Thanks ladies!
I'm going Sunday for ER.I'm so excited I can't believe its finally here.I've been waiting along time for this so now that its here I'm in denial! Helen it looks like we will be on about the same time table.
Wishes: Good luck I'm praying you'll be ready for ER Wednesday!
Prk218: I'm looking forward to your news Tuesday :)
Jbll:I'm doing all injections because thats what my Dr preferred
Goodluck ladies I'm praying for all of us! Lots of sticky baby dust to all of us!

Dr said we are on target for Wednesday ER unless he thinks one more day of stimms will net an extra egg or two. We find out for definate on Monday. He said that he considered this an excellent stim cycle considering my issues. I cried during our little meeting, I felt so stupid. Why is it so hard to take good news? That stupid worry is trying to drag me down, working hard not to let it.

Nero- Good Luck tomorrow. My husband and I will include you and all of the Oct ladies in our prayers. Many healthy embies in your future.

Helen- I know this will go well for you. The trials to get here were just to get you in practice for chasing a little one. Healthy Embies for you Too!

Hey Ladies!
I just wanted to let you all know that I had my ER this morning and the retrieved 29 eggs :) So I'll keep you all updated once I find out the status of them tomorrow!
Good luck and your all in my prayers :)
Serina

Jumping into your discussion a little late, but I started my stims last night. 225 of Follistim. I have only taken two doses and I am already crampy. Did anyone else feel this way? My ER is looking like it will be the week of Oct 19th.

Hey meemo :)
Welcome to the group... the only side effects I really had were my stomach feeling full and my legs were very itchy. I haven't really heard anyone else say they were itchy but I'm assuming that's were it came from lol. Good luck I look forward to hearing your progress. :)

Hi ladies, just back home after ER. Feeling little woozy & crampy pain, but overall,procedure uncomfortable, but doable! Well, they found 15 eggs which I'm pretty happy with, now just gotta wait for the call tomorrow to see how many have fertilised.
So glad ER is over with, now it's in the expert hands of the doctors & nurses.
Will keep u updated as soon as I know anymore.
Hope everyone else is coping well with treatment. Not long to go till our dreams come true!!

Wow it sounds like a lot you are on your way!! I am going in tomorrow for another ultrasound and blood work and hopefully will take my trigger shot tomorrow night. I am SO tired of taking these shots!! I also feel like I am an emotional mess. Last night I found out a friend of mine is pregnant (which I am of course happy for her),but I COMPLETELY lost it!!! I could not stop crying, I am amazed that I even have the ability to produce that many tears! Today has been better, I am going to try to focus on me and what we are going through and try to be as positive as possible:) Hope you are all doing well!

Hi Meemo, yeah, i felt real crampy after starting stims, as early as a couple of days in. When do you go for your first scan? Make sure they are giving you the right dose of stims, you don;'t want to get OHSS, I had mild OHSS which started with cramping. The clinic reduced my stim drugs and I started taking a drug called cabergoline (or something like that, sorry, cant quite remember) which helped with the bloating and the pains. I'm sure your clinic will monitor you closely and make sure your stim drugs are right for you.

Sadie, please dont feel alone with your emotions when finding out about a friend becoming pregnant. I think every woman on here totally understand and relates with the crushing feeling you have when you hear the words 'im pregnant', while showing you a scan picture which you wish and pray could be yours instead.
Dont feel bad for crying, or feeling any other kinds of emotions. You're only human, and it just shows how much love you have, and will have for your child once they come into the world. Keep holding onto the fact that your child will be the most loved, and wanted thing, and to never give up on that. The pain we're going through now will only make the joy of having our own one day that bit sweeter.
Good Luck with your trigger shot, I did mine in my thigh, and after freezing it for a few minutes, did feel a thing. Enjoy the next day, NO SHOTS!! Believe me, you are so close to the end now, and honey, please don't feel silly for any emotions you are having right now. Believe me, myself, and Im sure, thousands more women going through this awful procedure, have felt, or are feeling, the same way you do now.

Keep your strength up and let's continue making October a lucky Month!

Love to you all,

xxx

Thanks for your kind words:) I really hope for a POSITIVE October for all of us!

I had my first scan this past Friday. Lots of folicles but they were all too small to measure. I am having blood work done on Wednesday and another scan on Saturday morning. When I did the injectables with IUI they were worried about OHSS. So they are watching my dose pretty close.

Helen, Glad to hear that all went well today! Keeping you in my thoughts!

Sadie, I can TOTALLY relate to that. I feel like I get news of someone pregnant in my life at least once a month! Thinking of you! Hang in there!

Just want to update my oct buddies on my progress.
From 15 eggs, 6 were immature & from the 7 injected, only 6 have fertilised.
Due to the low number of fertilised eggs my doctor is unsure whether we'll make it to day 5 transfer. I have to call on Thursday to get the news whether any, if at all, have continued growing. If we have lost anymore my doctor won't risk a day 5 blastocyst transfer.
I'm gutted we've been left with such a low number of eggs after the numbers in my scans, and how many eggs were originally retrieved was high.
I've just got to pray that Thursdays phone call gives us some hope. What will I do if none have continued on? I don't think I will be able cope with getting this far and it ending now.
To make it worse I have bad period pains from the ER on Monday. I'm depressed and feeling so scared that this might not work. I've tried to be positive for so long, this news has really hit me.
Please pray that my 6 eggs continue on & are little fighters. I don't want anything more than being a mummy. Why is that such a hard thing to achieve?
Will update u all on thurs, I hope the rest of us oct buddies are going well. Sorry for being so down. :-(
Lots of love xx

Ok so I am scheduled for ER on Thursday at 8 am. Excited and anxious.


Helen- Please don't despair. All you need is one. I know we would all like extras to freeze but that is a bonus. You want to be pregnant and surely six eggs is enough to accomplish that. I only have 10 follies and I know my ovary is working as hard as it can. We all only need one and I know we will all get there. Keep your chin up and try not to worry.

Helen try not to stress because your body needs to be ready for your egg to implant. The goal is for this to work the 1st time. I truly believe we are all gonna get or positives! Ur in my prayers hun:)
Wishes good luck Thursday I can't wait to hear about your eggs!
I'll be having my transfer on Friday. I'm a little nervous because we decided to put back 1. I'm praying we made the right choice. I'm looking forward to hearing everyones news!
Wishing lots of baby dust!
Serina

Helen~I hope you are doing okay, I understand when you say that you are trying to be as positive as you can, and it does come to a point when it does get SO difficult to stay that way. Keep up the hope and know that we are all thinking about you and wishing you nothing but good news:)

Wishesand~I am also having my ER on Thursday morning! I am excited to finally get this show on the road! Plus no more shots, YEAH!!!!

Sadie- Good Luck Thursday and hopefully we both get a good yield. I will still have shots though. I start PIO shots on Thursday night so tomorrow is my only shot free day. They showed my DH how to do the intramuscular shots today. Scares the crap out of me, my husband with a big needle and my rump. I will make it through though for our BFP!