Mrs Zeg, glad to hear the Doc could help you out with the bleeding. Pity she couldn't help with the other things, but I guess they can have vague days too?
Dusty, not sure if your post was referring to mine? To be honest it never occurred to me to use the word vagina - I didn't even think it - so I wasn't deliberately avoiding it. I was more focussed on the "urethra + supp wax coating = pain" aspect...
Esperan, no, I haven't been stressing the synarel timing this time. Last cycle my Dr didn't even care when I took it 3 hours late. He said that one dose per day would probably be enough. Not sure if I trust him on that, but I trust him enough to believe the timing isn't crucial. I just feel better if I stick to my 12 hour interval.
Miss K, hi and thanks for the welcome. I hope the next 2 weeks pass very quickly for you.
Loops, hi and good luck with your first IVF. I was terrified for my first one, but it was much better than I expected.
Misty, I had to laugh when you said you'd get the tissue and then forget. It's so like that, isn't it! I was sorry to read you were disappointed with your EPU/fertilisation results. I had a similar experience last time - IVF#1 we got 6 eggs, 3 embryos, 3 good embryos; IVF#2 increased the dose, got 6 eggs (again), 4 embryos, but only 2 good embryos. We're doing the higher dose again this time so I'm a bit worried but trying to trust my Dr's experience.
Spring, further to what has already been said, I always wash my hands before using the supps and would use a finger on the spare hand (ie the one not holding the supp) to cover the urethra - that way I couldn't accidentally make contact.
Anywho, halfway through my Puregon and have been feeling
something going on in there since yesterday. B/t tomorrow and scan (and hopefully trigger) on Wednesday. I'm flying blind and trying to have faith that all will go to plan.
ps, if anyone has any tips on where to get Powerade/Gatorade in bulk I'd love to know. I got some mild OHSS last cycle and am hoping to minimise/avoid it this time by starting the extra fluids earlier.