What they mean by the being able to tell if the egg was released is that when the egg had not been released the follicle will me dark in color, it looks black on the u/s photo if the egg was released the follicle would be not be black it would be more white. Since they mentioned that to you I would say that they definatly saw the follcile with the egg safely enclosed. That is a good thing!
I would call them and ask if I were you. You know no question is stupid and you have every right to ask questions. Trust me my nurses at my re's office would go crazy with all my questions. If I don't ask I sit here worry, think the worst, research on the internet (which is not always good). It is better to just call and ease your mind. After all you are paying them and remember it is not just a couple dollars. lol
I had my IUI this am, I did ask about why my LH was at 8. something on Friday and how it dropped to 3. something by Monday...she was baffled she said sometimes LH surges go up and then they fall down and I said yes after you have already ovulated she was baffled...she said she would ask the head nurse about this she came back to the room and said usually in a pattern like this it can be caused from PCOS she asked if I had that I said No I got scared and said wouldn't they know if I had that she said I just asked because I thought you may have had it for years she said they pick those things up from U/S and bloods all my baselines always came back clear...the said that I had not ovulated because on Monday my progesterone was not over 2 which indicates I didn't ovulate...
I also asked why he waited so long to trigger me because of the 21mm she said because he wanted to see the lining thicken up and maybe he was waiting for the the other larger follicles to catch up....according to them I have 3 follicles to release...
I just hoping they are not covering up a lab mistake or something I am not really happy with the answer they gave me but they are a very well known infertility clinic I just didn't know what else to do....
I am feeling very bloated since this morning and alittle sore and crampy now but over all I am doing good...
I think because of all this I don't feel good about this cycle..Trying to stay positive
We have a beautiful 4yr old daughter, after 2.5yrs of trying to conceive our second child at 41, we had our first successful IVF cycle, my son was born December 7th,2007, 7lbs 2.5oz's I thank god for my son everyday! Never give up hope!
Glad to hear your IUI went well. I have never had one but I do believe from listening to other women it is common to be bloated and crampy.
I am very puzzled by your clinics responses. I am sure if I were in your shoes I would be very frustrated at this point. Did they do an ultra sound this morning? That might be a dumb question I am just not sure of the procedure with an IUI. If they did they would have been able to verify that you did not ovulate on your own.
Have you only been talking to nurses about your concern? If so maybe it might be a good idea to tell them you want to speak to the re. If you would not get pregnant this month you should be able to have your questions answered in hopes to avoid this next month. You know what I mean?
Do you know what you lining was this morning?
Try to keep postive, I know you are frustrated but you of course are still in the game. All you need is one of those little swimmers to crack an egg and you are on your way. Lol Sorry for the humor I just think it makes it easier sometimes to add some humor in during this oh so trying process.
Do you have another IUI tomorrow or are you officially in the tww?
I am officially in the TWW they only needed to do a single IUI because I didn't surge on my own and they made me trigger so they know I would ovulate with in the 36hr time frame, if I surged on my own they do a double for backup..
We do not get to directly deal with the RE just the nurses, if I wanted to talk to him I probably could, he only sees you on your first Consult visit and again if treatments haven't worked...
The nurse today did say that on Monday my Estradiol was at 961 so it did go up from Sunday's blood work which was 909 so they were watching that too...
I can pretty much tell after 4 days if it did or did not work because I get the same PMS symptoms I have gotten for over a year and I pretty much know, I am keeping my fingers crossed....
I keep wondering myself why they can't do a two minute U/S on everyone to make sure they haven't ovulated right before the IUI I don't think they would agree to do it..I often wondered why they don't whats one more U/S to be sure.
We have a beautiful 4yr old daughter, after 2.5yrs of trying to conceive our second child at 41, we had our first successful IVF cycle, my son was born December 7th,2007, 7lbs 2.5oz's I thank god for my son everyday! Never give up hope!
I am crossing my fingers that you have a postive result this month. Only time will tell. Just remember stay positive the best you can. Anything can happen.
I am surprised by the fact that your clinic does not do u/s prior to IUI. My office does them everytime I had bw done. They told me they want to see the follicles and measure them before anything. I guess every office is different. Like you said what is a 2 min u/s espeically if you are paying for it.
Your Estrodiol going up has some indication of the follicle size but it is never as accurate as an u/s. The fact yours is going up is good.
Now will they do bw in the next 2 weeks to check your progesterone levels? They always checked mine to confirm that I did ovulate and to make sure it was staying high enough to support a pregnancy. They also checked my estrodiol levels since that is what I had problems with. Although I think a lot of re check both Progesterone and Estrodiol together on day 23.
Well I am off to nap, I am feeling very tired today and need to take a break.
I asked Dr. Jacobs here on the boards and maybe he can give me some input, I am guessing he will not be able to answer what happened...
If my cycle is a failed one I will definately ask again why this happened and hope for a better answer or maybe even talk with the RE if they will allow me too...
I am not to hopeful with this cycle because of what happened, but still trying to stay positive...
We have a beautiful 4yr old daughter, after 2.5yrs of trying to conceive our second child at 41, we had our first successful IVF cycle, my son was born December 7th,2007, 7lbs 2.5oz's I thank god for my son everyday! Never give up hope!
How are you feeling? I hope you are staying postive.
I saw Dr. Jacobs response. Sometimes I just don't think he really reads the question when he answers but he did say something I did not know. I didn't realize that the follicles had to be 21 while on Clomid but 16-17 on injections. Very intersting maybe that is why mine were smaller. Oh well you learn something new everyday I sopopse.
I am off work today (I don't work Fridays) so I am off to the grocrey store and to run some errands. I like to get it done before Sat. when everyone is out although Fridays is pretty bad too.
I hope you have a great day. Talk to you soon, Liz
Well its another failed cycle for me I have been feeling crampy early on too soon to be anything positive since nothing really happens 3 days in from the IUI, I am stopping the progesterone its making me pee like 5 times a night, but the strange part is it didn't even make my breasts sore for the first time, maybe thats a sign something went wrong...
Thank you for all the encouragement.
My dd has a cold and gave it to me so its off to bedrest for me...
We have a beautiful 4yr old daughter, after 2.5yrs of trying to conceive our second child at 41, we had our first successful IVF cycle, my son was born December 7th,2007, 7lbs 2.5oz's I thank god for my son everyday! Never give up hope!
I am sorry it has been so long since I posted. I was actually going through a rough time and was not on the site at all. I am doing a lot better now and wanted to make sure I stopped in to see how you were.
How are you feeling? I am really crossing my fingers that you were mistaken about your feelings and have some good news to report.
First I would like to say that I am so sorry you went through such a rough time and I am glad to see you are back on track and doing better...
I recieved my period last night so its all over at this point I am trying to except the fact that it just wasn't meant to be, I did everything I could financially to make this happen with no luck, I am hoping god will give me the strength to believe that giving up is the best thing to do I just can't continue with injections and pills any longer it has been well over a year now and I am exhausted going back and forth with blood draw's U/S injections and pills ....
A friend emailed me yesterday to tell me that she just found out yesterday that she is pregnant and my period decided to show up on the same day...I also have another friend who is due to have her baby in a month or so, yesterday was a very hard day for me I had a very bad headache and just got myself sick wondering why things workout for some and not all, I guess what I have learned through this journey is :Life is not fair all the time" and I have to except that....
I really appreciate your support and I truly believe god will give you a healthy baby like you deserve to have with all the support and kind advice you give to everyone, I will check in to see how you are doing from time to time....
We have a beautiful 4yr old daughter, after 2.5yrs of trying to conceive our second child at 41, we had our first successful IVF cycle, my son was born December 7th,2007, 7lbs 2.5oz's I thank god for my son everyday! Never give up hope!
I am so very sorry for your disappointing month this month. I feel you pain as I know how hard the blow hits us.
I understand your need to stop with the meds and stop with the roller coaster of the ttc ride! The emotional ride that you have been on is in no way good for you.
I truly believe that what is meant to be will be. If we are meant to be mothers for the first time or for the second it will be. I really don't like to preach my believes because I know others may not appreciate it however I will say that God does here are prayers, he may not answer them when we like or we may not like the answer he gives but he loves up and does watch over us always.
I am sorry you are seeing and feeling the pregnant women around you! I too know how hard that can be on a women who desperatly wants to conceive. We will never understand why it works for one and not for another, again it is out of our hands. I have often thought about the process of a child being conceived and find myself thinking with everything that can go wrong I can't believe anything does go right. Obviously when I look around and see all the people in the world I know that it does work out! You are very correct in saying Life is not always fair but always remember that there is a tremendous amount we all need to be thankful everyday of our lives. Sorry I don't mean to preach I just know how down I have gotten an still get and often time it takes my husband to throw some of these things at me to really make me see how good we have it.
Thank you for your kind words and support as well. My journey is surely not over but we are back on track. I have faith that our little peanut will be born just as healthy and bull headed as her (we think) Mommy!
Please take care of yourself and check in, I would love to hear from you.
I haven't seen you on here in awhile, I am glad to hear that your doing well, sometimes I feel like I am insance for wanting to try IVF, but after the last failed IUI I had some time to think for awhile and giving up did not seem like a good option I just wasn't happy with it, so we just met with the RE he said I have a good chance with IVF because I responded well to the Clomid Challenge test, hopefully I can have a better chance with IVF...
Day 1 of my cycle I do have to make an appt for a Hysteroscopy which I have had 2 yrs ago but I guess they need it to have been done with a years time so I must do it again...
Its scary to think of all the money we are paying for this but its all worth it, if this doesn't work I should find peace knowing this time I did everything I could till the very end....
I am happy to hear that your back on track and everything is smooth sailing, you really deserve that you have been through soooo much..
We have a beautiful 4yr old daughter, after 2.5yrs of trying to conceive our second child at 41, we had our first successful IVF cycle, my son was born December 7th,2007, 7lbs 2.5oz's I thank god for my son everyday! Never give up hope!
I am so happy to hear from you again. I think about you often and must say I am thrilled that you and dh decided to go for IVF.
I can understand your need to just take some time and think things through. Sometimes we definatly need that to get thing in perspective and find out what we really want.
The money aspect is very scary but like anything else if you want it you find a way. If you want a car you go and get it and you always find a way to pay for it. Not that a baby is like a car but I am sure you understand what I am saying.
You did respond very well to the Clomid Challenge. I think that is a very good postive for you going into IVF. I like you would have muh more peace knowing that I tried everything before thowing in the towel. I am headstrong so I knwo I would be doing the samething as you right now.
Is the Hysteroscopy the one with the blue dye and the cat scan or is it the one with the sterile water and u/s? I had both of them and I know the names are similar.
I haven't had an appointment since November 27 but that was a good one. My quad test had come back negative so the doctors are believing that our little one is just fine and it was a normal varience. I am scheduled for another u/s next Friday to see if the cysts have gone. I am very nervous but I am really trying to keep the faith and pray everything is ok.
Take care of yourself and please keep me updated on how you are doing and where you are at.
I will be praying for a great outcome next week on your U/S I am sure everything will be just fine and also its very reassuring that your test came back negative for any complications, just go in with a positive mind and don't look back....
I just got through paying for all of my medications and I am just very happy it only costs us $94.00 for everything our insurance pays for all meds we only are responsible for co-pays...the nurse at the RE's office gave us Menopur which the Co pay would have been $400 its probably the only drug with a high co-pay so I was greatful that they gave me a whole cycle worth..
I am going to have to schedule an appt for a Hysteroscopy thats the one wat saline and U/S to make sure my uterus is free of any cysts.or abnormalities.I had one done 3yrs ago and they found a fibroid in my uterus which was removed I am hoping there is nothing there or its going to throw everything off
I just called finance and wanted a second estimate the entire cost is $2000 less than they originally quoted because all the monitoring and bloods are covered which lowered the cost...now I just wait for AF to arrive and I can start this journey all over again, hopefully with a better outcome
We have a beautiful 4yr old daughter, after 2.5yrs of trying to conceive our second child at 41, we had our first successful IVF cycle, my son was born December 7th,2007, 7lbs 2.5oz's I thank god for my son everyday! Never give up hope!
Wow, that is great news that your meds were $94.00! That is awesome. I know your insurance does not cover the procedure itself but you are very lucky it does cover the medications. My insurance is the oposite of yours, covers procedure but not meds. We had spent over $1200.00 in 2 cycles just on the Repronex (which is like Metephur) and the hcg. I am just so thankful insurance covered something. There are unfortunatly many women out there who their insurance covers nothing and they are paying 100% out of pocket.
I know you said they gave you enough Metephur but if you would run short let me know I have a box that does not expire until May 2007. They had given it to me in case I ran out of the Repronex they were going to have me us it instead. Apparently they are very simuliar and the only real difference is how they are made.
So did af arrive or are you still waiting? Please be sure to let me know when she makes her appearence. I am praying for a postive outcome this time around.
Are you ready for xmas? I am not! I wish I was but no such luck. It's good I have this week. lol
Well I must get to work. Talk to you soon Have a great day.
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