April 2003... Let the Fun Begin
September 2004... First Visit to a Specialist
October 2004... Diagnosed with elevated prolactin
Dec2004 - May2005... Monthly rounds of Fermera, unmonitored
December2004... Uterine Biopsy
May2005... Post Coital Exam... diagnosed, hostile mucus (noted 2 years later that the exam was 15 years outdated and ovulation/fertile window was never confirmed, so results were technically inconclusive)
June 2005... First IUI with Fermera
August 2005... 2nd IUI with Fermera
October 2005... 3rd IUI with Fermera
November 2005... Uterine Biopsy
December 2006... 4th IUI with Fermera
January 2006... 5th IUI with Clomid
February2006... HSG/LAP day surgery... results minor endo maybe... but otherwise nothing
February 2006... First Appointment at Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Reproductive Care.... first internal u/s FIRST proper monitoring of cycle... turns out all those other IUI's were unsuccessful because they were done too early, I O late.
April 2006... First monitored IUI with Clomid (6th IUI)
May 2006... 7th IUI - First with injectables
June 2006 - Canceled IUI... over stimulated
August 2006... 8th IUI - 2nd with injectables
December 2006... 9th IUI - 3rd with injectables
January 2007 - BROKEN!!! Gave up for a year
2007 - No Treatments! No drugs!October 2007... First consult for IVF
October2007... Attended IVF Info Seminar
Novermber2007... consult appointment, everything seemed good to go.
December 2007.... another appointment... suddenly told I need to complete an EKG, PAP and series of blood tests before moving forward. Then encountered furhter delay due to Christmas holidays.
January2008... Following identification of 4cm ovarian cyst on CD3 u/s... pushed for no more delays and got the cycle going.
February2008... Retrieved 21 follicles, 11 fertilized, 6 survived to Day3
February2008... Transfered 2, Grade4, 8 Cell, above average, high quality embryos. One week later started bleeding. Negative blood work confirmed unsuccessful attempt
February 15, 2008.... February 18, 2008, original BETA day, bleeding stopped and the world as I knew it was gone.
September 18, 2008 Frozen Embryo Transfer on natural cycle
September 26, 2008 8DPT positive HPT. Currently awaiting official beta
October 1, 2008 Beta 5... stop progesterone... looks like we're back to the drawing board.
October 26, 2008 The transfered 2 embryos (Grade4 6 cell and Grade 3 8 cell)
November 4 & 5, 2008 BFN on HPT's - physical signs supporting the negative. Things don't look good.
BETA NEGATIVEJanuary 2009 A new plate to lick, a new can to kick... Cheers to a New Year and Old dreams IVF#2 here we come
January, 6, 2009 CD1... let the fun begin. Not feeling particularly optimistic
January, 7, 2009 CD2... It seems Hope has arrived. We're ready.
January, 19, 2009 ER...retrieved 11, 7 mature, 7 fertilized via
ICSIJanuary, 22, 2009 ET... transfered 2 Grade 4 8 Cell Embryos
January, 31, 2009 9DP3DT.... firs ++HPT
February 2, 2009 11DPT BETA...110
February 4, 2009 13DPT BETA...292
February 17, 2009 First u/s Scheduled