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GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend?
IF/Testing Weekly Check In June 26
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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:
Cycle/CD:
Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?)
How are things going?
Any questions?
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend?
Re: IF/Testing Weekly Check In June 26
Cycle/CD: CD 10
Any questions?
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? We were supposed to go away to Nantucket for the weekend but there were lots of flight issues and problems so we decided to bail and stay home. We got a lot done and had time for some exercise and reading my new book.
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
Diagnosis (If you've been): PCOS
Cycle/CD: 4th cycle in 9 months/ CD 24
Status (WTO/TWW/TTA): TWW
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) Metformin (2000mg), Clomid (Days 3-7, 100mg), PNVs, OPKs, Charting with FF, Preseed
How are things going? They're going well. Our first round of Clomid in February at 50mg didn't make me O, but the Met and 100mg this cycle made me O on CD18. I feel relieved.
Any questions? Would an RE put you on Metformin even if you weren't insulin resistant? She never told me I was insulin resistant and I don't see any insulin/blood glucose test results on my patient portal.
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? Going out to dinner with family on Sunday evening. It was a lot of fun!
DD 6/9/15
TTC #2 with PCOS since 10/16
July 2017 Siggy Challenge- Animals Eating Summer Foods
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
Afm -- no big deal I'm just finally off the bench! Yay! We'll schedule our ivf consult for later this summer but do a couple of chill natural ttc cycles on our own too.
Cycle/CD: month 19/8
Any questions?
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? Honestly- my h being out of town for business. I sound horrible but I really enjoyed my weekend.
@mamasaurus12415 There actually is some evidence that it could help NIR - but I also feel like it's really not okay that you haven't had a 3 hour glucose test to check for IR. I would definitely send her a message asking about this.
@adirat Yay! It's funny how often when you're IF CD1 can be exciting... *hugs*
AFM
Cycle/CD: Ummm I always have to sit and count. I think Cycle 17 or 18. CD 9 over here.
Any questions?
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? I went on a date night with H and got brunch the next day with my girlfriends. Lots of laughing all weekend.
Endometriosis and low AMH
Cycle/CD:
FET cycle
Any questions? Nope
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend?
Beautiful boatride and some delicious wine. Probably drank more than I should have but whatever
Cycle/CD: 15/ CD1
Any questions? I've done my research and it seems like temping is pointless during a medicated cycle but should I still do OPKs in case I turn one positive before my trigger shot? I do plan on calling the RE today because I need to set up my mid cycle ultrasound so I'll ask but thought I would get other opinions.
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? We finished staining our deck...six gallons later.
Cycle/CD: 8/1
Any questions? Not really. I'll have some when my appt date approaches (WHAT DO I EVEN ASK??) but it's still two+ weeks away and I don't want to stress out yet!
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? Going out for lunch yesterday as a family. DH has been "sick" (insert eye roll because he was def man sick) and our activities had been limited to that point. It was great to all get out together and enjoy the sunshine!
@Mamasaurus Yes, my RE did. I did a 2 hour GC test, and my numbers came back normal, but she still prescribed me 1500 mg of Metformin. I've only been on it for a little over a month, but apparently it is supposed to help regulate my all-over-the-place cycle.
@adirat So glad you are off the bench! Happy news
Cycle/CD: Eh
Any questions? Not at the moment. I'm sure I'll think of 100 random things to ask later this week.
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? It was sooo warm here! I spent a lot of time outside, we BBQ'd with some friends, and I "worked" on my garden (idk wtf I am doing, but things are growing)!
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
@adirat yessss get in the game girl!!
@JuneRoseRuby If I remember you have repeat SA appt this week right? Thinking of you.
@adirat I love that you are back in the game! Finally!
@Redpuma119 Glad you got some time to yourself!
@leekat14 I feel like every glass in WTO counts as like a quarter of a glass (that's a thing, right?)
@mispanda Welcome! (And sorry to see you here.) With my RE I was told to trigger if I didn't get +OPK by evening of CD14, but not all do it the same, and we did an IUI, which changes stuff. Hopefully someone else here has had a more similar treatment cycle and can help more
@Hollyyyyy Wow it sounds like you have a lot going on this week! Good luck with YH's urologist appointment and your HSG.
Diagnosis (If you've been): Unexplained (for now, will know if that's sticking soon later this week)
Cycle/CD: Cycle 13 Month 15/ CD 21
Any questions? No thanks! Maybe some after the appointment Friday, or not.
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? It wasn't insanely hot! We had a bad heatwave for a week or 2 and finally this weekend it was like 72 degrees all weekend. We actually went outside! It was great.
@laurad75 I'm a huge bookworm so I love the feeling of diving into a new book!
@mamasaurus12415 what kind of restaurant did you go to?
@Redpuma119 sometimes you just need time to yourself!
@antoto FX the 17 days go by quickly!
@leekat14 what's your fav kind of wine?
@mispanda wow! That's a lot of staining!
@kmalls man sick is so annoying!!
@Hollyyyyy what are you growing in your garden?
Cycle/CD: 11 (5 AL)/ 45
Any questions? did anyone get their RE to code the appts and/or tests as "diagnostic" ? My insurance doesn't cover anything coded with infertility but a fellow teacher said her RE did it that way. Just wondering if that's common or if I'll need to seek that RE out.
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? Going to see Cars 3. H and I saw the first one on our first date so it's sentimental
@laurad75 I know you've had your plate full with all that's entailed with TTC, so I'm happy to hear you were able to have a leisurely weekend even if it wasn't what you initially planned.
@mamasaurus12415 Hooray for O! I don't have an answer to your question. Metformin has helped me tremendously but my bloodwork did indicate IR. I have seen girls on PCOS message boards who are non-IR take say it helps them regulate their cycles, but I'm not savvy to the science behind it all unfortunately.
@redpuma119 GL with your appointment today...I hope you begin to get a plan in place.
@mispanda My RE asked me to do OPKs leading up to trigger, especially if a weekend is involved leading up to appointments. Unless you O very early, you can probably wait until your US to ask them about it though. They have never asked me to start before my CD12 scan.
@vflux33 I have everything crossed for you this cycle...it looks like we will be riding out the TWW together!
Cycle/CD: 19/21
Any questions?
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? *TW* I got to meet my niece this weekend which was such a great experience! *end TW*. Also, Saturday night we went to our local Improv and saw Chris D'elia. He was really funny and has a special coming out on Netflix this week...I'd recommend him to anyone who enjoys standup!
Diagnosis (If you've been): MFI - azoo due to AZFc
Cycle/CD: Doesn't really matter, but this would be cycle 13
Any questions? Not at the moment, but I'm sure I will in the weeks to come
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? Last night we went to a local Yelp event and got a five-course oceanside dinner for only $12. Score!
TTC since June 2016
Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016
AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017
Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017
October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total)
Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen
12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP
2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN
Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone
Abnormal SIS Oct 2018
Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis.
12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN
Our journey has come to an end.
@kmalls m, @purplg8r and @mispanda sorry you are over here, but welcome
@laurad75 Sorry about your missed trip, but enjoy your book!
@antoto I hope they are the fastest 17 days ever!
Diagnosis: Not official yet but AMA and unexplained secondary IF
Cycle/CD 11/10
Status WTO
What are you doing this cycle? Had an HSG Friday that was great, waiting on DH's SA results
How are things going? Ok, getting anxious for O signs, should be later this week. Trying not to get my hopes up **TW last time I got an HSG I got KU with DS the next cycle TW**
Any questions? Not yet
GTKY What was the highlight of your weekend? Going to Target. I know. Excitement central
TTC #2 - August 2016
MFI
IUI #1-3 BFN
BFP 4/21/18 MMC 6/11/18
@Hollyyyyy That's good to know. I'm on 2000mg and we didn't do that test, so I am skeptical. The Metformin and Clomid did make me O this month though so something must be working? I'm going to send a message to the office.
DD 6/9/15
TTC #2 with PCOS since 10/16
July 2017 Siggy Challenge- Animals Eating Summer Foods
@kmalls my progesterone made my LP longer by a couple days so I totally know the bsc feeling.
@purplg8r it doesn't hurt to call and ask if they can code it that way. The worst they can do is say no. Maybe with your ectopic they can code it differently.
@magnolia131 My mid cycle ultrasound is on CD12 so I'm not worried anymore (I wasn't sure what day they would pick). I've gotten a positive opk on CD13 but never 12. Maybe I just jinxed myself.
@adirat Glad you're off the bench friend!!
@antoto you're sooo close! I'm rooting for you so hard! You two @leekat14 !! And I say drink all of the wine while you can!
@Hollyyyyy Good luck with the hsg!
@vflux33 fx for you!! this will show how naive I am, but what exactly does a naturopath do?
@purplg8r welcome!
@magnolia131 Hope your call brings good news. Have you ever watch lip sync battler? Chris D'elia was on there and I couldn't stop cracking up.
@AlohaKumu I hope Hs rest come back good. You've got a plan in place and that must feel nice!
@RVAmom315 I hope the hsg does the trick again this time.. with a sticky bean!!!
Cycle/CD: 15/CD6
Status (WTO/TWW/TTA): WTO
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) Clomid + Ovidrel + IUIx2
How are things going? Honestly, I am actually feeling really good. I think this may be the most relaxed that I have been throughout this whole process. As much as it sucks having to go through treatment, it almost feels like a lot of the weight is off of me and, in an odd way, it is almost a relief to not have that "What if I am doing something wrong" feeling nagging in the back of my mind.
Any questions? Not right now
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? I did have some pretty banging crabmeat stuffed salmon last night.
Married 9/2015
TTC #1 6/2016
Dx Unexplained IF 6/2017
Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI 7/2017 - Cancelled (overstimulated)
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI #1 - BFN
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI #2 -BFN
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI#3 - BFP! EDD July 15 2018
Baby Girl H - July 22 2018
Cycle/CD: 11/23
Any questions?
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend?
Seeing Sleep No More. If anyone is ever in Manhattan, go see it! It is AMAZING
@Hollyyyyy GL with the Urologist today and your upcoming HSG!
@magnolia131 GL with your progesterone!
Diagnosis (If you've been): currently testing
Cycle/CD: cycle 14/CD11
Any questions? Not at the moment!
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend?
we went wine tasting at a local vineyard yesterday and it was so nice! We ended up taking 7 bottles home and joining the wine club! I'm tempting the universe to give me a BFP with all this wine.
Dating since: 11/17/2001
Married: 9/26/2009
TTC: June 2016
EDD: 5/14/2018
@AlohaKumu Yay for moving forward with scheduling your retrieval/orientation!
@Mamasaurus How long have you been on Metformin and Clomid? My RE said Metformin takes 2-3 months to regulate you. That is great that something already seems to be working for you! Do you usually not O at all, or is it just hard to track because you are irregular? Also, glad you are following up with your RE.
@BertieMeetsGertie Wine tasting sounds fun! We are in Portland suburbs and surrounded by a ton of wineries, like 15 within 2-10 miles of our house, but still haven't gone
@AlohaKumu Glad you guys have the dual retrieval scheduled! That must be really exciting after so long.
@Redpuma119 Not naive at all! I wasn't sure myself until I started going. So a naturopath typically has more of a functional medicine approach, meaning that they look at your body more as a whole and don't treat symptoms as if they exist in a vacuum, disconnected from the rest of your body. They do have a certification and training process, but are not MDs. They can order blood tests and stuff like that like a regular doctor (I'm not sure if they can prescribe drugs though--someone else know? Hasn't come up with mine yet). They are much more "supplement" friendly than MDs so if you're wary of taking a lot of pharmaceuticals and want a more natural approach they may be more attractive to you. Also they are willing to run tests that some MDs question, for instance, I think I have a food sensitivity causing constipation/immune response (but not an allergy b/c if I did my reactions to those foods would be more obvious and severe). The Allergy MD at my HMO said it was possible I had a sensitivity, but that all food sensitivity tests were BS and said the only way to tell would be an elimination diet. My naturopath said we CAN test for food sensitivities and then do elimination diets after, and that even though those tests aren't accepted by MDs she has seen them work for people and provide valuable info--this is a big plus for me because I think I might be sensitive to cow milk protein "casein" but whole fat milk products are supposedly good for TTC if I am not sensitive to it so I don't want to do an elimination diet for something that could potentially be good for me right now and would be stressful to eliminate for no reason. Also in my case, my RE is being ridiculous and wouldn't run basic hormone testing for PCOS since I get more than 8 AFs/year and had no visible string of pearls on the u/s. I wanted those tests run and the naturopath can do that without me having to get an opinion from another RE that would require annoying travel (rural area). She also gave me better advice for the MTHFR stuff--my RE said to just take MORE folic acid instead of folate, which I've heard is bad if you have MTHFR variations (I have 2). Sorry that was long-winded AF, but I hope I answered your question!
@Aurora1973 @Sailing_Mama Do you guys have anything to add to the above? They can't prescribe drugs, right? Or am i wrong about that?
@BertieMeetsGertie Maybe joining with wine club will "jinx" you into a BFP? Murphy's Law is on your side!
@AlohaKumu I used to be really big into Yelp. They always had such great events!!
@RVAmom315 FX that the HSG helps to get you KU again!!
@Pinky917 yum! That sounds delicious!!
@kiwi2628 are you gonna test?! It's so hard!
@BertieMeetsGertie oooh! What does the wine club get you?
@Hollyyyyy wow! That's really impressive for not knowing what you're doing!!
DD 6/9/15
TTC #2 with PCOS since 10/16
July 2017 Siggy Challenge- Animals Eating Summer Foods
@AlohaKumu how exciting for you to have actual dates set up! It must be feeling so real for you. Sending you all the positive vibes I can muster!
@Hollyyyyy Good luck with the HSG! Make sure to take some ibuprofen before hand, as you might get a little cramping.
DH is going in today for his second SA, as last week's showed zero sperm (hence my super freaked out introduction on last week's thread). I am trying super hard to remain hopeful that today's results are different. He swears that he missed the cup & felt uncomfortable in the room so (TMI sorry) "barely squeaked any out." They gave him to option to do a drop off so he did that like an hour ago. So sitting at work now, stalking this thread and anxiously glancing over at my phone. And boy, when I say anxious, I mean A.N.X.I.O.U.S.
@LeilaK9288 Ugh, I'm sorry to hear about your H's SA
For example - I have PCOS and don't always ovulate properly. The OBGYN who diagnosed me had the solution of go back on BC until I want to have kids, then use drugs to stimulate ovulation. There is nothing inherently wrong with his plan and may have been a quicker solution - but still doesn't help me gain control of the PCOS. My naturopath, on the other hand, has given me myo-inositol and an herbal tincture which should provide hormonal support. It will take longer, but the goal is to get my body to regulate itself so that I'm not on the supplements indefinitely.
As for prescriptions, I believe there are certain classes of drugs they can prescribe. Mine just wrote me a prescription for Prometrium (bio-identical progesterone) to help kick start my period.
@AlohaKumu welcome back!! I am so excited for your double retrieval in August!
Cycle/CD: Jan 2016
Any questions?
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? I was at school all weekend and had drinks with neighbors at night... lame but really what happened this weekend was one of our tree limbs fell on the neighbor's house, our sewer backed up out of our downstairs toilet after my shower onto the bathroom floor and out into the hallway-it was naaaasstttyy, and then I found a baby mouse in my bathroom (safely returned outside far away from my house).
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@Hollyyyyy we got several really good things! Two reds, two whites, a fizzy rose, and two really interesting dessert wines. One was a port and the other was a white wine that they baked in the sun for a while so it has this really interesting nutty flavor.
@purplg8r we get 2 bottles per month for $50 membership fee. Plus they have monthly events for members only. Pretty sweet deal! We probably tried like 14 wines yesterday and we each had 2 glasses. Needless to say, we were there for several hours!
@JuneRoseRuby FX for a good SA report! Yikes, sorry for the house stuff. That's never fun.
Dating since: 11/17/2001
Married: 9/26/2009
TTC: June 2016
EDD: 5/14/2018
@BertieMeetsGertie that sounds like a great deal!
Diagnosis (If you've been): PCOS
Cycle/CD: No idea. I haven't ovulated since we started trying back in November, and I just took a break from tracking for a month to give myself a mental break. Currently on (artificial) cycle #3 in 8 months. When I start next CD1 after this round of Provera, I'll start tracking again.
Any questions? If you've taken Femara, what have your experiences with it been like? What kind of supplements do you take? I'm thinking about trying some to improve my CM.
GTKY: What was the highlight of your weekend? I signed up for a rock climbing class! Last month, I discovered that I enjoy rock climbing when a mountain hike proved unexpectedly rocky. DH hated it but I ate it up. So, I'm excited to be pursuing a new hobby!
I don't know anyone IRL who has had trouble TTC, so I'm looking forward to making some friends here.
@mamasaurus12415 - Great news that the Clomid/Metformin made you ovulate! That must be a huge relief!!! My RE never told me I was insulin resistant and never did any tests for insulin resistance, but I'm on Metformin. I think for some REs (but not others), Metformin is standard protocol for all PCOS patients, even those without IR (my friend who is a doctor, although she isn't a RE, said as much).
@Redpuma119 - I know what you mean - when my H goes out of town I get to chill and watch all of the trashy stuff he doesn't want to watch with me haha.
@purplg8r - I'm so sorry about the ectopic!