PAGING:
@inthewoods23 - dx:unexplained. Rx: IVF, gluten free & dairy free diet
@chiblackhawkie - rx: IUI
@blackrose-9 - Dx: PCOS Rx: Femara
@hithertorue - Dx: Low AMH/MFI, unexplained Rx: IVF
@2dogsmom - Dx: unexplained Rx: IVF
@sara_tory: Dx: PCOS, endometriosis, adenomyosis Rx: IUI
@ase33 - Dx: PCOS, complex endometrial hyperplasia, amenorrhea Rx: Femara + TI
@olivklau - Dx: unexplained Rx: IUI
@meri-mac -Dx: Unexplained sub-fertility, Rx: IVF
@amgpg25 -Dx: Insulin Tolerance, Rx Clomid & IUI
@abarr723 —DX: PCOS, Rx Femara & IUI
@zimmie0818 Dx polyps, Rx IUI
@Amartuso Dx TBD
@nina205 RX PCOS and low morphology (hubby) Dx Fermara & Trigger
Re: TTTC Check In 4-6
@nina205 I will cross fingers that you get to continue treatment sooner rather than later. I have to say, I know a lot of people don't like the IUI cycles, but I think it helped me get ready for IVF.
@inthewoods23 yeah a lot of these meds make my cycles really crazy too. Hopefully you ovulate before then, but either way, enjoy some down time with your hubby!
QOTW: One positive for me has been taking group exercise classes via zoom. My favorite instructor rarely teachers at a time I can attend normally (she tends to only teach morning classes and I'm at work), but with working from home I've been able to revamp my schedule to fit her classes in most M/W/F and it's been great.
AFM: I have a baseline ultrasound on Friday. Praying so hard that all the inflammation etc. has cleared and we can start stims soon! If all is well we are looking at a late April ER. Since we got 0 viable embroys last round, I really just want to get this one over with so we know if IVF is even going to be a realistic option for us.
@inthewoods23 have you ovulated yet?? Been thinking about you, hopefully this week is the week!!
@abarr723 how are you doing? Been thinking about you in nursing school!
QOTW: I have a few positives- time to work out, time with DH, etc. BUT I would say my main one has been getting to know our neighbors better (from 8 feet distance, of course). DH and I travel so much that we never really have time to get to know our neighbors. It has been fun building new relationships (even from a distance).
AFM: Just waiting to ovulate, cycle day 16 now!
@nina205 I'm not even close to ovulating. My OPKs are getting a little darker so I'm going to switch to every other day starting today just to be sure I don't miss it since I almost did the last time I went through a natural cycle back in October.
QOTW: I'm in the same boat about the exercise. We're more likely to take evening walks together now. I should really get into doing a walk or two in the middle of the work day. There's a nice loop I can take that's about a mile so it's 10-12 minutes of walking without having to think about what kind of path will be X amount of time. I'm still not good about doing yoga, but I'm hoping to start that this week!
In all other news, still waiting to O. I think my ovaries are starting to wake up. Based on the cycle after the failed FET, it was 50 days between the last day of lupron and the day I ovulated so I'm anticipating not ovulating for all of April, but since we cut the meds off early I might make it into late late April for O. We'll see! Kind of enjoying not having to be critical about my cycle right now while we're dealing with this pandemic. I've also enjoyed a therapy session via video since my therapist has chosen to WFH for a little while even though she's considered essential. I have another one on Wednesday
TTC #1 since 7.2017
Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3 | all BFN
IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys
FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name"
RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET
FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer
2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle
Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks
TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20
Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21
Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation
Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal
Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations
BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22 | biopsy provided same effect as endometrial scratch; added supplemental progesterone and estrogen, prednisone, levothyroxine, and MTX Support to maintain pregnancy
DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023
Consultation with RI | 6.6.23
Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal
Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56
Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine
Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds
Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox
Repeat labs in 8 weeks
Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues
TTC put on pause
I was a little surprised they were willing to do ER in April but they've implemented really strict no-one sick protocols, and take our temp at the door etc. so if they're willing I'm going for it! They are not part of any other medical offices which is why I think they are able to do it when so many clinics are closing. And, I'm in Northern CA, so while it's bad here, almost everyone has been sheltering in place for 3+ weeks here, so we are definitely seeing the curve flatten a bit. They aren't taking on any new patients or doing any new cycles either, only repeat cycles for people who've already done ER at least once (and FETs etc. still).
@nina205 good luck with IUI etc. For me doing the trigger shot at home, and doing the IUI procedure etc. helped because when I was learning about IVF I had something in my mind to compare it to. I think it's great that you've gotten to know your neighbors better! I still don't know mine very well which is a shame.
TTC #1 since 7.2017
Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3 | all BFN
IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys
FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name"
RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET
FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer
2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle
Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks
TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20
Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21
Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation
Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal
Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations
BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22 | biopsy provided same effect as endometrial scratch; added supplemental progesterone and estrogen, prednisone, levothyroxine, and MTX Support to maintain pregnancy
DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023
Consultation with RI | 6.6.23
Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal
Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56
Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine
Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds
Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox
Repeat labs in 8 weeks
Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues
TTC put on pause
As for everything else, I had a phone appt. with my RE this week. DH and I had decided we would take a break from TTC with all of this craziness going on. So she said that once the office is back up and running, we will schedule my hysteroscopy for removal of my polyps, and then she said from there we could decide if we wanted to continue doing IUI or go for IVF, which blew my mind, because normally they want you to do 3 IUI rounds before moving on. DH and I decided we would give IUI one more go around, since we only did one, and the polyp removal may hopefully increase our chances with that. And if that does not work, we will do IVF. So that is where I am with that.
And the reason I have been MIA, I work in a large maternity hospital, and work has been INSANE. So many training's for COVID, things have been busy busy. They are slowly shutting down the maternity units in other hospitals to make room for ICU beds, and since we are the high risk hospital in the state, they are diverting their patients to us, so the influx of patients has been INSANE. As well as my unit being the unit for the COVID positive patients. Oh, also, people are fleeing from NY, and coming here to have their babies. Things have been very interesting to say the least. I also realize by rereading that, that everyone is probably like "omg they're sending all of their patients in the state to that one hospital to have babies?!" lol I live in Rhode Island, and if you don't know, it only takes 45 minutes to get from one end of the state to the other, the long way. haha.
I am glad to see you all are well! I am most definitely going to make an effort to come chat! It's been hard because I do a majority of my Bumping from my phone, but the app as well as the mobile site have not been working, which is so frustrating!!
Dx: 1/2020 Borderline PCOS
Rx: Femara &Trigger with IUI
IUI#1 2/26/2020- BETA 3/11 (AF arrived 3/11)
3/20/2020- Benched due to COVID-19
TTC #1 since 7.2017
Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3 | all BFN
IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys
FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name"
RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET
FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer
2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle
Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks
TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20
Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21
Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation
Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal
Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations
BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22 | biopsy provided same effect as endometrial scratch; added supplemental progesterone and estrogen, prednisone, levothyroxine, and MTX Support to maintain pregnancy
DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023
Consultation with RI | 6.6.23
Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal
Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56
Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine
Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds
Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox
Repeat labs in 8 weeks
Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues
TTC put on pause
Dx: 1/2020 Borderline PCOS
Rx: Femara &Trigger with IUI
IUI#1 2/26/2020- BETA 3/11 (AF arrived 3/11)
3/20/2020- Benched due to COVID-19