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d.....don't dread the appointment. This a chance for you to get answers or at least be able to ask questions and see what they say. I guess after being followed by an RE for almost 2 years, I welcome the chance to go and ask my questions. jcr.....the HcG shot is exactly like Oing except the drug did it instead of your body. Have you never taken the shot before? I have not taken the supp. I have taken oral progestrone called prometrium. My new RE does not believe in that therapy so he will not prescribe. However, I do have a prescription from previous attempts at getting pregnant. I will fight that battle when and if I get a BFP. I have not begun my dpo it will not take place until Monday. I am the late bloomer of the bunch. talk to y'all tomorrow.... |
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d, make a list of questions to take with you to the Dr, make sure you write them down. It is easy to get sidetracked and leave thinking I should have asked... So sit down tomorrow with a pen and paper and write away. It will be good to get on top of things and find out what is going on! Lynn, I think I am only a day ahead of you. But it is cd18 for me! Which is better than my last o' which was cd30. It was the first time with hcg. Why does your Dr not believe in that tx?? CC, how was the wedding shower?? Lori I guess you were the first in the 2ww -right? Where is everyone in there cycle now and what day are you going for hpt's?? Belly rubs! |
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jcr.....I took the HcG shot this morning at 6am. Now, 36 hours later is my peak so that puts us at Monday evening at 6pm. No needed to worry BDing will take place each day until Tuesday. I will probably even throw in a couple extra to throw dh off. Saturday night he was feeling a little "pressured". Not sure why seeing I said nothing to him but think he may have remembered what the RE said. So yes, I am a day behind you and I am on cd 16. As for not believing in the tx, he said if someone was going to m/c, it would happen regardless of what meds I was put on. I am sure I am not explaining this properly. I understood due to when I had my ectopic in Sept. I took prometrium (oral) from day 1 when I found out I was pregnant. on Sept. 15th, went for ultrasound and all they could find was blood filling my uterus. I would bleed once a day (first thing in the morning) and never again. Went for blood work..hormones still rising...I was pregnant but they could not figure out why I had sooooo much blood in my uterus and was there a baby in all that blood. Left me go another week (still taking prometrium) and on Sept. 23rd we did another ultrasound 3D. Major blood in my uterus and not baby. Scheduled D&C for the next morning, was told to stop taking prometrium from new RE so my cervix would open and let the blood out. When nothing showed in D&C, I was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. Bottom line...taking the progestrone pills kept all the blood in my uterus and masked what was happening. It saved my live but also hindered it since they could not see through the blood and I was bleeding out due to ectopic. So, I am caught whether to take it again seeing my past history. I also feel in my heart, each person is different and if your doctor uses that tx, you need to follow his/her wishes. Let me know how it goes. I will ask about taking the pills again if/when I get a HPT. I tend to ask the same question a couple different times to see if they change their response. Nothing more than a doctor that gives you different answers or none at all (my old RE was like that). let me know how it goes for you. |
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Good morning ladies! Lynn - we are cheering on those eggs to find their way!! D - like everyone else has said, don't dread your Dr. appointment. Make sure to take a list of questions. We will be waiting to hear what your Dr. says. JCR - The last time I went in to see the RE, the nurse asked me if I had my perscription for suppositories. Long story short - if your uterine lining is ok (correct thickness) you don't need them and they check it with the u/s when they are checking the follicles. The RE never mentioned that I needed them. Hope the info helps. Now don't worry that something is wrong because there are alot of other women on these boards that are using them and having successful pregnancies. Personally, I think using suppositories would give me some reassurance, and I was a litte un-nerved when the nurse asked me and I wasn't getting them. Tracy - I am 6 - 7 dpo and I am already thinking that this cycle has failed because I don't have the sore bbs!! I am also having terrible bloating and water retention - my ankles are soooo swollen!! I keep thinking to myself, "if this is happening already, I am in NO shape to carry a baby for 9 months!!" So, I am back to being scared with either way this cycle goes. CC - we are looking forward to your return, and hope that you had a fun day yesterday. It's time to bring on the baby dust everybody!!! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* |
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Lynn, I don't know if this makes sense or not, but when you get your next BFP can they do some kind of ultrasound right away to see the location of the baby and then if it is in the right place, give you the progesterone if needed as per your level? OR do they not like to do ultrasounds that early? JCR- you are a true addict. I laughed when you asked us when we are going to test because I thought, "she can't test, so she wants us to, so she can live vicariouly through us!" I really am just kidding. I am so glad you ovulated earlier than last cycle. That is such a great sign and I am ecstatic for you! D-- I agree, write down everything you wonder about between today and tomorrow, because I always leave my doctor's office having forgotten things. You are paying for their time, so use it to your liking. Oh and Lynn, I read on another thread how this girl is in the same boat as you and her RE said sometimes those eggs miraculously find where they need to go. Keep the faith. Lori-- you keep the faith too. Through so much reading, I have learned that MANY women didn't expect their BFP because they had no symptoms at all. That's why this whole process is such a mind F***. You just don't know. Maybe the swollen ankles will turn out to be one of your early signs after the fact. We never know and that's what makes the waiting so hard! Dh was asking me if I think there's a baby in there and I said it hadn't even been long enough for it to implant, so how would I know? He sooooooo wants a baby. He thinks there is one in there, but all the times that we thought we nailed it have left me skeptical to say the least. CC--hurry back. Emm-- how are you?????? Big hugs and patience dust sprinkled in with the baby dust! |
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Mind if I join Yall? (yeah, im from New Orleans). I'm 3 days from expecting AF. Had the progesterone test done on Friday. This is my 2nd round with metformin and femara. ttc for 15 mths. How soon do yall suppose i can take a hpt with a truthful result? |
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You could probably take one now Lulu, if AF is only three days away. OR, you could wait just to make sure you get solid results until the day AF is due. New Orleans huh? Were you there for Katrina? Are you there now? |
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How amny of you guys have had the HSG test done? Lori, Have you had it? |
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I meant to say "many". |
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To Tracy. I was born in New Orleans and now live on the outskirts of town. We had a little damage to our home but most of my family lost everything. I think i'll test today. This waiting is killing me! |
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Tracy....yes, I am at high risk for something to go worng so I am forever getting ultrasounds. My understanding (and I could be wrong) is you need to be so far along before it shows. Last time was just a mess and that is why I changed RE's in the practice. I have been VERY up front with this one and he knows just where we sit with TTC. I had the HSG done on Feb 2005. At that time my tubes were open, ovaries were fine and uterus was a perfect shape. Then 2 months later ectopic. Not to be a downer...why did it get stuck in the tube if eveything was lloking so perfect in Feb.? I requested it from old RE, he said there was no point seeing I got pregnant in 2004 (had m/c). So, I demanded it. jcr...I just thought of something. I was told you had to wait 12 days after HcG shot so you do not get a false positive seeing that shot has something in it that can be detected on a HPT. Just a thought and wanting to keep your pee stick number low. Also...in the future if you are going to take the HcG shot, you dont have to pee on sticks....the shot does the trick. I was told to pee on 2 sticks this month...(I did 3 just to make sure I was not Oing). I only have 3 HPT in the house so that is my limit this month. CC...how was the bridal shower? LSB...what is happening with you? EMM...how is your son? Where are you in your cycle? d...good luck tomorrow, be calm and ask away...that is why we pay them big bucks...Write it all down. After my ectopic, I had 25 questions written down and asked each one. RE thought I was so prepared. check back later |
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Ooops...Tracy my ectopic was 7 month after HSG not 2....... |
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Welcome Lulu!! HPTs pick up different levels, you probably could test now but, don't get too discouraged if it turns up negative. Some women don't even get a positive until AF is a week late. Good luck!! Tracy - I just feel different because this cycle was meds only compared to meds and IUI. I have NONE of the symptoms like last month... even though it would be too early to have any anyway. And yes I had an HSG in October or was it September, can't remember. JCR - Lynn is right about not testing with the HcG shot. My RE won't test until 16 days past the shot. It stinks that we can't get a result that we can believe due to the shot. Lynn - I am doing ok I guess. How are you feeling? We are now in the "wait and see" mode! AF should NOT being showing up on the 8th, sooo far away. Just doing the finger tap thing and waiting it out. |
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I feel like total shit today. Feel like I am getting or could get a migraine, so I just took my medication. I was so worried this medication could mess things up for me, but doctor said all should be fine and just not to take it when organ formation is in process. I am trying to trust his professional opinion, but I don't trust the drug companies. Last month I had that migraine around the same exact time. I think it is relative to the high level of progesterone that my body is not used to. I'll take it as a good sign though since my progesterone level last month was 32.6 on day 21 and I had my migraine on day 20. Like I said before, I only get migraines when I have AF and I know it's due to the change in hormones after AF begins. Today is cd19. My progesterone test is Tuesday. Lulu, glad you faired well in the hurricane and are here to talk to us today! I survived hurricane Andrew that hit south florida in 1992. FEMA had to give me money and everything. |
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Lori- I just saw your post. Don't be discouraged at all that this month is only meds. My older sister did meds and IUI on her first cycle and got AF. Second cycle only did meds and BOOM, along came baby Cate. It can happen! |
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Welcome lulu! How did you do with the femara? I did the same thing this month femara and metformin. Then hcg. I am torn about the progesterone, I just know it stopped the spotting with Ryley and who knows with |
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