So confused.. Potential BFP Mentioned

ashleymo44 · April 2014

Ok so I am currently CD11 and on a Femara/Letrozole cycle. I took the pills CD3-7 and started OPKS on CD8 since then I have had BLARING positive OPKS for the past 4 days straight both dip strip and digital. I am so confused because I would like the positive OPK would have gone away and I would have ovulated but today I had this strange feeling to just take an HCG test and now there is this random faint line. I know Femara can cause false positive OPK test but can i cause false positive HCG test? Is this an EVAP line? Why is my OPK extremely dark and my HCG test barely there?

Any help out there?

StacyLH24 · April 2014

Did you have a beta done before you started your meds? If you did, that should have confirmed whether or not you are pregnant.

ashleymo44 · April 2014

Additional Note **My temps are up and down and not consistent at all**

theholmanherd · April 2014

If you are temping, can you link your chart? That's the only way to confirm O on your own. Are you being monitored by an RE? If you think you are pregnant, take another test with FMU.

theholmanherd · April 2014

ashleymo44 said:

Ok so I am currently CD11 and on a Femara/Letrozole cycle. I took the pills CD3-7 and started OPKS on CD8 since then I have had BLARING positive OPKS for the past 4 days straight both dip strip and digital. I am so confused because I would like the positive OPK would have gone away and I would have ovulated but today I had this strange feeling to just take an HCG test and now there is this random faint line. I know Femara can cause false positive OPK test but can i cause false positive HCG test? Is this an EVAP line? Why is my OPK extremely dark and my HCG test barely there?

Any help out there?

A line is usually a line, but I don't know how those meds will effect you. I noticed you have started other threads about this same drug but haven't provided much support on other threads. You have to give support, too.

ashleymo44 · April 2014

theholmanherd said:

ashleymo44 said:

Ok so I am currently CD11 and on a Femara/Letrozole cycle. I took the pills CD3-7 and started OPKS on CD8 since then I have had BLARING positive OPKS for the past 4 days straight both dip strip and digital. I am so confused because I would like the positive OPK would have gone away and I would have ovulated but today I had this strange feeling to just take an HCG test and now there is this random faint line. I know Femara can cause false positive OPK test but can i cause false positive HCG test? Is this an EVAP line? Why is my OPK extremely dark and my HCG test barely there?

Any help out there?

A line is usually a line, but I don't know how those meds will effect you. I noticed you have started other threads about this same drug but haven't provided much support on other threads. You have to give support, too.

I would LOVE to give support but I have NO IDEA what I am talking about yet so I am very unsure on giving advice when I am clueless. I am trying to figure all this out and when I do I will be happy to provide any and all information. I do not know how to even link my chart in. My temps are up down and all around and I did not have confirmed O last cycle. I took a pregnancy test before I started Provera to induce a period.

theholmanherd · April 2014

Okay....well, are you being monitored? CD3, mid cycle, etc? What app are you using to chart?

Lillovebug79 · April 2014

A line is a line and it looks like you have a BFP to me. I don't think Femara can give you a false positive pregnancy test. I would call your doctor first thing tomorrow to have a beta checked.

ashleymo44 · April 2014

StacyLH24 said:

Did you have a beta done before you started your meds? If you did, that should have confirmed whether or not you are pregnant.

No I did not have a Beta done. I haven't ovulated since I removed my Mirena. We had decided to start Provera to induce a period and begin Femara.

StacyLH24 · April 2014

Wow...you definitely should have had a beta done to confirm. You could have ovulated and gotten pregnant. Who is monitoring you and prescribing the meds? They are very dangerous to take if you are pregnant. You should call your doc first thing in the morning.

theholmanherd · April 2014

ashleymo44 said:

StacyLH24 said:

Did you have a beta done before you started your meds? If you did, that should have confirmed whether or not you are pregnant.

No I did not have a Beta done. I haven't ovulated since I removed my Mirena. We had decided to start Provera to induce a period and begin Femara.

Um, you keep avoiding my questions, so I can only assume you're not being monitored by an RE or actually recording your temps somewhere. You need to be. Unless your KU already. Call your doctor to do a beta test tomorrow. If you're not KU, than you need to start a real cycle, involving monitoring from an RE. I'm not saying this to be mean, I'm letting you know what you need to do.

StacyLH24 · April 2014

If your temps are all over the place, then that isn't a really good way to monitor whether or not you ovulated. If it turns out that you aren't pregnant, I would highly suggest that you see a RE for future cycles.

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ashleymo44 · April 2014

Forget about this post. I am deleting my Bump account.

Pintobean39 · April 2014

ashleymo44 said:
Forget about this post. I am deleting my Bump account.

Why?

theholmanherd · April 2014

ashleymo44 said:

Forget about this post. I am deleting my Bump account.

Don't be so dramatic. If you have a BFP, congrats! Go to 1st tri or D14 (Jan15?) to celebrate. If you don't have a BFP yet, start contributing here or at TTGP and read the newbie blog, start temping (and recording it in Fertility Friend), and get monitored by an RE before starting/continuing any meds. No one here was mean to you. We are just straight forward. Deleting a post or your account just makes everything worse. If this thread made you feel "attacked" or whatever, maybe this isn't the right forum for you, but that's on you. We weren't mean to you in the slightest.

ashleymo44 · April 2014

Look I am extremely sorry to every single one on this post. As we all can understand this has been an extremely emotional process. I have been trying to conceive for almost a year now and have not had periods or ovulation return since removing my IUD. I had an HSG completed, Cycle Day 3 labs completed and my husband had a SA completed. Everything came back normal last month so my OBGYN determined we would try letrozole for a kick start after my next period start.

LET THIS BE A LESSON LEARNED THAT I HAVE SCREWED UP... I did the same thing I have done every other month. I held out and tested and tempted through CD20 and never saw a positive OPK and never saw a temp spike. Still to this day my temps have been back and fourth making me think I never ovulated. Well of course I was excited to started letrozole and get the ball rolling after a year. I waited till CD23 with no temp spike, NO CM & no positive opk so I just said lets just take the provera and get started. I KNOW I should have waited but I said "heck it hasnt worked over the past year why would it work now" I WAS WRONG AND NOW I AM SCARED.

I have taken FOUR more test since the initial post and they are all positive. I am so mad at myself and terrified I have caused problems or even going to miscarry over the next few days. I am not far a long at all as I had a negative pregnancy test before I started all the meds and I actually took a pregnancy test three days ago and it was completely negative so whatever happened as far as implantation goes happened recently. I AM THROWING MY HEAD AGAINST A WALL RIGHT NOW thinking the worst of the worse and terrified vs being so very excited. I called the after hours doctor and she wants me in their tomorrow to confirm with a blood test and come back next tuesday to make sure numbers are increasing and I am not ovulating.

I am appreciative and respectful of EVERY SINGLE WOMAN going through this process and trust me I would sacrifice anything for every woman to get the miracle she deserves. I am sorry if I have offended anyone.

At this point I am scared, mad, happy, sad and praying that God put his hands on me and makes everything ok.

ashleymo44 · April 2014

CaterinaC said:

ashleymo44 said:

Forget about this post. I am deleting my Bump account.

I am sorry.
Here, is this better?

Squee! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sure that all that serious, Pregnancy Category X hormone meds that you have been taking without any monitoring wont have ANY effect on your new baby!!!!

This is mean and breaks my heart. Thank you.

theholmanherd · April 2014

ashleymo44 said:

Look I am extremely sorry to every single one on this post. As we all can understand this has been an extremely emotional process. I have been trying to conceive for almost a year now and have not had periods or ovulation return since removing my IUD. I had an HSG completed, Cycle Day 3 labs completed and my husband had a SA completed. Everything came back normal last month so my OBGYN determined we would try letrozole for a kick start after my next period start.

LET THIS BE A LESSON LEARNED THAT I HAVE SCREWED UP... I did the same thing I have done every other month. I held out and tested and tempted through CD20 and never saw a positive OPK and never saw a temp spike. Still to this day my temps have been back and fourth making me think I never ovulated. Well of course I was excited to started letrozole and get the ball rolling after a year. I waited till CD23 with no temp spike, NO CM & no positive opk so I just said lets just take the provera and get started. I KNOW I should have waited but I said "heck it hasnt worked over the past year why would it work now" I WAS WRONG AND NOW I AM SCARED.

I have taken FOUR more test since the initial post and they are all positive. I am so mad at myself and terrified I have caused problems or even going to miscarry over the next few days. I am not far a long at all as I had a negative pregnancy test before I started all the meds and I actually took a pregnancy test three days ago and it was completely negative so whatever happened as far as implantation goes happened recently. I AM THROWING MY HEAD AGAINST A WALL RIGHT NOW thinking the worst of the worse and terrified vs being so very excited. I called the after hours doctor and she wants me in their tomorrow to confirm with a blood test and come back next tuesday to make sure numbers are increasing and I am not ovulating.

I am appreciative and respectful of EVERY SINGLE WOMAN going through this process and trust me I would sacrifice anything for every woman to get the miracle she deserves. I am sorry if I have offended anyone.

At this point I am scared, mad, happy, sad and praying that God put his hands on me and makes everything ok.

Why couldn't you have just said this to begin with?

You can't change what is. All you can do now is stop taking the drugs and see your doc for b/w tomorrow. GL

theholmanherd · April 2014

ashleymo44 said:

CaterinaC said:

ashleymo44 said:

Forget about this post. I am deleting my Bump account.

I am sorry.
Here, is this better?

Squee! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sure that all that serious, Pregnancy Category X hormone meds that you have been taking without any monitoring wont have ANY effect on your new baby!!!!

This is mean and breaks my heart. Thank you.

QFP

ashleymo44 · April 2014

theholmanherd said:

ashleymo44 said:

Look I am extremely sorry to every single one on this post. As we all can understand this has been an extremely emotional process. I have been trying to conceive for almost a year now and have not had periods or ovulation return since removing my IUD. I had an HSG completed, Cycle Day 3 labs completed and my husband had a SA completed. Everything came back normal last month so my OBGYN determined we would try letrozole for a kick start after my next period start.

LET THIS BE A LESSON LEARNED THAT I HAVE SCREWED UP... I did the same thing I have done every other month. I held out and tested and tempted through CD20 and never saw a positive OPK and never saw a temp spike. Still to this day my temps have been back and fourth making me think I never ovulated. Well of course I was excited to started letrozole and get the ball rolling after a year. I waited till CD23 with no temp spike, NO CM & no positive opk so I just said lets just take the provera and get started. I KNOW I should have waited but I said "heck it hasnt worked over the past year why would it work now" I WAS WRONG AND NOW I AM SCARED.

I have taken FOUR more test since the initial post and they are all positive. I am so mad at myself and terrified I have caused problems or even going to miscarry over the next few days. I am not far a long at all as I had a negative pregnancy test before I started all the meds and I actually took a pregnancy test three days ago and it was completely negative so whatever happened as far as implantation goes happened recently. I AM THROWING MY HEAD AGAINST A WALL RIGHT NOW thinking the worst of the worse and terrified vs being so very excited. I called the after hours doctor and she wants me in their tomorrow to confirm with a blood test and come back next tuesday to make sure numbers are increasing and I am not ovulating.

I am appreciative and respectful of EVERY SINGLE WOMAN going through this process and trust me I would sacrifice anything for every woman to get the miracle she deserves. I am sorry if I have offended anyone.

At this point I am scared, mad, happy, sad and praying that God put his hands on me and makes everything ok.

Why couldn't you have just said this to begin with?

You can't change what is. All you can do now is stop taking the drugs and see your doc for b/w tomorrow. GL

Thank you.

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ashleymo44 · April 2014

GrailSeeker14 said:

ashleymo44 said:

Forget about this post. I am deleting my Bump account.

wait, whaat?
No one was rude to you - lots of people were trying to be helpful. I admit, the original post rubbed me the wrong way a little bit, but I chalked that up to just starting my period again and being uber grouchy that I was getting a positive pee stick waved in my face. But now... I'm wondering if this was all MUD in the first place.

After your wall of text yelling about how your cycle is so much more screwed up than ever (because <sarcasm alert> OBVIOUSLY no one on a TROUBLE TRYING TO CONCEIVE board would understand any of that), now I'm thinking what you really wanted was to show off your BFP. When people asked for more information or pointed out that things don't line up, it was an effort to help clarify what's going on so we can respond accurately and helpfully to your repeated requests for help and support. But, since you've participated minimally on this board and offered no support to anyone else, it kinda comes as slap in the face to so many who were trying to be kind, helpful, and offer their hard-earned knowledge about what to do. Perhaps you're feeling attacked because you've asked for advice several times before, been given it, and then completely disregarded it, only to come crawling back to ask for more advice.

Do you know how many of us have gone for years and still haven't seen a + HPT in real life (but yay, now we've seen yours!), now you have 4, so congrats. CALL YOUR DOCTOR, and move along.

<<<sorry 3T ladies if I've stepped over the line here. I control the troll-patrol part of me that got all worked up>>>

I would never throw anything in anyone's face I am not that kind of person. I am very sorry if I have offended you. Good luck in your process

ashleymo44 · April 2014

calindi said:

And to be honest, I'm mostly mad at your OB. How DARE he/she prescribe drugs to someone before checking to make sure you weren't pregnant?!

I'd be bringing this up to them as an example of why they shouldn't throw these drugs around without monitoring.

It is my fault. I should have waited another week or so. I jumped the gun because I figured it was going to be another cycle just like the rest.

Mommalawyer · April 2014

I take medication that isn't recommended to be taken during BF and when pregnant. I asked my RE about whether or not I could take it during the 2ww. He said yes because nothing passes over to the baby for a couple weeks. Im not a doctor, I know nothing about the meds that you are/were taking, but if that is the case then you should be fine. I suggest that you call your OB office. I suspect that they have an after hours OB to talk to and provide you with some comfort. Congrats on your pregnancy.

theholmanherd · April 2014

CaterinaC said:

ashleymo44 said:

CaterinaC said:

ashleymo44 said:

Forget about this post. I am deleting my Bump account.

I am sorry.
Here, is this better?

Squee! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sure that all that serious, Pregnancy Category X hormone meds that you have been taking without any monitoring wont have ANY effect on your new baby!!!!

This is mean and breaks my heart. Thank you.

QFP
No reason to QFP. I wrote the post before she explained that she was scared and freaking out. It just posted after because she started before me. OP, I hope that things work out for you.

My bad. This whole post has been very confusing... OP- I hope it all works out for you. Congrats on your BFP!

ashleymo44 · April 2014

FINEdoubleLINE said:

And to be honest, I'm mostly mad at your OB. How DARE he/she prescribe drugs to someone before checking to make sure you weren't pregnant?!

I'd be bringing this up to them as an example of why they shouldn't throw these drugs around without monitoring.
Personally, I am side-eyeing her OB as well. She got her IUD/Mirena out last June at the end of the month. It can take sometime for cycles to regulate coming off of hormonal birth control, especially IUDs. I was reading the pregnancy success rates after discontinuing Mirena in a clinical study the other day. It appeared as though the success rates for post Mirena women were 3-6 months behind the general population. They did eventually catch up at about 15 months post removal mark. The study explained that IUDs can have a longer contraceptive effect after removal than BCPs. She obviously cycled on her own and got pregnant 9 months (not a year) after her IUD removal. That is completely normal. My point is that I feel her doctor was jumping to infertility treatments before it was necessary. Starting to induce a period at CD23, and not doing a beta before hand? She also had a positive OPK last month and was charting inconsistently. The doctor really should have followed up on that. Though, maybe she didn't know about the positive OPKs. I really question her doctors behavior.

It is mostly my fault for jumping the gun and assuming I was not going to ovulate like always. If something happens I will be going to a specialist after this from here on out. Once again so sorry to offend anyone.

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