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[luckilegs1]

Luckilegs - I had a lap&dye test (to check the tubes). The anaesthesiologist (sp?) had a long chat with me about any side effects of the anaesthetic but Ive never had one before so didn't know what to expect.
Luckily I didn't have any side effects and within half an hour or coming to was ready to drive a car I was out and about like no one's business and only super strong pain killers knocked me out

Overall I was much more scared than necessary before the procedure. Like sma said the only uncomfortable bit was the air coming out of your body/ My shoulders hurt quite badly for about 2 days and then less so for another 3-5 days.

But the nurse taking out stitches was a right b*tch!!!! That was probably the most painful out of the whole experience!!!
Im really glad you are happy with the Dr. Where's the hospital that you went to?

Im going to see a new consultant in Eastbourne on the 23d after becoming very disappointed with the current gyni.

8DPO for me today and of course a BFN...

SMA - any new symptoms? Nothing for me except some sever cramping every now and then

Im sorry to hear that you have had a bad gyni, i know i am very lucky with my doc. I was surprised to hear you had to have stitches out i have been told the ones they give me are disolvable which i was pleased to hear as any stitches i have had in the past have all been disolvable never had to have any out! My hospital is east surrey, it is very nice i hadnt been there before but seems great. Thanks for your reply!

 

[Firefox]

Congratulations Courtney!! Its fantastic news & what an xmas present!! Personally it gives me hope everytime I see a new BFP on here...I think everyone on here thoroughly deserves theirs and hopefully its only a matter of time for us all

Just read through the last few pages of the thread to catch up, were you on anything other than the progesterone supplements this cycle?

Yes, I was. I had to do injections of Follistim and then an Ovidrel injection to trigger ovulation. Then I had an IUI and have been on the Crinone (progesterone) since 2 days after the IUI.

Yey an IUI success story!! Im thinking of going down that route if the drilling or clomid does not work for me. From what ive read it sounds like you get better monitoring with IUI and follow up after with the progesterone etc. Im absolutely fed up with not really knowing what is going on with my body..will give it a couple more months and then see if I can get IUI treatment privately as I know I dont have any chance on the NHS!!!

Did you 'top up' by dtd lots around the insemination time? I can only imagine how nerve racking the whole process must have been!

 

[sma1588]

Luckilegs - I had a lap&dye test (to check the tubes). The anaesthesiologist (sp?) had a long chat with me about any side effects of the anaesthetic but Ive never had one before so didn't know what to expect.
Luckily I didn't have any side effects and within half an hour or coming to was ready to drive a car I was out and about like no one's business and only super strong pain killers knocked me out

Overall I was much more scared than necessary before the procedure. Like sma said the only uncomfortable bit was the air coming out of your body/ My shoulders hurt quite badly for about 2 days and then less so for another 3-5 days.

But the nurse taking out stitches was a right b*tch!!!! That was probably the most painful out of the whole experience!!!
Im really glad you are happy with the Dr. Where's the hospital that you went to?

Im going to see a new consultant in Eastbourne on the 23d after becoming very disappointed with the current gyni.

8DPO for me today and of course a BFN...

SMA - any new symptoms? Nothing for me except some sever cramping every now and then

funny u ask i was ust about to put on here that the other night i tried to drink my tea but couldnt because the smell the dishwasher left on the lid. (its one of those take with u cups) so i made sure to soak the whole thing over night and clean it again this morning,well it made me gag this morning, different smell but ugh. other than that im having pains in my ribs but thats been happening along with cramps. my pains in my overies r about the same as when i dont O and my everyday pain so im not to sure what to think on that one .....its getting close to testing time!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Courtney1020]

Yey an IUI success story!! Im thinking of going down that route if the drilling or clomid does not work for me. From what ive read it sounds like you get better monitoring with IUI and follow up after with the progesterone etc. Im absolutely fed up with not really knowing what is going on with my body..will give it a couple more months and then see if I can get IUI treatment privately as I know I dont have any chance on the NHS!!!

Did you 'top up' by dtd lots around the insemination time? I can only imagine how nerve racking the whole process must have been!

I actually only the night of the IUI and then two days after the IUI. Since then, we have not had any for fear of too many uterine contractions

As for the nerve wracking part, it actually wasn't too bad. I was so darn busy the week before with Thanksgiving and all. And then the week of the IUI and 2WW I was swamped with work. So I didn't have much time to stop and reflect and worry

 

[Firefox]

Thats brill, shows it does pay not to obsess about things!! Did you have natural cycles before the IUI?

 

[Courtney1020]

Thats brill, shows it does pay not to obsess about things!! Did you have natural cycles before the IUI?

Oh no, mine were all over the place. I could go months without a period.

I have been trying for 3 years to get my first I tried Met, which my stomach just could not handle. Then moved onto Clomid in 2009 and did 7 cycles before I was finally sent to the FS. Once there, I did another 2 rounds of Clomid and was able to trigger for 1 of the cycles (the second cycle I did not have any follicles growing). Then we started Follistim injections along with Clomid and an Ovidrel trigger. That cycle got a and found out that DH's SA was not too good. So we moved onto IUI and here we are

 

[Firefox]

Thats quite a journey you've been on, did you get any monitoring when you were on your first 7 rounds of clomid? Ive got a feeling im not going to get anywhere until im properly monitored for at least 1 cycle as I dont have a clue whats going on inside me!

It must be such an amazing feeling to finally be there! Congrats again!

 

[MariaF]

Firefox - I was monitored for one cycle on Clomid...I wish I wasn't!

The sonographer was totall incompetent, I had 3 scans alltogether and still didn't know whether I ovulated or not

She scared the life out of me and my whole family by saying I had cysts on m ovaries that could burst any minute. Then of course I googled it and was convinced Id lose both ovaries!
Then a few days later she scanned me and said the cysts "disappeared" - I mean WTF????
And she STILL couldn't tell whether I ovulated or not! And the gyni was just as bad - when I finally went to see him to get some answers he was saying things like "it looks like you may have ovulated", "I think you are not ovulating properly"...I mean do you think or do you know because it's your job??!!

Hence Im in the process of changing doctors at the moment.

Im 9DPO and a BFN this morning. Don't know what Im expecting to be honest with you. I am not even convinced I have ovulated this cycle. No symptoms - the've all disappeared. No cramps, no sickness or dizziness. So I guess Im just expecting AF 2 das before Xmas....

 

[Firefox]

Hi Maria, are you in the uk? That sounds crazy! Gave you been monitored on any cycles since? I only had blood tests when I was on clomid!

Hey its still too early to tell, dont think you are out yet!! Its prob a good thing not to have too many symptoms! On my last cycle of clomid i was 99% sure that I ovulated cos of symptoms etc but the blood test results showed that I absolutely had not..I had peak fertility on my monitor, temp shift, ewcm the lot! In my opinion the symptoms dont mean alot but hey that might just be my crazy body!

Are you on clomid at the moment?

 

[MariaF]

Firefox - yes, Im in Sussex. Going to the fertility centre in Eastbourne next Thursday. Hopefully the guy will be more knowledgible.

Basically I ALWAYS get super sensitive nipples a da after ovulation and this cycle the only got slightly sensitive about 4-5 days after the ovulation day that FF determined. But my temps look perfect so I don't know what to believe
Also, usually I stop all cramping right after ovulation until about 4 days before af is due. This cycle Ive been cramping quite badly up until yesterday and today can still feel pulling pains in both ovaries....

Ive not been monitored since. We have to pay for everything privately and I refuse to go to the same sonographer as it's a waste of money!

 

[sma1588]

Firefox - I was monitored for one cycle on Clomid...I wish I wasn't!

The sonographer was totall incompetent, I had 3 scans alltogether and still didn't know whether I ovulated or not

She scared the life out of me and my whole family by saying I had cysts on m ovaries that could burst any minute. Then of course I googled it and was convinced Id lose both ovaries!
Then a few days later she scanned me and said the cysts "disappeared" - I mean WTF????
And she STILL couldn't tell whether I ovulated or not! And the gyni was just as bad - when I finally went to see him to get some answers he was saying things like "it looks like you may have ovulated", "I think you are not ovulating properly"...I mean do you think or do you know because it's your job??!!

Hence Im in the process of changing doctors at the moment.

Im 9DPO and a BFN this morning. Don't know what Im expecting to be honest with you. I am not even convinced I have ovulated this cycle. No symptoms - the've all disappeared. No cramps, no sickness or dizziness. So I guess Im just expecting AF 2 das before Xmas....

ya i would be getting a new doctor too. i hate when they do stuff like that,then u think of how much they just got paid for the CRAP they said because u walked in the door. im not to sure what to think of my test this morning it was very very very light but i think there was somewhat of a line unless i have line eye or it was an evap in the time it was supposed to be. but im not going to test again untill x mas eve...thats if AF doesnt come ....


good luck maria i hope the doctors were wrong and u did O and get ure bfp for x mas .....y we torture our self by testing so early i dont know!

 

[Courtney1020]

Thats quite a journey you've been on, did you get any monitoring when you were on your first 7 rounds of clomid? Ive got a feeling im not going to get anywhere until im properly monitored for at least 1 cycle as I dont have a clue whats going on inside me!

It must be such an amazing feeling to finally be there! Congrats again!

I did not get any monitoring on the first 7 rounds of Clomid. I was just prescribed the medication and took it when I was supposed to. If it didn't work then I would just go get another script

I think the reason why we were able to move onto the IUI so quickly is because they monitored me at the fertility specialist and noticed that I was not responding like I should to the medications. Each cycle that I had, if I didn't respond how they wanted me to, they moved me onto something different. It kind of blows my mind that I have only been seeing the FS for 4 months and I have had 4 cycles with them and that was all it took. Close to 3 years of absolutely no help; besides the prescriptions for Clomid; and all it took was 4 months with a fertility specialist It makes you wonder why they don't get us help sooner

 

[NGRidley]

I havent been around as much as i liked. I seem to have missed so much

CONGRATS COURTNEY!!!!!! absolutely wonderful news

 

[MariaF]

sma - I can't believe you are keeping us all in suspense like that!! I say a line is a line regardless how faint it is! And you'd expect it to be faint early on

I hope af doesn't show for you! I expect mine on wednesday. Another BFN today at 10DPO so I guess it's another NO for me....I kinda expected it - don't think I ovulated properly.

I know we are going to see a new gyni on thursday but at the moment Im not sure what's next for us. This Dr is about an hour's drive from us so I don't think I can go too often there for monitoring. So I hope the next step will be more radical than just more Clomid and scans...

 

[sma1588]

mariaF- haha im just as confused and ready for an anwser as u guys r. believe me im waiting and im going to TRY not to test untill atleast the day before x mas eve. im not to sure about the line because i couldnt c the color and it was sooooo faint i mean if u ust glanced at it u would never c it. i will for sure be letting u all know what happens by x mas if i get a bfn or ealier if a bfp..........
i hope your not feeling to bad and AF stays away for you too. that would be great if we both test and get bfp's togather

 

[HoneyWright]

sma you cant make us wait that long!!!!

Cant believe you guys are testing already I think 2ww in 2 weeks leading to Christmas is a great thing, so much else to think about!

 

[MariaF]

Sma - can u put up a pc of the test? How many DPO r u?

My boobs aren't getting any sorer that's why I know I'm not.

Honey - when do you plan to test?

 

[sma1588]

honey- im sorry lol i cant believe im testing already either i know im crazy.
maria- im 10 dpo i think, i would put a pic up of it but my phone takes really bad pics(like my OPK pics) and u wouldnt be able to c it. it had to be an evap because i did another a little while ago and its bfn

no more testing untill x mas eve!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HoneyWright]

hehe loving that you are testing, i can live vicariously through you!!

I have no idea when i will test, I always want to hold out then have a stupid moment at 9pm when i only went to the loo 30min ago and then get upset its a bfn!!!

I will see how long i can hol out, i am only 8dpo.

Maria will you test again soon?

 

[MariaF]

Sma - it's possible to be getting faint bfp's and then bfn again early on. Don't forget that on average it implants at 9dpo so 10dpo cud be too early, even for frer.

Honey, I have some cheap tests so I'm going to satisfy my poas urge! LOL Ill test again tomorrow.

I'm actually quite relaxed this cycle...almost removed from it all. May be because there are lots of other things to think about at Christmas

Then as they say A New Year - a new start!