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Post by obscureference on Jun 4, 2018 12:20:42 GMT -6
Summer is here. For some.
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Post by obscureference on Jun 4, 2018 12:22:05 GMT -6
My OPKs are getting dark again. I’m actually feeling good about that because I didn’t have to wait forever. We’ll see if it turns into anything. But at least we won’t miss the timing completely this go around.
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 4, 2018 13:21:05 GMT -6
My OPKs are getting dark again. I’m actually feeling good about that because I didn’t have to wait forever. We’ll see if it turns into anything. But at least we won’t miss the timing completely this go around. I’m glad your OPKs are getting darker! If your lab tomorrow shows your didn’t O, will they do another US? |
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Post by charliefox on Jun 4, 2018 14:43:57 GMT -6
IUI #3 was a bust. Moving onto IUI #4 and meeting with our RE to discuss further options. Both H and I are ready to move forward with IVF.
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Post by obscureference on Jun 4, 2018 15:46:11 GMT -6
orangehibiscus I have no idea if they will do another ultrasound. It will be too late at that point probably if my OPKs are showing an actual O this time. charliefox I’m sorry this cycle was another bust. It’s just so frustrating. I’m glad you and your H are ready for IVF. Will you start immediately after IUI #4? (If it’s not successful, obviously.)
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 4, 2018 18:13:16 GMT -6
IUI #3 was a bust. Moving onto IUI #4 and meeting with our RE to discuss further options. Both H and I are ready to move forward with IVF. Crap! I’m so sorry Charliefox! I hope the meeting with your RE goes well! |
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 4, 2018 18:13:49 GMT -6
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Post by sunshiney on Jun 5, 2018 10:10:42 GMT -6
obscureference I'm so glad!! That's awesome! charliefox I'm sorry.  I hope IUI #4 does the trick, but hopefully having an IVF consult will give you lots of hope and relieve some of the pressure.
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Post by meggo on Jun 5, 2018 14:16:01 GMT -6
Hi, do you mind if I join?
I was meggo on TCF from January 2015 until its demise, but never transitioned over here.
**TW- Pregnancy, LC mentioned **
MH and I were married in October 2013. After trying on our own for 15 months, we saw the RE in January 2015 and I was diagnosed with PCOS and anovulation. We started with medicated TI cycles and did 2 unsuccessful cycles of Clomid and Ovidrel. For the third cycle, I switched to Letrozole. After CD11 and CD13 monitoring showed no response from my ovaries, we chose to cancel the cycle and were going to move on to an IUI with Letrozole, Gonal-F and Ovidrel. But, my body ended up responding to the Letrozole late (I O'd on CD21), so we gave TI one last shot with very low expectations that it would actually work. But....it did. I got a positive HPT in June 2015, had a healthy, uncomplicated pregnancy and gave birth via c-section to my son in February 2016.
** end TW**
We went back to the RE in February of this year to TFAS. Unfortunately, it's been a bit of a bumpy road. Cycle 1 was Letrozole and Ovidrel and TI, but we had bad timing (MH gets extreme performance anxiety). Cycle 2 was Letrozole and Ovidrel and an IUI, but it turns out the one mature "oddly shaped" follicle I had wasn't actually a follicle, but a cyst, so I did not ovulate. By Cycle 3, it had grown to 55mm, so I was benched.
I am just finishing up a 10 day course of Provera to start Cycle 4, so my period should be here by the end of the week, with my baseline either this weekend or early next week. I am crossing my fingers this cyst is gone, but if it's not, I'll be benched until it resolves itself.
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Post by meggo on Jun 5, 2018 14:19:28 GMT -6
charliefox, I'm so sorry. Good luck to you as you move on to your next IUI. I'm glad you and YH are on the same page and have a meeting scheduled with your RE.
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Post by obscureference on Jun 5, 2018 14:41:36 GMT -6
Welcome meggo! I hope your stay here is super short! |
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Post by obscureference on Jun 5, 2018 14:43:58 GMT -6
Definitely got a positive opk today. Test line was darker than control. So I’m at least happy that we didn’t miss the timing completely! I have no idea why it appears that every third cycle I don’t respond to the meds. Maybe my RE will have an idea.
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 5, 2018 21:58:18 GMT -6
Welcome meggo! I’m glad you will still have good/decent timing for this cycle obscureference! Is your doc going to do another progesterone lab draw after this + OPK? |
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Post by Bluebird on Jun 6, 2018 15:02:40 GMT -6
I'm 8 dpIUI #3 and just twiddling my thumbs over here. Still on the fence about if I want to do IVF if this one doesn't work.
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 6, 2018 16:52:28 GMT -6
FX so hard for you Bluebird! AFM... I had my US today. I had a small follicle (10mm) on my right side (the good side), and a 14mm follicle on my left side. RE have me the choice of doing more Follistim and another US on Friday or cancel this cycle. I asked the RE’s nurse if we cancel this cycle, could we try again while were waiting for our IVF consult on 6/27. She didn’t know, but said she would ask the RE tomorrow and let me know. She did say we could hang on to the trigger shot and probably use it in IVF. If I want to see if this cycle will continue, it will only cost me the US, which is $176. I have 2 more days of Follistim left in my pen. I think finding out if we could try another cycle would be a big factor in my/our decision of whether to continue this cycle or not. Ugh! |
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Post by obscureference on Jun 6, 2018 17:09:38 GMT -6
Bluebird I really hope this is it for you!! orangehibiscus Why are there no easy decisions when it comes to IF? Ugh. I hope the RE gets back to you soon!
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 6, 2018 17:12:34 GMT -6
Thanks obscureference! I’m not an RE, but I don’t see a reason why we couldn’t jump into another cycle, even if we are talking about doing IVF in September! |
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 7, 2018 9:42:22 GMT -6
So I talked to the RE’s nurse again this morning. We are cancelling this cycle. I will start Provera today. When CD1 starts, we still start another TI cycle, and I will increase my Follistim to 100mg daily. We are still going for our IVF consult on 6/27.
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Post by obscureference on Jun 7, 2018 16:25:03 GMT -6
orangehibiscus I’m sorry you had to cancel. That sucks. I hope the provera works quickly. I’m glad you can still do TI while you wait for IVF!
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Post by obscureference on Jun 7, 2018 16:28:13 GMT -6
Well I’m still not sure that I ovulated. I had another positive yesterday and I think today’s was negative but I didn’t look at it until way after 5 minutes. I didn’t have my normal O pains but I did get a bunch of other O symptoms so maybe?
In other news, we got in our pool for the first time since we bought our house in August and it felt great!
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Post by meggo on Jun 7, 2018 19:38:36 GMT -6
Bluebird FX!! orangehibiscus I'm sorry you had to cancel, but that's great that you can do another cycle and increase the stims before your consult obscureference FX you O'd and had good timing! And yay for pool time!
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 8, 2018 6:25:38 GMT -6
I’m pretty sure TCF ate one of my posts because I can’t see it anymore. Welcome meggo! How is Provera going? I’m glad we are doing another TI cycle too. My RE always seems to know what we need to do, but I think they want to move on a faster timeline than we do. |
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 8, 2018 6:27:37 GMT -6
Is anyone else not seeing some posts? I see meggo’s post twice, and you talk about pool time for obscureference, but I can’t see your post about pool time! Is this happening to anyone else? |
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Post by meggo on Jun 8, 2018 6:49:28 GMT -6
orangehibiscus, I'm not having issues with the site, but I'm using Tapatalk. Hopefully it fixes itself for you soon! I finished Provera on Wednesday (night), so I expect AF to show up today, which means I'll have my baseline us either tomorrow or Sunday. I hate going in for monitoring on the weekend, I should have planned the Provera better! 😂 But FX this cyst is gone so I can get off the bench for cycle 4!
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Post by obscureference on Jun 8, 2018 6:50:39 GMT -6
orangehibiscus I can see all of the posts, but I have had that same problem before in other threads. It’s weird.
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 9, 2018 21:53:50 GMT -6
Ok, I can see the posts now. Tapatalk must have done something weird. Who knows?!? Did you have your baseline scan meggo? Do you think you ovulated this time obscureference? |
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Post by meggo on Jun 10, 2018 6:30:39 GMT -6
orangehibiscus, I'm glad you can see everything now! I don't know WTF is going on with my body. I've taken Provera plenty of times and AF always shows the day after I finish a 10 day course. I took my last dose Wednesday night and AF STILL isn't here. I'm going to call my RE tomorrow and see what they want me to do. I don't know if I'll have to take more Provera, or (hopefully) they'll just let me come in for an u/s to see if the cyst is gone, then go from there.
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 10, 2018 9:37:17 GMT -6
That is strange meggo! I wonder why Provera didn’t work for you this time? I hope your RE has some answers for you! |
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Post by obscureference on Jun 10, 2018 9:44:46 GMT -6
meggo ugh that is frustrating. orangehibiscus I am not for sure that I’ve ovulated yet. I’m like 70% sure. I’m still doing OPKs just in case. They are negative, but still kinda dark for me. Usually after O my OPKs get really really light. I’ve pretty much written this cycle off.
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Post by orangehibiscus on Jun 10, 2018 9:49:46 GMT -6
Ugh! Sorry for all the confusion obscureference! Did you get your progesterone draw results back yet? What does your RE say? |
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I hope IUI #4 does the trick, but hopefully having an IVF consult will give you lots of hope and relieve some of the pressure. 
