Greetings from Australia

Glenice · 07-24-2007, 01:20 AM

Hi there. I am new and just wanted to say hi. I am a 37 yr old Aussie Mum, living in my homeland. I was put onto this site by another Aussie alo going thru IVF like me. I am almost at the end of my first IVF cycle. I am on the injections and have my blood and scan this friday. Egg retrieval is next week sometime. Its all getting abit scary now. I have been coping quite well with the injections but I am getting the hot flushes a few times a day now and this can prove HOT - of course and embarrasing when you look like a lobster in the middle of winter.....

I have one son already! Ty was born (naturally) in 1997. I was diagnosed with PCOS earlier this year. I have always been irregular with my periods, but now I have a few of the pcos symptoms which is what alerted me when I went googling...... Aghhh the ways of the internet huh?
Because I am single I will be using donor sperm. That costs $1200 (AUS) just for the sperm. In US Dollars its about two thirds that amount. A single woman can not use DS in the state of South Australia unless they have an infertility problem.
Because I am new I am still learning all of the abbreviations...

I looked forward to joining in with other forums and threads...
Take care, Cheer's Glenice

Mum to Tyson - 10 yrs old (March 1997)

rbutterfly · 07-24-2007, 05:40 AM

Welcome!! It is winter in Austrila??? hmmmm... I wish you luck!! When reading your post I try to read it in my head with an accent!! LOL!! IVF is scarry and stressful. I always considered myself a patient person but IVF has changed that. Keep us posted on your IVF journey!!

Rhonda

07-24-2007, 07:12 PM

Hi Glenice!

Keep us posted about your cycle!!!

**BC-donor** · 07-24-2007, 07:22 PM

Welcome Glenice!

Glad to hear that you're getting close to retrieval/transfer time!

I'll be watching for updates!

iwillsurvive · 07-24-2007, 11:08 PM

Welcome to the board !

Good luck for this cycle and do keep posting on how things go.

Glenice · 07-25-2007, 12:26 AM

Thankyou for the welcome Ladies. And Yes it is Winter here for one more month! I am a summer person, so I am looking forward to the warmer weather getting here... Im having one of those days where I am not feeling negative about my IVF. Just home from work and I am tired and wondering if I am doing ok with the injections (GONAL). Time will tell I guess as I've got my blood and scan in just under two days.... Thats the last time I go in until egg collection if all is well. Abit scared I may not have any eggs in there? Or with PCOS that I have been over stimulated and will have too many and my cycle will be cancelled... I guess we all go thru these feelings dont we. Hope ur all well. Cheers from DownUnder

Glenice · 07-26-2007, 09:16 PM

Just stopping by to let you know I am waiting for the phone call after my blood test and scan this morning to confirm that my egg retrieval has been moved up two days to this Monday... That means the trigger injection tomorrow night I guess? Now I'm getting nervous..... Cheer's Glenice

07-27-2007, 04:14 AM

That's wonderful, Glenice! Your trigger should be about 36 hours before the retrieval. I hope they get lots of great eggs!!!
Best,
Kat

Glenice · 07-27-2007, 07:47 AM

G'day Kat. I got the phone call later this arvo and they day is Tuesday now for egg retrieval. i have to do the Trigger injection about 8:45pm sunday evening... I am
not looking forward to this one. First timer and all.... I can handle the GONAL ones but the PREGNYL trigger stings so I have been told and I hate needles at the best of times... Have a great weekend! Cheer's Glenice

Glenice · 07-31-2007, 11:46 PM

Hi I had my first egg retrieval yesturday..... I woke to find that they had retrieved 11 eggs which is supposed to be a good amount... Today they rang me to say only 6 were mature enough to inject and of those 6 only 3 fertilized. I am due to have the embryo transfer done on saturday. Right now I am really dissapointed with the outcome from 11 eggs down to 3. I'm wondering why it has happened?.... Is it because I was on a very low dose (a quater of what most women here in Australia are on) to avoid OHSS or the sperm doesnt like my eggs? Is it because I have PCOS???? I'm feeling down right now but I am sure thats normal.... Now I'm worried come saturday that all 3 remaining blastocysts will have died....
I feel like I cant go thru with another IVF cycle if they dont make it... Sucks! Glenice

07-24-2007, 01:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Glenice Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 133	Greetings from Australia Hi there. I am new and just wanted to say hi. I am a 37 yr old Aussie Mum, living in my homeland. I was put onto this site by another Aussie alo going thru IVF like me. I am almost at the end of my first IVF cycle. I am on the injections and have my blood and scan this friday. Egg retrieval is next week sometime. Its all getting abit scary now. I have been coping quite well with the injections but I am getting the hot flushes a few times a day now and this can prove HOT - of course and embarrasing when you look like a lobster in the middle of winter..... I have one son already! Ty was born (naturally) in 1997. I was diagnosed with PCOS earlier this year. I have always been irregular with my periods, but now I have a few of the pcos symptoms which is what alerted me when I went googling...... Aghhh the ways of the internet huh? Because I am single I will be using donor sperm. That costs $1200 (AUS) just for the sperm. In US Dollars its about two thirds that amount. A single woman can not use DS in the state of South Australia unless they have an infertility problem. Because I am new I am still learning all of the abbreviations... I looked forward to joining in with other forums and threads... Take care, Cheer's Glenice Mum to Tyson - 10 yrs old (March 1997)

07-24-2007, 07:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
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07-24-2007, 05:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
rbutterfly Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 210	Welcome!! It is winter in Austrila??? hmmmm... I wish you luck!! When reading your post I try to read it in my head with an accent!! LOL!! IVF is scarry and stressful. I always considered myself a patient person but IVF has changed that. Keep us posted on your IVF journey!! Rhonda

07-24-2007, 07:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
hoping2bmamaKat Guest Location: NY, US Posts: n/a Blog Entries: 37	Hi Glenice! Keep us posted about your cycle!!!

07-24-2007, 11:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
iwillsurvive 600-699 post 8 of hearts Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 654	Welcome to the board ! Good luck for this cycle and do keep posting on how things go.

07-25-2007, 12:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
Glenice Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 133	Thankyou for the welcome Ladies. And Yes it is Winter here for one more month! I am a summer person, so I am looking forward to the warmer weather getting here... Im having one of those days where I am not feeling negative about my IVF. Just home from work and I am tired and wondering if I am doing ok with the injections (GONAL). Time will tell I guess as I've got my blood and scan in just under two days.... Thats the last time I go in until egg collection if all is well. Abit scared I may not have any eggs in there? Or with PCOS that I have been over stimulated and will have too many and my cycle will be cancelled... I guess we all go thru these feelings dont we. Hope ur all well. Cheers from DownUnder

07-26-2007, 09:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Glenice Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 133	Just stopping by to let you know I am waiting for the phone call after my blood test and scan this morning to confirm that my egg retrieval has been moved up two days to this Monday... That means the trigger injection tomorrow night I guess? Now I'm getting nervous..... Cheer's Glenice

07-27-2007, 04:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
hoping2bmamaKat Guest Location: NY, US Posts: n/a Blog Entries: 37	That's wonderful, Glenice! Your trigger should be about 36 hours before the retrieval. I hope they get lots of great eggs!!! Best, Kat

07-27-2007, 07:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
Glenice Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 133	G'day Kat. I got the phone call later this arvo and they day is Tuesday now for egg retrieval. i have to do the Trigger injection about 8:45pm sunday evening... I am not looking forward to this one. First timer and all.... I can handle the GONAL ones but the PREGNYL trigger stings so I have been told and I hate needles at the best of times... Have a great weekend! Cheer's Glenice

07-31-2007, 11:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Glenice Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 133	Hi I had my first egg retrieval yesturday..... I woke to find that they had retrieved 11 eggs which is supposed to be a good amount... Today they rang me to say only 6 were mature enough to inject and of those 6 only 3 fertilized. I am due to have the embryo transfer done on saturday. Right now I am really dissapointed with the outcome from 11 eggs down to 3. I'm wondering why it has happened?.... Is it because I was on a very low dose (a quater of what most women here in Australia are on) to avoid OHSS or the sperm doesnt like my eggs? Is it because I have PCOS???? I'm feeling down right now but I am sure thats normal.... Now I'm worried come saturday that all 3 remaining blastocysts will have died.... I feel like I cant go thru with another IVF cycle if they dont make it... Sucks! Glenice