I'm only on 1000mg... I've asked my doctor if I should increase it, but he said no.
But then, this is the same doctor who handed me my prescription for clomid (8 weeks ago!), two blood test forms and sent me on my way... and the only words he had for us when DH's SA came back bad was that it might just take us a little longer! I had to get the provera to end this stupid cycle from a friend (a wonderful, beautiful friend who also happens to be a gyn/obs registrar in Newcastle)... and I'll be very shortly getting myself a new fertility specialist!
Hurray for JUNIOR! Lets hope Santa reads his list! LOL
BW - i would definately be getting a second opinion. You never know, you current doctor may be right but at least you have peace of mind. My gyno/obs is at Royal Hospital For Women at Randwick and he is great. As soon as i walked in the door he was 100% helpful and got my body back on track, or at least i think it is! When i was diagnosed with PCOS i was put on just 500mg a day by my GP, but when i went to my gyn/obs he told me that 500mg does nothing and to triple my dose straight away.
welcome to all the newies!! yay!! some new peeps to chat too!!
BW- thankyou for thinking of me im 16dpo i think but i have no idea if i o'ed or not- the gyno said that i had 19mm follicle and that it all looks good but who knows
my cylces are 34-46 but they last 2 have been weird- for all you newies i'm al clomid (1st month) and on met since feb for PCOS. Ihad a levovist alst month and my tubes are clear etc- this caused me to blled though so i had to wait until AF started naturally to start clomid.
i'm not testing cause i would rather see AF thana BFN. I dont think i am though- cause i alwaysthough that i would just know if i was preggie.
I would think at 16DPO you should definitely test! It sounds like you had a nice big follie... so ovulation was bound to happen at some point. Do you chart at all? That should show when.
I can understand your reluctance, but it's starting to sound awfully exciting! test! test! test!
bw - I would be changing FS too, if I was you. I use to have 90 day cycles too. In fact once I had bleeding nearly every single day for nearly 6mths. 3 times in the last 5 years I have had surgery: D&C and hysterscopy to bring things back to a "normal" 36 day cyle. I have also had 3 different FS before I found the one I felt comfortable with, and who explained things to me, and that I could talk to without being treated like an imbecile. Good luck with finding a new FS and I'm sure the provera will do it's job for you very soon.
Hi to all the new girls - wishing you lots of luck!
Princess - I have all my fingers and toes crossed for you *hugs*
I was seeing Dr Hilary Joyce at Bowral as we use to live at Picton til 3mths ago. I know she also has a clinic at Liverpool and Macquarie St, Sydney. Probably way out of your way.
Yeah, just a tad... still looking around... I've had a few recommendations, but it's such a personal thing that it's difficult to know whether the specialist that suits one couple will suit us as well.
BW- that's the thing- he just gave me and internal ultrasound and said BD every 2nd day till AF, no test nothing. I got a major pain for about 20seconds at 16dpo so i'm hoping that's when the eggie popped out.
i just can;t get excited...... so many times i've been hoping and BFN. i used to chart prev but am only doing CM now.
Princess, how many days until your CM stopped appearing fertile?
Don't you just love fertility specialists that seem so... I can't think of the right word! But mine's just doing day 21 blood tests and that's it! I'm going to find someone who will do more monitoring to make sure things work!
BW - my cycle goes like this wCM on cd15 and WCM on cd16 HAd a huge clump of EW)and cd17 am only. CD18 went sticky adn has been alternating between cream and waterey since then. .
I have a question for all of you - the gyno who I'm currently seeing (and who did my lap surgery to remove my ovarian cyst) has me on 50mg this cycle and am having cd21 blood tests. I am pretty sure I didn't o till cd15 this cycle. So my question is, would you have your bloods done on cd21 or wait till 7dpo (which I've been told is when it should be done to be accurate) which in my case will be cd22??
I don't know the results of my last clomid cycle (the pathology lab stuffed up my bloods!) so I'd really like this test to be as accurate as possible so we have a good indication whether it's working for me or not.
BW, I'm also getting a second opinion. I am going to see an FS in the city (easy for me cause I work in the city 2 days a week) in 2 weeks time. Not that I'm unhappy with my gyno, just that I've heard wonderful things about this specific dr and hoping he can shed some more light on what is going on with me. Things are a bit trickier for me because I have conceived very easily in the past and was ovulating on my own before taking clomid (although it would be considered poor ovulation) but just can't seem to fall prg this time.
Oh Willow....I think I've said it before, but you and me...our symptoms are so similar! It's scary! Right down to the falling pg easily before but not now.
I'm on 100mg clomid and tomorrow is my last day in this cycle. And then it is the BD-fest. My FS is great, but I am not getting any bloods done (? dunno why, didn't know that it was the norm before I started clomid and hopped on here, so I didn't think to ask him when I was seeing him). Maybe because my charts over 5 months were showing O?? Anyway, can't help you on the day for your blood test. Sorry.
Hi to Mako, Kate and Walking Art. Good to have you with us (but hope you nick off soon....IYKWIM?!)
Thanks Hayseed for the welcome. And I am sure we would all be happy to nick of my xmas and join you when you go into belly buddies. Good luck with this cycle.
BW- If only you were in Brisbane I would recomend my FS. She is wonderful. She is part of the QLD fertility group who are also great to me.
With my cycles I lways take Clomid days 2-6 and I always go to see my FS for a scan every month. She always checks if I have a good size follie (sometimes two which I love). If they are big enough I usually have an injection of Pregnyl to help release the follie. I then monitor with tepms to make sure that I ovulate and if not she sends me for bloods. The great thing with QLD fertility group is that if I have a blood test in the morning I have the results by lunch.
Princess I am keeping everything that this is your month.
I am getting excited becuse I start clomid again today. Lets get this cycle going so we can get to it and make a baby!!!
Hey Hayseed, it's so frustrating and bewildering and upsetting isn't it?? I seriously think my lap surgery is what's caused all my probs, my gyno doesn't agree (maybe because he did the surgery??) and that's why I want another opinion. I also had a m/c in March at about 12 weeks so maybe my body just needs a rest after all of that or something, who knows....all I know is that things aren't right with me and haven't been since my surgery.
I am thinking I'll get my bloods done on cd22, don't think it'll make any difference anyway, have no hopes for this cycle, sick of being disappointed. I don't have scans and to be honest I'm glad I don't. I was ovulating before clomid and have regular cycles, with ovulation usually on cd14/15 so the less stress and 'interference' for me the better at the moment. I have a feeling that will all change with this FS, he's apparently very 'thorough'!!
I had to get the provera to end this stupid cycle from a friend (a wonderful, beautiful friend who also happens to be a gyn/obs registrar in Newcastle)... and I'll be very shortly getting myself a new fertility specialist!
im 16dpo i think but i have no idea if i o'ed or not- the gyno said that i had 19mm follicle and that it all looks good but who knows 
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that this is your month. 
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