Roll up, roll up!....Clomid cycle buddy needed please, dont want to do this on my own!

[pussycatmomma]

Hi thats it really. If there is anyone who is about to start a new cycle with clomid, can you please be my friend?
This will be my first try on clomid, I have pcos, and started af today after a horrible 48 day cycle.
But af is here, hurray! which means i can start on the magic beans tomorrow.
So if you would like chat and hand holding too, please sign in here.
Im thinking good sense of humour, sympathy, and patience will be a must
xxx

pcm....for goodness sake lets hope af doesn't appear!!
I know I saw that lady a while back and she was good but she has since died so can tell me no more...and if your lady turns out to be mumbo jumbo just enjoy life.....
I am the calmest person ever but this stuff is making me the craziest person on the planet just ask my rl friends they haven't a clue which way i will turn and I have to keep appologising
anyway I have started my 3rd cycle of clomid today - cd2 and I feel strangely calm... 60% of women fall on their 3rd cycle and my cycles have just regulated back to 28 days last month whiuch makes me happy (and sad to be worrying about it)
hope everyone else ok.........

hey all.....
wannabe, thought i had dropped off your radar!!! Lovely to hear from you sweetie How are things with you??
thanks for all you offering me "the voice of reason" regarding the psychic woman. I wish i could be more sceptical than i am. Dont feel quite so upset about it today.
As for af or testing....no!! I will not be swayed. I have been on the negative end of a test for too many times and this month I really am not kidding myself and secretly hoping. (you know how we do that!) am deffo deffo sure am 200% sure am not prg and will not be wasting money on a test the week before payday!
this is a really nice thread to be able to come back to, everyone is so understanding. Minxi, glad you sounding relaxed, thats the key so the professionals keep telling us
Lulu, sorry to hear you are feeling down honey, remember what minxi has said, lots of women are successful on their 3rd cycle, and this is your 3rd, yes? So fingers crossed for you. By the way hope you have settled into your new house now
love, love, love to all
xxxxxxx

Hi all... yes, settled into the new house, thanks PCM. We are really enjoying it(and so far has remained bed bug free!). I am feeling better today- I'm just so wound up and anxious about it all the time. Think about it constantly. Feel myself up (TMI) to see if boobs hurt! Then realise it is far too early anyway! I am on CD19 today and yes, 3rd cycle of clomid.

Hope everyone has a lovely day. This weather is cheering me up!

hiya lulu....we are all in very much the same boat arent we- although I know that does not help a jot when you are feeling very crappola.
cd35 today and counting.
Found the handout on clomid the hospital gave me and it said if period not arrived in 6 weeks (42 days) then to do a prg test.
So...............1 more week to go then!
xxxx

PCM- when did you get AF last time? My consultant told me to test if I hadn't had AF 2 weeks after my scan so 2 weeks after OV. But I can understand why you want to wait. Fingers crossed.

PCM I was told the same - tests cd42 BFN, CD44 bfn, CD47 bfn (apparantly conceived CD49ish - we were still bding) CD64 BFP!! as still no AF despite provera CD52-56 (luckily the prgoesterone should have no ill effect on preg). Hope this helps xx

hi both.....well we are still bd, but not as intensely, just when we feel like it not with any real intent now.
My last cycle was 32 days, which i took as a hopeful sign that the clomid was shortening my cycles. But now...who knows?Like i said, am going to wait until cd42 (if i get that far of course) .
I know i keep harping on about it, but i really, really dont think i am prg because of what that woman said.
love and hugs to all, am just off to watch Desperate Housewives ((sad but loving it emoticon!!!))))

RIGHT!..............you know what needs to happen don't you????

You need to getr your BFP this month to prove what utter scutter this woman is talking!!!!

RUBBISH.......I just wish that we could make these fonts bigger to REALLY re-inforce it...............TAKE NO NOTICE OF THE DODGY WOMAN!!!!!!!!

And wannaBe...I am shocked at you!!!!!
Did I notice that encouragement from you to test???!!!!!
Shame on you...suggesting such a thing!!!!!!!! (Especially when PCM is 200% sure!!!!!!)

Lulu...glad the bedbugs have exit-ed BTW.
X

hello coggy you have made my day
Thats just what i needed actually, a good dose of common sense from someone sensible. The whole thing really upset me. One of those situations where of course I should have known better, but I guess vunerability and hope play big parts too.
Thankyou anyway hun.
Still no af for me, though i was absolutley convinced she had arrived on the walk home from work (in a white skirt no less!!!!!) but actually, no. Sorry if tmi, but just lots of "moisture" instead ...........Felt exactly like when you first start af, sudden hot gush...
Needless to say, I was extremely pleased to find it wasnt af after all.
Feel sure will start shortly though, boobs really tender and very pre-af.
You are right Coggy, I am 200% sure, so away with you wannabe, no more talk of testing for at least another week!!!
weightwatchers tonight, am not feeling very svelte, more like a balloon filled with water, but never mind!
Anyone heard from flosspot? unlike her not to post, hope she is not feeling too down. ((((waves to flossie)))
hugs to all, hope you all enjoying the lovely sunshine.
xxx

((((yes awen........definately best not to mention it)))

I'm not saying anything... but am definitely keeping fingers and toes crossed for the week wait. I will be crippled before you do the test PCM!!!

Hello all - not been around for a while. Latest consultant appointment yet another bloody waste of time and feeling a bit pants. On waiting list for Follicular tracking and laparoscopy and dye test but have successfully made appoinment to see the man himself. On 2nd October. Grrr. In the mea time TVS scan and lots of bloods, keep taking Clomid and fingers crossed....Day 35. Nothing to report....

Fingers crossed PCM. Stay strong until next week.Minxi and others give good advice.

Hello Awen- excited about your scan. Agree with PCM that you are graduate and giver of hope.

Lulu- glad you are settling in

Wanabee and others, hello!!

Off for the weekend to enjoy what the forecast says will be shocking weather. Yippee!

Hi Flosspot

Think I'm right in thinking that you were originally diagnosed with PCOS?.

I think you're being mucked about tbh with you and I would think about going to a different hospital (your GP should be able to refer you). It is fair to say that some subfertility units are far better than others.

You ought to be seeing the same person/people each time as a lack of continuity of care is bad for the patient.

You're on the waiting list for follicular tracking and a lap and dye?. I am wondering why instead they have not instead suggested ovarian diathermy surgery as this has had success with some PCOS patients. A lap is an operation which is often used only as a diagnostic tool only - will they deal with the cystic follicles on the ovaries if they do a lap?. This is something you will need to ask them. Also you could instead have a HSG which is a tubal x-ray and will do the same as the dye part of the lap and dye!. Also as this is not a surgical procedure you will be awake for it and it will take less time.

Clomid encourages the ovaries to work harder. You should be monitored closely and regularly whilst on it as it is not always suitable for all PCOS patients (in particular) to take as it can increase LH levels.

What's your LH level like in relation to your FSH level?.

Verity is the UK charitable based organisation for women wiht PCOS - you may want to look at their website which is www.verity-pcos.org.uk.

HTH

PCM

And if you visit any more bloody clairvoyants I shall come around and set my Meerkats on you!!.

Seriously though, please stay away from such people. They can play on fears in those who are vulnerable.

What's the latest with you treatment wise?.

lol attilla
treatment-wise, am still taking my clomid. Have had no further monitoring despite several asks. 2nd cycle at the moment, just waiting for af. Will pretty much continue until my 6mths worth is up, then its back to the gyny hopefully around october time (if no joyous bfp by then of course).
Am really trying not to think about what will happen then, but of course I know its gonna be the IUI/IVF talk
Anyway, for now, onwards and upwards as it were, cd39 here today. Have bought the clearblues ready, but am waiting till cd42 which will be exactly 6 weeks, as per my clomid leaflet. Am not expecting a bfp but iknow will not be able to help myself from testing.
Flossie....sorry you are still not feeling too perky ((hugs for you))
love to all
xxxxxx

Attila- a wealth of information for me to consider. I am truly beginning to feel like I am being messed around, as it happens, but your advice has pushed me to my GP. Will let you know what happens....

Morning all. Hope you survived Bank Hoiday.

Hi all. Floss- sorry to hear you feel you have been messed about. I very much sympathise as it happened to me. I think you need to be strong and pushy!

PCM- how is the countdown going?

Not much going on here. Just waiting for AF which should be here in the next few days, from the feel of things. Absolutely no pg symptoms, so am sure it is not my month. Feel a bit frustrated with it all. So come on, ladies, let's hear some good news!

countdown is going ok.....just feel very very frustrated at lack of af as am sure am not prg, but like i said, i know i wont be able to stop myself from doing at least 1 test if af doesnt arrive soon.
Have decided I am going to test on friday morning. This will make it cd44, not a particularly magic number but its my mum and dads wedding anniversary. You never know, it might be a good omen
Flossie, you sound so fed up sweetie...I hope you get some joy from the gp. Let us know how you get on.
xxxx

Just find this whole thing frustrating PCM. Nobody seems eager to get going and push forward and actually get me up the duff, know what I mean? Told DH we should take a break this month, stop with temps and dates and carefully timed BDing and just be a normal couple for a while. He disagreed!

Waiting for AF- boobs like melons so it can only be hours away!Feeling it with you Lulu!

Keeping everything crossed PCM. Stay strong till Friday.

Floss- it is OS frustrating. You just want someone to take control and help you out. Taking a break does not sound like a bad idea... I am thinking of laying off clomid this month for teh same reason.

PCM- 4 is my lucky number so double 4 will be extra lucky. Stay strong and we will all be on tenterhooks!

thanks you two... But it sounds like i am not the only one waiting for af either, what cycle day are you both on?
flossie I understand exactly what you mean about no one else being interested in you getting "duffered"... I have found disinterest from my gp soul destroying, and whilst the consultant is nice in person,I dont feel as if all my questions have been answered or that I am getting the level of monitoring I would absolutely like. Questions go round in my head all the time - what about metformin? you read that when combined with the clomid it is almost doubly as successful - why arent I on that? what about regular scans to see if i have ovulated? where are they why did i go through the bloody ovarian drilling op before they'd even tried me on clomid? and is the op any good anyway? ive yet to see anyone prg with that alone.
It is hard not to feel messed around when we arent getting the results we want. But I am sure I would be the first to stand up and say "thank you" if (when!! come on be positive pusscat) I eventually get prg. It is hard not to think of being prg as our right, ( I know i do sometimes) but I still remind myself in probably my mums generation neither me or my sister would have any chance at all of getting prg, and I just feel blessed that we are being given the options that we are, things being as they are treatment wise. But it is heart-wrenching, there is no denying that.
My big fear at the moment is that the clomid wont work and we will have to go down the ivf route. Cant imagine bearing the cost, and am still trying to find out if we get more than 1 try on the nhs or if its one lot and thats it. 5 lots of treatments have nearly crippled my sister and her husband financially, and while it will be almost brushed aside when she does have a baby, the fact remains that they are now in serious debt for the sake of fertility treatment, which is needed through no fault of their own. Its not like they have been and gambled the money or wasted it on crap, they need it to make themselves a family.
oh ....
i am so sorry to sound off. I dont mean to. I just guess it gets on top of us all at times doesnt it.
big hugs to all my girls on here xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
am also feeling so blue, and desperate to test....but am going to wait till friday. I know its gonna be negative but that just makes it all them more frustrating that i cant get it out of my head and just give it up.
By the way flossie, maybe it will help to ditch the temping, just to go for it when you feel like it but remain on your clomid??
We dont temp or use opks, god knows id be on the ceiling if we did that as well, but it can help to ease the pressure. Maybe worth a thought.
xx

omg at self indulgent long post.
Sorry ladies

Flosspot

I would have to agree with you and disagree with your DH. Charting, opk's and other such methods are not worth using if PCOS are issues.

I would push for regular appointments and treatment by the same set of people each visit.

Flosspot

I would have to agree with you and disagree with your DH. Charting, opk's and other such methods are not worth using if PCOS are issues.

I would push for regular appointments and treatment by the same set of people each visit.