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WTO Weekend, 5/14-5/15

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Re: WTO Weekend, 5/14-5/15

  • optimistgardeneroptimistgardener member

    Month/Cycle: so very many

    CD: 5?

    WAYDTGKU: IVF, lots of supplements

    R/R: I had friends over for dinner last night and they stayed until late. Left to my own devices, I'm often in bed by 9pm, so the fact that they didn't leave till almost 11 last night and then I spent a half hour throwing everything into the dishwasher means I am struggling to keep my eyes open today. But it was still a lot of fun to have them over! I made a couple of Indian dishes and I drank fake beer while they drank the real deal.

    CS/Q: Nope. But on Monday I am headed to my first ultrasound check-up since starting my stim shots. I'm both nervous and excited to see how I'm responding.

    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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  • abjm0325abjm0325 member
    @optimistgardener You enjoy that second cup of coffee! And I'll look forward to hearing about your check-up tomorrow. 

    Month/Cycle: 9/9 AL

    CD: 14

    WAYDTGKU: vitamins, letrozole, progesterone, ubiquinol

    R/R: Well, we did manage decent timing despite DH's initial preference to follow the RE's benching. I figure it's worth ignoring the antiquated instructions from the RE if this is the cycle in an unlikely chance. And when it's not, HSG is on the schedule for next cycle. Today should be O, so we'll see if OPKs reflect that tomorrow. 

    CS/Q: Nope
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  • ejoseph16ejoseph16 member
    @optimistgardener glad you had fun! Take a good solid nap today! You deserve it! 

    @abjm0325 I mean, you just never know! Go for it! 

    Month/Cycle: 5/1 AL

    CD: 2

    WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, CM, PNV, CoQ10, HIO EOD

    R/R: I was super public with my loss and have gotten such an amazing response. Like why don’t we talk about this? Too many people go through it, we need the support! But really, I’m just ready to get back to trying. AF needs to cut it out. Note that I’m only 2 days in 😂

    CS/Q: Yeah I should probably start temping again… ugh. 

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  • bbrahmbhattbbrahmbhatt member
    @ejoseph16 it's awesome you were so open. When I had my CP and my OB was like "unfortunately 25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage" my jaw hit the floor. Like you mean to tell me that statistically I have MULTIPLE friends who've had a loss and NO ONE talked about it? Why is there such a stigma? I'm with you on being more open and talking more about it. 
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  • ejoseph16ejoseph16 member
    @bbrahmbhatt see, my mom had a miscarriage before she had us, and my sister had 5. So I’m used to talking about it, openly. I even told my students today and so many of them were like “oh yeah, my mom went through that…” it blows my mind. 
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