IVF September/October 2017

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Hi Ladies! Finally I will have my first IVF treatment as soon as my next cycle starts which I expect it to be more or less end of September/beginning of October. My periods are very irregular so I never know exactly. My consultant suggested antagonist protocol which I will receive in post soon. I am extremely excited but then realistic about the fact that it might not be successful first time.

How are you feeling ladies? When are you due to start your Ivf Journey? Fingers crossed for all of us fighters;-)

Scots I am tracking your progress as I'm only a day behind you... so if you can get your rings on today I'll hopefully get mine on tomorrow! Sorry you're still feeling uncomfortable, good shout booking time off work! I totally forgot... such a numpty. Have you got a time for tomorrow or is it turn up and wait?

Hanim So sorry to hear that! It must be so, so worrying. Have you spoken to your clinic at all? Don't worry about being negative, we are here to support you regardless. Sending you lots of well wishes!!!

Minster 3 weeks!! Gosh that's coming round fast!! Keeping busy sounds like the best idea, but also quite hard to follow through on... I'm meant to be WFH but have spent most of the time googling OHSS (and tall maternity jeans lol)

Hanim - That sounds really tough to be going through. Wish there was more I could do than send love. Rest up as much as you can.

Got through the day at work barely but am now an emotional wreck. Cramps are back today which has me disheartened but mostly I'm just scared of finding out tomorrow. OH is away tonight so my emotions are in full flow.

Oh sunshine I wish I could give you a big proper hug, it must be difficult without your OH there, is he there tomorrow for going with you?

Sending you lots of positivity for the results

Dinks yeah I'm ok today. Still not 100% but getting there. My boobs though are another matter. They are so sore and feel massive I struggled wearing my bra today.
Ive to be at the clinic at 12.15 on Wednesday. You back on Thursday?

Sunshine awww hunny I feel for you. I've just found out my OH is away 3 days next week just as test day will be looming. Eeeeek. Try stay positive. Big hugs.

X

Sunshine that's rotten, OH being away at such a sensitive time! Really hope you're ok and crossing everything for you today.

Scots I hear you on the boobs. They're so darn sore. They did not tell me this in the "what to expect" booklet!!

All thoughts with you sunshine hoping for good news

How's everyone doing, bloating less and having a better time? I remember being so bruised and nasty on the injections but I hopefully it leads somewhere good x

Hey everyone, sorry I've not been on here much, just trying to catch up, hope everyone's doing ok

So I rang last Tuesday on day 1 to book our training appointment & medication to be sent out, hadn't heard anything so chased today & someone called me back & gave me Mon 23rd - but that's after my next period so I'll get pushed back a full month won't I?

I only looked at the dates properly after I'd finished the call & now there's nobody there to talk to

Pretty devastated - just had the call from the clinic and it's a negative.

Oh Sunshine I'm so sorry xx

Hello,

Sunshine I'm so sorry. Sending so much love to you xxx

Also sending love to all those on the long wait, or at different stages of treatment. I hope everyone is keeping ok.

I've started treatment today. I've been a bit absent from this for the past few week as I wanted to get lots of work out of the way in case i feel awful (I'm self employed). I had the scratch today. I took full advantage of the gas and air (!) so feel ok now, but my stomach is a bit twingy so I'm sure I'll have a few nice cramps later on.

i think I've quite a bit behind everyone? I wanted to thank you all for your pep talks about keeping positive, having you guys to talk to, and also for helping me tackle my first injection :) Here's to the next 8 week...

xx

Sunshine lots of hugs that's 💩 So sorry for you

Sunshine I am so very sorry hunny. Massive hugs and lots of love x

I’m sorry @Sunshine300 :(

I’ve been in for another scan today - turns out my 42 follicles has turned into 50 so now I need to go in Tomorrow for another scan as it’s getting dangerous now. I feel absolute shit and so sore cannot get comfortable no water what position I am in I have to keep changing every 5 mins could sleep last night. They are hoping I can do egg collection on Friday but if most of them arnt fully mature they will do it for Monday but only because the clinic isn’t open on weekends.. I wonder if they will over cook by them though! God I can’t go through another weekend like this >.

Elizabeth That sounds so painful and uncomfortable. I guess it's good you have lots, but I appreciate that it no consolation right now :) x

50 Elizabeth goodness, I'm surprised it's not been cancelled already tbh, that sounds very uncomfortable!

rose welcome back, so forgive me for sounding dumb as I've not really heard much of the scratch, is that at the start of the EC injections?

Hello Minster2012, not a stupid question - I've had it done and realise I still don't really know much about it...! I left the hospital today saying to my partner that we should have asked more questions! :)

I've been offered the scratch as part of a drugs trial - anecdotally it is meant to increase the success rate of IVF. You get it done at the outset (I started injections today), and it essentially scratches the womb line, irritates it, and then makes it thicker when you get to the ET stage, meaning that it could increase the chance of the embryo attaching... We'll see if it works!

Oooh rose I'll be intrigued then to follow & see. My clinic offers the embroglu but have t pushed it in fact have only given us one sheet of info on it & then not mentioned it again but I guess they'll mention it when we come to FET soon. But it doesn't seem pushy but I don't know if that cos we're NHS.

It's strange, I kick myself every time I leave for not asking more & yet you'd think I'd have learnt after over 7 years of cancer treatment & walking in with a notebook & notes on questions to ask that I should do that with every medical appointment because you go in there & your mind goes blank & you hear about the time plan & get excited & forget all else for instance I'm awful for walking out & saying "oh we didn't ask that" and needing to email!! But the above note about my friend not having enough injections until her next scan shows I'm not alone & both of us are too excited! She says when she bathed her kids she dreams of handing a child to me to bathe instead...when the counsellor asked "will you find it hard to hand a child over?" She said "of course not, it won't be my child, it's their child, I'm just babysitting it for them, good god I don't want any more but I want more than anything to give them their dream"

Minster you have been through so much. And what an amazing friend you have :)
How far through the process are you both?
X
Ps relieved that it's not just me that doesn't seem to know what is happening in my appointments :) today they started talking about the catheter they were using and I didn't even know they were! I need to have less gas and air next time... :)

@Minster2012 that sounds absolutely lovely what an amazing friend and opportunity you have been given. You truly deserve it x

She is truly amazing, I'm so blessed, I want to shout it from the rooftops but DH & I are not telling anyone in case it fails as we only have 2 Frosties... my friend has told ppl as we live about 1.5hrs away & she's not in 'our couple circle of friends' so we won't cross IYSWIM she's one of my oldest friends so we said obviously she needs to tell her work to get time off for these first appointments so she's been telling a few ppl as she's excited & we've been keeping it to ourselves which is tough but for the best but she is truly amazing as is her family (her kids were page boy & flower girl at our wedding a few years ago & her DH & us get on so well anyway) it's a lot to give up for them too. Sorry for gushing, it's the only place I can say something

We are 3 weeks away from FET, counting down the days.

Honestly rose we were so naive going into IVF we never even knew the various reasons why ppl would have it let alone that different clinics have different approaches or what questions to ask or how long it takes or anything. Nothing is silly or dumb to ask I've learnt! But my friend is also a nurse so that helps!!!

Evening ladies

Sunshine I am so so sorry. Sending you lots of love. Take extra good care of yourself, it must be so hard. Thinking of you xxx

Sooper My clinic were not the best with admin, we had to chase them a lot, it’s so frustrating isn’t it? Mine wasn’t delayed thankfully, but I sympathise!!

Minster Your friend sounds like a true angel, and I have no doubt you are just as lovely!! Have you got a countdown going?

Elizabeth That sounds really grim, I know lots of eggs is good but that sounds overkill... I hope they get you in for Friday. I would def be pushing them for that. Hot water bottle and lots of water in the meantime. Have you had your trigger shot yet? I may be wrong but isn’t that what matures them? So they won’t mature until you trigger.

Rose I was offered the scratch too! And whilst I’m very pro-research I couldn’t deal with the thought of more instances of people fiddling with my lady parts (yes I am 5 years old...). Glad you had gas and air, doesn’t sound like fun without!!

Scots Good luck tomorrow at your egg transfer (it is tomorrow, right?!). Will be sending positive thoughts!!

I don’t want to jinx it but I may be marginally less beach-ball like today. I am feeling really glum though. It’s like I’ve only just realised we’re having IVF. Like others, I never ask questions!! I’m just “oh right ok” at every appt lol. Kind of like IVF is something that’s happening to us rather than something we’re actively taking part in. Just a bit overwhelmed today I think. Sorry for the pity party!! Going to make a cup of tea and give myself a talking to lol.

I’m so glad I joined this forum btw. It’s great to have this space to talk!

Morning all

Ha! Dinksandbinks, I don't blame you. I did come out of it saying to my OH that I could imagine it tipping some people over the edge. The doctor was 'down there' for ages, and had to keep putting in different plastic things (whatever those things are that they use for a smear test?!) as he couldn't get one to fit (sorry tmi). Not the funnest 25 minutes of my life, but it's done now. All part of the process I guess... :) And glad to hear you are feeling better :)

Hope everyone is feeling ok this morning and has a good Wednesday x

Good luck Scots if transfer is today, thinking sticky thoughts!!

Sunshine how are you feeling, is OH around? Has the clinic said when you can go again?

dinks yes we do have a countdown, 21 days to go!!!

Hi all,
How are you lovely ladies.
ET was today I have mixed emotions now. I'm desperate for it to work but can't help thinking it won't 😫

Dinks I know exactly what you mean with that. Emotions and hormones are everywhere throughout this process oh are allowed a wee down day now and then. How you feeling about tomorrow?

Sunshine how are you doing missus. Been thinking about you.

Elizabeth how are you? That is a lot of follicles.

Minster those days will count down. I can't believe I've got to ET already.

Rose I hope you are ok.