positive opk @ 8dpo...HELP!!!

[L.E.]

How are you feeling on the Clomid, MzSwizz? Any side effects?

Nothing different going on here. I did hear back from my doctor's office about the Provera. They wanted me to get labs done to make sure I'm not pregnant. I decided to forgo the Provera for now and I made an appt with the new doc for 1 week from today. I'm sure he'll order blood-work and I wanted it to be an accurate reflection of what my body is doing on its own. The bad part is that because the initial visit is longer, it costs more than twice as much- $170!! I'm just going to do it. I've been dealing with this long enough. While this is a family doc and not an obgyn, I do think he'll be able to help me a lot, and maybe see something that the obgyns haven't seen.

 

[mzswizz]

L.E. im hoping you finally get some answers to what's going on. And so far so good. Looks like AF is almost out the door and the only thing I have been having is fatigue but that's it so far.

 

[mzswizz]

AFM, im on cd9 today. Today was the last pill for the Clomid this cycle. So now it's just the waiting game. DH is going to be away for 10 days on detachment starting today so im hoping and praying that I end up o'ing once he comes back and not sooner than the 30th of this month. Anytime from the 31st forward, im okay with so let's see what happens. Today, im going to get some more rest, eat, and later on go to work and then go watch movies at my friend's house because her husband is away on detachment with my DH and they both are in the same squadron so that's why. This Clomid, I must admit, makes me very exhausted and I have had a headache since early morning. Im really hoping that all we needed was the Clomid in order to get pregnant. So we shall see.

 

[L.E.]

Not much going on here. I saw the new doc today (same doc DH and DS see). Not much happened. We didn't even really go over medical history as far as the PCOS goes. He ordered blood work and I'm supposed to go back in 2-6 weeks, and my appt is made for 4 weeks from tomorrow. If I can afford to go sooner, I'm going to try to. I'd like to find a way to go back in 2 weeks, but I don't think that's going to happen. Tomorrow's check is car pmt, the next one is rent, then the next one is other bills plus DS' birthday. Soooo... yea... I think I may be able to do it in 3 weeks. We'll see.

MzSwizz, I can't click on your chart. It's been that way for a week or so. Hope everything is going well. Your DH comes home in a week. I hope your Clomid kicks in for you!

 

[L.E.]

I see O marked on your chart, MzSwizz.... yay! I know it was earlier than you wanted, but that would mean the Clomid did its job.

Pay no attention to my chart. I had some heavy bleeding and I'm marking it after the fact, but I had other bleeding that I just marked as spotting because I knew it wasn't a real AF. I'll probably alter my chart to keep it as one, but for now I'm just letting it start the new cycle on there since I did go from suuuuuper heavy bleeding down to light bleeding then spotting then light spotting. I thought I maybe was done but I saw a little red in the shower this morning, so I doubt I am. Going to call the docs today about the Provera that way I can start taking it by the weekend if the spotting doesn't stop. It never has stayed gone, or at least not for very long, so even if it does go away for a few days, I'll likely start again and would need the Provera anyway.

 

[L.E.]

Actually I just went back in and marked it all as spotting and made a note for myself since I don't want to have to override the cycle. For sure having red spotting today after pretty much just brown spotting yesterday. Called the doc just now and they're sending the Provera Rx to my pharmacy. So.... a period again in about a week just in time for DS birthday... but I may at least be down to a light bleed by his party, possibly even done, so I guess that's good. And with the Provera, I'll at least have a few days without bleeding, so I welcome that. Unless I O, I shouldn't have to worry about having anymore bleeding or spotting til after Christmas. I see my new PCP again in a couple weeks, so hopefully he can get me straightened out.

 

[L.E.]

How's it going, ladies? MzSwizz, was your O for real? Not much going on here. I took my last Provera yesterday so I expect AF to be here around Tuesday or Wednesday. On Wednesday DS turns 7! I can't believe he's that old already. He lost his 5th tooth 2 days ago. His party is a week from today, so I'm trying to get everything together for it, but I can't really do a lot of it til DH gets paid on Friday. Blah. What's new?

 

[mzswizz]

afm, im on cd25 and no ov wasnt real. I have been gearing up and it fails. So now i got to set up a doc appt to get a higher dosage.

 

[L.E.]

afm, im on cd25 and no ov wasnt real. I have been gearing up and it fails. So now i got to set up a doc appt to get a higher dosage.

That stinks, but if it was real, DH wasn't home to make it happen, right? How long is he home for?

Well, my 132 day cycle is over and I'm actually glad to see the fresh cycle. I think I'll start my Vitex up again before AF is over. I besides this last cycle being June 27th, the one before was Christmas Day and today is DS' birthday, so I can easily remember my start days for the past year. Pitiful.

 

[mzswizz]

Well dh will be here until January so we have a better chance this time. And if it had actually happened, we would've missed it. But my temps were all over the place actually. I was just too lazy to put them into FF Hopefully this cycle will give you a bfp

AFM, im on cd30 no ov this cycle and I am starting to have spotting so im pretty sure that AF is going to start tomorrow. Well I got to go get the refill of Clomid and take the 50mg this cycle. Hopingthis time will lead t oa bfp. Also, I have a doc on the 20th so I can see what's going on with this whole Clomid process and see if im ovulating or not this new cycle. Well, I know I have been gone for awhile and its because I been busy with school work and just spending as much time with DH because he will be going on deployment for 6 months minimum in February. So we been focusing on ttc before his deployment so im not going to really be on that much but I will check in from time to time to update every now and then.

 

[L.E.]

Is it possible you O'd on CD15? That would give you a 15 day LP and that was a huge temp spike from CD15 to 16.

 

[mzswizz]

L.E. actually it wasn't ov because the temps after that were pretty low like the time I thought I o'd but the temps showed otherwise. And i stopped charting around cd26. I had them written down instead of inputting them into FF because I was being lazy and just was going through alot of stress so couldn't be bothered. But I'm thinking my body just has to adjust to it.

AFM, im on cd5 and i just started taking the 2nd cycle of Clomid. I have my doc appt in 5 days which is good and also I got to prepare for DH's 12 day departure in a few weeks. Before I was trying to rush the ovulation and hoping we catch the egg but now with so much going on, I'm just going to take the Clomid and just see what happens. The 1st cycle, I didnt ov so now let's see what's going to happen on this cycle.

 

[mzswizz]

AFM, im on cd13 and I went to my doc appt. yesterday. Well, the appt. went well. I had my scan and in the right ovary i had 1 follicle at 12.5mm and another at 11.3mm. The doc couldnt really find the left ovary because it was very close to my uterus. But once he found it we thought that I only had a 8.6mm follicle. BUT once he went to look back at the right we saw a HUGE sac like image on the screen. They measured it and it was 15.5mm So i received my hcg injection yesterday and now awaiting to see what happens. So i may release just 1 or all the mature follicles. So we shall see. I have to use the temp adjuster for today because I woke up later than usual. So my temp will be changing for today.

 

[mzswizz]

im 2dpo/4dpt actually. I miscalculated yesterday. Well, im just patiently waiting to test but we all know that the wait is the hard part. Im hoping that this cycle is my bfp cycle. Well, i started the progesterone yesterday at 1dpo so im going to continue with that. I suppose to go back on cd21 for my progesterone test and then on dec. 9th i go in for my blood pregnancy test. Im happy that finally i have doctors that really care wanting to help me. Dh and I are excited about this cycle. Let's just hope that we get a bfp this time.

 

[mzswizz]

AFM, i am 3dpo/5dpt today. I had a temp rise this morning. Yesterday, I was feeling a little crampy and last night, I was feeling hot on and off. So i wasn't surprised when my temp was up this morning. Also, I have read that the trigger shot can cause cramping through out the whole cycle. I started the progesterone cream and prenatal vitamins on 1dpo so im hoping this helps our chances. Im really hoping this it for us. On Dec. 2nd, DH leaves for his detachment and that's the same day I go in for my progesterone blood work. Im hoping they will confirm that I have ovulated. The dpt is flying by while the dpo makes it seem as if the 2ww is taking forever. Im hoping that I get some good news this cycle.

 

[mzswizz]

How's everyone?

AFM, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the States! I'm 4dpo/6dpt today. I have realized that my temps are steadily increasing so im hoping that's a good sign. I think the progesterone cream is helping with that I am also taking my prenatal vitamins as well. It's good to see my chart looking the way it looks right now. It actually gives me hope but you never know. FXed that a bfp is in the making. From time to time, I still get the on and off cramping on both sides but they are starting to subside. Well, will start testing in 4 days. So im getting excited. Let's see what happens. Oh and in 4 days, I go in for my progesterone blood work. So fxed.

 

[mzswizz]

Hope you ladies are okay!

AFM, im 5dpo/7dpt and my temp is still increasing which I hope is a good sign. Usually, I get a fallback temp around 4-5dpo but i haven't this cycle. Im still using the progesterone cream and prenatal vitamins. Will be stopping the progesterone cream at 14dpo. Hoping AF doesn't come because this cycle looks great so far. Haven't gotten a dip in my temp yet. Im hoping that means that I have proper progesterone level and that a bfp is in the making. Can someone look at my chart and help me out with it? Also, on monday, dh will be leaving to go on his detachment and I will have my progesterone test on the same day. I will be bringing in the progesterone cream and letting the nurse know that I am taking progesterone which im pretty sure won't really affect the test because im using it to get proper progesterone levels for post-ov. So all in all. Im very hopeful this cycle.

 

[mzswizz]

Well looks like the trigger shot is pretty much out my system. I dont know if you can say it on the pic but there is a verrrryyyyy faint line. Which im pretty sure means that my tests will be completely negative by 8dpt/9dpt. So the trigger shot is pretty much out my system yay. Well hopefully this means a bfp in the making because i cant put being tired etc onto the trigger shot because its pretty much gone. So hoping this is a good thing.

 

[L.E.]

Hey sorry I haven't been on the past few days. I do see the faint line, so it looks like that's almost out of your system. Your temps look good! When I used progesterone cream, it never affected my temps, so I think yours are going up due to O.

We had a nice Thanksgiving with 13 people at my house and lots of food. I had my doctors appt last week to review my blood work from last month. My insulin levels and glucose levels are actually back up to my highest, despite being on the Metformin. I'm not too thrilled about that, but the dr. isn't adjusting my dosage at this time. He did up my thyroid medicine, which I'm glad about. It's been at the low end of normal for as long as I can remember (I've been taking it 16 yrs), but since it was within the normal range the other docs wouldn't touch it. Well basically my thyroid is being stimulated moderately, but I only have the thyroid hormone in low levels, so my thyroid is working hard, but not producing in the same ratio I guess. Basically it needs more help so I'm now on 75 mcgs instead of 50. Also, I'm severely deficient in Vitamin D. Normal is 30-100 with 50-75 being optimal. I'm at 12.8. So he started me on 50,000 units every 3 days. He said Vitamin D plays a big role in weight loss. He seems to think with just the Vitamin D and upped thyroid that I'll drop 50 lbs in 6 months. I'm not holding my breath, but that would be so nice. I googled Vitamin D and fertility and there have been a lot of people that saw major improvement after starting Vitamin D, so we'll see. My cousin just announced she's pregnant with her 3rd kid. I'm doing much better with this one than her 2nd, but it still hurts me to see others get pregnant at the drop of a hat, without being married, without trying, etc. Anyway, I typed enough for now.

Oh yea. I wanted to post a pic of my opks. I've taken them randomly... One is terrible quality because my camera was dead and I used the web cam. That was a week ago- 11/21... the other pics are from today. I saved afternoon urine and tested at 7:29pm. The pic was taken at the 13 min mark. Then I took another 3 hrs later (but the sample was from more like 8 hrs later). That 10 pm one I looked at around the 10 min mark and it was equal darkness. I looked at it 2 hrs later and it's darker than the control. I know it doesn't count, but I still took a pic. The annoying part is that I can't count these as positive for me, even though I know other people can. Blah.

 

[mzswizz]

L.E. im hoping everythign can start adjusting to the meds and work out so you can get a bfp soon. And after finding out alot of people got pregnant and a few had abortions im just like when am i going to get pregnant but im just going to keep pushing until it happens. And what would you consider a positive for your opk?

AFM, im 6dpo/8dpt today. I took my temp this morning and it dipped but it wasn't that much of a drop. Hoping that this means possible implantation so who knows. DH will be leaving in 2 days and i have to go get my progesterone blood work done. Might start testing on the 2nd. On the 3rd, I will be getting my next tattoo. I will show you the picture of it once it gets done. But today, i feel crampy, gassy, nauseous and tired. Im hoping its not just in my head though. We shall see.