Infertility Veterans

Canceled

Scoop77 — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:32:20 GMT

Well, sh!t.

Lining went down again today and I've been on estrogen for more than six weeks. The nurse said they're not positive but with what they've seen so far, she thinks it's highly likely that the RE will just call it quits on this cycle. She said she's never seen him go this long on one cycle.

I'm annoyed but I've been expecting it for weeks. I had nothing like this in my previous FET, when the lining seemed to cooperate just fine.

I knew this whole footloose and fancy free cycle was too good to be true. Now we're talking another chunk of time for AF to show up, then get started with another round of all this.

The good news is that I didn't open my second bottle of Lupron and just used the refrigerated one from my previous fresh cycle. So at least I got that going for me.

Uggers.

A little anxious (NIFR)

liz4paws — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:17:27 GMT

I'm a little anxious because as part of my lab results from my RE, we learned my liver enzymes were a little elevated. My RE wanted me to go to my primary care doctor to figure out why. I saw my pcp this morning and she ordered a whole bunch of new blood work and an ultrasound for tomorrow morning. :( I hardly drink (maybe a glass of wine a week, if that) and I only take Metformin for insulin resistance and a super low dose of Synthroid. I hate new mysteries and I especially hate my body sometimes! Has anyone else dealt with abnormal liver tests?

Trifle pic! *Pic Fixed

DoublePortion — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:00:03 GMT

It's not visually all I had hoped it would be (also, please excuse the frosty glass), but FX it will be yummy. That's what counts!! I changed my recipe quite a bit...here is what I ended up with, listed from top to bottom:

Strawberry bits drizzled in coconut syrup

Cool Whip

Pineapple Chunks

Lemon Pudding

Banana slices

Hibiscus Jelly

Bread drizzled in coconut syrup

Kiwi Slices

Hindsight is 20/20, so if I did it again I would use more kiwi and put it somewhere in the middle to break up the banana/pudding/pineapple yellowness. I switched out the coconut pudding because it had flakes in it and the texture bothers me. I thought I could power through but the thought of it was grossing me out. The macadamia nuts weren't doing it for me either. Also, I bought a mango and papaya but the smell of them was making me gag so they were a no go too! I obviously have more food issues than I realized!! lol

hootie - YGPM

BzeetyD — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:40:20 GMT

Really??

Ecarabeo217 — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:07:12 GMT

Something funny happened today...I switched REs between round 1 and 2 because I felt that the first RE totally screwed up and dropped the ball with my cycle. When I went to my WTF she got a bit defensive with me and wasn't the least bit apologetic about what a crappy cycle I'd had at her hands. This was a person I trusted since I had known her for many years and had even been her student when I was in med school. So, I left her office for greener pastures. I also stopped being the faithful referral source I had once been because of my lost trust. Today, her office manager/PR person came to visit me with a bottle of wine in tow to congratulate me on my recent induction as a fellow. She greets me with, "hello stranger", eyed my abdomen suspiciously, then proceeded to ask me in front of my office staff who had been out of the loop as to my IF situation, "so what about you and your stuff?" I cut her off VERY quickly and sent her packing. Seriously???? Now you give a ....?? Ugh. There will be wine in my near future!!!!
Have a lovely weekend ladies!!

AW: Victories in weight loss

lincoln79 — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:41:58 GMT

I know you ladies understand the toll IVF takes on the waistline. Looking at my records from my RE for the RI appointment, I saw that the first time I saw him I weight 146. My last monitoring appointment before retrieval on March 23 I was at 162 (BMI of 26!) after 1.5 years of treatment.

Since we are on a break, I have been walking to work again (3 mi round trip) and eating healthy fresh food, lots of water, and minimal dessert (FroYo does me in).

Today, I am down to 141 (BMI of 22.8)! I seriously feel like my body is detoxing.

It just feels good to have some progress in something after all this failure...

::mm29::

BzeetyD — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:41:41 GMT

Good luck with your ODWU today! Hope your trip is good and quick.

::hootie::

BzeetyD — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:11:34 GMT

Best of luck with your transfer today!!! Thinking of you.

Ps. Autocorrect changed your name to hottie, so there's that!

Help

Crystal120410 — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:30:58 GMT

Does anyone know where I can find women who are going the surrogacy route like DH and I. I would love to connect and chat but can't seem to find anything. I don't think there are any on the third party board and I've looked at other forums but don't seem to find any there either. Thanks for the help ladies.

Seriously???!!!

JSM0801 — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:23:16 GMT

Ok, this is a total vent, but I just really need to let this out right now. So, I just went to check the mail, and I saw a card with my aunt's writing on it. I couldn't figure out why in the world she would be sending me a card (not my b-day, anniversary or holiday), and I open the envelope and see HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! Yep, in big bold uppercase letters. Then she wrote aunt, aunt, aunt all over it, and on the inside, she wrote me a note about being a great aunt. Ummm....WTF?!!!!! I could maybe understand if she was feeling sorry for me and sent me a "thinking of you" or "just because" kind of card, or even a blank card with a note. but a Happy Mother's Day card?! Why would you send anyone a Mother's Day card that wasn't a mother anyway? I am seriously speechless and in a total rage right now. I found this to be completely offensive and insensitive. Maybe I am overreacting and need to just take a deep breath, but It feels like a stab through the heart and pouring salt into the wound. I am VERY aware I am not a mother, but thanks for rubbing it in my face with the card!!! She does not know specifics about fertility treatments we are going through but knows we are obviously struggling unsuccessfully after all this time since we started trying. And the worst part is that I have to thank her for the card, or she will get mad at me and start a fight, and it's just not worth it. I should have mentioned my aunt in a total whack job! DH thinks I should send her a "sorry your husband cheated on you" card and see how she feels. LOL

UGH!!! I hate stupid people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for listening to me vent ladies! I know you understand!

Neupogen?

zazu13 — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:39:32 GMT

Hi ladies. We are gearing up for our cycle this summer. My doctor is suggesting the kitchen sink approach, which I'm mostly up for, I guess. Her latest suggestion is Intrauterine Neupogen which she says can be helpful for recurrent implantation failure or repeated loss. Has anyone heard of it or tried it?

She emailed me this link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23081869, but it seems that it was studied for thin lining, not necessarily implantation or loss. My lining has always been in the appropriate range, but I have had 4 transfers with 2 early losses and 2 BFN. Any insight you can offer is appreciated.

What up, weekend?

BzeetyD — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:24:53 GMT

What up for your weekend? Share!

BeeBee

DoublePortion — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:30:55 GMT

I'm thinking of you and hope you are ok! ((hugs))

Has your hair changed?

liz4paws — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:25:01 GMT

This is a ridiculous question and concocted completely out of curiosity. I've heard many accounts of women's hair changing during pregnancy (color changes, straight/wavy, etc.)

But has anyone had their hair change during IF treatments or during their challenges with IF? God knows we've been pumped through of more hormones than most women deal with in a lifetime.

My hair used to be totally straight, and now it's pretty wavy. Anyone else noticed hair changes?

Opinions & insight needed

Sophistikitty — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:21:34 GMT

I am reading though the latest medical records I just received from my satelitte monitoring clinic and this is what was written on the last report. “Endometrium is non-homogeneous, contains small simple cysts. Color doppler flow is not detected.” This was my last monitoring appointment before transfer! I just can’t believe this. I know nothing about endometrial cysts but I know they aren’t good because they have provided ten ultrasound photos along with the report. How on earth could my DE clinic just go ahead with transfer and not tell me about this??? ...And the color doppler flow part... I just can’t believe this. I feel sick.

~WindyCity33~

JSM0801 — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:16:55 GMT

How was Vegas? I hope you drank your face off!!!

p.s. Can you believe this weather? Finally! Hope you've been enjoying this beautiful day!

NIFR any Office fans here?

pbj1975 — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:50:34 GMT

I've watched The Office since the very beginning and I can't believe it's ending tomorrow! I've been so emotional with the last few episodes. Before I met my hubby, I wished for a Jim. Love this show!

Wednesday Roll Call

PrettyAccountant — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:13:09 GMT

Hello Lovely ladies,

I hope you all survived Mothers day (even with a certain airline being totally DB about proving you can have a free drink!). Lets hear whats going on in your life. Looking forward to anything good for the summer? Pick a topic and vent away (even if you want to recap Mother's day)

Hugs to everyone!

Rachel

Please Help! Advice needed!

ledu80 — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:38:42 GMT

My husband was diagnosed with Male Infertility. I made him retest the semen and the only change was really in the morphology from 0% to 1%. The doctor immediately told us that IVF was our only option and that the DNA in the sperm is not effected by this number. I have been doing a lot of research on the internet and I see that that is a FALSE statement. Only way to know is to do DNA fragmentation. We were also told that the reason for him to have 0% morphology is because he was just born that way. I see all over the internet that people have changed their morphology rate by getting healthier and cutting out alcohol, caffeine, etc and taking Fertility vitamins. Below is his semen analysis, please let me know if you feel IVF is our only option due to these results below!

Component	Your result	Standard range	Units
ANALYSIS TIME, SEMEN	1113
SEMEN VOLUME	2.5	>1.9	mL
SPERMATOZOA, NORMAL %	54	>29	%
WBC COUNT, SEMEN	>1	<=1
SPERM COUNT, SEMEN	22	>19	M/mL
SPERMATOZOA, IMMOTILE %	60		%
SPERMATOZOA, NONPROGRESSIVELY MOTILE %, SEM FLD	0		%
SPERM SLOW PROGRESSIVE %, SEMEN	10		%
SPERM RAPID PROGRESSIVE %, SEMEN	30		%
SPERM, PROGRESSIVELY MOTILE, TOTAL, SEMEN	22	>59	MILL/SPEC

FET prep side effects/symptoms Qs

BzeetyD — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:40:57 GMT

Hey ladies

I know some of you have done an FET before. Can you tell me what kinds of side effects you had from the prep drugs?

I'm currently adding estrogen patches and have been feeling:

a bit more emotional

a bit more tired

and either ravenously hungry or totally not but never in between.

Thanks!

XOXO

Mother's Day Article

jschwind22 — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:03:26 GMT

Thinking of all of you today! A friend shared this article with me, and I wanted to share it with all of you. ((hugs))

http://stillstandingmag.com/2013/04/healing-mothers-day/

I'm speechless (Clinic Vent)

hmz819 — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:48:17 GMT

So I went to a consult today at a pretty well respected institution and they had pretty good pregnancy rates on SART. I was worried about getting the it's time for donor eggs speech. Imagine my surprise when I was told to try Clomid for 3 mos and call if I don't get pregnant. I asked about monitoring and was told to take opks. No other monitoring is needed. I was so surprised I was speechless! Needless to say we will not be cycling there. However, since I was really hoping this clinic would be our new clinic I am at a loss on where to go. We consulted at CC.RM and had a decent consult although they didn't really say anything about success rates or anything. They can give me more information after my work up.

So if you know a good clinic please let me know. We live in NC but are willing to travel for the right clinic.

~~XP: DOR/POF Check-in~~

ceemonkey — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:15:40 GMT

Check In

Pity party for 1...literally

BeeBee08 — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:08:18 GMT

FML, the second I walked into the airport this morning I started bleeding and having bad cramps. I am now in Ohio in a hotel room by myself, most probably m/c'ing, trying to cheer myself up with Junior Mints and Sour Patch Kids (that's after crying in the store because they didn't Swedish Berries, embarassing). Needless to say, it's not working. My Mom is in Italy and DH is on a plane so I can't call either of them every 5 minutes for cheering up.

I'm going to go for a run...but runnng in a pad seems like it's going to be absolutely horrible. IF can suck itself.

luvboston

BzeetyD — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:10:43 GMT

Thinking of you. Haven't seen you around.