laparoscopy is scheduled

I met with my RE on Tuesday, and his recommendation was to do a laparoscopy and make sure everything is good to go before we start the process of IVF.    So the surgery is scheduled for September 29th and I'm already freaking out.  Luckily they got me scheduled for a Thursday so I should only need to take 2 days off of work.   I actually am really hoping they find something that will explain our lack of success.  If he is able to find something and remove it, we are going to give IUI a few more tries.  I'll take IUI over IVF any day.  

Add another BFN to the pile

Our last shot at IUI was a negative.  I really thought this was going to be it so I'm pretty crushed.  As of right now it looks like the plan is to start saving money so we can attempt IVF hopefully in January.  Until then I'll just go back to charting and hope something crazy happens.

My ovary is all gigantic

I went to my RE this afternoon after having some horrible cramping this morning.  After doing an ultrasound he told me that because I had so many follicles this cycle, my ovary is enlarged.  He said the follicles that were not mature at trigger have continued to grow.  Since there are a lot of them they just sort of ran out of room.  He said it is nothing to worry about, but I have to take it easy.  No bouncing around for me.    If I don't get pregnant it should calm down in the next week.  If I do happen to get pregnant, then it is something he will have to monitor, because it can get bigger.

Triggering tonight!

After 2 very long days where I was convinced we were cancelling, I am triggering tonight.  RE said I have 1 definitely mature, 2 that will catch up, and 8 that he is confident will not catch up.  IUIs are scheduled for tomorrow afternoon and Friday morning.   I am beyond excited that not only am I triggering, but I don't have to come in on the weekend for an IUI.  WooO!!!!

Not paying for meds after all

I got the call yesterday that we are OK to proceed, so I start injects tomorrow.   I also made the fabulous discovery that we are not paying out of pocket for meds this cycle.  When my husband called the insurance company they had all ready approved all the meds for this cycle.  The $200 I handed over was sooo much easier to handle than the $1,000 I was expecting. 

My husband is also still looking into finding a new RE.  He found someone he is interested in checking out, so he is going to call him today.  I don't think we will be doing any more treatments this year, but we can always meet with him and see if he thinks any additional testing is necessary before we start trying again next year.

Trying again

So we have decided to give the follistim and IUI one more go.  We are basically out of meds coverage so we are paying cash for the drugs this time.  With my luck this will be the cycle I'm a slow responder.  I'm a little nervous about the amount of money we are about to spend knowing that with a total of 4 failed IUIs now that my chances aren't spectacular.  I am pretty sure this is going to be it for the year.  Unless we win the lottery I just can't see spending any more money on fertility meds. 

I had my baseline ultrasound this morning and there are 4 cysts so I'm currently waiting to hear if the bloodwork comes back clear to proceed or if I'll be spending a few weeks on bcps. 

Oh, my whine of the day.  The lady who took my blood this morning sucks.  Every other blood draw they have gone to the same vein in my left arm.  This lady decided to poke about an inch to the right of it.  Surprise!  No blood there.   So I got a double poke.  The only other time I had this lady she couldn't find a vein at all, and she ended up drawing from my hand, which hurts a whole lot more than a little elbow poke.

Another cycle, another BFN

Negative HPT at 12 dpo this morning, and of course as soon as I took the test the spotting started.  I have to take the progesterone for 2 more days unless full flow starts, but I think it's pretty safe to call this another bust.  My husband is going to call our insurance company today to see how much IF meds coverage we have left, and then we are going to discuss next steps.  My husband wants to try metformin since he has seen some studies that link it to improved egg quality.  I'm back to thinking I want the laparoscopy to rule out endometriosis.  My RE has yet to back us up on either of these wishes so who knows what will happen.