IUI #6 Was Here and Now It’s Gone
My 6th and last IUI cycle has turned out to be the worst cycle EVER. Everything that could go wrong went wrong.
1. 5 ultrasounds – my follies were growing just ever so slowly. I usually have 2 ultrasounds before an IUI. It was 150% more time consuming as well as costly.
2. Previously, I responded well to Letrozole. 10mg a day for 5 days starting CD2 or 3. This time I didn’t. I ended up taking 5mg more for two days and it still didn’t help much. I also had to go buy more Letrozole on Thanksgiving day and my insurance decides that’s the day they deny me coverage. I paid a freaking $32 for 4 pills.
3. So the plan was to trigger Friday noon and IUI Saturday. Nope, my body decides to mess with me and say ‘sorry I’m late, I’m going to ovulate NOW’. So I get a positive OPK Thursday. All morning (even during the night before) and afternoon I had ovulation cramps. I triggered around 1pm when I confirmed with my doctor that I should trigger now and IUI Friday. But come Thursday night, my ovulation pains were gone. Yup, I was done. EWCM that came a couple days ago, GONE. My temps were high Thursday and Friday morning too. If BBT is right, I ovulated possibly Wednesday or Thursday morning. Done.
4. DH’s numbers vary from bad to ‘okay’. IUI #4 he had 1M motile swimmers after wash. Yes, that low. IUI #5 has been the best with 4.7M motile swimmers after wash. Today’s number a whopping 1.5M. His pre-wash motility was 8%. Normal is 40% or more and ours was 8%. His supplements are obviously not worth the $100/month.
They say IUI has a probability of what 20%? 25%? I think it’s lower.. but with my endometriosis, me ovulating early (which is ironic, it was 5 days later than average) and DH’s swimmers, this cycle is doomed. The worst part of all this is the progesterone supplements. Sticking those things up my vagina 2 times a day sucks. I don’t know why but I feel more violated doing that than sticking needles in my belly for menopur or HCG.
So there you go. Our last IUI, a big mess of everything-can-go-wrong scenario.
But what makes me so miserable and depressed is that I am still hoping that miracle one sperm made it to an egg that somehow miraculously waited 24+ hours.
This is the ultimate definition of hope torture.
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Oh boy…what a mess! I’m so sorry. I haven’t started the whole IUI process yet, but can only imagine how stressful it’s going to be. Thanks for sharing and I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you!
thanks! good luck to you too!
Thank you!