Hopeful - Dont worry! Once you have the HSG I bet it will make you more fertile! WOOHOO! 2-3 months may seem like such a long time, but its really not in the grand scheme of things. Dont stress too much, ok?
xx
How is everyone today?
Well I am 4dpo and went to the RE this AM for my lining check. He said my lining looks awesome BUT 2 things:
My cyst didnt go away! Its still there, LOL. He thought it was a follicle at first, but its a cyst. He says its rather small and wont interfere with anything so it should go away in about 2 months, if not, then he says we will have it removed. Right now he said hes just going to note it and monitor it.
Also, as he was doing my u/s, he noticed a mass in my uterus. Said it was very small and he thinks in may be a polyp or it may be nothing. He couldnt really tell by the image. Says if I get my period, he will schedule me for a saline test so he can get a better image, and then if thats what it is, he will have it removed. I freaked out and when I left I called back for the nurse to ask questions and the RE got on the phone and said "WHY are you crying? Jessica, I never said it was DEFINITELY a polyp. I said it could be a polyp and if it is, we will find out and remove it. They are extremely common anyway. I saw nothing today that I am in the slightest bit concerned with. If I am not concerned, you shouldnt be." I told him I really dont want to do more cycles of IUI and he told me he doesnt like to jump to IVF because he feels thats what alot of clinics do and its like a factory. He really likes to explore other options first. He did say that if I am adamant about it, we can discuss if I get my period and perhaps we will do an IUI with injectables and then IVF the following cycle, so April. I told him my insurance covers all meds and unlimited ivfs and iui's at 100% so I just want to get pregnant, however its going to happen! UGH, just discouraged today and I tend to whip myself into a frenzy thinking the worst of things. For example, when he saw that cyst a few weeks back he said it may be a chocolate cyst (endometriosis) or it may not be. I IMMEDIATELY lost my shit and told myself I had endo. Low and behold, its just a regular cyst. Now I am SWEARING I have a polyp! But all my other u/s showed nothing of the sort. I do this all the time! I get all worked up. From what I have researched this AM, if it is a polyp it is very normal and safe to remove. No biggie.
Thanks for letting me vent
about the massage oil mishap! Oh well! Hope you can revive your phone!
) and getting myself all worried that this is too low of a level to ovulate 
). Wine really does make everything all better!!
honey! I bet you it's nothing, and in any case you'll get it sorted out soon. And it's very, very normal to do 3-4 iuis before IVF, the odds iui will work keeps going up with each attempt up to the 3rd or 4th. I think at least one more attempt is a good idea. The one last time might not have been perfectly timed, but this one sounds like it was. Also, I think you should try your next iui with Clomid or injectables, where the goal is to develop more than one follie. The pregnancy rate per iui attempt is generally 10-20%, each attempt and closer to 20% with Clomid. It's closer to 30% with injectables. The risk of multiples goes way up with injectables though, so if you develop TOO many follies, you might ask to see if your doc will allow you to convert to IVF. You might also look at your docs success rates with IVF vs other fertility clinics in the area. They are published on the CDC website.
