anyone over 35 going for fertility treatments this year? IUI, IVF etc

[Indigo77]

After I had the test I posted about it on here.
https://www.babyandbump.com/trying-conceive-over-35/379902-positively-horrible-hsg-today.html

I also think the Dr. who did it was a jerk. I don't know if someone else doing it would have made the test less painful but I think his manner was horrible and definitely made me feel worse. He acted like I was overreacting to how painful it was so it was embarrassing on top of being painful.

Thank you so much for posting that, I have just read the whole post, at least I have open eyes now going into this and I know what to expect....have you switched Dr's?

Thanks for posting...
What a B$ST&RD SH?THE?D doc!
There is no excuse for such horrible bedside manners!

 

[sarahincanada]

then I was taken in for my ultrasound, I didnt realize it was a vaginal one...

I asked how come 100mg and she said thats what my Dr finds is the most successful and her being the head of fertility at the hospital she has a lot of experience with this drug...

I go back next Friday which is CD11 for more blood work and another ultrasound so they can see how I responded to the clomid. Fingers crossed it doesnt over stimulate me otherwise the cycle will be cancelled.

I will let you know how I feel the next 5 days. side effects can include mood swings, bloating/weight gain (drink water she said), dizziness.

Ugh...vaginal u/s during menses...good to know....

Dosage...good to know...

Overstimulation?

Curious about the side affects...

Thanks for doing this...learned a lot already....

LOL I even thought of you when mentioning the painful blood work!!! I dont want to put you off! ultrasound is not painful in the slightest and the women were very nice, like 'just keep your panties/pad on until you get in the room' then they asked me to remove them and sit on the bed.

overstimulation: thats when too many follicles are ready to pop and so they say to not have intercourse. Im not sure how much that happens and how many is too many.

 

[sarahincanada]

I go back next Friday which is CD11 for more blood work and another ultrasound so they can see how I responded to the clomid. Fingers crossed it doesnt over stimulate me otherwise the cycle will be cancelled. So Im hoping Im ok on it, I guess I will know over the next few days. After that appointment we use the ov tests and BD as normal and I dont go back till next cycle if I need to start allover again.

What does it mean to cancel the cycle when you are not doing IUI? Will they tell you not to ?

yes exactly! hope that doesnt happen. GMATP 2011 who posted earlier said she had 4 follicles, Im assuming not all of them pop and even if they do its quite rare for all to be fertilized. I hope

 

[sarahincanada]

remind me are you taking clomid as well if you do an IUI?

Well until I get my results I am not sure, I have been recommended IUI because of my husbands SA (morphology 3%). If I am all clear I guess that might be it but I would like to try clomid as well as i think it would raise the chances of success.

I have to have this last nasty test and then we will know.

xx

yes they might recommend it to boost your chances. I seem to be ovulating and have regular cycles so wasnt sure if I needed it, but it seems this is their next step in the treatment chain and considered the least invasive/expensive so is often recommended. I could wait for a while and keep trying naturally after my polyp removal but I had a little panic this month and decided what the hell go for it. when Im a grumpy dizzy mess after taking the pills I may regret it

 

[Indigo77]

Sarah...R u starting the Clomid tonight?

 

[sarahincanada]

Sarah...R u starting the Clomid tonight?

yes....just waiting for the clinic to call and say its ok after looking at my blood results.

 

[Natsby]

Oo exciting stuff, good luck.

 

[Cui]

Thank you so much for posting that, I have just read the whole post, at least I have open eyes now going into this and I know what to expect....have you switched Dr's?

They sent me to a hospital to get the test done and I found out later that it was a Dr. from another clinic who performed it. If I get one done again one of the Dr's I see at my clinic is going to do it.

I don't want to scare anyone with how it went for me. I think most women say it's no worse than a pap test. I just want people to know that it can be really painful for some of us and that it's not just you overreacting if it happens to you.

 

[Cui]

Sarah...R u starting the Clomid tonight?

yes....just waiting for the clinic to call and say its ok after looking at my blood results.

GoodLuck!
The great thing about IUI is that some nights *I'M* the one who is grumpy and doesn't want to BD. At least with IUI I can skip a night or two of BD and not worry so much that I missed a good day.

 

[sarahincanada]

I posted about clomid in the assisted fertility section and someone wrote

"yes even if you're ovulating on your own, it helps you to produce more follicles which increases your chances.

It worked for me! (first time)"

so that was good to hear, and I will remember that if I get any side effects!

nurse phoned to say its ok for me to start medication so will take before bed! hot flashes here I come!!

 

[GMATP 2011]

Hello Sarahincanada, I agree, assisted conception forum is overwhelming! I go there, but I really just want to see over 35 assisted conception, so glad to see a few others in here seeking treatment and I am not alone. I am in the tww after my second iui with chlomid, fallistim, ovidril estrogen, and progesterone, first iui was the same minus fallistim. It was amazing to see the ultrasounds every step of the way! Round one, only one follicle. Round two, at least 4! Fx'd! After insemination, needless to say, very crampy! Wishing you the best as you start chloride!

Ps - spelling of all the drugs, questionable......but you get the idea...

yay great to have you in this thread!! good luck with this cycle so you had 4 follicles ready to be released this month? do you know how many it is that they cancel the cycle? how was clomid for you, any side effects? please keep in touch so we can see how you do

Yes, at least 4 would be ready by time the ovidril made me ovulate. They did not say how many follicles were too many, but they did say we did not have to worry about conceiving 4! When I was on clomid only for my first iui, I was on 100 mg a day. Other than a couple days of feeling a bit like pms, but no other side effects through both cycles. I did learn that for an ivf, the might grow 25 follicles, but once collected their might onky be 19 eggs. I am excited about your clomid with monitoring cycle, it is such a wonderful experience to see the follicles grow step by step!

 

[sarahincanada]

Hello Sarahincanada, I agree, assisted conception forum is overwhelming! I go there, but I really just want to see over 35 assisted conception, so glad to see a few others in here seeking treatment and I am not alone. I am in the tww after my second iui with chlomid, fallistim, ovidril estrogen, and progesterone, first iui was the same minus fallistim. It was amazing to see the ultrasounds every step of the way! Round one, only one follicle. Round two, at least 4! Fx'd! After insemination, needless to say, very crampy! Wishing you the best as you start chloride!

Ps - spelling of all the drugs, questionable......but you get the idea...

yay great to have you in this thread!! good luck with this cycle so you had 4 follicles ready to be released this month? do you know how many it is that they cancel the cycle? how was clomid for you, any side effects? please keep in touch so we can see how you do

Yes, at least 4 would be ready by time the ovidril made me ovulate. They did not say how many follicles were too many, but they did say we did not have to worry about conceiving 4! When I was on clomid only for my first iui, I was on 100 mg a day. Other than a couple days of feeling a bit like pms, but no other side effects through both cycles. I did learn that for an ivf, the might grow 25 follicles, but once collected their might onky be 19 eggs. I am excited about your clomid with monitoring cycle, it is such a wonderful experience to see the follicles grow step by step!

thanks! Im feeling better as before I kept reading things about someone knowing someone who had bad side effects on clomid. but everyone Ive messaged on here didnt have anything bad, just a few hot flushes and mood swings, I can handle that! I will tell my hubby to ignore me for the month. I just hope Im not on here in a few days saying Im one of the ones with a bad reaction

thanks for your feedback

 

[Indigo77]

Other than a couple days of feeling a bit like pms, but no other side effects through both

I am excited about your clomid with monitoring cycle, it is such a wonderful experience to see the follicles grow step by step!

I am so glad you posted this...after reading so many Clomid side effect horror stories....and this the first time it is described as a wonderful experience...

 

[sarahincanada]

Other than a couple days of feeling a bit like pms, but no other side effects through both

I am excited about your clomid with monitoring cycle, it is such a wonderful experience to see the follicles grow step by step!

I am so glad you posted this...after reading so many Clomid side effect horror stories....and this the first time it is described as a wonderful experience...

indigo Ive messaged a few people on here to ask, it doesnt seem bad at all. one person said everything was like the usual pms and 2ww like symptoms just a bit more enhanced. I would like to hear some horror stories but from the person itself, not 'I knew someone'.... (not that I want to hear horror stories but you know what I mean )

 

[readyformore]

Other than a couple days of feeling a bit like pms, but no other side effects through both

I am excited about your clomid with monitoring cycle, it is such a wonderful experience to see the follicles grow step by step!

I am so glad you posted this...after reading so many Clomid side effect horror stories....and this the first time it is described as a wonderful experience...

Honestly, clomid wasn't that bad for me either.
I did have some crazy insane hot flashes, and I gained 10 pounds (eek, I should probably try to get that off now that it's been 9 years, lol).
Not really anything impressive for me.

 

[sarahincanada]

hi everyone!
Im alive after taking my first 100mg of clomid last night!!!
dont feel any symptoms yet, will see what happens as I keep taking it
readyformore on oh I already want to lose 30 lbs I dont want another 10 added!!! you gained that while on the pills or during that month? the nurse mentioned bloating and to drink lots of water.
for us all

 

[readyformore]

I took clomid for 3 of my 4 IUIs and in that time I gained 10 pounds. I didn't change anything in my diet, etc besides clomid. I always assumed that the weight was from the clomid. But who knows.

And you DO NOT look like you need to loose 30 pounds!

 

[sarahincanada]

And you DO NOT look like you need to loose 30 pounds!

thanks, but that was my wedding 6 years ago, and 30 pounds ago!!!!!!

 

[sarahincanada]

Hello Sarahincanada, I agree, assisted conception forum is overwhelming! I go there, but I really just want to see over 35 assisted conception, so glad to see a few others in here seeking treatment and I am not alone. I am in the tww after my second iui with chlomid, fallistim, ovidril estrogen, and progesterone, first iui was the same minus fallistim. It was amazing to see the ultrasounds every step of the way! Round one, only one follicle. Round two, at least 4! Fx'd! After insemination, needless to say, very crampy! Wishing you the best as you start chloride!

Ps - spelling of all the drugs, questionable......but you get the idea...

yay great to have you in this thread!! good luck with this cycle so you had 4 follicles ready to be released this month? do you know how many it is that they cancel the cycle? how was clomid for you, any side effects? please keep in touch so we can see how you do

Yes, at least 4 would be ready by time the ovidril made me ovulate. They did not say how many follicles were too many, but they did say we did not have to worry about conceiving 4! When I was on clomid only for my first iui, I was on 100 mg a day. Other than a couple days of feeling a bit like pms, but no other side effects through both cycles. I did learn that for an ivf, the might grow 25 follicles, but once collected their might onky be 19 eggs. I am excited about your clomid with monitoring cycle, it is such a wonderful experience to see the follicles grow step by step!

congrats to GMATP 2011 who just posted her on another thread
gives me such hope!

 

[sadie]

hi, im new to this site. a little bit about me. i am 41 and my dp lives far away so time is limited. we dtd on sunday afternoon, he left sunday evening and i got a quick positive opk early monday morning. i dont know how much after one ovulates. to me a difference of 12 hours is a big difference. i'm hoping something was able to stick! if not, iam trying unmonitored clomid this summer. dr said to try it for 3 months. if nothing works, then i need to see an fs. i dont know if i can reasonably say i am in the tww, at 5 dpo.....
good luck everyone. i am going to finish reading all of these posts here.