CARE Fertility Bulletin Board

Lingey · 30 Jan 2012

Morning lovely ladies Wink

Any of you ladies jumping on the IVF roller coaster April/ May are very welcome to join me to share all the excitment and fun of the ride! Laughing

Exciting times ahead I am starting DR early April and all the exciting stuff early May! fingers crossed I get that far this time! Very Happy

I have just had my first cycle postponed due to low follie count but new protocol has arrived and I'm raring to go will be great to share the journey!

All welcome to join, looking forward to hearing from you Wink

Lingey xxx

Aidil · 14 Sep 2011

Hi Lingey,
Just wanted to say good luck with this new cycle i hope everything will be ok on the new protocol Wink

xxxx

Lingey · 30 Jan 2012

Thanks Aidill

Exciting times for you I see! I have been keeping my eye on my old cycle buddies huge congrats very very exciting xxx my dose has doubled so hopefully will be all good this time! The excitement is starting to build although DH isn't looking forward to the DR "pyscho" tablets as he calls them but it's a means to an end!!! Bring on dildo cam and the stabbing lol

Lingey xxx

Care bear · 24 Nov 2011

Hi Lingey,
I should start my 2nd attempt at IVF late April. My first cycle was cancelled because I did not respond to the medication as hoped & the follies did not grow big enough. Sad

It soulds like we had a similar experience last time.

I am now looking forward to starting again, not long now Smile

Care Bear

Lingey · 30 Jan 2012

Hi Care Bear and a big welcome!

At last April has arrived!!!! Laughing

it won't be long now the time in between my cancelled cycle and this one has dragged and I'm not the most patient person in the world either lol but at least I can see the start!!! It does sound like you had a similar experience to me on my pretreatment scan I had 25 follies so they were cautious and put me on a low dose hence only had three that were growing and they weren't growing big enough!!! Crying or Very sad

I was gutted! Apparently it happens alot so we arent on our own! I have had to wait for a full month with no meds then I'm jumping straight back on to it! Age is not on my side lol which care you at I'm at nottingham?

I start DR on Wednesday wo wo although DH is thinking wo wo the northisterone made me crave chocolate have hot sweats and massive mood swings my colleague at work has taken the week off lol DH has named them the psycho tablets lol but it's a means to an end i suppose, then my AF was five days late last time so I probably won't be that much further in front of you! Wink

Was beginning to feel a bit like billy no mates lol so I'm very excited I have a cycle buddy now! Yay

Lingey xxx

completely new to ivf · 26 Jan 2012

Hi girls,

I'm already on a thread on the general forum, but spotted this,congrats on everyone starting. Im also starting my first cycle on the 13ish of this month, feels soo good saying that! Wishing everyone the best of luck, it has been a long wait, but Im looking forward to the experience good or bad, and hopefully a little gift at the end of it. Xxx

Fingers crossed for you all.xx

Soontobmummy#1 · 08 Feb 2012

Hi

I cam across this thread and thought I would drop a quick message in to say this will be our first cycle of IVF ICSI and it will be great to hear from others who are also cycling at similar times. Just awaiting aunt flo but its very behind so I have a scan booked for Tuesday to see where I might be but Im hoping it arrives before hand so I can re arrange the pre treatment scan so we can book in for drugs teach and hopefully get started very soon.

Wishing everyone lots of luck and PMA.

Lingey · 30 Jan 2012

Evening lovely ladies Wink

Welcome completely new to ivf and soontobemummy#1 will have to come up with something shorter lol exciting times ahead for us all!

Completely I have just spotted the other thread on the general forum doh Exclamation

oh well I will stick to this one as there are lots of ladies who have already started and don't want to gate crash! u r very welcome to post on here too the more the merrier!!! The 13th will come round quickly I know how u feel about the wait it feels like a whole lifetime! But the ride is just about to start! Very exciting!!!! Let's hope the ride has lots of ups and a BFP at the end!!!

Soontobemummy fingers crossed AF arrives soon it's funny how all this ivf lark makes us look forward to our AF rather than it bringing more heartache hope u get to start soon I will beekeeping everything crossed for us all! Wink

Well It's day 15 today for me and I think I'm ovulating probably from my right side as its painful oh well at leasts that's a good sign and DR will start soon yay!!!

Lingey xxx

completely new to ivf · 26 Jan 2012

Hey Lingey,

yaaay to the ovulation pains! Hehe Be it the last period for the next 9months! Is this your first treatments your going through? The other thread is mahoosive, so many great ladies, and has kind of everyone is at different stages. Soontobeamummy is also there, hey soontobeamummy! Xx

I am super super busy this week, so your right time will fly by, then the week before will be to relax, getting meds in and get ready to start on that week! Have you reciepes your meds? Bet that's when you think eeeek it's really happening!

I think I will continue to post on this too, as we are pretty close, are you starting day 21? Or earlier? As Wednesday makes it day 18? Sending you lots and lots of love and hugs for your cycle.xx

Lingey · 30 Jan 2012

Morning Ladies

Completely its not my first go, started back in feb but only got as far as day 10 on stimms and then had the cycle cancelled due to low follies and them growing enough! Crying or Very sad

So Im still a bit of a newbie really although after that last cycle I'm not sure i can do it over and over again, I have so much admiration for those ladies that do, they are so resiliaint or should i say focused, i'm not sure how many attempts we will have yet, but hopefully we won't need to after this one!

I have my new protocol, I have had it a while its been in the drawer not like my first protocol that I read a million times a day LOL I have to order more drugs, although still have some left from last time, i'm phoneing care this morning to arrange delivery. the first time I recieved my meds I opened the box and just thought OMG it's happening, I must say the excitiement wore off very quickly, they say you haven't really tried for a baby unless you have done IVF and it's so true!

I start my DR norethisterone tablets on wednesday (day 1 Cool

I have to phone care in the am to see how long to take them for ususally ten days DH is hoping its not any longer as they made me a bit hormonal lol My AF was really late last time (5 days) so I will jsut to have to wait and see, i am just so relieved to be starting again although not looking forward to the stabbing!!!! It sounds like we will be fairly close then for the exciting stuff I hope I get that far this time!!! the next two weeks will fly by for you and enjoy the relaxing, that sounds like a great idea, I am too busy at the mo and need to keep my time occupied or I will sit and think far too much LOL

Have a great day ladies, better go and do some work now, or I may make a quick coffee before I start LOL

Lingey xxx

Care bear · 24 Nov 2011

Hi Lingley
Our experiences were very similar, I think I had 36 follies at my pretreatment scan so also at high risk of OHSS. I was given a low dose and then the eggs stopped growing. I have now moved onto a short protocol so I need to wait for 2 AF before I start, but the drugs from my last treatment have made them approx 48 days apart so it is starting to feel that I have been waiting for years for this to happen. I am being treated in Northampton. I am starting to become excited and am pleased that I am now on the short protocol. Just keeping my fingers crossed now xxx

Hi Soontobmummy
Welcome Smile

I hope you get started soon. Which care are you with?

Hi completely new to ivf,
Being busy at work may help time to fly by Smile

When my meds arrived I was strangely excited - now for someone who hates injections that is odd Smile

But injection training was the day when everything became truly real for me - I remember thinking to myself, it is really about to happen Smile

I am starting my medication on my next AF but have very little idea when that will be - I will just have to be patient and wait to see.

Are you on a long or short cycle?

Take care everyone Carebear

Rebeccabiker · 30 Mar 2012

hi everyone,

im due to start my first DR on wednesday, learning to do the injections tommorrow, not too sure what to expect.
im 26 and my husband has had a vasectomy reversal but didnt work all that well so now we've been told our best chance is ivf! hoping all goes well.

rebeccabiker x Very Happy

Lingey · 30 Jan 2012

Evening ladies,

Care bear I know how you feel it has felt like an eternity for me too to get going too! Sad

But we are nearly there now how exciting!!! Fingers crossed your AF arrives soon and then is it all systems go? Hope so!!! All this waiting is just not fair!!! I'm on the same short protocol as last time so will be on psycho tablets for ten days ish then withdrawal AF and then Stims on day two of that cycle I'm feeling more excited now spoke to care this morning to order the drugs! I will phone in on Wednesday to let them know I'm starting DR and then they will decide how long I need to take the tablets for fingers crossed they aren't busy and say ten days!!! We will see!

Welcome Rebbecabiker you are starting on the same day as me how exciting! Which care you at? R u on short or long protocol? Good luck with your teach tomorrow that's when it really hits you that's it's starting! The nurse usually goes through your protocol with you and then how to drawer up drugs and how to inject dont worry they give you an info sheet so you won't forget it all! Good luck Wink

Are you stabbing (sorry injecting) on DR or tablets sorry for all the questions but that how we get to know each other! Fingers crossed it works for you! My DH has rubbish sperm due to having undescended testes as a child he's still super sensitive about it which is hard sometimes! Your DH has been through a lot with a reversal and it must be gutting that it hasn't worked! But this is the start of your exciting adventure fingers crossed for a BFP at the end of the roller coaster Wink

Right better go and get ready for badminton that will get rid of some pent up aggression lol

Lingey xxx

Lingey · 30 Jan 2012

Just wanted to update just had a phone call to say drugs arriving thursday wo wo how exciting!!! Oh dear I will have to take the morning off what a shame!

And forgot to say soontobeamummy has AF arrived yet? Good luck with your scan 2morrow xxx

Lingey xxx

louie137 · 02 Apr 2012

Hi ladies!!
Hope u don't mind me joining in. I'm on my 4th Iui cycle. Just started with menopur every other day! Scan on weds! Last time my treatment was on 19 so hoping follys grow quicker this time! Good luck all x Smile

Lingey · 30 Jan 2012

Hi Louie,

welcome of course we don't mind the more the merrier!! I'm not up on Iui so will look forward to finding out more! Where are you in the cycle? it was never going to be an option for me and DH so don't know much about it!

Do you have to DR or straight onto menopur? Fill me in very exciting news about scanning I hope it all goes to plan!!!

Lingey xxx

completely new to ivf · 26 Jan 2012

Hi girls,

You girls are all so lovely, i've had a mad day today, I normally sleep quite late, but cant wait to hit the sack tonight, got my teach tomorrow, and not even had a chance to think about it.

Lingey I'm very confident that it will be your time this time, infact Im confident it will all be our turn! Good luck dring, I see your on a short protocol, so you dont have to dr? lucky you. xxx

Hey Carebear love your warm and fuzzy name. x

Good luck to all of you starting soon, i'm sure we'll all get better acquainted as we share our experiences, feel right at home on the other thread, love this bb.x

Night all, and its another day done! xx

Lingey · 30 Jan 2012

JHi Ladies

ust a quick one while I have five mins, I have had no lunch break as its been busy busy busy at work! So i deserve a few mins of my own time! I hope everyone is good today!

Completley hope your teach session is going well, very very exciting!!! make sure you fill us all in later! the teach session brings it home that its a reality and is finally going to happen I'm excitied for you LOL!!! Oh and my short protocol means I do have to DR from day 18 which is tomorrow for ten days but no stabbing for me only norethisterone tablets instead! I have to phone in tomorrow to see how long to take them for usually ten ish days if they can fi tme so fingers crossed thay aren't too busy at the mo!

Better go chat soon!!!!

Lingey xxx

completely new to ivf · 26 Jan 2012

Hey Lingey,

Thanks for asking, Nurse app went fine, kind of glad it's done with so I can get myself in order for next week as i start dring on the 14th. I'm not sure of how short protocol works really, but i'm sure you will keep us posted with your journey so we can support you along the way.x I'm a little annoyed that we cant drink tea , I'm not a massive tea drinker, but if I feel a headache coming along, I need to drink one. Sure one here and there won't matter. I only have one every other day if that.

night hun. let us know how phone call goes tmw.xx

Lingey · 30 Jan 2012

Hi ladies

Completely glad all went well with the nurs appoinment, the 14 th will come round very quickly and one cup of tea a day won't do any harm!!! Exciting times ahead!!!

Hope everyone else is doing ok and appointments etc... Are going to plan! Xxx

I phoned care this morning I am on norethisertone for 12 days boo so that takes me to the 15th of April my AF was six days late last cycle of northisterone though so will have to wait patiently before It arrives and i can ring again on day one of that cycle!!! And then start the stim stabbing wo wo

Lingey xxx

completely new to ivf · 26 Jan 2012

Right, I'm going to be so thick and ask what does it mean about having to take your tablets ? And how long will you be stimming for? Is that when your dr offically starts?

I just want it all to start now feeling kind of sick cos everyone is needing me to do this, go here or do that. It's all important stuff aswell, and would be selfish if i didn't do what I was asked. But I'l feel better tomorrow I suppose..just need to write it all in my diary and all will be fine.x

night night hun, good luck with the tablets.xxx

completely new to ivf · 26 Jan 2012

ps. Congrats to Rebecca starting today. x

Lingey · 30 Jan 2012

Bless you completely, sometimes you do need a bit you time so don't let people take advantage getting you running around! Hope your diary entry got out all your angst! You don't have long until it all starts very exciting times ahead x

For my short protocol i am DR with northisterone from day 18 of my cycle im taking it orally in tablet form not injection, when I finish these tablets I will have withdrawl AF (at the end of that cycle) a couple of days after stopping them then start the stimming injections menopaur and gonal f on day two of that new cycle, I hope that makes sense. I suppose I have officially started DR although when your DR is tablets doesn't feel like its all happening until the injections start and for me that's not til the stimulation phase Wink

Everyone's protocol is slightly different I didn't realise last time that some people had injections for DR, it really doesn't take much to confuse me lol! Wink

Hope your first day of DR went well rebeccabiker?

Have a great day everyone lingey xxx

Rebeccabiker · 30 Mar 2012

hi lingey,

im at boston care? what about you?
im on the short protcol, with injections.
i was really adament that i cudnt do the injections myself and DH would have to do it for me. i had my first injection last night and i couldn't let him do it, i had to do it myself. first one was ok, altho tonight's i had a slight rash and a couple of spots, only lasted about an hour then left.
has anybody else had any reactions??

is this your first time doing ivf?

rebeccabiker x

Soontobmummy#1 · 08 Feb 2012

Hi Everyone

Hope all is ok with everyone, its lovely to read all of your posts and I wish everyone the very best and plenty of baby dust.
I am at Care Northampton and Im thinking that after this week they are going to get pretty fed up with me lol.

In a nutshell I has my scan on Tuesday, was told visually I have mild pcos. Considering I was on day 49 of my cycle my womb lining was only 5.7mm and they expected it to be about 12-13mm so that wasnt good either. I was then told I had 15 follies on right ovary and 19 on left so I was told I could potentially be high risk of OHSS once things get going. I got a call on Wednesday from Care and still no sign of AF however 3 hours after putting the phone down low and behold it arrives (yippee)

After a couple more phonecalls.....Im still on the LP but I have been told to take the contraceptive pill, sounded so weird when they said to take it and I did have to ask the question....doesnt that defeat the object of what we are trying to achieve? I was told that by taking Microgynon I would level out my hormones because my antral follicle count is bad and then I can begin taking Buserelin.

I started the pill last night and on day 17 (21st April) I shall begin DR, we have drugs teach on 17th so that fits nicely and drugs are being delivered next friday.
Everything has happened so quickly but my fingers are crossed so tightly. We are funded for one cycle and we dont have many other options financially so my hope is we get it right first time.

I look forward to sharing this journey with you all x