I've been super busy at work and have a lot of catching up to do on 3T! I feel withdrawal when I can't stay caught up on the board, but I'm stuck at home on call this weekend so I hope to get caught up soon.. Anywho, possibly a fun topic: anyone have any crazy IF related dreams? I am very much a stress-dreamer (if that's even a thing) and by that I mean when I'm anxious about something, I have wacky dreams about it. I thought I was doing ok as we approach our next IUI sometime next week, but apparently I'm subconsciously stressing. Last night I dreamed that we went for the IUI, but that DH's sample was terrible (we are MFI in real life) as in no sperm terrible. So, in my dream, somehow one of my partners at work volunteered, very persistently, to be our semen donor. WTF, dream brain?? He, I, and two others share ownership of our business. He's 20 years my senior and sure, he's attractive, but where in the heck did that come from? So of course at work all day today I had had all these super awkward thoughts about the dream. Good grief!! Anyone else have stupid crazy IF-inspired dreams?
2.5 years TTC with MFI, 3 failed IUIs
IVF w/ICSI October 2014: 17R, 13M, 12F 4 Frosties
ET of two blasts 11/2/14 BFP!!! It's TWINS! EDD 7/21/15
Re: Crazy IF dreams?
The dreams I have always involve me somehow already having a baby but somehow I'm in a situation where the baby is taken away or I'm afraid people think I'm not taking care of the baby well. REALLY WEIRD. That can't be my subconscious but maybe that's just how I feel... like the baby(ies) I was supposed to have was taken or something. I haven't had anything related specifically to IF procedures that I can think of.
2008: HSG (normal), couple rounds of clomid through gyno
2008 - 2010: dragging my feet out of fear and procrastination
October 2010: first consultation with RE, dx PCOS and fibroids (DH slightly low count/motility)
Oct. 2010 - Dec. 2012: In DENIAL! avoided the issue because I was scared of surgery
January 2013: returned to RE, fibroids grew significantly
February 2013: second HSG, fibroids pushed on tubes which blocked them somewhat
March 2013: MRI to determine what type of surgery may be necessary
July 29, 2013: fibroids (5) removed via robotic laparascopy
August 2013 - Nov 2013 : benched due to recent surgery
IUI #3, Feb. 25, 2014 BFN
IUI #4 canceled due to lack of response to letrozole
IUI #4.1 April 28, 2014, BFN
May 16, 2014: wtf consult, start prepping for IVF in June and add injects for one last IUI in the meantime
IUI #5 started letrozole and bravelle but canceled after HSG led to new diagnosis
May 21, 2014: third HSG, tubes blocked, one at the beginning, one hydrosalpinx??
IVF #1 August 8, 2014 - 3dt of 2 embryos, BFN
September 17, 2014 - 4th HSG, the right tube is very patent (open!!) dye went straight through this time. Weird!
October 2, 2014 - started metformin treatment
November 14, 2014 - blood work, brought A1C down from 5.8 to 5.5
November 26, 2014 - RE finally back from vaca and reviewed my chart, no more IVFs for rest of calendar year
December 1, 2014 - Right after Thanksgiving, I called a new clinic and got in right away! Plan for IVF
December 17, 2014 - ER! 29 retrieved (!!), 16 mature, all 16 fertilized (ICSI)
IVF #2 December 20, 2014 - 3dt of 3 embryos, BFN
We are done with treatment unsuccessfully.