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My Story...
July 23, 2008
Hello Everyone!! Well my husband and I have been ttc since Dec 06 with a few breaks in between. I never used to get a period when I was younger so in 01 I was finally put on birth control to help regulate my periods. Once I stopped taking it in 06 the periods stopped too. Even though I wasn't having a period my doc said i could still be ovulating (which I didn't fully believe but didn't say anything) After months of doing nothing I was fed up. I was put on provera and clomid...I got my period but nothing else. I was tired of feeling blown off by my doctor so I started seeing a new one this past February. He upped my dosage of clomid and I was finally ovulating. We tried that for another 2 months. One night while bd-ing i experienced and awful pain. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't move, I felt sick to my stomach...it was the worst pain I ever felt in my life. I went to my OB the next day and had an ultrasound done. He found that I had a cyst burst AND there was another one on my left ovary. I was pretty bummed but we talked about doing a laprascopy and cleaning out my tubes all at the same time. So July 1st they went in and drained the cyst. They also checked out my uterus and found 2 polyps on each side blocking my tubes. He pulled those out and then pushed the dye thru, and thankfully, it passed with no problem. We are good to go now. The Dr said there is no reason to go back on the meds. So here I am, its Day 31 and no AF. I was told that the surgery may delay AF but part of me is worried that I'll never get it just like when I was younger. If AF doesn't come by next week I'm going to call the Dr to see what I should do. Is there anyone out there who can relate to any of this? I feel very alone considering most of my friends have had babies or are pg now...no one seems to understand what its like to go thru this.
TTC08..welcome to the site! Sorry to hear that you have been having issues with your doc/period/ovulation and all the rest. I hope that the women on this site will be a great sounding born and be able to help you through your journey! Godo luck to you and tons and tons of baby dust! I hope that it isn't much longer and that you will post a BFP soon!
I don't know if anyone is reading this but I figured I would add a little bit. Tomorrow will be cd34 and I still have no signs of af coming...I bought an hpt to test with in the am. I guess I have in the back of my mind that it will be - but I guess it's worth a shot, right? I'll just have to go from there...
I have used clomid before and I am trying to tell my self that i had semi blocked tubes before...so now is different. I'm trying to stay positive...it just sucks. But I have some provera still at home and I guess I can take that to get AF to start and then do the clomid. Isn't there blood tests I can do during my cycle to see if I am even oing?
TTC:
I just finished Cycle 1 on Clomid and IUI...it didn't work. I am on my Cycle 2 on same dosage of clomid as Cycle 1.
You can actually get blood work done to see your Progestrone level to determine whether or not you have ovulated. That's what my RE did after a BFN. I did in fact ovulated so I got my visit from AF on CD 30.
Baby Dust to you on your fresh cycle.
I just finished Cycle 1 on Clomid and IUI...it didn't work. I am on my Cycle 2 on same dosage of clomid as Cycle 1.
You can actually get blood work done to see your Progestrone level to determine whether or not you have ovulated. That's what my RE did after a BFN. I did in fact ovulated so I got my visit from AF on CD 30.
Baby Dust to you on your fresh cycle.
Thank you Angie. This will be my first month actually OFF of clomid. After my surgery the dr said there was no reason why i shouldn't be able to do this naturally. So I'm willing to give it a shot for the first month and just chart everything. But if it looks like nothing is happening I was considering going in and getting blood work during my cycle. Good luck with your new cycle too!!
Baby Dust to you...
Baby Dust to you...
I know how you feel on being excited for a period to start. You can read my story under Jolenes Journey Part 2.
I think that taking the Provera is a good idea, and I think that doing Clomid for a few more rounds is a great idea as well. If it was getting you to ovulate its def going to help you, and now that tubes are wide open and all that, I see a pregnancy in your near future :)
I did 5 rounds of Clomid, I was going to have my tubes checked after 2 round of femara if 5 rounds of clomid didnt take, but the 4th did, then miscarried and then the 5th took and now im 23weeks 3days pregnant.
I hope my story helps you more, its pretty detailed in the sense of all the Clomid and appointments and all that.
And yes there is a blood test they can do to check if you are ovulating and its called a Progesterone Test. Ask for it. They usually like to do it around CD21 or so, because usually thats about 5-8DPO for most women. Just depends on ovulation of course. I had my progesterone tests done on 6-7DPO everytime.
Also using OPKs are great. I would start them around CD10 of your cycle, and once you get a positive have sex that night, the night after (ovulation), and the next night which would be after ovulation.
We used to start having sex on CD8-until I got my positive OPK and then that night and next 2 nights.
Im wishing you the best, and please keep us posted we are here for you adn totally understand your pain.
I think that taking the Provera is a good idea, and I think that doing Clomid for a few more rounds is a great idea as well. If it was getting you to ovulate its def going to help you, and now that tubes are wide open and all that, I see a pregnancy in your near future :)
I did 5 rounds of Clomid, I was going to have my tubes checked after 2 round of femara if 5 rounds of clomid didnt take, but the 4th did, then miscarried and then the 5th took and now im 23weeks 3days pregnant.
I hope my story helps you more, its pretty detailed in the sense of all the Clomid and appointments and all that.
And yes there is a blood test they can do to check if you are ovulating and its called a Progesterone Test. Ask for it. They usually like to do it around CD21 or so, because usually thats about 5-8DPO for most women. Just depends on ovulation of course. I had my progesterone tests done on 6-7DPO everytime.
Also using OPKs are great. I would start them around CD10 of your cycle, and once you get a positive have sex that night, the night after (ovulation), and the next night which would be after ovulation.
We used to start having sex on CD8-until I got my positive OPK and then that night and next 2 nights.
Im wishing you the best, and please keep us posted we are here for you adn totally understand your pain.
Thank you so much for the info Jolene. I know I have not been through as much as some others have and I already find myself getting upset and confused. I'm hoping that things work out soon...my dr seems positive so thats what I'm trying to feed off of :) I'm so very happy that you were able to get your bfp...thats just awesome :) Good luck with the rest of your journey. We'll talk again...I'm sure more questions will come up :)
maybe this sounds dumb but it got me thinking today...what if, becuase of my surgery and what not the begining of the month, I ovulated later than normal. So if I was to have gotten pg it would be too soon to tell. Today would be cd39 though. So I'm nervous now that I was told to start taking my provera. I did take a test on cd34 and cd37 and those were negative. Am I just confusing myself now??? idk what to do....
July 23, 2008