1st IVF June & under 30 :)

[charlie]

Hi all. First post here and still finding it hard to believe that we even need to be here. We will be TTC 3 years in June 08. Cant honestly believe it has been that long. I kinda feel like I will never get pregnant but my doc has given us a 50% chance for our IVF so maybe.....gotta be posivitive right? But afraid (terrified) of the disappointment I guess. I am going to be 28 this month and DH will be 35 in June. No kids at all and never been pregnant. We TTC for a year on our own and mentioned it to my GP while I was with her for a completely unrelated matter-I had excess hair growth on chin and neck and it was beginning to really bother me. She asked about my cycles which I hadnt a clue about but knew they were longer than a month cos there were several months when I was late and we thought we were pregnant.
So she sent me off to local hospital gynae who did ultrasound and blood tests-said I didnt have cysts but I did have PCOS according to blood results. Prescribed clomid for 3 months and packed off. Came back 3 months later and he prescribed another 3 months and also pencilled in a lap and dye-which I had done Aug 07 which showed that both my tubes were blocked. He did manage to unblock one tube with the dye and asked me to go back on to clomid for another 3 months. Nothing happened. Totally gave up at this stage-he never brought me in for blood tests or scans anytime I was on clomid-I eventually went to my own GP for bloods etc so I would have something-and resorted to BBT and OPK tests-which showed I was Oing when on clomid. Cycle still a bit unsettled-anything from 27 to 34 days long.
After the 3 months again on clomid, nothing so went back and he told me nothing more he could do for me and was to refer me to an IVF clinic. He gave me another 2 months of clomid while I was waiting. Waited almost 6 months for an appointment but finally went to them in April and are booked in for SIS this week and finishing pill 30th May. First scan 3rd June and starting injections 4th June. We hope for EC and ET around 15th to 19th June and if all goes well will test 6th July.
Would love to talk to anyone else under 30 as find it hard to relate to some of the other woman as they still have this thing that because I am younger that I dont deserve treatment etc-not all of them but I find my age is alienating me even more than infertility has already.

[dazzlerazzle]

I know what you mean about teh age thing. I guess I can understand why they might feel that way as the more patients the harder to get appointments, as you indicate. But I don't think age is the relevant factor in my case. Many woman want to have their families while they are in their twenties. I have always dreamed about having a large family so that I can enjoy it now and throughout my whole life. I want grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. I think it will be harder to do the longer I wait.
In our case, we ran into a similar happenstance progression that started with the family doctor and led eventually to a speciliast.
I wish you the best. stay in touch.

[emily]

I am considering an ivf cycle in fall. The doctor says I will begin taking medication in mid-summer. Is there anything i can doing now that might help my body prepare?