Am I worrying myself over nothing?

danieleandwayne

So, I think I'm thinking too much. But part of me thinks I may, unfortunately, be right about this month in feeling like I may have had another "fake" ovulation/prematurely ruptured follicle.

My last 3 cycles (including this one)-- i.e. every cycle since my CP-- has had only one + OPK. Every other cycle, I have had 2 + OPKs. My CP was the 2nd month of Clomid (I had decided to stop after 2 because of the side effects) and the 2nd month after my HSG. 

Now I'm worried that maybe my body is not yet back to normal after my CP and my body is now effed up and pulling this ruptured follicle thing, causing the brief spike in LH and + OPK. My ovulation pain is not as severe as it was last month, but it's more than my usual ovulation pain-- and I have the accompanying periodic nausea over the last few days that I experienced last month. 

I didn't want to spend another $200 for an U/S and blood work (for some reason, my insurance covered the b/w but not the U/S?!?) to confirm if I ovulated or not-- and it may be too late to do it at this point anyhow. 

Do you think I'm making myself crazy or am I maybe on to something with my theory of not having ovulated this month? Should I see if they can still run the estradiol b/w to see if I ovulated? Part of me just figured that if I wasn't pregnant after this month, I'd call my OB/GYN or RE and ask about going on Femara... so maybe I should just wait and see and then proceed with my plan?

*sigh* I am really hating my body these days...

Llamamama

I wish I had some advice or wisdom that would make you stop worrying... maybe this weird month will be THE month.  Wishful thinking sometimes helps.  

 

owlprof

Ugh, so sorry you are having a rough time and your body doesn't seem to want to cooperate.  My two cents as a fellow OOPer -- I don't know if it makes sense to spend the money on u/s & b/w, since there is nothing to be done about it this cycle anyway.  Maybe regroup and make an appointment for CD1? 

Hang in there!

robbensm

owlprof:

Ugh, so sorry you are having a rough time and your body doesn't seem to want to cooperate.nbsp; My two cents as a fellow OOPer I don't know if it makes sense to spend the money on u/s amp; b/w, since there is nothing to be done about it this cycle anyway.nbsp; Maybe regroup and make an appointment for CD1?nbsp;
Hang in there!

This. Think you should hold off on the BW and US and regroup with you docs. Hang in there and sending "get it together and start acting normal reproductive system" vibes to your way.

technigirl

Hi Daniele,

So sorry you are going through this.    If you believe you are having anovulatory cycles, have you asked your doctor about possibly going on Clomid?  I understand that a lot of women have had success with that.  Not sure if it's similar to Femara or what, but it might be worth a shot.

Melissa