Young PCOS'ers! ~ 35 BFPs down!! ~

[scerena]

Mrsc10 so sorry af got you :hugs/ sending tons of for you this cycle

nlk wishing you a speedy recovery Hun great news! I wrote in you journal

aein his count is fine, the motility isn't too great but with meds it should help? What meds has he put your oh on?
I agree don't worry too much about the 1st test my oh had 0.5mil now he's normal on tests since even things like colds 3 months prior can effect it

miss noodles how are you???


Afm- Im 14 days past trigger I haven't tested can't bare to see another bfn

 

[ready2Bmum]

Hi all, I'm new to the site and have been reading through this thread as I am 26 with PCOS, TTC 3 months. Could someone please explain what the smep plan is please?

Thanks in advance. You all seem to know each other well. Hope I'm not butting in! :-/

 

[StayHopeful]

Welcome back nlk and I'm glad everything went well for you!

Ready2Bmum, welcome! The ladies here are wonderfully supportive. I don't remember the SMEP specifics, but I know there's other threads about it and you can probably google it too. From what I remember, you bd every other day until your positive opk, then every day for three days, then take two days off and bd one more time.

 

[jojolabobo]

NLK - Welcome back glad the surgery went well

Scerena - fx'd that this will be your cycle and you will get a bfp soon!

Ready2Bmum - Welcome! I dont know anything about the Smep plan but thought I would say Hello

I don't know if any one remembers the other day on here I was saying that my referral for OV Drilling and Laprascopy was sent to the wrong hospital so it was rejected and I had to phone up and ask for it to be re-sent to the right one...Well the saga continues...I still hadn't heard anything so I phoned Basildon Hospital (where I've now been referred) Spoke to the gyno dept...no record of my referral....spoke to new appointments line....no record of my referral...Finally spoke to the FS secretary whos said she was really sorry they have LOST my referral (for the third time) so she would look into it and get back to me...well that was monday, today is friday and I've heard big fat nothing, so today I'm hitting the phones again happy days

xx

 

[nlk]

welcome, readytobmum! :wave: don't feel like you're butting in at all, you're more than welcome here! the SMEP is basically where you just BD every other day, and the day of your O, and the day after. I'm not sure there's much more to it than that?!

jojo, sorry to hear they're still messing you around it sucks! But I just wanted to say, I am originally from Essex, and know how crap basildon hospital can be!! I was usually at southend hosp though, and they were just as awful...It's only really now though that I can see how much they messed everyone around! Hope you get it all sorted soon though hun Don't give up, stand your ground!

 

[hopefulfor1st]

Jojo- hope it gets sorted ASAP!

Nlk- what does that mean? Back to meds/ injectables?

 

[jojolabobo]

welcome, readytobmum! :wave: don't feel like you're butting in at all, you're more than welcome here! the SMEP is basically where you just BD every other day, and the day of your O, and the day after. I'm not sure there's much more to it than that?!

jojo, sorry to hear they're still messing you around it sucks! But I just wanted to say, I am originally from Essex, and know how crap basildon hospital can be!! I was usually at southend hosp though, and they were just as awful...It's only really now though that I can see how much they messed everyone around! Hope you get it all sorted soon though hun Don't give up, stand your ground!

You must have been quite near to where I am! They done massive changes at Southend now so its really good and they see you quick I normally go there but for fertility they send you to Basildon, I wasn't to happy at first because Basildon doesn't exactly have the best reputation in the world

They are calling me back at 1...so we will see what happens, don't like kicking up a stink but I think it might be my only way to get something done!

Did you dr tell you what he is planning for you to do next?

xx

 

[Aein]

Miss Noodles, you are right agree with your point,

what my dh is saying report is sumhow not correct coz normally when we do sex his P erect on full size, but when he goes for test it was nt like tht coz semen comes out via his masturabtion... so this is what we also considering

scerena, he is giver Provera 25mg to take dail and BION-3 daily too..... is Provera for man also??

 

[hippiekinz]

Well I woke up with more cramps, they were getting worse - like AF coming ones, and when I went to wipe there was a pink/light red tint. It wasn't to the point I needed a tampon. I went to wipe later on and it's gone I have no clue what's going on. My temp this morning stayed the same as yesterday.

 

[nlk]

I'm going back with the plan of starting my first round of injectibles before christmas I like it when plans get moving!

Jojo, I'm glad to hear that they have sorted southend out...I didn't know that they didn't do fertility there though there is no way I would go to basildon voluntarily

 

[nexis]

Welcome waiting2bmum

Jojo I can't believe the trouble they're putting you through

Afm, I'm cd 26 today, bit crampy and I've had really sore boobs for a couple of days so we'll see what happens

 

[scerena]

Ready2bmum welcome the ladies on here are lovely

jojo thanks Hun wow they're out of order kick up a massive stink!!! Did they call you back??

aien not sure it must be fine for him to take if he got prescribed it low sperm count- men still have a full erection, I hope though that he will see major changes in his next Sa

hippiekins I hope af stays away for you!!

nlk how's things going with your recovery so far? Hope your not over doing it lady I hope you're feeling better

stayhopeful how things going???

nexis have you ovulate yet? Soz I forgot


afm- anyone done a trigger shot before? I'm wondering when af should arrive? I had a 14day lp last injectables cycle (but I didn't trigger) I'm 15days past trigger and around 14dpo- slight crams like af is on her way I hope she decides to bugger off!!

 

[nlk]

I'm doing better, scerena the pain is going down nicely, as is the mass amount of bruising! The stitches don't look as messy, I noticed this morning when I changed the dressings

As for the trigger, I found that it was a similar amount of time to normal...so if you know roughly how many dpo AF arrived on your first cycle of injectibles, I imagine it will be very similar? Tbh, I think if you wait out your usual LP, then you would be okay to test

 

[miss noodles]

Sounds like everyone has so much going on! Things have come to a bit of a stop for me. Not pregnant, waiting for AF. Willing AF to come soon, not holding out hope, but that's PCOS for you. Provera on Sunday (day 35) if nothing happens so I can get on with the 25mg of clomid to see if my body (and mind) will tolerate a 1/2 dose.

If I'm honest, I've given myself a proper hard talking to this week because I have been SOOOOOOOO grumpy! The mental health team are less than supportive - I've been feeling depressed, but all the drugs they recommend have side effects that will worsen my PCOS and chances of conception - blood sugars, menstrual irregularities and weight gain are at the top of most lists. Worse still, they're continuing to recommend drugs which may be harmful to a baby - not something I'd ever be prepared to risk.

Some of you may have been gripped by depression before, or know someone who has, but I can say in no uncertain terms that it's not somewhere I can allow myself to be again and seeing myself slip like this is not fun, nor is it fair to DH. When my bipolar is in full flare the depression is awful and I become incapable of functioning to even a basic level. It's usual for me to sleep from 7-7 and spend my waking hours weeping, or disconnected from reality.

I'm not going back on meds for the time being, we're going to have one last stab at clomid first. But as soon as that's done I need to take medication and that means I won't be able to conceive. DH admitted that he feels like he's losing me to it all and he can't imagine waiting another 18 months and seeing me deteriorate for the sake of a procedure like IVF which may only serve to make it all worse.

Ultimately, to be true to myself, it's likely to be game over for me, at least for a few years. The silver lining is that I'm incredibly open to offering a home to any child - short, medium or longer term - who may need a warm, loving home. We have made some enquiries about fostering with a view to getting the house finished and making an application by summer if we don't get our BFP. I just need to focus on getting well, healthy and stable again - something I guess I took for granted when I was on medication.

It's sad that we feel this way, but the NHS isn't resourced to deal with cases like mine and sometimes you have to just make the best of what you have and move on.

There's still hope in the mean time and we're not calling it a day until at least our next FS appointment in March, unless, of course, things take a bit of a nose dive. Working hard to prevent that though.

Sorry for such a morose post on a Friday night. I guess I had to let it all out sometime (the large glass of red has helped!)

 

[nlk]

miss noodles, I'm so sorry to hear you're going through such a rough time is it that you're struggling to cope without your meds whilst ttc? I vaguely remember a few people who used to post regularly in here having that issue, and I think I might be right in thinking katherinegrey has also opted to stop taking her meds now that she is pregnant (with pcos)? I might have the wrong person though. I just thought it might help you to hear about/speak to someone in a similar situation to you

I'm sure that you can't be the only person in this situation. Many other people must have had to deal with issues like this, and still manage to get pregnant!

If you ever need to chat or rant, just PM me

 

[scerena]

nlk so glad you are starting to recover if you need any help/advice etc feel free to send me a text
Thanks for the info about the trigger my lp is 14days and I'm 14dpo today so I guess af will be here tomorrow

miss noodles I am sorry that you're feeling down Hun I agree with nlk you are not alone, maybe start a thread on here somewhere?? I am really hoping the clomid will help you this next cycle Hun

Fostering would be an amazing thing to do and I am sure you will be really good at it as you can provide a lovely loving home

 

[ready2Bmum]

StayHopeful, jojolabobo, nlk, nexis and scerena...thank you all for the warm welcome! The sperm meets egg plan sounds pretty much like what I'm doing anyway! <---- I'm figuring out the smilies too!!

You will all have to excuse my ignorance while I work some things out. I dont know how to tag peoples names, and I am unsure of some of the abbreviations although I can make out what they mean.
I am also at the beginning of my journey, so am not on any meds as of yet, and dont know anything about them yet either. Im kinda hoping I wont have to! I have my first appointment with my PCOS specialist on Decemeber 7th. We're both hoping that we'll have our bfp before then, but if not Im sure i'll find out about all these "lovely" meds at that point!

I hope you all dont mind if I lurk around here a bit and get to know your stories. I dont really have anyone to talk to about any of this and it would be great to talk to people who really understand the situation.

 

[nexis]

scerena No O so far as I can tell, no pos opk yet.

 

[scerena]

nexis come on follies!!! I hope that you o soon

ready2bmum lurke around Hun, we are all in the same position as you

 

[StayHopeful]

Jojo, so sorry you're having so many troubles with your doctors and nlk, glad you're recovering well!

Scerena, I started my tww yesterday. I finished Letrozole and menopur injections, then triggered on Tuesday and had IUIs on Wednesday and Thursday. i had 2 mature follicles on Monday at my scan, so hopefully one or both of them released an eggie. DH's SA was really good on Wednesday but not quite as great on Thursday, still hopefuly we covered our bases though. Now I'm on estrogen and progesterone supplements until my pregnancy test, and I'll also do an hcg mini-dose on Tuesday. Since I'm doing that, I won't be able to use a hpt so I'll have to go in to the doctor for a blood test. I've been super busy at work so I haven't had time to stress too much about this cycle so far. Honestly, I've been feeling a little detached. I can't seem to get my hopes up. I keep thinking that it hasn't worked for 10 months, why would this month be different? But I can't help hoping it will... I talked to my mom about it quite a bit, she dealt with infertility and eventually ended up adopting my brother and I. She said it's completely normal, I'm just trying to protect my emotions, but I feel bad that I don't feel more. I feel like it suddenly hasn't become as important to me to ttc, even though I know that's not true. Not sure if any of that made sense, sorry for the rambling...