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@Kelli_Deluxe: I am ohhh so very sorry! Take your time, you never turned this into a negative thread, it is here for joys ans sorrow! Praying for you, wish I could give you a ((hug))

@Kelli_Deluxe: I'm so sorry

@Kelli_Deluxe: I'm so sorry

@FliegepilzHut: When I first started looking at the IVF thread it really overwhelmed me. I then pretty much started at the most recent and started with those replies, and gave a little update on my situation. If you want to start some month boards I think that's a good idea too though!

@lazypanda: I'm sorry your beta was low! *HUGS* Those are some GREAT positives though!

@Kelli_Deluxe: I am so sorry, sending lots of hugs and prayers your way!

@PurplePumps: I'm sorry!! *HUGS* I know how disappointing that is. I know it's not much consolation right now, but I am sure they will find something to help you stim better than the letrozole. Fortunately there are a lot of options out there!

@PurplePumps: I'm sorry Letrozole did not work for you. It didn't for me either, even when they upped the dose. Do you have anovulatory cycles? If not, is it possible for you to ovulate on your own this cycle? The highest dosage of clomid is what works for me.

@Sunshine1810: thank you. How are the injections going?

@lazypanda: Actually much better than I thought, thanks for asking! I am only doing the lupron right now, so those are pretty easy. The needle is tiny and they really don't hurt!

@Happygal: great numbers, sooo exciting!!!

@Happygal: awesome!

@Happygal: Sooo happy for you!

@Happygal: I'm so happy for you! Yay for the great betas!!! and thank you, I do hope everyone on here gets to graduate!

@Sunshine1810: yay for tiny needles! How big are the other needles? Are they like the trigger shot needles?

AF has decided to show up today! So I'm hoping it could still be an auspicious month in the sense that I get to drink my wedding wine tonight on my anniversary as well as at this week's wedding.

@lazypanda: I do ovulate on my own, just fairly late, usually CD 26-30. The previous unmed cycle was the earliest ever for me at CD18. Clomid @100 worked for me to trigger around CD15-16, but I'd done 2 already, plus 2@50 (first worked, second didnt)... so after 4 rounds of Clomid, I was giving up on it.
@Happygal: aww, that's great news! So happy for you. I'm still waiting for my doc to call me back.

@Happygal: Yay!!! Amazing news. So happy for you!

@lazypanda: So sorry to hear. I love your positive attitude, though! Enjoy your anniversary wine!!!!!

@Kelli_Deluxe: I'm so sorry. (((hugs)))

@lazypanda: Next Wednesday I hope, they said two weeks from the deadline but I wondered if Memorial Day would throw things off a bit.

@MrsTal: I hope you get the grant!! It is full-coverage or partial? Crossing my fingers for you!!

@lazypanda: I'm sure she would. She started me on 5, 7.5 is the max though right?

@lazypanda: Oh no! I'm so sorry AF came for you. Ugh. But... drink up on your anniversary! Happy anniversary!!!!

Hi ladies - I've been lurking lately (hope that's OK!), but need some input from you.

DH & I just did a medicated IUI cycle (our 3rd - low motility/morphology issues) - last Monday my hcg was only around 2.3, so that one was a no-go. AF came on Friday morning, and I had the most painful cramping I've ever had (even worse than post D&C). By Sunday afternoon, bleeding was done.

I had my baseline appt. this morning, as we were going to try one more medicated IUI cycle. They found two large cysts (over 25mm), and my estradiol is over 300.

So, the nurse called me back and they want me to take another hcg trigger tonight, to trigger ovulation and clear things up, as it appears that even though AF came for a couple days, it's a wonky cycle.

Does anyone have experience with anything like this? I've never experienced cysts before, and that freaked me out initially, but the nurse explained it's just a fluid-filled space, and that most of the time they go away on their own.

I'm curious if taking the hcg is necessary, or if it's OK to just wait this one out for the month? The nurse said that the same issue could persist next month if we don't deal with it, so I'm leaning towards taking the hcg. She also said that they can be painful (!) when they pop from the hcg, so that didn't sound fun either.

I so appreciate any thoughts, feedback or personal stories you can share. Thank you!

@SunshineMcC: hi, good to 'see' you I don't have any experience with cysts, but I've heard from other ladies on here that they just had to either pause treatments while they waited for the cysts to resolve, or go on BCP to quiet their ovaries. I haven't heard of using HCG to 'pop' them (not to say that isn't also a common treatment - like I said, I don't have any personal experience!) I agree with you though, that it sounds like a quick but painful approach

@SunshineMcC: Also coming out of lurkerdom to answer you. I've had that happen with the persistent cysts. They couldn't figure out whether it was the follicle from the previous cycle not going away or the next cycle's follicles recruiting and growing too early or whether it was truly a cyst or follicle. When they're as big as the two you've got I don't think you want to risk them growing and making you uncomfortable, so trying to get them to release with HCG sounds like a good idea. Will they do an ultrasound soon after to confirm? Do they think it could have been from your stim meds? I hope this doesn't happen to you again!