Banging head from down regging, gone :)

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Yay, well, today is day 7 of down regs and it's the first day in 4 that I've not had a banging head!  I'd usually blame it on alcohol or hereditary migranes, but this was defo the DR, as I've been feeling sick with it too.  

So, my top tip to anyone feeling they might have DR headaches is to drink drink and drink - water that is, lol!  I've had about 3 litres so far today, so I'm pissing like a fish, but I'm a happy fish!

Merry Christmas one and all :)

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Wishing each and everyone of you a wonderful Christmas  and that 2011 brings all those ttc a magical bfp; those with bumps grow healthy, happy babies; and those with babies/children have a happy, love filled year.

I also hope that those who are having hard, difficult times, are surrounded by love and find the strength from others to continue with whatever journey they're on, and that their happiness is just around the corner.

Much love, Krazee xxxx

1st injection done!

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Well, I had a few tears today, went to the chemist as I hadn't got an injection pen for my meds, so went to check with our neighbour, then she pointed out it says on our prescription that the nurse will come and do them EVERY day (we're not in the UK)!  So, I got all teary as my family are coming to visit over new year and they don't know about us doing IVF, I can't exactly hide a nurse in my handbag like I can an injection pen, lol!  I felt like a right spoilt brat getting upset, doh!

So phoned the hosp and they said I can do it myself, phew, so the nurse has given me a prescription for the pen, and I'm happy again - although....it blumming hurt, and the needle was bloody mahoosive (OK, only about 1 inch but MUCH bigger than the puregon pen needle I'm used to lol!), so now I'm thinking we should have the nurse come out daily, pmsl!  Can't wait for the down regs to be over and to start stimming, cause I can manage those injections just fine!

Really glad I could start today, it's 6yrs today since fil passed away, so it's nice to think today is the start of adding another member to our family :)


23/12/10

Did it myself tonight, yay!  Our neighbour (works at the chemist) ordered the needles/syringes for me and flippin heck are they mahoosive or what!  She's given me two sizes, a small one to draw the fluid out of the little bottle and mix into the other bottle with powder, and a big needle to swap over for injecting....but I did it the other way round, as that what the nurse did, it all went in fine so pretty sure that's OK doing it that way.

Eeeeeek, IVF meds are here, ready for tomorrow!

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Wow, it's all becoming real now, our neighbour has just dropped my meds off (she works for the pharmacy) and it feels a bit strange that we are actually going to do this - it's been our hope for a long time, ever since 2008 when I asked for fertility tests but got laughed out the drs door!

All we have to do now is arrange for the nurse to pop over and show me how to inject tomorrow, then we're all set to start down regs tomorrow evening :)

I've got Decapeptyl for down regs, but I've not heard of that before - and we didn't get an injection pen with the prescription, so I guess we'll get that when the nurse comes tomorrow?  I don't even know if the boxes should go in the fridge, the puregon (for stimming) has a note on it to go in the fridge, but not the rest.  I've got the hcg box too, I'm sure as it's hormonal it should be in the fridge, but it doesn't say on the instructions either, ahhhh!

So very excited, yay!

Hope I can sleep tonight :)

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Well, af has arrived this evening (she has been very good and is 4 days early), so I am officially cd1 of our first IVF cycle, and I'm feeling excited, nervous, thrilled, worried and so, so emotional (in a good way, for once, lol!).  We're doing long protocol, so wont start down regs til 22 Dec (according to here).  If all goes to plan we should have egg collection mid January.  

Will have to ring the clinic tomorrow, as I'm all a fluster, I'm so excited I can't remember if I have a baseline scan at the start (cd2, tomorrow) or after the af I've had whilst down regging (early Jan), doh!

I feel like I should write more, but I'm so happy my mind is spinning lol!