IF/Testing Check-in Week of 10/3

mrsdaddario

**General TW that this thread can and will mention MC and loss.***

This is a place for those of us who have already started TTC, but have started infertility testing and/or treatments. You can express your thoughts, feelings, and frustrations on infertility. TTC can be a long journey naturally, then add in the difficulties associated with infertility and it becomes a whole new ball game. The road to infertility can be lonely, frustrating, and complicated, so let's make this a place where we can vent, ask questions, and support one another.  Feel free to resurrect this thread at any point in the week if you have something to say, and treat this like an ongoing conversation. 

Diagnosis (If you've been): 

Cycle/CD: 

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?)

  

How are things going?

  

Any questions? 

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? 

furbabymom2007

Diagnosis (If you've been): ovulation disorder 

Cycle/CD: cycle 15 / cd8

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  wto

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?)
letrozole 7.5mg, hopefully IUI #2 

  

How are things going?
Been busy at work so I haven't been around much, but it is keeping me from obsessing so that's good 

  

Any questions? 
I am worried that cd11 follie scan will be too late.  Last they had my trigger in CD11 WITHOUT letrozole and this cycle they have upped my dosage to 7.5mg.  I am thinking of calling and seeing about coming in earlier just to be safe but I just don't know.....  I would really hate to miss it. I have using OPKs and they are still super faint but who knows. 

What to do ?? what to do ?? 

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? 

Not teally.  Closest thing is when my puppy does things my old dog used to do (like jump in the pool with a tennis ball or lay on the back couch cushion).  It makes me tear up, even though it's more likely that she likes tennis balls because she is a dog and that's what dogs do lol. 

ClaireCF

Diagnosis (If you've been): Lots o' eggs and no ovulation

Cycle/CD: 6/33

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  TWW (5 DPO)

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) Femara, Trigger, IUI

  

How are things going? Pretty good. FF says that I'm 5 DPO but I think I might only be 4. We had friends in town this weekend that have a 6 month old baby and it was wonderful to get to spend time with him, plus my dog was really good with him which was wonderful. They know we're TTC and she was wonderful to talk to about everything so the weekend did great things for my emotional state!

  

Any questions? Nope

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? I don't think so. When my dad was growing up they always had noises and things coming from their attic so they decided they had a family ghost, who they named and affectionately considered a part of the family. 

mrsdaddario

@furbabymom2007 I say call to get in just in case. I've found with my clinic that they go off of a standard schedule. And we know all to well nothing is standard. They always reiterate we will do whatever I'm comfortable with, so if I feel like something is off, I bring it up for discussion. 

Eta my check in lol. Whoops.

Diagnosis (If you've been): Non-Insulin Resistant PCOS

Cycle/CD: 12/10 CD 15

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  TWW

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) Gonal-f 150iu, Lupron, IUI 

  

How are things going? 
I hate that I already feel out! I'm pretty sure I'm only 3dpo, so I have no reason to feel so. Other than I can't ever imagine finally get that BFP. Overall I'm happy with how our first injectable cycle went. Good response, fast response, early IUI. But if it doesn't work, and we had four good Letrozole and IUI cycles and three good injectable and IUI cycles (let's hope this is the only one), then I'm going to wonder WTF goes on. 

  

Any questions? Not this week! 

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? 
Ive had a few actually. No extraterrestrial sightings but I've had weird paranormal incidents. Best example, right after my Poppy died, my sister and I were in their kitchen. It was a ranch style home so while I was standing upstairs in the kitchen I could see down a flight of stairs to the front door. The door was heavy, and closed. We were arguing and my sister called me a bitch. As soon as the words left her mouth, the front door slammed open. My grandparents were very religious and proper. It would have gotten her into a lot of trouble if one of them caught her using that word. So we felt like it was our Poppy putting her into her place lol. 

Zoey1019

@furbabymom2007 call!!! I say to go with your gut on that!

ClaireCF

@mrsdaddario I know what you mean about not being able to imagine getting a BFP. I was thinking about that this morning when I automatically thought "well I'm glad I won't have to do clomid next cycle now that we've moved on to femara." My brain just doesn't even acknowledge the chance that I won't have to do a next cycle anymore.

laurad75

@furbabymom2007  I agree with the other to call.  

Diagnosis (If you've been): DOR

Cycle/CD: 6/16

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  WTO - I think

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) took clomid CD 3-7; waiting for O to do our first IUI.  Getting b/w and u/s tomorrow and they may have me do a trigger depending on how u/s goes.  

  

How are things going? Not bad this cycle and my temps have been pretty steady and timing great but this morning I had a temp spike that concerned me.  It could have been due to me waking up an hour before my alarm and struggling to get back to sleep but if it was bc I already O'd I'm going to be bummed out.  

  

Any questions? I have never used an injectable on myself (or anyone else for that matter).  I'm super freaked out. Any advice?

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? 

Not that I can recall.  Last year I was in New Orleans and stayed at a hotel that was notoriously haunted and I was terrified I was going to see something but they left me alone.  

persnickity

@furbabymom2007 I'd call. You know your body better than anyone else at this point.

@mrsdaddario I think we all start to feel that same way. It's easier to think about the next cycle, instead of throwing all the eggs in the "this cycle" basket. For me, I think it hurts a little less, if I'm not fully invested.

Diagnosis (If you've been): unexplained infertility

Cycle/CD: 10/10dpo

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  TWW

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) Finished testing. Start injectables and IUI next cycle

  

How are things going? Right now, I'm strangely optimistic about getting pregnant at some point in time. I'd mostly given up hope, but after talking to the RE and putting together the plan of injectables, I feel like this might actually happen. I just want to get this cycle over with and start on IUI.

  

Any questions? None right now.

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? Nothing that I can think of. I did use to have a lot of deja vu.

persnickity

@laurad75 FX your temp spike was a fluke!

@ClaireCF Glad you have a friend you can talk to about this in real life.

mrsdaddario

@laurad75 Bring it with you to your u/s tomorrow. You may get lucky and the timing will work out where they can give it to you in the office. That's what happened my first two cycles. If you end up doing it at home it is super easy. Have YH do it for you. Just relax and lay down. Have him pinch a little belly fat and stick the needle into it quickly. You'll probably not even feel it! 

courtney7784

Diagnosis (If you've been): Have a follow up with RE next Monday to go over all the results but its looking like its going to be 'unexplained'

Cycle/CD: 13/11

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  WTO

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) Testing. Had an ultrasound done on CD 3 and had my HSG today. RE also did some blood tests (genetic testing).

How are things going? Just looking forward to the follow up with the RE next week so we can come up with a plan moving forward. I think we are all done with the testing now. Had my CD 3 hormonal blood work done a couple cycles ago and all looked within normal range. DH had his SA a couple months ago and all was good. This cycle I had an ultrasound on CD 3  to check everything out and the HSG this morning. HSG went better than expected. I worked myself up over it for weeks and weeks and it was a lot worse in my head. I had no pain at all, no blockages, no abnormalities. What a relief to have that over and done with!

  

Any questions? For those ladies in the 'unexplained' category with regular cycles/ovulation - what did the next step after the initial testing look like for you? Meds? Meds + IUI?

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? No - I love scary stuff (horror movies, etc) but if I actually experienced anything myself I would probably freak.

Bababatty

@furbabymom2007 Definitely call. As for your puppy, I had a similar experience when our golden retriever died in middle school--except the puppy we got was the polar opposite of our old dog. Seems silly but I always thought our second dog was maybe a reincarnation, but making up for all the qualities our first dog didn't have (like a love for the water, a tendency toward doofusness, etc.) 

@mrsdaddario I think we all get used to having to think one step ahead so we don't miss our next shot to conceive--like, ok, if this cycle fails I need to be ready to go in for my baseline, and what interventions are we doing next? Do we need to change it up? etc. I also agree with everyone that it becomes really hard to imagine ever getting that BFP, and perhaps it is a coping mechanism. I've definitely noticed a more "glass half empty" attitude on my part to avoid monthly heartbreak. 

@laurad75 Before you do the trigger, there are lots of good videos online you can watch. I found them super helpful. The nurse at my office also did a verbal walk through with me and gave me a step-by-step diagram. It ends up being a lot easier than you think, and in my experience the needle is really not that big. You can do it!

Diagnosis (If you've been): MFI--low motility

Cycle/CD: 16/6

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA): WTO

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) Letrozole 2.5mg, IUI #3

  

How are things going? U/S on Thursday. I hope we can do the IUI next Tuesday.

  

Any questions? 

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? 

I once stayed in a friend's house that apparently has a poltergeist. They hadn't mentioned it the first night and I had a kind of thought that there might be a ghost, but nothing happened while we were there. Also, Last Podcast on the Left had a great episode the other week, I think, about a poltergeist in Yorkshire. Definitely worth checking out.

persnickity

@courtney7784 There seems to be a lot of us with the unexplained diagnosis right now. My RE wants to go straight to injectables+IUI. There are others here doing oral meds. I think it's more what you and your RE are comfortable with.

BaileyM321

@courtney7784  My diagnosis is unexplained secondary.  I really wanted to do meds alone first, but my RE was adamant that it would be pointless and we'd be wasting our money, because there's no statistically significant improvement in conception rates for unexplained on Clomid/Femara alone.  After talking to her, we decided to go with her advice and go straight to Femara + trigger + IUI + progesterone, which is what she does as a first-line with all her patients.

YesOuiCan

@courtney7784 Glad to hear your HSG went well! I am also unexplained with regular cycles and ovulation. Our RE recommended starting with timed intercourse (with clomid + monitoring + progesterone). The next step after that will be IUI. (We could have started with IUI if we really wanted to, and/or had insurance coverage for that, but he recommends starting with the simpler and cheaper options and then progressing as needed).

Diagnosis: Unexplained IF.

Cycle/CD: 13/10

Status: WTO

What are you doing this cycle? Had my 'bonus' HSG last week as I mentioned; now just pricing out meds for next cycle and hoping for a miracle in the meantime.

  

How are things going? Not too bad. Although... My husband wants me to consider delay starting meds another cycle, but I really want to start. In the end, it's my decision, but I would like for him to be onboard. He's just overly confident that it will happen naturally soon, while I am not.

GTKY: Oh gosh, yes, I have had several "otherworldly" encounters that I can't explain. One was in Père Lachaise cemetery, the very old and famous cemetery in Paris. My friend and I were walking through a very quiet and empty area of the cemetery, both wearing sneakers, when we both whipped our heads around at the exact same time to see who had just come up behind us, as we suddenly heard the "clip-clop" sound of a man walking in nice shoes right behind us, and just could feel that someone was walking too close to us even though the area was deserted. But when we turned, there was no one there. We looked at each other, confused that we had both heard and felt the same thing at the same moment yet saw no one, and started walking again. A moment later, we heard the man's footsteps behind us again. We looked back, and all around us, and there was NO ONE THERE. We both started sprinting and ran full-speed until we reached the exit of the cemetery. I have no explanation for what we heard and felt, but it was absolutely terrifying. 

furbabymom2007

Thanks ladies I left a message and they rescheduled me for Wednesday instead of Thursday.  It's a little better and in all likelihood will be fine but I am just anxious.  I called back to ask what she thought about tomorrow so we will see. 

I mean, If I took my last dose of letrozole Sunday night, are my estrogen levels really going to have risen to a decent level by Tuesday? 

persnickity

@YesOuiCan That would freak me out! I'd be having nightmares from that. Sorry your H isn't completely on the same page yet. Optimism like that can be hard to deal with sometimes. On one hand, he's right that it might happen for you guys. On the other hand, it might not happen without medical help of some kind. That's the worst part of unexplained for me. For us, it's about emotional health. DH is really optimistic that it will happen naturally, but he knows that for the sake of my mental health that undefined waiting isn't an option.

persnickity

@furbabymom2007 I feel like since estrogen rises so rapidly naturally, that something similar could happen on meds.  I think it's reasonable to request to come in Tuesday. Especially if you normally ovulate earlier. If they can't get you in until Wednesday, you'll at least know you tried and won't worry about it.

britters314

@YesOuiCan  My H is the same way - he just wants to keep trying naturally (so far, we're unexplained, but we're still testing). It's really frustrating when you're not on the same page, so I hope the two of you are able to talk it through and get on the same page.

DungeonTrollMel

@furbabymom2007 glad they got you in. My dose upped this cycle and my trigger actually got delayed 2 days compared to last cycle. For some reason the higher dose just made more grow slower instead of a few bigger. So you never know 

Diagnosis (If you've been): RPL, mthfr, pcos, hypothyroid, probably something else I just can't remember them all anymore 

Cycle/CD: month 10. 24/8

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  TWW 

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) clomid 75, trigger, IUI, progesterone, aspirin 

  

How are things going? My boobs are the enemy thanks to progesterone. Constant deep ache. Overall not optimistic about this cycle. 

  

Any questions? Nope

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? 

In high school we went to this abandoned house that was supposed to be haunted. Looked around and didn't see much. We were downstairs and heard what sounded like boxes sliding across the second story floor. Looked again and things were completely across the room from when we were up there the first time. 

Promptly left. 

furbabymom2007

@DungeonTrollMel  oh that makes me way less worried!  i am sticking with the wednesday instead of thursday appt.  i am using opks and if for seem reason they pop tomorrow morning, i will just call the office on the way there in the morning lol.  wednesday should be fine (thursday probably was too, but i feel better now).


Sorry about the progesterone woes :-(  I definitely noticed the increased letrozole this cycle.  not fun at all, but it still pales in comparison to the progesterone side effects. 

pretzel2plus1

@furbabymom2007 I'm glad your RE was able to reschedule for you. Good for you for advocating for yourself and what makes you comfortable!

@mrsdaddario Sorry you feel out already. I definitely know what you mean about not imagining a BFP, but we're all rooting for you!

@laurad75 Your temp spike could just be from waking up earlier than planned. Hopefully it was nothing and your IUI will go as planned. FX for you!

@persnickity Yay for a plan! 

@courtney7784 I'm so glad the HSG wasn't a big deal for you and your results were good! It really is a relief to just get it over with!

@YesOuiCan It's weird because my H and I are on the same, yet opposite pages from you and your H. He is extremely optimistic that we will get pregnant on our own soon, while I am not so much. But on the other hand, I am more hesitant to start treatment, while his take on it is that if we can get the ball rolling faster, why wouldn't we? Basically he ends up leaving the final decision to me, and I still haven't made up my mind. I'm waiting for our follow up next week. All of that novel to say that I wish you luck making the best decision for you and your H, and I hope you won't even need any of it! 

Diagnosis (If you've been): endometriosis

Cycle/CD: Month 15/Cycle 12, CD 25

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA): TWW, 7 dpo

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?): HSG and SA both clear earlier this cycle, now just waiting for our follow up appt with my doctor (OBGYN) on 10/10 to discuss next steps, probably a referral to an RE. 

  

How are things going? Pretty good so far. H and I both have a strange optimism this cycle, which we haven't had in a while, probably from the good results of the HSG and SA. Our timing was really good, so we will see in the next week or so. I've been ovulating a bit earlier than usual the last two cycles, so that makes me super happy. 

  

Any questions? none today

GTKY: I know it's a boring answer, but no.

Elyse1384

Good luck to those of you in the TWW!
@furbabymom2007 i'm glad you will be seen earlier 

Diagnosis (If you've been):  Me - Lean PCOS; DH - MFI, using donor sperm

Cycle/CD:  CD... Andddd I've lost track.

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  TWW

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?). Had my FET 9/26 and have my beta this Thursday.  

  

How are things going?  Very good thus far.  I have to go back to work tomorrow after my glorious month off.  Odd they won't keep paying me to do nothing useful. 

  

Any questions? Nope

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter?   OK so I'm not one to believe on paranormal shenanigans, but so weird shit has gone done on our house since we moved in.  Kids toys going off without anyone around (toys you have to engage with or hit hard... Brand new batteries so WTF).  The TV going on in a different room.  Doors opening and closing on their own.  Our attic light randomly went on and when DH when to hit the switch off it blew.  My brain can't accept that kind of stuff, but I just can't explain this stuff away and it irritates the hell out of me. 

DungeonTrollMel

@Elyse1384 only a few more days!!' Fx for you 

ReesaAnne16

Diagnosis (If you've been):  
MFI High DNA fragmentation and dropping counts

Cycle/CD:
(does anyone else have to look up their cycle number each time? I'm seriously losing count) Cycle 18/ CD19

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  
 TWW 5dpIUI

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?)
Letrozole 7.5mg ovidrel IUI 

  

How are things going?  
Seriously SS like a banshee over here Is itchy boobs a pregnancy symptom? 
And I can't even begin crazy early POASing because of the trigger... Waiting is so hard. 

GTKY:  I'm copying this story I shared with the ladies in the T-TTC board a few months back, so some of you have heard it. 

One fall, DH and I took a walk at our local arboretum (it's very large, probably (200 acres) in the evening. We hadn't been there much, but assumed there was a simple loop through the woods. It became dark much quicker than we expected and the trails crisscrossed, looped around and had almost no visible trail markers. We soon found ourselves very lost, (we later discovered this section of the arboretum was actually called the lost woods.)

We found a two-track and began walking along it, when suddenly we realized there was a group of people walking several yards behind us... in dead silence.... Some of the women and children were wearing amish style clothing, and we were only able to see them, because an old man in the front of the group was carrying an old, glowing, oil lantern. We stepped off the trail, terrified and wondering who these random people were walking silently through the forest, trying to decide if we would ask for help. Then, the old man, as the group passed by, quietly said, "Kind of late to be out here...... Don't get lost!"

 It was so strange and terrifying that, I almost said nothing and let them pass by, but luckily I plucked up my courage asked for directions back to the parking lot. Besides the old man, no one else in the group spoke, which I still find very, very odd. I'm still not sure it wasn't a group of ghosts

ClaireCF

@Elyse1384 so soon!! FX!!

@ReesaAnne16 yes to not being able to remember my cycle number! I always have to look. I'm testing out my trigger this time and it is almost gone. Last time I didn't and that definitely helped me avoid early testing, I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't have bothered but I'm trying to wait! 

Elyse1384

@ReesaAnne16 I feel you on the CD thing!  I lost track. I know I'm post the 1.5 month mark on this FET cycle... I wanna say I'm on CD50.  

gravcass

I haven't been participating in TTC lately.... to the point where I didn't even know this thread existed! Hope you don't mind if I hop in. 

Diagnosis (If you've been): MFI, Bad numbers on all counts but still using his sperm for an IUI

Cycle/CD: 18...I think. I'm with @ReesaAnne16 on this. I keep having to go back and re-count. CD 34 which has been my longest cycle so far, but crap keeps coming up negative.

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  TWW or Three week wait. This is seriously getting stupid. I want to start my damn medicated cycle already. 

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?). Nothing. Was supposed to do an IUI last month, but because I ovulate anywhere from CD 14 to CD 20ish it was hard to pinpoint. We are doing a medicated cycle next month, I believe clomid with trigger, in order to have more control on timing. 

  

How are things going? Pretty damn sucky at the moment

  

Any questions? Does anyone go to infertility support groups in their area? Has it helped you?  I'm really considering it in order to feel like I'm not so alone in this process. My TTC buddy graduated so I'm feeling pretty alone at the moment. 

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? OMG yes. It might have just been me coming out of a dream, but if felt pretty dang real. I woke up and looked above my bed an there was this horrible face above me. I couldn't move, couldn't breath, couldn't speak. Probably the most terrified I've been in my life. 

persnickity

@pretzel2plus1 Congrats on ovulating earlier! And FX the optimism pays off this cycle. 

@Elyse1384 FX for your beta Thursday!!

@ReesaAnne16 I check the CD count, but the month lined up nicely with the calendar, so I don't have to check that. The closer to the test date, the harder it is to wait.

Bababatty

Welcome back, @viabug. We also have MFI issues (low motility). I just started going to a support group and I really like it so far. The one I go to is therapist-run and is affiliated with Resolve. I know there are also peer-run ones you can find through Resolve as well. I think the pricing would be different on those. I've found it helpful to talk to a group of women in real life, and the therapist moderation has yielded good advice from the one session I've been to. I definitely recommend checking it out. I get the impression that a lot of people do both group and one-on-one therapy, but that's not working for my schedule.

ETA The one I attend is all women, but I've seen others that focus just on MFI and are for couples. 

gravcass

@Bababatty Thank you so much for the insight and where to look for sessions! I never thought this would have taken the emotional toll it has. 

mrsdaddario

@viabug Welcome! I started here on TTGP, and was an avid contributor for a long time. Now I find posting daily on the threads tiring. Most of the contributors are in such a different place than those of us who are IF. But I still like to be here, and contribute to the randoms threads. I'm glad you are happy to have found us! I also and really glad you asked that question about IRL support groups. I'm thinking it's time I found one myself! I am going to look into @Bababatty 's suggestion, thank you. 

Elyse1384

mrsdaddario said:

@viabug Welcome! I started here on TTGP, and was an avid contributor for a long time. Now I find posting daily on the threads tiring. Most of the contributors are in such a different place than those of us who are IF. But I still like to be here, and contribute to the randoms threads. I'm glad you are happy to have found us! I also and really glad you asked that question about IRL support groups. I'm thinking it's time I found one myself! I am going to look into @Bababatty 's suggestion, thank you. 

OK yes to this AND I suck hardcore at trying to respond to everyone even within the threads.  I tell myself "oh yes, remember that name to tag in a response based on what she wrote to give feedback/thoughts/advice/etc".  Then after reading through all the posts and have told myself that for about a dozen ladies here, I go "ah shit... I forgot all the names now and what I was going to say".  Some ladies here are fantastic at getting to everyone.  I promise ladies... I read it all and I'm pulling for everyone in TTGP (especially our IF group here).  I just suck at replying promptly and with all tags and then by that point the question is answered and I've failed at TB life.

gravcass

@Bababatty Resolve is apparently a sex addict site as well depending on how you type in the seach! lol 
@mrsdaddario Here is the one we are looking for https://www.resolve.org/?referrer=https://www.google.com/

laurad75

@Elyse1384 Same. 

JDW0325

Diagnosis (If you've been): unexplained secondary infertility

Cycle/CD: 1 AL (over a year before that)/ CD23 4 DPO 

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  TWW

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) Nada this cycle, well no treatment, we are just HIO like crazy- RE wont let me resume our plan (Femara, Trigger, IUI) until 2nd AF following loss. She told us "you are on your own this cycle" in a nice and funny way. 

  

How are things going? Ya know, ok all things considered. I am trying to remain positive. It took us what felt like forever to get pregnant and then BAM.....it got taken away. Such a sh*tty thing to go through (as far too many of y'all know). I am holding on to hope that it won't take very long again and I'll be bringing home my rainbow baby next year. 

  

Any questions? Not really! 

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? I don't think so....but I definitely believe in ghosts. Good and bad ones!

Edit- my post got cut off!

KristoKekerooni

Bababatty said:

Welcome back, @viabug. We also have MFI issues (low motility). I just started going to a support group and I really like it so far. The one I go to is therapist-run and is affiliated with Resolve. I know there are also peer-run ones you can find through Resolve as well. I think the pricing would be different on those. I've found it helpful to talk to a group of women in real life, and the therapist moderation has yielded good advice from the one session I've been to. I definitely recommend checking it out. I get the impression that a lot of people do both group and one-on-one therapy, but that's not working for my schedule.

ETA The one I attend is all women, but I've seen others that focus just on MFI and are for couples. 

@viabug , @Bababatty MFI and RPL for us. Boooo. but I have looked into groups in my area. There are none... but I have started going to an IF counselor and it's been amazing. I highly suggest finding something. This stuff is hard as hell to go through. 

Diagnosis (If you've been): RPL and severe MFI

Cycle/CD: cycle 25... or 26?  CD7

Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):  WTO

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) Pushed off the HSG till next month, so we are doing absolutely nothing. Damn OOP expenses. I hate Missouri where they cover exactly 0$ of IF stuff. 

  

How are things going? Stupid, as always. But today I am super motivated to lose weight and see if it helps (it totes won't because weight is an  Oing related issue, and since I O just fine.... Plus I was skinny when we first started TTC.) My TTC anxiety is getting bad. My therapist is working with me but ti's so hard.

  

Any questions? Nope. Unless any of ya'll have a Boo using Clomid for MFI? Bueller? Always.

GTKY: In the spirit of Halloween and spookiness, have you ever had an extraterrestrial or other worldly encounter? 
We lived in one place that was seriously creepy. Like, no one ever lives there for longer than a year. We had no idea because we were new in town, but people talk about this house (like a freaking movie, but it doesn't look creepy at all). Anyway, the gas stove would turn itself on every night. We literally had to unplug it. The faucets would turn on in the guest bathroom. One time my little sister and I had a "sleep over" in the living room. We fell asleep and I remember hearing my mother open her bedroom door (right off the living room), walk in front of us down the hallway, into the guest bathroom and then back again in front of us. Then I hear a huge bang like she punched the wall. Apparently noone else heard because everyone was still sleeping soundly even though it was deafeningly loud. I fell back to sleep. When I woke up her door was wide open and my curling iron was laying in her bedroom and she had a huge hole in the door about the size of a basketball. I asked her why she got so mad and did that (assuming she thought my curling iron was left on or something and that's why she threw it and got mad), but she said she was asleep the whole night after taking a benadryl and never got up. So we have no idea how the hole got there and why my iron was laying on the floor. We found a new house like a week later. I now have suspicious she did all that creepy stuff, but she swears up and down it wasn't her. 

Bababatty

viabug said:

@Bababatty Resolve is apparently a sex addict site as well depending on how you type in the seach! lol

Hahaha that's awkward!

@JDW0325 I'm very sorry for your loss! I'm also sorry you have to wait it out another cycle. I hope you get your rainbow baby soon.

@KristoB I'm sorry you're in the MFI camp, too--and also dealing with RPL! It sounds like your H is taking Clomid? Our RE said our urologist might suggest that for DH. But we don't see said urologist until next Wednesday--but if he does recommend that route, I'd definitely be interested in talking about it with you. What has been your experience this far?

JDW0325

@Bababatty
thank you! hey, maybe it will happen this cycle and I won't even need my RE help! We are still trying this cycle, just on our own!

KristoKekerooni

@Bababatty - He is. This is his third month. After we saw his count was incredibly low, we saw a urologist who checked for varicocles. None were found on physical inspection, but the US showed multiple bilateral ones. But even though he has them and a lot of them, they are so tiny, they probably aren't causing the problem. Even if they are, there is only a MAX 30% the surgery would help. So we opted out of that (about $20K OOP for a 30% chance, no thanks). once we said no the urologist offered the clomid. He's been on, I think 12.5 mg daily for almost three months. After about 1.5ish months we retested. The count did go up, in fact it almost doubled. That's technically good news, but we were so so so low in the first place, it's still far below the threshold we need. We are continuing it in hopes it'll keep rising, but I'm not hopeful. Does your DH have testosterone issues at all? I'm assuming your urology appointment is mostly to check for varicoceles? What were his levels, if you don't mind me asking... And let me know how the appointment goes!

Bababatty

@KristoB I'm not actually sure what will happen at the urologist appointment. I expect he'll check for varioceles, but we're fairly certain the issue stems from some medications DH is on. I don't remember his total count off the top of my head, but at his SA and our two IUIs to date, he's been consistently around 22% motility (2.4-2.6 million). Do you mind if I ask your H's numbers? DH's testosterone was borderline, if I recall. 

Mostly we're going in to say, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Can you make this better so we don't have to do IVF? If it is the medication that's a problem, we can't really do anything about that. He has to take it. I'm hoping something like Clomid will combat those side effects. I'm glad to hear Clomid did have a positive impact on your H. We know so little about this, so I'm looking forward to talking with a urologist who specializes in infertility.