Ten Things Tuesday 7/26

Re: Ten Things Tuesday 7/26

• iiirene member

  July 2022

  1. Coffee. Always coffee. 

  2. Deciding to take two weeks off between jobs
  3. My husband and I are buying a new set of pots and pans and that’s really exciting. 

  4. Pineapple popsicles
  5. My cute cats
  

  6. Robot vacuums
  7. My hometown county fair-we’re going next week and it should be fun with lots of cute animals and delicious food
  8. Getting to see my sweet baby niece this weekend. 

  9. Banana bread.
  10. TW mention of LC
  

  My son has seriously been so easy to potty train that I’m still in disbelief that it’s actually happening this way. I am just feeling so incredibly proud of him. 

  
  

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• optimistgardener member

  July 2022

  thanks for starting this thread this week @iiirene !

  1. make that x2 for coffee first thing on the list

  2. my dumb dog. she's sweet mostly

  3. my garden! tomatoes still tiny and green but a girl can dream

  4. family

  5. my job. still just blown away that i somehow am a professor

  6. houseplants? i seem to be cultivating a lot of them these days

  7. mid-morning coffee (this is a separate category from Coffee the First)

  8. my body, which despite its apparent inability to get pregnant, is in other ways resilient and reliable and strong

  9. giant oaks

  10. my mamma
  

  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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• kiki047 member

  July 2022

  @optimistgardener I love that you included your body on this list, as frustrating as TTC can be. 
  @iiirene new pots and pans! Adulting at its best. 
  
  1. DH will always be my #1
  2. My sweet kitty who just turned 15. We lost her sister almost 2 months ago so I need her as much as she needs me right now. 
  3. My hearing aid, I found myself without any spare batteries yesterday when it died. I'm profoundly hearing impaired without it. 
  4. My job. I complain about it but I'm truly lucky. 
  5. My green thumb. My tomatoes are doing great and I love being able to share my harvest. 
  6. Anti-depressants. I wish I had acknowledged it sooner that I was struggling. 
  7. My hair. I am cutting it off next week but it is healthy and strong and I have no grays at 36. 
  8. IVF, for giving me a chance at something that would otherwise be unattainable. 
  9. Rice. If I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life, it would be white rice. 
  10. My friends, especially my TTGP tribe and the incredible women I've met along the way. 

  
  TTC History:
  

  Me: 36  MH: 39, TTC since Dec 2017

  Aug '18: PCOS dx

  Nov '18: MH SA - 19mil

  Dec '18-Mar '19: Letrozole + TI - all BFN

  Apr '19: Letrozole + TI, - BFN.  Repeat SA (27mil) & DNA fragmentation test (17%)

  Aug '19: Letrozole + HCG trigger + IUI + prog supp - BFN (MH: 16mil)

  Sep '19: 2nd IUI, same protocol - BFN (MH: 16mil) 

  Dec '19: IVF #1 w/ICSI, PGT. 5 retrieved, 4 fertilized, 3 blasts, 3 PGT-A normal.

  Mar '20: FET #1, perfect 5AA blast transferred. BFN.

  Sept '20: FET #2, 5BB tsf. 9/18/20 BFP!! EDD: 5/27/21. MMC 11w                                                  

  Feb ‘21: FET #3, last 6BB blast transferred. BFP, EDD 11/2/21. MC 5w3d. 

  May '21: IVF #2 w/ICSI, PGT. 8R, 7M, 6F, 6 blasts - 3AB, 3AB, 3BB, 4BB, 5BB, 6BA. Fresh tsf 5/13/21 - BFN. 

  June '21: PGT-A results = 3 abnormal, 1 low level mosaic. Referred to new REI, had consult with 2nd RE in between. 

  
  

  Sept '21: RPL, immune testing normal

  Oct '21: IVF #3 w/IMSI, PGT. 33R, 26M, 23F, 9 blasts (7 day 6, 2 day 7). PGT-A = 5 normal, 1 mosaic

  Dec '21: Positive for endometritis, RX Flagyl & Keflex

  Jan '22: FET #5 - Kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol incl. PRP, intralipids, prednisone, medrol, nivestym, fragmin - CP

  Feb '22: FET #6 - Kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol w/higher doses of pred & fragmin - BFN

  Mar '22: Mock cycle for ERA - cancelled, repeat endometrial biopsy instead. Still positive for endometritis. RX ciprofloxacin & amoxicillin. 

  Apr '22: IVF #4 w/IMSI, PGT. 28R, 23M, 16F, 11 blasts. PGT-A = 6 normal. 

  June '22: FET #7 - Microdose lupron downreg w/kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol - double embryo transfer. BFN.

  July '22: FET #8 - Mini stim w/Puregon + trigger, kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol. BFN. 

  Sep '22: Taking a break

  Dec '22: Attempted abdominal myomectomy, fibroid too close to cervix and major blood vessels. Wasn't removed. 

  Feb '23: FET #9 - Modified natural w/baby asp, HCG trigger, PIO, PRP, Medrol, HCG wash, embryo glue - BFP!! EDD 11/11/23

  
  

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• hestia-is-wearie member

  July 2022

  1. My five (!) baby pumpkins
  2. My job, and all its ebbs and flows
  3. My husband, who I will be celebrating eight years of marriage with a week from today!
  4. My cat, who has been my reading cuddle buddy lately
  5. Curbside grocery pickup (I hate grocery shopping)
  6. The fact that I live in a town where everything is close by
  7. The fact that it will be in the low 80s this week instead of the low 90s
  8. My car, which has very low mileage for its age due to me WFH
  9. My local farmer's market, which has really good black cherries right now
  10. Scrunchies

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