Clomid round 3 anyone else?

[star25]

That is a hard decision noele, it sounds like you want to give it one last shot though then concentrate on your schooling, what is it yourstudying?
I finally got af Monday CD67 ! Now I can order my meds in a few weeks and hopefully get started next cycle which will probably be start of Oct if I have a normal one

How is everyone else?
Not long now cntrygrl!

 

[Noele0002]

Star- Yay! Glad AF finally decided to show!! I am going for Medical Assisting & Health Unit Coordinator. Medical Assisting is a 2 year program and Health Unit Coordinator is 1 year but after I finish my Medical Assistant program I will have most of the credits needed already for the Health Unit Coordinator so I will only have to go for 1 more additional semester after I graduate. Technically 2 1/2 years total.

 

[MissCassie]

Hi Ladies.

I am currently on CD1 and will be starting my 3rd round of Clomid tomorrow at 200mg. hopefully it does something this time..

 

[star25]

Hi misscassie, good luck this cycle, have you been on any strength of Clomid?

 

[MissCassie]

Hi misscassie, good luck this cycle, have you been on any strength of Clomid?

Hi Star,

my first round was 50mg and nothing happened. then they put me up to 150mg my dr said it looks my folies were trying to do somehing they were at 10mm. so i am hoping that 200mg does the trick.

 

[cntrygrl]

I'm beginning to wonder if Clomid is as helpful as doctors try saying.

 

[star25]

Me too cntrygrl

How is everyone?

I had some bad news yesterday about my dog, shes got leukemia, on steroids which can help keep it at bay for maybe 3-6 months and then they will stop working
If shes well enough for a general anaesthetic they can take a sample of lymph node and send to a specialist to see if chemo will help which is the best option but costs between 2-5k we nearly have 5 k but thats my back up ivf money ( which I hope I didnt need) couldn't stop crying yesterday then my little sister txt to say she would lend me the money as shes nit using any of her inheritance yet and that made me cry more!
I dont know if any of you have dogs and may think I'm crazy but ive had her since she was 8 weeks old and shes part of my family and I have to give her the best chance
Sorry for rambling on

Hope your all well?

 

[cntrygrl]

So sorry to hear about your dog, Star. I had dogs growing up and it's so hard knowing what to do that is best for them. My last dog ended up with kidney failure and really bad hips. We ended up having to put him down. I now have 3 cats the oldest one is 14. They definitely become a key part in our families and are like our family members/kids.

 

[star25]

Thank you cntrygrl, I feel a bit better about it today as shes looking so much better on herself and you wouldn't know there was anything wrong, I know it's just the steroids but at least shes responding to them

34 days to go cntrygrl, seems to have gone so quick, so pleased for you it's all gone well

 

[Noele0002]

Star- So sorry to hear about your dog I have a cat that is practically my baby so I know how much a human can bond with a pet. They are family. It's hard to make those kinds of decisions. But I am wishing you and your dog the best of luck!!

AFM- I feel like a zombie.... Working a full-time job and a part-time job, plus school full-time!! I've never been this tired in my life. Today is CD 10. My dh and I decided to give this last IUI a shot with my obgyn since we had the hCG trigger shot we bought a few months ago and never used. Also, OB Educator (the women who sets up the IUI's and scans) informed me that my clinic had a few fertility experts come in and update the doctors on the latest 'findings' and 'techniques' so she said that they are doing things a little different now. So now I am going in for a scan on CD 11 (tomorrow) but I am also going in for blood work. I think it is testing my estrogen levels... I can't remember but I guess testing for that gives a better idea of ovulation than just the scan. Also, our plan if scan goes good is to have dh give me hCG trigger shot Monday morning and then IUI Tuesday afternoon. I am also trying the follow that regime if the pom juice, red raspberry leaf tea, and vitamin E... But so far I have completely forgot to take the vitamin E and I've barely drank any of the tea but I have been drinking the pom juice so we will see how my lining turns out.

Hope you ladies are all doing well

 

[star25]

Thats good your giving it another go noele, I'm ok thank you, now my dog has perked up I'm feeling a bit better about it, shes having a sample of lymph node removed Monday under a general so it can be sent to specialist for testing and hopefully be treated with chemo
I'm CD11 today, I will probably order beds around CD21 so gives them 2 weeks to arrive in case I have a 35 day cycle, I hope the cysts stay away!

 

[Nightnurse]

hi ladies please join in
https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/assisted-conception/2229445-clomid-2014-beyond.html#post33726195

 

[cntrygrl]

Sorry Nightnurse, but Clomid didn't work for me or the women that are still active on this thread.

 

[Noele0002]

Hey ladies! My scan went great today My lining is 8mm and I had three follies between both ovaries. Size 19, 16, and 14 plus 11 under 10mm but doctor is not worried about them other ones. I had my estrogen level bloodwork done and ny doctor said he will get the results tomorrow and let me know whether he is going to have me take an estrogen supplement or not. Also, my IUI got bumped up. He wants me to have my trigger shot at 9pm on Saturday and go in exactly 36hours late on Monday morning at 9am for the IUI. I am feeling really good about this. Obviously, I know better than to get my hopes up but so far everything seems to be looking good... Fingers crossed please

Have a great weekend ladies!!

 

[Dannixo]

Sounds promising! Good luck!

 

[star25]

There's nothing wrong with getting your hopes up, its what keeps us going , great news on the scan, hope all goes well

 

[Noele0002]

Thanks ladies

 

[Juliars]

Heres a pretty cool thing I saw in an article. It talks about TCM, acupuncture and different kinds of herbs for fertility. I didnt know about those personally, but I realized that I was doing some of that stuff inadvertently while trying to maintain a healthy lifestle. Now Im pregnant, and I really think it was because of that lifestyle change. Here is some of the article:

Doctors in China report up to a 70% rate of success in treating male as well as female infertility. This is an astonishing number, as conventional Western drug and invasive therapies hover at around 8-12% success. There are literally hundreds of different infertility herbs in traditional Chinese herb therapies. The key to its success is knowing which herbs relate to which problems, and how to combine the different herbs to form complex medicine.

Which Chinese herbs are used for infertility?

Epimedium leaf
Achyranthes root
Rehmannia root
Dang gui root
Curculiginis root
Asian plantain seed
Lyceum fruit
Hydrolyzed pearl powder
Royal jelly powder
Peony
Cinnamon and poria

Source: Homeremediesforgettingpregnant
View: Why chose Chinese herbal medicine for infertility?

 

[cntrygrl]

Everything sounds very promising, Noele. I will keep everything crossed for you.

 

[Noele0002]

Thanks so much Cntrygrl!

So I got my estrogen levels back yesterday and the doctor said my levels we low so he prescribed me to take 2mg Estradiol 3 times a day for the next two weeks! I've had a feeling I needed a little help with that so I am happy to have a little assistance. I have my IUI this morning in 30 mins and Dh can't come with me he HAD to be at work today. I'm really hoping since my lining is finally 'good' my follies are all around a normal range and now I'm taking the estrogen supplements along with IUI that maybe this could possibly do the trick.... Fingers crossed that DH's swims are healthy and good.... I will update after my appointment Happy Monday ladies! I hope your weeke starts off great!