[Tabitha]

Endo Stage: stage 4
PCOS: If yes, ovarian drilling? no
Lap: Second look lap performed or howmany times did you get lap done? 3 laps including 6 months of lupron after the first. Third was to tie tubes due to endo in tubes, which probably caused my first IVF to fail.
Protocols followed: Naturally trying/clomid/injectibles/IVF. My RE suggested that we go directly to IVF due to severe endo and adhesions. First IVF cycle did not work, then my RE completely changed my protocol for the second and we now have a baby boy.
Any additional tips such as diet or excercise that you feel worked for you. My RE required both me and DH to stop caffiene, alcohol, exercise, smoking (if you do) at least 2 weeks prior to cycle, but we gave up the caffiene and alcohol 6 weeks prior.

I was reading your other thread, does your RE want you to try IUI with injectables? (sorry if I missed it) We definitely would have tried that if our RE would have given us any hope of it working, but in retrospect he was completely correct about the extent of my problems.

Best of luck to you, it is a hard decision. IVF is difficult physically, emotionally but if you decide to go for it, there are plenty of us here who have been through it and will be here to support you. We participated in our clinic's shared risk program, which would have given us a refund if we didn't get pregnant, so that gave us a little less stress in the financial department.