3 failed IUIs. How do you cope?

[StayHopeful]

Thanks, ladies! This is such a wonderful, supportive thread! And Bma, your beta is awesome!!! :cheer:

 

[fisher640]

Strawberry- I did test & I'm pregnant! It's still so early but my test is strong! I go in tomorrow to do my beta.

Nice dips- good luck! Of course I would say this now but sincerely wish I'd just went straight to ivf.

Yayyyyy!!!!!

 

[fisher640]

Thanks, it really helps to hear another person's perspective that's been through it. I am actually hoping my insurance will also help w/ the meds b/c supposedly my plan covers prescriptions (and it says something like "including for infertility"). So that would be AWESOME. I should call them before I do anything further w/ the loan application. Did your insurance company make you get pre-authorization for all the med coverage?

Also, how excited are you?? I always think when I finally get a positive, it will be too surreal for me to actually believe it.

It's funny you say that cause I was home alone when I got mine and I wandered in an out of the bathroom repeatedly looking at it saying aloud to no one "that's not a joke" "that's not a joke" I didn't even know what to do. Lol.

 

[Maverick007]

Thanks, it really helps to hear another person's perspective that's been through it. I am actually hoping my insurance will also help w/ the meds b/c supposedly my plan covers prescriptions (and it says something like "including for infertility"). So that would be AWESOME. I should call them before I do anything further w/ the loan application. Did your insurance company make you get pre-authorization for all the med coverage?

Also, how excited are you?? I always think when I finally get a positive, it will be too surreal for me to actually believe it.

It's funny you say that cause I was home alone when I got mine and I wandered in an out of the bathroom repeatedly looking at it saying aloud to no one "that's not a joke" "that's not a joke" I didn't even know what to do. Lol.

That is pretty funny! I imagine I would do something similar.

 

[SashimiMimi]

Maverick I didn't expect my IVF to work because I only had one embryo make it to transfer. I did a HPT to prepare myself for the worst and when I saw two lines I literally fell off the toilet!!! I could not believe my eyes!! It was very surreal after over a year of BFNs. Now it's even more surreal having an actual baby here. A baby that's mine! It's nuts!!

I'm glad to see BFPs happening!! Yay BMA!!!

And I want to echo what sunshine said about IVF... I was terrified to do it, but surprisingly felt good throughout the process!!! IVF was actually very empowering. I knew I'd either get a BFP or find out what the heck was wrong with me!

I'm do glad this thread continues to be so supportive for so many people. I'm still lurking but find it hard to write with my little guy here. But as I've said in other posts, I can look back on all the fails, heartache, fear, uncomfortable fertility procedures, etc., and know it was all totally worth it. I just know all the ladies going through the prospect of facing IVF will get their BFPs, it's just so hard to face that fear of uncertainty. Stay strong ladies!

 

[Sunshine24]

I love to pop in on this board, so many awesome ladies supporting each other. Grateful I found this board last winter and so happy so many are still using it.

xoxo

 

[Strawberry13]

Sashimi fisher and sunshine thanks for your encouragement! Nice to see so many success stories on here to keep our hope up.

Stay hopeful did you get AF yet? I'm sure I'd be the same way as you ladies starting ivf scared as hell but excited at the same time... It must be such a wave if emotions to have had all if these months of failure and be so close to something where your chances increase so much.

I'm excited for all you guys starting... I almost want to start now so I can be cycle buddies with all of you lol. But my dr wants to do a few more iui's. Not sure how many more we can handle but we're thinking maybe just this upcoming cycle then move on to ivf after that.

 

[Maverick007]

Sashimi fisher and sunshine thanks for your encouragement! Nice to see so many success stories on here to keep our hope up.

Stay hopeful did you get AF yet? I'm sure I'd be the same way as you ladies starting ivf scared as hell but excited at the same time... It must be such a wave if emotions to have had all if these months of failure and be so close to something where your chances increase so much.

I'm excited for all you guys starting... I almost want to start now so I can be cycle buddies with all of you lol. But my dr wants to do a few more iui's. Not sure how many more we can handle but we're thinking maybe just this upcoming cycle then move on to ivf after that.

Strawberry are you definitely out this cycle?? I was just about to get on here to ask you how everything was going...

we would love to have you as a cycle buddy too!! i'm starting to get really excited and impatient! i gotta keep reminding myself to take it slow.

 

[Strawberry13]

Yeah patience is something you are forced to learn the hard way in this process. I'm glad you're excited though I think it's very easy to become bitter.

Yeah I'm officially out beta was negative. Wasn't a shock though I had cramps that were undeniably AF since mid last week. So just waiting to get it then will talk to my dr about how this cycle will go.

 

[Maverick007]

Yeah patience is something you are forced to learn the hard way in this process. I'm glad you're excited though I think it's very easy to become bitter.

Yeah I'm officially out beta was negative. Wasn't a shock though I had cramps that were undeniably AF since mid last week. So just waiting to get it then will talk to my dr about how this cycle will go.

Sorry girl, hang in there. This process can be so frustrating.

 

[StayHopeful]

Sorry about the bfn, strawberry

AF arrived this evening! It's light, but that's kind of expected since I didn't o. I should do a cetrotide injection tomorrow, waiting to hear from my FS to make sure. I didn't start until the office was already closed today.

 

[Maverick007]

Yay! So glad you are moving ahead StayHopeful! Keep us posted.

 

[StayHopeful]

So upset, went in for my baseline ultrasound this morning and I have a 14mm cyst on my right ovary. So the nurse drew bloodwork and I'm waiting to hear from the doctor about whether or not I can proceed.

 

[Maverick007]

So upset, went in for my baseline ultrasound this morning and I have a 14mm cyst on my right ovary. So the nurse drew bloodwork and I'm waiting to hear from the doctor about whether or not I can proceed.

oh no!! so sorry! I hope the doc says you can go ahead....fingers crossed!

 

[Strawberry13]

Ugh that stinks! Do they know what caused it? Keep us posted on what they say.

 

[Nicedips]

Sorry to hear @stay hopeful ... Keep us updated

 

[StayHopeful]

Doctor called back this afternoon and I have to go on 2 weeks of BCP to hopefully shrink the cyst. It looks like it's a follicle, it's producing estrogen. I'm so frustrated. We tried naturally for 6 months while we saved up for IVF and nothing, my body wouldn't even o. Now the one month it shouldn't and I have a freaking follicle. I'll have another ultrasound on the 24th and then hopefully move forward with the cetrotide injection and start stims a few days later. I know it's only a delay, but I'm crushed. And there's no guarantee that the cyst will shrink, either.

 

[Sunshine24]

I'm so sorry StayHopeful....I know how frustrating that is!! I also had a cyst right before I went through IVF and it frustrated the HELL out of me! I had to go on BCP to shrink it, but it did work. And it will for you too. And I found a lot of research during that time that said how BCP is so good before starting IVF or anything because it "resets" your body--so perhaps this is what you need, even though it sucks.

I am sending positive vibes your way!

 

[Maverick007]

StayHopeful, I'm sure it must be SO disheartening but it sounds like the bcp should help...praying you get to move ahead very soon, you've been waiting long enough as it is!!

 

[PinkPeony]

Sorry to hear that Stay Hopeful. I gotta say, I hear things like this all the time from ladies doing IVF. Seems like there's so often some kind of holdup. It makes me pay attention bc I know it'll be so hard to just surrender to the process and go with the flow.

I had my IVF appt yesterday. Went over scheduling and costs (yikes) as well as our test results which all came back normal except that my vitamin D was low (no surprise there, apparently everyone in my part of the world is deficient). I thought they were testing every hormone but it was more immunizations and that kind of thing. The only hormones were prolactin (that had come back high back in sept) and AMH. So I'm about to get AF any moment now so once I get my NEXT AF I'm going to call with my day 1 and start on BCP and get an endometrial biopsy. Then it looks like I'll start stimming with Gonal F somewhere around Aug 9. I haven't got my head around it all yet. Going on vacation tomorrow for a week and a half so I'm just going to try to forget about it until I get back.