I have been itching to write, but haven't it's been a busy week. I have a friend visiting from out of town this weekend too, so I'll keep this brief for now (we're having too much fun!).
Went back to the clinic yesterday. It was somewhat disappointing. It just sucks to drive 6 hours (round trip) and not really have it worth your while. Still, it's all part of the process. Yesterday was day 10 (well, technically day 11 but I started my period late in the evening...I think the clinic got the days mixed up a little too, but I figured it's okay). I had an ultrasound and the Dr. said that my uterus looks great. There is no tissue left from the miscarriage - wahoo! He counted 3 follicles on my left side, but the biggest was only 9mm. On the right side there were also 3 follies and they measured 13, 13 and 14mm. I have never really paid much attention to the size and how much it matters but as soon as I have time, I want to google it. I thought that sounded pretty good, but he said that last time, at this point in my cycle, the follies were much more developed. Sooo.... he wants me to come all the way back on Monday to see how they have grown. That's not even the IUI. I'll have to go back again (either Tuesday, or later if I haven't ovulated) for the actual procedure! That's a lot of driving back and forth and a lot of time missed from work. For a 6-hour round-trip, it's hard to make it back to get some work time in. The Dr. doesn't even want me to do blood work or check my LH levels... he just wants to look at the follies.
I guess he knows what he is doing and the actual ultrasound shows best what is going on. It's just a bit of an inconvenience.
Also, I am so scared that I am going to ovulate early over the weekend here and lose all my chances for IUI this month! I never fully understood why ovulating early is bad, but I guess it's because the follies aren't developed enough to form into healthy eggs. Is that right? This morning I thought I had a faint, faint line on an OPK, but I couldn't replicate it all day (probably because I was so thirsty and drank often and had to pee lots). It just is going to suck if we make the big trip on Monday only to find that it's too late and this cycle is missed! Ahhh! So, trying to just take it a day at a time. This cycle has been so hard on the clomid that I really would hate for it to be a "waste," you know? I wish it were easier to manage all of the pieces that have to come together in order for this to work.
Anyone have any encouragement???
It's too bad that you have to travel so far for the ultrasounds. My clinic is about 2.5 hours away (one way), but they'll let me get my ultrasounds done in my city, then just go up there for the IUI.
ReplyDeleteMy suggestion would be to keep taking OPKs. If the line gets as dark as the control line, you and hubby will have to get busy. :)
Good luck!
I think they dont want you to ovulate early because you'll miss your chance to do an iui. I know they want the follies around 18when they trigger or 16. The trigger gives them an extra growth spurt and ideal is anything over 20 at iui time. They'll get there but unfortunately you live so far the monitoring is such a pain! I think it would all be worth the driving if it worked, so stay positive! This worked becore for you!! It was just not the right egg.
ReplyDeleteHave fun with your friend and be easy on yourself with work. This is important medical stuff youre going through.
Good luck!!
It must be so difficult to travel so far, but just keep your head high and think about the end result! You can do it!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, what Lanie said. :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't have any blood work for my IUIs either. It was all about follie size. That's a bummer that you have such a hike. Down here we get to deduct our medical mileage. Any such luck for the Canucks?
My understanding is that you have to be over 20mm to ovulate, so you probably have a very small chance of ovulating on your own this weekend (or having had ovulated, since it's Sunday night already). That's a crazy amount of driving to do over and over again! I hope it's just this last check and then the IUI!!
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