*~*~*Throat Punch Thursday*~*~*

Re: *~*~*Throat Punch Thursday*~*~*

• BunnyBerry member

  August 2014

  Saying a prayer for abuela that chemo will go smoothly and her body will tolerate it well.

  
  

  @darcyhermione Oh, scary! I agree, no DH should be exempt from a well-deserved throat punch once in a while.

  
  

  Just a general TP to IF. Life would be so much easier without it. It's hard to focus on the many tasks of back to school, and everything that needs to be done before Christmas break just feels overwhelming because there's this question of getting pregnant on top of it. 

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  Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs

  MFI (low everything) | Endo Stage 1 & Stenotic Cervix (treated) | PCO

  Married - July 2008 | Started TTC - Jan 2009 | RE Visit #1 - Mar 2014 

  IUI #1 ICI #1 - June | IUI #1.1 Laparoscopy - Aug

  IUIs #1.2, 2, 3 - Sept, Oct, Nov (Letrozole) - BFNs 

  IUI #4 - Dec (Bravelle) | IUI #5 - Dec/Jan (Bravelle) - 5 follies + TI - BFNs

  IUI #5.1 - Jan (Bravelle) Cancelled 

  Planning to start IVF in March!

  ***All Welcome***

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• shirleymaeby member

  August 2014

  So far no one has pissed me off today so I will allow my TP to go to someone who truly deserves it.  Do not be surprised if my benevolence is rewarded with someone seriously pissing me off and I return here crankily TP'ing everyone I know.

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  Me: 31| DH: 36
  TTC #1 Since 07/2010
  DX: Unexplained Infertility
  TX: 
  IUI #1 on 7/3/14 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (44 million sperm, 1 dominant follie) = BFN
  IUI #2: on 7/28/14 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (23 million sperm, 2 dominant follies) = BFN

  IUI #3 on 8/22/2014 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (53 million sperm, 2 dominant follies)= BFP MMC @ 7weeks

  
  

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• theholmanherd member

  August 2014

  @DarcyHermione‌, I would be freaking the fuck out. I'm sorry you had to go through that. {HUGS} @BunnyBerry‌, I hate not being able to plan anything because I *might* be pregnant by then. UGH. I would love to start planning a trip to Alaska or Australia for DH's 30th next year, but I just don't know and that's less than a year away (July), so I don't want to chance it in case I end up pregnant by the end of this year.

  Love 2010 | Marriage 2011 | TTC #1 since 2012
  PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole

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• BunnyBerry member

  August 2014

  @theholmanherd Wow, those sound like great destinations. I'm so sorry IF is messing up your very cool travel plans.

  January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions

  
  

  

  
  

  Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs

  MFI (low everything) | Endo Stage 1 & Stenotic Cervix (treated) | PCO

  Married - July 2008 | Started TTC - Jan 2009 | RE Visit #1 - Mar 2014 

  IUI #1 ICI #1 - June | IUI #1.1 Laparoscopy - Aug

  IUIs #1.2, 2, 3 - Sept, Oct, Nov (Letrozole) - BFNs 

  IUI #4 - Dec (Bravelle) | IUI #5 - Dec/Jan (Bravelle) - 5 follies + TI - BFNs

  IUI #5.1 - Jan (Bravelle) Cancelled 

  Planning to start IVF in March!

  ***All Welcome***

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• shirleymaeby member

  August 2014

  Okay...I knew someone would have to open their mouth this morning and it happened early.  I only kind of want to TP this guy, mostly I'm proud of my reaction.

  
  

  On the OPP post I wrote about a guy at work whose wife just gave birth and he has shown less than no interest in this fact.  He hasn't taken any paternity leave and he looks genuinely uncomfortable when anyone brings it up or congratulates him.  So today we were all in a meeting and at the end everyone was congratulating him again.  I don't know if he was trying to deflect attention from himself or if he thought that because DH and I have been together for so long and have no kids that it must be by choice and I would therefore sympathize with him, but he looks at me and says "Why haven't you guys had a kid yet?"

  
  

  
  

  
  

  So I looked him straight in the eye and said (with a smile on my face and totally not rage-y, surprisingly)  "Actually, we would love to have one and we've been trying for a very long time.  Unfortunately we haven't been as lucky as you."  And then his face went red, he apologized profusely and hurriedly left the room.  So TP to him for asking me that, but hooray for me that I was calm and collected about it while still making him feel like a total horse's ass.

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  Me: 31| DH: 36
  TTC #1 Since 07/2010
  DX: Unexplained Infertility
  TX: 
  IUI #1 on 7/3/14 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (44 million sperm, 1 dominant follie) = BFN
  IUI #2: on 7/28/14 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (23 million sperm, 2 dominant follies) = BFN

  IUI #3 on 8/22/2014 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (53 million sperm, 2 dominant follies)= BFP MMC @ 7weeks

  
  

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• theholmanherd member

  August 2014

  @kikimo327‌ (and everyone else who knows about her), she is doing alright. She's nervous. We are doing the pre-chemo saline drip and waiting to hear about the blood test results (they always check her before....don't know it that's universal or because of her age). My TP today is to her nursing home nurses. They brought her one single little pancake for breakfast and didn't give her the meds she needs on time (supposed to be at 8am). I arrived at 9am and we had to leave right away for her appointment and they still didn't have them ready. I'm escalating the issue to the director of nursing and the ombudsmen. This is inexcusable.

  Love 2010 | Marriage 2011 | TTC #1 since 2012
  PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole

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• shirleymaeby member

  August 2014

  @theholmanherd - I'm sorry those nurses can't get their ish together today.  Good luck to abuela for her chemo appointment today!  She and you will be in my thoughts.

  -----------------------------------SIGGY WARNING-------------------------------------

  
  

  Me: 31| DH: 36
  TTC #1 Since 07/2010
  DX: Unexplained Infertility
  TX: 
  IUI #1 on 7/3/14 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (44 million sperm, 1 dominant follie) = BFN
  IUI #2: on 7/28/14 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (23 million sperm, 2 dominant follies) = BFN

  IUI #3 on 8/22/2014 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (53 million sperm, 2 dominant follies)= BFP MMC @ 7weeks

  
  

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• Hollowvic member

  August 2014

  @theholmanherd‌ T&P to your abuela. I'd like to TP insurance company's that don't cover IF treatments, which is most of them. IF is a medical condition dam it!!!

  
  

  TTC #1

  Me: AMA, DH: MFI

  Official DX - MFI due to Hemochromatosis

  IVF #1 Nov. 2014 - ER 11/10 (10R 6M 6F) - ET 11/13 

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• wanderlust508 member

  August 2014

  ***Children/losses mentioned***

  
  

  @theholmanherd - Good luck to your grandma at her chemo appointment today.  Will keep you guys in my thoughts and prayers!  God, that's so frustrating about her nursing home RNs!  It really sucks when the ones we trust to take care of our loved ones when we aren't around are dropping the ball!  Definitely a well deserved TP there.  

  
  

  @DarcyHermione - That would have freaked me out too!  Sorry you had to go through that.  And hopefully DH got how scary that was for you and will communicate better next time. 

  
  

  @BunnyBerry - (((HUGS))).  I'm sorry you have to deal with IF stress on top of starting the school year.  I so agree that life would be so much easier if that one factor was eliminated.  I recently reached out to an old friend who went through IF.  She has 2 kids now but she did IVF twice (with 3 losses her 2nd time).  She told me that even now when she and her DH hear about someone who got pregnant right away, they look at each other and say "Must be nice."  She said they are affected by it still but not in a way that hurts as much anymore.  And she just looks at it from the perspective that her story is a different one from everyone else's.  And it's taught her to be grateful for what she has now.  Anyways, I don't know why I thought of that now.  Just saying that hopefully we will all be able to look back on this chapter in our lives after overcoming IF with gratitude for lessons we've learned along the way.  That's my hope at least!  

  
  

  @rainbowbridge14 - Sorry about the left ovary pain!    Hope it resolves soon and the rest of your cycle goes by quickly.  

  
  

  @emilee871 - Sorry about the vertigo!  I hope it resolves soon.  Good luck with your IVF cycle!!!

  
  

  @kmdecoux - You handled that so well!  Good for you.  I think so often in our daily lives people say things like that (with no intention of being insensitve) - but it's great when we can say something like you did to make them realize how hurtful an innocent comment/question like that can be.  

  
  

  I don't really have any TP's this week!  Mine is up for grabs for anyone who needs it  

  **Formerly EastBayBride508**

  
  Me 34   Him 33

  
  

  Me - Left salpingo-oophorectomy at 19 due to large cyst/torsion  and 2 large uterine fibroids found at age 30

  Him - Borderline low sperm count (correcting through Fertility Blend supplement)

  
  

  Married 8/20/2011

  TTC #1 since Jan 2013

  First appointment with RE 10/2013.  

  April 2014 - Clomid 100mg CD3-7.  HCG shot CD10 IUI #1 done on 4/12/14 (CD12) ....BFN
  May 2014 - Break cycle to repeat saline sonogram and re-group.  Travel to Kauai 5/7-5/12 (Yay!!)
  

  June 2014 - Clomid 150mg CD4-8.  HCG shot CD14.  IUI#2 done on 6/9 and 6/10 (CD15-16) w/ Prometrium suppositories during TWW .... BFN

  July 2014 - Clomid 150mg CD3-7.  Ultrasound CD12 - 4 mature follies! HCG trigger shot CD12 AM.  IUI#3 on CD13 w/ Prometrium suppositories during TWW ....BFN

  July 2014 - Repeat ultrasound done to measure size of fibroid - 8x9cm (the size of a grapefruit!) Surgery referral made.

  August 2014 - MRI done which revealed 2 fibroids: a 13x15cm fibroid as well as an 8x7cm one.  Super freak out mode over surgery plan.  OB-GYN/surgeon said surgery would most likely have to be a laparotomy (open abdominal surgery)

  August 2014 - After a 2nd opinion, plan to take Lupron x 2 months to shrink fibroids then laparoscopic/robotic myomectomy.  Surgery date is set for Nov 21st!  

  November 2014 - Robotic myomectomy done (2 large fibroids removed, mild endo found).  Benched x 3 months

  
  

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• SweetieShellieH member

  August 2014

  
  

  @darcyhermione My DH doesn't go out very often, but when he does it's just like that and I'm freaking out! I think i even did a post about it a couple of weeks ago!

  
  

  
  

  @theholmanherd Hope your Abuela is doing well post-chemo today!

  
  

  
  

  I'd like to TP my OVARIES!!! Earlier this cycle I was convinced I might over-stim when I did injects for the first time this cycle. I have only ONE follicle that is doing anything! And its growth has slowed down. The other 2 follicles are the same size they were yesterday. So now I have to increase my dose of Puregon to see if my lazy eggs will grow some more...ugh! 

  
  

  I really hope I'll get a nice birthday present tomorrow and see some real growth in those 2 follicles that seem to be stuck!

  
  

  *** If you want to know where I (and soo many others) have gone, click here ***

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• theholmanherd member

  August 2014

  Well, they had to cancel her chemo today. Just got home from the doctor. She is very dehydrated (we've been urging her to drink) so her creatinine (sp?) levels are too high. They are rescheduling and told her to drink six 20oz bottles of no-caffeinated fluids per day. Oy.

  Love 2010 | Marriage 2011 | TTC #1 since 2012
  PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole

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