NIFR: Those in the Hurricane Sandy path

Re: NIFR: Those in the Hurricane Sandy path

• melkel559 member

  October 2012

  Thanks, yes stay safe stay dry!!

  TTC since June 2011
  DX: DH (30) severe MFI, severely low count & low motility
  Me (32): all clear
  Appt with Urologist 5/21/12: exam, ultrasound, bloodwork all normal.
  Testicular Biopsy with TESE on 6/8/12. good sperm found! (left side only) froze sperm, failed thaw test
  Orientation for IVF/ICSI on 6/13/12. Waiting for the green light following biopsy results...results show adequate sperm production both sides.
  2nd SA 6/18/12: sample is "adequate for ICSI"
  Plan: IVF/ICSI July 2012!
  ER: 7/26/12. 15 eggs retrieved, all mature.
  TESE/TESA/aspiration from epididymis, no motile sperm found
  froze all eggs, the saga of praying for good sperm continues.
  8/3/12: 2nd opinion from MFI uro on biopsy slides. Suspects "partial late maturation arrest."
  Plan: more SAs, third biopsy/TESE with frozen back-up either from DH or DS.
  SA 8/17/12: Zero sperm
  SA 8/23/12: Zero sperm
  9/26/12: SPERM FOUND! 15 eggs thawed, 12 survived and were ICSI'd, only 3 fertilized normally. Refrozen as embies and will thaw in Nov. Please survive and grow!
  All 3 survived the thaw on 11/15/12!
  FET 11/17/12: transferred 2, one 4B, one 4C. Beta 11/30:BFFN
  moving on to DS
  DIUI#1 2/18/13,50mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta 3/4/13: BFN.
  DIUI#2 3/19/13, 50 mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta #1 (14dpiui) 4/2/13: BFP!!!! 150. Beta #2 4/4/13: 420 Beta #3 4/8/13: 2691. Beta #4 4/15/13: 15,086
  1st u/s 4/8/13 shows one gestational sac
  2nd u/s 4/15/13 shows yolk sac, fetal pole and early heartbeat
  3rd u/s 4/25/13: measuring right on track. Heart rate 148 bpm
  A/S 7/22/13: IT'S A BOY!!
  PAIF/SAIF Always Welcome
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• jadwedd member

  October 2012

  Thanks!

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• asilwhite member

  October 2012

  Yes, stay safe everyone!

  Oct 13 April Siggy: Bunnies

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  
  

  DS born on 9/30/13 from IVF #1.2!
  

    

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• JewelsW1980 member

  October 2012

  Thanks!  Just a lot of rain and a little wind so far in Central VA....really hoping we don't lose power.  We prepped all weekend for it though since they say it's likely.

  ETA: I need to proof. LOL

  Me- 32, DH- 32- TTC for 4 Years
  IUIs 1-6 BFN
  IVF #1= BFP- M/C
  FET- Beta#1: 69, #2: 482, #3: 1088, #4: 28,318, Ultrasound- 1 beautiful heartbeat
  It's a boy!

   

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• lsgabriel member

  October 2012

  right now we have rain and lots of wind.  we don't typically lose power for longer than 12 hours, so that's less of a concern.

   

  Us: 39(me)/41(he). TTC since April '11. DOR/MFI. March '12: surgery to remove fibroids, cysts, and endometriosis.
  IVF #1: 9/13/12. ER: 9/25. 3R, 2M, 1F. ET: 9/28 (1-6B). Beta: moved from 10/11 to 10/10: BFN.
  IVF #2: 11/12 cycle postponed due to Sandy and then cancelled due to elevated E2.
  IVF #2.1 cancelled due to cyst.
  IVF #2.2: 2/2/13. Converted to IUI. BFN

  IVF #3.0: 3/2014. BCP & Microdose Lupron.  Cycle cancelled due to poor response.

  IVF #4.0: 2/2015. EPP @ new RE. ER: 3/8. 3R, 3M, 1F. ET: 3/11 (1-8cell). 3/23 Beta: 16.9. 3/25 Beta: 71.6. 3/27 Beta: 300. 3/29 Beta: 800 3/31 Beta: 1816. 4/1 Beta: 4342. m/c at 6w2d. Goodbye little one. I loved you already.
  P/SAIF Welcome.
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• trigirl79 member

  October 2012

  Ditto for us in Northern VA!

  Me: 34 Unexplained IF, DH: 31, no issues

  
  

  3 cycles of Clomid Jan-March 2012

  3x BFN

  IUI #1 Sept 2012 BFN

  IUI #1 Oct 2012 (10/11/12) BFP!

  Beta #1 10/26 313

  Beta #2 10/29 1450

  Beta #3 11/1 4202

  U/S #1 11/13

  Baby Girl born 7/3/13!!!
  

  
  

  And now we begin again...

  RE Consult 2/25
  

  Baseline Bloodwork and U/S 3/4

  Had a 22mm follicle on the R, getting ready to O on my own...BFN

  AF 4/6, CD11 testing done 4/16

  3 follies right (largest 18), 1 left (11.8). Lining 7.16

  starting Estrace 4/16, trigger 4/16 with IUI likely 4/18

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• tracbabe15 member

  October 2012

  thanks you stay safe too!!!

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• CutieGirlLissie member

  October 2012

  Yes, stay safe everyone!! 

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• pantsarella member

  October 2012

  Thanks! I hope everyone stays safe! A bunch of rain and heavy winds here in MD, but we're much better off inland than they are on the shore.

  
  
  
  Me:27, DH:28 - DX: MFI, varicocele repair Nov 2011 
  Post-Op SA: Count- 15 million, Motility- 75%, Morphology- 3% 
  IVF with ICSI - Stimming 10/4/12 - 10/13/12, Lupron Trigger
  ER 10/18/12, 12 eggs retrieved, 8 mature, 5 fertilized
  5 day transfer 10/23/12, 3 frosties
  Beta #1 11/5/12: 453, Beta #2 11/7/12: 1,013, DD born 7/19/13
  

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• Enndea member

  October 2012

  Reading CNN and thinking about you all!

  TTC #1 since 2/2011. Me: Age 36. Stage III Endo and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
  IUI #1 March: BFN, IUI #2 April: BFN.
  IVF #1: Started stims 7/30--CANCELLED.
  IVF #1.2: Stims start 10/8/12, ER: 10/20/12; 11R/8M/4F, 5DT: 10/25/12, transfer of a 4AA and 3AB Blast. BFP on HPT 10/31/12; Beta #1: (16 DPO) 954! Beta #2: (18 DPO) 1968! First U/S: TWINS!! A/S: TWO BOYS! EDD: 7/13/13
  PAIF/SAIF Always Welcome.
  
  
  
  

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