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My journey through fertility investigations and treatments! My name is Rachel and I was born in North London/England on 28th June 1986. I am married to my lovely husband Kenny and we live in Essex with our 2 cats Noddy and Snoopy. I have created a blog about my journey through fertility investigations and treatment as I feel that not enough is said about this subject.
Sunday, 26 January 2014
Kicking you when your down!
My last post was in November when I was having a break from the medication, well I extended that break through Christmas as I couldn't get an appointment at the doctors for more medication. It was probably a good thing as Christmas was stressful enough (other things in my life going on) without having to deal with the emotions of not knowing if Letrozole was going to work or not.
So I decided that I would start the tablets again on January 1st (new year, new start and all that) however I still couldn't get an appointment at the doctors for my medication and the hospital wouldn't sign off the prescription as my Doctor was on Annual Leave. This went on for about 3 weeks until I ended up crying my eyes out in the doctors surgery and telling the receptionist how fed up I was of it all.....funnily enough she then found me a slot for a telephone consultation with the doctor that week. Why do you have to have a full on breakdown to get an appointment? ridiculous.
So anyway last week I got my call from the doctor who prescribed my tablets at last, however that evening when I got home from work I had a letter from the hospital with my operation date 12th February!
So after all that stress I can't take any of the medication now until after the op anyway.
Sometimes I wonder....Do things really happen for a reason? I can't believe that on the same day as getting my meds I got that letter. The world has a knack of working in mysterious ways.
So I decided that I would start the tablets again on January 1st (new year, new start and all that) however I still couldn't get an appointment at the doctors for my medication and the hospital wouldn't sign off the prescription as my Doctor was on Annual Leave. This went on for about 3 weeks until I ended up crying my eyes out in the doctors surgery and telling the receptionist how fed up I was of it all.....funnily enough she then found me a slot for a telephone consultation with the doctor that week. Why do you have to have a full on breakdown to get an appointment? ridiculous.
So anyway last week I got my call from the doctor who prescribed my tablets at last, however that evening when I got home from work I had a letter from the hospital with my operation date 12th February!
So after all that stress I can't take any of the medication now until after the op anyway.
Sometimes I wonder....Do things really happen for a reason? I can't believe that on the same day as getting my meds I got that letter. The world has a knack of working in mysterious ways.
Friday, 22 November 2013
Forget the bad and go with the good.....
I have been a lot more positive lately. Yes I still have my moments when I just want to curl up in a ball and cry but I've managed to stop it when I can feel a downer coming on.
This is due to a few reasons:
1. I'm not taking Clomid
YES THAT WAS A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM!
2. I have been reading inspirational books which have made me realise that sometimes I stress far too much over stuff that for now I have no control of. (This is quite a big deal for me as I like to control most aspects of my life to the extreme)
3. I have been doing Yoga , which is soooooo me. I should have done it ages ago!
I really feel a change in myself, I'm not as negative, I feel a lot better, I have more get up and go and right at this present moment I don't feel worried about anything at all..........not one thing.
Lets see how long it lasts
Sunday, 17 November 2013
Clomiphene Vs Letrozole
I hadn't really heard much of Letrozole so when the doctor told me I would be taking that next I didn't really know what to think.
I have had a really bad time on Clomid, the mood swings have got progressively worse as the months have gone on and I have had nothing positive happen whilst on them, so I hope that what I have read about Letrozole and it's lack of side effects is true.
If you have stumbled across my blog whilst looking for fertility information (I do this all the time) then I have left a link about the medication below:
http://www.ivf1.com/letrozole-femara-infertility/
Goodbye Clomid Hello Letrozole
As expected I was told that 100mg of Clomid had not worked yet again, during the ultrasound the nurse asked yet again if I have been diagnosed with PCOS. (Do they even read my medical notes ??)
She then explained that my lining was at 5mm which is a little better than before but still too thin and my follicles were not mature at all.
I then waited to speak to the nurse about my next steps and was surprised to find that it was one of the fertility specialists doing the follow ups this time. " Horray! I can ask some questions " sprang to mind.
He explained again that the increased dose of Clomiphene had also not worked and said that he was changing it to Letrozole (commonly known as Femara) to see if that worked. He also asked about the aspirin and how that was going, so I told him that I have been taking 75mg a day and stopping during the week of period as directed by the nurse. The doctor was shaking his head at me "no no no" he said and then told me that I should I fact be taking them every day continuously and double the amount from CD1 to CD14.
I was quite annoyed with the fact that I had been miss informed by the nurse previously because in my mind something like that could be a contributing factor to why the treatment hasn't been working.
But hey ho, it's done now so I just have to forget that and start again with the new medication.
She then explained that my lining was at 5mm which is a little better than before but still too thin and my follicles were not mature at all.
I then waited to speak to the nurse about my next steps and was surprised to find that it was one of the fertility specialists doing the follow ups this time. " Horray! I can ask some questions " sprang to mind.
He explained again that the increased dose of Clomiphene had also not worked and said that he was changing it to Letrozole (commonly known as Femara) to see if that worked. He also asked about the aspirin and how that was going, so I told him that I have been taking 75mg a day and stopping during the week of period as directed by the nurse. The doctor was shaking his head at me "no no no" he said and then told me that I should I fact be taking them every day continuously and double the amount from CD1 to CD14.
I was quite annoyed with the fact that I had been miss informed by the nurse previously because in my mind something like that could be a contributing factor to why the treatment hasn't been working.
But hey ho, it's done now so I just have to forget that and start again with the new medication.
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
The Rage!!!
The last week has been hell as far as my moods are concerned.
I was bit up and down throughout the month but then I began taking the 100mg of Clomid and all hell broke lose. I got to the point where I couldn't even function normally because of how tense I felt and I didn't really know how to change my mind set, in fact I'm lucky that I still have a husband at the mo...I don't know how he gets through alive ha ha
Thankfully I think that's over with now and I've gone back to feeling okay about everything, I've just booked my next follicle Scan for 11th November so I will just have to see what happens then.
Still awaiting a date for the operation ;(
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