***GKU IF WEEKLY CHECK IN*** 6/15

[cateyes]

GKU IF WEEKLY CHECK IN

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 are 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 or IF who would like the company of others going through the same experiences.





If you would like to participate, please send me a PRIVATE MESSAGE with your info and I will add you on, and please feel free to post your intro. This will be posted every Monday. If you have any suggestions or would like something added, please feel free to post.



How long have you been trying to conceive?

Do you have a diagnosis? If so; what is it?

Are you currently doing any testing or treatment?

Any updates?





***Note: If you see a BFP or Loss I have overlooked l please let me know!***



If you are not on the list below but should be please message me!



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BFPs:

Pintobean39

Katydid2014

DarcyHermione

jefa621

lebradford

notelise

cwuredhot

twinkbrite

meatandbandp

PeanutRN

emejay

Bbgirl676

buttmonkey

quitcherbitchin

Ketchup

LDubHawksFan

Littleliverpill

peaseblossom55

Icequeen

FDL

renbee

brettanomyces



New BFPs This last week-Congrats!!!

britterrss-Anovulation d/t Thin PCOS, Hashimoto's





Adoption/FTA

Packerfan4life



Angel Babies:

BankerBSN

HenHen25

gonzol

beckynsean11 (Tad, Rowan and Carson)

kristi&p

sunlavender

Emejay

Twinkie0612

Pintobean39

Rocks526

chickinNH

ToryKate

Lebradford

Linny1012

MeatandBandP

Buttmonkey34

Jefa624

SnakeFisherbub

Goldenlove3

Samanthasays

renbee

lovegrilledcheese

Brazilianpeach

katerli







Diagnosis:

MFI

Daikoku-Low T

remylove1011-low morph, low T, and motility

nerdykitten-low sperm count and motility

rufus426- low count, motility, morphology



PCOS

lg2793

@diordra

madamewaffles

chickendancefever

Rama



Unexplained

babycowbell

@ironegg-endo removed

samanthasays

longhornwino0907

lilsneezy

kaliRN

joy

kariann12

birdie

goldenlove3

mrsjene

Cythe

Stringy





Combo/Other

twinkie0612 – Blood Coagulation Disorder, White Blood Cell Disorder (Slightly elevated NK, High WBC, High neutrophils, elevated cytokines), Hostile CM

cateyes-Hypothyrodism, PCOS, blocked right tube, MFI-Low morph

Englandxo (englandxo) borderline PCOS and unruptured follies

mysh-balanced translocation

cmac827-Endo and partially blocked right tube

deelopi9-PCOS Insulin Resistant & Hashimoto's

beckynsean11-IR-PCOS, weak ovulation, Incompetent Cervix

alpies-MFI and PCOS

heatherj9603-Fibroid, currently benched until September

@bloodyjack87-PCOS, lower count, low motility

@wineandcupcakes-Mildhyperphenylalanemia/Maternal PKU

mainewifey-One blocked tube

virginiaorjohn-borderline PCOS/weak ovulation, MFI low morph

MrsRC88-T2 Diabetic, Vitamin D deficient, multiple fibroids removed

wirt2cute-MFI (morph/motility), 1 tube

madasm0530- PCOS w/ elevated levels of prolactin

@sluttybigb00bz-MFI and lowish AMH

kawaiikitsune-Right tube blocked; possible uterine polyps

lovegrilledcheese Stage 3 endo and MFI

brazilianpeach- Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)

wanderingheart-PCOS dx with low sperm count

mugster-ovulatory dysfunction

mustloveerica-Hypothyroidism

@katerli- left hydro, right tube already removed





Testing

getzystark-MFI (morph and motility)

meerkatmillie

@wallflwr926

@everycol0r

W

Andrea

27alex

dke2010





Welcome

piccyami




 
QOTW: If you could be a superhero or villain, who would you be and why?

[goldenlove3]

Good morning ladies! Not much to update on. I'm 6 DPO today and we had great timing this cycle. Trying to stay optimistic but realistic right now. I think (ok I know) I'll be testing this weekend because it's our anniversary and father's day and I really want to be able to give H that news. I know our chances are slim though.

I've also scheduled an appointment with a new RE for end of July. That should give us one more cycle after this one to try naturally, then we'll see what happens. I think there's some more testing that can be done that my previous RE didn't do. I'm just excited to have this appointment but obviously hoping I can cancel it.

QOTW: Maybe Superman? I don't know why. I just like Superman.

[lovegrilledcheese]

@sluttbigb00bz I'm so excited for your transfer tomorrow
goldenlove3 fx for you

AFM: I'm just trying to get heathy again. I starred working out again and eating healthier. When AF comes I will go on bc until after our trip and then start to prep for the biopsy of my lining.

[mugster]

@sluttybigb00bz, I am so excited about your 13! I've been stalking you hard on 3T and have everything crossed for you.

AFM: I'm in the middle of my two week wait. For some reason my RE's office times the 7 day progesterone test off of the trigger, not ovulation. They also avoid weekend appointments and think 5-7 days post trigger is the goal... so I had my 7dpo progesterone test on Friday at 3dpo... I don't really think it was accurate, but it was low again (8 and they wanted 15), so I'm enjoying the wonderful experience of progesterone suppositories. They are okay, I guess, but I'm sleeping like the dead and crying easily. This is going to be a fun week. They want me to test on Sunday (12 dpo?), but I'll be out of town, so I'm not sure what I'll do. If the test is positive, they want me to stop in for betas on the way home from the airport, so I guess I need to test, but I'll be sans husband and meeting my niece for the first time... BLERGH

QOTW: I'd be Rogue... except I'd miss the whole touching thing.

[Stringy]

@sluttybigb00bz, congrats on 20 eggs and 13 still going! that is awesome. I am the same way with medical stuff. Prior to the last 6 months I hated and avoided blood draws. Now I don't get as anxious but I still can't watch. I've never had an IV so I'll have to see how that goes for my ER too.

lovegrilledcheese, I've been doing the same, enjoying getting to work out and mostly eating better during an off time.

GL this cycle goldenlove3, and mugster,

[dke2010]

Looks like I'm starting cycle 15. I should get a call today with the results of my 7dpo bloodwork. We're also waiting to hear back about DH's SA this week. As we go down this testing road, I'm not sure whether I'd rather find something wrong that can be "fixed" or learn that nothing is wrong and we just haven't gotten pregnant yet (unexplained). The whole thing is making me nervous right now.

ETA: I don't know why I always forget to answer the question. I'd rather be a superhero because I enjoy helping others.

[longhornwino0907]

@sluttybigb00bz, yay for 20 eggs and 13 fertilized! I'll be thinking about you tomorrow for your transfer. FX!

AFM, I finished BCPs yesterday and started Lupron last Thursday morning. I go in for my baseline Friday, and then start Gonal-F and Menopur Friday night and Saturday morning respectively. Tentative ER date is July 2, so we'll see what happens!

QOTW: I think Batman is so awesome, but all his emo-ness does get me down sometimes. I think I'd be an X-Men hero of some sort. Or villain. I'm kind of obsessed with X-Men right now, which my H thinks is amazing.

[mrsjene]

I'm mobile so I'll be back later today to tag everyone else about their updates.

AFM, CD 9 and getting ready for my first IUI. Ultrasound was this morning and the tech said she saw a follie that was already at 19. Waiting on the nurse to call me this afternoon to find out what the plan is.

Superhero: Does Belle from Beauty and the Beast count??? She saved the beast. I'd want to be her because of that extensive library the beast gave her.

[piccyami]

@sluttybigb00bz, good luck on your transfer tomorrow!

GL, goldenlove3 and mugster.

We're doing the same, lovegrilledcheese. Getting healthy has become an important part of this journey for us.

AFM: I'm waiting for our appointment on Wednesday. I'm nervous about the whole situation, but I think I've come to terms with the fact that we have to do it.

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@sluttybigb00bz - Yay for fertilization. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you.

AFM: Good morning ladies! I couldn't sleep last night and i'm supposed to write 30 casenotes before I leave today. Not fun.
I met with my doc on Friday. The HSG and SA both came back normal. We decided to schedule the lap for the end of July due to family obligations. We will be TTA during the cycle that the lap falls in and atleast 1 cycle afterwards.
As of right now, the plan after the lap is try a few more natural cycles. If unsuccessful, we will start discussing other options.

Eta: QoTW: Violet Parr

[Stringy]

longhornwino0907, yay for getting started! I'm getting impatient over here (though enjoying spending some days not thinking about it)

GL with your first IUI mrsjene,

Hi piccyami, - I'll be thinking of you Weds.

dke2010, I feel the same way - I sometimes wish they could find something wrong so at least there is a reason and maybe a solution. But, so far nothing.

AFM - Still waiting for my cycle to start. Got all my meds last week and @diordra,'s post made me wonder if/when I should get a calendar. I guess not until my cycle starts and I start BCPs? I ordered more vials of donor sperm so those should get shipped this week and then its just a waiting game. Looks like I'll be on gonal-f, ganirelix and endometrin with an HCG trigger. I never called and asked about my AMH level last week but I figure I can do that once I start being in touch with them all the time again. For now I'm enjoying trying to have a summer and have a little fun.

[babycowbell]

@sluttybigb00bz good luck tomorrow! I'm excited for you, hopefully the TWW goes quickly.

AFM I'm 5 DPO on IUI#3. Everything went well, lots of sperm, two follicles, and I went directly to acupuncture afterwards which is what the acupuncturist has been trying to get me to do the last two cycles but I've always felt like I needed to get back to work as quickly as possible. This time I decided to follow her advice and just miss that much more work, oh well. Beta is next Monday. I can't decide if I want to be beta or bust again, or test in advance. I'm leaning towards testing in advance. Beta or bust felt too built up and dramatic last time.

QOTW: I'd be a superhero but I don't know who. I don't really know much about specific superheroes

[cateyes]

Jun 15, 2015 7:44:03 GMT -5 @sluttybigb00bz said:

cateyes, there's 2 threads, should we use this one? It was first.

I fixed it-well as well as I could thanks for the heads up!

[lovegrilledcheese]

Jun 15, 2015 9:16:22 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

@sluttybigb00bz - Yay for fertilization. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you.

AFM: Good morning ladies! I couldn't sleep last night and i'm supposed to write 30 casenotes before I leave today. Not fun.
I met with my doc on Friday. The HSG and SA both came back normal. We decided to schedule the lap for the end of July due to family obligations. We will be TTA during the cycle that the lap falls in and atleast 1 cycle afterwards.
As of right now, the plan after the lap is try a few more natural cycles. If unsuccessful, we will start discussing other options.

Eta: QoTW: Violet Parr

My REsaid the 3 months after the lap (if you have endo and they remove it) your chances to get your BFP increase because the tissue is healthy and not covered with endo.

[cateyes]

@sluttybigb00bz-I am so beyond thrilled for you!!!! Sending the best vibes ever for transfer tomorrow!!!!!

goldenlove3-FX for you- wouldn't Father's Day be amazing to tell!

lovegrilledcheese-I am hoping your biopsy gives you some answers so you can move forward with a great plan and have that rainbow baby!

mugster-I agree that seems way to early for the 7 DPO test. On the bright side, extra progesterone doesn't hurt!!

dke2010-I think the most nerve racking part of testing was trying to figure out what I was hoping for-something wrong that could be fixed or nothing wrong. It is a terrible spot to be in!

longhornwino0907-FX for a great response!!!!!

Good luck with your IUI mrsjene!!!

Good luck with your appointment piccyami. It is a hard first step!

@wallieflowers-glad your test results came back clear, FX the lap is all you need!

@diordra-AWWWW I am so excited for you!!!

Stringy-FX you get your calendar soon and can start planning!

babycowbell-FX for you!!!! Here's to hoping acupuncture does it!!

[cateyes]

AFM-I am 10 DPO of IUI 2.1 and will probably test on Wdnesday. I am trying to hold out until Friday but let's get real-it will probably be Wednesday. Hoping that with all numbers and procedures going "perfect" I can finally be perfectly KU.

QOTW- I would like to be Batman. Mainly because he has the coolest things and he could be normal if he wants to be!

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Jun 15, 2015 9:52:56 GMT -5 lovegrilledcheese said:

Jun 15, 2015 9:16:22 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

@sluttybigb00bz - Yay for fertilization. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you.

AFM: Good morning ladies! I couldn't sleep last night and i'm supposed to write 30 casenotes before I leave today. Not fun.
I met with my doc on Friday. The HSG and SA both came back normal. We decided to schedule the lap for the end of July due to family obligations. We will be TTA during the cycle that the lap falls in and atleast 1 cycle afterwards.
As of right now, the plan after the lap is try a few more natural cycles. If unsuccessful, we will start discussing other options.

Eta: QoTW: Violet Parr

My REsaid the 3 months after the lap (if you have endo and they remove it) your chances to get your BFP increase because the tissue is healthy and not covered with endo.

Yes,thank you for the clarification She said it would be minimum 1 cycle if they go in and everything looks good; but she really wouldn't be able to give me an exact timeframe until they figure out what's going on.

[mustloveerica]

@pineappleoranges. Welcome but sorry you find yourself here. Best of luck with your HSG and SA.

[madamewaffles]

Hey everybody! This'll be P&R for now, but I'll come back later to LT and give my love.

I'm still on BCPs for 2 1/2 more weeks, and starting Lupron on the 29th. Nothing really exciting happening yet but it'll be here soon enough!

QOTW: Definitely Pie Man from the Simpsons. Throwing pies at morons sounds glorious.

[cateyes]

Welcome @pineappleoranges. Sorry you find yourself in this place but you are in the company of some great people!

[Andrea]

I got the rest of my testing back last week. Egg reserve is good and everything else was normal. The only thing I need to follow up with my GP is my cholesterol levels, they were elevated so I need to get that under control stat. I was very hopeful that I would ovulate on my own this cycle, but so far no positive OPKs and my chart is a rollercoastery mess. I did have some EWCM last week (which is pretty new to me, I really only had it once or twice in our 7 months of trying)but my temps and testing did not reflect O happening. My temps have been very low the last three days, so who knows. I have an appointment on the 21st to get my progesterone checked again, so I guess we will see what the RE wants to do. MH is traveling for work this week, so it will be interesting if I will actually ovulate in the next few days. We decided if by some miracle it happens; I will take the train (he will be three hours away) and we will get down to business and I would take the train the next morning back home. We shall see.

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cateyes, Fx hard for you lady!

@sluttybigb00bz, I hope you get a ton more happy surprises! Those are the best kind

goldenlove3, Fx for a Father's Day wish come true!

lovegrilledcheese, +1 on being healthy. I am right there with you.

mugster, Sorry about the suppositories, with my past progesterone levels being really low I may be headed in that direction too.

dke2010, TTC is stressful enough, then adding the kicker of the unknown reasons of why things are happening. I think all of us here can relate to what you are going through.

longhornwino0907, GL with you ER!!

mrsjene, Thinking about you with your IUI. Sending you all of the good vibes!

piccyami, I hope you have a good appointment and you get a good plan in place! We just had our first appointment at the end of May and it was nerve wracking going in, but we felt very positive leaving.

@wallflwr926, ILY!

@diordra, LOL at your work computer. Hoping that the next month flies by.

babycowbell, Fx acupuncture is the golden ticket!

Stringy I hope you get a few days of relaxation and summer fun.

@pineappleoranges, Hai friend. Sorry you found yourself here.

QOTW: If you could be a superhero or villain, who would you be and why? I would be Catwoman, hands down. I think she's a complicated villain and rides the fine line between ally and adversary pretty freaking well.


edit: fixed wording & forgot the QOTW

[kawaiikitsune]

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@sluttybigb00bz - OMG, yay for 13 fertilized!!! That is so fantastic! FX for tomorrow and this cycle!!! Crossing everything for you!
goldenlove3- GL this cycle and scheduling an appointment with a new RE.
lovegrilledcheese - Yay for getting healthy! Have fun on your trip!
mugster - GL this cycle. Sorry about the suppository side effects.
dke2010 - GL with your testing and all the hugs. It is definitely rough.
longhornwino0907 - GL with your ER!!!
mrsjene - FX for you IUI!
piccyami - GL on Wednesday *hugs*
@wallflwr926- Happy to hear that your results were normal. FX everything goes smooth with your lap.
@diordra - FX & GL!
Stringy - FX! Have a good summer relaxing.
babycowbell - So happy for you that your IUI went well. FX!!!
cateyes - Crossing fingers and toes for you!!!
@pineappleoranges - Welcome, though sorry you have to be here. FX for this cycle!
madamewaffles - GL & FX!

Sitting at CD11. Waiting to hear back from my GI about whether he wants me to go back on the Prednisone, since I'm having some minor flare symptoms. If he does, I will be benched until I taper off. Today is a shitty IF day for me. One of my best friends announced that she was pregnant a couple months ago and now one of her other friends is also KU. So they're all, "OMG, preggly twinsss!!!" on FB. I ugly cried something fierce last night in the shower and then again this morning. I just want to be pregnant already.

QOTW - I'd probably be a Marvel villain. They seem to have more fun!

ETA

[cateyes]

kawaiikitsune-so many hugs. IF is so heartbreaking. I am sorry it is going extra rough for you lately.

[Andrea]

kawaiikitsune and birdie, Huge hugs. This IF stuff is a hard pill to swallow, especially when it just seems to come so easily to some and when well meaning people just say really dumb/hurtful stuff.

[renbee]

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@sluttybigb00bz I have everything crossed for you! That's so great that they got so many eggs, and they are all still hangin in there! And I am right there with you on IVs being creepy - ick.

goldenlove3 FX for you this cycle and hoping that you can cancel that appointment

dke2010 waiting for test results sucks. Hoping that they give you some clarity that helps with a plan moving forward!

mrsjene good luck with IUI #1!

piccyami good luck at your appointment!

@diordra so exciting that everything is moving forward for you! I hope everything goes smoothly!

babycowbell I'm a pee-on-a-stick-aholic, so I could never wait for betas. FX for you!

cateyes ahhhh crossing my fingers so hard for you! Can't wait to see your update on Wednesday

@pineappleoranges welcome - I have PCOS as well. Sorry you find yourself here and I hope your stay is short!

Andrea I also struggle with high cholesterol. It sucks!

kawaiikitsune so sorry you are having a rough IF day - my favorite place to cry is the shower too. I can definitely relate - my coworker is pregnant and would have been due a week before me, so watching her go through this pregnancy is going to be rough.

AFM, I am counting down the days to our Hawaii trip - we leave on Saturday morning! I called my RE and made an appointment for the day after we get back. I'm hoping we can begin treatment right away after my recent CP. I want to go in for another beta this week to see if I'm at 0 yet. I did start spotting again this weekend so that was annoying.

I was having a bit of a rough time this weekend. I talked to my parents a bit about what IF treatment would entail, and my dad just didn't get it. He didn't think we'd been trying that long, and he kept asking why we didn't just keep trying with only metformin because it was "working" and "obviously my body wants to be pregnant" since I've gotten pregnant "naturally" twice. I tried to calmly explain to him that although I did get pregnant twice, it was a struggle of many months and horrible/irregular cycles both times, and that our best bet to actually stay pregnant was with treatment. He then conceded to the idea of me taking femara, but he didn't think we should do IUI because of the cost (and also I think the idea of his grandchildren being conceived in a doctor's office weirds him out).

It was just annoying to have to justify our decisions to him. Obviously I don't want to have to do any of these things, but after 2 years and 2 losses, it's time. Also, he apparently said to my mom that my CP "wasn't really a miscarriage because it was so early".

[kariann12]

Thanks for the check-in cateyes! Fx for you this cycle!

I've read everyone's updates but my brain is fried. Hugs to you all, whether you want them or not

AFM, just hanging out at 5dpo. MH agreed to go ahead with IUI#1 next cycle, so just about another week until we can get the ball rolling. FIL is slowly declining, and I'm having fears about him dying around IUI time and having to cancel. MH promised me we'd work it out, whether he goes in early to give his sample and they freeze it or whatever. So I'm trying to keep positive for now.

I had a terribly real dream last night about getting a BFP. It was so real, and I was so happy. It made me sad to wake up and realize it wasn't real. Fuck, IF sucks ballz.

QOTW - not sure, I've never been a big superhero fan.

[kawaiikitsune]

My GI called me back and it looks like I will be going back on my Prednisone. It is the bench for me until I am no longer having symptoms. I probably won't be checking in until then since we will be TTA. I wish you all the best and hope to see your BFP's soon!

[lilsneezy]

@sluttybigb00bz Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you!
goldenlove3 Happy anniversary to you and YH! FX for some good news this weekend!
mugster FX for you!
mrsjene Good luck with your first (and hopefully last) IUI!
babycowbell Good luck!
cateyes Keeping my FX for you!
@pineappleoranges Sorry you go here now. Good luck with your testing!
Andrea Glad your test results came back normal! FX for O'ing soon.
kawaiikitsune I know how bad it hurts to see friends bonding over being pregnant. Sending you huge hugs, lady!
birdie Sorry you had such a rough weekend! Sending you hugs!
renbee ::hugs:: So sorry you had to have that conversation with your dad! Some people just don't get it. I hope you have an awesome, stress-free trip to Hawaii!
kariann12 Sorry to hear about your FIL. FX for a smooth IUI.

AFM, I'm 6DPO of IUI #1. I don't have a great feeling about this cycle because I didn't O until the day after my IUI. I guess our chances aren't horrible because washed sperm supposedly live for 24-72 hours, but I know the ideal time to do an IUI is 6 hours from O. I was super stressed out about O'ing early and missing it, and of course I end up O'ing late. My RE said ovulation should happen 24-36 hours after the trigger shot but I didn't O until about 3 days later (72ish hours). To be clear, I triggered Saturday night at 10:30, had the IUI Monday morning at 9:30, and my temp went up on Wednesday morning indicating I ovulated sometime on Tuesday. Does anyone have any experience with O'ing later than 36 hours after a trigger shot? I don't know if that's just how my body reacts to the trigger and we (my RE and I) should plan on doing the IUI a little later next cycle, or if this was just a fluke.

[lilsneezy]

Jun 15, 2015 17:10:16 GMT -5 kawaiikitsune said:

My GI called me back and it looks like I will be going back on my Prednisone. It is the bench for me until I am no longer having symptoms. I probably won't be checking in until then since we will be TTA. I wish you all the best and hope to see your BFP's soon!

So sorry you're on the bench. I hope your symptoms go away soon so you can start TTC again! We'll be here for you when that time comes. 

[mrsjene]

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@sluttybigb00bz that's great news!!! FX!
goldenlove3 good luck this weekend!
lovegrilledcheese have fun on your trip!
mugster and longhornwino0907 GL!
@wallflwr926 GL with the lap
babycowbell FX!
@diordra EXCITING!!!!
cateyes I've got everything crossed for you!
Andrea Glad everything came back normal!
kawaiikitsune and birdie (((HUGS)))
renbee Have fun in Hawaii!!!
kariann12 Sorry about your FIL.
@pineappleoranges HI applesandbananas. Sorry to see you hear. Hopefully your stay is short.
lilsneezy Have you mentioned this to your RE yet?

Update to this morning's post: One follie at 19. Triggering tomorrow. IUI scheduled for Thursday morning. GAH! Anything I should know before Thursday or things I should have asked (even though it's a little late now....)