I haven't posted much because there just hasn't been much to say. But today we started our first medicated cycle! So now there IS something to say.
I've been in the US for the past 3-ish months, for residency interviews, and I will hopefully start residency this summer. Which means Mr. E and I will only be together in Sweden for another few months. We made an RE appointment for as soon as I got back to see if there was anything we could do - a Hail Mary, if you will - before I/we move to the US. It's been 10 months since my last miscarriage, and I haven't gotten pregnant.
The appointment went better than expected, and our RE basically told us IVF was the best option. However, I am on CD5 and that was too late to start IVF. The other option, a medicated cycle with IUI, could be started as late as CD5. We were on board immediately. I will be doing 37.5 IU Gonal-F for 5 days, after which I will have an ultrasound to see how things are progressing. When it's time, I'll trigger with Ovitrelle, and we will do the IUI.
I did my first injection of the Gonal-F tonight. Mr. E was freaked out by the prospect of me injecting myself, but it wasn't a big deal.
If this doesn't work, we will likely (although we haven't decided for sure yet) do IVF next cycle. We are at a private clinic that will do IVF without having to wait. The downside is it will cost money (about $4500), but we are prepared to spend that, and more, to give us a chance at having a baby.
These are huge steps, but honestly, we have been thinking about it for a long time. After 3.5 years of trying, we are ready to take things to the next level.
I've been in the US for the past 3-ish months, for residency interviews, and I will hopefully start residency this summer. Which means Mr. E and I will only be together in Sweden for another few months. We made an RE appointment for as soon as I got back to see if there was anything we could do - a Hail Mary, if you will - before I/we move to the US. It's been 10 months since my last miscarriage, and I haven't gotten pregnant.
The appointment went better than expected, and our RE basically told us IVF was the best option. However, I am on CD5 and that was too late to start IVF. The other option, a medicated cycle with IUI, could be started as late as CD5. We were on board immediately. I will be doing 37.5 IU Gonal-F for 5 days, after which I will have an ultrasound to see how things are progressing. When it's time, I'll trigger with Ovitrelle, and we will do the IUI.
I did my first injection of the Gonal-F tonight. Mr. E was freaked out by the prospect of me injecting myself, but it wasn't a big deal.
If this doesn't work, we will likely (although we haven't decided for sure yet) do IVF next cycle. We are at a private clinic that will do IVF without having to wait. The downside is it will cost money (about $4500), but we are prepared to spend that, and more, to give us a chance at having a baby.
These are huge steps, but honestly, we have been thinking about it for a long time. After 3.5 years of trying, we are ready to take things to the next level.
Fingers crossed for you :)
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