Hi all! So my first round of Clomid was "successful" as in I O'd on Sunday, the 29th. This is the first time I've ovulated in YEARS, I am so thrilled. My follow up appointment isn't until the 16th and I've been fighting every urge in my body to not POAS every day until then.
QOTW: My guilty pleasure is My Favorite Murder, a comedy-murder podcast hosted by two badass female comedians.
that's great @be08ryan! i hope you get your BFP. Will you POAS at some point before the 16th?
AFM, CD 10. Will go in tomorrow for mid cycle u/s. Hoping the timing works out for a Saturday IUI as the scheduling is so difficult for MH. Really just hoping I am cleared to proceed with the IUI period - having a 13mm follicle at CD 4 was super weird, so not sure what to expect tomorrow.
QOTW: it's a toss up - drinking wine +/- eating dessert while watching a bad movie by myself (usually a chick-flick) / getting my eyebrows tinted.
TTC History in Spoiler
Me: 29 DH:34 TTC 21 cycles All TI cycles BFN (with letrozole, ovidrel, prometrium) Hysteroscopy + Polypectomy + D&C on 1/3 IUI #1 February 6, BFP 2/21, CP 2/26 IUI #2 March 14, BFN IUI #3 April 11, BFN IUI #4 May 11, BFN July 2018 IVF, developed lead follicle, converted to TI, BFN August/September 2018 IVF converted to freeze-all: 7 mature eggs; we fertilized 3 and froze 4. 3/3 fertilized and 1 blast! October 2018 FET-BFN November 2018 FET-TBD
@be08ryan congrats on ovulating! I would be peeing on all the sticks by now.
@wishing-and-hoping Fx for your US tomorrow. Hopefully your follies are all the right size.
AFM well we had more medication drama during the last week. The whole issue is having prescriptions issued in one country and filling them in another. Most drugs go by different names in different countries so you have to crossmatch the names. Then not all drugs are licenced in my country that are in my clinic’s country. So then we have to seek alternatives which means also getting the generic name for the medication and then trying to find one with the right dosage and administration method. We thought we had one, then it is only available 20x stronger as an injection administered by a doctor, not in a tablet you take yourself... But now we have one, another we will pick up tomorrow and the third should be delivered on Friday which is ok as I don’t need that one until next week. ”Luckily” DH was sick so was on pharmacy coordination the last two days. All being well I start my two week priming routine in the morning and then it’s just surviving the side effects until AF and baseline!
QOTW The last few months my guilty pleasure has been re watching the whole back catalogue of Greys Anatomy. Multiple times. I had it playing whilst I wrote my thesis. Now I’m just watching it because I’m kind of addicted. DH hates it. So it’s my me time.
Me 43 DH 45 Married 12/2016 TTC #1 since 04/2015 AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis 7 retrievals, 3 transfers
Jun19 FET BFP, due date 7th March 2020, DD born Feb20
Sep17 IVF1 - 1ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high) May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality) Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality) Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality) Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst) Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality) Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH) Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
Sep17 - Pergoveris 10-17 Sep, Orgalutran 15-18 Sep, Ovitrelle 18 Sep, ER 20 Sep for 2 follies, 1 mature egg, fertilized, ET 1x 2d 4-cell embryo 22/09, 05/10 BFN Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
@wishing-and-hoping Thank you! I will probably cave, and POAS on Sunday since it will be exactly 14DPO. Good luck at your US tomorrow!
@emmasemm Thank you! I'm resisting so hard because I know once I start I won't be able to stop. Your prescription coordination seems so stressful, but I'm glad you're still able to get them
Fx to both @be08ryan and @wishing-and-hoping. @emmasemm that sounds super stressful, such a bizarre system, what logical reason can there be for them making it so complicated? Afm I had 4 blood tests with no response at all, then suddenly had a good response on the final test before giving up yesterday. Scan today was good so got triggered and should O tomorrow on cd23. So relieved, but equally so rediculously slow to respond.
@be08ryan that is great news that you ovulated on Clomid. Congrats!! I hope this was just the boost you needed Sending good vibes if you decide to test over the weekend!
@wishing-and-hoping thinking of you and hoping your u/s went well yesterday. I hope the timing of the IUI works out for you and YH!
@emmasemm sorry you had more stress over getting your medication. Ugh. Last year I helped a friend in another EU country get a medication she urgently needed for IVF that had recently become unavailable where she was and I was a nervous wreck the whole time. There was also a shortage here (probably thanks to the recent unavailability) and because of the quantity she needed (some kind of progesterone), I had to refill it many, many times. Thankfully it all ended well and *TW she gave birth to a baby girl in March end TW*. So here's hoping you can put that behind you for awhile. Also, sorry your DH was sick but glad it worked out for him to be on pharmacy coordination! I hope the meds will be kind to you and the side effects won't be a problem.
@mighty-mouse what a relief that you had a good response just before it got cancelled. Keeping fx for you!!
AFM, not a lot going on except waiting for the MRI and first consultation with the RE on Monday. It's going to be a long day and I'm not looking forward to the prep for the MRI (if you've ever had one done of the pelvis, then you know what I'm talking about ), but I'm thankful to be getting it over with and that we will have the results to take to the RE in the afternoon. I did end up officially benching us this cycle due to a yeast infection at the start of FW (if I could insert the eye roll emoji here I would).
QOTW: well it used to be reading celebrity gossip mags and watching the Bachelor, but I haven't been able to do that since I moved to France. Now I guess it would be ordering sushi whenever DH works late since he hates it. I should probably find a new one!
@emmasemm I'm a huge Grey's fan and have been in the process of re-watching it for awhile now too (currently on season 9). I'll probably start over again once I finish!
ETA an additional comment
Me: 37 DH: 35
Married since February 2012
TTC since February 2017
10 natural cycles = all BFN
Dx: weak ovulation with possible LPD; Rx: Clomid (4 rounds); Puregon + Ovidrel + TI (3 rounds) 7 medicated cycles (see above) = BFN
During the last medicated cycle, they found a small cyst on an ovary and ordered an MRI to check for endometriosis
May 2018 switched to an RE and did more testing while trying naturally
After an extremely emotional few days and no sign of AF by Sunday morning, I caved and took a FRER. Welp, I got my BFP! I still can't believe it. I had my Clomid follow up with my RE already scheduled on Wednesday so that appointment now has new purpose Thank you all for your support and well wishes this past month and a half. I wish I had found you guys sooner
@mirabelle33 - what does an MRI on the pelvis entail? Hoping you get some answers on this.
AFM: Not much new here, just steadily recovering. That last FET took the wind out of my sails a bit, so I'm trying to give myself lots of time and space. And I might not be on the board so much if I'm not doing active treatment.
QOTW: Shopping, for sure. I don't shop a lot (compared to some), but when I do, I can really do some damage. Once-in-a-while I'll buy something ridiculously overpriced, like some piece of French knitwear, or something. And I feel such guilt, like: "Why not just a regular sweater from the Gap?"
Re: TTTC Checkin 05/08/2018
QOTW: My guilty pleasure is My Favorite Murder, a comedy-murder podcast hosted by two badass female comedians.
Married: 9/16
TTC: 1/17
Dx: PCOS | AO
Round 1: 50mg Clomid - 4/18
BFP - 5/13/18
AFM, CD 10. Will go in tomorrow for mid cycle u/s. Hoping the timing works out for a Saturday IUI as the scheduling is so difficult for MH. Really just hoping I am cleared to proceed with the IUI period - having a 13mm follicle at CD 4 was super weird, so not sure what to expect tomorrow.
QOTW: it's a toss up - drinking wine +/- eating dessert while watching a bad movie by myself (usually a chick-flick) / getting my eyebrows tinted.
TTC 21 cycles
All TI cycles BFN (with letrozole, ovidrel, prometrium)
Hysteroscopy + Polypectomy + D&C on 1/3
IUI #1 February 6, BFP 2/21, CP 2/26
IUI #2 March 14, BFN
IUI #3 April 11, BFN
IUI #4 May 11, BFN
July 2018 IVF, developed lead follicle, converted to TI, BFN
August/September 2018 IVF converted to freeze-all: 7 mature eggs; we fertilized 3 and froze 4. 3/3 fertilized and 1 blast!
October 2018 FET-BFN
November 2018 FET-TBD
@wishing-and-hoping Fx for your US tomorrow. Hopefully your follies are all the right size.
AFM well we had more medication drama during the last week. The whole issue is having prescriptions issued in one country and filling them in another. Most drugs go by different names in different countries so you have to crossmatch the names. Then not all drugs are licenced in my country that are in my clinic’s country. So then we have to seek alternatives which means also getting the generic name for the medication and then trying to find one with the right dosage and administration method. We thought we had one, then it is only available 20x stronger as an injection administered by a doctor, not in a tablet you take yourself... But now we have one, another we will pick up tomorrow and the third should be delivered on Friday which is ok as I don’t need that one until next week.
”Luckily” DH was sick so was on pharmacy coordination the last two days.
All being well I start my two week priming routine in the morning and then it’s just surviving the side effects until AF and baseline!
QOTW The last few months my guilty pleasure has been re watching the whole back catalogue of Greys Anatomy. Multiple times. I had it playing whilst I wrote my thesis. Now I’m just watching it because I’m kind of addicted. DH hates it. So it’s my me time.
Married 12/2016
TTC #1 since 04/2015
AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis
7 retrievals, 3 transfers
Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F
Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing
Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high)
May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality)
Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst)
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality)
Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH)
Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control
Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy
Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis
Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed
Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize
Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN
May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
@emmasemm Thank you! I'm resisting so hard because I know once I start I won't be able to stop. Your prescription coordination seems so stressful, but I'm glad you're still able to get them
Married: 9/16
TTC: 1/17
Dx: PCOS | AO
Round 1: 50mg Clomid - 4/18
BFP - 5/13/18
I just did an intro post so head over there if you want to see what my deal is...
Answers to questions above are:
1: NTNP 24 mos and then 6 active mos
2: MFI, me: no thyroid
3: Rx: IVF
QOTW: my guilty pleasure is probably baby names and obnoxious YouTube vloggers
Married since 2012 dating since 2005.
Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017!
Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
Afm I had 4 blood tests with no response at all, then suddenly had a good response on the final test before giving up yesterday. Scan today was good so got triggered and should O tomorrow on cd23. So relieved, but equally so rediculously slow to respond.
Married: 9/16
TTC: 1/17
Dx: PCOS | AO
Round 1: 50mg Clomid - 4/18
BFP - 5/13/18
@wishing-and-hoping thinking of you and hoping your u/s went well yesterday. I hope the timing of the IUI works out for you and YH!
@emmasemm sorry you had more stress over getting your medication. Ugh. Last year I helped a friend in another EU country get a medication she urgently needed for IVF that had recently become unavailable where she was and I was a nervous wreck the whole time. There was also a shortage here (probably thanks to the recent unavailability) and because of the quantity she needed (some kind of progesterone), I had to refill it many, many times. Thankfully it all ended well and *TW she gave birth to a baby girl in March end TW*. So here's hoping you can put that behind you for awhile. Also, sorry your DH was sick but glad it worked out for him to be on pharmacy coordination! I hope the meds will be kind to you and the side effects won't be a problem.
@mighty-mouse what a relief that you had a good response just before it got cancelled. Keeping fx for you!!
AFM, not a lot going on except waiting for the MRI and first consultation with the RE on Monday. It's going to be a long day and I'm not looking forward to the prep for the MRI (if you've ever had one done of the pelvis, then you know what I'm talking about ), but I'm thankful to be getting it over with and that we will have the results to take to the RE in the afternoon. I did end up officially benching us this cycle due to a yeast infection at the start of FW (if I could insert the eye roll emoji here I would).
QOTW: well it used to be reading celebrity gossip mags and watching the Bachelor, but I haven't been able to do that since I moved to France. Now I guess it would be ordering sushi whenever DH works late since he hates it. I should probably find a new one!
@emmasemm I'm a huge Grey's fan and have been in the process of re-watching it for awhile now too (currently on season 9). I'll probably start over again once I finish!
ETA an additional comment
7 medicated cycles (see above) = BFN
After an extremely emotional few days and no sign of AF by Sunday morning, I caved and took a FRER. Welp, I got my BFP! I still can't believe it. I had my Clomid follow up with my RE already scheduled on Wednesday so that appointment now has new purpose Thank you all for your support and well wishes this past month and a half. I wish I had found you guys sooner
Married: 9/16
TTC: 1/17
Dx: PCOS | AO
Round 1: 50mg Clomid - 4/18
BFP - 5/13/18
@wishing-and-hoping - did you have the IUI? How was it? Keeping FX for you!
@emmasemm - ugh. Hoping all this paperwork for the international IVF will be worth it.
@mighty-mouse - keeping FX for you!
@mirabelle33 - what does an MRI on the pelvis entail? Hoping you get some answers on this.
AFM: Not much new here, just steadily recovering. That last FET took the wind out of my sails a bit, so I'm trying to give myself lots of time and space. And I might not be on the board so much if I'm not doing active treatment.
QOTW: Shopping, for sure. I don't shop a lot (compared to some), but when I do, I can really do some damage. Once-in-a-while I'll buy something ridiculously overpriced, like some piece of French knitwear, or something. And I feel such guilt, like: "Why not just a regular sweater from the Gap?"