Post by easilyunamused on Oct 17, 2016 7:50:54 GMT -5
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QOTW - Do you carve pumpkins for Halloween? If so, what one was your favorite?
Just chugging along WTO on our last femara/IUI cycle. Ultrasound on Thursday. Theoretically, IUI will be this weekend.
QOTW: YES, we carve pumpkins! We won't this year for reasons I can't remember, but my favorite in years past was a Jack Skellington I did. I tried to find pics to no avail, but it was awesome.
Post by ohinvrtedworld on Oct 17, 2016 9:02:34 GMT -5
ironbaby, gosh I hope this is it for you. Everything fx for you this cycle!
I have a question, and all of you are free to berate me if I am being too much of an armchair RE on myself haha. So when I went through the initial workup with my RE, throughout my cycle, they saw a few corpus luteum cysts on my right ovary, the left one was really quiet and chill. I've noticed in the months after those ultrasounds (which were in May) that that side of my abdomen gets really achey and pinchy throughout the middle of my cycle, beyond what I think is normal O pain. The left side, I feel nothing!
I'm suspecting that those cysts aren't resolving on their own in a timely fashion. They were also producing a lot of E2 estrogen according to my bloodwork.
I am tempted to take BC for just a month or two and see if that sort of starves those cysts. It would be really expensive right now for us to go actually chat through this with my RE. Is this a bad idea? Is there anything that could backfire? Would it be pointless because it might not address an underlying issue?
Tell me like it is!
QOTW: I love carving pumpkins, my favorite was a snitch from Harry Potter Although eating the roasted pumpkin seeds might be even more of my favorite part!
ohinvrtedworld, I am confused about why your RE is not addressing this. Did you have a consult after your results were all in (including the ultrasound and E2) to discuss the results and next steps? I can't imagine why that wouldn't have been addressed at that consult.
@samrs22, Halloween is my favorite day, too. I hope you get good results that day!
ohinvrtedworld , I am confused about why your RE is not addressing this. Did you have a consult after your results were all in (including the ultrasound and E2) to discuss the results and next steps? I can't imagine why that wouldn't have been addressed at that consult.
@samrs22 , Halloween is my favorite day, too. I hope you get good results that day!
He just said that he wasn't concerned and that they tend to resolve themselves. We then had to leave town for work and had to pay a bunch of renter's insurance deductible this summer and just haven't gone back to talk about the steps to take beyond that.
Post by ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ on Oct 17, 2016 14:54:43 GMT -5
ohinvrtedworld, if I'm giving it to you straight, I don't think you should do anything with medicine without talking to your doctor/doctor's office. Chances are they aren't going to oppose you taking them if you have taken them before. Isn't it possible you could just get an answer about taking BCP over the phone and not have to go in for a "consult"?
@samrs22, I feel you on the deductible. GL for your results!
bex15, MH went with me to my initial appointment, but I know others that went solo. There is nothing wrong with either way. Both are completely normal. Do what feels best for you.
Today, I am pregnant. I have been saying that since last Thursday, when I first tested on a FRER and then a CB digital. I was 11DPO that day. I am currently 15DPO and just had my first beta today, which came back at 171. Repeats scheduled for Wednesday, Friday, and Monday. I am fucking scared shitless. Someone hold me. I'm holding off on a main board post until I get repeat betas, but I knew y'all deserved to know.
Today, I am pregnant. I have been saying that since last Thursday, when I first tested on a FRER and then a CB digital. I was 11DPO that day. I am currently 15DPO, and just had my first beta today, which came back at 171. Repeats scheduled for Wednesday, Friday, and Monday. I am fucking scared shitless. Someone hold me. I'm holding off on a main board post until I get repeat betas, but I knew y'all deserved to know.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations, friend! I can definitely understand being scared but as you said, today you are pregnant! FX so hard for you for a sticky baby and amazing repeat betas. Keep us updated.
bex15, my H came with me, too. It was good for him to hear it all from the horse's mouth, but there is nothing that happened that day that I couldn't have communicated to him if I had to.
ironbaby - Hope everything looks good at your appointment on Thursday and you're okayed for the IUI this weekend!
ohinvrtedworld - even though it seems minor, I probably wouldn't feel comfortable taking any meds without getting the okay from my doctor first. I'm not sure about your insurance situation, but do you have coverage for OBs and not REs? Since you mentioned you have some pain from the cysts, I would think you could visit a regular OB about the pain and ask their opinion about BCPs, and maybe that would be cheaper?
@samrs22 - We've also met our deductible for the first time ever this year. Usually we hardly use our insurance but we certainly used a lot this year!
bex15 - H came with to our initial appointment with the RE. It was nice having him there, and my RE strongly encouraged that we both attend, but I probably could have communicated everything to him if he wasn't able to be there.
AFM, I'm anxiously waiting to see if our insurance will approve this freeze all cycle so we can go ahead with our IVF cycle as planned. My H spoke to someone at our insurance on Friday who said it would be approved, so the only way it won't be is if our RE clinic worded the request in a confusing manner, which seems possible since they still don't seem to understand that freeze all cycles are normal and increasingly common... If it's gets approved, then I will have to quickly order my meds, have my baseline monitoring appointment on Friday morning, and start stims on Saturday! I really hope everything works out, and I hate how stressful this process has been. I hate that I'm 5 days away from starting stims and I don't even know if this cycle will happen or not. Ugh.
QOTW: We carve pumpkins sometimes. I got some at the store last weekend so we are planning to carve them this year. I don't have a favorite because I usually either do something really simple and end up thinking it's too boring, or I over commit myself and do a really intricate design that I end up getting sick of working on before I finish. haha
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Post by kawaiikitsune on Oct 17, 2016 16:49:03 GMT -5
ironbaby FX for a good u/s and that you can have your IUI this weekend! ohinvrtedworld No advice but fx you can get it resolved. @samrs22 FX your results contain good news. bex15 MH accompanied me to all of our OB/RE appointments. ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ Holy shit, lady. So many congrats and crossing everything for excellent repeat betas! ceejay FX your RE approves the freeze all.
AFM, I am 11DPO in a natural cycle. Not holding out much hope, our timing was terrible.
QOTW - We're on the third story of our apartment building so we don't bother with carving a pumpkin. It sucks because Halloween is my favorite holiday and I remember carving pumpkins as a kid and miss it so.
bex15 DH has come to all of the consultant visits. Not ultrasounds and bloodwork ones. TETO.
AFM waiting for a consult next week with the RE. I assume he will recommend IVF, which I am slightly terrified by. I am scared of the meds, egg retrieval, and really really want to avoid having multiples (i know, getting ahead of myself). Ugh.
QOTW we always carve one, but aren't super fancy with our designs. I like to eat the seeds
Today, I am pregnant. I have been saying that since last Thursday, when I first tested on a FRER and then a CB digital. I was 11DPO that day. I am currently 15DPO and just had my first beta today, which came back at 171. Repeats scheduled for Wednesday, Friday, and Monday. I am fucking scared shitless. Someone hold me. I'm holding off on a main board post until I get repeat betas, but I knew y'all deserved to know.
Omgeeeeee!!! I'm so excited for you. Stick baby broc, stick!
Quick HSG question. My husband is taking me. Is he allowed back in the room, or is that just up to the clinic and docotor? I hate being by myself for procedures.
Quick HSG question. My husband is taking me. Is he allowed back in the room, or is that just up to the clinic and docotor? I hate being by myself for procedures.
When I had mine, it was at my RE's office, and they let MH be there and hold my hand. I have also heard the opposite. FX he can be there.
But if he can't, just take deep breaths and try to relax and pretend it's just a pap smear.
Quick HSG question. My husband is taking me. Is he allowed back in the room, or is that just up to the clinic and docotor? I hate being by myself for procedures.
Mine was in the radiology department of a hospital. H drove like a crazy person through the city to get there in time to meet me; turns out he had to wait in the little changing room outside the actual room where they do it. :/
Deep breaths, relax. It helped that I had pretty much the most awesome radiologist and nurse so they made it super easy. I think I'm in the minority here but mine was NBD. I was so worked up but it was done aND over with quickly, and I didn't experience any pain or cramping.
Today, I am pregnant. I have been saying that since last Thursday, when I first tested on a FRER and then a CB digital. I was 11DPO that day. I am currently 15DPO and just had my first beta today, which came back at 171. Repeats scheduled for Wednesday, Friday, and Monday. I am fucking scared shitless. Someone hold me. I'm holding off on a main board post until I get repeat betas, but I knew y'all deserved to know.
ironbaby FX for a good u/s and that you can have your IUI this weekend! ohinvrtedworld No advice but fx you can get it resolved. @samrs22 FX your results contain good news. bex15 MH accompanied me to all of our OB/RE appointments. ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ Holy shit, lady. So many congrats and crossing everything for excellent repeat betas! ceejay FX your RE approves the freeze all.
AFM, I am 11DPO in a natural cycle. Not holding out much hope, our timing was terrible.
QOTW - We're on the third story of our apartment building so we don't bother with carving a pumpkin. It sucks because Halloween is my favorite holiday and I remember carving pumpkins as a kid and miss it so.
Just chugging along WTO on our last femara/IUI cycle. Ultrasound on Thursday. Theoretically, IUI will be this weekend.
QOTW: YES, we carve pumpkins! We won't this year for reasons I can't remember, but my favorite in years past was a Jack Skellington I did. I tried to find pics to no avail, but it was awesome.
I have a question, did you bring your H to your initial RE appointment? I meant to ask when I called to schedule but completely forgot.
Mine did, it was a lot of info so it was good that we could ask questions together. We also were dealing with repeat losses so he had bloodwork drawn that day while we were there too which saved him a trip.
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