Ovum Pick Up day!! hurray!!!!
anxiety, worry, nervousness... give me more adjectives please!!
It was a nice morning walk to the bus stop with my hubby though... Once I reach IVF centre, I dashed for the toilets. butterflies in the stomach... bowels and bladder went crazy... By the time I settled my business, my hubby was at the reception. After a few confirmation statements, we "went on separate ways". My hubby went to collect sperm and I headed for the operating threatre (OT).
After another run to the toilet, I was ready in the operation robe. The staff were friendly and he could sense my anxiety; he kept assuring me.
The needle for the drip is huge!
The OT was intimidating. Fortunately, I only had the chance to ask,"Is this sedation?" and I knocked out completely. By the time, I woke up, everything was done and I was lying in the resting room.
I gain consciousness fast but my blood pressure was low so the nurse did not allow me to leave.
3 follicles were taken. I hope that all 3 will be fertilised.
Next up? Monday - to put back the fertilised eggs.
*pray doubly hard*
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
IVF Day 11 (29 March 2013) Friday
Yeah! It is Good Friday and no jabs for the day!
I will start fasting past midnight. Tomorrow is "Ovum pick up day". Hope I will many many many egss that are suitable for fertilisation.
*Pray hard*
I will start fasting past midnight. Tomorrow is "Ovum pick up day". Hope I will many many many egss that are suitable for fertilisation.
*Pray hard*
Day 10 IVF (28 March 2013) Thursday
I did my last jab of Ganarelix in the morning by 9am as instructed by the nurse.
Went for blood test in the morning.
A calming session of counselling; an outlet for me. The counsellor speaks gently and it was nice chatting with her.
I returned at 9pm for the Pregnyl jab; this will give the final boost to ripen the eggs so that they are ready for collection on Saturday night.
Went for blood test in the morning.
A calming session of counselling; an outlet for me. The counsellor speaks gently and it was nice chatting with her.
I returned at 9pm for the Pregnyl jab; this will give the final boost to ripen the eggs so that they are ready for collection on Saturday night.
IVF Day 8 (26 March 2013) Tuesday
4th ultrasound. Do I still feel discomfort? of course!
Doctor instructed to take more jabs of hormone-Puregon. I have taken 9 dosages of 600mg so far.. and for Ganarelix 6 dosages of 0.25mg. Between Day 1 to Day 9 of IVF.
I am to return 2 days later on Thursday.
Hope this is one of the last jabs I have to take... :(
Doctor instructed to take more jabs of hormone-Puregon. I have taken 9 dosages of 600mg so far.. and for Ganarelix 6 dosages of 0.25mg. Between Day 1 to Day 9 of IVF.
I am to return 2 days later on Thursday.
Hope this is one of the last jabs I have to take... :(
Sunday, March 24, 2013
IVF Day 7 (Monday) 25 March 2013
Good news! There are 7 follicles and they are growing well! Doctor asked me to return tomorrow and we will decide whethere to extract the eggs on Thurs of Sat. Oh yeah! Another step further.
=D
Today, my ex-colleague did the scan for me again! She also did the scan for me last Friday. So small world... My ex-student is also there. She did the recording for me today and last Tuesday. and so funny my ex-colleague.. she said that since I know 3 people there, they must get me pregnant! lolz!
Blood test done last Friday (IVF Day 4); which mean that I had a total of 4 jabs last Friday. phew!! 2 jabs for the Puregon because they wanted to combine the remaining medicine to get 300mg. In addition, an additional drug, Ganirelix is given to me. Ganirelix will prevent the follicles from ovulating so that they can be ready for collection. As a result, I got addition injection bruises. Check it out...
That is a total of 7 jabs of Puregon and 4 jabs of Ganirelix. 1 last jab of Ganirelix tomorrow; which makes the grand total of 12! Hopefully the eggs can be retrieved by Thurday else I might need more jabs...
=(
Well, the jabs are not painful, just like ant-bites but still.... rather not have them! oh well.. it will soon be over...
The 5 jabs of Ganirelix costs about $335.70 and 7 jabs of Puregon costs about $3,114.65. How glad am I that the government is co-funding and it is deductible from MediShield!!!
=D
Today, my ex-colleague did the scan for me again! She also did the scan for me last Friday. So small world... My ex-student is also there. She did the recording for me today and last Tuesday. and so funny my ex-colleague.. she said that since I know 3 people there, they must get me pregnant! lolz!
Blood test done last Friday (IVF Day 4); which mean that I had a total of 4 jabs last Friday. phew!! 2 jabs for the Puregon because they wanted to combine the remaining medicine to get 300mg. In addition, an additional drug, Ganirelix is given to me. Ganirelix will prevent the follicles from ovulating so that they can be ready for collection. As a result, I got addition injection bruises. Check it out...
That is a total of 7 jabs of Puregon and 4 jabs of Ganirelix. 1 last jab of Ganirelix tomorrow; which makes the grand total of 12! Hopefully the eggs can be retrieved by Thurday else I might need more jabs...
=(
Well, the jabs are not painful, just like ant-bites but still.... rather not have them! oh well.. it will soon be over...
The 5 jabs of Ganirelix costs about $335.70 and 7 jabs of Puregon costs about $3,114.65. How glad am I that the government is co-funding and it is deductible from MediShield!!!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
IVF Day 4
21 March 2013
I finish the 3rd jab of hormone medication. The container of needles is filling up. haha!..
I will be going back to get more hormone jabs, do another scan and see the doctor.
What did I do today? COOK! Check out the braised duck... looking yummy isn't it?
I finish the 3rd jab of hormone medication. The container of needles is filling up. haha!..
I will be going back to get more hormone jabs, do another scan and see the doctor.
What did I do today? COOK! Check out the braised duck... looking yummy isn't it?
Came back from Back Message. Got cracked a few bits..scary... but also a bit paiseh cos I had to wear the sarong and it was a male therapist.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
IVF Hormone Jabs
Day 3 (20 March 2013)
Breakfast is accompanied with folic acid as well as a jab of hormones. Inserting the needle is not painful. The injection of liquid hurt more than yesterday. I think I did not insert at the portion that is fatter. I will choose the fatter portion tomorrow.
HUSBAND, FAMILY & FRIENDS SUPPORT
During this IVF, or in fact as always, the support of the closed ones are very important. I have always urged my hubby to be by my side as much as he can although he always think that I can manage it myself. How glad and fortunate I am that he as able to attend the 1st session with me yesterday. I really needed him to be around.
Family? My mum returned to her old self - brewing chinese medicine for me. =D
I love the attention. haha!
Friends? Defintely! I think I am a person who will die without friends.
That was one of the damages done on the Day1 night of the IVF. Thanks to my dear friend. She accompanined me to buy a pair of shoes, shimmering eye liner that I wanna try using, 3rd bottle of nail polish.. heheh.. happy purchases. and not forgetting the sumptuous Korean dinner! yummy!
Tuesday also not lonely. Went for high tea with ex-colleagues; more sharings about my IVF; think it helps me relax when I share with others that I have going through IVF.
Night time? party with the regular four-Meiji Strawberry Sisters! the party ended close to 2am! haha... enjoy while it last.
Plans for today? - Rot. maybe buy some household items.
Breakfast is accompanied with folic acid as well as a jab of hormones. Inserting the needle is not painful. The injection of liquid hurt more than yesterday. I think I did not insert at the portion that is fatter. I will choose the fatter portion tomorrow.
HUSBAND, FAMILY & FRIENDS SUPPORT
During this IVF, or in fact as always, the support of the closed ones are very important. I have always urged my hubby to be by my side as much as he can although he always think that I can manage it myself. How glad and fortunate I am that he as able to attend the 1st session with me yesterday. I really needed him to be around.
Family? My mum returned to her old self - brewing chinese medicine for me. =D
I love the attention. haha!
Friends? Defintely! I think I am a person who will die without friends.
Tuesday also not lonely. Went for high tea with ex-colleagues; more sharings about my IVF; think it helps me relax when I share with others that I have going through IVF.
Night time? party with the regular four-Meiji Strawberry Sisters! the party ended close to 2am! haha... enjoy while it last.
Plans for today? - Rot. maybe buy some household items.
IVF starts!
Kept praying that I will get pregnant and I would not need to start IVF!
Not to our favour though...
Spotted as usual for 2 days.. urgh! hated the anxiety of waiting for menses to come. I have always hoped that the spotting meant that I am pregnant and the embryo is burrowing into my uterus. FAT hope!
Menses came on Sunday, 17 March 2013- It is considered as Day 0.
Anxious.. Cannot sleep well.. woked up in the middle of the night and asked "Why must it be to go through IVF? Why can't I conceive like normal being?" Tried to shake of the thoughts then more came "My hubby will not be around at night for the entire week! I have to self-administer the jabs and I will be alone at home *frown*" Shake off bad thoughts - ok, sleep!
Day 1 (18 Mar 2013, Monday)
- called KKH IVF Centre. Kind-sounding nurse. Seriously, ever since I transferred from NUH, I have never regretted! KKH is really a class of it's own! The staff are experience and very polite. Very professional! She returned my call and told me to go for scan between 8am to 10an the following day.
not exactly a good sleep for the night...
Day 2 (19 Mar 2013, Tuesday)
- woke up really early to take a bus to KKH. reached at 7.30am to meet you with my hubby who travelled from work. Had tasty vending machine toasted sandwich.
We waited till 8am for the scan. Meanwhile, anxiety stroke; I had a few runs to the toilet. I am really anxious whenever it comes to the virginal scan since I had a bad experience with the previous pregnant doctor who was rough when she did the pap smear test. Not only was she rough, she was very unkind with her words. =(
When we entered IVF centre, we were shocked as the room was packed! "Wah, so many people here already!" We should had entered at 7.30am and just waited inside the clinic..... Ok.. wait and wait... another run to the toilet... and finally my turn! sharks... felt like I need to go to the toilet again! but I just emptied my bladder! urgh...
Ok... my ex-student is the radiologist support staff.. now what? ok don't care, I just have to deliver my message.
"Doctor?"
"I am not Doctor."
"Ok. I have very scared. I had a bad experience before."
"Ok. I will be gentle."
Tensed up! Then she cleansed my ** and inserted the probe. tensed!! breathe breathe! endure endure.. urgh!!!! felt like peeing!!! discomfort.. slight pain. more scared than anything! I shifted and the probe slided out.
"Oops, let me insert again"
I was hoping that I would faint so that I do not have to go through that!
".. lining... number 4...." she instructed my ex-student to record it.
"If I ask you to clear your bladder, could you?"
"hmmm... maybe can..."
"Ok, then you go and we will call your number again..."
Oh my God..... I should have gone to pee again and again! Now I have to let the probe be inserted again or the third time!!! urgh!!!......
*rush to toilet* *relieved*
"..ok, she is back.." I heard my ex-student said to radiologist.
ok... one more time for me. I apologised profusely... Don't think the radiologist completely got the picture about why I am so tensed! Nevertheless, she kept ensuring me and telling me "It is not so bad right?"
"...lining.. number 4... left... right... " ok, finally done!!
*HAPPY and GLAD*
Next up.. wait... waited for admin as well as prescription. signed the papers for Medisave and got the prescription to collect medication. Another waiting queue... and they run out of a medication that I needed.. meaning? more waiting time.... ok... maybe I could make use of the time at the social work unit. Wah piangz.... another queue... ok... wait... counselling appointment fixed. hubby back from medicine collection (It is always great to have two people)
Back to IVF clinic-another wait-for the nurse to teach me how to jab myself. Ah! I met someone else I know! Had a short but nice chat. She might be the one of the embryologists who will help us in the labs. Small world...
Jabs? Not really scared.. Ok, until the moment I had to do it. It felt weird stabbing myself with the needle. I wanted to hurry with the injection but it hurt a little when the hormone liquid is squeezed. The resultant?... a bruise. Oh well, it is still not as bad as the scan!
I will have to self-administer the rest of the jabs as well... 2 more jabs for now. I will need to return on Friday.
Not to our favour though...
Spotted as usual for 2 days.. urgh! hated the anxiety of waiting for menses to come. I have always hoped that the spotting meant that I am pregnant and the embryo is burrowing into my uterus. FAT hope!
Menses came on Sunday, 17 March 2013- It is considered as Day 0.
Anxious.. Cannot sleep well.. woked up in the middle of the night and asked "Why must it be to go through IVF? Why can't I conceive like normal being?" Tried to shake of the thoughts then more came "My hubby will not be around at night for the entire week! I have to self-administer the jabs and I will be alone at home *frown*" Shake off bad thoughts - ok, sleep!
Day 1 (18 Mar 2013, Monday)
- called KKH IVF Centre. Kind-sounding nurse. Seriously, ever since I transferred from NUH, I have never regretted! KKH is really a class of it's own! The staff are experience and very polite. Very professional! She returned my call and told me to go for scan between 8am to 10an the following day.
not exactly a good sleep for the night...
Day 2 (19 Mar 2013, Tuesday)
- woke up really early to take a bus to KKH. reached at 7.30am to meet you with my hubby who travelled from work. Had tasty vending machine toasted sandwich.
We waited till 8am for the scan. Meanwhile, anxiety stroke; I had a few runs to the toilet. I am really anxious whenever it comes to the virginal scan since I had a bad experience with the previous pregnant doctor who was rough when she did the pap smear test. Not only was she rough, she was very unkind with her words. =(
When we entered IVF centre, we were shocked as the room was packed! "Wah, so many people here already!" We should had entered at 7.30am and just waited inside the clinic..... Ok.. wait and wait... another run to the toilet... and finally my turn! sharks... felt like I need to go to the toilet again! but I just emptied my bladder! urgh...
Ok... my ex-student is the radiologist support staff.. now what? ok don't care, I just have to deliver my message.
"Doctor?"
"I am not Doctor."
"Ok. I have very scared. I had a bad experience before."
"Ok. I will be gentle."
Tensed up! Then she cleansed my ** and inserted the probe. tensed!! breathe breathe! endure endure.. urgh!!!! felt like peeing!!! discomfort.. slight pain. more scared than anything! I shifted and the probe slided out.
"Oops, let me insert again"
I was hoping that I would faint so that I do not have to go through that!
".. lining... number 4...." she instructed my ex-student to record it.
"If I ask you to clear your bladder, could you?"
"hmmm... maybe can..."
"Ok, then you go and we will call your number again..."
Oh my God..... I should have gone to pee again and again! Now I have to let the probe be inserted again or the third time!!! urgh!!!......
*rush to toilet* *relieved*
"..ok, she is back.." I heard my ex-student said to radiologist.
ok... one more time for me. I apologised profusely... Don't think the radiologist completely got the picture about why I am so tensed! Nevertheless, she kept ensuring me and telling me "It is not so bad right?"
"...lining.. number 4... left... right... " ok, finally done!!
*HAPPY and GLAD*
Next up.. wait... waited for admin as well as prescription. signed the papers for Medisave and got the prescription to collect medication. Another waiting queue... and they run out of a medication that I needed.. meaning? more waiting time.... ok... maybe I could make use of the time at the social work unit. Wah piangz.... another queue... ok... wait... counselling appointment fixed. hubby back from medicine collection (It is always great to have two people)
Back to IVF clinic-another wait-for the nurse to teach me how to jab myself. Ah! I met someone else I know! Had a short but nice chat. She might be the one of the embryologists who will help us in the labs. Small world...
Jabs? Not really scared.. Ok, until the moment I had to do it. It felt weird stabbing myself with the needle. I wanted to hurry with the injection but it hurt a little when the hormone liquid is squeezed. The resultant?... a bruise. Oh well, it is still not as bad as the scan!
I will have to self-administer the rest of the jabs as well... 2 more jabs for now. I will need to return on Friday.
IVF? Yes!
After several months of contemplation, serious considerations and discussions, I decided to start with IVF. Why didn't I said "we" you must be wondering? cos my hubby had decided since Nov 2011 that we should go ahead with the IUI. As for me, I have always wanted a natural pregnancy of course!!
Both of us have some issues. His sperms is moving relatively slower, is relatively fewer and there are some abnormalities. As for me, my egg reserve is low; and this was the critical reason that made me decide to go for IVF! I do not want to regret not trying in case my egg reserve depletes!
Both of us have some issues. His sperms is moving relatively slower, is relatively fewer and there are some abnormalities. As for me, my egg reserve is low; and this was the critical reason that made me decide to go for IVF! I do not want to regret not trying in case my egg reserve depletes!
Monday, March 4, 2013
Back to Nature - Bukit Timah peak at 163.63 metres
Hello blog! Long time no visit... I am returning because I deactivacted my Facebook... And considering to remove my Watsapp too... I cannot deny that they are annoying items in this new technology world...
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