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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had 4 failed IUIs with no clear reason why.   At age 41 I had 3 PGS normal embryos from one retrieval of 16 mature eggs and was successful with my first FET.  I was incredibly, inexplicably lucky and I am thankful every day.  The women on this board are amazing warriors and have wonderful advice.

For me, since I had a straightforward experience, I can kind of report on the process itself rather than the emotional and physical toll from multiple rounds.

Worst - Money.  As a fed I have no coverage. It's ridiculous that a procedure as old as me (the first "test tube baby" was born the same year as me) is not covered by most insurance.  It was a gut punch.  I "got over" it by rationalizing it that for the plan I paid for, it was about the cost of a year of day care.  We can pay for day care, we can pay for one extra year, right? Gulp. Unfair, sucks, etc., and I'm pissed/have survivors guilt that there are many women without means can't try this option.

Worst by far - 8 weeks of nightly progesterone shots.  I had zero problems with the stim shots which were all subcutaneous.  But I struggled with the intramuscular.  And I'm not afraid of needles or anything.  It just hurt.  Not every shot, but enough that I was afraid every night.  The last shot was one of the best nights of my life.  I'm proud of getting through it and I'd do it 100x again to get my little one, but it still just sucked.

Distant second - I had mild OHSS after retrieval.  I really had no problems with retrieval, yeah I felt weird and bloated but whatever, it was temporary.  Retrieval was totally fine, almost a disappointment because it was such a routine easy thing for me.  But in the days after my OHSS was bad enough that I had trouble taking deep breaths.  And I was sooo uncomfortable.  But seriously it was like 5 days and I could still go to work, it was not that big of a deal especially once they scanned me and I knew for sure that I had no serious problems, just needed time for everything to calm down.[/quote]

Congratulations! What fertility clinic did you go to, and who was your doctor?[/quote]

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