***GKU IF WEEKLY CHECK IN***11/23

[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:

LDubHawksFan-EDD 11/24/15

Littleliverpill-EDD 12/10/15



April 2015 BFPs

Icequeen-EDD 1/12/16

FDL-EDD 1/12/16



May 2015 BFPs

Brettanomyces-EDD 1/29/16

-IUI 1.2-MFI and low ovarian reserve

Alpies-EDD 2/4/16

-IVF #1 MFI and PCOS



June 2015 BFPs

britterrss13- EDD 2/19/16

-PCOS

sluttybigb00bz-EDD 3/3/16

-IVF #1-MFI and lowish AMH-IVF

birdie-EDD 3/13/16

-Unexplained



July 2015 BFPs

wittyandwaiting-EDD 3/28/16

-IUI #8-same sex couple

Jags8-EDD 4/5/16

-TI and progesterone-Cysts on ovaries (non-PCOS) and LPD



Aug 2015 BFPs

Urmysunshine77-EDD 4/16/16

-Hail Mary cycle-AMA with unexplained secondary infertility

ironegg-EDD 4/21/16

-IVF #1-endo removed- Unexplained

renbee-EDD: 4/24/16

-IUI #1 with Femara-PCOS

Helloerrbody-EDD 5/1/16

- IUI #1 with letrozole-unexplained



Sept 2015 BFPs

nerdykitten-EDD (?)

-FET #1-low sperm count and motility

bloodyjack87-EDD (?)

-PCOS, lower count, low motility

wanderingheart-EDD 5/28/16

-Femera+IUI #1-PCOS dx with low sperm count

stringy-EDD 6/?/16

-FET planned for AUG/Sept-Unexplained

aalv-EDD 6/6/16

-Med cycle #3 with Femera-PCOS



October 2015 BFPs

Raelynn28-EDD 6/3/16

-IUI #2+clomid-unexplained with a possible luteal phase defect.

Diordra-EDD 6/26/16

-FET #1-PCOS

madamewaffles- EDD 6/30/16

-FET #2-PCOS



November 2015 BFPs

housecarder-EDD 7/6/16

-Transferred 2 beautiful Embies-Bilateral hydrosalpinx (blocked tubes)

mugster-EDD 7/11/16

-Transferred a beautiful embie--ovulatory dysfunction

requiressnacks-EDD: 7/10/15

-Clomid + IUI #1-Unexplained



Adoption/FTA

Packerfan4life



Angel Babies:

gonzol

beckynsean11 (Tad, Rowan and Carson)

kristi&p

Emejay

Pintobean39

Lebradford

Linny1012

Buttmonkey34

Jefa624

SnakeFisherbub

Goldenlove3

Samanthasays

Renbee (2 angel babies)

lovegrilledcheese

Brazilianpeach (2 angels)

katerli

pineappleoranges

virginiaorjohn

Diordra

Peaseblossom55

Cateyes





Treatment/Stage



Testing

easilyunamused-Getting ready to test with an RE



TI

kawaiikitsune-Trying but not as intensely. May see the RE in the beginning of December

-Right tube blocked; possible uterine polyps

snakefisherbub-feeling like it may be time to go back to the RE. Hugs.

-Unexplained

@pineappleoranges-Chugging along on a very long cycle, will start Prevera. HSG in January

-PCOS

W

-Unexplained

******-NTNP for the time being

-Unexplained

27alex-Due to conflicting coverage information-NTNP for now

cjchio-TI until done with school

@wallflwr926-NTNP while getting situated

-Chronic Pelvic Pain, IBS, Ovarian Cysts-Lap done

beckynsean11-TI due to a cyst, hoping for a natural cycle

-IR-PCOS, weak ovulation, Incompetent Cervix

lilsneezy-Taking a break until Dec/Jan and thinking about getting testing redone

- Unexplained

rooskie-DH added CoQ10 and Zinc, Doing repeat SA in a month

-MFI-Low Count

ceejay-doing TI for a while to see if H's CoQ10 and fertility vitamins make any difference

-Low morph

mustloveerica-waiting until April for the new Urologist. Sending hugs.

-MFI, Hypothyroidism

achromia-Submucosal fibroid









Medicated TI



Rama- Clomid 100mg+Ovidrel trigger+TI

-PCOS







IUI

joy-IUI #3 with Clomid

-Hashimoto’s and Unexplained

Daikoku- IUI #4 and moving on to Femera

-Low T

goldenlove3- IUI with Injects

- Unexplained

emilie-IUI #1 with injects-in 2WW!

-Hypothyroid, Low AMH/AFC

wannabmama-IUI #2 with clomid

-MFI

dke2010-Femera+IUI #1-in 2WW with 3 follies!

-unexplained

@evelyn3-IUI #1 with Femera-in the 2WW

-Unexplained

juliayadda-Moving to IUI with injects

-unexplained







IVF

rufus426

- low count, motility, morphology

mrsjene-IVF #2-8 eggs retrieved, 4 fertilized!

-Unexplained

youdontsay-New protocol-IVF #2 started lupron

-PCOS and MFI

getzystark- Stimming!

-Unexplained

pippacricket- Stimming!

-Unexplained

babycowbell-Starting IVF in January

-Unexplained

meerkatmillie-Moving on to IVF, hoping for a mid to late December ET

- Unexplained

piccyami-getting ready for IVF #1

-MFI





PUPO!!!!

@underdog25-PUPO-Transferred 2 grade 1 and 2 blasts!

-IVF #1 in the Czech Republic-DOR

twinkie0612- PUPO!!!! FET w/ DEm #3-transferred 1 perfect 6AA blast!

- poor egg quality, low progesterone, CF carrier, High NK cells, High TNFa (inflammatory cytokine), APA+, heterozygous mutated for Factor XIIIv34l, poor uterine blood flow. DH: slightly low morph



Benched/Break/TTA



deelopi9- Interviewing 2 REs to decide on best option

-PCOS Insulin Resistant & Hashimoto's

samanthasays-Healing and trying to embrace life as a childless couple for now.

-Unexplained

longhornwino0907-booked for a trip to the Czech Republic in February for IVF with donor eggs

kariann12- Unsure what the future holds, no treatments planned at this point

- Unexplained

kaliRN- Getting KU on Feb 9, 2016 in beautiful Zlin, Czech Republic with donor eggs!!!!

-Unexplained

cateyes-TTA this cycle, Lap surgery scheduled for the 25th to recheck and maybe correct R tube

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

daisy818-Lap scheduled for Nov 25th, possible endo

butlerfan-Working on potentially seeing a new RE-possibly switching focus from TTC to adoption

-Low Morph, motility, AMH

setsuna17-TTA while Getting health under control.

-Unexplained

Cythe-Waiting until hubs gets home in the spring to game plan and see about IVF #2

-Unexplained






QOTW: Since it is Thanksgiving week for the U.S. ladies, What s your favorite thanksgiving food? If you are international, what is your favorite holiday food?

[mrsjene]

We got the call yesterday that two embryos (4AB and 4BB) made it to day 5. They are currently being biopsied for PGS testing.

So back to waiting.

[youdontsay]

Thanks for the check in cateyes!

@underdog25 congrats on being PUPO!

mrsjene crossing everything for those embryos!

pippacricket GL for your ER, keep us posted!

AFM: on day 4 of stims, 3 shots a night; Menopur, Lupron and Follistim. That Menopur burn is crappy but tolerable. Wednesday I'm going in for BW and U/S and MH and my parents are coming with me only because there's a Polish deli near our RE's office that my parents wanted to check out. My dad is freaking out, I'm like "dad, you can wait in the car...."

The RN said if all goes well I'll have my BETAs done before our first wedding anniversary (we're going to Boston for our anniversary, I was being a little selfish and didn't want to cancel another vacation). So we'll either be celebrating or we'll be miserable again.

[mustloveerica]

Ok so Hs urologist found a "significant infection" in his SA. His white cell count was like thru the roof. So he's on some pretty hefty antibiotics and then he will go back for another repeat SA in a couple of months. But yesterday I notice that his baby juice looks significantly different. Now I'm all....please don't tell me that almost 2 years later the problem was maybe an infection the entire time! I don't know. That's me being silly and hopeful. But seriously...his junk actually looks normal after a week of antibiotics. It's very strange.

[longhornwino0907]

@underdog25, EEEEEEEEEEK! I'm so excited and anxious for you! Can't wait to hear
pippacricket, GL with ER

AFM, just sitting around waiting until February! 78 days until I'm PUPO! Also, I'm meeting kaliRN on FRIDAY!!!! So cannot wait to meet her! For prep stuff, H is supposed to go to the bank today to complete the wire transfer to pay for everything at the clinic. And we'll hopefully be narrowing down the sightseeing things we want to do, particularly in Florence, in the next week or two.

QOTW: Turkey, obvs. Not a stuffing fan. I also absolutely have to have mashed potatoes with my Thanksgiving dinner. And rice crispy treats for dessert. Not a pie person, so my mom would always make me rice crispy treats. MIL has taken up that tradition on the years we go up to visit them, which is sweet of her since everyone else that eats dinner with us loves pie. And isn't a picky eater in the slightest, like I am.

[joy]

I love that you studied it, mustloveerica! Did they say what kind of infection it was?

[joy]

I'm on my way to IUI #3. My actual doctor was seeing monitoring appointment patients yesterday. It was a pleasant surprise! Usually, monitoring appointments are done by the on-call resident. I asked him what the next steps were after this IUI and he said to schedule a consult in the next few weeks. We needed to discuss IUI with injectables (and those side effects/concerns) and IVF.

Oh boy.

[mustloveerica]

Nov 23, 2015 9:43:43 GMT -5 joy said:

I love that you studied it, mustloveerica! Did they say what kind of infection it was?

Nope. He had to give a urine sample and they tested for STIs and everything was negative. So they said just "bacterial infection". They want to see if a round of antiobiotics has any effect of the quality of his army before trying other routes.

[piccyami]

P&R for me for now.

I'm going in Wednesday to pay for our cycle and set up H's "cryo backup" and probably go ahead and pay for that, too. I had a call with the nurse last week to go over med coverage and just to generally check in.

QOTW: Pecan pie and rolls.

[dke2010]

Not much news to report for me. We're just waiting and I'm planning to test on Thanksgiving since that's when I got my BFP 4 years ago. My chart looks beautiful this cycle, which I know means absolutely nothing.

[Evelyn3]

Thanks for the checkin cateyes

Congrats o being PUPO @underdog25

FX mrsjene!!

Good luck with ER pippacricket

mustloveerica I hope clearing up the infection helps solve things

AFM just waiting. Halfway through 2WW. I'm quite relaxed the past few days, it's nice

[butlerfan]

Nothing really new with us-had a big blow up Thursday night with the IL's (which is what we figured would happen), where we go deer hunting is all family friends so my FIL and the other friend's dad (who treats us like his kids-they all grew up together, etc) discussed things. He told my FIL that they need to realize we are adults and treat us as such and not as little kids. Just because we don't do everything exactly like they do doesn't make it wrong and to learn to let go. He also told us that don't you want your kids to be happy? That's all he wants for his kids. He told FIL that they can't keep doing this to us-whether or not they realize it or not they are trying to cause friction in our marriage which is wrong, etc. I think they finally got the message since he seemed contrite on Saturday before he took off after being out there that morning and gave us a hug before leaving.

I am also calling the doctor's office to check in on where we are at to get an appointment and also going to call the adoption agency to find out more details of what we need to do for paperwork and what the requirements are for a home study. We many be having to find a different place due to IL's not wanting to give up control as much as they need to. I think it will always be a source of friction at this point and we have to move sometime this spring if not before.

I'll come back later to tag everyone....

ETA: Mashed potatoes and gravy!!!!

[Cythe]

Morning ladies, I don't remember if I fully updated here (so many places to update, you know?). I know I told you the results of our ER and fert report. For my age to say I was devastated was an understatement. cateyes if you would remove me from the check-in, I'd appreciate it. You can leave my name, but maybe remove the tag? Some days are just hard right now.

Officially, its being ruled as Oocyte Activation Deficiency due to egg quality issues, the ICSI failed to fertilize my eggs at all - not even abnormally. After the WTF with my doc, I was informed that the lab had used all of H's sperm for the ICSI so we are out of luck until he returns from deployment.

In the meantime, Dr. P and I have some up with some supplements and diet changes that haven't really been proven to help jack shit, but can't hurt. I am starting them now, so I can get the most out of their small benefits. To jump start my diet chances, I've decided to start the Whole30 program and then add in the foods I'm approved for. Day 3: eggs are still tasty (that will change!)

Thank you all for your support and love, I wish you all nothing but the best of luck and hopefully this will all be a distant nightmare for you by time I get back!

[goldenlove3]

Morning ladies. I made it through my injectables! I was seriously freaking out and had a breakdown on Monday but it really wasn't all that bad. The disappointing thing is that I only had one mature follicle yesterday at my ultrasound. I had a 16 that could maybe catch up before ovulation. But I was so bummed to go through all that for only ONE. I was on 150IU of Follistim too. So anyway, we triggered last night and did IUI#7.1 this morning. IUI#7.2 will be tomorrow then the dreaded 2WW. This will be my last IUI (hopefully ever) as we're moving on to IVF in January.

QOTW: My favorite is the turkey and stuffing. I was never a huge fan of turkey but last year we got a local, fresh, farm raised turkey and it was the best turkey I've ever had! Sooo much better than Butterball. 

[joy]

::hugs:: Cythe. Love it for solidarity and love.

[Rama]

Triggering tomorrow, bloodwork in a week. I'm in a weird place in my head where I hope I ovulate, but am terrified to have any optimism. Especially with the weird last cycle, I'm just all over the place. It's the unknown and the waiting that kills me. Yet, the TWW is still less stressful than WTO. Go figure.

[ceejay]

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@underdog25 - Congrats on being PUPO and FX for your beta this week!

mrsjene - Yay for 2 day 5 embryos! FX for good PGS results.

pippacricket - Good luck with ER tomorrow! Hope everything goes well.

youdontsay - FX for a good appointment this week.

mustloveerica - Hopefully clearing up the infection will improve his next SA!

longhornwino0907 - have fun meeting kaliRN on Friday!

joy - FX for IUI #3!

dke2010 - FX for you! Your chart does look very nice.

butlerfan - hope things improve with your IL's.

goldenlove3 - FX for your last IUI's. Hopefully that other follie caught up.

Huge hugs, Cythe .

AFM, H is taking his fertility vitamins and CoQ10 pretty regularly, which I appreciate. He hates taking pills so going from no pills ever to 5 a day has been quite a change for him. Hopefully they will actually make a difference in his sperm quality and morphology. We are going to stay with H's family for Thanksgiving and will likely be there for my entire FW (I typically O on CD14, and I'm on CD9 now). I have no idea where or when we expect to hit any days in our FW... We will have to be creative. FX that I O early this cycle so we don't have to worry about it.

QOTW: It's hard for me to pick a favorite because I love all Thanksgiving food. I love taking a bite of turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and stuffing all together. The combination of flavors is amazing. But I also love green bean casserole! So much good food!

[longhornwino0907]

Cythe, sending you so, so many hugs

[cateyes]

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@underdog25-FX for you!! I am never able to go beta or bust-I wish you luck!
mrsjene-Come on lil embies, come back normal!!
pippacricket-Good luck with you ER tomorrow and FX no OHSS!
youdontsay-FX everything goes perfectly!
mustloveerica-FX the infection is cured and maybe just maybe that was the trouble!
longhornwino0907-You are getting so close! Also, I can say-kaliRN is amazeballs! Have a great G2G!
joy-FX this is it for you and no need for further consults and treatments!
piccyami-FX you have good med coverage!
dke2010-FX for you!!!!!
@evelyn3-FX for you and glad you have been able to relax some!
butlerfan-Hugs. I am sorry this is extra difficult for you due to the ILs but glad someone stepped up for you guys!
Cythe-My heart is still so broken for you right now. I will remove your tag but please come back as you need to for support, love, and whatever you need! All the hugs to you.
Wishing all the good vibes to you goldenlove3!!! Come on luck!
Rama-Hugs and FX for your trigger. Planning, waiting, anxiety-it all sucks and I hope adding the trigger is your magic key!!!!
ceejay-My H hated taking supplements too! Glad your H is doing well with it!!!

AFM: I am having the laparoscopy on Wednesday and am 10 DPO of a Benched cycle. I am super nervous because this surgery will show for sure if my tube is a no go or if it is open. I don't know why I am so nervous to know for sure, it just seems more real and I cannot live in denial I guess. I am also nervous because, surgery. After, we will talk with my RE and see what the plan moving forward is!

[easilyunamused]

Hi ladies, I'll come back to tag when I get to my laptop. I I have a quick question. Our consult is next Monday, and they said they charge around $300. I had assumed some testing might happnen, like his SA or something, but the receptionist said only that we'll meet to talk to the Dr and then the new patient coordinator(which I'm sure is mostly about the financial part).

So is that normal to have a nominal fee for a first time consult? Did you have a fee and how much was it?

TYIA

[emilie]

@underdog25 best of luck this week! fx for you!
mrsjene fx that the testing goes well!
pippacricket good luck tomorrow!
youdontsay best of luck with your appointment. the family coming and the deli sounds like a setup for a Seinfeld episode or something.
mustloveerica poor guy. while it would be so frustrating if it was just an infection this whole time, maybe the antibiotics are the thing that will make this work?
longhornwino0907 have fun with kaliRN!
joy best of luck this cycle. FWIW, most people say that the injectables have very few side effects (I found this to be true with Follistim).
piccyami hope your appointment goes well.
dke2010 fx for you!
Evelyn3 glad you're feeling good this 2WW!
butlerfan I'm so sorry for the ongoing nightmare with your ILs. I hope you can move forward with the doc and the adoption agency this week.
Cythe hugs, hugs, hugs. We're here if you need us.
goldenlove3 yay, and fx for you. I had one follicle too this cycle and yeah, it's a bummer after going through the meds.
Rama hugs. you'd think after endless months of waiting and not knowing that it would get easier, right? best of luck with the trigger tomorrow.
ceejay shower? car? reeeeally reaaally quietly?
cateyes best of luck with the surgery and hope it gives you the answers you need. we will be thinking of you!


AFM, 10dpiui, on Endometrin, still testing out my trigger (there is still a faint line). I'll probably take a few days off from POAS and test again on Thanksgiving.

QOTW: Pepperidge Farm stuffing is sent from heaven.

[Rama]

Nov 23, 2015 13:30:35 GMT -5 easilyunamused said:

Hi ladies, I'll come back to tag when I get to my laptop. I I have a quick question. Our consult is next Monday, and they said they charge around $300. I had assumed some testing might happnen, like his SA or something, but the receptionist said only that we'll meet to talk to the Dr and then the new patient coordinator(which I'm sure is mostly about the financial part).

So is that normal to have a nominal fee for a first time consult? Did you have a fee and how much was it?

TYIA

Our first meeting/consult with the RE cost a little over that. We went extensively through medical history, what we've tried, what we hope to try, what kind of expectations to have for each part of treatment, etc. I think that's pretty standard?

Bloodwork and MrRama's SA had costs associated on top of that consult fee.

[goldenlove3]

Nov 23, 2015 13:30:35 GMT -5 easilyunamused said:

Hi ladies, I'll come back to tag when I get to my laptop. I I have a quick question. Our consult is next Monday, and they said they charge around $300. I had assumed some testing might happnen, like his SA or something, but the receptionist said only that we'll meet to talk to the Dr and then the new patient coordinator(which I'm sure is mostly about the financial part).

So is that normal to have a nominal fee for a first time consult? Did you have a fee and how much was it?

TYIA

I think my doctor visit is $135 280 but they charged it to insurance first so I ended up paying $35. Can they try to charge the visit to your insurance?

ETA: I just looked at my records and my first visit at my first RE was $250 but they charged it to my insurance so I didn't have to pay the full price. 

ETA2: Corrected cost for second RE after looking at insurance claim. I guess 135 is the current patient office visit.

[cateyes]

Nov 23, 2015 13:30:35 GMT -5 easilyunamused said:

Hi ladies, I'll come back to tag when I get to my laptop. I I have a quick question. Our consult is next Monday, and they said they charge around $300. I had assumed some testing might happnen, like his SA or something, but the receptionist said only that we'll meet to talk to the Dr and then the new patient coordinator(which I'm sure is mostly about the financial part).

So is that normal to have a nominal fee for a first time consult? Did you have a fee and how much was it?

TYIA

If we had been OOP that would have been about the cost for the first consult. And that did not include any testing.

[getzystark]

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{Click here to see more.} @underdog25, so glad you're home. Fx for you.
mrsjene, Fx for a good biopsy report!
pippacricket, good luck on the retrieval!
youdontsay, you're stronger than me. Menopur is THE WORST!!! Fx for an amazing anniversary.
mustloveerica, fx clearing up this infection does wonders for you! I'd be thinking the same thing!!
longhornwino0907, come on February! How exciting!
joy, fx for this IUI.
piccyami, next steps! Paying isn't all that fun, but it's nice to be moving forward I'm sure.
dke2010, all the things crossed for a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Evelyn3, good job on staying relaxed! Fx!
butlerfan, hugs. Hopefully moving forward your time with your ILs will be easier.
I wont tag, but ALL my love to you Cythe.
goldenlove3, congrats on making it through! Injections blow.
Rama, hugs to you.
ceejay, fx for early O or some sneaky holiday secks.
cateyes, I'm excited to know about that silly tube too!!
easilyunamused, my first consult was $325. It included an U/S and time with the doctor to go over all of our history. I had already had blood work, but they did draw more, which was an additional cost.
emilie, come on injectables!!!

AFM, I'm on day...uh 9 of stims. Added Ganirelix on Saturday which is nice because it doesn't burn going in...buuuuut it burns after. FML.

I still haven't gotten sick and am tolerating the meds and stabbing myself, fairly well.

Had a monitoring appointment today and I'm close to where I need to be to trigger. Had about 3 follicles 16mm in size, and a bunch around 7-10. I'm hoping those catch up, otherwise we really wont have many to fertilize, and definitely wont have many or any to freeze. I know the primary goal is a healthy, happy embryo to implant and a take-home baby, but I was really hoping for some frosties.

Tentative retrieval Friday, with transfer on Wednesday. I can't believe this is even happening. It doesn't feel real.

[achromia]

Thanks for the tag, cateyes. I hope your lap goes well this week and you get good news after!

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@underdog25 - Welcome home! All the things crossed for you!

mrsjene - I hate waiting... sending good vibes your way while the tests run.

pippacricket - Ahhh! Good luck tomorrow at ER!

youdontsay - Thinking positive thoughts for you for good news by your anniversary.

mustloveerica - If it were an ongoing infection that would be annoying, but at the same time... if the solution is within reach, that's a good thing!

longhornwino0907 - 78 days will be over before you know it! I hope you have a fantastic trip.

joy - I hope everything went well this morning with the IUI.

piccyami - Eep, sounds like an expensive week! Hopefully it's at least exciting to be moving ahead.

dke2010 - GL! Waiting is so hard.

Evelyn3 - Glad to hear you're having a relaxed TWW. Good luck!

butlerfan - Sorry for such a tense weekend. I hope your ILs do realize that they are hurting you, and stop.

Cythe - I am so, so sorry. Life can be so shitty and unfair.

goldenlove3 - Everything crossed for you. I know it's trite, but it does only take one good/lucky egg...

Rama - I'm with you on sometimes being afraid to hope. ((hugs))

ceejay - I hope you find some private time while you are visiting the fam over Thanksgiving, or that O comes early!

easilyunamused - My initial consult was definitely just talking, but my insurance covered it so it was billed like any other visit to a specialist. I just paid my copay. I'd have to find the bill to know the actual cost.

emilie - Eeek, good luck to you! You are in the home stretch of this TWW!

AFM: I think I mentioned to you guys that my RE determined my fibroid was not putting enough pressure on my uterus to worry about. We have been officially cleared to proceed with IUI during my next cycle. I'm expecting that to start about Dec. 1 or 2, so I'm in the process of lining up my meds right now. Naturally insurance doesn't cover Ovidrel, the expensive part, so I'm calling around to a few pharmacies to find the best price. I'm excited but nervous!

QOTW: I'm torn between cranberry sauce and green bean casserole. They're both essential parts of the meal, and I pretty much only eat them at Thanksgiving so I appreciate them more than some other dishes.

[easilyunamused]

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cateyes, Thank you, and FX the surgery goes well.
@underdog25, Welcome home! FX for great betas!
mrsjene, It's a constant waiting game, eh? Hopefully they'll be perfect:)
pippacricket, Good luck tomorrow! I hope it all goes smoothly!
youdontsay, Happy Anniversary! FX for good news.
mustloveerica, that's interesting about the bacterial infection. Does it not affect much else? FX this does the trick and you have smooth sailing from there.
longhornwino0907, have fun with KaliRn! Come on February!
joy, FX that third times the charm:)
butlerfan, I hope that your ILs finally come around and let you and YH live your lives like you want too. And they get their stuff out of your house.
Cythe, huge hugs, I know we say it a lot, but IF really sucks and I hope that you are doing ok.
goldenlove3, Good luck on lucky #7!!
Rama, Hugs! I hate that our minds can goes from one extreme to the next. WTO is stressful when you never know really when it'll happen.
getzystark, grow follies, grow! FX for an easy transfer:)
achromia, hopefully you can find a good price, and FX for IUI #1!

Thank you ladies for your experiences with your first consult. I just wanted to make sure that was the norm. They did say that insurance will not cover it, so that's a bummer.
I'm on CD2 after a 45 day cycle. My longest since I started charting more then 2 years ago. I hope that this doesn't continue. I will temp again for cycle 14 (took a break last cycle). Even though we were NTNP last cycle, we managed to hit a day in the FW. Not that it did anything. Looking forward to our consult next week and get this show on the road already.

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Cythe - So much love to you. I'm sending you a huge creepy internet hug right now.

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There is so much activity going on today. I am keeping my fingers, toes, and eyes crossed and sending positive vibes to everyone.

AFM, Today is CD2 of cycle 20, and we have decided to bench ourselves until atleast March to ensure FMLA eligibility. I keep awkwardly laughing to myself that what's the point in being benched after this many cycles, but I think this will be a good thing. H and I can focus on settling into new jobs and finding a place to live without worrying about TTC for a few months.

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Much love to you ******. Take care of yourself, and we're here for you. I'm sorry this has been rough.