Do my ovaries look fat?

Well so it is now CD 12...
The Femara regime on CD 3-7 went fairly well I would say.

Yesterday DH and I drove the 5hrs to the clinic to get my follie scan, which I guess was okay.  I have 3 follies...then drove 5 hrs back in the freezing rain!  Ugh!  I love my man for coming with me all that way for a quick ultrasound! 

They gave me my Ovidrel shot to take home.  I will "shoot" myself up tonight around 8PM.  The thing is, my left ovary (the one with the goodies) is feeling full already!  Like I feel that I am about to O on my own.  I really am hoping that everything is going to work out, timing wise.
The plan is to BD tonight after the trigger, then again Saturday morning (36 hrs post trigger) and probably again Christmas just to be sure!

I, being the OCD freak I am, have been completely obsessed with trying to find Femara success stories, Ovidrel success stories, first round success stories, and everything in between!  I have been less than productive lately!

I am sure the tww will bring out a whole new set of compulsive behaviours!  Can't wait!

Diary of Cycle 1 on Femara

I will add to this as I go along...

11/12/11 CD1 - AF is here...cramps, etc.
               CD 2 - Super Heavy AF :(
               CD 3 - start Femara...not too bad, feel a little funny
               CD 4 - headache at end of the day, crazy dreams
               CD 5 - first acupuncture session!  hot flashes in the evening, a few waves of nausea after supper
               CD 6 - some more hot flashes
               CD7 - headache
               CD 8 - no Femara   - felt fine, OPK negative
               CD 9 - slight pains in L ovary...upped Metformin to 1000 mg, slightly nauseous, headache bad before bedtime!
               CD 10 - constipated!
               CD11 - scan day! one follie at 16mm, one at 15mm and one at 13mm
               CD12 - heavy left ovary!  Trigger tonight at 7 PM!!!! BD tonight
               CD 13 - nauseous early morn; acupuncture at 8 am!
               CD 14 - BD in the AM, ovulation pains at night! 
               CD 15 - Merry Christmas!!! start progesterone
               CD 16 - nothing to report
               CD 17 - tiniest of tiny bits of clotting on tp at night
               CD 18 - nothing to report really; progesterone not really causing me any grief!
               CD 19 - feeling bloated and kind of crampy
               CD 20 - slight backache
               CD 21 - sick with a head cold, extreme headache tonight!  Along with bad backache! 
               CD 22 - 8dpo, BFN
               CD 23 - hmm, feeling nothing really
               CD 24, 25, 26 - sick with a bad chest cold...nothing else but BFN's every day
               CD 27 BFN
               CD 28 BFN
               CD 29 AF arrived

Femara and no IUI

So because our file was missing some bloodwork for my DH, we could not go ahead with IUI this month.  I talked them into letting me take the Femara, have the ultrasound and trigger and then just do the deed at home the "old-fashioned" way!  I am now on Day 2 of Femara, and aside from being really tired with a slight headache, I feel okay.  I have an ultrasound booked for December 21st to see how my follies are doing.  I go for acupuncture tomorrow and am really looking forward to it! 

I admit that Christmas has sort of been an afterthought for me this year as all I have on my mind is ttc!  It sure is all-encompassing!

Hope with IUI; a new journey

Lots to say...

We finally sat down with the FS and got all the results from the vast amount of tests we had done.  Here is the lowdown:
AMH - 0.16 - VERY LOW ovarian reserve
FSH - 12.18
Spermogram - excellent
Antral Follicle Count - 8/3 - okay, not great
Karotyoe - Normal
Hemoglobin A1c - .057 - slightly elevated

So what does that mean?  Well, i have to have another blood sugar test done to see about possible Type 2 diabetes...I have very few eggs left...and I need some help.
So what are we going to do?

We are about to embark on our first IUI ( he recommends 3 - I will do 2 before insisting we move on)
What he prescribed:
Metformin (for the high glucose levels)
DHEA 75 mg
CoQ10 - 600 mg
Folic Acid 5mg
Femara CD 3-7, Ovidrel trigger shot, Progesterone from night of IUI on
If BFP, Progesterone for 12 weeks

I had a great chat with my Naturopath this morning and will be starting acupuncture on the 15th.  She made me feel pretty good about what my FS had prescribed, and about what she feels my chances are.

So now I am just waiting for AF to get here so we can start this new journey.  I am feeling positive :)