The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Conceive when its just not happening (12m+)

tea_lover

BZ - best of luck for today. Hope it all goes ahead as planned and that everything's ok.

Am in so much pain this week. I think clomid has kick-started my endo.... only thing it has kick-started. Now CD31 and still no sign on ov. Not that I'm in the mood for BDing - plus I think the constant hot water bottle is a it of a mood killer for OH.

TeamLowe

BigZ good luck for today! i shall be thinking quick painfree operation thoughts

Tea Lover big hugs and a lot of sympathy, no Ov is just the worst. get so grumpy at ladies on the other thread complaining about when the Ov cos i just think, at least you do! there's nothing worse than not having any shot at all
Also, when i was at the Gynae i made sure to ask if Oving late in a cycle made a difference to chances, egg quality etc and she was sure that it didn't so i took comfort in that.
Is there a different drug that does something similar to clomid? maybe it's just that brand your body doesn't like x x

Primmer

BZ - really hope it can go ahead today so you can get it over with.

Tealover - hugs, sounds like clomid has not worked out well for you. I know what you mean about not being in mood for bd, since ivf my ibs has flared up badly and still keep bleeding on and off so bd is last thing I feel like doing!

tea_lover

Thanks both. Just feeling quite down about it all now. Was so excited when I first started clomid as it felt like we were actually doing something at last. Now 3 months later I'm not ov'ing, am in pain all the time, cba to BD, and the SA results were awful anyway. Definitely feels like quite a few steps backwards tbh.

bigzippy

Thanks ladies, it went ahead and relatively well. Was in danger of being kept in last night, cos my blood pressure and o2sats were so low, but managed to escape about 10pm, phew! Knackered and in pain, so going back to sleep again now

Hope you're not too fed up TL

TeamLowe

Glad it went ok BigZ, tell DHwe say he as to wait on you hand and foot

I'm feeling more patient today, think I've just accepted that I'm going to be going to the gynae in march so might as well relax til then x x

bigzippy

Bless him, he needs no encouragement. :A He keeps telling me how brave I was/am, so I might have to milk that for a bit

So, they found: Endometriosis. Cysts on the end of both tubes, one removed and getting checked, the other deflated during op. Womb looks ok. Dye did sneak through the tubes this time, but really slowly, so we're still not sure if they'll work properly. Discuss properly a plan with Fertility Specialist (surgeon) on the 30th. I remember crying in recovery when she said dye had gone through, but we can't get our heads round it yet. Need to recover first. They did find endo in the Pouch of Douglas though, which explains some of the period vs ibs pains. Just a trapped/moving pocket of gas can be soooo so painful.

Whattodonow

Hey big z. Now you have the whole inside story! Take care, recover quickly xxx

TeamLowe

Learn something new everyday, Pouch Of Douglas is my new favourite phrase glad there's some good news, a little bit of hope does you good x x

Primmer

BZ - glad it went well, get plenty of rest. Glad to hear there might be some good news - sending recovery hugs to you.