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wto monday 11/8
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CS/Q:History
I am doing this on my own. Left ovary and fallopian tube removed due to cyst/necrosis just after birth. Right ovary and tube still purport to function.
Oct '21 somewhat improved AMH (.51) and significantly improved FSH (8.9). Maybe it's all the pills I swallow.
Dec -21, standard antagonist. 225menupur/225gonal-f/cetrotide/5000u trigger, AFC 5; 11 days of stims. retrieval yields 5, 4M, 2 reach day-6 blast (4AB & 4BB). 1 low-level mosaic (chr. 3 deletion), 1 complex abnormal.
Feb '22 FET (low-level mosaic): CP.
May '22 egg retrieval, lupron flare protocol. HGH priming for 1 month before stims; md lupron 20/20u daily; menopur 225, follistim 225, 10k trigger after 8 days of stims; AFC 10; 13 retrieved; 10 mature; 8 fertilized. All frozen at 2PN for later thaw, grow, and biopsy.
July '22 egg retrieval same protocol: 9 days of stims; AFC 8; 10 retrieved, 8 mature, 4 fertilized and frozen.
Sept '22 ER same protocol: AFC 10; 12 retrieved, 11 mature, 11 fertilized.
From the 3 retrievals, 7 survived to day 5-6 blastocyst, from which I have 2 normal embryos!
Jan 20, Fully medicated FET, baby aspirin, dexamethasone, acupuncture, and as much woo as I can stand (which isn't very much). BFN.
July 23, Natural FET + baby aspirin. BFN.
Began TTC in Aug '18 @ age 35
5 or 6 (or 7?!) cycles using frozen donor sperm, ICI. All BFN
Mar-Jun '19 IUIs, all BFN
Began process of referral for RE in spring of '19, blood tests confirm low AMH (.54) but all else is good.
May '19 HSG shows open tube, but ultrasound suggests fibroids
MRI in June '19 confirms two large fibroids, one growing through wall of uterus
In June '19 I move from California to Oregon, disrupting my insurance, referrals, etc. 5 months spent piecing it all back together.
Nov. '19 attempted myomectomy (vaginal approach) failed. 2nd surgery using laparoscopic method in Jan '20 is successful.
April '20 --> June '20, natural IUIs, all BFN.
July? saline ultrasound and bubble test demonstrate open tube
July '20 clomid cycle cancelled for thin lining
Aug-Oct, 3 femara cycles, all BFN
RE referral. While waiting to set up an appointment Nov-Jan,I continue with natural cycles and ICI, using a known donor, BFN...
Jan '21 more bloodwork, AMH is worse (.30), FSH high albeit not catastrophic at 13.2. hysteroscopy all good. "looks cozy!" says the RE.
Feb '21, injectables (menopur, novarel), iui, BFN (doc said the frozen donor sperm sample had the "best numbers she'd ever seen!")
Mar '21, injectables, iui cancelled due to lack of follicles, converted to at home-insem. BFN
May '21, first IVF round cancelled due to cyst.
July '21 IVF: standard antagonist. 225menupur/225gonal-f/cetrotide/5000u trigger, AFC 7; 6 days of stims. 8 eggs retrieved, 7 mature, 5 fertilize, 4 made it to blast. 3 are 4AB, 1 is 4BB. PGT-A results all abnormal.Oct '21 somewhat improved AMH (.51) and significantly improved FSH (8.9). Maybe it's all the pills I swallow.
Dec -21, standard antagonist. 225menupur/225gonal-f/cetrotide/5000u trigger, AFC 5; 11 days of stims. retrieval yields 5, 4M, 2 reach day-6 blast (4AB & 4BB). 1 low-level mosaic (chr. 3 deletion), 1 complex abnormal.
Feb '22 FET (low-level mosaic): CP.
May '22 egg retrieval, lupron flare protocol. HGH priming for 1 month before stims; md lupron 20/20u daily; menopur 225, follistim 225, 10k trigger after 8 days of stims; AFC 10; 13 retrieved; 10 mature; 8 fertilized. All frozen at 2PN for later thaw, grow, and biopsy.
July '22 egg retrieval same protocol: 9 days of stims; AFC 8; 10 retrieved, 8 mature, 4 fertilized and frozen.
Sept '22 ER same protocol: AFC 10; 12 retrieved, 11 mature, 11 fertilized.
From the 3 retrievals, 7 survived to day 5-6 blastocyst, from which I have 2 normal embryos!
Jan 20, Fully medicated FET, baby aspirin, dexamethasone, acupuncture, and as much woo as I can stand (which isn't very much). BFN.
July 23, Natural FET + baby aspirin. BFN.
Re: wto monday 11/8
Month/Cycle: 6/6AL
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: Opk & bbt
R/R: The weather was nice yesterday so we got our camper winterized which has become much less of a production the longer we’ve been doing it. We also got some other yard work and handy man jobs done for my grandma which feels nice. On the way home, we picked up food my dad made so I didn’t even have to cook dinner! Today is also sunny which makes me happy!
CS/Q:Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: OPK and BBT
R/R: It was Guy Fawkes' Night here so we went to see fireworks this weekend. My SO made mulled wine which was lovely and the evening wasn't too cold. It's already November and I feel like Christmas will be here overnight.
CS/Q: Nope. Wondering if O will be on the early side again this month but I'm mentally prepared this time if it is.@paytonpedro That sounds like a nice weekend. Do you do a lot of traveling in the camper? I've never been in one and find them very intriguing!
@paytonpedro Do you camp at all during the winter? Sounds like you had a productive weekend! And always nice when other people make food
@Paturkey What a fun weekend! I'm definitely feeling like Christmas is going to come up really fast. I'm already starting to feel a little panicky that I haven't started my Christmas shopping lol
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: BBT/charting
R/R: Due to Veteran's Day this week, I only work 3 days, so that's always a nice start to a Monday. We're also looking into taking a small trip here pretty soon. Maybe camping? Maybe grabbing an airbnb for a weekend? We'll see, but fingers crossed that we go sometime early next month.
CS/Q:Month/Cycle: 12/3AL
CD: 16
WAYDTGKU: acupuncture, vitamins, ava bracelet, tracking in flo
R/R: so the ava bracelet seems cool, i was drinking saturday night and just crazy the pulse rate change! i started mid cycle, and this is the first cycle, it has my O date as sunday, i know flo i just a calendar predictor, but it has today. and it has well over a year of my cycle in it. so TBD! LOL i'll hang out here today, and move to tww tomorrow i think. so glad i passed my test thursday, but i've got other company and state training to complete. lord, it never ends!!
CS/Q: not much, curious to get more info w/the ava bracelet@paytonpedro sounds like you had a busy sunday!
@Paturkey remember, remember the 5th of november!
@annanbby oh that's a lovely short week! very jealous!
@annanbby we have camped in the winter but then we have to dry camp. Where I live we get multiple feet of snow, so it’s not too fun and only happens if it snows in November (around thanksgiving when we’re out there for hunting) or in like end of February/March when it starts to thaw.
@anniemarie887 I’m glad the Ava bracelet is going well for you! It sounds very interesting! Congrats on passing your test!! I hope the training is easy and goes quickly!
@anniemarie887 Haha, yup! But it's amazing how you can replace '5th of November' with sooo many days and the rhyme still works 😂 (sixth of December! eighth of September!). I don't know what the Ava bracelet is but I'm glad it's working for you.
@paytonpedro I see, that makes sense. How nice that you can be at the cabin with family but also not be in the same space. We do that in the summer too - all stay next to each other in separate cabins. It's better for everyone's enjoyment and mental health 😁 I think I would be a nervous wreck taking a camper on the road so I completely understand your choices.