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F/U: vent about RE

HeatherMicheleHeatherMichele member
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I had to call back to the office bc no one called me back.  

I talked to the doctor.  He said my levels were at a 5 and that they looked good.  And then back tracked and said that I needed to stay on the prometrium to help with the low level and tried to get off the phone.

I asked him about when he thought I ovulated.  That my chart didn't match with his timing.  He asked what day my chart said I O'd and I said cd17 and he said "Whoa that's late.  But cd12 is really early too.  Well, that's what we're doing this for, to try and figure out what's going on with you.  Don't stress about it and take the prometrium." 

UGH!  "What's going on with [me]"!?!?  I ovulated just fine on my own without the damned clomid.  He needs to be focusing his efforts on other things.  Like my progesterone levels or my shorter LPs or my "too thick" CM. 

I really don't think I want to do another round of Clomid.  We're going to have a nice little talk at my next appointment on Wednesday.  I want to talk about IUIs. 

I'm buying OPKs as soon as AF shows.  No more relying on "cloudy" ovaries on ultrasounds haha.

Thanks for letting me vent twice today.  DH bought me some cake and is making dinner for me. 

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  • Ladybug720Ladybug720
    Have you tried Mucinex or Robitussion to thin out your CM?
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  • HeatherMicheleHeatherMichele member

    imageLadybug720:
    Have you tried Mucinex or Robitussion to thin out your CM?

    He just told me about the thick CM last week.  I plan on asking him about it and hopefully trying it next cycle:)

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  • ShannonSkyShannonSky member
    I'm sorry - your RE sucks. I just read your first post about this vent and there are just so many things wrong...no. 1, you should NOT have an HSG done while you are actively cycling. When did you get your progesterone drawn? Numbers in the single digits can be fine as long as they are just a couple dpo. If it's only 5-7 at like 7dpo, that could indicate an issue. It doesn't hurt to do the prometrium - t's a vaginal suppository, right? Just checking, they don't seem to be doing other things according to protocol... I do mine 2xday, starting at 1dpo. It's very common to ovulate late on Clomid. And CD17 really isn't late at all, I just finished a round of injects and didn't O until CD30. I wouldn't worry about your CM - if he saw it on CD12 and you didn't O until CD17, I'm sure it wouldn't have been very fertile-quality at that point. If you aren't already, I'd start lurking/asking questions over on the IF board - I learned sooooooooooo much for them and pretty much could have told my RE what needed to be done. Seems like you'll have to be proactive with this one.
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  • HeatherMicheleHeatherMichele member

    imageShannonSky:
    I'm sorry - your RE sucks. I just read your first post about this vent and there are just so many things wrong...no. 1, you should NOT have an HSG done while you are actively cycling. When did you get your progesterone drawn? Numbers in the single digits can be fine as long as they are just a couple dpo. If it's only 5-7 at like 7dpo, that could indicate an issue. It doesn't hurt to do the prometrium - t's a vaginal suppository, right? Just checking, they don't seem to be doing other things according to protocol... I do mine 2xday, starting at 1dpo. It's very common to ovulate late on Clomid. And CD17 really isn't late at all, I just finished a round of injects and didn't O until CD30. I wouldn't worry about your CM - if he saw it on CD12 and you didn't O until CD17, I'm sure it wouldn't have been very fertile-quality at that point. If you aren't already, I'd start lurking/asking questions over on the IF board - I learned sooooooooooo much for them and pretty much could have told my RE what needed to be done. Seems like you'll have to be proactive with this one.

    Yea, I'm still pretty ticked about itNo

    According to my chart I was 4dpo yesterday when the blood for the prog was drawn.  The prometrium is an oral pill that I take once a day.  The bottle has 30 pills in it and I can tell you right now I'm not taking all of those unless I am, by some miracle pregnant. 

    I thought the same thing about my CM once it started to become more clear that I wasn't Ovulating when he thought I was. 

    I was a part of T-TTC when I was trying for my first daughter.  I think I'm going to have to start posting more on the Secondary IF board since I know how painful it can be for some woman for me to post on T-TTC since I already have a baby. 

    I know enough about my cycles to know that this doc isn't doing sh!t to help me so far:p  So I'm just going to start riding his ass until I feel comfortable again. 

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  • ShannonSkyShannonSky member

    From what I've seen, it's generally preferred to use the prometrium vaginally - it works better that way (right near your cervix vs. spread out through your body and processed in the stomach). But I'm not convinced you need it anyway since they did the draw so early. It's such a weird place to have TTTC on the second - I don't feel totally comfortable posting on TTTC/IF, either, and a lot of the girls on secondary are just going through it the first time, and most of the girls on SAIF aren't TTC at all. I still go to IF if I have a specific question, I just put a pic/ticker warning in my title. Definitely don't be afraid to be your own advocate. I hate that Tricare makes our military families deal with sub-optimal medical care :(

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  • HeatherMicheleHeatherMichele member

    I read up on the progesterone supplements when I filled the Rx and saw that most women used the suppositories or the cream.  I'm alright with taking the prometrium since I normally [w/o meds] Ovulate around cd21 and get AF at cd30-33.  So sometimes I can have a pretty short LP.  But I'll def talk to him and find out if taking it vaginally is an option... if he wants me to take it again next cycle. 

    Thanks for being so sweet:) 

    GL to you<3

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