Hello lovely ladies, I'm calling this a check in and bitchfest because I think a lot of women here need to vent a bit.
Sending huge hugs and prayers out to a number of our members - this week seems to be especially hard.
Hugs to everyone Rachel
TTC 1/2010
DH Dx - Azoospermia 2/2011
Hysteroscopy 3/2011
2 Polyps removed 4/2011
DH on Clomid / Arimidex to address hormonal issues - Sperm found July 2011!
IVF #1 September 2011 - ER 9/8/2011- 8R, 5M - icsi - 1 made it to transfer - BFFN :-(
IVF #2 Lucky November 2011 - ER 11/25/2011 - 15 eggs!, 13 mature, 10 fertilized with isci - 7 made it to transfer! Transferred 1 - 8 cell and 2 - 7 cell. BFP!!!! 1st U/S - Twins! 2nd U/S - 3 heartbeats!!! - HOLY COW!!! Prayers for our take home babies!
2 babies born on 3/27/12 and lost. Last baby born on 3/29/12 and lost at 20 weeks.
My angels grew wings shortly after birth.
Ahava Raisel, Matisyahu Nissim & Zev Chaim - Mommy and Daddy will always love you.
IVF #3 July 2012 - ER 7/17/2012 - 10 R. 5 F. 4 made it to ET
Transferred 2 on 7/20/2012 no snow babies :-(
Beta on 7/31/2012 = BFMFN
A miracle gift expected to come to us through adoption around 9/2012
Baby girl adopted - Birth Mother changed her mind and took the baby back
IVF #4 October 2012 - New RE. Doing PGD Testing. 8 R, 7F, 2 made it to 5 day blast for PDG testing. Both Normal (Thank you G-d!!!) 1 boy and 1 girl
transferred one beautiful 5day blast (girl)
Please G-d the almighty one - let this be our take home baby!
Beta #1 158, Beta #2 318, 1 Absolutely magnificent HB at 175! Thank you G-d!!! Baby Girl born August 5th. Thank you G-d for our precious miracle.
AMA. PAIF & SAIF always welcome - I need all the prayers I can get!
Sending huge hugs out to Mm29, beachy, chucktgirl and MrsMcIrish. My prayers are with you ladies. I am so angry at this universe right now. I am praying for better days for you all.
I'm not sure if it had been the sucky weather combined with the upsetting news here but I have been in a very angry mood lately. We got more nasty snow today and are expecting a nor'easter on Sunday night. I'm done. I want to feel good and I just don't know how to get myself out of this funk. And to bitch just a little more - I am getting nothing done at work during the day and ended up staying till 1 in the morning on Friday night.
And on another vent - I went to my RE's office yesterday and some twat waffle decided it would be a freakin great idea to bring her 3 week old there. Seriously?!?!?! Leave your effin kid in the car with your hubby!!! To top it off - she kept flaunting him in front of everyone! I had to say something and she acted like she had every right to upset the other patients there. I ended up calling her a C. U. N. T. - not one of my finer moments in life but I still say screw her.
That's my woes for today. And yes if you all need to know, that whore AF is on her way.
TTC 1/2010
DH Dx - Azoospermia 2/2011
Hysteroscopy 3/2011
2 Polyps removed 4/2011
DH on Clomid / Arimidex to address hormonal issues - Sperm found July 2011!
IVF #1 September 2011 - ER 9/8/2011- 8R, 5M - icsi - 1 made it to transfer - BFFN :-(
IVF #2 Lucky November 2011 - ER 11/25/2011 - 15 eggs!, 13 mature, 10 fertilized with isci - 7 made it to transfer! Transferred 1 - 8 cell and 2 - 7 cell. BFP!!!! 1st U/S - Twins! 2nd U/S - 3 heartbeats!!! - HOLY COW!!! Prayers for our take home babies!
2 babies born on 3/27/12 and lost. Last baby born on 3/29/12 and lost at 20 weeks.
My angels grew wings shortly after birth.
Ahava Raisel, Matisyahu Nissim & Zev Chaim - Mommy and Daddy will always love you.
IVF #3 July 2012 - ER 7/17/2012 - 10 R. 5 F. 4 made it to ET
Transferred 2 on 7/20/2012 no snow babies :-(
Beta on 7/31/2012 = BFMFN
A miracle gift expected to come to us through adoption around 9/2012
Baby girl adopted - Birth Mother changed her mind and took the baby back
IVF #4 October 2012 - New RE. Doing PGD Testing. 8 R, 7F, 2 made it to 5 day blast for PDG testing. Both Normal (Thank you G-d!!!) 1 boy and 1 girl
transferred one beautiful 5day blast (girl)
Please G-d the almighty one - let this be our take home baby!
Beta #1 158, Beta #2 318, 1 Absolutely magnificent HB at 175! Thank you G-d!!! Baby Girl born August 5th. Thank you G-d for our precious miracle.
AMA. PAIF & SAIF always welcome - I need all the prayers I can get!
Yesterday 4dp5dt was a hard day for me. I took my first test and bfn of course. I had prepared myself for that considering not having much symptoms at all this time. I don't even want to post this in the universe yet because I just took another test and took like 5 plus minutes of being stark white before I saw what may or may not be a squinter. I mean this is HARD to see 5dp5dt so not feeling too positive. Beta tomorrow so I'm just gonna wait this out. Don't even want to tell DHs an get him the least bit of hope right now.
Me 34 and DH 39 married in aug. 2002
Did 5 round of clomid 2010 =BFN
High levels of NK CELLS DX sept.2012 DOR:# 0.02
IVF #1 May 2012 ER 4, EF 2, ET 2 =BFN
MINI IVF Oct.2012 Cancelled 10-27-12
Ivf #3 Antagonist Protocol April 2013
Shared cycle..Donor cycled in July Got 12 eggs 9 fertilized and 8 frozen!!
DE FET #1 Sept. 3rd 2013 FIRST BFP EVER 5dp5dt
miscarried Sept 24th at 5 weeks 5 days
Etopic D&C and hysterscopy Nov 5 2013
dx with pre genetic blood clotting dec 2013
FET #2 Jan 31st 2014
Miscarried for a second time again at 5 weeks 5 days
Currently fostering to adopt an amazing little 1 year old boy..P.J!
@prettyaccountant Thank You for saying something to her. I had a lady bring twins in while I was at my WTF appointment. IT KILLED ME. I started bawling right there.
@lacyj67 Still cheering you on! FX for a darker line tomorrow.
AFM~ We have slowly been announcing our pregnancy. A woman that had two kids in two years and is trying for number three(because she wants a boy) while collecting welfare looked at me and said I'm so happy for you. Then she says, I had infertility too, I know how it is. I'm not supposed to be able to have kids. B*tch please!!! I want to punch you in your face, HARD. She then complained about having 2 kids in diapers at the same time..... grrrrr.
:-O
For the record~ I have no issue with welfare or using it but I don't think you should be trying for number three while on it.
36 DH 33 TTC for over 3 years First mini-IVF Sept 2011... Only 1 egg! ... BFN Switching RE IVF#2 May 2012 9 eggs and only 2 sperm, WTH! BFN
IVF #3 March 2013~Tesa with back-up Donor Sperm,Tesa, unsuccessful used DS~ Chemical
Switching RE's within practice
2 frosties waiting for us, November 2013!!!!! Transferred 2 "average" blasts 11/20/2013
Everyone is calling in "sick" at work to avoid driving in snow leaving me to pick up the slack more so..., however I'm in charge now and were pulling better stats then the other girl in charge while my boss is out booya!!!!
Also I'm waiting on Jacks autopsy as it was due back 2 weeks ago, and they have stopped calling me back now. I'm sooooo irritated just call and say no its not in or yes it is!!!! I call and it goes to vm I think they're avoiding me now. Ill have to have DH call ...they'll be sorry lol
Me: 33, Endocrine issues & FVL DH: 32, Nothing
NTNP 2009-2012 TTC since 2012:
Clomid, 2 IUI cycles, and 5 IVF cycles = BFN
FET #1 August 2013 = BFP! EDD 5/11/14
Jack dx at 19w1d with Dandy Walker on 12/16/13
Severe Pre-e /HELLP set in Jack born sleeping at 20w1d on 12/23/13
PA - I also want to thank you for saying something! I struggle with seeing babies/kids at our RE's office. Seems like it's always when I'm either waiting to get blood work for a beta that I already know is negative, or waiting for a WTF appt. Someone obviously has it out for me.
Lacy - Fx for great news soon!
AFM - My work didn't close today, and my boss expected everyone to come to work in the midst of the storm. Seriously? We have a foot of snow right now and the roads are awful. Needless to say... I stayed home. *Sticks middle finger up @ boss*
Hugs to those who need them! I'm hoping we get an influx of good news on this board soon!!
Good for you PA!!! FX your beta is shockingly good, Lacy!
AFM: I feel sorry for you northern ladies! I am so sick of winter and if I had to be dealing with tons of snow right now, I might lose it. I yelled at DH last night that I'm NOT going to Colorado. He thinks I'm joking. I want to see green grass, blue skies and feel a warm breeze!!! So tired of gray and dreary!
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Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8 AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?! Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo. Stopped BCP 4/2010. Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012. FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013 ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27. Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt) Beta 4: 8503(19dpt) Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s. If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!
Sending huge hugs out to Mm29, beachy, chucktgirl and MrsMcIrish, kflynn.
Lacy-FX
AFM- we are again snowed in up to our hoo has, our plow man hasn't come yet and it seems the town finds it hilarious to keep coming by and making our driveway higher and higher. Our drain isn't working so I guess it will be dirty clothes for all!
I had a back procedure yesterday and am prob looking at surgery in my future as we keep putting a band aid on the problem. I also was given another lovely cold so I am bedresting with a tissue box watching as many reality shows as possible:)
Natural cycle Dec 2010 BFP M/C 6 1/2 Weeks, D&E Jan 2011 1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011 Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks 1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks
DQ ALPHA HLA MATCH, High NK Cells Diagnosed Dec 2011 IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone) IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone) Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone) Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure
Nov/Dec 2012 LIT Treatment
Dec 12 Humira Jan 2013 BFP Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
Sending big hugs for everyone who needs them, who needs a light at the end of the tunnel, who hates IF, who has a big decision to make, who is struggling in any way.
::makes a fist, thumps own chest twice, points in direction of a lot of ladies::
BzeetyD = 38, Mr. BzeetyD = 44 together 12/02 married 9/08
TTC #1 since 1/10
DX: Unexplained/??? MFI issues
Our lil' lost sparks:
5w3d loss 7/30/10 - EDD March 2011
8w loss 4/15/11 - EDD November 2011
8w3d loss 8/2/12 - EDD March 2013
4w c/p loss 10/29/12 - EDD July 2013
Long story: trying on our own + testing testing testing with 6 rounds of Clomid, more testing, injectables + TI, laparoscopy - one tube blocked,
2 IUIs with Follistim...BFNs.
RPL testing all normal, Karyotyping normal
Moving on to IVF.
IVF #1 April 2012 = BFN, IVF #2 June 2012 = BFP. U/S 7/23 = saw heartbeat but measuring behind. Follow up U/S on 7/30 - no heartbeat. D&C 8/2. Trisomy 12. IVF #3 Oct 2012 = Chemical Pregnancy
Phone consult with CCRM on 12/12/12 - ODWU 1/4/13 - both tubes clear(!) - AFC 24, AMH 3.2, FSH 9.6, LH 5.4, E2 25. DH has high frag rate but improved!
IVF #4 March 2013 CCRM. EP protocol w/ Menopur, Gonal-F & Dexamethasone. ER 3/29 & IMSI, PICSI. 43R 13M 10F 6blasts bio'd. CCS testing reveals 3 normals!!!
FET 5/31/13 of 1 4AA blast - thawed and expanded. 4dp5dt BFP.
Beta 9dp5dt = 181, 11dp5dt = 427. 1st u/s showed a healthy heartbeat! EDD 2/16/14
After 4 years of hoping and heartbreak, our sweet little bean was born on 2/19/14 We are so in love with her.
"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy, I'm telling you it's going to be worth it."
I would like to bitch about the random posters on here lately bitching about their pregnancies. I would also like to say that I am so very sorry for so many of you this week and your difficult struggles. I think of every one of you and hope you can continue to be strong. I consider myself a lost cause and have given up, but I really hope all of you will see your dreams come true. My last bitch is: wtf is with this snow. I cannot stand it any longer.
Me: 37, DH: 38: ttc 7 years, dx: unknown 10/11: after 2 years, saw a RE, FSH 5.4 11/11: BFP! (surprise after thyroid & normal hsg), 12/11: missed m/c after 7 week u/s, 1/12: D&C 6/12 IUI#1-IUI #3: clomid = BFP!, C/P IVF #1(10/12) FSH 5.4, AFC: 16 long Lupron, 5R/5M/4F, all 4 made it to 5dt, 1 blast/1-8 cell transferred=BFN IVF #2(12/12)AFC 21, MD lupron, 4R/4M/3F, 5dt of 1 blast and 2-8cell. BFN. IVF#3(4/13) Natural start antagon protocol, 12R,11F. one PGS normal at day 6 transfer. BFN. IVF#4 (11/13) C.CRM (ODW.U normal 8/13 Still no Diagnosis) EPP/antagonist. ER 13R/7M/6F. Only 1 made it to freeze. Abnormal.
Looking into options of DE, Fresh vs frozen. 10/14 new local RE to look into what's next. CD3 FSH 4.7, AMH 0.9. Met with DE agencies and exploring options for feb/march 2015. Surprise natural bfp (4 days before donor is signed). Beta #1 at 9dpo: 51.8, 2nd beta: 195 (25 hours doubling) @11dpo. 3rd beta (12/15): 516 (35 hrs doubling) 4th beta(12/17): 895 (58 hours doubling) 5th beta(12/19): 2120. U/S at 5w0d(12/22): one gestational sac with yolk sac. U/S #2 (6w0d)12/29. One little bean measuring 6w0d with HR 124. 3rd u/s(1/4)7w0d: baby measuring 7w2d. HR 134. 3/30: A/S at MFM went great except for low lying placenta. Verifi results are normal! Team Blue!
Please send any positive thoughts our way! EDD:8/24/2015
Baby Will born 8/18. He's perfect.
I would like to bitch about the random posters on here lately bitching about their pregnancies. I would also like to say that I am so very sorry for so many of you this week and your difficult struggles. I think of every one of you and hope you can continue to be strong. I consider myself a lost cause and have given up, but I really hope all of you will see your dreams come true. My last bitch is: wtf is with this snow. I cannot stand it any longer.
I'm with you on all the random posters lately! Especially ones who claim to lurk here often, then go gripe to their home board when they're shown the door. Maybe we need to change the name to IF Board Vets. People obviously think that you're only a veteran if you've won the war, so to speak.
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Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8 AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?! Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo. Stopped BCP 4/2010. Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012. FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013 ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27. Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt) Beta 4: 8503(19dpt) Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s. If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!
To add to my above comment: Maybe we need a mod to add a "Please read before posting" sticky post to the top? Not sure how many people would actually read it before posting, though!
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Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8 AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?! Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo. Stopped BCP 4/2010. Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012. FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013 ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27. Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt) Beta 4: 8503(19dpt) Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s. If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!
Thank you for the love ladies. I am having lots of up's and down's and it is very comforting to know people are thinking of me.
PA- I am so happy you called that Biotch out! Reading it made my heart smile.
LacyJ67- I have everything crossed your line is darker tomorrow. I hope your beta is a strong number!
To everyone who is snowed in-Please keep warm and stay off the roads if at all possible!
AFM: I am having a lot of up's and down's. I hope more than anything we have a couple of normal embryos.At this point we do not have enough money to cycle again, so this HAS TO WORK! If it doesn't I will put my house on the market and try to sell. We can rent and save money for whatever we decide on for our future plans.
::: Married June 2003::: TTC #1 since: Aug. 2008 Me: 34, DOR, MTHFR-A1298C (heterozygous), decreased blood flow to uterus, Mild Endo DH: 38, Balanced translocation 5&10, unexplained MFI, normal SA and SCSA Tx History: IUI 1&2= BFN IVF# 1 W/ICSI= BFN IVF# 2: cancelled d/t no response IVF# 3= 1 egg retrieved=immature/not viable IVF# 4= c/p ***CCRM ODWU*** Found DHs BT and Me-decreased blood flow to uterus Recommended DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture. Decided to cycle locally ***New RE*** DE IVF# 1(cycle #6) w/pgd, (freeze all): 30R, 23M, 15F, slow/poor embryo development, 4 biopsied, 1 Normal "Norm"; DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture. IVF# 6: (OE/DS) cancelled IVF# 7: (OE/DS) 1R, 1M, 1F, arrested day 5 Plan-DE IVF# 2 (cycle #8): DE/DS in May 2015
PA I'm proud of you!! I'm so glad my RE doesn't allow kids in their office.
I trigger tomorrow. I'm way more scared this time than any prior. I've been thinking a lot about what if this cycle doesn't work and we don't have kids-wtf does that mean for me? How do I use THAT testimony? I have no idea.
This weather blows, my REs office lost power so I have to drive to Rockville tomorrow for monitoring
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Me(31). DH (31)
DH SA normal count and motility, 1% morphology Me .72 AMH, Fragile X premutation carrier IVF #1 (6/12/13) BFN
Sending huge hugs to chucktgirl, Mrs McIrish, kflynn, mm29 and beachy.
PA - You rock!!!!
Lacyj - FX for you!!!!!
AFM - We have decided to give DE one more shot. I am doing my mock cycle now and we are hoping to have the fresh cycle done by the end of April. I am just going through the motions though and don’t feel vested (other than financially, eeek). DH says most people would think we were crazy paying this kind of $$$ for closure but I guess all that matters is that we feel it is worth it for our peace of mind.
This is definitely a week deserving of a bitch fest. I love all you ladies and I hate to see so many of you go through so much struggle. Big hugs all around! PA...you go girl!!!!! Lacy- praying tomorrow gives you an amazing beta Mm29....I love your drive and will
AFM... I've been in a total slump lately. Work sucks and this weather is depressing. And I've been so down and think every day of how much I need and want to become a mom...it's a bit of an obsessive thought....I just don't want to go through this! Being in between cycles really gets to me. I've been trying to work out more to feel healthier and rid some anxieties but it's hard to stay motivated.
TTC 2 years- Me and DH (28) with (severely) low sperm count- less than 40 total (last 2 SA showed only 5 and 6 sperm each) IVF #1: ER 1/23/13- 4 eggs retrieved,
3 eggs fertilized; ET with 1 embryo 1/28/13
2 frosties
beta #1 2/5 was 4.8- beta #2 2/7 3.5; BFN
FET #1- transferred one beautiful 4AA embie. Praying this is my take home baby. Beta 5/7/13- BFFN!!!
IVF #2: ER 7/17/13: 6R/3F- transferred 1 blast and 1 10 cell embryo 5dt. Beta hell. #1 2.5, #2 2.2- BFFFN! REALLY? IVF #3: ER 12/1 and only 2 retrieved. 1 fertilized with ICSI. Was planning on transferring one fresh and one frozen....fresh was only 14 cells at day 5...CANCELLED and devastated due to 5cm blood filled cyst in ovary and blood in uterus. IVF #4: Antagonist protocol with endometrial scratch day one of stims. ER 4/21: 6R/4M/3F- transferred 2 beautiful blasts (5dt) and one was hatching! No frosties but hoping we won't need it! Beta 5/4/14- 444(8dp5dt), Beta #2 10dp5dt 1002! THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT!!!!!!!!!! First US 5/15 we saw two of the most beautiful gestational and yolk sacs I have ever seen! ****FINALLY PREGNANT WITH DI/DI TWINS!!!!!!!
BRINLEY AND RILEY LONG. Born November 20, 2014 at 32 wks 3 days. 4lbs7oz and 4lbs5oz. 1 month NICU time for "B's" and growing and feeding. Now healthy, thriving, beautiful little girls! pg
Thank you all so much for the extra thoughts. I really do appreciate it. I'm sending my thoughts out to all of you that are also having a horribly crappy week, also. I can't even try and explain any of it anymore. Not even a little. It's all just insanely absurd.
AFM: I'm bleeding through bcp. So, that's been fun. I called our RE yesterday the nurse needs to talk to the doc to see if I need to up my dose. I'm on Aygestin so I can just take two pills. I figure that if the rest of my life is crappy, I'm not about to stop taking bcp and have a period to piss me off too. AND, the test results from DH's Sperm Frag test are back. Good news, he's broken. He should have been < 20%, but DH's test came back at 34%. He was told to take supplements and has a "do the deed" schedule for a week before we would do ER. I just couldn't tell her that it was off. Is this bad? She is working on my calendar. I'm just praying like crazy that something happens to help us out. Keeping the faith on that one. Well, DH is. It makes me nervous.
Now for my bitch: I'm bleeding through bcp and have cramps. DH lost his job. Now that the stress from his job is gone, he is sleeping better now than he has in years. Me on the other hand? No sleep. So, I'm just bitchy. And, I can't eat. I'm hungry. But the thought of eating anything makes me want to puke more. Also, like you all said, what in the hell is with all of this flipping snow. We are now on snow day 13. My poor students. We all need a routine.
ttc #2 since 2004 Me (35): Stage 3 Endo, DH (34): High DNA Frag
IVF/ICSI #2: April 2014: BFP!!!!!!
ET of 2 great quality embryos. + BFP on 9dp5dt. Beta #1 (10dp5dt): 257, Beta #2 (14dp5dt): 1561,
Beta #3 (21dp5d5): 8,172. Wow. It seems this is actually working. Shocked beyond belief.
1st u/s @6w5d: Baby A hb 124, Baby B hb 127 (Both measuring perfectly!)
Lost baby A. Praying that baby B stays healthy. Baby B hb 175 at 11 weeks
Thank you all so much for the extra thoughts. I really do appreciate it. I'm sending my thoughts out to all of you that are also having a horribly crappy week, also. I can't even try and explain any of it anymore. Not even a little. It's all just insanely absurd.
AFM: I'm bleeding through bcp. So, that's been fun. I called our RE yesterday the nurse needs to talk to the doc to see if I need to up my dose. I'm on Aygestin so I can just take two pills. I figure that if the rest of my life is crappy, I'm not about to stop taking bcp and have a period to piss me off too. AND, the test results from DH's Sperm Frag test are back. Good news, he's broken. He should have been < 20%, but DH's test came back at 34%. He was told to take supplements and has a "do the deed" schedule for a week before we would do ER. I just couldn't tell her that it was off. Is this bad? She is working on my calendar. I'm just praying like crazy that something happens to help us out. Keeping the faith on that one. Well, DH is. It makes me nervous.
Now for my bitch: I'm bleeding through bcp and have cramps. DH lost his job. Now that the stress from his job is gone, he is sleeping better now than he has in years. Me on the other hand? No sleep. So, I'm just bitchy. And, I can't eat. I'm hungry. But the thought of eating anything makes me want to puke more. Also, like you all said, what in the hell is with all of this flipping snow. We are now on snow
day 13. My poor students. We all need a routine.
I don't think it's bad u didn't tell her you pay them enough and perhaps something good will happen and you can cycle.
Natural cycle Dec 2010 BFP M/C 6 1/2 Weeks, D&E Jan 2011 1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011 Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks 1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks
DQ ALPHA HLA MATCH, High NK Cells Diagnosed Dec 2011 IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone) IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone) Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone) Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure
Nov/Dec 2012 LIT Treatment
Dec 12 Humira Jan 2013 BFP Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
Re: Wednesday check in and bitchfest
I'm not sure if it had been the sucky weather combined with the upsetting news here but I have been in a very angry mood lately. We got more nasty snow today and are expecting a nor'easter on Sunday night. I'm done. I want to feel good and I just don't know how to get myself out of this funk. And to bitch just a little more - I am getting nothing done at work during the day and ended up staying till 1 in the morning on Friday night.
And on another vent - I went to my RE's office yesterday and some twat waffle decided it would be a freakin great idea to bring her 3 week old there. Seriously?!?!?! Leave your effin kid in the car with your hubby!!! To top it off - she kept flaunting him in front of everyone! I had to say something and she acted like she had every right to upset the other patients there. I ended up calling her a C. U. N. T. - not one of my finer moments in life but I still say screw her.
That's my woes for today. And yes if you all need to know, that whore AF is on her way.
Hysteroscopy 3/2011 2 Polyps removed 4/2011
DH on Clomid / Arimidex to address hormonal issues - Sperm found July 2011!
IVF #1 September 2011 - ER 9/8/2011- 8R, 5M - icsi - 1 made it to transfer - BFFN :-(
IVF #2 Lucky November 2011 - ER 11/25/2011 - 15 eggs!, 13 mature, 10 fertilized with isci - 7 made it to transfer! Transferred 1 - 8 cell and 2 - 7 cell. BFP!!!!
1st U/S - Twins! 2nd U/S - 3 heartbeats!!! - HOLY COW!!!
Prayers for our take home babies!
2 babies born on 3/27/12 and lost. Last baby born on 3/29/12 and lost at 20 weeks.
My angels grew wings shortly after birth.
Ahava Raisel, Matisyahu Nissim & Zev Chaim - Mommy and Daddy will always love you.
IVF #3 July 2012 - ER 7/17/2012 - 10 R. 5 F. 4 made it to ET
Transferred 2 on 7/20/2012 no snow babies :-(
Beta on 7/31/2012 = BFMFN
A miracle gift expected to come to us through adoption around 9/2012
Baby girl adopted - Birth Mother changed her mind and took the baby back
IVF #4 October 2012 - New RE. Doing PGD Testing. 8 R, 7F, 2 made it to 5 day blast for PDG testing. Both Normal (Thank you G-d!!!) 1 boy and 1 girl
transferred one beautiful 5day blast (girl)
Please G-d the almighty one - let this be our take home baby!
Beta #1 158, Beta #2 318, 1 Absolutely magnificent HB at 175! Thank you G-d!!!
Baby Girl born August 5th. Thank you G-d for our precious miracle.
AMA. PAIF & SAIF always welcome - I need all the prayers I can get!
A little BFP/bfn talk..... Warning!!!
Yesterday 4dp5dt was a hard day for me. I took my first test and bfn of course. I had prepared myself for that considering not having much symptoms at all this time. I don't even want to post this in the universe yet because I just took another test and took like 5 plus minutes of being stark white before I saw what may or may not be a squinter. I mean this is HARD to see 5dp5dt so not feeling too positive. Beta tomorrow so I'm just gonna wait this out. Don't even want to tell DHs an get him the least bit of hope right now.
First mini-IVF Sept 2011... Only 1 egg! ... BFN
Switching RE
IVF#2 May 2012 9 eggs and only 2 sperm, WTH!
BFN
Switching RE's within practice
*~God gives his hardest battles to his toughest solders. Unknown.
Also I'm waiting on Jacks autopsy as it was due back 2 weeks ago, and they have stopped calling me back now. I'm sooooo irritated just call and say no its not in or yes it is!!!! I call and it goes to vm I think they're avoiding me now. Ill have to have DH call ...they'll be sorry lol
NTNP 2009-2012 TTC since 2012:
Jack has handpicked his sibling up there
My blog about IF and loss ... Kate's IF Blog
PA - I also want to thank you for saying something! I struggle with seeing babies/kids at our RE's office. Seems like it's always when I'm either waiting to get blood work for a beta that I already know is negative, or waiting for a WTF appt. Someone obviously has it out for me.
Lacy - Fx for great news soon!
AFM - My work didn't close today, and my boss expected everyone to come to work in the midst of the storm. Seriously? We have a foot of snow right now and the roads are awful. Needless to say... I stayed home. *Sticks middle finger up @ boss*
It's twin girls!! Born on 11-2-14!
Good for you PA!!!
FX your beta is shockingly good, Lacy!
AFM: I feel sorry for you northern ladies! I am so sick of winter and if I had to be dealing with tons of snow right now, I might lose it. I yelled at DH last night that I'm NOT going to Colorado. He thinks I'm joking. I want to see green grass, blue skies and feel a warm breeze!!! So tired of gray and dreary!
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Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!
Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo.
Stopped BCP 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled
FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013 ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27.
Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt) Beta 4: 8503(19dpt)
Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple
G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s.
If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!
Anovulatory cycles, increased Synthroid Diagnosed Sep 2010
1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011
Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks
1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks
Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks
IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone)
IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone)
Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells
Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone)
Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure
Jan 2013 BFP
Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin
Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
Yours doesn't have to be a sad story
::makes a fist, thumps own chest twice, points in direction of a lot of ladies::
TTC #1 since 1/10
DX: Unexplained/??? MFI issues
Our lil' lost sparks:
5w3d loss 7/30/10 - EDD March 2011
8w loss 4/15/11 - EDD November 2011
8w3d loss 8/2/12 - EDD March 2013
4w c/p loss 10/29/12 - EDD July 2013
Long story: trying on our own + testing testing testing with 6 rounds of Clomid, more testing, injectables + TI, laparoscopy - one tube blocked, 2 IUIs with Follistim...BFNs.
RPL testing all normal, Karyotyping normal
Moving on to IVF.
IVF #1 April 2012 = BFN, IVF #2 June 2012 = BFP. U/S 7/23 = saw heartbeat but measuring behind. Follow up U/S on 7/30 - no heartbeat. D&C 8/2. Trisomy 12. IVF #3 Oct 2012 = Chemical Pregnancy
Phone consult with CCRM on 12/12/12 - ODWU 1/4/13 - both tubes clear(!) - AFC 24, AMH 3.2, FSH 9.6, LH 5.4, E2 25. DH has high frag rate but improved!
IVF #4 March 2013 CCRM. EP protocol w/ Menopur, Gonal-F & Dexamethasone. ER 3/29 & IMSI, PICSI. 43R 13M 10F 6blasts bio'd. CCS testing reveals 3 normals!!!
FET 5/31/13 of 1 4AA blast - thawed and expanded. 4dp5dt BFP.
Beta 9dp5dt = 181, 11dp5dt = 427. 1st u/s showed a healthy heartbeat! EDD 2/16/14
After 4 years of hoping and heartbreak, our sweet little bean was born on 2/19/14
We are so in love with her.
"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy, I'm telling you it's going to be worth it."
Everybody is welcome!!!
10/11: after 2 years, saw a RE, FSH 5.4
11/11: BFP! (surprise after thyroid & normal hsg),
12/11: missed m/c after 7 week u/s, 1/12: D&C
6/12 IUI#1-IUI #3: clomid = BFP!, C/P
IVF #1(10/12) FSH 5.4, AFC: 16 long Lupron, 5R/5M/4F, all 4 made it to 5dt, 1 blast/1-8 cell transferred=BFN
IVF #2(12/12)AFC 21, MD lupron, 4R/4M/3F, 5dt of 1 blast and 2-8cell. BFN.
IVF#3(4/13) Natural start antagon protocol, 12R,11F. one PGS normal at day 6 transfer. BFN.
IVF#4 (11/13) C.CRM (ODW.U normal 8/13 Still no Diagnosis) EPP/antagonist. ER 13R/7M/6F. Only 1 made it to freeze. Abnormal. Looking into options of DE, Fresh vs frozen.
10/14 new local RE to look into what's next. CD3 FSH 4.7, AMH 0.9. Met with DE agencies and exploring options for feb/march 2015.
Surprise natural bfp (4 days before donor is signed). Beta #1 at 9dpo: 51.8, 2nd beta: 195 (25 hours doubling) @11dpo. 3rd beta (12/15): 516 (35 hrs doubling) 4th beta(12/17): 895 (58 hours doubling) 5th beta(12/19): 2120. U/S at 5w0d(12/22): one gestational sac with yolk sac. U/S #2 (6w0d)12/29. One little bean measuring 6w0d with HR 124. 3rd u/s(1/4)7w0d: baby measuring 7w2d. HR 134. 3/30: A/S at MFM went great except for low lying placenta. Verifi results are normal! Team Blue! Please send any positive thoughts our way! EDD:8/24/2015
Baby Will born 8/18. He's perfect.
I'm with you on all the random posters lately! Especially ones who claim to lurk here often, then go gripe to their home board when they're shown the door. Maybe we need to change the name to IF Board Vets. People obviously think that you're only a veteran if you've won the war, so to speak.
***signature & ticker warning***
Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!
Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo.
Stopped BCP 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled
FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013 ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27.
Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt) Beta 4: 8503(19dpt)
Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple
G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s.
If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!
***signature & ticker warning***
Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!
Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo.
Stopped BCP 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled
FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013 ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27.
Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt) Beta 4: 8503(19dpt)
Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple
G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s.
If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!
Thank you for the love ladies. I am having lots of up's and down's and it is very comforting to know people are thinking of me.
PA- I am so happy you called that Biotch out! Reading it made my heart smile.
LacyJ67- I have everything crossed your line is darker tomorrow. I hope your beta is a strong number!
To everyone who is snowed in-Please keep warm and stay off the roads if at all possible!
AFM: I am having a lot of up's and down's. I hope more than anything we have a couple of normal embryos. At this point we do not have enough money to cycle again, so this HAS TO WORK! If it doesn't I will put my house on the market and try to sell. We can rent and save money for whatever we decide on for our future plans.
::: Married June 2003:::
TTC #1 since: Aug. 2008
Me: 34, DOR, MTHFR-A1298C (heterozygous), decreased blood flow to uterus, Mild Endo
DH: 38, Balanced translocation 5&10, unexplained MFI, normal SA and SCSA
Tx History: IUI 1&2= BFN
IVF# 1 W/ICSI= BFN
IVF# 2: cancelled d/t no response
IVF# 3= 1 egg retrieved=immature/not viable
IVF# 4= c/p
***CCRM ODWU***
Found DHs BT and Me-decreased blood flow to uterus
Recommended DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture. Decided to cycle locally
***New RE***
DE IVF# 1(cycle #6) w/pgd, (freeze all): 30R, 23M, 15F, slow/poor embryo development, 4 biopsied, 1 Normal "Norm"; DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture.
IVF# 6: (OE/DS) cancelled
IVF# 7: (OE/DS) 1R, 1M, 1F, arrested day 5
Plan-DE IVF# 2 (cycle #8): DE/DS in May 2015
http://icanhazbabyz.blogspot.com/
I trigger tomorrow. I'm way more scared this time than any prior.
I've been thinking a lot about what if this cycle doesn't work and we don't have kids-wtf does that mean for me? How do I use THAT testimony? I have no idea.
This weather blows, my REs office lost power so I have to drive to Rockville tomorrow for monitoring
*******siggy/ticker warning*****
Me(31). DH (31)
DH SA normal count and motility, 1% morphology
Me .72 AMH, Fragile X premutation carrier
IVF #1 (6/12/13) BFN
IVF #2 (8/16/13) BFN
FET 10/4/13 Chemical
IVF #3 MC 5 weeks 5 days
IVF #4 DE 11/7 BFP, edd 7/28/15
All Welcome
*******siggy/ticker warning*****
Me(31). DH (31)
DH SA normal count and motility, 1% morphology
Me .72 AMH, Fragile X premutation carrier
IVF #1 (6/12/13) BFN
IVF #2 (8/16/13) BFN
FET 10/4/13 Chemical
IVF #3 MC 5 weeks 5 days
IVF #4 DE 11/7 BFP, edd 7/28/15
All Welcome
I always seem to be the last to check in!
Sending huge hugs to chucktgirl, Mrs McIrish, kflynn, mm29 and beachy.
PA - You rock!!!!
Lacyj - FX for you!!!!!
AFM - We have decided to give DE one more shot. I am doing my mock cycle now and we are hoping to have the fresh cycle done by the end of April. I am just going through the motions though and don’t feel vested (other than financially, eeek). DH says most people would think we were crazy paying this kind of $$$ for closure but I guess all that matters is that we feel it is worth it for our peace of mind.
***SIGNATURE WARNING***
TTC #1
Me 42, DH 47
Dx = AMA/DOR, MFI
IVF/ICSI #1 = BFN
IVF/ICSI #2 = BFP; early loss
IVF/ICSI #3 (DE) = BFP; early loss
FET = BFN
IVF/ICSI #4 (DE w/ CCS) = BFP
Beta #1 @ 10dp6dt = 265; Beta #2 @ 14dp6dt = 1251.
1st U/S @ 6w2d showed one perfect little heartbeat!
2nd U/S @ 7w2d. HB 132 & everything measuring on track.
Our beautiful little girl arrived January 2015!
PA...you go girl!!!!!
Lacy- praying tomorrow gives you an amazing beta
Mm29....I love your drive and will
AFM... I've been in a total slump lately. Work sucks and this weather is depressing. And I've been so down and think every day of how much I need and want to become a mom...it's a bit of an obsessive thought....I just don't want to go through this! Being in between cycles really gets to me. I've been trying to work out more to feel healthier and rid some anxieties but it's hard to stay motivated.
IVF #1: ER 1/23/13- 4 eggs retrieved, 3 eggs fertilized; ET with 1 embryo 1/28/13 2 frosties beta #1 2/5 was 4.8- beta #2 2/7 3.5; BFN
FET #1- transferred one beautiful 4AA embie. Praying this is my take home baby. Beta 5/7/13- BFFN!!!
IVF #2: ER 7/17/13: 6R/3F- transferred 1 blast and 1 10 cell embryo 5dt. Beta hell. #1 2.5, #2 2.2- BFFFN! REALLY?
IVF #3: ER 12/1 and only 2 retrieved. 1 fertilized with ICSI. Was planning on transferring one fresh and one frozen....fresh was only 14 cells at day 5...CANCELLED and devastated due to 5cm blood filled cyst in ovary and blood in uterus.
IVF #4: Antagonist protocol with endometrial scratch day one of stims. ER 4/21: 6R/4M/3F- transferred 2 beautiful blasts (5dt) and one was hatching! No frosties but hoping we won't need it! Beta 5/4/14- 444(8dp5dt), Beta #2 10dp5dt 1002! THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT!!!!!!!!!! First US 5/15 we saw two of the most beautiful gestational and yolk sacs I have ever seen!
****FINALLY PREGNANT WITH DI/DI TWINS!!!!!!!
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Thank you all so much for the extra thoughts. I really do appreciate it. I'm sending my thoughts out to all of you that are also having a horribly crappy week, also. I can't even try and explain any of it anymore. Not even a little. It's all just insanely absurd.
AFM: I'm bleeding through bcp. So, that's been fun. I called our RE yesterday the nurse needs to talk to the doc to see if I need to up my dose. I'm on Aygestin so I can just take two pills. I figure that if the rest of my life is crappy, I'm not about to stop taking bcp and have a period to piss me off too. AND, the test results from DH's Sperm Frag test are back. Good news, he's broken. He should have been < 20%, but DH's test came back at 34%. He was told to take supplements and has a "do the deed" schedule for a week before we would do ER. I just couldn't tell her that it was off. Is this bad? She is working on my calendar. I'm just praying like crazy that something happens to help us out. Keeping the faith on that one. Well, DH is. It makes me nervous.
Now for my bitch: I'm bleeding through bcp and have cramps. DH lost his job. Now that the stress from his job is gone, he is sleeping better now than he has in years. Me on the other hand? No sleep. So, I'm just bitchy. And, I can't eat. I'm hungry. But the thought of eating anything makes me want to puke more. Also, like you all said, what in the hell is with all of this flipping snow. We are now on snow day 13. My poor students. We all need a routine.
ttc #2 since 2004 Me (35): Stage 3 Endo, DH (34): High DNA Frag
IVF/ICSI #2: April 2014: BFP!!!!!!
ET of 2 great quality embryos. + BFP on 9dp5dt. Beta #1 (10dp5dt): 257, Beta #2 (14dp5dt): 1561,
Beta #3 (21dp5d5): 8,172. Wow. It seems this is actually working. Shocked beyond belief.
1st u/s @6w5d: Baby A hb 124, Baby B hb 127 (Both measuring perfectly!)
Lost baby A. Praying that baby B stays healthy. Baby B hb 175 at 11 weeks
It's a GIRL!!!
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Anovulatory cycles, increased Synthroid Diagnosed Sep 2010
1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011
Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks
1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks
Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks
IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone)
IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone)
Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells
Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone)
Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure
Jan 2013 BFP
Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin
Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
Yours doesn't have to be a sad story