Anyone else take clomid & hcg trigger shot??

[hopefulnicci]

Looking for others who took clomid & hcg. I'm currently 4dpo & could really do with some sucess stories or anyone in a similar boat to me, to help me stay positive!

Thanks nicci - nice to know you're looking out for me. I suspect that I will be treated next Fri/Sat so won't be too far behind you. Good luck!

hi nicci n issy
no im not having iui just go 2 hosp 4 my scans follicle tracking n then if n when there is an egg they inject me with my hcg shot.
good luck 2 both of u im still on the provera getting loads of stomach cramps which must mean that they r working. xx

Hi,
I am new to his post, but have found many of the conversations helpful. My husband & I have been trying for over a year to get pregnant. We have done 6 months of Clomid and 2 rounds of IUI. My last HCG injection was 15 days ago(Oct 18th) and the last IUI was Oct 20th. I just took a HPT that was positive. I am afraid to get my hopes up because could the HCG injection still be in my body? Has anyone found the HCG injection to last beyond 14 day or could this really be a true pregnancy? It is Sunday, so I can't call the Dr until tomorrow....

Hi Eis, welcome to our little group. I think we've all asked your question at some point so I will attempt to summarise our thoughts.

At my clinic, they tell me not to trust a positive until 3 weeks after the injection as that is what the manufacturers say. They have however also told me that if you get to about 17 DPO with no period that's a very good sign.

Nicci/Hayzee - sorry can't remember which of you said this - has been told that it leaves your system at 1000 units a day so if you had the 10000 shot it should be clear by day 10.

This ties up with my previous experience where I have tested negative 10 days after the hcg injection (after previous positives). I have also read that if you test negative and then positive again in similar circumstances (eg both fmu) then you probably are pg.

A note of caution though. This month (my first with clomid and hcg) I didn't test negative until 13 days after the injection, then was negative for two days then had a positive again (although it may have been a dodgy test as the control line had a dot missing out of it) and then tested negative and got AF the day after the positive. Could have been the injection, a chemical pregnancy or a faulty test. I did wonder whether the Clomid affected the hcg too.

Testing positive 15 days after sounds hopeful so I'm cautiously optimistic for you. Good Luck and fingers crossed for you! xx

Thank you Issy42. It really helps to hear other people's stories... I am going to call my Dr tomorrow (hoping that I don't start my per overnight) and see if they think it is too soon to do a blood test... crossing my fingers, too!

Welcome Eis, I have to say Issy your last post was v informative! & I totally agree with what you've said. Just wanted to wish u, & of course now Eis, goodluck for tomorrow. Hope to here some positive news tomorrow pm. x
Hayzee hows things? Any signs of AF yet? I've never taken provera, how long do u take it for? When is AF meant to start after taking it? Thinking of u. x
My end, 4 dpo, nausea mild cramps/full feeling, constipation, mild heartburn & my nose has had a small bleed every morning since ovulation when blowing it!! (yes i know it's too early for symptoms but i just can't stop obsessing!) All side effects of raised progesterone & thanks to the Hcg shot, no doubt (this time i only had 5000iu -so like a true peeonastickaholic!! i'm poas daily just to see when it does leave my system, should be interesting). Spk soon

Just a quick update from me as am at work. Had scan this morning (only day 9) and already have four follicles over 1mm (2.3, 1.7, 1.6 and 1.2). Quite a shock to be so many so big already and apparently I had one of the sonographers who tends to measure small, so they are probably bigger. OPKs first thing and at lunchtime both negative though so have to use the Ovitrelle tonight for treatment Wednesday. Womb lining only 6mm so hope it thickens. Maybe having side effects with Clomid is a good sign afterall.

My Ovitrelle is 0.5ml, so I must process it slowly as def usually takes 10 days to clear. Maybe last month I got a higher dose and that's why it stayed in my system longer, although the nurse I spoke with today thinks I had a very early mc last month.

Nicci - I get early pg symptoms after hcg shot, especially the morning sicknessy feeling, but they usually go away after about a week.

Good luck everyone. Hope you get good news from the doctor Eis.

No luck for me this month, period came early. I am giving the injections a rest until after Christmas, I have found it all quite stressful and need a break for a while. Good luck to everyone else, I shall keep my fingers crossed for you.

Oh Miloopy i'm really sorry AF showed. I understand how emotionally draining it can be (i'm certain everyone else here can agree too). Maybe the break will do you good. Christmas i suppose is time to try and distract yourself from ttc (so many people tell me it'll happen when you stop trying so hard!-much easier said than done however!) I wish u well, stay in touch with us. x

I just wanted to give you guys an update.. I had bloodwork today (31 days) and they confirmed that I am pregnant! I can't beleive it! I feel like I am in a dream. They said my HCG levels were at 328 and they want to check them again in 48 hours to make sure they are rising as expected. I really can't beleive it... I really hope & pray that each of you experience this success in the near future,too... I know it will happen for you!

Congratulations Eis - - that's fantastic news. Sending you lots of babydust for a sticky bean.

Sorry to hear AF arrived Miloopy .

Realised when I got home and read instructions that I had given incomplete information about my Ovitrelle - the strength is 250 micrograms / 0.5ml which is apparently equivalent to 6500 IU, so it must be taking me a little longer than 1000 per day to get out of my system. Nurse said that my strange results last cycle sounded like a very early mc to her. Let's hope that one of these follicles produces a sticky bean this time.

Take care all.

Yeah Eis, that's just the best news Here's hoping the rest of us get there soon. x

hi all sorry havent been on but my husbands cousin who is like a brother to him has been rushed to hospital and is in an induced coma so been to hospital which is 60 miles away.

how are you all doing i stopped taking the provera on monday and i think they said that i should expect a period 1-2 wks after the last tab so just waiting for it to arrive.

Hope this month you all get good news.
speak to you soon xxx

Wondered if something was up Hayzee having not heard from u. I wish your husbands cousin well, & that he makes a quick recovery. How scary for you all. Once again my thoughts are with u. x

Hi Hayzee. Sorry to hear your news. Hope he gets well soon.

Just wondering how everyone is? How's the daily poas going nicci?

I realised that the only time I didn't do any early testing was my first IUI attempt which did lead, at least briefly, to me being pg. So this time am going to do the same and no symptom spotting either ... apart from wondering whether the sharp needle like pains on my right hand side yesterday and day before mean anything and looking around the ankles for swollen lumps!!! Not symptom spotting, honest !

Well girlies HCG shot was out of my system by 9 dpo (using ultra sensitive 10 miu hpt's) At 11 dpo today and temp has taken a huge dip right down to my coverline! i guess if it's still down tomorrow then thats it, another month bites the dust i guess on the positive side, at least my LP has gone beyond it's recent 9 days (half way there i suppose) Guess there's alot to be said for not obsessing, please pray for me that my temp goes back up tomorrow, i'm beginning to think it's never gonna happen. Please check out my chart, it'll probably make more sense then ((www.fertilityfriend.com/home/139770)) x

Oh nicci - I really hope it was a one off drop for you. Did you leave the window open last night or wake up much earlier than usual?

Fingers crossed for you.

hi all
thanks for all the warm wishes my husbands cousin seems to be improving but until he wakes up we wont no.
My period finally arrived yipee never been so glad to get my period lol so im back on the clomid currently on day 3.
Nicci keeping my fingers crossed for u xxx

Thanks Hayzee, but AF arrived for me 2 minutes ago! so guess we're back on track together. CD 1 for me. Gonna start the clomid again tomorrow i think 100mg cd2-6. He we go again!! Glad your brothers cousin is showing signs of improvement. x How's everyone else doing?

So sorry AF arrived Nicci.

Glad DH's cousin is improving Hayzee.

Good luck for next time both.

I'm only a week into the 2ww and it feels like forever. Trying not to symptom spot as hcg will still be in my system anyway, but keep obsessing about every little thing and not sure how much longer I can hold out without testing - hcg shot should be gone any day now.

Take care xxx

Baby dust to you Issy, i'm gonna take that approach this cycle, i'm done with poas!!!!! never thought i'd say that. think i'm just gonna watch my temps (cheaper that way) & they seem to indicate what ur body's planning on doing. When do u start ur clomid Hayzee, or have u already? what dose are you on? x

ive already started my clomid im on 100mg take it on days 2-6 same as you. I take my last tab tomorrow so we r going to be in the same boat together lets hope its a sign and we r gonna get some good news.
dh cousin woke up yesterday but they had to put him back under as his body cant cope so its safer for him to be in the coma we are going back to the hospital on sat so hopefully we will have better news.
take care speak to you soon xxx

Hi both,

I seem to be totally out of sync with you both. Hope you both get some nice, big, good-quality follicles developing soon.

My not symptom spotting, not testing philosophy has gone out of the window. I tested today and it was negative so that's the hcg out of my system. Trouble is since tests stayed positive for so much longer last month, I'm now wondering whether you stay positive the whole way through if it's worked. Also thought I had some pg symptoms (nausea, heightened sense of smell, -TMI warning- lots of white CM, slight constipation, sharp needle-like pains, metallic taste), but they've pretty much disappeared over the last two days, so must have been the hcg or other causes. I hate that hcg stays in your system so long that you begin to believe you might be pg. If it hasn't worked this time with three good follicles and a smaller one for back up, I can't see when it ever will .

Hayzee - hope when dh's cousin next wakes up he will be more stable.

Take care both and hope you both had a symptom-free clomid taking time.

hi all
wont be on here over the wkend as going to hosp n staying over nite.
glad im off the tabs i felt hot then cold every 2 mins was doing hubbys head in with the fan on/off. Got my 12 day scan on wed so hopefully will have some follicles growing not that it did much good last time as i had 2 n it didnt work but we must keep our fingers crossed.
just hoping that it doesnt mess my periods up again its stressful enough without it mucking my body up as well.
issy i no what u mean about saying ur not gonna do this n your not gonna do that but we always end up doing it cos we all get our hopes up even if its only a little bit we have all been through so much and this is a good chance 4 us all.
Hope u have a nice wkend xxx