Nothing to see here...right?

Does this blog still even work?!? I don't even know when the last time was I logged on here, in any case, I'm sure no one's missed me! I'm almost loathe to talk about it, but we are doing an IUI cycle right now. This has been something we've been TRYING to do for what, over three years now??!? It wasn't until we had a different doctor do our last FET last summer that things F I N A L L Y started happening with the IUI plans, albeit slowly. The dr we've been dealing with the last year has been a lot more open than our regular dr. He has been open to my being on DHEA, which I've been on again since February? March? And told me to stay on it during the IUI as it "might help". (his words) Probably the best news I had this year was my FSH being low. Even before DHEA this time it was only 7. Which is seriously the lowest I've ever seen it. Now I feel like I'm running a gauntlet, trying to make it through each step and an entire cycle. I had a baseline u/s and b/w this morning, and now am cleared to start GonalF tomorrow. Then more b/w Monday, and I guess if I clear that hurdle, more GonalF. We'll see. I'm really NOT a negative person, but I truly don't have much hope for any of this. I'm just being realistic. Frankly, I'd consider it freaking amazing if I made it through an entire IUI cycle, forget about actually getting pg from it. I hope we get most of our money back if the damn thing gets canceled!!! It was a nightmare getting to the clinic this morning. I was stuck in traffic for two hours (FOR NO REASON) & the lab tech brutalized my arm. Very bad start to the day. If anyone reads this, please send good b/w? thoughts for Monday... I'm not even sure what they'll be testing for on Monday...perhaps E2 is supposed to begin rising after 3 days? I've no idea since we've never ever done an IUI!

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[My Reality]

Good luck!

[LutC]

It has been a while, thank goodness for feed readers though ...

I would assume an IUI works a lot like a fresh IVF cycle, though with lower doses of meds. And no retrieval obviously. So I would also assume they look at the same hormones too.
Anyway, I will be thinking of you, sending good thoughts, hoping the stars are aligned in your favour etc.

Trafic, ugh. Horrible. And sympathies on the mangled veins.

[M]

Sending you loads and loads of positive vibes!!! x