Ovulation sticks ? and some general ?'s

So I was supposed to call my RE when I surged and as of the past 24 hours I had a fairly light test line with my Early-pregnancy-tests.com O testers. Today I had to go for my mid cycle ultrasound and blood work since I'm day 15 and they told me to just keep testing.
I bought another set of tests at walgreens and the line is ALOT darker but not really as dark as the control..

Does that mean I haven't surged at all?
I'm surging now?
I'm coming down from a surge??

Has anyone taken the early-pregnancy-tests.com o testers and not had them come out really dark and still surged?

Also, how the heck do you ladies make all these appointments while working??

My RE is over and hour from my house and I feel like I live there. Especially with three progesterone checks next week just prior to my Luteal USG/Doppler and then back two days later for my Endomentrial sample.

Is your lab different then your RE's office?

Also the Endometrial Sample, is that painful?? I didn't find the saline sono painful but the tech that did my mid cycle US today really hurt me (different tech)

Re: Ovulation sticks ? and some general ?'s

The only question I can answer is the appointment question. I go very early in the morning so I am only a few minutes late on the days I have tests.

Re: Ovulation sticks ? and some general ?'s

The endo biopsy isn't too bad...It does hurt for about 10 seconds, and then its over...

Take a couple of Advil an hour before

As for the ovulation tests...the test line should be as dark or darker than the contol line to detect a surge. Sometimes I would have to test more than once a day...

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I havent always had the best luck detecting a surge with the OPK, I would go in for bloodwork if I was you.

My RE appts were always early so I could get to work on time (most of the time)

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Posted by LisaW

The endo biopsy isn't too bad...It does hurt for about 10 seconds, and then its over...

Take a couple of Advil an hour before

I agree with LisaW 100%. The endo biopsy is not even close to as bad as I thought it would be- it was REALLY quick and I only had pain during and then it was over. good luck

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Does that mean I haven't surged at all?
I'm surging now?
I'm coming down from a surge??

--For me, the darker the line got, the closer I got to ovulation.

Has anyone taken the early-pregnancy-tests.com o testers and not had them come out really dark and still surged?

--I've only used Duane Reade or Eckerd brank OPK. They work great for me.

Does that mean I haven't surged at all?
I'm surging now?
I'm coming down from a surge??

--Again for me, the darker the line got, the closer I got to ovulation.

Also, how the heck do you ladies make all these appointments while working??

--I go early in the morning to all of my appointments. I usually end up going 3-4 times per cycle. Once for the baseline, twice, maybe waiting for ovulation (sometimes once) and once for the IUI.

Is your lab different then your RE's office?

--My doctor has me going to Quest for all of my bloodwork. Luckily there is one close to my office so I can sneak out when I need to.

Also the Endometrial Sample, is that painful?? I didn't find the saline sono painful but the tech that did my mid cycle US today really hurt me (different tech)

--Endometrial biopsy wasn't too bad. It's like a pap and when they take the little sample it doesn't hurt, really, just a lil uncomfortable. If you find paps painful, I didn't findi t really any worse than that.

HTH!!

Message edited 1/3/2007 7:43:18 AM.

Re: Ovulation sticks ? and some general ?'s

Thank you everyone for all of your responses!

I REALLY appreciate it!

Re: Ovulation sticks ? and some general ?'s

I had NO luck with OPKs - I definitely recommend making the trip