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TWW Friday 2/18

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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.
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.
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Re: TWW Friday 2/18

  • ejoseph16ejoseph16 member

    Month/Cycle: 2/2

    CD/DPO: 30/9dpo

    Timing: -3, -2, -1, 0

    Typical LP length: 12ish days 

    Testing: tomorrow probably

    R/R: Recovering from the stomach bug has been a bear. I slept literally all day yesterday, and now I feel pretty good. I’m ready for more recovery today so I can hopefully get back to real life. 

    CS/Q: my temps are just weird this cycle. I started this cycle with Covid, and I’m ending it with a stomach bug. So truly, who knows. 



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  • caseys02caseys02 member

    Month/Cycle: 4 / 4 AL

    CD/DPO: 14 / 2

    Timing: -4

    Typical LP length: 13

    Testing: probably not bc of timing 

    R/R: FFS my body the past two cycles is a effing shit show and not at all consistent. Just irritating the crap out of me and makes this not easy. 

    CS/Q: Apparently my body chose to ovulate 3 days earlier than normal. I keep reading that even if you ovulate early you can still have quality eggs and fertilize. Does anyone else ovulate earlier than DPO 14? I have yet to find anyone that does. 

    Me: 38 BF: 35
    TTC Journey
    TTC since 1/2020
    AMA and poor sperm motility/count/morp
    5% chance of IUI success
    10/26/2021 - MC#1

    Zoey Catherine
    10/17/2012 - 7/4/2018
    She fought DIPG (brain cancer) for 2 years
    #LETTHELIGHTSHINE
    http://zoeyslight.org/
    https://www.instagram.com/casey_steinv2.0/

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  • ejoseph16ejoseph16 member
    @caseys02 I’m a late ovulator so it’s hard for me to answer that question… I really don’t know, sorry! Do you do OPK’s? 
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  • optimistgardeneroptimistgardener member
    edited February 2022
    *lurks* @caseys02 i ovulate almost always these days on cd12, but sometimes as early as cd11 and sometimes 13. earlier ovulation is often something that happens as you get older (i used to be a CD14 girl once upon a time) and is a feature of the body beginning to "pre-select" follicles late in the previous cycle. if you wind up doing an IVF cycle you'll maybe want to bring this up with the clinic so they can put you on a cycle of birth control before hand to put the brakes on the premature selection thing.
    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.
    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.
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  • caseys02caseys02 member
    @ejoseph16 Yep I do OPK's regularly, check my CM and CP too. I don't temp bc my dogs are a-holes. I got my spike early and thought it was a fluke and a second spike would show up. Alas I was mistaken. 

    @optimistgardener Thank you for the input. It's ringing a bell now, the getting older thing. I talked with cousin 1 about cycles and our cousin 2, the family dr, said cousin 1 is getting pre-perimenopausal...she's 6 weeks older than me so I was like WTF.  I am hoping that my body "pre-selects" a damn good follicle until I start IVF.  I didn't realize it did that. My RE knows about my earlier ovulation and that any meds, i.e. gonal-f and estrogen, make me ovulate super early like CD9. I'm going to remind them though when we start the process. I figured I'd be going on BCP's in order to have a decent change at IVF. 
    Me: 38 BF: 35
    TTC Journey
    TTC since 1/2020
    AMA and poor sperm motility/count/morp
    5% chance of IUI success
    10/26/2021 - MC#1

    Zoey Catherine
    10/17/2012 - 7/4/2018
    She fought DIPG (brain cancer) for 2 years
    #LETTHELIGHTSHINE
    http://zoeyslight.org/
    https://www.instagram.com/casey_steinv2.0/

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  • bbrahmbhattbbrahmbhatt member

    Finally got my positive OPK on Wednesday.

    Month/Cycle: 2/2

    CD/DPO: CD29, 1 DPO

    Timing: Nonexistent 

    Typical LP length: 12 days

    Testing: Probably not going to 

    R/R: Our entire house is sick (I tested negative for COVID on a rapid this morning) so there has been no BDing. 

    CS/Q: NATM

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  • ejoseph16ejoseph16 member
    @caseys02 ugh ok so you’re doing all the things! That’s crazy! 

    @bbrahmbhatt I’m sorry you’re all sick! I feel it, my whole house is also sick. MH just came home with the same stomach bug I have. 🤒
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