Shell's TTC Diary - *IVF/ICSI* - BFP!!!!
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didn't realise you were talking about follicle size partway through, sorry, I'm being stupid!Oh thank you. 
I read your diary! Another lady on here mentioned it so i did a search and found it. It was really helpful to read someone elses experiences.
Congratulations on your twins. Its so lovely to see a happy ending.
Michelle x
I read your diary! Another lady on here mentioned it so i did a search and found it. It was really helpful to read someone elses experiences.
Congratulations on your twins. Its so lovely to see a happy ending.
Michelle x
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Are you back from scan yet honey? Hope it was good news. xxxx
Back From Scan
Well i had a 2nd follicle scan today to see if some of them had continued growing. I think there were some that were 11mm & 12mm, and i'm sure i saw her write down some 13mm's too. So it looks like some of them are growing ahead of the others.....which is good news.
She said that i definately had some good sized ones developing and that this scan was a lot more encouraging. 
Hopefully they continue to grow.
There are still lots of them though which is worrying, and she pointed out an empty space on one of my ovaries that will more than likely get some more growing there! She said i had ovaries that were good recruiters??!! The larger follicles were the 1st recruits, then there were the 2nd recruits which were a bit smaller, and finally the 3rd recruits which were tiny. The 4th recruits may be appearing soon in the empty gap. My ovaries just aren't as good at devoloping the follicles once they've recruited them!
I have to go back again on Monday. If they have reached more than 14mm then the nurse said they may reduce my dose of Menopur. This way they will grow slowly but steadily. She said they definately wont be increasing it as there are just too many for that to be safe.
I came home feeling a lot more pleased than Thursday at least! But i know i'm not in the clear yet, so i'm still feeling a bit wary of being too happy.
My tummy feels very uncomfortable today, its hurting now when i walk. I dread to think how i'm going to feel once they get bigger....or if i get more!!
Fingers crossed for Monday now!!
Michelle x
Well i had a 2nd follicle scan today to see if some of them had continued growing. I think there were some that were 11mm & 12mm, and i'm sure i saw her write down some 13mm's too. So it looks like some of them are growing ahead of the others.....which is good news.
She said that i definately had some good sized ones developing and that this scan was a lot more encouraging. Hopefully they continue to grow.There are still lots of them though which is worrying, and she pointed out an empty space on one of my ovaries that will more than likely get some more growing there! She said i had ovaries that were good recruiters??!! The larger follicles were the 1st recruits, then there were the 2nd recruits which were a bit smaller, and finally the 3rd recruits which were tiny. The 4th recruits may be appearing soon in the empty gap. My ovaries just aren't as good at devoloping the follicles once they've recruited them!
I have to go back again on Monday. If they have reached more than 14mm then the nurse said they may reduce my dose of Menopur. This way they will grow slowly but steadily. She said they definately wont be increasing it as there are just too many for that to be safe.
I came home feeling a lot more pleased than Thursday at least! But i know i'm not in the clear yet, so i'm still feeling a bit wary of being too happy.
My tummy feels very uncomfortable today, its hurting now when i walk. I dread to think how i'm going to feel once they get bigger....or if i get more!!
Fingers crossed for Monday now!!
Michelle x
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Thats great news honey, crazy ovaries being so greedy as to keep recruiting lol!
sounds like things are starting to develop nicely. hope you don't get too uncomfortable.
make sure to drink plenty of water
xxxx
sounds like things are starting to develop nicely. hope you don't get too uncomfortable.
make sure to drink plenty of water
xxxx
Yet Another Scan!!
They now want me to have a daily scan and blood test....at £42 each day!!
They have done a blood test today to check my oestridial (something like that anyway!!) level. If its too high i have to coast. Which means i have to stop the menopur and let the follicles continue on their own until the oestridial level drops. I will find out this afternoon. The follicles are a good size now, only 1 or 2 days off what they should be. I still dont know how many there are though. Tomorrow i'm going to count as she's reading out the measurements. There were some at 18mm, but most of the others ranged from 14-16mm. I've now got 60+ follicles altogether!!
I really hope that the blood results are ok, then we can continue and EC should be Thursday or Friday.
I will update later on my blood test results. I cant believe £42 a day though. It said in the leaflet that you need on average 5 days of coasting....thats £200...wasted on blood!!
I'm now definately at risk of OHSS. I'm worried as DH has gone to London for a week now and i really dont fancy being on my own!! The nurse said that i dont seem to have any of the symptoms so i may be ok. There is still a chance that the cycle will be cancelled, or that they wont be able to put the embryos back afterwards and they will have to be frozen. I cant believe how wrong it is going. 
I constantly feel full. My mom cooked me sunday lunch yesterday and i couldn't eat anything else until 11am today! Damn ovaries!!
Michelle x
They now want me to have a daily scan and blood test....at £42 each day!!
They have done a blood test today to check my oestridial (something like that anyway!!) level. If its too high i have to coast. Which means i have to stop the menopur and let the follicles continue on their own until the oestridial level drops. I will find out this afternoon. The follicles are a good size now, only 1 or 2 days off what they should be. I still dont know how many there are though. Tomorrow i'm going to count as she's reading out the measurements. There were some at 18mm, but most of the others ranged from 14-16mm. I've now got 60+ follicles altogether!!I really hope that the blood results are ok, then we can continue and EC should be Thursday or Friday.
I will update later on my blood test results. I cant believe £42 a day though. It said in the leaflet that you need on average 5 days of coasting....thats £200...wasted on blood!!
I'm now definately at risk of OHSS.
I'm worried as DH has gone to London for a week now and i really dont fancy being on my own!! The nurse said that i dont seem to have any of the symptoms so i may be ok. There is still a chance that the cycle will be cancelled, or that they wont be able to put the embryos back afterwards and they will have to be frozen. I cant believe how wrong it is going. I constantly feel full. My mom cooked me sunday lunch yesterday and i couldn't eat anything else until 11am today! Damn ovaries!!
Michelle x
UPDATE - Phone call from the clinic
My blood test came back at 11,800. It needs to be below 15,000 for EC. At 1st they told DH it was somewhere over 14,000 and they had to test it again to find out the exact amount. When they hadn't called back by 5pm, he called again and they told him 11,800!! They said they gave him the wrong amount the 1st time....i hope that they haven't got it mixed up! My mom keeps asking me if i think they know what they're doing.....i am starting to wonder!
They are not making me coast at the moment, which i'm pleased about. I just want this to be over with and to get to EC. I really cant face an extra 5 days added on! I have to have half my usual dose tonight so just 1 powder of Menopur instead of 2.
I have to be back at the clinic at 10am tomorrow. DH's dad is going to take me while DH is away. My mom is going to come with me also. I'm a bit of a baby...i dont want to go in on my own!!
So i've had a bit of good news but its still not great. I've just got to take it a day at a time.
Michelle x
My blood test came back at 11,800. It needs to be below 15,000 for EC. At 1st they told DH it was somewhere over 14,000 and they had to test it again to find out the exact amount. When they hadn't called back by 5pm, he called again and they told him 11,800!! They said they gave him the wrong amount the 1st time....i hope that they haven't got it mixed up! My mom keeps asking me if i think they know what they're doing.....i am starting to wonder!
They are not making me coast at the moment, which i'm pleased about. I just want this to be over with and to get to EC. I really cant face an extra 5 days added on! I have to have half my usual dose tonight so just 1 powder of Menopur instead of 2. I have to be back at the clinic at 10am tomorrow. DH's dad is going to take me while DH is away. My mom is going to come with me also. I'm a bit of a baby...i dont want to go in on my own!!
So i've had a bit of good news but its still not great. I've just got to take it a day at a time.
Michelle x
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Oh dear - poor you this doesn't seem to be sailing along likes its supposed to. have a word with your ovaries and tell them to behave.
Hope your able to continue onto EC as planned, even if they do have to freeze them (which i hope they don't) then thinking on the positive side at least you'll have some embies waiting for their mummy.
things continue to progress ok xxxxx
Hope your able to continue onto EC as planned, even if they do have to freeze them (which i hope they don't) then thinking on the positive side at least you'll have some embies waiting for their mummy.
things continue to progress ok xxxxxBack from scan & blood test.....again!!
Well i've got to go back tomorrow again. They are growing well. 1 is ready now but the others are still a day or so behind. There are still over 60 follicles in total. I tried to count as she was measuring so that i knew how many big ones there were but i kept forgetting! I think it was 20 something.
She warned me again that they may not be able to do ET and will have to freeze them all. I have to wait to hear about my blood results again to decide what to do next. As long as my blood is ok then i think EC could be Friday or Saturday. I am a lot less uncomfortable today which is great.
She said during EC they will hoover my ovaries!! Sounds awful!! It will get rid of all the extra follicles and fluid left behind apparantly and she said it could take them a while as there are so many! Yuk!! 
I have all the consent forms to fill in. I definately cant donate my eggs due to my response this time! That was a bit disappointing as i had thought about doing egg share to cut the cost or if/once i had had my children just donating my eggs. I'm not bothered about egg share so much now though as i dont think i want to do this again. It has really drained me, i'm so tired all the time and i dont think i want all the worry of over responding again. Maybe i will change my mind after this is over but at the moment i only want to have another go if we have frosties. But it would have been nice to be able to do something to help others.
Back later to update!
x
Well i've got to go back tomorrow again. They are growing well. 1 is ready now but the others are still a day or so behind. There are still over 60 follicles in total. I tried to count as she was measuring so that i knew how many big ones there were but i kept forgetting! I think it was 20 something.
She warned me again that they may not be able to do ET and will have to freeze them all. I have to wait to hear about my blood results again to decide what to do next. As long as my blood is ok then i think EC could be Friday or Saturday. I am a lot less uncomfortable today which is great.
She said during EC they will hoover my ovaries!!
Sounds awful!! It will get rid of all the extra follicles and fluid left behind apparantly and she said it could take them a while as there are so many! Yuk!! I have all the consent forms to fill in. I definately cant donate my eggs due to my response this time! That was a bit disappointing as i had thought about doing egg share to cut the cost or if/once i had had my children just donating my eggs. I'm not bothered about egg share so much now though as i dont think i want to do this again. It has really drained me, i'm so tired all the time and i dont think i want all the worry of over responding again. Maybe i will change my mind after this is over but at the moment i only want to have another go if we have frosties. But it would have been nice to be able to do something to help others.
Back later to update!
x
The clinic called......I'm now at 22,000!!!!!!!!! It had almost doubled in one day. I have now got to coast until it goes down, but she said more than likely it will go up even more tomorrow. So no Menopur tonight, just Buserelin. I had been feeling a bit sickly before she called, now i know why. I'm a bit worried that it has jumped up so much.
They get less eggs after coasting so after all this i could still only get a few.
I've got to have just a blood test tomorow. She said there's no point scanning my 60+ follicles again!
Michelle
It had almost doubled in one day. I have now got to coast until it goes down, but she said more than likely it will go up even more tomorrow. So no Menopur tonight, just Buserelin. I had been feeling a bit sickly before she called, now i know why. I'm a bit worried that it has jumped up so much.They get less eggs after coasting so after all this i could still only get a few.
I've got to have just a blood test tomorow. She said there's no point scanning my 60+ follicles again!
Michelle
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Aw, its not going according to plan is it...try not to worry or stress though, as long as you get to egg collection then at least you'll have some frosties even if they don't do ET on this cycle, its better to be safe than sorry with OHSS anyway as I've heard t can be very nasty and is worse if you are pregnant.
Hope the coasting does the trick
xxxx
Hope the coasting does the trick
xxxx
14/11/07
OMG! What a morning i have had. DH's dad picked me up at 8.30 as we had to drop his mom at the dental hospital in town 1st. Dropped her off at just after 9am, drove down a road and ended up with a huge spear of a nail in his tyre!! Had to drive round until we found somewhere to get a tyre from before the tyre went down!! Once he changed it, it was time to go back to pick up MIL. So i never ended up getting there until about 10.15/10.30 ish after all that!
Had my blood test and they decided while i was there to scan me just to check everything was ok. I was worried all my follicles had disappeared as my tummy just feels normal now. But they are all still there. Some are quite big now. There were some where they mentioned over 20mm. They are now ready, but i have to wait for my blood to go down. She said that it will probably be higher or the same today. It can easily drop in a day also.
It needs to be 15,000 or lower for EC. She said a few years ago i would have had my cycle cancelled but now they do coasting i should be ok. Phew!!! And because they are going to 'hoover' my ovaries after EC that will also reduce the chance of me developing OHSS.
Results will be this afternoon. I'm not worrying anymore. I feel absolutely fine so i dont think i've got anything to worry about and it can only get better now.
I'll be back later as usual with my update!
x
OMG! What a morning i have had. DH's dad picked me up at 8.30 as we had to drop his mom at the dental hospital in town 1st. Dropped her off at just after 9am, drove down a road and ended up with a huge spear of a nail in his tyre!! Had to drive round until we found somewhere to get a tyre from before the tyre went down!! Once he changed it, it was time to go back to pick up MIL. So i never ended up getting there until about 10.15/10.30 ish after all that!
Had my blood test and they decided while i was there to scan me just to check everything was ok. I was worried all my follicles had disappeared as my tummy just feels normal now. But they are all still there.
Some are quite big now. There were some where they mentioned over 20mm. They are now ready, but i have to wait for my blood to go down. She said that it will probably be higher or the same today. It can easily drop in a day also. It needs to be 15,000 or lower for EC. She said a few years ago i would have had my cycle cancelled but now they do coasting i should be ok. Phew!!! And because they are going to 'hoover' my ovaries after EC that will also reduce the chance of me developing OHSS.
Results will be this afternoon. I'm not worrying anymore. I feel absolutely fine so i dont think i've got anything to worry about and it can only get better now.
I'll be back later as usual with my update!
x
Update from clinic
My oestrogen level has gone up by another 1000, so i'm now at 23,000. The nurse seemed ok about this, as at least i dont have too much more to drop from. I think she was expecting a much greater rise. She said i could easily go down by 7,000 or even 10,000 in one day. I'm just on Buserelin tonight again. What confused me today a bit though was i asked her if they stop growing as i'm not taking the menopur. She said no, once they get over 14mm they keep going on their own!! So how will my oestrogen level go down if they keep growing? Surely it would keep going up. I didn't think anything of it at the time.....but now its got me wondering!!
I'm hoping i'll only need a day or 2 for it to go down.
Back at the clinic again for another blood test tomorrow. The lady that did it today has butchered my arm....its a mess, it looks like she used a rusty nail! I dont know where they will take it from tomorrow.
Michelle x
My oestrogen level has gone up by another 1000, so i'm now at 23,000. The nurse seemed ok about this, as at least i dont have too much more to drop from. I think she was expecting a much greater rise. She said i could easily go down by 7,000 or even 10,000 in one day. I'm just on Buserelin tonight again. What confused me today a bit though was i asked her if they stop growing as i'm not taking the menopur. She said no, once they get over 14mm they keep going on their own!! So how will my oestrogen level go down if they keep growing? Surely it would keep going up. I didn't think anything of it at the time.....but now its got me wondering!!
I'm hoping i'll only need a day or 2 for it to go down.
Back at the clinic again for another blood test tomorrow. The lady that did it today has butchered my arm....its a mess, it looks like she used a rusty nail!
I dont know where they will take it from tomorrow.Michelle x
today's test goes well!what a rollercoaster ride - but at least it's looking quite positive at the moment.
about the oestrogen levels - I don't know anything but am hazarding a guess here - if it's only the ones over 14mm that keep growing, perhaps all the others (40-odd!) stop, and stop producing oestrogen?
14mm is quite big - bigger than pea, more like a blueberry or something. I thought ovaries were the size of almonds? How on earth do you get 20 blueberries on two almonds, plus another 40 or so little peas? You could open your own greengrocers at this rate!
Kitty - Thats what someone else suggested to me! Afterwards i thought 'why didn't i think of that'!! 
I have no idea how you get that many on something the size of an almond! There are several that are over 20mm now which is quite big when you picture it. They measure your ovaries as well at the scan and at the moment mine are around 6cm+!! Bit bigger than an almond!
Back later with todays test results.......
x
I have no idea how you get that many on something the size of an almond! There are several that are over 20mm now which is quite big when you picture it. They measure your ovaries as well at the scan and at the moment mine are around 6cm+!! Bit bigger than an almond!
Back later with todays test results.......
x
OMG! OMG! OMG!!!!!!!!! Results of todays blood test!
My oestrogen has gone right down and EC is on Saturday!!!
I cant believe it i thought it would take until at least tomorrow for it to come down. In all the excitement i forgot to ask what the result was so that i have an idea of how many eggs there might be.
Last injection tonight!!! Woo Hoo!!!
My mom works for Lloyds tsb on the evenings in the offices doing admin so she has had to call work and explain she cant come in as she has to inject me!! I normally do them at 10pm and that is fine for her to do normally, but tonight it is 6.30 For Buserelin and 7.30 for my trigger shot.
I'm looking forward to having a one day break from going to the clinic, i'm sick of the sight of it!
DH needs to be back in london by 11am on saturday so he's stressing about that now!
I feel like jumping around the room at the moment. Actually i feel i bit scared though as well! I'm a bit worried about the GA as i haven't had one before. And also concerned as i dont feel anything going on inside anymore and i'm not even a tiny bit uncomfortable. If i have 60+ follicles then surely i should be bloated or something??!! I'm going to have EC and all the follicles will have shrivelled up and died!!
EC is booked for 7.30am, i have to be at the clinic for 6.30am!! I just cant believe this is actually happening. I'm in shock!!
xxx
My oestrogen has gone right down and EC is on Saturday!!!
I cant believe it i thought it would take until at least tomorrow for it to come down. In all the excitement i forgot to ask what the result was so that i have an idea of how many eggs there might be.
Last injection tonight!!! Woo Hoo!!!
My mom works for Lloyds tsb on the evenings in the offices doing admin so she has had to call work and explain she cant come in as she has to inject me!! I normally do them at 10pm and that is fine for her to do normally, but tonight it is 6.30 For Buserelin and 7.30 for my trigger shot.
I'm looking forward to having a one day break from going to the clinic, i'm sick of the sight of it!
DH needs to be back in london by 11am on saturday so he's stressing about that now!
I feel like jumping around the room at the moment. Actually i feel i bit scared though as well! I'm a bit worried about the GA as i haven't had one before. And also concerned as i dont feel anything going on inside anymore and i'm not even a tiny bit uncomfortable. If i have 60+ follicles then surely i should be bloated or something??!! I'm going to have EC and all the follicles will have shrivelled up and died!!
EC is booked for 7.30am, i have to be at the clinic for 6.30am!! I just cant believe this is actually happening. I'm in shock!!
xxx
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Thats great news......goodluck saturday xxxxx
Egg Collection - 17/11/07
We had to be at the hospital at 6.30am. We filled in some forms and then we were shown to my room. A nurse came to take my blood pressure and temperature. I then had to get changed into the hospital gown thing and pt a dressing gown on. At bout 7.25am, a nurse came to take me to the fertility department where we met with our consultant. He checked all our forms and then left to see if the room was ready. The anaesthetist then came to see me. I haven't had a GA before so i had a few questions for him!
I was shown into the room. There was quite a lot of different people in there. I got onto the bed and while one person put the needle in my hand for the anaesthetic another man attached the heart rate monitor thing. They said i needed to stay still and keep calm as i was quite nervous about the needle in my hand! They said the needle isn't there anymore its only a little tube now.......i said thats even worse!!! The last thing i remember is someone taking one of my slippers off and hearing the consultant say its ok leave them on her.
I woke up and felt great!! I said it felt like i had woke uo from a really good sleep and i said to the nurse that i could do with some of that stuff to use at home!! DH told me that they got 12 eggs. I was a little disappointed as i was expecting more after all the hassle with OHSS and my oestrogen levels. At my last scan there had been 20+ follicles that were up to size. But it was still a decent amount.
My mom arrived not long after i woke and DH had to leave to get to his exhiition in London. They bought me some breakfast and tea but i didn't eat much.
I didn't feel great for long though!! I was in quite a lot of pain and very hot. My mom had to fetch a nurse as she couldn't work out how to control the air conditioning. I asked for something for the pain. The nurse bought me this plastic tube of liquid. She told me to squirt it in my mouth, it was liquid morphine! I was expecting a paracetemol!! It tasted vile but it was fantastic stuff for the pain!
My blood pressure dropped quite low, so they made me drink lots of water and i had to have the bottom of the bed raised so that my legs were in the air. I kept going quite dizzy and they said that i wasn't allowed out of bed unless a nurse was there! I needed a wee and didn't really want a nurse to take me so i went on my own. Big mistake! I thought i was going to faint and had to rush back into bed.
It was great being waited on. I got to choose what i wanted for lunch off a menu. I left my mom have my pudding.
The embryologist came to see me and told me that 8 of the eggs were suitable for injecting and that everything looked good. I was then discharged at 2pm.
My mom stayed with me until i went to bed at 9.30pm as i was still quite sore and dizzy.
Sorry for such a long post....i wanted to make sure i wrote everything down!!
x
We had to be at the hospital at 6.30am. We filled in some forms and then we were shown to my room. A nurse came to take my blood pressure and temperature. I then had to get changed into the hospital gown thing and pt a dressing gown on. At bout 7.25am, a nurse came to take me to the fertility department where we met with our consultant. He checked all our forms and then left to see if the room was ready. The anaesthetist then came to see me. I haven't had a GA before so i had a few questions for him!
I was shown into the room. There was quite a lot of different people in there. I got onto the bed and while one person put the needle in my hand for the anaesthetic another man attached the heart rate monitor thing. They said i needed to stay still and keep calm as i was quite nervous about the needle in my hand! They said the needle isn't there anymore its only a little tube now.......i said thats even worse!!!
The last thing i remember is someone taking one of my slippers off and hearing the consultant say its ok leave them on her.I woke up and felt great!! I said it felt like i had woke uo from a really good sleep and i said to the nurse that i could do with some of that stuff to use at home!!
DH told me that they got 12 eggs. I was a little disappointed as i was expecting more after all the hassle with OHSS and my oestrogen levels. At my last scan there had been 20+ follicles that were up to size. But it was still a decent amount.My mom arrived not long after i woke and DH had to leave to get to his exhiition in London. They bought me some breakfast and tea but i didn't eat much.
I didn't feel great for long though!! I was in quite a lot of pain and very hot. My mom had to fetch a nurse as she couldn't work out how to control the air conditioning. I asked for something for the pain. The nurse bought me this plastic tube of liquid. She told me to squirt it in my mouth, it was liquid morphine! I was expecting a paracetemol!! It tasted vile but it was fantastic stuff for the pain!
My blood pressure dropped quite low, so they made me drink lots of water and i had to have the bottom of the bed raised so that my legs were in the air. I kept going quite dizzy and they said that i wasn't allowed out of bed unless a nurse was there! I needed a wee and didn't really want a nurse to take me so i went on my own. Big mistake! I thought i was going to faint and had to rush back into bed.
It was great being waited on. I got to choose what i wanted for lunch off a menu. I left my mom have my pudding.
The embryologist came to see me and told me that 8 of the eggs were suitable for injecting and that everything looked good. I was then discharged at 2pm.
My mom stayed with me until i went to bed at 9.30pm as i was still quite sore and dizzy.
Sorry for such a long post....i wanted to make sure i wrote everything down!!
x
Bum Bullets!!!!
Otherwise known as cyclogest, which are progesterone pessaries. I had to use one last night and then after that its 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening for the next 2 weeks. It has to go up your bum!!! It was actually a lot easier than i thought it would be, but still not the nicest thing to have to do. If it means i can have a baby though i guess its worth all the gross stuff!
Otherwise known as cyclogest, which are progesterone pessaries. I had to use one last night and then after that its 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening for the next 2 weeks. It has to go up your bum!!!
It was actually a lot easier than i thought it would be, but still not the nicest thing to have to do. If it means i can have a baby though i guess its worth all the gross stuff!
