Start first IVF stim injections tomorrow, anyone else to keep me company?

[McrLass]

Scared and overwhelmed, need to face up to this and get positive. Someone else going through the same timescales (short protocol) would be a godsend...😇

[Dream76]

I started mine on Monday and I am on a short protocol. Good luck.

[McrLass in reply to Dream76]

Thankyou, and to you! Let me know how you get on xx

[McrLass in reply to Dream76]

Hope all going well, apart from feeling pretty sick on menopur I cant complain, and I start cerotide tomorrow... hope you’re feeling good and all ready for your scans etc xx

[Dream76 in reply to McrLass]

Good Morning, all is well, just a little dizziness straight after Menopur and 2 bruises on injection site. I think the 2 ltr of drinking water helped in managing the side effects.

Going for scan today. Could not sleep properly as I was wondering about the number of follicles, which the nurse didn’t tell me in my baseline scan.

Will update you after my scan.

When are you going for scan. Keep in touch.

[McrLass in reply to Dream76]

Fingers crossed for you, sending positive vibes!! My scans on Friday, and I know I’ll be anxious just like you xx

[Dream76 in reply to McrLass]

Thank you. Only 3 follicles coz of low AMH. Got more injections as they are only 14mm. My next scan is on Wed now.

Good luck for your scan.❤️

[McrLass in reply to Dream76]

At least you know the score, and at least there’s some there responding! Don’t lose hope, as everyone says, it only takes one...

Look after yourself until Weds, I’m off for some acupuncture tonight, no idea if it works, but it makes me relax for half an hour, can’t be a bad thing? Might be worth considering 😉

I’ll be keeping my hopes up for you, me and for Rachie-Baby in our scans.

[Dream76 in reply to McrLass]

Thank you. I took 5 sessions of acupuncture before starting IVF and thinking to take 2 more before and after EC. Only if I could make it to EC.

I tried to FOLLOW you but there is no follow button. Only MESSAGE is available.

❤️❤️

[McrLass in reply to Dream76]

Think I found the setting to change, and there I was just think no one wanted to follow me 😊

I figure I’ll try anything, acupuncture? - you got me, green smoothies? pass them over here, Brazil nuts and pineapple - sign me up. I don’t really care how it works! 🧚🏼‍♀️ Stay positive, and get an extra litre of water down you... EC will be here soon for us both fingers crossed.💆🏻‍♀️😉

[Dream76 in reply to McrLass]

😊 so I am following you now. Thank you for your positive reply. I really need it as I was a bit sad today. But yes, I should focus on what I have and their quality.

Enjoy your acupuncture session. I am thinking to take 5 more sessions 😊

Hope it helps us. ❤️

[McrLass in reply to Dream76]

😞I’m really struggling

[Dream76 in reply to McrLass]

What happened?

[McrLass in reply to Dream76]

Cut a long story short, only 1 decent sized follicle. There are smaller ones but they didn’t really give me a count, they just focused on the fact “there’s not much to work with” They’re re scanning me tomorrow but are making ‘we might not be able to continue the cycle’ noises and generally just extinguishing any hope I have. I spend all my time trying to keep it together, trying to be positive and trying to convince myself I’m not failing my partner, and time after time I have a an appointment so negative that I feel like a fool for trying.

Nothing shakes my partner, so he’s surprised that I’m devastated all over again when I know our chances are so slim. He doesn’t understand that I have to try to get my hopes up, I have to try to be positive, so each appointment is like I'm sitting there while my dreams are shattered and I feel like each result is my body failing us all over again.

Sorry for the ramble, and I’m so sorry if this brings you down, I’m sure I’ll be ok and you will be too 😘

[Dream76 in reply to McrLass]

I have sent a message to you. Hope that helps. And don’t be sorry for anything😘

[McrLass in reply to Dream76]

You’re an 😇 x

[Rachie-baby]

I started on Tuesday, so just slightly ahead. First cycle. Not so bad at the moment!

[McrLass in reply to Rachie-baby]

Good luck to you! Thought the first injection was ok today, even if I did keep dropping everything with my hands shaking! Happy Friday to you x

[McrLass in reply to Rachie-baby]

Hope you’re doing ok, I feel like I’m so full of chemicals from these injections, after trying to live so clean for ages! Started my second injection today (cerotide), holding on tight ready for the mood swings...

Sending positive thoughts for you x

[Rachie-baby in reply to McrLass]

Yeah it feels wrong to be pumping myself full of chemicals while trying to eat organic and avoid chemicals in everything else!

I was on a short protocol, but when I went for my baseline scan several weeks ago my hormones were not behaving and I had a leftover corpus luteum (cyst on ovary) so they moved me to the long protocol, and I started downregging last week. Another week and then I’ll have the proper base line scan and possibly start on the stimulation injections. The down regging ones don’t seem so bad, I’m hoping the stims are ok.

I also just read “it starts with the egg” - have you read that? It’s useful - I’ve started taking CoQ10 as a result and have thrown out my old Tupperware.