Informal GKU Check-in *1/2*

[kawaiikitsune]

Our first check-in of the new year!!!




This check-in is meant for anyone on GKU who has hit the 1 year mark of TTC (6 months if you’re over 35), has an infertility diagnosis, or is going through IF testing/treatment. It is meant to be a place for people to share and ask any questions who might not participate on 3T/IF and who would like the company of others going through the same experiences.




If you have any questions about participating, please send amberr a PRIVATE MESSAGE otherwise please share you info and jump on in!!!! This will be posted every Monday. If you have any suggestions or would like something added, please feel free to post.


QOTW - Any new year's resolution(s) you've made?

[kawaiikitsune]

AF showed up on Christmas morning, as expected. Right in the middle of dinner. Currently on CD8. Still not temping and just letting whatever happens, happen. Hoping this year holds a few miracles up its sleeve.

QOTW - Not a big resolution person. Just going to try and make this year a good one.

[lilsneezy]

kawaiikitsune Dude, what's up with your period showing up during holiday dinners? Not cool!

AFM, I'm also on CD8. I have a pre-op appointment on Wednesday with my RE and then I have my lap scheduled on the 9th. I'm slightly nervous about going under but also anxious to see if they find anything abnormal.

QOTW: Every year I say I'm going to try to get healthier. Maybe this will be the year I actually stick to it? 😬

[kawaiikitsune]

lilsneezy IKR. My ute is a total party pooper. FX your lap goes well and recovery is easy.

[bex15]

Hai!! We recently received our RE results which were all normal with the exception of H's morphology. Doctor still recommends an IUI (though it doesn't seem likely to work based on my googling) so we're going to try as insurance covers part and isn't bad OOP. I'm also starting progesterone this month. I am holding out hope for a miracle.

QOTW: general Health improvement. Move more, eat/drink less.

[butlerfan]

Had our first weekend with kids for respite care. Went fine until now we are both sick. Come to find out the flu was going through their household and no mention to us which sucks. Starting to feel better though.

QOTW: trying to complain less (which I know i did above) and be healthier overall

[rooskie]

Hi. We have nine goals of frozen sperm. We still haven't gotten the full report since our RE was out last week but the Uro was impressed and said we only needed to do one freeze instead of a few.

Thursday I get to ship a sample off on dry ice for DNA testing.

IVF consult is on 1/30 (I think).

QOTW - my goal is to take better care of myself through exercise/food/me time. I'm doing monthly goals. This month is read 2 books, make 2 scarves to donate, 50 miles on the treadmill and 4 CPE hours for work.

[thechickencoop]

Ugh kawaiikitsune and lilsneezy Merry fucking Christmas.

Good luck with your lap lilsneezy!

bex15,https://activatemysavings.com/crinone/ if you're RXed Crinone.

butlerfan so sorry you guys are stuck with the funk.

[MrsRC88]

kawaiikitsune, how rude of your ute! I hope this year has a miracle or two in store for you!

lilsneezy, good luck with your lap! FX everything goes smooth, and if they do find anything abnormal- FX that it's easily fixable!

bex15, good luck with the IUI- hopefully that'll do the trick, especially since insurance will help cover the bill

butlerfan, I sure hope you and YH are feeling better soon!

Afm.... just waiting for my first post-loss AF. No clue when she will show up, but I sure hope it's sooner than later. I'm cranky and crampy. I'm ready to get this show on the road!

[thechickencoop]

Woohoo rooskie for all.the.sperm! I hope the DNA testing comes back normal; how long is that supposed to take?

[thechickencoop]

AFM just hanging out in the TWW. IUI on NYE went great. FF recommends testing next Thursday but I'll probably cave a day or so before that.

QOTW: I don't know that I've ever actually made a new years resolution. Didn't start this year.

[rooskie]

Jan 2, 2017 19:40:58 GMT -5 thechickencoop said:

Woohoo rooskie for all.the.sperm! I hope the DNA testing comes back normal; how long is that supposed to take?

They should get the results back pretty fast (or so the Uro says). So hopefully by the end of the following week so we can have everything good to go for the consult.

[bex15]

Best of luck to you thechickencoop!

[bex15]

Jan 2, 2017 20:50:55 GMT -5 ****** said:

QOTW: MH and I have decided to make a joint resolution/theme for 2017.

Choose Happiness

Great resolution!

[Cythe]

Hey guys, I've been meaning to jump back in here so... here I am.

I saw a few new faces last week, so I may as well reintroduce myself: HI, I'm cythe. No idea why my phone capitalizes hi, but whatever. Anyway, I've been around here for, oh forever. I think I have up to date information in my siggy, but the Tl;Dr version is TTC #1 since April 2013 - so coming up on 3 years. 2 rounds of IVF, the second gave us 3 embryos of which we transferred 1 last fall. At 8 weeks we found the MMC and have been waiting to start FET prep since then.

So yeah, I'm just over here waiting on AF to start estrogen patches. This will be my second period post loss so I'm hoping it will be more normal, my last was 39 days which is a tich long for me.

Anyway, love you guys and hello to the new friends here.

QOTW: I've decided to try and be a better friend this year. Actually keeping lunch/dinner dates instead of staying home, that sort of thing.

[daisy818]

kawaiikitsune, sorry about the shitty timing for AF - hope 2017 does have some miracles for you!!

lilsneezy, good luck with the lap! Make sure you have comfy pants - I went to Sam's and bought a pair of drawstring sweatpants a size too large and it was glorious. Also, I swiped a few extra pairs of the disposable stretchy post-op panties from the recovery room - I would highly recommend.

bex15, FX for a great IUI!

butlerfan, I still can't believe they didn't warn you about the sickness going around. Boo that.

rooskie, hope the DNA testing comes back with good results!

thechickencoop, FX so hard for you!

MrsRC88, hope AF shows soon - sorry about the cramps and crankiness

******, FX the cyst resolves itself!

Cythe, welcome back! GL with prep for the FET, and hope your next period is like 1/10th as long as the last one!

AFM, I'm 11dpo on Femara cycle number...5, I think? Been having some weird sensitivity to smells but I'm not testing unless temp is high as 16dpo. IVF consult is 1/12, so I'm both excited to move on and terrified of moving on. Turning 35 was a real wake up call for me I think.

QOTW: No real resolutions, but I'd like to be more organized and I'm always wanting to lose 10 pounds.

[bex15]

Cythe, I'm so sorry for your loss, best of luck moving forward

daisy818, I hope this is your cycle, but if not, good luck with your consult!

[rooskie]

Cythe - so sorry about your loss. Welcome back.

[Rama]

I don't really have any new updates, I just wanted to dole out hugs to everyone.

My New Year's Resolution is to not have a NYR. Just to be satisfied with the life I lived in 2017 come next December 31st, whatever that looks like.

[ceejay]

kawaiikitsune - thanks for starting and hugs for CD1 on Christmas. That is the worst. FX for your 2017 miracle.

lilsneezy - good luck at your appointment tomorrow and with the upcoming lap. Hope everything goes smoothly.

bex15 - good luck with the IUI. FX that's all you will need to do!

butlerfan - hope you and your H feel better soon. Any word on potential long term placements?

rooskie - yay for sperm! FX the DNA test comes back with good results.

MrsRC88 - hope AF shows up for you soon!

[ceejay]

thechickencoop - FX for you this cycle!

****** - I'm glad your appointment went well! FX the BCPs help get rid of the cyst.

Cythe - welcome back to the check-in. I'm so sorry for your loss. FX for your upcoming FET.

daisy818 - FX for you this cycle! I hope you don't end up needing the IVF consult!

[ceejay]

AFM, H had a repeat SA a couple weeks ago at our new RE, and his numbers had changed a bit, but they were using a different method/criteria than our old RE so it's hard to really compare. This time his count was low, motility was high normal (!), and morphology was borderline low. Previously he had borderline low count and motility and very low morph. So still MFI, but with these new numbers it seems like we're almost in the "unexplained IF" camp since his current counts should technically be high enough for a natural pregnancy... We're still tentatively planning to try IVF this year but as usual, we're still waiting for stuff to resolve a bit with our foster care case.

Regarding our foster kids, we have court in a few weeks and are so nervous for what the judge will decide. We could get a goal change (which would ultimately lead to adoption), or nothing could be decided and the case could be extended. Also, no baby yet, so we are still waiting on that as well.


QOTW: I'm not really one for resolutions, but I like ****** 's idea of choosing happiness/joy. H and I have been so bogged down and stressed out with all the foster care and IF stuff this past year, and I think it would help both of us if we tried to find things to be happy about and thankful for on a regular basis.

[butlerfan]

ceejay nothing yet for placements. It will happen at some point.

So many thoughts and prayers to you and the stress you have gone through and still have coming up. Based on information you have shared I hope that court goes to a change to adoption but it is such that fine line to walk.

[thechickencoop]

Welcome back Cythe, sorry to see you here.

daisy818 your patience for testing is always admirable. I really really hope you can cancel that appointment. I have everything crossed for you.

ceejay no baby yet??!! What the hell? I'm so sorry you're in limbo.

[Deleted]

Hi Everyone,

Hugs to all. I will forever be terrible at tagging.

I have a sort of update. The pulmonologist sent me for testing to rule out pulmonary hypertension. I had the echo done today, and other than a borderline mitral valve prolapse my heart is all good to go. No pulmonary hypertension. The cardiologist was genuinely surprised to see my heart in such good shape after so many years of stimulant medications.
I also had a chest x-ray on the 22nd which was clear.
Now I'm just waiting on the results for my lung function test from the 22nd.
I'm headed to the genetic counselor on the 12th and the follow up with the pulmonologist is on the 18th.

[MrsRC88]

Never thought I'd say this during my TTC journey... But AF has finally showed up! Yay! I started spotting yesterday and started overnight. I'm just glad my cycles haven't seemed to be affected by my loss. Hopefully they stay "normal".

[BurritosAtEveryMeal]

Hey ladies, I lost track of time this week.

I am waiting for CD1 to start IVF and had a few meltdowns last week about if this was the right decision. Ugh. Hormones and indecision. I am 10 days late, too, so that's annoying.

Cythe welcome back to the check in. So sorry for your loss.

MrsRC88 so sorry for your loss too. I'm glad CD1 came for you.

[bex15]

Best of luck with IVF BurritosAtEveryMeal

[Cythe]

Jan 5, 2017 23:21:00 GMT -5 ****** said:

So. I've been googling too much. Help me clear my thoughts. FSH by itself doesn't really tell diddley squat. Right? And. At my age, AFC would be expected to be less than a 20 y/o. So that's not any horrible indicator of anything. Right? My AMH isn't being tested til Thursday. But. I need to chill w google. Right? I'm not necessarily DOR based on 2 boarderlibe results. Right? And anyway. FSH can vary cycle to cycle right?


*disclaimer* I do have a follow up with dr on the 25th after all my labs, repeat vag ultrasounds, & HSG are done. I just wanna be mentally prepared to not cry in the office.

I need to find some zen. Regardless of test results.

If I recall correctly, AMH is the test they really want to see in order to potentially make a DOR diagnosis.

AFC means approximately dick all. That number can vary wildly and isn't necessarily indicative of the number of eggs one would get at an egg retrieval.

I think stepping away from the Google machine is a great idea and wait for that AMH result!

[ohinvrtedworld]

******, I don't know much about those tests still so I can't advise, but the thoughts that Cythe gave sound wise. Hugs, lady. All my T&Ps that you don't have to worry about DOR.