What to expect- the ICSI journey begins here

[Ivy_38]

Hi all. First post for me. I’m 38, me and my DH have been TTC for 3 years. It’s a little of us both- a combo of short cycles and no ovulation and low Normal forms.

So, naturally has not happened and what started out as lots of fun trying......became just very trying. We’re in a good place though and after no joy on clomid now we start ICSI.

My first buserelin injection will be on 6.9.18 and I have no real idea of what to expect. Any advice would be great- I’ve taken off the first few days from work so I can get used to it. Am I going to be Jeckyll and Hyde for the duration?

[Hidden]

Welcome!

Good luck with starting your IVF/ICSI cycle. Once you've done the first day or two of injections it pretty much becomes the norm. Everyone reacts to the drugs differently. Some get hot flushes, mood swings and/or mild back pain. I had mild back pain after a few days where my ovaries were getting bigger but no mood swings for me thankfully!

Hope all goes well and keep us updated once you get started x

[Ivy_38 in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou for reply! Did you do injections in morning or eve?

Seems to be lots of conflicting info on this. My clinic had said morning.....

[Hidden in reply to Ivy_38]

I have had treatment at two different clinics and both have told me to do injections for stimulation between 7-9pm. This has been so that if they need to adjust dosage when you go in for scans you can start at the new dose that night but you should probably follow what your clinic advise. X

[Buttons21]

Hi, I think I’ll be starting injections at similar time to you. Hope all goes well. I think my poor husband is expecting me to be very grumpy 😂

[Ivy_38 in reply to Buttons21]

mine too! Im excited to get started but dreading it at same time-keep wishing I‘m suddenly going to have that miracle pregnancy (“because you’ve stopped thinking about it”) - absolutely wonderful for those couples but something I am very tired of hearing!

[LegoBatgirl]

Welcome to the forum, good luck with your treatment x

[Luna11]

I’m on my first cycle too and been on down regulating meds for just over a week now. I haven’t had many side effects just a little bit more tired than usual and very vivid dreams/nightmares.

Good luck when you start x

[Ivy_38 in reply to Luna11]

Thankyou- it’s so nice to have someone at a similar stage who knows what is like- I start on thursday. Feel sick with nerves and excitement at same time! Keeping everything crossed for you too!

[Luna11 in reply to Ivy_38]

How have your first injections been??? 😘 xx

[Ivy_38 in reply to Luna11]

So far so good. Historically I’m

not the best with needles but it’s getting easier. I’m on holiday from work so it’s been good to get used to it at home before I have to start doing it there (i have a very erratic work schedule). Have you had your baseline scan yet?

[Ivy_38 in reply to Luna11]

Also I got the ivf mindful app which has really helped me. Really relevant, not patronising, sessions for every stage of the journey.

[Luna11 in reply to Ivy_38]

Hey.

Good to hear you are getting on well. Yea I think the mindfulness app has helped me too!! I feel relatively chilled about everything and taking one day at a time. Had a scan on Thursday to check my uterus was thin which it was, so now on the stimulation meds!! 👍🏻 xx

[genten]

Hi and welcome 😊

Wishing you lots of luck xx

[Shirazlover2013]

Hi ivy_38, good luck with your journey. I’m also 38 and my DH has 0% normal forms so we are headed for ICSI soon too.

You have made me laugh with your “trying” remark, so true 🤣

I hope you’re going ok with your injections and of course best of luck!!

[Ivy_38 in reply to Shirazlover2013]

Let us know how you get on and best of luck for when it all kicks off. I also found an ivf mindful app which has been brilliant for me.