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Bombshell 
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 Posted: 15 October 2009 at 4:36pm |
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hi all - well update....we cancelled our appt with the horrid place and specialist referred us to the better one (we hope!!!) and we have appt in 3-4 weeks already!!! WOW!.....fingers crossed.
We decided not to do any of the tests for the horrid place....so lost $35 in proces(pre paid one test) but oh well.....and when i cancelled they never even asked for feedback or if i wanted to reschedule or anything...hopeless all round!
will hopefully have better luck from the next appt....
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tischler
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 5:21pm |
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Fantastic bombshell - good luck with the new place, and hope you get all the answers you want!
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 6:53pm |
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Glad to hear you are no longer with the horrid place Bombshell. Exciting that you already have an appointment lined up so quickly. Hope it all goes really well, that you get answers and can move forward to having a baby.
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Posted: 28 October 2009 at 10:32am |
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Hi, i'm new to forums, but hope you don't mind me hanging out in here occasionally. I so wish I had known about this site when we were going through our ICSI cycles. I wasn't coping with the whole infertility thing very well and was so jealous of anybody that had a baby (seeing preg people on the street used to make me cry) that i wouldn't look at baby websites. How dumb is that?
Lexy333 - my DH did the sperm extraction op too (which didn't work either). It was so depressing at the time as he was in a lot of pain and really bumed out no swimmers were found. We were having counselling about going down the donor path (DH hated the idea), but decided to have 1 more go at ICSI. The problem was sometimes his samples had zip and sometimes they had a couple of swimmers. Our previous ICSI no swimmers turned up on the day of EC and we had to use frozen ones, but they didn't do that great and no eggs fertilised which was a real blow! This time we got 10 eggs (way more than prev tries) and after DH's marathon 4 sample effort they found a couple of swimmers. 3 eggs fertilised and we put 2 embies back and 1 stuck (still doesn't quite feel real)
Good luck with the DI - your DH is very brave to go with it. (Have you come across that book building a family with DI?)
To everybody else - good luck with getting preg by whatever method. It's so nice to read about other people going thru the same things and to know now that I actually wasn't alone all that time!
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Bombshell
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Posted: 28 October 2009 at 11:41am |
you know when hubby really supports the whole ttc thing when he phones the clinic and makes his own appt to get those spermies tested! DH proudly told me he made his appt! phew!!! and now headding to the appt in a week or so for us both.....
he did not like the conversation I had with him about him being away and 2-3 days of no BDing meant we had to do it last night (LOL! not a good idea to bring it up when he is half asleep and its 11pm!) - so then i asked how he would make sure his spermies would be "fresh" - he was so appalled he put his head under pillow and told me to go to sleep!
man the conversations us ttc and Ivf girlies have to have with the boys! LOL!!!!
had to make light of the whole thing or ithe no baby yet thing would get to me! LOL! 
how are all you gals doing???
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anon12345
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Posted: 29 October 2009 at 8:09am |
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Well my period should have come on Monday and still no sign of it. I know I can't be pregnant as I was too sad about my friend to bother trying this month. So seems there is simply a glitch in this cycle and we need to tweak some things again. Few steps forward and some back, oh well. Still feel positive about it all though.
I am heading off to my acupuncture appointment in an hour and am feeling a bit nervous about it. The one time I was feeling emotional it hurt like crazy, the day after the cancer diagnosis of my friend. Last night my friend went into emergency as chemo is not going so well. Feeling a bit emotional after all that so I am guessing the needles will hurt today.
Hope things are going well for all of you. All the best oxo
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Posted: 31 October 2009 at 4:01pm |
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Hi Everyone,
I've been lurking and reading. We had IUI last Sunday after 5 days of clomid. I ended up with 8 eggs, 4 of which were mature. They actually tried to talk us out of going ahead!! DPs sperm count after washing was 9.9 million which was more than I expected actually (we have motility and morphology issues). Before ov I had quite sore crampy ovaries which FS said was because I had so many follicles in there. Since the IUI I've had the same crampy, stretchy wierd feelings in my lower abdomen.
The thing is that I do normally get these feelings but to a lesser extent and last night (while googling early preg symptoms!! obsessing!!) I came across info about the corpus luteum which is what happens to the follicle after the egg is released. If I've been having this ovulation type cramping in the whole luteal phase normally, then it would make sense that it would be worse this time with having released 4 mature eggs.
Apart from that I have no symptoms except no breast soreness (normally they get soooo sore). Not feeling very positive but its still early days I guess. This is the longest 2ww ever!! Only 6dpIUI.
Nicky
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Posted: 31 October 2009 at 10:51pm |
Sorry to hear you've been having such a hard time of it tal  , has AF arrived yet? If not maybe it's worth doing a HPT, just in case?
Nicky how exciting about your IUI. Four mature follicles! Wow! If you do end up UTD that will be an interesting first scan  .
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Posted: 01 November 2009 at 12:53pm |
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Thanks Victoria! I got my period on Thursday evening, which is perfect. The acupuncture was not too bad so that was nice. Just need to get those few things tweaked again and then hopefully one of these days it will be our exciting moment. Would be nice to end this year on a good note.
Seems heaps is going on for you too Victoria. Have all things crossed for you and hoping you will have your time soon.
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Posted: 02 November 2009 at 11:45am |
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Hi,
Thats great Nickpicky, hope things are going well for you.
I just got my day 21 BT progesterone was 36.7, thats the best I have had since May, been sitting in the 28 area, so feeling positive, but not getting my hope up as have had some serious pain.
Still waiting to hear from specialist am due to ring them tomorrow.
Just had to leave a post today as my levels are higher than normal.
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tischler
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Posted: 03 November 2009 at 4:13pm |
Hi guys just leaving a post to say it's not our time obviously as the embies didn't stick  we have 2 frozens that we can use next year. Am quite pleased to be having a break from this whole IVF thing, as it's really done my head in since May.
I hope things go really well for you all in your endeavours. I will pop in from time to time to catch up 
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Our journey to parenthood is over, and we join the unfortunate many for whom IVF does not work.
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Ceres
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Posted: 03 November 2009 at 5:51pm |
tischler , so so sorry to hear that. When will you be doing the FET next year?
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Posted: 03 November 2009 at 5:59pm |
Hi Victoria, looks like we'll be away for my January cycle, so likely February. I guess I can concentrate on getting fit and healthy and enjoying a summer holiday. Gotta be positives doesn't there!!! Dam TTC business - why is it so hard for us lovely people????
We head back to the specialist on the 25th for a review, so hoping that we can still be bumped through the public funded list to get another IVF cycle next year too. So so so hoping that, since our results weren't as good this cycle. Obviously if #6 and/or #7 don't stick that is.
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Posted: 03 November 2009 at 6:19pm |
Great attitude! I'm thinking similarly actually (about getting fit and healthy over summer), at least we can be in control of that .
FX you do get another public funded cycle next year. It really is so unfair how hard it is to get funding here for IVF!
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Posted: 03 November 2009 at 7:15pm |
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So sorry to hear your news Tischler, big hugs for you. But you are on the right track, getting fit and staying positive..
My Dr has finally go letter from my mans specialist, but I missed her phone call so have to ring her tomorrow, hoping I will finally find something out.
Take care
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Posted: 04 November 2009 at 10:50pm |
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Nicky - wow that could be very good news ...keep us posted in here!!!
Well we had our appt today....looks like we headed for IUI in Jan or so - as long as my egg reserves test comes back ok....he wants me to lose 5-6 kg to give us a better chance...ugh!!! but DH is determined to help me out too.....his count came back good...not brillant but ok....so he was pleased with that!!! DOH! Looks like we will be doing the one on clomid etc so that should help! Fingers crossed....and at least I get to enjoy this summer well and truly I guess (trying to find positives!!!)
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 1:09pm |
Hi, I posted here about a year ago - but the timing wasn't right and we put things on hold. I'm only at the early stages - my partner's sperm count is low and I've just had the AMH test (I'm 37 years old - I have older kids from a previous relationship) and am currently trying to lose some weight before going back to see the doctor on 21 December - hopefully we'll start our first cycle early next year. So I haven't much to contribute, but felt bad lurking and reading your posts, without stopping to say "Hi and good luck!" 
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Posted: 19 November 2009 at 7:58pm |
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Hi ladies,
Its been a tough couple of weeks for me, finally got some answers from my fertility Dr, she want do anything for us while my husband is on the drugs he is on for his arthitis, was real devasting for me as he specialist said it was ok and we should concieve.
Have since seen his specialist, he is now off his drugs and Dr is writing fertility Dr letter telling her she got her 3 months she wanted, so at the moment I am once again waiting to hear from Fertility Dr. Will phone her next week.
What upsets me is that I have had unexplained infertility for years and Dr pretty much turned our problem round the husband, she wont even do a sperm count, not even so we could compare them. Makes me made.
So now I am waiting again, and feeling a wee bit better.
Hope everyone is well and staying positive.
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Posted: 21 November 2009 at 12:17pm |
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Sorry to hear this Rosiefarmer. Never nice when you are so keen for something to happen and people who should be helping are being difficult and a hinderance. Glad that things are getting on track and I wish you all the best with tests, appointments, results and fingers crossed for the ultimate of getting pregnant.
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Posted: 21 November 2009 at 7:33pm |
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Thanks Tal,
We are feeling more positive now, just feels never ending when nothing happening. And to boot it all off, someone we know has just told us she due to have a baby, they are all around.
Get real grumpy and down, but have to remember to stay positive and be happy. At the end of the day we have each other aye.
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