July IUI, anyone?

[alicatt]

Hello ladies! Ive been MIA lately my home computer crashed so I can only get on at home on my phone.

Okay so today I went in for my CD11 US (IM ON CD 13) it feel on on sat and sun hehe

okay I have a HUGE HUGE follicle. 26mm!!! what?!?!?!?!?!?!?! my lining looked great she said. I should O around Thursday. Im stoked.

But, hope its not a cyst. Does anyone have any past experience in this?

thanks girls! good luck everyone

Hi Moorebetter!

I have some experience with cysts, seem to get them all the time! That follicle being that big on CD 13 might very well be a cyst. I had one that early and it turned out to be a cyst and had totally disappeared by the CD 14. Did you have any other follicles in the 12-16mm range? Perhaps on the other ovary? If so, they may end up being the good follicles. Or you could just have one big one that is going to burst sooner than Thursday? Is that possible? Did they draw any blood to see what your E2 or LH where?

GL, and FX'd!

 

[Moorebetter]

I have other follicles but they are at around 8-11 about 4 of them.

Just took at OPK looks + Im going to try and take another before 5 so I can call the doctor if it looks + again!

Hoping its not a cyst!! ekkk thanks for the info!! Ill let you ladies know how it plays out!

 

[alicatt]

I have other follicles but they are at around 8-11 about 4 of them.

Just took at OPK looks + Im going to try and take another before 5 so I can call the doctor if it looks + again!

Hoping its not a cyst!! ekkk thanks for the info!! Ill let you ladies know how it plays out!

HMM.. If your OPK is + then it may just be a happy follicle ready to burst! You might need to go in and have your IUI tomorrow instead of Thursday. I guess the Dr will be able to tell you more. That was what I thought, either a cyst or you were ready to POP!! GL!!!

 

[greyhoundmom]

Hi All!

Wow - I have lots of pages to catch up on, I've been busy at work lately!

So after a week of 4 shots a day, I'm ready for my IUI tomorrow.

I have two follicles that are ready, one is 20 (left) and another 20.5 (right), then several small (9.5-11) that my doctor says likely won't progress any further. I was really hoping for more, knowing the odds of how many fertilized and grew with my IVF cycle, and also having a blockage in my left tube, but I'll take what I can get.

Looks like some of you are close to the end of your 2WW - FX'd!!!

 

[TTCinTexas]

Hi All!

Wow - I have lots of pages to catch up on, I've been busy at work lately!

So after a week of 4 shots a day, I'm ready for my IUI tomorrow.

I have two follicles that are ready, one is 20 (left) and another 20.5 (right), then several small (9.5-11) that my doctor says likely won't progress any further. I was really hoping for more, knowing the odds of how many fertilized and grew with my IVF cycle, and also having a blockage in my left tube, but I'll take what I can get.

Looks like some of you are close to the end of your 2WW - FX'd!!!

Good Luck!! I just did my IUI this morning and our second IUI is tomorrow morning. Guess that makes me in the 2WW. Never been in that category before so it's a little wierd but even more ready to be in the first trimester group!!

Good luck and keep us posted!!!

 

[alicatt]

Hi All!

Wow - I have lots of pages to catch up on, I've been busy at work lately!

So after a week of 4 shots a day, I'm ready for my IUI tomorrow.

I have two follicles that are ready, one is 20 (left) and another 20.5 (right), then several small (9.5-11) that my doctor says likely won't progress any further. I was really hoping for more, knowing the odds of how many fertilized and grew with my IVF cycle, and also having a blockage in my left tube, but I'll take what I can get.

Looks like some of you are close to the end of your 2WW - FX'd!!!

Good Luck!! I just did my IUI this morning and our second IUI is tomorrow morning. Guess that makes me in the 2WW. Never been in that category before so it's a little wierd but even more ready to be in the first trimester group!!

Good luck and keep us posted!!!

Best of luck TTCinTexas and greyhoundmom!!

Greyhoundmom.. did you ever try to get your tubes flushed? I had one blocked too, and they did a sonohysterogram and used saline and they were able to flush out my right tube! I had no idea it was even possible, but it was not structural, so the saline just grabbed whatever was in there and flushed it out, YAY! I had a little pain when they flushed, but I knew as soon as the tube opened, because the pain went away immediately. Then I was really bloated for a few days as the saline was absorbed into my body and I must have eventually peed it out. I was a little skeptical that it would work, but it did and I am so happy I did it now. Maybe you won't need to do it, because this is your month If not though, I would talk to your Dr!!

 

[TTCisapain]

So, I had my U/S this morning. As expected, I was early doing it this month (I knew last month was a fluke with getting a +OPK on CD 11). Clomid usually makes my 26 day cycle closer to 30 days. So, I have to keep taking my estragen and OPKs and have a f/u U/S scheduled for Wed morning (hopefully that will be my trigger day and we can do IUI on Friday).

So, I am positive today. I did have 1 - 15mm, 2 - 12mm on right and 1 - 12 mm on left to develop. Hoping some get to 18 by Wed, but not too many or they will cancel IUI.

Also, I have to say I have been somewhat struggling with the religion aspect of assisted conception personally. However, everything seems to be working out perfectly. Last month I was early which allowed us to do an IUI on Friday (the only day DH has off) and this month it could very well end up the same!! It is in God's Hands =)

 

[TTCisapain]

Congrats Flangel!! H&H 9 months!!

 

[adroplet]

cd 11 ultrasound is tomorrow. can't wait.

the Dex has brought my immune system down. Yay!!
but now i have a cold. Booo!

 

[ILuvBabies200]

IUI done! They did a guide with an u/s this time which was cool! I also got to see the 2 nice eggs on the screen. So hoping this works!!!

 

[Sunshine15]

Hi ladies,

I'm back from vaca & on to the next cycle. AF showed her ugly head on Friday the 13th...the day of my little brother's baby shower. It was an emotional day for sure. Before vaca my doc suggested we schedule an appt to discuss our plans for this month. Prior to the meeting we discussed doing IVF for July but that all changed after our meeting. Doc said he doesn't want me to continue using clomid. I've been on it for 5 months with no luck. He said i had 3 choices: 1) surgery to have my left tube unblocked, which he said sometimes they close up depending on where its blocked 2) injectables- works similar to clomid but a bit stonger & id have to be closely monitored 3) IVF. Both DH & i decided that surgery would be out of the question because its not 100% effective & way too invasive. We both agreed we'd give the injectables a try. If they dont work after 1-2 months we would definitely move on to IVF. He introduced us to the injectable, follistim. I had no clue what it was or how it worked. I went to the docs today for us & bloodwork & got my first set of injectables. I have another appt on Thursday to see how I'm doing with the meds. According to my insurance they cover the injectables but since we've already had 3 IUIs If we have one this month we would have to pay out of pocket for it. Each IUI is $350 plus every time I go in for us & bloodwork it's another $50 co-pay (5x). It's so much money but we're so invested that I can't imagine not continuing. On the bright side we got some good news today Our insurance covers 3 rounds of IVF per year. Knowing this DH & I both agreed that if this month doesn't work we would move on to IVF next month. I've definitely missed chatting with you girls.

Hi!

I'm another person joining from the June IUI group - I just ordered my follistim and will be starting another cycle for a July IUI. I don't have a start date yet, but should be any day now...

Hope everyone's doing well.

Greyhoundmom, I'm also starting follistim this month. I am not a fan of needles so I'm having a tough time getting over injecting myself. I had DH do it tonight. What's your experience on follistim?

Hey everyone..

WishesK, so sorry to hear that things are not working as planned. I hate it when that happens! I was feeling that way yesterday.

Welcome to those who have joined from the June thread, nice to see some of you, but sorry that your IUI didn't work last month. Mine didn't either so here I am too.

I do have some great news, my right tube is no longer blocked! They were able to unplug it and it has a nice flow now. YAYAYAY!!! SOOO HAPPY!!! I will be doing an IUI sometime soon, I am currently at CD11 and the nurse thought I would be ovulating as soon as Saturday, I'm not so sure though. I usually don't ovulate until CD 16. So we'll see what my body wants to do. I did have a 16mm follicle though so it could be any day I suppose.

GL and FX'd to everyone this month!

Alicatt, I'm so happy for you! That's so wonderful that they were open up your tube. Next time I go to the doc I will ask about this. When are you testing?

 

[ILuvBabies200]

Wow!!! I would be over the moon if IVF was covered! I would definitely give it a go if this doesn't work! Good luck to you!!

 

[ILuvBabies200]

Did I really forget to stock up on pregnancy tests??? let the 2ww fly!!!!!

 

[Molly_001]

alicatt I had my tubes flushed recently as well and they discovered one was blocked, seems saline did the trick though so hopefully that will help us both get our BFNs faster

tlm good luck!!

I'm taking my trigger tonight and have to go in tomorrow morning at 10:30 for the IUI, it seems pretty quick compared to what most of you have said and they only do it once... so I have lots of questions to ask tomorrow about why they only wait 12 or so hours after triggering. oh well here's hoping anyway

Now for a really stupid question, can you still do OPKs after doing the trigger as I'd like to see how long after the trigger I do actually ovulate although I'm thinking the trigger probably has the same LH hormone in it?

 

[Molly_001]

eek!! make that BFPs!!! aarrgghh

 

[greyhoundmom]

Greyhoundmom, I'm also starting follistim this month. I am not a fan of needles so I'm having a tough time getting over injecting myself. I had DH do it tonight. What's your experience on follistim?

Hi Sunshine! First - your plan sounds good to me, and 3 IVF rounds/year is awesome! My insurance only covered one round.

As far as the follistim, I've had a good experience with it (I've just needed a lot to respond to it). I've used it for three rounds so far, hopefully this time is the last!

The needles aren't bad, but I don't have any fear of needles. I do them myself in my stomach - just "pinch an inch" and inject, the quicker the better, like a dart. Most times I don't even feel it. Every now and then I start to inject and that spot immediately feels is and I just move to a different spot. I've had a little bruising, but then again, I bruise very easy. If your DH will do it, you probably won't feel it at all! I haven't had any weird reactions to it (emotional or otherwise).

Good luck - you'll do fine!

 

[greyhoundmom]

Greyhoundmom.. did you ever try to get your tubes flushed? I had one blocked too, and they did a sonohysterogram and used saline and they were able to flush out my right tube! I had no idea it was even possible, but it was not structural, so the saline just grabbed whatever was in there and flushed it out, YAY! I had a little pain when they flushed, but I knew as soon as the tube opened, because the pain went away immediately. Then I was really bloated for a few days as the saline was absorbed into my body and I must have eventually peed it out. I was a little skeptical that it would work, but it did and I am so happy I did it now. Maybe you won't need to do it, because this is your month If not though, I would talk to your Dr!!

Hi! I did have the dye test but no saline/flush. My doctor suggested repeating the dye test if this round isn't successful, so I'll definitely ask about that flushing. But yes - hopefully I won't need it and this round works. Thanks for the suggestion/info!

 

[alicatt]

Alicatt, I'm so happy for you! That's so wonderful that they were open up your tube. Next time I go to the doc I will ask about this. When are you testing?

WOW! IVF is covered? I would definitely give it a try too! They only covered the fertility testing to see if there were any issues. You must have awesome insurance!!

AFM - I'm only 6DPO, I think I'm in the middle of an implantation dip, but I could be wrong. I can tell you that I am exhausted. I want so much to sleep! I was considering taking the morning off to do just that. I don't think my boss would be too happy.

 

[Moorebetter]

Hello girls! Got my +OPK yesterday afternoon, so Im doing IUI tomorrow!!

Im neverous because after the IUI we will DTD once more, which will only be 3 times...

how is eveyone else doing? seems like everyone is in their 2ww GL!!

 

[jen1019]

Hi ladies,

I'm back from vaca & on to the next cycle. AF showed her ugly head on Friday the 13th...the day of my little brother's baby shower. It was an emotional day for sure. Before vaca my doc suggested we schedule an appt to discuss our plans for this month. Prior to the meeting we discussed doing IVF for July but that all changed after our meeting. Doc said he doesn't want me to continue using clomid. I've been on it for 5 months with no luck. He said i had 3 choices: 1) surgery to have my left tube unblocked, which he said sometimes they close up depending on where its blocked 2) injectables- works similar to clomid but a bit stonger & id have to be closely monitored 3) IVF. Both DH & i decided that surgery would be out of the question because its not 100% effective & way too invasive. We both agreed we'd give the injectables a try. If they dont work after 1-2 months we would definitely move on to IVF. He introduced us to the injectable, follistim. I had no clue what it was or how it worked. I went to the docs today for us & bloodwork & got my first set of injectables. I have another appt on Thursday to see how I'm doing with the meds. According to my insurance they cover the injectables but since we've already had 3 IUIs If we have one this month we would have to pay out of pocket for it. Each IUI is $350 plus every time I go in for us & bloodwork it's another $50 co-pay (5x). It's so much money but we're so invested that I can't imagine not continuing. On the bright side we got some good news today Our insurance covers 3 rounds of IVF per year. Knowing this DH & I both agreed that if this month doesn't work we would move on to IVF next month. I've definitely missed chatting with you girls.

Hope everyone's doing well.

I'm sorry that you didn't have any luck with it this cycle. But I must say that I am incredibly jealous that your insurance covers IVF. We don't have any coverage, so I just don't think that this will be an option for us in the future. Good luck with whatever you decide!

Alicatt, I'm so happy for you! That's so wonderful that they were open up your tube. Next time I go to the doc I will ask about this. When are you testing?

WOW! IVF is covered? I would definitely give it a try too! They only covered the fertility testing to see if there were any issues. You must have awesome insurance!!

AFM - I'm only 6DPO, I think I'm in the middle of an implantation dip, but I could be wrong. I can tell you that I am exhausted. I want so much to sleep! I was considering taking the morning off to do just that. I don't think my boss would be too happy.

I haven't been charting for a month or two, which may be a good thing I have been EXTREMELY fatigued as well. Barely able to get out of bed, or make it until 9:30 at night. Some mild cramping and vivid dreams, but that could just be anything. Fingers crossed for you, Alicatt. We are in the same boat!

Hello girls! Got my +OPK yesterday afternoon, so Im doing IUI tomorrow!!

Im neverous because after the IUI we will DTD once more, which will only be 3 times...

how is eveyone else doing? seems like everyone is in their 2ww GL!!

Good luck! I hope that everything goes perfectly for you.