Lovely to have you back dollface. I'm also on the prescription strength folic acid because my epilepsy drugs increase the risk of neural tube defects, my neurologist and gynae both say it's essentially a wonder pill
I'm not sure where along the saga of my twisty turny infertility journey I was when you were last with us, but I'm currently on my second IVF cycle, after having to freeze all last time. I'm currently on a different protocol, possibly the longest long protocol known to man, as I started injecting to down regulate myself and put myself into temporary menopause in mid Nov and I'm down regging for another 3 weeks before I can even start the cycle properly. The irony that I have to take the contraceptive pill for 5 weeks as a part of fertility treatment to try to get me pregnant is not lost on me.
stealth injectables plus IUI sounds like a very positive step. So much of treatment is as much of a diagnostic exercise as anything, but I'm so hoping it does the trick and you don't have to come down the IVF route.
Rose brilliant news about work! How does it work with your tracking scans BTW? Are you having them at home until you fly out to Brno? Keeping everything crossed for you!
Freddie hope you're hanging on in there in your 2ww
AFM I'm just plodding on. Still emotionally, er, volatile from all the down regging. Down to about two cry breaks in the loos at work! Chatting to various friends of mine who've had extensive infertility woes possibly wasn't the most helpful thing I could have done in my current state - consistent theme amongst the friend who finally had success on her 4th cycle, the friend who had 5 failed cycles and the friend who has had her 3rd miscarriage in 11 months obviously shit me up beyond belief (conveniently forgetting the friends who did have success with fertility treatment amidst my hormonal madness) was that they wish they'd had certain tests done earlier.
So I ended up self prescribing various diagnostic blood tests that obv if my Dr thought were worthwhile at this stage, he would have recommended I have them. Yet hormonal me decided I clearly know better than my top consultant and paid for full thrombophilia and autoimmune blood panels even though I haven't had failed implantation or RPL (and we know the reason I haven't had a chance of conceiving when I've ovulated is because of my lining issues). So obviously now my fantastically rational decision making will mean I'll prob end up getting results back that will massively shit me up over Xmas!!
Although one benefit to not drinking is that the morning after the Xmas party at work I have no hangover!! Given I haven't had a drink since July I'd prob be hanging out of my arse after just a couple so probably just as well....!!