Questions regarding your treatment

[Lovenhope]

Thanks esperan and Mrs P, very helpful.
Roughly that would make BT wed, US Friday and probably another US on the weekend with trigger then too. I guess I will stay in sydney then. Either way I will find out the process on Wednesday. the puregon is working.

[Taurean78]

Hi there,

I had a Hyst & Lap performed today and found that my tubes are clear but they are adhered to my ovaries, meaning a natural BFP is unlikely. Not impossible - just really challenging.
My FP advised that IVF would be the way to go from here. My head was already spinning as I was in the recovery ward and now I just have so many questions.

I am eager to start as soon as possible but wondered if anyone could advise how long you are on the meds before you need to be going in for the blood tests and ultrasounds?

We have a holiday planned to NZ in early July which I would gladly cancel but perhaps there is no need if the monitoring hasn't begun?

Also, I am unsure how long after the hyst & lap they would wait before IVF?

I am brand new to BB so please let me know if I should be posting elsewhere!

TIA

[Lovenhope]

Welcome to BB Taurean.
I hope you find all the support you need here.
I had a lap (for different reasons) prior to starting IVF.

My timeframes went bascially like this:
4 weeks after the lap: I had an appointment with FS.
(I had to have bts and U/S between 1st app and AF arriving.)
I week later: AF arrived.
(Then I had an app to get all the meds.)
At day 21: I started provera tablets.
Day 22: I started synarel spray to suppress hormones.
Next AF: arrived a week later. (1st monitoring BT was Day 4 of this cycle)
I am now on injections to stim the ovaries.

I hope this helps.
The first step is making an appointment with FS at the IVF clinic and going from there. The doc will get all your history and advise what is best. GL with your journey.

[Taurean78]

Thanks Sandygirl.

I have made an appt with the IVF clinic today to meet the nurse. The first available appt was for Fri 26th of June so I took it. Couldn't believe the wait - takes longer than it did to get into FS!

So I will go to FS on Mon 15th for post-op check-up and so she can devise her treatment plan for me.

My appt with the clinic is on Day 5 of my cycle so I think that times in well from what I can understand. With a bit of luck I am hopeful that we can have our first IVF cycle in July.

Thanks for spelling it out for me. All the best with your journey.

[Krikkit]

Hi everyone, just thought I might post this in here.. I am on CD11

do these dosage amts sound high?

Puregon 225iu everyday, orgalutran 0.5ml everyday and pregnal 0.1ml every second day.

When should I expect epu? and is it normal to have ewcm now?

Thanks!

[Lovenhope]

Hi Krikket,
Sorry I can't help with the dosage but I had tonnes of EWCM during stimming.

[Acacia]

Hi Krikkit,

I can't tell you about Orgalutran or Pregnyl as I have not had a stim cycle protocol using these drugs myself (other than Pregnyl for triggering ovulation) but I can tell you that the dose of Puregon you are on is a fairly normal dosage.

There is a real range of "normal" in terms of dosage for FSH, and it completely depends on the individual and things like your weight, how sensitive your FS thinks you may be to responding and even your previous response to the drug if you've had a previous cycle etc. but in my first IVF cycle I was on 225 like you (except I was on Gonal-F instead of Puregon). I know that 225 would be a higher dose for some women but not necessarily for others - in my next cycle my dosage went up to 262.5.

I would think it's normal to have EWCM at CD11, especially if it is more than you are used to as your other cycle hormones are being triggered much more than normal when you are on Puregon - I used to like to think I was having a "super cycle".

EPU will depend on how your follicles are developing and how your oestrogen levels are doing. You'll be advised when it will be with a couple of days notice, when you are told to take your trigger injection. I don't know whether you have a normal cycle when you're not doing an IVF stim cycle, but I found that my EPU was always a little bit later than my normal ovulation time, which CD15 for me. It'll certainly be around the CD14 time, but could be a bit later by a number of days - all depends on your response.

HTH, and much good luck with your cycle! Fingers crossed for lots of good mature eggs!


Miss C

[Taurean78]

Hi there,

I had a Hyst & Lap performed today and found that my tubes are clear but they are adhered to my ovaries, meaning a natural BFP is unlikely. Not impossible - just really challenging.

TIA

Since my surgery 3 weeks ago today, I have still not had AF turn up. I am on day 32 and my longest cycle prior to this was 30 days - averaging 28. Is it normal for these kinds of procedures to muck up your cycle? I bled for about 4 days after the surgery from the hyst.
I have PMS - big time crankiness and lovely chin zits but nothing to match it!!!! For once I want it to turn up and be done with it. Any advice appreciated