IUI/IVF Testing

[kekaellypula]

Today is CD7 for me. I had testing on CD4, was told to start taking 150 of follistim. Today's U/S results were 2-4 follicles on my right side and 0 on my left. It is a promising result since previous U/S without drugs showed 0 or 1 only on each side. I think my left ovary died. I've been told to increase follistim to 225 and my next U/S is on Monday. Does anyone else have a portal where their clinic posts results that be read? I'm curious to see for those that are successful or not what the different results are. My clinic posts results for estradiol, progesterone, LH, and HCG.

Another question ---- what do you tell your employer for the reason you are either late or have to leave so often. I gave a note to my boss today and she wanted to know how long the testing would last, etc. I told her I didn't know. I'm not comfortable telling them that we are trying to have a baby. They don't even know we are married. It's a small family owned business.

[dannigirl]

I'm not really a good one to chime in here..
We have to take full days for our IUI's and usually for the ultrasounds too.
But when I talked with my boss about it I just flat out told her we were trying to have a baby.. But my situation is different too since we are military and we tend to get different perks compared to normal jobs.

[kekaellypula]

Our clinic is 8 mins from the house. Appointments last about 15 minutes. My work hours are 7-430 and work is 30 mins from home. They only do clinic from 7-9. My employer is weird and I need the job for another 4-7 months. The wife doesn't find out where we get stationed until January or February. Ugh.

[kona]

kekaellypula that really stinks. I'm sorry that it's so rough to get time away from work. I'm not very comfortable sharing personal stuff at work but I'm not sure how much (legally) they can ask. If they are sticklers on you working 8 hours is there a way to make up the time that you are out? What would they do for any other employee that had an ongoing medical issue?

I hope this resolves itself soon!

[rikkiandjulie]

We have an online portal as well. DW had two follicles the first time in Follistim, one the next time, and who knows this time, but we went from 5 days of 75, to 4 days of 100. Hopefully the more the medicine more quickly will help.

DW has told her direct boss that she has medical appointments, but not for what exactly, but she just provides a Drs note upon returning. She has told her HR representative what the spots are for.

[healz413]

I'm sorry about your job situation

Our clinic does not have an online portal but we would ask our RE each time what our hormone levels and other numbers were. But since it's not all recorded for us online, we don't have the option of just going in and looking again.

[crazyaunt84]

We have an online portal, but Follistim wasn't part of our protocol.

Definitely sorry about work - we're super fortunate in that we are self employed. However, we did have to bring an employee into the loop because she had to open up shop for us so many times.

[wittyandwaiting]

My doctor wrote a note saying that I was being treated for an ongoing medical issue that didn't impact my work however, required regular monitoring and that she didn't anticipate the monitoring to last over six months.

I have a history of migraines and I think they assumed that it was related to that. I never bothered to correct them.

[kekaellypula]

Today was CD11. RE upped the dosage of follistim to 300 for the next two days. Have a couple of follicles on my left and right side. My estradiol level dropped from the last blood work. One follicle was measurable and it is about 10mm right now. DW leaves for the Air Force next Tuesday; was hoping to get this IUI done with her here. Doesn't look like it will happen. I just want my ovaries to produce!