaries- it means as they have no room they have joined together under my uterus. It just feels really heavy and uncomfortable when I walk- I thought it was trapped wind!

Yes, they're doing icsi on them. The sperm count was a lot better than last time after all the supplements but the morphology is still low so icsi is safer. Then apparently it's 18 hours before they can look and see how they fertilise. Go on little guys!!

The procedure itself was fine. The sedation is amazing..... Best bit by far. Quite uncomfortable now though so I'm just vegging out on the sofa watching how I met your mother!

They didn't mention anything about the endometrial lining. It was looking good at my last scan so hopefully just the same. I start on progesterone and oestrogen tomorrow which I think aims to get it nice and receptive in case one of these little dudes does make it through this time.