teachermomtobe, emailing my supervisor worked out really well. I got an email back saying the time off was fine and I didn't need to explain anything. So for anyone not wanting to have a conversation about it with their boss I recommend email. Seems like I also will have a different doctor for each procedure since each thing I have to do is at a different location. I want to know why they do it that way. Do other people have to travel all over or go to one office?
Oh yay! I'm glad it worked out. And yes, depending on the procedures it may be a different doc. I have all my bloodwork done at labcorp/quest. My endo biopsy was done with one RE, my HSG was done at a completely different hospital with a radiologist and....someone else. Umm...I think that's it so far but, yea. Any further treatments will be the same I'm sure. Go here....go there....yadda yadda.
Post by BurritosAtEveryMeal on Sept 18, 2016 7:04:05 GMT -5
ohinvrtedworld so sorry you are feeling this way. IF can be so isolating and people just don't know how to keep their mouths shut. Hugs to you and LOL at your glowing comment. You keep on glowing girl
teachermomtobe, thank you for all that information! It's so useful to calm my panicked brain...
I had another (potentially silly) question for those of you in the know. Since our DX is mild MFI, does it make sense/is it even possible to do an IUI without me doing all the drugs/injections? Could we just do the wash and injection since I ovulate normally? I'm feeling like they don't do that since they want the best chances possible of fertilization but just wondering if anyone had heard anything about it.
Post by teachermomtobe on Sept 18, 2016 15:08:10 GMT -5
mill23, I think just IUI is absolutely possible. I don't O regularly so I needed the meds but definitely ask your doctor about using OPKs to monitor O and schedule IUI around that.
teachermomtobe , thank you for all that information! It's so useful to calm my panicked brain...
I had another (potentially silly) question for those of you in the know. Since our DX is mild MFI, does it make sense/is it even possible to do an IUI without me doing all the drugs/injections? Could we just do the wash and injection since I ovulate normally? I'm feeling like they don't do that since they want the best chances possible of fertilization but just wondering if anyone had heard anything about it.
This was basically our situation too - MFI, no problems and very consistent ovulation on my end.
I think it's possible to do a natural IUI with those circumstances, but since the actual sperm washing and IUI process was the most expensive part of it (at least with the way our RE bills and what our insurance covers), it made sense for us to maximize our chances if we were going to even try IUIs with MFI. I took generic Clomid with my 3 IUI cycles and usually had 2-3 follicles rather than the 1 that I would have had without extra meds. Plus the trigger shot helps time the IUI so that it's done very close to ovulation for optimal timing.
This chart (about halfway down on the page) shows IUI success rates under various conditions. Using Clomid for an IUI cycle gives a slight boost of success rates over natural IUI cycles.
So if your RE okays it, it might be an option to do a natural IUI cycle. My RE didn't even mention that as an option for us, and even if she had, I would have still picked to do medicated IUIs because the higher chance of success would be worth the extra cost for me.
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