IVF/ICSI June/ July 2018 (Part 2)

[Tigerlily99]

Hello ladies, I think we reached the maximum no of posts on last thread so I opened a new one. Hope you are Ok with this OP (@cannonball)? X

@LopeyLopez yeah, giving up booze, wheat and social smoking has changed everything! I def feel the healthiest I've been in a long time. will try and continue with it!!

Best of luck @HJ82! Let us know how it goes :)

@Tigerlily99 waiting to hear if I can trigger this evening! Had scan and bloods this morning and waiting for call from one of the nurses. Glad to hear that you are not too far from transfer now!

@maiarindell and @happyhedgehog I hope you are both doing okay on the stims. Fingers crossed for good growth over next few days.

@gavinmaxine1 I wouldn't read too much into negative digital test at this stage. Positive vibes for Friday xx

@cannonball8726 good luck with your trigger (hopefully tonight) I'm all done, feeling some sharp pains, just like ovulation pain though. Heading home. They got 10 eggs. I'd hoped for a few more but I guess my other trailing follies didn't get to mature in time. Waiting game now. Hopefully I get a good number fertilised.

Great stuff @HJ82! That's a brilliant number :) do you have much time off to recover? Safe journey home and enjoy your meal after fasting ;)

@cannonball8726 I've taken the rest of the week off. looking forward to chilling.

@HJ82 Fabulous. Enjoy your chill time! Will you get a call tomorrow to find out how many have fertilised?

@cannonball8726 yep

Triggering tonight at 21:30. EC on Thursday. Yikes!

@cannonball how exciting to be at trigger point!!! Good luck for thurs

@HJ82 congratulations on 10 eggs!! That’s fantastic. Enjoy the rest of the week off and hoping it’s good news on the fertilisation front xx

@Gavinmaxine1 I found the TWW hard, you have my full sympathy. Not long to go til Friday now. Xx

@cannonball8726 good luck for Thursday 🙌🙌☺️☺️☺️☺️

@HappyHedgehog247 aawww thank you!!! It's just torture lol

@HJ82 that’s a great haul of eggs! How are you feeling today? Hopefully not too sore
@gavinmaxine1 hope you are coping with the wait until Friday-fingers crossed for you.

I’m triggering tonight 😬 Still only 3 follicles -15mm, 21mm and 23mm I worried the big one will be over mature and the smaller one won’t be big enough but guess I just have to keep everything crossed!!

@malarindell good luck for your trigger tonight! It was fine.

How are you getting on @happyhedgehog? Did you have another scan today?
My EC tomorrow. No injections today, woohoo! Speaking of which, is anyone else going to be taking intramuscular progesterone injections? Really not looking forward to them!

@Maiarindell1 yes but you end up with only a few from 10 usually 😒 they called this morning and I've only got 4 embies from the haul. I just hope they make it! Out of those don't half stop growing? I don't know the stats. Crossing everything. Good luck to you ❤️

@cannonball8726 wishing you all the best! I'm on prog suppositories 😣

Hi

Good luck for your trigger @maiarindell1

I had yet another scan this morning!! My clinics criteria for trigger are 3 follies @17mm or more. I’ve got
L: 21,16,13,12,11,11,10
R: 18,17,13,13,13,12

Unfortunately my clinic is not a 7 day service for collection. So it feels like if we collect Friday all my 13 ones may not be ready, but Monday may be too late.

I’m waiting for a call back with the plan as the doctor was in surgery. They also want me to do an enema before collection which I’ve not heard of before. I said to the nurse “what fresh hell is this?!”

@HJ82 I had only four eggs last time. Three fertilised so three embryos and of those two made it to transfer so I don’t know if half fail. Keeping fingers crossed for you xx

@HappyHedgehog247 they told me they expected 8 to fertilise. I had some weird stuff. 2 immature. 1 rejected sperm (not sure why they didn't icsi that 🤔) and another was an empty cell 😔 and others chromosomal mess. You're right maybe all will grow or 3. I wanted to be able to freeze is all. That would have been ideal. All good. I'm remaining positive. Wishing you all the best for your collection. Looks like your follies are growing nicely!

@HJ82 you never know until they fertilize is my take on it. I was prepared to believe that it all failed after hearing reports of bad egg quality and MFI.. So keeping fingers crossed for you.

@cannonball8726 when i do my tranfer it will be proj suppositories.. any reason for IM as opposed to suppositories?

@HJ82 this is all so fricking unpredictable. Positive vibes for those embryos of yours!

@happyhedgehog did clinic get back to you? Good luck with the trigger if you're triggering tonight!

@tikha no idea about the intramuscular progesterone injections. CRGH have prescribed me the injections and crinone. Think ARGC do the same? No idea how long this is all meant to continue for!

Feeling so shattered today. And walking pretty slowly because of abdominal discomfort and bloating. Does anyone know how long before you start to feel normal again?! Really want to get back to exercising and feel human again...

My weight has gone up from 50kg to 52.5kg. I'm only 5ft - the weight gain is so uncomfortable!!!

@cannonball sorry you’re shattered. Hopefully you’ll feel better tomorrow. It took me a couple of days from memory.

I am triggering tonight, joyful laxatives tomorrow and EC Friday morning. I’m assuming none of my 13mm will be big enough which would leave only 4 follies and last time only half my follies had eggs so I’m hoping I get at least something to transfer. Not very hopeful as you can tell!

Sorry you're not feeling hopeful @happyhedgehog :( I know that feeling. But we can't do anything apart from go with it and hope for the best. It is super crap. Poor you with laxatives - have you been very constipated?! Good luck with the trigger and enjoy your injection-free day! Feels weird not having to do any today...Do you have any time off planned? I'm off work now (this week and next). Hoping I don't drive myself bonkers with worry!