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Trouble TTC
longhornwino0907
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TTGP January Siggy Challenge: Workout Fails
Just an Intro :)
longhornwino0907
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in Trouble TTC
Hi all. Ive been contributing to the TTGP board for a couple of months now after lurking since the beginning of the year. And now it seems I might want to start doing some lurking and posting here, too. DH and I have been TTC since January, officially, but removed protection mid-December last year. Since we're now in cycle 11 of our official trying, I recently contacted an RE in town, and we have an appointment tomorrow afternoon.
I have a history of strange cycles. Since I first started my period, they have been crazy. Sometimes 6 or more weeks between, and sometimes AF would should up after only a week off. My doc originally blamed this on my being obese. We tried a dozen or so different BCPs during my teens and early 20s. Between 2011-2013, I lost over 100 pounds. I also went on yet another pill. One of the two seemed to do the trick and my cycles were finally regulated! Then, I went off the pill late last year. Cue the spotting. It typically starts around 6DPO and comes and goes until AF shows up. Doc didn't seem concerned, but honestly, I really didn't appreciate being brushed off and feeling like my worries weren't being heard. I just got told to stop being so Type A, relax, and call her when I was pregnant. Hasn't happened yet, so we're moving on to an RE. I also have a family history of endo - my mom developed it either shortly before or shortly after my brother came along, and she was told she wouldn't be able to have anymore kids. She also had a hysterectomy at 35.
DH and I are excited and nervous and anxious about our appointment. He's worried about test results for himself and is already scared about how I'll feel if we find out it's more of an issue with his swimmers. I do all I can to reassure him, but I can tell he's still anxious. We're just both really ready to start getting answers.
Anyway, tl;dr, I'm sure! I tend to babble when I'm nervous, and I'm definitely nervous. The ladies on TTGP gave me some great hints for the upcoming RE appointment, but if anyone has any more advice, questions to ask, etc., I'm all ears!
I have a history of strange cycles. Since I first started my period, they have been crazy. Sometimes 6 or more weeks between, and sometimes AF would should up after only a week off. My doc originally blamed this on my being obese. We tried a dozen or so different BCPs during my teens and early 20s. Between 2011-2013, I lost over 100 pounds. I also went on yet another pill. One of the two seemed to do the trick and my cycles were finally regulated! Then, I went off the pill late last year. Cue the spotting. It typically starts around 6DPO and comes and goes until AF shows up. Doc didn't seem concerned, but honestly, I really didn't appreciate being brushed off and feeling like my worries weren't being heard. I just got told to stop being so Type A, relax, and call her when I was pregnant. Hasn't happened yet, so we're moving on to an RE. I also have a family history of endo - my mom developed it either shortly before or shortly after my brother came along, and she was told she wouldn't be able to have anymore kids. She also had a hysterectomy at 35.
DH and I are excited and nervous and anxious about our appointment. He's worried about test results for himself and is already scared about how I'll feel if we find out it's more of an issue with his swimmers. I do all I can to reassure him, but I can tell he's still anxious. We're just both really ready to start getting answers.
Anyway, tl;dr, I'm sure! I tend to babble when I'm nervous, and I'm definitely nervous. The ladies on TTGP gave me some great hints for the upcoming RE appointment, but if anyone has any more advice, questions to ask, etc., I'm all ears!
Married to the love of my life since September 2013.
TTC #1 since January 2014
Met with RE Nov 2014: Cyst on left ovary. Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy 12/3 to remove cyst, endo, polyp, and fibroid
12/14: Natural cycle = BFN
1/15: Starting Femara for IUI #1
Chart Stalk Me
TTC #1 since January 2014
Met with RE Nov 2014: Cyst on left ovary. Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy 12/3 to remove cyst, endo, polyp, and fibroid
12/14: Natural cycle = BFN
1/15: Starting Femara for IUI #1
Chart Stalk Me
TTGP January Siggy Challenge: Workout Fails
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Re: Just an Intro :)
Welcome. I'm sorry you had to make the move over here, but I'm glad you found us. Bring a note pad tomorrow! You'll get a lot of info and a lot of people forget things after walking out of the appointment. Its also good to write down any questions you have in advance so you don't forget to ask them if necessary.
Good luck tomorrow!!
Me: 28 MH:35
Married September 2012. TTC since September 2013
June 2014 - Dx w/ significant PCOS and referred to RE.
July/August 2014 - Testing complete: Testosterone & AMH very high, FSH slightly high, Vitamin D low, tubes and lining all lovely. DH SA: A+
Cycle 1 (Nov 2014): 2.5 mg Letrozole/Ovidrel/TI = BFN
Cycle 2 (Dec 2014): 5 mg Letrozole/Ovidrel/TI - BFN
Cycle 3 (Jan 2015): 5mg Letrozole/Ovidrel/TI - BFN
WTF consult scheduled for 1/29
Husband: 26 SA: normal
Me: 23 Low AMH and damaged ovaries due to chemotherapy.
No AF or O in 3 years. HSG showed a slight T shaped uterus.
High Risk OB 9/29- got the ok to get pregnant.
RE Appt: 10/28/ U/S showed follicles, but also small damaged ovaries.
B/W results CD0: all normal except low AMH at 1.3
Cycle 1-November (TI)- Femera 2.5mg, 2mg Estradoil, and Trigger=BFN
Cycle 2-December (TI)- Femera 2.5 mg ,4mg Estradoil, and Trigger= No O
Cycle 3-January (TI)- Femera 5 mg, 2mg Estradoil, and Trigger=
TTC since May 2013
Me: 31, blocked tube
DH: 35, azoospermia
IUI #1 (50 mg Clomid, Ovidrel) on 9/7/2014: BFN
IUI #2 (100 mg Clomid, Ovidrel) on 10/3/2014: BFN
IUI #3 (100 mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Estradiol) on 11/1/2014: BFN
First RE appt. on 11/11/2014
November 2014: Benched due to cyst
IUI #4 (5 mg Letrozole, Follistim, Ovidrel, Crinone) on 12/26/2014: BFP!!!
Beta 1 (1/9/2015): 292 Beta 2 (1/12/2015): 843
***SIGGY WARNING***
Me (26) & DH (26)
Dog Momma to 2 amazing furbabies
Started dating: May 6, 2005 & Married: August 4, 2012
Diagnosis: PCOS
September 2013 - January 2014: Not trying but not preventing
February 2014: Officially TTC (BBT, OPKs, etc)
February-August 2014: Irregular Cycles, U/S showed Fibroids/Cysts, Provera required to get AF, BFNs
September & October 2014: Testing Months with Reproductive Endocrinologist!
DH's SA: Normal (116.4 million sperm, 97% motility, 36% morphology) - WHO criteria
DH's Repeat SA: Poss. Low Morph. (138 million sperm, 73% motility, 8% morphology) - Kruger criteria
HSG and SIS: Normal (tubes clear)
Medicated Cycle: 5mg Letrozole + Trigger Injection + TI = BFP!!
ESTIMATED DUE DATE: AUGUST 13, 2015
Beta #1: 12/8 - 1,040 Beta #2: 12/10 - 2,902 Beta #3: 12/16 - 19,321
Ultrasound #1: 12/12 (5 weeks 1 day) - Gestational sac and yolk sac present
Ultrasound #2: 12/18 (6 weeks 0 days) - Measuring good, heart rate 99
Ultrasound #3: 12/26 (7 weeks 1 day) - Measuring good, heart rate 150
Thanks for the welcome, everyone! Trying to stay calm, now, about the appointment this afternoon. DH is so detached from it right now because he functions on data alone and we have none right now. But of course, I'm researching and trying to figure out what questions to ask and all that jazz!
TTC #1 since January 2014
Met with RE Nov 2014: Cyst on left ovary. Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy 12/3 to remove cyst, endo, polyp, and fibroid
12/14: Natural cycle = BFN
1/15: Starting Femara for IUI #1
Chart Stalk Me
TTGP January Siggy Challenge: Workout Fails
11/14- IUI #2 w/ Menopur- Blood Test= Negative
1/15- IUI # 3 w/ Menopur- Blood Test= Negative
2/15- Self Benched this cycle
3/15/15-Suprise BFP on natural cycle!!!! EDD-11/16/15