Cycle buddies Oct/Nov 16

[Hope2409]

Hello,

Is anyone else about to start a cycle?
I start down regulating on Sunday, estimated embryo transfer week beginning 21st Nov, this will be my first round of IVF/ICSI after 3.5 years trying to concieve.

Mixture of emotions, excited to be starting after waiting so long to get here, nervous about side effects of drugs and injecting and terrified it wont work! The joys of infertility!

Xxx

Kmmr I'm sorry about the ups and downs you've been having, and particularly sorry for the BFN. Look after yourself

Kez good luck at the scan tomorrow.

Custard how are you getting on with stims?

Ladies, I'm sorry to have gone awol for a few days, I had a major freak out after the scan on Thursday, and have only just got on top of it all. Three concerns:

1. My very first IVF cycle was abandoned as the DR drugs seemed to have cause a polyp to develop in my uterus, and I had to have surgery to remove the polyp before I could start a new cycle. From what I remember (it was only June 2015 but so much has happened since!), I was down regulated, according to blood test and ovary scan, but my lining was too thick even after I had a period, and then I had random bleeding that wouldn't stop until I had surgery because the polyp was irritating everything. I was terrified that history was repeating itself. I have managed to calm myself down because the Norethisterone and endometrial scratch on this cycle both caused my period to be delayed, and the scan was during my period, but I've had 2 days of heavy bleeding since the scan so hopefully my lining will have thinned by Tuesday rather than it indicating anything sinister.
2. Delay of almost a week means that that there is a risk that embryo transfer will be on 21st November, which my sons due date. We thought it would be best if I was PUPO on that date ie wouldn't know the result so didn't have to deal with guilt if +ve or devastation if -ve. Talked it over with DH and we feel it's going to be too stressful to avoid anything happening on 21st and if we have ET on that day that will be ok.
3. The doctor that did my scan did my embryo transfer last time and was surprised it was unsuccessful. I explained that no, it was successful and explained the unexpected circumstances of losing my son. I'm so scared, what if that was my only successful cycle, and it never works again. I'm still scared but trying to stay cautiously optimistic.

Sorry for the long post, I just felt so wrung out!

Blue I'm so so sorry to read your rough few days! sounds like you have been through the mill, bless you.
So are you going to go ahead with this cycle with the clash of dates?
X

Yes we're going ahead, we're not going to try to change the dates. If it ends up falling on the 21st, that's what it'll be...

Blue that's great. Hopefully it will be a bittersweet way to share that date with something else
Fingers are crossed for you X

Fingers crossed for you Blue we are all hear for you throughout this journey xx

No updates from me, another 9 days of DR before my baseline scan which still feels like ages away! Been decorating all weekend to keep myself busy!

Kez goodluck with your scan tomorrow, hope yr follies are growing well xx

Blue sorry to hear about your rough few days, fingers crossed this will be the one for you xx

Blue sorry you've had a rough few days, it's so easy to start thinking the worse when your not sure what's going on isn't it? But I think you're right they scanned at the wrong time due to your period being delayed and the heavy bleeding does seem like a good sign. Really sorry about the possible date clash, but it's good you've talked it over with DH and are prepared for that eventuality. Good luck for Tuesday.

I'm now on day 4 of the stims and I'm feeling a lot less exhausted than I did on dr. I can't decide if I'm starting to feel a bit bloated and sore or if I'm just imaging it at this stage.

Custard I'm on day 6 of stims now and been a lot more achey today. Very bloated and cramps.
Hopefully the scan shows some nice growing follies tomorrow!

Thanks everyone. It is such an emotional rollercoaster isn't it?!

Hiya,
No updates from me yet as still v early in process, have been on the pill for 1 week now and had a blinding headache on Saturday evening, which I suspect is the pill as I recall that was part of the reason I stopped taking it many years ago... oh well! Does seem v odd to be on the same pill that I used to use to NOT get pregnant as part of process to try to.

This week has gone SO slowly, feels ages yet til I get to the point a lot of you are at.. I'm so impatient! A week and a half yet if the pill before I start injections - I'll have forgotten how to do it by then!

Blue - sorry you've been having a hard time, I hope it all works out positive. Kez good luck with scan xxx

Hi everyone,

blue i'm so sorry to hear you've had a rough few days. Keeping everything crossed for the scan tomorrow.

kez good luck with the scan today. Let us know how it goes.

No update from me. Trying to be optimistic but not too much in case it's not happening and I'll be devastated, and watch my body but not digging for symptoms. Lots of guided meditation from youtube helped :)

Hope you don't mind me asking, but those of you who do have a DC already, what did you do/ are you planning to do about no lifting etc after ET? The docs told me that I should take it easy after EC and ET for at least a couple of days, including no lifting my wee boy.. which is easier said than done..! He's 3, so he doesn't NEED lifted anywhere, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want to be sometimes... x

Hi ladies.
Hobbes hang in there, it may be a slow start but at least it's a start . What's next on your schedule?

Ekam hope you're doing ok, when's your OTD?

Well my scan went ok this morning I think. I have 5 follicles on my left ovary, 2 in the lead at 7mm, 1 at 5mm, 1 at 4mm & 1 at 3mm . & 3 follicles on my right ovary (that she could see, stupid bowel getting in the way). 1 in the lead at 6mm and I can't remember the measurements of the other 2!
I was supposed to be lowering my dosage to 4 units of menopur tonight, (been on 6 units since Tuesday) but she wants me to stay as I am.
Next scan on Wednesday morning so we will see what happens then.

Can I ask, those that have been through this before or have just been through EC/ET, can you remember the measurements of your follies at the first scan?
I know we shouldn't compare but I just want to see if mine are average.

kez if I remember correctly I had 1 or 2 at 9mm on my 7day scan, everything else were in the lower range.

take your phone in next time, open note, and type down the numbers as the dr read them out loud. I only thought about it on my 10 day scan but it certainly helped me remember

Ekam thanks for that
I'm just grateful that the meds are doing their job and there's some follies there to be honest! As at my baseline scan my ovaries were so small they couldn't even find them!
But yes I will definitely take my phone with me on Wednesday. Thank you for that.

Great stuff Kez xx

kez - gonna do a straight post of my sizes below ( I text My husband with them so I didn't forget). What I can't stress enough is that you don't focus on heir size now. On day 1 they told me I'd maybe need to cancel. I'm now 5 days post transfer of 2!!!

Note: 2 from that left side ended up catching up!

follicle progress - scan 1:
Right:
1 x 16
1 x 12
1 x 10

Left:
5 x 5

Hope that helps?

Everyone else - reading how you are all getting on daily, just not posting a lot just now as feel as if I'm playing a pretty horrible waiting game! X

Thanks liberte
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Glass* that's really helpful thank you. Yes the nurse did say not to worry too much about the size at the moment, just the fact that there's some there at the moment is a big positive!
Thank you. X

Kez that sounds positive, I don't think I was told the sizes from my first cycle just how many were looking good.

Glass hope you're keeping yourself busy, the waiting is horrible.

I've got another blood test tomorrow, been feeling a little bloated today but still not entirely sure if it's really or imaginary.

Blue good luck for the scan tomorrow

Thanks custard - back at work and that's distracting for sure!

Custard good luck with the bloodtest.

glass how are you holding up?

I've been dealing with a chesty and flemy cough literally since ET day and it's only gotten worse and worse since. I spent half of my sleep coughing so much that DH had to wake me up multiple times to make sure I was ok. I keep imagining the little round embrie with two hands trying to hold on to the lining wall then I cough and shake it off and it'd fall in a very dramatic fashion arms up and everything 😂😂.

Custard good luck with the blood test
You're day 5 of stims now correct?
Since yesterday morning (day 6, now day 7) my cramps have gotten much worse, and when I need a wee it's even more painful! Dam big ovaries pushing on my bladder!
Very bloated too, I could just about fasten my jeans this morning! Lovely jubs.
Do you have a scan on Wednesday then? (Day 7) ? X

And Ekam thanks for that. I literally spat my hot chocolate out then! How funny!!
Hold on in there little embie!! No matter how much you're trying to be coughed out!!!

Blue good luck at the scan tomorrow. Hope all goes ok.

Kez I probably won't have a scan for a few days, my clinic prefers to use blood tests initially. I will hopefully get a date for a scan tomorrow afternoon.