CoryA - welcome to BB. I have only recently started posting to this forum but have found all of the ladies to be very supportive and understanding. Good luck with your clomid - I have never used it but there are a lot of success stories on BB.
To all of the TWW'ers - good luck ladies . Hopefully I will be in this situation in about a month's time.
Yesterday I had my visit with the counsellor, nurse and accounts people at MIVF. All very friendly and helpful. I now have a fridge full of (very scarey) injections plus a cupboard full of the other drugs. I couldn't believe it when the pharmasist handed it all over to me in a shopping bag! Wow and that is only for one cycle!
Anyway, now on day 12 of my cycle and not enjoying the effects of the pill at all. It has been many years since I have used it and I am not enjoying the moodiness and sense of despair that I get, as well as the headaches! I have decided to go back to the gym - it has been 12 months since I have done any exercise on a consistent basis - and am hoping that it will help me deal with the stress and some of the physical effects of all of the medication as well as get rid of some of these extra kilos that seem to keep hanging on!
Nic - my DH is not FI/FO either anymore, which is nice, but his shifts pretty much mean no BD whether he is on days or nights!! This is one of the reasons it has taken us so long to get to where we are. Everyone assumed we were 'missing' the right times, and told us to persevere. I should have trusted myself - i knew my chart and i knew we were 'hitting the mark' every month - even if it meant a lot of planning and very little fun! Sorry TMI!
Good luck with your TTC journey Cory. I hope you can get success with Clomid.
Chez - Yes there are a lot of drugs aren't there! And in that 'mysterious' brown paper bag! The pill is a curse isn't it. I was so hoping to avoid taking it this time around. It really confused my cycle - i ended up with a 36 day cycle - and i am a 28 day girl. Very annoyed sitting aound waiting for AF to show afterwards. I hope this doesn't happen to you. Make sure you drink lots (and lots) of water. It should help you minimize some of the side-effects - and especially if you have upped your exercise regime.
I am doing nothing but waiting ATM. You all know what that's like. I am worried that the FS won't be able to give us the answers to our questions. The nurse said to be prepared to hear that he simply doesn't know what went wrong. I would rather have answers - even if the news isn't great.
Hope everyone has a great day. Oh, and thanks - the rash is definitley subsiding (honest!) I spoke to SIL the nurse and she said that with it not being painful or really irritating, then i shouldn't worry. It was probably a reaction to either a food (i did eat a lot of berries one day), or maybe a top i hadn't worn in a while. Wheww. NOTHING is holding me up this month!
Thanks Kotare. Can you or anyone esle tell me why I have 2 packs of 900IU injections and one pack of 300IU injections - I can't remember the drug name (starts with G? - sounds dumb I know but I am at work and can't look it up and have to be careful who can see what I am doing over my shoulder as NO-ONE at work knows we are TTC let alone doing IVF). The nurse didn't mention anything about the different doses, just that I have to set the pen at 300 and do the injections once a day for 7 days. Is there a follow-up letter telling me what my regime should be or should I just ring the nurses at MIVF and ask? This is all brand new to me and I feel like I am on a very steep learning curve!
Re the water - I already drink more than 2 litres per day but will try to increase it to more than 3 litres. That usually means I have at least one trip to the toilet during night which is a hassle especially as it is getting colder at night now.
. Hopefully I will be in this situation in about a month's time.
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