[Satay chicken]

Thanks Satay....I LMAO on the imagine of sitting on the toilet and stabbing myself.... I don't know if I will be able to have DH do it either, he wants too but I think I might freak out. We will have to see. Maybe if he just watchers......

All added in AnnaBee87

And naked at that! Even the cat had to turn away !!

Good Morning Ladies

Satay - May I ask what clexane is? first time I have heard of this.

AB:)

Hey AB - Clexane is a blood thinner and can be used to separate (I think) natural killer cells, lowers the immune system and for extra bloodflow the the uterus at implantation.
If (yeah right) I did get pregnant I would have to take Clexane to the 13th week until the placenta takes over.
Usually Clexane is done during an IVF cycle but I had a bit of a hissy at my FS and she has let me try naturally and use the Clexane....
Its a horrid thing though, doesn't hurt going in but as you press the plunger it stings like hell and then for about 15 minutes after its like a very painful scratch ache from the inside... Couldn't imagine 13 weeks on the stuff TBH..

My trip is coming together, just now looking at hotels in West Hollywood....

[amyc1981]

mish - glad your appt went well. It is a little bit exciting but scary too. Like you can't believe its actually going to happen. I always thought of IVF as a last resort and here I am. Glad we will be able to go through the cycle together, I need an IVF buddy as I haven't told anyone, (not even my mum as they are overseas and I don't want to worry her).
I will be injecting myself - DH offered but I think it will be worse if I don't know when its coming and can't control it myself! I have never injected myself though, or anyone else, so will be interesting. I'm sure I'll stuff it up first time.
satay - how exciting your trip is coming up! I love the US, I am planning another New York trip in 2013 if I am not pregnant by then as a consolation prize for myself.
I know what you mean about wanting to go back to the old you - this is all consuming sometimes.
annabee fingers crossed those symptoms mean something!

AFM: Feeling really down today. Awoke at 4am with bad period pain and AF arriving. At least we have the plan in place for IVF but it stills hurts to know we failed naturally 16 cycles over. It scares me that there's no reason for us not to conceive and we can't. Day 1 always is the worst day of the month. I also feel a little alone and unsupported, because DH was away all last week and has been sick since he came back - so I feel like I have been doing everything on my own for a couple weeks (including all the pre IVF appts) even though I know its not his fault.
Anyway, so start injecting tomorrow. I'm sure my mood will improve once I'm focused on this cycle.
mish did they give you the counselling appt before you started? At my nurses appt it wasn't mentioned. I think I'm probably going to need it since I'm not really telling anyone.

[AmberSpark]

The
Endurance Team

"When you get to the top ofthe mountain, keep climbing."

Welcome to the Endurance Team! We are a group of ladies who have been doing thehard yards while waiting for our first miracles. Most of us have been tryingfor 12 months or more and we have been through every up and down imaginable. Ifyou have endured this journey far longer and harder than you ever intended, youare most welcome here for support, a shoulder and most importantly, hope.

Name: Satay Chicken
Age: 35
Enduring Since: On my 22 cycle
The Facts : Currently doing final testing
Presumed NK cell / implantation issues
MTHFR positve

Name: Mish*J

Age: 37

Enduring Since: April 2010
The Facts: Lap : May 2011 Endo and cyst removed
DF: Low Sperm Count - Abnormal

Currently under FS at RWH in Melbnext
Appt 23/04/12

First IVF: May 12

Name: Eyes (eyesabove)
Age: 28
Enduring Since:May 2009
The Facts
PCOS
Starting clomid any day now

Name: Mia
Age: 31
Enduring since: September 2009
The Facts:
Lap September 2011, some endo found and removed, but has left scarring
FS recommends IVF- Maybe in 2012?
Trying a natural and holistic approach for the next 6 months

Name: Ali (Ali88)
Age: 28
Enduring Since:July 2010
The Facts: Lap - Nov 2009 Endo (mild) removed
Otherwise, both DH & I "normal"
Acupuncture/Herbs since June 2011
FS appointment booked for 31.01.2012, not sure what I hope to gain from it....

Name: Skoki
Age: 36
Enduring since: April 2010
The facts:
HyCoSy identified uterine polyp, but no other issues.
lap in July. No endo. Polyp removed. DH all clear.

Name: hoping4bubs
Age: 32 (in Nov)
Enduring Since: Aug 2008
The Facts: No reason for inferility. HYCOSY showed all clear. DH has good spermcount.
3rd round of clomid 100mg, will give 1 more month to try and the IVF clinicappointment mid March.

Name: Scruff

Age: 37
Enduring since: February 2010
The Facts: Lap August 2011; cyst and endo removed. high-ish FSH, lowprogesterone, AMH 8.8
DH: low morphology (2%)
Initially did not want to pursue any form of AC, fortunately, 5 months later,had a change of heart and will give IVF a crack.
IVF/ICSI - Feb 2012

Name: Leebec
Age: 35
Enduring since: September 2010
The Facts: diagnosed PCOS after MMC. 6 months OI. 1 round IVF and 1 round ofIVF ICSI. 7 frozen from that round. FET #1 Jan 2012 - 2 embies back in.

Name: Bigwoo
Age: 34 DH: 34
Enduring since: August 2010
Unexplained infertility. First FS appointment Oct 2011.

Polypectomy December 2011. IVF#1 May 2012

Name: XFingersAndToes
Age: 32
Enduring Since: Jan 2011
The Facts (thus far)
Me low ovarian reserve
DP low sperm count and motility and high abnormality

Name: Thalandria
Age: 29
TTC Since - Dec 2010
The Facts -
Not really any to speak of so far. Just about to start the journey with thedoctors testing and then FS. No medical reason that we know of so far.

Name: Emso
Age: 26
Enduring since: Dec 2010
The Facts: Dh has no sperm. Me AMH of 7. back to FS feb 6th. Need testicularbiopsy for DH and IVF simultaneously. Hoping for sperm to be found. IVF tobegin in Mar 2012

Name: PennysLane - Sarah
Age: 23
Enduring since: February 2011
The facts: Just started getting results back, found out today I don't ovulate.DH so far so good

Name: Lainey
Age: 33
Enduring since: mid 2008
The facts: first FS missed the problems despite lap/hysteroscopy - fibroids andendometriosis finally removed Feb 2012, mild PCOS
Starting tracking cycle end May after a few weeks away

Name:Amyc1981
Age: 30... 31 next week!
enduring since: January 2011
The facts: No facts! All tests done and all clear for everything. Unexplained.
IVF possibly in May.

Name:Zoelicious
Age: 38
Enduring since: TTCIVF Nov2010
The facts: Apparently I have elevated NK Cells, CD57. Diagnosed myself with athin lining. DH has MFI. Seeing a RI who is dealing with my immune issues. Justrecently did ivig with no luck. 7 unsuccessful transfers. Not quite sure whenthis journey will end successfully.

Name: AnnaBee87
Age: 24
Enduring Since: December 2010
The Facts: Several ovarian cysts, nothing to say why we aren't pregnant yet!
Waiting until June 2012 before we see a FS

Name - Alana Banana
Age - 30
Enduring Since - August 2010
The Facts - Low AMH level of 2.1, Angel Baby January 2012,

IVF #1 Cxxld Mid cycle as only 2 eggs,

currently doing IVF cycle number 2 - grow little eggies grow

Friends of the Family (taking time out)
Name: Betts (bettinae)
Name: Gaia
Name: Felix

Name: Daisy74

Recent Grads

Ards - Little Boy Noah
Curious Chicken

Sarah (Kate)

This post has been edited by Mish*J: 24/04/2012, 04:04 PM

[AmberSpark]

Alana - All done and added to the list. Sorry it reposted, I am having a bad time with it. I might have to retype soon. LOL.

Satay - I put my hand in front of my dogs eyes when I get changed, I don't want to burn an imagine in her head of me.....lol. Ouchy on the Clexane but woo hoo on the trip planning. So exciting.

Amy - I still haven't hit Day 1 yet, I normally have spotting a couple of days before I actually get it, so it should tomorrow or any day now. I just want to get it going seeing that I have my drug stash. Yes we did the Counselloring appointment yesterday, asked us a lot of questions about what if we die or one of us dies and do we give our spouse the right to use the embies or not and other stuff, it was very helpful and good for my DH, as it was good to hear what he had to say. He has been quiet on most things. I would ring the nurse and ask them, I don't know who you are going through but I am Melbourne IVF. I have decided not to tell people when we are starting, so I am just going to say in a couple of weeks, so that we have some time to ourselves. I was so open and honest with people that I need them to back off abit and for us to do this, so mum knows and that is it. Good luck and I should be right behind you.

[leebec]

Mish - everyone knew about our 2 fresh & 1st FET cycle and it started to get to much. By the FET people were speaking like we are never going to have a baby. Only our parents knew of our 2nd FET and only 1 friend besides our parents knows we have changed to a new clinic....so so much easier.

[hoping4bubs]

Sorry being a little bit of a sook today.

I had a call with my IVF nurse yesterday and had a few questions.
I asked what the first appointment involved and she basically said its just an information session and they send you go away to think about things and then if we decide we can make another appointment and start. I really sick of waiting, I feel like I'm wasting SO much time just sitting around waiting. It makes the whole process even worse.
We don't want to think about things, thats all we've been doing since we started this whole process.
So I didn't sleep much last night and now I feel like stamping my feet and crying like a baby. I DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANYMORE

[zoelicious]

happy wednesday! hoping wait til you get to the two week wait, the waiting is horrendous!

did i tell you 'waiting' is my middle name. hang in there love we are here for you.

hi to everyone else!
xx

[AmberSpark]

Hi Hoping.....at the first meeting that I went to they did that to us but my DH said we have already spoken about it and we want to go ahead, so they did from that meeting, they booked all the appointments that we have to have in Victoria. So it was pretty quick from there but I hear you....now that you have made the decision, you just want to get it happening. Bit like me at the moment, I have had spotting for 2 days now but not heavy enough to call them for Day 1, as I just want to get started now and I am trying to work out the days, as my mums surgery is the 2nd May, but I think the delay in my AF is good, as the days work out a little better and I don't have to stress about mum.


Anyway, sorry about going off topic there, I hope you are feeling better and tell them at that meeting you want to move forward now and have already spoken about it, decision is Made.

This post has been edited by Mish*J: 25/04/2012, 06:53 PM

[hoping4bubs]

Thanks girls xxxxx feeling a little better, had a big talk with my less emotional hubby, god he is wonderful. He's gonna ring clinic and find out properly, he thinks I may have gotten a little flustered and emotional, he knows me so well.

[Bigwoo]

Bigwoo - as far as time goes for both of my fresh cycles I have had from the day after trigger shot as the trigger shot makes me feel crap till the day after transfer off - in total last cycle I took 6 work days but the weekend days off. I started my first day of leave on a Wednesday and went back the following Thursday. For my frozen cycles I just have the day of transfer off.

Thanks for the tips leebs. Really good to know. FX for you and some good news.

Amy so sorry AF showed - I always thought it might happen right at the last moment. What CD are you now? Like Mish, I am waiting for Day 1 still.

Amy I get the gonal F and FSH next tuesday I think when I go in for my baseline hormone levels BT (next tues). I think I got the nasal spray so that can keep me on their schedule (I am in Sydney going through public hospital which isn't open weekends). AF was supposed to arrive today, she hasnt yet, but I know she's coming after the neg PT. I have stopped drinking this week and DH has agreed to way limit his intake so we have the best sperm for my eggies (if i've got to live well for the whole month, he has to do his bit at the start). On Sunday, we went and planned a weeks worth of meals and have been cooking every night lots of good hearty fresh food - we'll see how long that lasts. ;\

Hoping totes understand your frustration on timing - we ended up waiting 7 months from first appt to now for a whole bunch of reasons. Waiting just feels like another lost opportunity I know, but maybe take the opportunity to do some nice stuff for yourself or your health - it's keeping me occupied at the moment...

All the ladies, hi! x