Deb - if you are out there can I ask a question please?? I was wondering about OPK for early HCG.
I don't want to get anyone's hopes up (mine especially) but I have been so unwell this week with the flu again and trying to study. I felt really nauseous this morning, but a weird sort of nausea so I did an OPK and got 2 strong lines (test almost as dark as the control) I usually don't get a positive OPK until the days leading up to ovulation but have never checked after ovulation to know if I have lines prior to AF. Am I over thinking this?? I am kind of regretting doing the test because I so badly don't want to be disappointed later this week if AF arrives.
And yes Willow - I am getting better after getting MUCH worse Friday.
I am sure Deb would be much more equipped to answer your Q than me, but I have read somewhere that OPK's can detect HCG, something about similar beta strands or something???? Can't remember where I read it, think it was in these forum's, hopefully someone can point you in that direction. Why don't you do a PG test?
Best of luck, hoping it is indeed a BFP!
I think I O'd yesterday. As I don't temp I'm not exactly sure when so maybe I'll go to dr's in a week and check out my prog level. Last cycle it went from 28- 1dpo down to 9.9 -
7dpo and got AF 8dpo. Anyone here get O pains??? I had them quite bad Monday and yesterday and this morning have gone, what with a positive OPK yesterday morning and feint yesterday afternoon anyone wanna guess when O would occur??? Also, I noticed a little bit of blood after BD last night (could this be O spotting???)
Hi girls. Sorry I haven't been around as I have been away again. Had a big thing in LA but made sure I was back for my specialist appointment today.
Deb - how are you going? Your big day tomorrow (as if you need reminding!). I just know everything will be fine. Such a wonderful time and yet daunting as well. My best wishes and big hugs.
Michelle - hope you have some good news for us too. Can't wait to hear from you. And if it isn't to be this time, I just know it will be soon.
Can't believe how our little group has grown. I'm not going to name you all now as with my memory I am bound to leave someone out. But a big hello to you all and I hope this post finds you all well.
I had my appointment this morning. Loved the OB. He looked at all my notes and went through my history with me. Took loads of blood. As I thought, at this stage he doesn't feel that there is anything specifically wrong. No call for Clomid or the such just now. He has booked me for a Laproscopy and Hysteroscopy (hope that's how you spell them) on the 25th of this month. He says I could do with a flush through as there doesn't appear to be anything else obvious at this time. He also added that a lot of his patients have fallen pregnant straight away after having this procedure and he has high hope for me. I don't want to get my hopes up but it was encouraging.
I felt a bit teary when I left because I hadn't thought of surgery. It is only a day procedure and he said it is very safe but it was a bit of a shock at first. What with that and the cost (didn't know at the time I could claim from my insurance). I asked my husband if we should go through with it. He said if we didn't we would probably always be saying "what if?". He also said if we don't have it done we may really be saying that's it on our TTC journey. The OB had said first things first, but his aim was for me to go home with one more beautiful healthy baby in my arms. And he didn't make me feel at all guilty about my age. Treated me as a normal human being and not a geriatric. He did say that we obviously love children and why didn't we start earlier. I said yes, we do love our children but we didn't realise it until we had some!!
I feel as if a little weight has been lifted. I have been getting mild migraines the past couple of days. As I have never had them before I thought something was wrong with me. A friend who suffers from them described my exact same symptoms before I even had chance to described what I had experienced. I was so relieved. I think it was underlying stress leading up to this appointment. I feel much better now. He originally booked me in for the 20th but I had to change that date as it was exactly a year ago on that day that I learnt we had lost Luke. Didn't want to be in hospital on the same day this year.
Anyway, I will be around a bit more now as no more planned trips for a while.
Hope I haven't bored you all silly.
I really do wish you all the best and thank you for sharing my journey as well as your own.
to everyone else!!
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