Well, I'm officially back on the rollercoaster... I had my first shot of FSH for the cycle this morning, and I'm going in at stupid o'clock tomorrow for my first BT... I'll be good to go for next week
Still thinking of you ladies on your TWW - hang in there!
Hi Babysteps!! It's aweful isn't it........waiting around! I was a very impatient person before I started with the clinic...........how things have changed! My blood test is on the 9th! I had a very faint positive on my IUI # 1 however blood test was negative. It was a very good lesson for me NOT to do a HPT. I won't be doing it this round that's for sure. I'm just counting each day down!! I've got symptoms.....dizziness, very sore nipples.....however this time I know that's the pregnyl injections kicking in so i just have to keep everything crossed until the 9th! Good luck with 3rd!!!
Good luck Sue and Shades........ Fingers crossed for all my fellow TWWers!!!!!
Im hating this TWW...... But at least im back at work and soooooo busy i can't think straight let alone think about being pg or not LOL!!!!!! Im tired but i think thats cos i have done some long days and the heat OMG last night our house was 35 degrees cos the stupid a/c only blew warm air ARGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Anyway have no real signs if AF isn't here on Wednesday ill test on Thursday so only 6 more sleeps......
Well I had a BT this morning and I'm expected to have IUI on Mon (CD15) but I'm concerned that they won't have done any U/S beforehand - only another BT on Sun... Situation explained more fully on my blog... advice??
Hi Shades. My 2nd cycle was a little late and I ended up having a blood test and ultrasound on the friday (day 17), got a call that afternoon to take my trigger and I was in for the IUI on the Saturday (day 18). That was my only ultrasound for the cycle! My nurses completely run my cycle.....with the drugs I don't think you can ovulate until they tell you you are going to ovulate!
Last edited by Baby2Bee; January 29th, 2009 at 06:14 PM.
I just read your blog Shades not 100% sure about what you are doing with the drugs etc.. BUT if i were you i would ask for an U/s on SAt and then b/t Sunday as you had planned.. Not much point doing the IUI if there are no follies and what you are paying for the sperm they should listen to you.... My clinic won't do a IUI without a scan i go to a imaging place to get it done then go to them with the results..... Good luck working it out.......
Baby2Bee - all I'm on is FSH (occasionally a trigger) but nothing that would stop me ovulating if I was ready... I'm more worried about the fact that there's no U/S planned prior to the IUI so how will they know if there are any follies??
Janeo - I'm thinking you're right about that being the way to go... I hadn't actually thought about getting an independent U/S - I don't think I would get the results in time, but most (if not all?) the FSs at my clinic have portable machines in their rooms... I'm sure they can find someone to check out my bits :P
I think I'll call tomorrow - thanks for the sounding board Sometimes I just get stuff running around in my brain and I just need to get help to simplify it!
Hey shades, give them a call in the morning and ask if it's ok to do it without the ultrasound.
Given that the sperm and other costs are not cheap, they should be making sure the timing is right.
Grr - my FS receptionist isn't in today, and the clinic nurse I spoke to said they can't override the doctors/they don't have access to U/S machine/I shouldn't worry because not all docs use U/S anyway/blahblahblahcompletelackofhelporreassurance.
I could have sworn women on FSH were supposed to have every second day U/S to monitor follicular activity in case of overstimulation???
Shades, I always did scans around day 9 and then every couple of days until follies were about 1.8mm or more. I've never done a cycle without them - IVF or IUI. On FSH I usually ovulated around day 12 - day 16-18 on break cycles.
If you're not getting the support/service you need from your clinic, choose another. Not sure where you live and whether this is poss for you, but I'd consider it. When we switched out one clinic for another, we were immensely satisfied with the new program. And quite justified in the end too.
OP - I'm hesitant to change FS or clinic because I know I'm very lucky in that my FS doesn't have a problem putting it through Medicare as infertile (even though as a single I'm just 'socially' infertile), and I paid nearly $500 registration for the clinic I have been contemplating switching within the clinic but I need to do some more research I think...
Sue - my mum's suggested the every 2nd day U/S might be a butt-covering tactic on the part of the medication manufacturer, so they may not be essential.
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I'll be good to go for next week
- hang in there!
Good to be back!
I have been contemplating switching within the clinic but I need to do some more research I think...
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