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[moochacha]

What was mean to be a 15-20 min appointment turned into an hour. DH also has to do a SA lol wooohoo he doesn't get out of it!! I can't wait to here about everyone's appointment!!!

 

[foxyloxy28]

Hi Moochacha

Good news about the clomid script.

What a numpty your FS is banging on about your weight - I have no hope if a specialist thinks you have a weight problem!! Eek, I'm even more worried now.

I'm heading off in about an hour or so - only 5 mins from hospital, so that's handy.

Fill you all in later on x

 

[moochacha]

Yeah but my FS is just a freak.. lol I am sure your FS is going to much more helpful than mine.

Hope everything is going well for you hun Cant wait to hear how it all goes.

 

[foxyloxy28]

Hi All

I'm back from the Fertility Clinic.

Sorry I've copied this from my journal as I'm lazy

Those waiting rooms are a nightmare with all their posters on how to cope with childlessness etc OH and I were depressed within 2 mins of sitting down

So, met with the registrar rather than the Consultant. He was nice enough and took our medical history.

OH's SA results came back fine - borderline on morphology I think - whatever it was, was meant to be 4%, OH's was 3%. Dr was happy with results, but OH must do another one in 4 months time.

He doesn't think I have PCOS as I have regular cycles - that's good!

He said Clomid and Metformin wouldn't be beneficial as it looks like I ovulate on my own.

I have to book in for a HSG - although, he said he'd give me info on how to do that but I've checked through everything and he hasn't

I also have to have CD3 & CD21 bloods along with standard bloods for HIV,Hepititis etc - wonderful for my needle phobia and non-existent veins!

Dr said if my HSG comes back that my tubes are clear, then IUI or IVF will be our next step.

At this point I'm thinking he hasn't mentioned my weight........ thought too soon

Had to go and get my bmi recorded - 38.8 OMG I'm such a porker! That was depressing!

So, he said I knew what he was going to say.... which I obviously did. I said that I had managed to lose almost 2 stone last year, but fell off the wagon after the shitty GP appointment in Sept. So, I asked if BMI had to be 30 for IUI (I know it is for IVF) and he said ideally, but with IUI they are more felxible and could go with a BMI of 35 - providing I show that I have lost some weight.

I was quite positive about that. Getting my BMI to 35 is my 1st goal - obviously getting down to below 30 would be beneficial for my health in general, so that is my ultimate goal.

So, all in all, a pretty positive experience. I think I will ring the Gyn Dept later on to fnd out how to book my HSG via x-ray department.

 

[moochacha]

Woooohooo foxy that's really fantastic!!! I'm so glad that everything went so well and you have such a positive FS! And a IUI or IVF is fantastic on of my best friends who was TTC for 3 years is not 2 weeks away from having her first through IUI!

 

[foxyloxy28]

Hey moochacha

Yep, it was nice to see someone who wasn't cpncentrating on my weight as such.

I've been sent home from work after catching up with my manager.

I'm feeling really down and I think it's just the realisation that it may not happen naturally for us. I don't know if I feel +ve about IUI / IVF or not, or whether I am just worried about being able to lose all that weight in order to do it!

I had hoped that they would let me go on clomid to see if anything happened, but I appreciate that it primarily to kick start ovulation rather than help someone who is o'ing.

I dunno, I'll spend the day getting my head around it all and focusing.

was expecting AF today! Guess she'll show torrow instead.

 

[mrskcbrown]

@Foxy and Moochacha: Im glad your appts went well and there was nothing major that was an issue. Keeping you guys in my prayers. Foxy, my DH had a lower morphology at 2% first analysis and 5-6% second analysis, and BFP was possible, even though my fertility specialist told me there was NO way, I would get preggos without IUI/IVF, boy was she wrong! When we came back to see her with our BFP, she asks...how did you get pregnant? We just looked at her like she was stupid and said sex.

 

[moochacha]

I can totally understand where you're coming from, maybe when you can talk to him at your next appointment and tell him you would really like to give clomid a try. I said to my FS it will help improve my egg quality and also because your S/O is borderline on his SA results having more follies will increase your chances. He sounds like the type of FS that you can talk to.
I guess he might not want to waste your time with clomid and pull out the big guns with you so you get that bfp faster, but I can totally understand how you must he feeling.
If you ever went down the iui track they normal stimulate your cycle with clomid or injectables.

 

[moochacha]

"Like my FS says keep trying naturally this could be the cycle" and AF might not be here for a reason! I'm totally motivated to get my bfp now so I don't have to see my horrid FS!

 

[foxyloxy28]

a horrid FS is great motivation.

I saw the Registrar, so not sure what the consultant is like - maybe we will see him at our follow up in December, but I have heard good things about him.

Good luck with your next cycle xx

XShell: Hope your appointment went well - look forward to hearing about it

 

[Sweetmama26]

Hi ladies, I hope all of you are well. Foxy I sure hope this is your month, I hope it doesn't resort to IUI/IVF

 

[foxyloxy28]

sweetmama - thanks hun

How are you doing?

 

[Sweetmama26]

Eh I'm ok, just plugging along lol.... Tired and stuff but I'm sure it will get better when I can actually have a good nights sleep.

 

[xshell79]

well had my fs appt yesterday it went ok i need to get my bmi down to 35 to start clomid so i need lose a few stone and go from there .. was told to think positive as i fell preg in dec even thow it ended in mc shows thats its poss and i was a little confused as she said i dnt need to chart as it wont help with having pcos!! still going to thow and was told to bd every other day from end of af to start of af so will be nackerd lol

lets see if soy helps this cycle!

 

[mrskcbrown]

well had my fs appt yesterday it went ok i need to get my bmi down to 35 to start clomid so i need lose a few stone and go from there .. was told to think positive as i fell preg in dec even thow it ended in mc shows thats its poss and i was a little confused as she said i dnt need to chart as it wont help with having pcos!! still going to thow and was told to bd every other day from end of af to start of af so will be nackerd lol

lets see if soy helps this cycle!

I agree that you should still chart even with PCOS. I charted and I have PCOS, and it helped me to know my cycles better. Good luck!

 

[xshell79]

moochacha glad ur fs is sorting out clomid hun fx u get bfp soon

foxy great that ur getting cd3 and cd21 bloods and hsg ul have more anwsers soon

xxxxx

 

[xshell79]

thanks mrskcbrown....wow 2nd tri already!!!! xx

 

[foxyloxy28]

Hey Shell

I'm sure you'll be at 35 before you know it. I have to get to 35 initially to, although I need to at 30 by this time next year if I need IVF.

I agree with continuing to chart - it's reassurance if nothing else right!

 

[moochacha]

My BMI is 29, its because I'm super short and I work out using weights so I'm a size 10 but it makes me heavier on the scaled I'm 65kgs now I put on weight since my recent weight loss due to sickness. For my height my normal weight range is 42-50kgs so I'm 15kgs over weight. Even though it doesn't look like it and everyone tells me not to stress out my FS is really hard on weight. He's a freak.

I think he will still do whatever I want him to do and whatever he needs to do like IUI or IVF if it comes to that but he's the ONLY doctor to complain about my weight.

Shell - I'm really glad that your FS is positive, I agree I think you should still chart just to keep track especially if you're taking clomid because then you can track and document if its actually helping and if its increasing your progesterone levels by seeing a temp raise. I can understand where she's coming from though because before clomid with pcos cycles are crazy and when you're on clomid you will be monitored and they might even give you a trigger shot (maybe).

I'll prob be starting Clomid and Metformin not this cycle I'm on CD 17 https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/moochacha , I see my FS sept 8th so it will be too late to get a script for my sept cycle so it looks like from October. He's talking about keeping me on it for 6 months though!!! Until my insurance kicks in then we can look at IUI or IVF.

 

[moochacha]

I want to try femara though but my FS doesn't know what it is, and his meant to be the best in Melbourne? what a freak. hahah. I'm going to print out some information about it and maybe he'll know what it is.