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GTKY Monday

Sorry I'm back to west coast time this morning.  Hopefully it's not too late for some of you.  In honor of the last week and the impending holidays here are a couple questions for you.


1. If you could pick any one place to vacation where would it be?  Have you been there before or is it on your bucket list?

2. Where did you and your SO honeymoon or if you haven't, what has been the best vacation you've taken as a couple?

3. Which do you prefer, Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas and why?

4. Sometimes it's difficult to see the good during our hard IF days but what are you most thankful for this year?  


Hope you're all having a good Monday.  I can't wait to see your responses. 

Re: GTKY Monday

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  • @dominicandreamer, I cannot stop staring at your mini goat siggie pic. So adorable and hilarious!
    Love 2010 | Marriage 2011 | TTC #1 since 2012
    PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole
  • @Bluefairy5 Oh yeah we were totally the same way.  It snowed for the first time in 30+ years when we were in Florence which meant no one knew how to handle it.  It was pretty and quaint but I probably wouldn't go back again.  I'd love to go south on a food tour of sorts.  Actually I'd love to eat my way through every vacation I'm on.  Did you get a chance to go to Murano while you were there?
  • 1. If you could pick any one place to vacation where would it be?  Have you been there before or is it on your bucket list?
    I think Thailand or Cambodia would be at the top of my list, but we've already decided that our next big vacation is going to be to Chile or Argentina. Although, we are currently on a travel moratorium for financial reasons, so who knows when that will be...

    2. Where did you and your SO honeymoon or if you haven't, what has been the best vacation you've taken as a couple?
    When we got married we were both working overseas for part of the year, so we decided to do our honeymoon in the States. We flew into Phoenix, rented a car and drove around Arizona for 10 days. Flagstaff and Sedona are amazing @LLM100811. We also rented a cabin at the Grand Canyon and hiked half way down (too exhausted for lovin' that night, let me tell you :)

    3. Which do you prefer, Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas and why?
    I love them all!! The holiday trifecta is my favorite time of year. Christmas has a slight edge though because of the presents (I loooove to buy presents!) and the fact that you get to have a tree in your living room! But you can't beat Thanksgiving for the food and the day drinking.

    4. Sometimes it's difficult to see the good during our hard IF days but what are you most thankful for this year? 
    This one is hard right now because it has been such a crappy crappy IF week for us. I would have to say that I am thankful that everything else in our lives is going swimmingly except for the obvious. We just bought a house, MH's post-doc turned into a permanent position, I got bumped up to 35 hours at my job, our families are healthy and we have an amazing group of friends. Not too shabby.
    ****SIGGY WARNING****

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    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


  • @bandm14 There are cruises across the Atlantic! Just sayin'. :D
    @shafwilson I think you just sold me on Thanksgiving!
    @theholmanherd Sorry if this is too personal...but since it's GTKY I thought why not just ask...Why don't you celebrate holidays anymore?
    @llm100811 I just want to say congrats for sticking to your financial plan and working out of debt!! You must be so proud of yourselves, that's amazing. :)

    January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
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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 2009RE 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***
  • @tiko99 Woohoo congrats!!! Was there a proposal? :)
    January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
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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 2009RE 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***
  • Congrats @Tiko99‌ !! So exciting!!

    ***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




  • @theholmanherd Sorry if this is too personal...but since it's GTKY I thought why not just ask...Why don't you celebrate holidays anymore?
    I guess I should clarify. I will participate if there is an event with extended family that requires my presence. As to the reasons? DEBBIE DOWNER ALERT Well, first, my mom was REALLY into holidays and it's never been the same since then. Secondly, as more and more time passes without kids, I just feel like all these holidays are centered around family and I don't have a family, so I feel alienated. Lastly, we usually both work on holidays, so we will just go all out for our anniversaries and birthdays instead. Anyway, that's the long and the short of it. Sorry to be such a downer! I really am working on my negativity. I hope therapy and martial arts help.
    Love 2010 | Marriage 2011 | TTC #1 since 2012
    PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole
  • Congrats @tiko99 that's wonderful!!
    Me: 31 (PCOS) possible right tube issues DH: 36 (SA normal) 
    Started dating in 2006, Married 2012 
    TTC since November 2013 
    First RE visit due to irregular periods: June 2014
    Lap/Hysto to remove polyps, cyst and tube blockage 11/6
    Cycle 1 (Dec. 2014) TI with Clomid, Trigger, & Progesterone CX due to no response
    Impatiently Waiting CD1 to try again with Fermara Back on the bench due to giant cyst,
    who know I'd ovulate on my own after a cancelled cycle and end up with a mega cyst :(
    All Welcome
     
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  • Congratulations, @tiko99
    Love 2010 | Marriage 2011 | TTC #1 since 2012
    PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole
  • Congratulations @Tiko99! That's so exciting.
  • Congratulations @Tiko99!!!

    @BlueFairy5 we stayed at Royal Plantation in Ocho Rios!! It's a smaller Sandals, and adults-only. Is that where you stayed too?? I know there was another one right next door that was bigger, I think that was called Grand Riviera! We had such a great time, the food, service, room, ocean, etc. were all wonderful.

    Me: 27 DH: 35

    TTC #1 Since July 2013

    Started RE Testing July 2014

    2 HSG tests: Right tube is blocked, possible endo.

    TSH elevated, started Synthroid 25 mg daily.

    October, 2014: Femara 5 mg + TI ---> 3 follies on blocked tube side ---> BFN

    November, 2014: Femara + Ovidrel + IUI#1--2 follies (on the good side), 46 mil. motile sperm=BFN

    Nov-Dec 2014: Femara + Ovidrel + IUI #2 (1 follie, 76 mil. motile sperm) + Endometrin=BFN

    January, 2014: Femara + Ovidrel + IUI #3 (1 follie, 38 mil. motile sperm)=???

    New RE appt. scheduled for 1/14.


    3T January Siggy Challenge: New Years Resolutions

    Mine: Lose the weight I put on from booze and cookies over Christmas.

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  • @Tiko99 congrats!
    ****SIGGY WARNING****

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    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


  • Squeeeee for @Tiko99‌ !!!

    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

  • @theholmanherd I'm so sorry. That totally makes sense. I hope you guys get matched soon and then you can decide what family traditions you would like to create with your own child(ren)! :)
    January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
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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 2009RE 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***
  • @BlueFairy5 Whenever you have the opportunity, it's a must see. The town was so romantic and quaint. I wish we would have stayed in Bruge for the three days we were in Belgium and visited Brussels for the day. We did the opposite, stayed in Brussels for 3 days and visited Bruge.
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    3T January Siggy Challenge: New Years Resolutions 
    TTC since 10/2010 (Rhythm method since 2007)

    Me (33) Sept 2012 - DX Low ovulation/progesterone, Luteal Phase Defect. HSG 5/2012: both tubes are open, cervix and lining look good;
    September 2014 DX Hashimoto's; November 2014: PCOS IR

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    DH (37) Sept 2012 SA Normal; October 2014 Mild MFI count 42 Million, Motility 36%, Morphology 2%. Clomid 50mg,
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    2004 Cyrosurgery, LEEP
    May 2012 - HSG Clear; June 2012 - Appointment with RE
    July 2012 - October 2012 - Clomid 50mg W/ TI & Progesterone 3 mature follicles- BFN
    January 2013 IUI #1 (900,000 post wash) Clomid 50mg, TI & Progesterone 2 mature follicles - BFN
    February 2013 IUI #2 (1.3 Mil post wash) Clomid 50mg, TI & Progesterone 4 mature follicles - BFN
    March 2013 IUI #1-3 (2.5 mil post wash) Clomid 50mg, Baby Aspirin (lining thinned) TI & Progesterone - 2 mature follicles BFN
    April 2013 Benched due to cyst, May 2013 WTF appointment
    June 2013 DH SA mild MFI break for 2 months to re-test; August 2013 - DH SA 36 Mil count, 36% Motility, Morp 2%
    September - December 2013 - Mental sanity Break
    January 2014 - IUI #4 switches to natural due to scheduling conflict Femara TI & Progesterone - 1 mature follicle - BFN
    May 2014-June 2014 - DH Appointment w/ Urologist to check Bi-lateral Varicocele; 2nd opinion w/ another urologist - bi-lateral varicocele dx is slight no surgery
    July 2014 DH starts clomid 25mg daily SA 53.8 Mil count, Motility 37%, Morph 3%;
    September 2014 DH Repeat SA after being on clomid for 3 months 42 Mil Count, Motility 36%, Morph 2%
    October 2014 Me: Hashimoto's DX, DH taken off clomid;
    November 2014 Me: new RE PCOS IR Diagnosis
    December 2014: IUI #4 Follitism 75iu 7 days, TI, IUI & Progesterone, BFMFN

    January 2015: IUI #5
    Gonal-F 75iu 7 days, TI, IUI & Progesterone, Another BFMFN onto IUI #6
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