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Sunshine05
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IUI tomorrow - Q about follie size, too big?
Sunshine05
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I had an interesting surge appointment today! I waited 2 1/2 hours to finally be taken back for my appt... they forgot about me. I waited 1 1/2 hours before going up to ask the receptionist what the hold-up was, and she was floored that I hadn't been seen... yet it still took them another hour to fit me in before calling my name. At that point my nurse was so apologetic and embarrassed and said that they couldn't find my paperwork anywhere. The good news was that they waived my fees for the visit which was appreciated.
I definitely should have gone up to complain earlier, but I'm a fairly patient and non-confrontational person... I figured it was a busy day with the holidays and since I didn't have an appt that they were just waiting to fit me in. Now I know better... go up to the window 30 mins after check in! And the kicker was that during that time, I saw 5 kids come and go in the waiting room! Ridiculous.
So I finally got taken back for my appt and got some good news after all that wait! Two follies on my right side measuring at 18mm and 24mm. I triggered this morning and will have my first IUI tomorrow. Isn't 24mm a little on the large side of things? Anyone know if that's too large? I didn't have any cysts at my baseline or anything, so it should presumably be a mature follicle, right? Thanks for any good thoughts and PPVs for tomorrow -- here's hoping!
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Re: IUI tomorrow - Q about follie size, too big?
WOW! I can't believe you waited that long! How annoying! I'm sorry...I'm honestly so glad I deal with the Montgomery office 90% of the time..even though there were kids in there yesterday, too! WTF.
Anyway, that follie is large but definitely not too big. I don't think it is a cyst at all...just a nice, big, mature follie!
What is your E2 this time around?
I'm glad they waived your fees!
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It was right at 100, which I know is still low. I have done some research and found that femara does lead to lower E2 readings especially when paired with me being overweight... but I've still seen plenty of good numbers come from girls on here taking it, so it doesn't all compute. We'll see how this works out and go from there, but I do plan on talking to Dr. H about the low E2's after this cycle.
Well....hopefully there's no need for that
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No, you call into the surge line the night before and tell them you'll be in, but then you just show up at 8:30am, sign in, and wait to be called. The sign at the window said to come up if you hadn't been called back 30mins after your appt. time, but since I didn't have an actual appt. time I just waited. and waited. and waited. They can't say I'm not patient.
Wow...that's kind of a sucky situation. I'm intrigued, though, because I never did that. Every time I was on Clomid I had scheduled monitoring appointments...would they have a different protocol for Clomid and Femara?
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I don't think so, the calendar paperwork that I got is the same for all ovulation induction drugs. I go for baseline, then start drugs 5-9, then start opk's on afternoon/evening of cd 12-14 and call that night if I get any color second line on the opk... and go in for surge appt following morning. Get b/w and u/s done, trigger in office if the follies are of mature size. How was yours different?
I am sorry I dont mean to be rude, but you dont expect people that go to the the RE to have kids? Some are there to give their dd or ds a brother or sister, or are suffering from Secondary IF. I always go to the the RE with my DD and I am always hoping the ladies arent looking at me like "wow she is already a mom what is she doing here?" or judging me in any kind of way.
I just dont get the reason for that comment. I really dont mean to start a argument but it really did bother me to see that. I really hope you have a succesful cycle though and the follie size sounds good to me. Those are 3 very good size follies.
I never used OPKs. I always had a scheduled monitoring appointment. My first month on Clomid I went in for a baseline, did Clomid CD 5-9 and had my monitoring appointment (that I scheduled the day of my baseline) on CD 9. That cycle I had already ovulated but they did give me the trigger shot in the office based on my u/s. The next cycle I went in for a baseline, took Clomid CD 3-7 and then went in for my scheduled (again, I scheduled the appointment at my baseline) monitoring appointment on CD 8. They didn't trigger me in the office, I waiting for the results of my b/w and I actually did trigger at home that night. That cycle was supposed to be TI but we decided at my monitoring appointment to switch to an IUI...so I triggered at night and my IUI on CD 10.
No one ever mentioned using OPKs to me...and, honestly, I'm glad they didn't. I'm waaaaay too Type A for the type of scheduling you are talking about. Ha!
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I'm not judging them for going back to the RE... by all means, give your kid a sibling! I am judging them for going against my RE's specific policy of NO KIDS in the waiting room. They are asked to find babysitters for them, leave them with dad or grandma, or at the very least wait outside until their appt. I understand that things come up, sitters fall through, etc... but this was a ridiculous amount of people completely disregarding the policy intended to shield patients going through a very trying time in their life from anything that would make them feel worse. Obviously, I see kids everywhere... the grocery, the mall, etc. There's no stopping that, but when it's a policy you agree to, I think you should abide by it.
I expect that people who have or are going through IF that have children would realize how painful it is and be sensitive to the situation. It is very, very hard to see kids at the RE, especially when you get bad news (i.e. when I was miscarrying). I expect that those with kids would do everything in their power to avoid having to bring their child to their appointment...because of the nature of the appointment/clinic. I understand that things come up and sometimes you can't avoid it...but, quite frankly, I think it is rude to bring your child every time.
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I know, right? Drives me nuts, especially with our trip up to Ohio... I was so glad that things fell the way they did and we didn't have to abruptly leave, although we did cut our trip short one day. I am surprised that the clinics do things so differently though! I guess maybe it varies by RE? Odd. I like your way better, even if it does mean more appts!
I guess it does, doesn't it? But I thought that my RE and your RE were very similar in their line of thinking and that the other two were very similar with each other and very different from ours. But I'm almost positive that my friend, who saw one of the other REs, did her Clomid cycles the same way I did.
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I don't know! It's odd that they'd vary so much. I just assumed this was how all the clomid/femara cycles were handled. This seems to be working well for me as far as timing, so I'm not too worried... but it is weird to have such different protocols.
Of course I understand how painful it is I went through it myself. But I have no choice, I have to bring my DD to the office cause I dont have a nanny I am at SAHM. My husband works during the time I go to my appointments. I think its rude that their is such a policy, cause some people cant help it and they have to bring their kids. I really didnt mean to start a arguement, I was just a lil bit bothered by the comment....SO sorry I know how hard it is to think that you will never be a mom. It was a very difficult time for me.
It is weird. Glad it is working out for you, though! So when will your beta be?
And, sorry to have completely hijacked this post...oops!
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Haha, no problem... beta is 1/13! You don't have any concrete dates yet, do you? I have been so out of it with our trip up, posting from the phone wasn't going that well, so I'm not all caught up on what's going on with you!
My only appointment right now is monitoring in Mont next Thursday...then I'll probably have monitoring every day until I trigger...so I could be in B'ham that Saturday or Sunday (8th and 9th) and then whenever I trigger, I'll be B'ham two days later for the ER...so I could be there the 13th...who knows!
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We all have choices to make. You choose to bring your daughter instead of finding a babysitter. Obviously that's fine with your RE if they don't have a no kid policy. Have you actually checked into that? I say this b/c all 3 of the RE's I have been to have had the same no-kids policy (well, 1 had a special kids-allowed waiting room). I think it's disrespectful of these people to disregard this policy and not think of the pain they might be causing someone else waiting there. Of course, not all of the blame is on them if the RE's office doesn't bother to enforce their rules. I guess they expect people to be adults and follow rules without having to be reprimanded... but of course someone will bend the rules and once someone else sees that there's no consequence, they do it too, and it snowballs from there. What do you do with your daughter when you have to go back for u/s, etc? It just seems weird to bring her back into the room while you're having procedures done.
Well, I'll have to watch and see if we cross paths this time around. Though my b/w is at 7:30 and I doubt you'd be there that early... but you never know!
Oh...well...since you don't have a choice...then it must be ok...
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I agree...It really bothers me when people bring their children with them to their appts. Just what I want to see when I am having yet again another m/c. Or to hear babies screaming when I am on the table getting an u/s. Get.a.babysitter.
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Wow that is a very cold thing to say!! It is harder than you think to find a babysitter....my u/s appointments are at 715 am and that means I have to be on the road my 630! Its hard to find someone that is not family to take care of your kid that early. So sorry that you think that way. Why cant you think about these moms they went through the same thing you did to get pregnant and they are doing it all over again.
It is not a cold thing to say. It is how she feels. In truth, it is cold of you to not respect her feelings. Why can't you think of all of these women who would do ANYTHING to have what you have?
It always blows my mind how so many SAIFers just totally and completely forget what it is like so, so quickly.
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Trust me I have not forgetten how it feels not to be able to get pregnant... I am dealing with it all over again! I know that I have a beautiful DD and I am thankful each day to have her. I wish life was that easy to get a sitter or some help...but its not and thats the reason why I have to take DD. I am not disrespecting anybodys feelings. I still envy woman that can get pregnant by just looking at their husbands and its even harder in a military communitty everyone is pregnant and they are on to their 3rd child. I know exactly how you all feel and I wish you all the best of luck to become moms.
Clearly you don't...since you think it is 100% fine to bring your baby to all of your RE appointments and you think people that don't welcome that with open arms are "cold".
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Those sound like great numbers- good luck this cycle!!
As far as your waiting room experience, you deserve a medal for waiting that long!! I'm sorry that you had to go through that.
At my last appt with our RE I sat next to a woman in the waiting room who was there to get her tubes tied. She kept talking about how she couldn't wait to get it done. Now I certainly don't know her story so I hate to judge, but I seriously felt like throwing up sitting next to her. I think it was the fact the my emotions run so high when I'm there. I feel like infertility has changed me in so many ways, and I hope that one is that I retain my sensitivity to others regarding pregnancy.
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SQUEE!!!! I am SO excited for you!!
I am sending loads of good thoughts and PPVs your way!
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For oral drugs they want the follie size bigger than with injects. You are perfectly fine. Good luck!
As for kids, if you RE's office has a NO KIDS POLICY as mine does, it should be respected by EVERY PATIENT. Getting a sitter for your appointments is part of being a responsible parent. Of course things happen, but this should be the exception, not the norm. To openly insist that you are above the rules because parenting is HARD, and to go so far as to say that everyone else is insensitive and intruding to YOUR NEEDS is completely unacceptable.
I triggered on CD15 with 3 follies - 24.5, 19, and 15. I was on Clomid. My RE considers 20-25mm mature on a Clomid/Femara cycle. Good luck - sounds promising!
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2/11: IUI #3 = injectibles + trigger + IUI = BFN
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