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To test is to hope vs I might as well pee on a $10 bill

javanutjavanut member
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Sorry for the crude imagery and the rant that follows. I'm about 12 DPO and having the urge to test. I essentially have no chance of being pregnant, but for some insane reason I want to test. 

I'm like the anti-Juno I take pg tests again and again hoping for a different result. I'm trying to remind myself that taking a test would be just just like flushing the money down the toliet. 

 Rant over. 

Pertinent information because I don't Bump enough to figure out tickers and sigs:

Me: 41. DH 44. Dx of hypothyroidism following treatment for Graves' Disease. One DD 16 months.  Working on #2 for six months. We aren't doing IVF because our insurance covers nada for fertility treatments. 

 

 


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Re: To test is to hope vs I might as well pee on a $10 bill

  • Mrs.McIrishMrs.McIrish member

    Order the cheapie ones from Amazon. That what you are only peeing on 18 cents each time!

    https://www.amazon.com/Wondfo-Pregnancy-Test-Strips-50-count/dp/B004AOMAOG/ref=sr_1_3?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1315426833&sr=1-3

    TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
    DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
    5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
    OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
    DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
    DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
    CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
    DE IVF #3 1/14  ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d

    DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
    First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!

    K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days

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  • thisismyscreennamethisismyscreenname
    I love cheapies!!  I started testing at 10 dpo last cycle b/c I started getting sore bbs.  Turns out it was most likely from the natural progesterone cream I was using.  Oh well.  AF arrived on labor day.  Next month will be 6 months of trying for #2 for me too.  I just got CD3 bloodwork done today.  Trying to figure out best time to get my ultrasound now.  Anyway, order the cheapies like Mrs. McIrish said...you'll feel less guilty and your pocketbook will give you hugs.
    Me 35, Him 31, TTC#2 since March 2011
    High FSH, Low AMH, Poor Responder
    Apr'06 Blighted Ovum at 10W
    TTC 6 more mo. before BFP (acupuncture, chinese herbs,
    clomid, mayan abdominal massage, yoga, meditation)
    Jul'07 DS born healthy
    Mar'11 Miscarrage at 9W
    Sept'11 FSH=15.7, referred to RE by my OB/GYN
    Oct '11 started with RE (IVF-NJ, Dr. Darder)
    3 Clomid/IUI Cycles = BFN
    2 Max Dose Injectible IUIs = BFN
    May '12 Donor Egg Speech
    June '12 2nd Opinion RE (Cooper Center, Dr. Check)
    High Hopes for BFP soon!!
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  • GracieBlueGracieBlue member
    imageMrs.McIrish:

    Order the cheapie ones from Amazon. That what you are only peeing on 18 cents each time!

    https://www.amazon.com/Wondfo-Pregnancy-Test-Strips-50-count/dp/B004AOMAOG/ref=sr_1_3?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1315426833&sr=1-3

     

    Huge vote for these.  I poas completely guilt free.  They work to about .20 cents each!

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    TTC #1 since 5/10
    BFP #1 7/22/11 - EDD 4/2/11 - M/C 8/15/11 (7w0d)
    BFP #2 9/23/11 - EDD 6/5/12 ♥It's a Girl♥
    BFP #3 2/20/13 - EDD 11/2/13 ♥It's a Girl♥
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  • tst1998tst1998
    imageMrs.McIrish:

    Order the cheapie ones from Amazon. That what you are only peeing on 18 cents each time!

    https://www.amazon.com/Wondfo-Pregnancy-Test-Strips-50-count/dp/B004AOMAOG/ref=sr_1_3?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1315426833&sr=1-3

    I felt no guilt with these! I would POAS from ovulation until it was over. This last cycle I've been testing twice a day! I think I have a problem. And they are pretty sensitive too, apparently as good as the FRER and only a fraction of the cost!

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    IUI#1-4 Jan.-Apr. 2011 = BFNs
    IVF#1 Aug. 2011 = c/p, FET #1 Nov. 2011 = c/p, FET #2 April 2012 = BFP!
    Beta #1 = 153, Beta #2 = 269, Beta #3 = 675
    1st U/S = TWINS!! EDD 12/29/12
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  • lhcooperlhcooper member
    I second the cheap ones.  Also, I just want to wave to someone else with Graves' Disease on this board....
    me - 41 (dx: DOR); DH - 53 (no problems); 7/18/09 - married!; 8/4/09 - BFP on first (real)try; 9/14/09 - missed m/c; 9/15/09 - d&c; 11/09 - 3/10 - 4 natural cycles = BFN; 4/10 - dx hyperthyroidism caused by Graves' disease; 6/10 - thyroidectomy; 7/10 - 12/10 - 1 natural and 5 medicated IUI cycles = BFN; 1/11 - new RE; dx low ovarian reserve (AMH .42; 1/26/11 -- BFP (ectopic) from IUI #6; methotrexate 2/10/11; 6/2/11 - IVF #1 = BFN; 9/12/11 - prescreening for DE; 9/15/11 - IUI #7 (unmedicated)= BFN; 11/8 - begin DE cycle (shared risk program); 12/5 - ER (5 eggs/4 mature/3 fertilized/2 left by day 5) 12/10 - ET of one 1BB blast (expanded, "fair" quality), none to freeze; 12/22 - totally shocked by +hpt; beta #1 = 413; #2 = 3952 2/14 - CVS reveals a healthy baby girl! EDD: 8/27/12 DD born 8/31/12, 10 lbs 10 oz and perfect in every way. 
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  • Country Girl in the CityCountry Girl in the City
    imageMrs.McIrish:

    Order the cheapie ones from Amazon. That what you are only peeing on 18 cents each time!

    https://www.amazon.com/Wondfo-Pregnancy-Test-Strips-50-count/dp/B004AOMAOG/ref=sr_1_3?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1315426833&sr=1-3

    I love these.  I started testing at 7 dpo Embarrassed

    BFP on IVF #2 6/29/2012. Beta #1 7/3 = 522; Beta #2 = 1180; Beta #3 = 6491 image BabyFruit Ticker
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  • javanutjavanut member

    I will totally get some of those. You guys are enablers for my addiction. 

    And (waves back) to lh. Good to see someone familiar with all of the fun symptoms of Graves'. 

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