LTTTC #1 w/pcos - Buddies?

[sugarpi24]

I hope your insurance covers it pink!!

 

[karenh]

Here is an update: Friday I went in for another HCG and instead of going down they went to 145. My Dr is out of town so one of the other drs in the clinic reviewed my results and actually decided on a treatment. I do think the nurse went a little overboard with trying to freak me out about an ectopic pregnancy. Pretty much they think it is ectopic because my numbers are now growing. She said if I even think there is a possibility that I could be having any pain that I need to go to the hospital right away. They said I needed to have a full panel on Saturday and then another HCG today. They were hoping my numbers would have gone down from Friday to today. Really? Who are you kidding? I would have bet money on the fact that they wouldn’t have gone down. I had to wait in the office for the results. They went up to 247. They ended up doing an ultrasound. Dr. Bankowski said if they don’t see anything then I will need to have Methotrexate, but if they do see a dark circle then we won’t need to and we can see how it progresses. Basically, if they can see a fetus in my uterus then I am luck and this is a pregnancy, we will see if it is viable, and if not then I need to be treated for an ectopic pregnancy. He was really kind. Pointed out what he saw, and didn’t see. There wasn’t anything in my uterus, so I don’t have a viable pregnancy. It was really nice to get that definitive answer. He also didn’t see an ectopic pregnancy, but he said they can be small and sometimes hide. I have an appointment at 2 pm for the Methotrexate. It is a low dose of Chemo. After I expel this pregnancy we need to make sure everything is flushed out so that the Methotrexate doesn’t affect my next pregnancy.

 

[MrsChaffin]

Karen - wow... What a process... I'm so sorry you have to go through all this I hope everything goes smoothly, painlessly, and that you recover quickly.

Thank you everyone for all the support I got my blood drawn today for my cd22 progesterone test, so I am anxiously awaiting the results. If they are normal levels, then e will know femara worked! If not, my OB is raising the dose from 5mg to 7.5mg. But I so hope it worked - it would explain all the mild symptoms Ive been having! I'll let you ladies know when I get the results.

Hope you all are getting on well today

Lauren

 

[pvsmith12]

Ladies, I am sooo sorry I have been MIA lately, nothing much has happened, still waiting on an appointment from the new Gyno...

Can I get a quick catch up from each of you? Pleeaseeee!! haha.

 

[karenh]

Ladies, I am sooo sorry I have been MIA lately, nothing much has happened, still waiting on an appointment from the new Gyno...

Can I get a quick catch up from each of you? Pleeaseeee!! haha.

Just waiting to "lose" this baby again.

 

[sugarpi24]

I'm going in Monday for an u/s to check my follicles ill be starting injections Friday...and I started femera last night...might not do an IUI this cycle...we will see...thats what's going on with us.

 

[MrsChaffin]

Hi ladies. Well, got my cd22 progesterone levels back - 0.2... So the Femara didn't work, and I didn't ovulate.. Now just waiting for AF so I can start a new cycle :'(

 

[karenh]

I'm going in Monday for an u/s to check my follicles ill be starting injections Friday...and I started femera last night...might not do an IUI this cycle...we will see...thats what's going on with us.

The one cylce DH and I had decided we weren't going to do IUI and we were just going to try Timed Bedding was the first cycle we got two follicles, and we were like, not going to chance it when we finally got two. LOL. We are silly. Good luck this weekend.

 

[karenh]

Hi ladies. Well, got my cd22 progesterone levels back - 0.2... So the Femara didn't work, and I didn't ovulate.. Now just waiting for AF so I can start a new cycle :'(

I am so sorry. I remember that from the Clomid. It is devistating. I hope that raising the dosage works for you. I am sorry, I don't remember, have you tried Clomid? What dose were you on this month? What are they upping you to? I am just curiouse. Since I was resistant to Clomid and 50, 100, and 150 didn't work at all with my OB the RE put me right to 750 with the Femara. I hope you find what works for you.

 

[MrsChaffin]

Karen - no, never tried Clomid. I was on 5mg, upping me to 7.5mg once AF comes. I also started late last cycle (cd4 instead of cd3) so maybe that has something to do with it. Crossing my fingers I don't have to wait too long to start the next go around.

 

[sugarpi24]

Lol I know what you mean Karen...I guess we will see what Monday's u/s says..my insurance only covers 6 iuis a lifetime here my doctors office was quoted unlimited... :/

 

[karenh]

Karen - no, never tried Clomid. I was on 5mg, upping me to 7.5mg once AF comes. I also started late last cycle (cd4 instead of cd3) so maybe that has something to do with it. Crossing my fingers I don't have to wait too long to start the next go around.

People usually respond to one or the other. If this doesn't work you can still try Clomid.

 

[pinksprinkles]

Sorry for not updating a whole lot lately. The Femara is finally giving me side effects and I've really been feeling it. Mainly I'm just really low energy. Not tired/fatigued, just sluggish. Saturday is a holiday in DH's and my home, so there has been a lot to do getting ready for that and it has about taken all of my energy. U/S tomorrow, hoping for something good, not really feeling it, but my temp is finally getting lower like it often does before O, so I will take that as a good sign.

Karen- I am so sorry this has been so rough for you. I know you do not want to have to deal with all of this. You are a strong woman to go through so much. What is the next step? Will you be able to get back to TTC soon? Will you be taking things in a new direction with TTC?

 

[Natashaa1]

Hi, I've been MIA too whilst I always knew the success rates for iui are relatively low going through it and getting a BFN has really taken its toll on me emotionally and I'm not doing too good at the mo. DH is being amazing I'm a luck lady. Ladies I can't believe all this stress and pain we have to go through, Karen your so strong and coping so well. I just hope someone gets their BFP to give us all some hope

 

[karenh]

Sorry for not updating a whole lot lately. The Femara is finally giving me side effects and I've really been feeling it. Mainly I'm just really low energy. Not tired/fatigued, just sluggish. Saturday is a holiday in DH's and my home, so there has been a lot to do getting ready for that and it has about taken all of my energy. U/S tomorrow, hoping for something good, not really feeling it, but my temp is finally getting lower like it often does before O, so I will take that as a good sign.

Karen- I am so sorry this has been so rough for you. I know you do not want to have to deal with all of this. You are a strong woman to go through so much. What is the next step? Will you be able to get back to TTC soon? Will you be taking things in a new direction with TTC?

I am sorry the Femara is bringing down your energy, we don't need any help with that! How did your ultrasound go?

I am not sure when we are going to be able to ttc again. The paper the hospital gave me said to be on the pill or use condoms for 2 months. I have been told no intemacy until cleared by my DR. I have a beta today to see if the methotrexate is starting to work. I will ask the nurse about bd and when we can ttc again. Once we can we are going to try 3 more IUIs with Femara. We will see how the next six months or so go. It is kind of depressing saying six months, but that is realistic.

 

[karenh]

Hi, I've been MIA too whilst I always knew the success rates for iui are relatively low going through it and getting a BFN has really taken its toll on me emotionally and I'm not doing too good at the mo. DH is being amazing I'm a luck lady. Ladies I can't believe all this stress and pain we have to go through, Karen your so strong and coping so well. I just hope someone gets their BFP to give us all some hope

BFN after an IUI is a killer. I am so sorry you are dealing with that. I am glad you have DH you can lean on. I hope this helps you grow close together. What are you doing this next cycle?

 

[GdaneMom4now]

Can I join you girls? I'm 24 and my DH is 33 and we have been TTC since Jan of 2011 so over two years now. I have PCOS and self diagnosed endometriosis. I am going in for a lap in 13 days...on Valentines day, so I"ll find out for sure about the endo. I have the elevated male hormone and all the horrendous freakin symptoms of PCOS. My hubby also has a 5% morphology so its 3 strikes against us. We have done clomid, femara and IUI which obviously failed. It was a horrible experience and I'm sorry for the ones who recently had failed IUI's...the only thing that makes it better is time. I was on metformin ER but couldn't handle the side effects. I haven't read all the way through, but I look forward to getting to know you guys.

 

[karenh]

Can I join you girls? I'm 24 and my DH is 33 and we have been TTC since Jan of 2011 so over two years now. I have PCOS and self diagnosed endometriosis. I am going in for a lap in 13 days...on Valentines day, so I"ll find out for sure about the endo. I have the elevated male hormone and all the horrendous freakin symptoms of PCOS. My hubby also has a 5% morphology so its 3 strikes against us. We have done clomid, femara and IUI which obviously failed. It was a horrible experience and I'm sorry for the ones who recently had failed IUI's...the only thing that makes it better is time. I was on metformin ER but couldn't handle the side effects. I haven't read all the way through, but I look forward to getting to know you guys.

Welcome! I am sorry you are going through this and all that you have contributing to your infertility. That is so hard. What are you trying now?

 

[sugarpi24]

First injection tonight it wasn't bad at all!! Yayyy!!

 

[Natashaa1]

Hiya,

Karen we are having a month off then final try at IUI before moving on to IVF. If we have to have IVF I think we will move clinics.

Gdane - welcome, you know where we are when you need to rant, want some advise or just some support.

Sugarpie I'm glad it wasn't too bad

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend, were having our new kitchen fitted at the mo, it's very exciting and a welcomed distraction.