Egg collection is Friday!

I went in for my second monitoring scan and I have the go ahead for egg collection on Friday! I am excited and nervous. My lining is still nice and thick. A few of my smaller size follies have caught up and I have 3 large ones now. I am a little disappointed still with my response as less than last time, but you all know the cliche, it only takes one!! Lol!

I am terrified about my egg collection as last time I remember and it was so so painful. I know my Dr will give me more sedation, but I am still nervous. I think what makes it worse is that I can not have my DH in there with me, unlike last time.

I trigger tonight and go in Friday morning. Not sure what time yet!
One step closer to getting my positive!

Monitoring scan

My scan went OKish today. I am a little dissapointed. I have one large follie on each ovary (L=20mm and R=18mm), a few medium size on each side (13,14mm) and then a few small ones on each side (7,8mm). Last IVF cycle I was ready for egg collection after a week of stimming. I am not ready. I go back for another scan on wednesday and then most likely egg collection on Friday.

I had more follies last time, I am worried I do not have many this time. I guess last time I had a lot and it ended in a BFN. I have to keep telling myself it is 'quality not quantity' and the fabel of the hair and the tortoise blah blah!!

On a good note, I have a thicker lining this time round (about 12.5mm) and I had a great acupuncture session this afternoon.

I am trying to stay positive. I am using a different stim drug and so no wonder I am responding differently. There is definitely hope with this cycle, I am just being down for some reason.

Positive thoughts!!! I keep having to remind myslef!!

Too much baby talk

I have just been to a 30th birthday party and it seemed like everyone was pregnant, trying to get pregnant or thinking about trying. All everyone talked was baby as they sat there rubbing there bump's. I heard them talking baby as I sat in the bathroom mixing my meds and injecting myself twice. No one knows we are going through IVF and I felt so alone.

On a side note, I am meeting with two fellow IFers from my clinic for tea and cake tomorrow which should be good. More baby talk but we all understand and know the pain.

My meds are going ok. I have had a few belly aches, especially in my right ovary area, but I am taking that to be a good sign.
I have my monitoring scan Monday am and then acupuncture. I really hope my follies are growing!

Stimms going OK

I have had a couple of days worth of stimms now and I am doing well. Hardly any side effects except a few twinges, but is early days. The Menopur is a bit tricky to draw up, but I am doing fine.

Since I have had the news that I have an endometrioma on my ovary I am feeling mixed emotions. Pleased that I did not have a cyst to aspirate, but worried as it seems my endometriosis is progressing. I have not had an endometrioma before, my ovaries have always been fine.

To end on a positive note, I am eating healthy (ish!!), have cut out caffine, alcohol and most sugar! I am eating pineapple as it is meant to help(?!?) and I am having acupuncture. Surely it has to end in a positive? Lets hope so. I want to be pregnant so bad

We are back on track!

Turns out my 'cyst' is an endometrioma or a chocolate cyst on my left ovary. This is great news as does not need to be aspirated and I can start my stims tonight! I am so happy this IVF is going ahead, just a few days delayed.

Plan now is egg collection Friday 21st January and transfer wednesday 26th January. ,

cyst aspiration tomorrow (?)

I am going into the clinic tomorrow to have another scan and possibly have my cyst aspirated. I am nervous about the aspiration. I have decided I am definitely having sedation, I wont manage without.

I just hope this IVF cycle is delayed. I do not want to be cancelled. I will not cope.

Baseline scan - a nightmare

My baseline scan this morning did not go well. My cyst on my Left ovary which had apparently shrunk has now grown again. They do not know what they are going to do. I am not starting stims at mo, I am going back for another scan on tuesday. I cant see it suddenly going in a couple of days! This then leaves us with a dilema, to aspirate or not. If we dont then it will most prob grow when we start stims and absorb all the drugs. If we do aspirate, we run the risk of being cancelled. If we get cancelled then we have no NHS funding.
I am upset, I do not know what to do. They are talking about aspirating without any sedation or anything. Has anyone had this done? It sounds flipping painful to me. I suffered badly at the egg collection last time with diazepam and fentanyl!

My DH will not allow me to go through it without sedation and pain relief. It is my endometriosis that makes this so painful for me.

Has anyone had a cyst aspirated without any meds?