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[Jamon]

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Hi Everyone,

I hope you all doing OK and that those of you on the 2WW are managing alright!

Quiet- I think you mentioned a while back about HyCoSy- I had one of these rather than a HSG. It’s basically a combination ultrasound but also a dye test to check your tubes so it’s like two investigations in one! I didn’t find it too painful but I did take some co-codamol and ibuprofen from the pharmacy about 1 hour beforehand and I think it helped...

Dia- Good luck with ICSI in Feb, hopefully it works out for you. I’ve not found the meds too bad, just some breast tenderness and bloating but I get such bad PMS anyway And it’s been no worse than that. I do feel a bit like a pin cushion though!

Physicskate & Babipot- sounds like your jobs are super stressful- last thing you need when going through all the fertility stuff..

Just wanted to let you know that after daily scans for last few days, I’m finally ready to trigger today! My oestradiol levels dropped and a big bunch of follicles reached target size all together overnight. Am excited but exceedingly nervous about the collection + sedation. Never had anything where I had to be sedated before.

Wishing you all a good week and thank you for hearing me out with all my worries.

X

Sorry I’ve been awol for a while, folks, but just wanted to drop a quick note to say thank you for the support. You’re all fab and absolutely no one here deserves any of this sht that we’re going through at the moment. roule* Hit the nail on the head with „shit sandwich“ - that’s exactly what it is!

Beta Test day tomorrow but I’m not at all hopeful. I had some pretty interesting symptoms a few days ago (breast tenderness, cramping etc) but now everything has disappeared. It’s like I’m back to normal and awaiting the start of my period (which I think is imminent).

I’ve missed out on lots of news:
babipot thanks for the book recommendation - I’ll have a look.

gee hope you’re doing ok - big hugs.

antonia congrats on PUPO! How are you doing?

dia definitely gonna look into meditation for next time!

tigerlily hope everything goes ok with EC -got everything crossed for you.

Oh and have you resisted the urge to test yet kwick? I haven’t been near a piss stick since the negative at 5dp - can’t face it. Everything crossed for you!

First appt at clinic today.. mixed emotions tbh I'm to schedule an HSG for next cycle and then just carry on as we have been until November. I'm glad our labs look fine, I guess I just thought there would be more tests/treatment options. 🤷🏼‍♀️

expat am in a similar boat - also thought there might be more, but HyCoSy and then carry on again for another year...

tiger thank you! Am glad to hear a good experience, been worrying myself with stories of bleeding and infections :s and yay for egg collection, exciting!

babi heard others recommend the Judd book too - not read it but watched/read some interviews and does resonate - plus a nice success story at the end of it :)

Frau, kwick, antonia hope you're all doing OK with the wait - can understand why you're nervous, Frau, but have everything crossed for you guys xx

Any news @FrauNeuer -I really hope it was good news.

Frau I really hope it's a good outcome for you tomorrow, but understand it's hard to be positive when you've been on the receiving end of the shit sandwich. *
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I was thinking of you today expat. Sorry you didn't have an ironidiff, and that the appointment was a bit of an anticlimax. I'm glad to hear your NHS experience has been positive though.

We went for a F.C. appt today too and met a different Consultant & had a much better experience (although I can't fault our GP or how quickly we've been seen- I should stop being such a grump). Anyway- she has agreed that a HSG would be sensible, so booking mine in Feb too. I think we're going to swap to her- she didn't mention relaxing or miracles once.

Glad to hear the ivf process has been ok Tiger, good luck for EC.

Hope things are a bit less stressed physics & Babipot.

Antonia & Kwick- are you secretly eyeing the FRER's? Hope the wait is going ok...

I can feel AF coming, so I'll be joining you Quiet. At least I have a hen do this weekend. I plan to drink my weight in gin & prosecco- fed up of this no alcohol shit. I miss my booze!

That's rubbish @QuietTime ☹️ I saw that the HyCoSy is more in depth, but is the process similar to HSG?

Thanks @roule 😘 I'm glad you had a better experience, it's such a sensitive area I can't imagine how much harder it is to deal with when you're not wowed by your doc. We love ours and even though I wasn't thrilled being told to just keep trying after this test it was easier to hear coupled with her fact-based optimism. Enjoy your hen do this weekend - toffee vodka made the holidays much more bearable for me 😂🥂

Hope you’re okay @Frau, let us know how you are.

Glad you had a better meeting with the FC @roule, it does make a load of difference!

Collection and sedation isn’t too bad @tiger, you know you’re about to have the best damn nap of your life when you start to feel a bit dizzy then you wake up and it’s all done. That’s how it is for me!

Good news is I’m doing as well as I can with the 2ww (10 days to go now!) and still not bought any POAS or digital yet. Not sure how long I’ll last for before I nip to the chemist 3 mins away to buy any!

Bad news is that on the day before we came home (Monday just gone), we found out that our home had been broken into during the afternoon. Luckily the burglar alarm scared them off enough that they could only steal what could fit in their pockets but they made a right mess. It’s like we’ve been burgled by the Sticky Bandits from Home Alone... anyway, we’re slowly getting things back to normal. Being relaxed has been a bit of a challenge but surprisingly I’m not doing too bad.

Just heard back from the clinic, They didn’t freeze 8 eggs in the end... they froze 12

They said by day 6 there were 12 altogether that reached the stage where they were viable, suitable and in good health for freezing. I am absolutely over the moon!

Wow that's amazing @Antonia79 I'm very envious - I've only ever had one or two to freeze! Hope your baby is amongst them!!

Thanks @geeup!

It’s such a stark contrast from last time where total of eggs frozen was a big fat zero! Here’s hoping!

How are you getting on?

Evening ladies. Hope you’re all doing well.

I’m still in a state of absolute shock but got my BFP at the clinic today. Beta was 900 (apparently that’s high?!) and I felt like a total lunatic when I was uncontrollably sobbing down the telephone to the nurse. So now I have a viability scan in 2 weeks, so the anxiety won’t end! With 2 MCs under my belt, I’m taking nothing for granted. Thanks all again for looking out for me over these last few weeks - this thread has been an absolute lifeline.

antonia awesome news with your Frosties! I’ve never heard of anyone getting such a large number, so clearly you’re in very good hands!

roule pleased the appointment went well. It’s so important to find someone you’ve got confidence in when going through this. Enjoy the hen do, too!

quick and expat pleased that things are moving with the hsg/HyCoSy. I felt like it was the first time I’d really been taken seriously when I was sent for a hsg because it took so long to get to that stage. Hoping for you guys that it does the trick or things get moving quickly afterwards. The waiting is the killer and I really don’t think there’s enough acknowledgement of how stressful the waiting and anticipation for investigations / treatment is. (Rant over - sorry!)

Wow, long post there!

Excellent news @Antonia79 !! I've never heard of someone having so many frozen - all my fingers crossed for you x

And a quiet and hopeful congrats @FrauNeuer ~extra sticky vibes~ 🤞🏻✨

Congratulations Frau wishing you a safe healthy 8 months ahead 😊

How are you doing quiet?

YES @Frau, I’m so happy for you and I’ll keep my fingers crossed!

Thank you @expat!

T-minus 8 days until OTD... I’m itching to get some tests. Still holding out but only just! Had some cramping on Wednesday which was 3 days after et. Trying so hard not to symptom spot but you know how it is!

congrats @FrauNeuer, that’s wonderful news! Wishing you well with the pregnancy Yay! @Antonia - that’s a lot of frosties!

Hope everyone else is doing well xx

Oh wow @frauneuer amazing!! Congratulations - if a cautious one xxx

Antonia great news on the frozen goods

I'm OK thanks @jamon - lovely to hear from you! Feel a bit in limbo, trying to just forget about it all tbh. Feeling sorry for myself as was getting into running which was really helping, and had a half-marathon lined up and now think have strained something. FML...Appreciate in the grand scheme of things that's not as terrible as I'm making out I need something to fixate on that's not shit!!

How are things going with you and the FB crowd? Miss you guys xxx

Wow Antonia that is an awful lot of frosties. I have never known such a high number. What did they give you? Must have been nun's wee of the highest order!

Congratulations frau with your BFP!!!! 900 is very high! Maybe twins? 😂
I completely get your apprehension but 🤞🏼 all goes well and it is smooth sailing from now on.
Any symptoms?

I had my Beta HCG yesterday and I am definitely preggers! I am very happy but like Frau know there is a long road ahead.
I may go a little quiet as I try to get through the FIVE WEEKS OF TORTURE as I will most likely try and delay my viability scan until week 9.

Best of luck to everyone!

Wow. Congrats Frau and kwick!!! That's fantastic news for you both.

Antonia those numbers are like the lady who ended up writing it starts with the egg!! Did you do 'anything' special in the run-up?

Feeling very sorry for myself today. It's my 34th birthday next week. Had a bfn today at 11 dpo on frer.... so that's my fourth failed clomid cycle... which takes me to 23 months ttc. I just don't understand I'm now ovulating regularly with clomid why I can't conceive. Am I right to think I should have something like an hsg?? Or historoscopy to check for issues? Wouldn't that be helpful to know uterus is ok for ivf and that my fibroid won't be a problem??

Thanks guys. It still hasn’t sunk in and don’t think it will for a while yet.

Wow kwick, that’s awesome news!! So happy for you! Symptom-wise I’ve got some cramping which I’ve had for a week or so (thought it was af), breast soreness and it’s been tricky finding clothes to wear for work because my nipples are sticking out. I wondered if my high beta means there may be more than one, too. I only had one blast transferred but I miscarried twins in September, so I know that there’s a chance! Have you had any symptoms yet? And can I ask, are you still taking progesterone supplements? My clinic says I can stop them on Monday, but that seems a bit risky to me...

When is your test date antonia? I would seriously step away from the piss sticks - they’re evil!

kate I don’t really understand the protocol for prescribing clomid because even though we were unexplained and was ovulating regularly, our consultant sent me straight for ivf. My GP was surprised at this- I suspect that he would’ve been in the ‘keep trying’ camp but we’d been ttc for well over 2 years at that stage. Personally I’d push for the HyCoSy first as that one seems to be more thorough, then I think the next logical step would be ivf/icsi?

@QuietTime check your PMs xx

Quiet that's really tough to get into something and then have a setback with that too - it's so so important to keep up with other things and normal life and it can be really hard that motivate yourself to do that stuff. Really hope you can get back to it soon. Can you do some yoga / swimming in the meantime? Xx

Kate hope you can enjoy your birthday. I turned 34 in December and was dreading it but actually it's fine. Sorry the clomid hasn't done the trick so far, hang in there xx

@physicskate what a youngster you are! Seriously you have plenty of time! And I know that you are anxious to have a baby don't get in a panic yet.
I can't remember if you are under guidance of a consultant? If not, get one and talk about what tge next steps should be. A Hycosy looks at the mobility and how patent the tubes are (and the flushing of the dye through them can often clear any blockages), the other looks at the inside of the womble.

@FrauNeuer I am to take progesterone and estradiol all the way until mid March... I sort of have to wean myself off them before finally stopping. However, I would not worry that you are not taking them. Each clinic has a different approach and each patientbis different. And if you are concerned then raise it with your clinic.
Sadly, as you probably know, if there are issues with the embryo no amount of progesterone will help.

Frau & kwick- congrats, although I realise it's early days. Hope you're feeling ok

Antonia- what a haul! Still resisting the urge to test?!

Quiet- sorry to hear you're feeling blue. It's a horrible place to be.

Hen do was fun, but a number of preg ladies & lots of kids chat...feeling a bit sad on my way home