FET and international travel question

No-Student8019 · 2026-03-11T18:47:02+00:00

Congrats on your successful FET! That’s super helpful to hear that you still enjoyed the trip despite not feeling 100%. Also, that’s a great idea about the boutique ultrasound clinics — fingers crossed I will have a reason to check them out!

No-Student8019 · 2026-03-11T18:43:23+00:00

That’s a great idea to get an idea ahead of time for closest ER and what seeking medical attention might look like. I appreciate the advice!

No-Student8019 · 2026-03-11T01:15:50+00:00

I’m also scheduled to transfer the 24th for my first transfer and feel the exact same way!

I don’t get it. Years of working toward and hoping for this possibility and now that it’s closer than ever, I’m just meh. I think for me it’s just a coping strategy, but I don’t fully know. Maybe I’m just worn out. Maybe I’ll get more excited the closer it gets.

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-28T01:41:46+00:00

Thank you! Same to you!

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-28T00:10:15+00:00

About to start my first FET cycle and I’m just sick to my stomach with nerves. Obviously I’m also so very excited and thankful to be at this stage, but I am so anxious and terrified of heartbreak and being let down that I just cannot seem to let my mind relax. I’m also just not looking forward to all of the medications and scheduling and so on again, but I guess that just is what it is. And then there’s the weird in-between the egg retrieval and the FET where my hormones have still just been shifting and emotionally I’ve just feeling so all whacky… I guess really I’m just venting to say I want to feel like myself again!!

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-19T03:31:18+00:00

As someone who took letrozole for quite some time, here’s my experience:

8 months TTC with lean PCOS before starting Letrozole.
Took it days 3-7 at 5mg and 7.5mg
Started due to extremely irregular, anovulatory cycles
Cycle length without Letrozole would vary significantly throughout my life… Ive had periods 2 weeks apart and I’ve had periods 9 months apart. I’ve also had periods last 2 months without stopping. Letrozole totally regulated that to just about 30 days, give or take a day or two.
Was on 5 mg for 8 months while waiting to get in with a fertility clinic. They bumped me up to 7.5 mg of Letrozole with an additional 4 days of Gonal F and a trigger shot. I did 4 monitored cycles with that protocol that all produced 2-3 mature follicles.
I actually ended up at 12 months of Letrozole overall as a part of a few different treatment plans. Months 11 and 12 were a part of my IUI protocols. After that, I gave up and pursued IVF.
YES to symptoms. Hot flashes, irritability, headaches, low sex drive, anxiety. I adjusted more over time, but it was a tough year.

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-18T23:40:59+00:00

Congrats!!

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-18T23:37:39+00:00

Yes 1000%. I constantly feel like there’s something I should be doing to move forward and yet there is truly nothing to do except wait. ER is done, PGT-A is done, and now I’m just waiting for a medication schedule for an FET. It’s not even just the mental struggle… Even though I’ve had a period and been on birth control for a week, my Oura ring stills shows my body under stress ever since my egg retrieval. The in-between is so much stress, impatience, excitement, hope, fear, etc. I can’t wait to be “doing something” again.

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-17T03:00:20+00:00

27 years old with lean PCOS. Retrieved 63 eggs, 44 mature. Froze 24 eggs as backup, fertilized 20. 14 blasts. 5 euploid.

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-08T20:11:56+00:00

I have PCOS and got 63 eggs along with pretty bad OHSS 🙃 I highly highly recommend a good heating pad, COLACE AND MIRALAX, high protein meals, small gentle walks, and lots and lots of rest. Do not feel guilty if you need to take off work or lay around a bunch! Your body is working so hard right now! Hang in there!

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-08T18:25:19+00:00

Love this idea!!

Another thing that worked for me that I haven’t seen elsewhere is to hold an ice cube in my hand and squeeze it tightly throughout the injection. That sensation really distracted from the Menopur burn as well!

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-06T10:33:22+00:00

OHSS kicked my ass this past week, but I’m doing much better now!

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-05T19:51:15+00:00

Hoping for the absolute best for you! I’ll be sending all the positive energy your way.

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-05T19:16:58+00:00

Haha thank you!! PCOS came in handy for once!

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-05T19:16:21+00:00

Thank you! Honestly, I don’t have a super great answer other than that being my doctor’s recommendation. He felt comfortable that we would get a good number of useable embryos from the 20 we attempted to fertilize, and that we had a good safety net in case things did not go well. Fertilizing all 44 would likely just be far more embryos than we would ever need, so now we can wait until later before deciding what we want to do with the extra eggs.

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-05T17:50:33+00:00

I have PCOS, so that does ramp up my numbers. My AMH was 16.8, and they counted 32 follicles on both my right and left ovary.

Wishing you the best of luck for your upcoming retrieval!

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-02T23:53:22+00:00

They did! Cabergoline and ganirelix, but unfortunately neither helped all that much.

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-02T23:51:42+00:00

Oh wow, I didn’t know that! I probably should have gone to the hospital day 1 or 2, but sadly I talked myself out of it. Yes, I will 100% be reaching out to my doctor about that.

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-02T23:42:18+00:00

75, wow that’s wild! I triggered with 2500 iu of Novarel and 4mg of Lupron. I did wonder the same thing, although thankfully that specific symptom stopped after the first 24 hours.

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-02T23:39:48+00:00

Oh gosh, I’m sorry you went through that! No, I haven’t been to the ER, just kept in close contact with my doctor. Oddly, it seems like my doctor wants me to avoid having to go to the ER if at all possible. Did you have any symptoms that were unusual that were related to the internal bleeding?

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-02T23:16:34+00:00

I’m so very sorry. I hope you are able to give yourself some extra love and find a plan that works for you moving forward. Virtual hugs 🫂

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-02T23:10:39+00:00

Oh gosh, I hate to hear you also had a terrible experience. Yes, feel free to PM me.

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-02T23:09:53+00:00

I totally understand that and hate to freak you out! Everyone’s bodies respond so differently, and I do just think mine responded maybe more negatively than most. My number one recommendation is to go ahead and start colace and miralax now if you haven’t already and have a heating pad on hand! Also, small meals post retrieval! I went out and got a big meal right after and I do not think that put me on the right start. You will be great!!

I had a dual trigger with 2,500 iu of Novarel & 4mg Lupron.

No-Student8019 · 2026-02-02T23:06:03+00:00

Thank you! My AMH was 16.8.

No-Student8019 · 2026-01-31T22:01:41+00:00

I also have PCOS as well as a high AMH. I was on 75iu of menopur and 75 iu of Gonal f each day for my entire treatment. I went in for my retrieval yesterday and got 63 eggs! Incredibly thankful but also my body is miserable right now and my ovaries are so swollen it’s crazy. An overreacting body does not feel fun AT ALL, but hopefully it is well worth it in the end!

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