***GKU IF WEEKLY CHECK IN*** 11/30

[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, maybe moving on to seeing an RE

-Unexplained

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

cjchio-TI until done with school

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, Counts up from .3 to 1.4 million, still waiting to get up to 10.

-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. Husband had an infection that is now being treated.

-MFI, Hypothyroidism

cateyes-TI this month with newly unblocked tube and moving on to inject IUI next cycle

-Hypothyrodism, PCOS, MFI-Low morph









Medicated TI



Rama- Clomid 100mg+Ovidrel trigger+TI-in 2WW

-PCOS







IUI

joy-IUI #3 with Clomid

-Hashimoto’s and Unexplained

Daikoku- IUI #4 and moving on to Femera

-Low T

goldenlove3- IUI #7 with Injects

- Unexplained

emilie-IUI #1 with injects

-Hypothyroid, Low AMH/AFC

wannabmama-IUI #2 with clomid

-MFI

dke2010-Femera+IUI #1

-unexplained

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

-Unexplained

juliayadda- IUI #1 with Gonal F injects

-unexplained

achromia-Submucosal fibroid but cleared to TTC with IUI #1

-Unexplained





IVF

rufus426

- low count, motility, morphology

mrsjene-IVF #2-8 eggs retrieved, 4 fertilized, 2 made it to blast! Now waiting for PGS

-Unexplained

youdontsay-New protocol-IVF #2 –triggered and ER Monday

-PCOS and MFI

getzystark- 10R, 5F waiting on day 3 reports.

-Unexplained

pippacricket- Had ER, 16R, 8M, 6F- high chance of OHSS so doing a freeze all for FET later

-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!!!!

twinkie0612-

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KU!!! BETA #1 is 39.5, witing on the results from beta #2! 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/Other



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

daisy818-Lap went well, tubes hopefully can be unblocked by full HSG in January

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

@underdog25-All the hugs

-IVF #1 in the Czech Republic-DOR

@wallflwr926-Benched while waiting to be eligible for FMLA

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











Welcome

teachermomtobe





QOTW: After 4 days of binge watching Netflix during surgery recovery, It got me thinking-What is your favorite movie, tv, series, etc?

[goldenlove3]

Morning everyone. I'm currently in the 2WW with beta scheduled for next Tuesday. I might test next weekend though. I'm on progesterone right now and it suuuucks.

QOTW: Probably How I Met Your Mother. We've watched the whole thing through at least 5 times now but I still love it (except the ending).

[dke2010]

My first IUI seemed like a sure thing with 3 eggs and 30 million swimmers, but it didn't work. DH and I were both extremely disappointed. I wish I hadn't been so hopeful. I start letrozole tomorrow for another round.

QOTW: On Netfix I watch anything police/crime related. Those shows really interest me for some reason.

[joy]

IUI #3 is in about a half hour. I feel like our timing is super off. I took the Ovidrel shot (drunk me forgot to remove the air bubble so there was some panicking) on Saturday night but I have zero ovulation pain today. I usually have strong, painful cramping on the ovulation side but today is nada. All is quiet.

It's okay. I consider this IUI a formality. My husband and I go in to discuss next steps on 12/23. Merry Christmas?

[Evelyn3]

Second IUI was a bust, and receptionist at RE left me on hold for like 20 minutes and was overall rude, and that didn't help things.
I'm so over all of this.

Sorry for this cycle being a bust dke2010

Best of luck this cycle goldenlove3

Thanks for the checkin cateyes!

QOTW: I really like once upon a time. I think that's my favourite

[mrsjene]

Just sitting here on pins and needles waiting for the results to come back on PGS testing of the two embryos. I should know more by the end of the week.

[daisy818]

Sorry for the bust IUI cycles, dke2010 and Evelyn3

FX that your timing ends up being okay, joy !

FX for a good cycle, goldenlove3 !

ETA - FX for good results, mrsjene!

AFM, today is my birthday, which this year my only feeling about it is, "Welp, last year before I hit AMA." So that's super fun. I'm still cramping quite a bit and pretty bloated from the lap and frankly I'm struggling to be positive about it. Maybe it's because I haven't talked to the doctor yet myself and I have a ton of questions, but despite the fact that DH seemed to think that the doctor was optimistic I'm just sitting here knowing that my tubes are still both blocked despite having gone through surgery.

 

[rooskie]

I'll come back and tag later....

But AFM we got told that we have a 1-2% chance of conceiving naturally so I'm just going to go the NTNP route while we are going through testing. I should have AF by the end of the week so I'll have a date with the dildo cam to look for possible signs of endo and then get some bloodwork done. DH goes in tomorrow to get his bloodwork done.

I always forget the question. We are binging The Knick now and started watching The Man in the Glass Tower on Prime. If I'm home sick I always watch Millionaire Matchmaker and Dawson's Creek.

[piccyami]

I'll hopefully be back to tag later. I paid all the money for the shared risk plan on Wednesday and scheduled H's "cryo backup" for during our vacation around Christmas. Now I'm just waiting for CD1 so I can call in and start BC. We should also be ordering all my meds in the next couple weeks. It was mildly terrifying to max out a credit card but we plan to have it all paid off well before the no interest period ends.

[getzystark]

@underdog25, so many hugs to you. I'm so sorry.

[daisy818]

rooskie, sorry about the bad news - I hope that testing can give you some answers

@underdog25, ((hugs)) - I'm so so sorry

[wannabmama]

GL goldenlove3
Sorry for the busts dke2010 Evelyn3 @underdog25
joy fx you won't need the 12/23 consult
mrsjene hope you get some good news this week about the testing!
daisy818 I'm sorry you're not feeling great physically or emotionally. All of the different "timelines" that come up are definitely hard to face.
rooskie stats like that are so brutal to hear, hope the testing is clear or gives you some answers.
piccyami the $ aspect of all this is such an insult to injury...good luck with this step though!
AFM, just waiting now and I think IUI #2 will be Thursday if things keep going like they've been going.
QOTW: I only really binge watch things on ID network or Dateline, 20/20 type shows. I love a good SATC marathon or some old Friends or Gilmore Girls.

[youdontsay]

I'm on mobile so I can't tag, but sending hugs and good vibes to everyone who needs them!

On my way home from ER, they got 14 eggs compared from 8 last time. Tomorrow they'll call me to see how many fertilize and then I go back Saturday for my transfer.

[joy]

Nov 30, 2015 10:17:30 GMT -5 youdontsay said:

I'm on mobile so I can't tag, but sending hugs and good vibes to everyone who needs them!

On my way home from ER, they got 14 eggs compared from 8 last time. Tomorrow they'll call me to see how many fertilize and then I go back Saturday for my transfer.

Good luck!
Good luck!
Good luck!

[youdontsay]

This is my at-home nurse right now.

[juliayadda]

goldenlove3, FX for this TWW. Hope you can stay busy!

dke2010, hope it works on round two and have good eggs and sperms again

joy, hugs Joy. I hope your body is just punking you and actually having a nice strong silent ovulation.

Evelyn3, Being left on hold is so rude, especially at such a heart breaking time.

mrsjene, I will continue to sit on needles with you! FX for both being perfect embryos!

daisy818, hugs, it is so hard to stay positive

rooskie, hugs and good luck with testing

@underdog25, I am so so sorry it didn't work out in CR. I hope you have some luck at home.

getzystark, you know I am FXing for you

youdontsay, FX soooo much for lots of fertilizing!!!

piccyami, #dollarbillz I have spent so much money in the past week.

AFM:

I did my first stim!!! I stabbed myself and it didn't hurt at all. I will say my tummy hurt a little after, like I had don a ton of situps or something. 1 down 4 to go!

I paid upfront for 3 cycles so hopefully the 2nd and 3rd will be a waste!!!

[achromia]

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goldenlove3 Sorry that the progesterone sucks, but goooood luuuuuck for next Tuesday!
dke2010 and Evelyn3 I'm so sorry that IUI were a bust. It is so hard not to get your hopes up. Every. Damn. Cycle.
joy I have all the things crossed for you, even if it feels like you're just biding your time until the "next steps" discussion.
mrsjene I hope all goes well with the PGS testing for your embies!
daisy818 ((hugs)) I hate that you feel so crappy, and really hope that all this hassle has resulted in open tubes for you.
rooskie I remember hearing those stats; it's not fun. GL with your testing!
@underdog25 Oh girl, I am so sorry. All the hugs and wine.
wannabmama Best of luck with your IUI!
youdontsay Yay for 14 eggs! FX for many fertilized ones!
juliayadda Congrats on being so brave and getting through the first stim!

Thanks for the check-in, cateyes!

I am sitting at 12 DPO of my last natural cycle for a while, but my temp started falling this morning so I anticipate that tomorrow or Wednesday will be CD 1 of IUI #1. Luckily, I did find a pharmacy where I can get ovidrel for $50 less than my regular place charges, so my nurse got the prescription sent over. I pick up my meds tonight and in a few days... we'll get this show on the road.

QOTW: I am a big nerd, so most of my favorite movies and series involve other time periods or fantasy worlds. I love all the Tolkien Hobbit/Lord of the Rings movies, the Princess Bride, Downton Abbey, Once Upon a Time, enjoyed Lost, etc.

[emilie]

I know some of these tags may seem like repeats from the 3T IUI check-in, but it's just a chance for me to give some of you hugs twice!


cateyes thanks for the check-in and hope your recovery is going well!
goldenlove3 hope this week goes by quickly. fx for you!
dke2010 more hugs! it's hard not to be hopeful.
joy still got my fx for you on this formality cycle hope it went well today.
Evelyn3 I'm so sorry. Are you doing another IUI?
mrsjene thinking of you, and here's hoping for great results!
daisy818 happy birthday and big hugs. 34 isn't so bad hope your recovery goes smoothly.
rooskie best of luck with the bloodwork. I am also loving Man in the High Castle!
piccyami congrats on getting things going! hope AF shows soon.
@underdog25 hugs. I am so sorry.
wannabmama best of luck with everything this week!
youdontsay that's great news! fx for good results tomorrow! also, THAT PUPPY!
juliayadda one of the few situations where you hope you waste money! don't forget to alternate sides with your shots, it helps with the soreness.
achromia best of luck this cycle!

AFM, IUI #1 was a bust - I stopped progesterone and am just waiting for AF - I have cramps so I assume later today. I have an appointment for baseline on Wednesday and just ordered more meds. This weekend was tough - H and I were both really excited about trying something new after 17 months of nothing and I think we both took this cycle failing harder than we thought we would. I only had one follicle this cycle and they think my issue may be egg quality, so here's hoping they bump up my meds so we can get 2 or 3.

QOTW: My favorite TV shows of all time are Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Friday Night Lights, My So-Called Life, and Game of Thrones.

[joy]

emilie, I'm sorry your cycle was a bust. The first one is the hardest. ::hugs::

Also?

[daisy818]

youdontsay - FX for good news!! You have a very cute nurse

juliayadda - Good work on your first stim!! Hope they all go smoothly for you

emilie - ((hugs)) Sorry the first cycle was a bust. FX for you for next round

[emilie]

Nov 30, 2015 15:38:50 GMT -5 joy said:

emilie , I'm sorry your cycle was a bust. The first one is the hardest. ::hugs::

Also?

I love the way he leans.

[snakefisherbub]

Hi ladies! Hugs and love for everyone! ♡♡

Afm- eh same old thing. Just finishing my period. I'm almost at a year since I was pregnant. Don't know if I will get there again. Well obviously not without help. My schedule is too much right now to really think about going to the Dr. Once it slows down again then maybe. Till then just keep on keeping on.

[easilyunamused]

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goldenlove3 , fx for good betas! I need to watch HIMYM, I never got into it.

dke2010 , hugs, I am sorry IUI was a bust, FX #2 is better. I love crime/mystery shows and books too.

joy , FX for your IUI. It really sucks to be dealing with all these things through the holidays.

Evelyn3 , sorry the IUI didn't work and the receptionist was rude. I wonder if they have to go through sensitivity training at all. Seem like a lot of ladies have had to deal with rude/incompetent staff.

mrsjene , sending good vibes to those embies!!

daisy818 , Happy Birthday! I'm sorry you are feeling discouraged. I hope you get good news soon.

rooskie , good luck with testing. I am also starting that process. Definitely seems overwhelming right now.

piccyami , Good luck! My friend who went though IVF recently used the low interest CC too. Sticker shock for sure.

@underdog25 , I'm so sorry, massive hugs your way.

wannabmama , good luck on IUI #2!!

youdontsay , GOOD LUCK! FX for a lot of fertilized eggs

juliayadda , awesome job on your first stim, I definitely am not looking forward to that part.

achromia , Thats great you found it for cheaper. The finance lady looked perplexed when I said I didn't have a pharmacy. Why not shop around for the best price?

emilie , so sorry to hear it was a bust. Have they ran any tests on your egg quality? My RE had just mentioned something about that today with me. BTW I think Breaking Bad is the best show ever made. lol And I hate that My so called life only went 1 season.
snakefisherbub , hugs, I understand being too busy for all the appointments and things that go along with this. I'm sorry that it isn't working out for you right now.a
W , it's good to see you around again, I've missed you:) Are you and YH back in the same state again?

AFM, the consult went ok today. They had us waiting there for nearly 90 minutes, which I was upset about. I don't know if they forgot about me, had a lot of retrievals (they were VERY busy and that is what the receptionist said) of that the RE had a computer issue (that what he apologized with once we saw him), either way, we waited longer then the appt even took. I hope that's not a common occurrence. 

I hit post too soon and then proboards ate my edit. Basically work sucks, I probably can't get time off to start all the testing. I have to wait until after the holidays. But, good news is that insurance does help with testing costs, just not IUI or IVF.

[getzystark]

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goldenlove3, all the things crossed for you!
dke2010, big hugs. I'm so sorry.
joy, fx you can cancel that December appointment.
Evelyn3, So sorry for the BFN.
mrsjene, fx for an amazing PGS report!
daisy818, fuck I'm sorry. Happy Birthday anyway.
rooskie, hugs. That 1-2% business is a damn bitch.
piccyami, yay for things moving along!
wannabmama, fx for IUI #2
youdontsay, woo hoo for a great retrieval!
juliayadda, COME ON IUI #1!!!!!
achromia, yay for less expensive meds! It's the little things...
emilie, hugs. Sorry this one was a bust.
snakefisherbub, all the hugs to you.
easilyunamused, yay for some testing coverage! I'm sorry they kept you waiting. I'd be livid.

AFM, I have my 3-day report and I apparently misunderstood the RE earlier this afternoon. I was under the impression i had 3 embryos of poor quality, and two 5-cells, one "medium" and one "poor" quality.

Turns out, I have 3, 5-cell embryos at poor quality and 2, 7-cells at "good" quality. THAT'S A BIG FUCKING DIFFERENCE.

So we could still end up with nada to transfer, and those 2 little guys are a tad slow, but we pushed back my transfer time to as late as they could in the afternoon at 3pm, hoping that'll give those little guys a few extra hours to make it to biopsy.

I'm in that study, so it's not possible to transfer before they can be biopsied. If they don't make it, we could wait another day and freeze all, but that would all be on our dime instead.

I pretty much cried all afternoon, so working was fun.

[Deleted]

Hugs and love to everyone! If anyone needs extra creepiness I'm here for you.

Afm, nada to report. Currently TTA, but MH has decided he's unsure about going forward with treatment. So I dunno...he sucks.

[butlerfan]

So many hugs to everyone. I'll tag when I'm not mobile.

AFM nothing really anything new per se. Left messages with an agency for fostering and doctors office but with holidays Im giving thrm a couple more days to get back to me. AF should also be here anytime with my temp drop. FF said to test today...I said nope not happening.

[teachermomtobe]

Thank you cateyes for the welcome!
Sorry dke2010, Evelyn3, @underdog25, emilie, for your cycles that didn't work
mrsjene, Hope you get good results this week!
Happy birthday daisy818! Sorry it's an emotional day for you though.
Good luck youdontsay!
Sorry you had to wait so long for your appt easilyunamused and that time off is going to be an issue
@wallflwr926, sorry your H seems unsure about moving forward

AFM, I have my HSG on Thursday and DH does another SA that same day. I am starting 50mg Clomid tonight so well see what happens.

QOTW: DH and I are watching The Office on Netflix from the beginning even though we watched most of it when it was originally on.

[kariann12]

Nov 30, 2015 19:57:04 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Hugs and love to everyone! If anyone needs extra creepiness I'm here for you.

Afm, nada to report. Currently TTA, but MH has decided he's unsure about going forward with treatment. So I dunno...he sucks.

So many hugs @wallflwr926. They only reason we're no longer treating is because MH doesn't want to. It totally sucks to not be on the same page.

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Nov 30, 2015 21:21:00 GMT -5 kariann12 said:

Nov 30, 2015 19:57:04 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Hugs and love to everyone! If anyone needs extra creepiness I'm here for you.

Afm, nada to report. Currently TTA, but MH has decided he's unsure about going forward with treatment. So I dunno...he sucks.

So many hugs @wallflwr926. They only reason we're no longer treating is because MH doesn't want to. It totally sucks to not be on the same page.

I just feel like he doesn't get it. His numbers came back great and my issues are potentially fixable. Seeimg an RE doesn't mean we will obligated to do treatment, but I'd still like some answers. He got freaked out when he hit the 6 month mark. I'm hoping that we can get on the same page by March.

[kariann12]

Nov 30, 2015 21:26:26 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Nov 30, 2015 21:21:00 GMT -5 kariann12 said:

So many hugs @wallflwr926 . They only reason we're no longer treating is because MH doesn't want to. It totally sucks to not be on the same page.

I just feel like he doesn't get it. His numbers came back great and my issues are potentially fixable. Seeimg an RE doesn't mean we will obligated to do treatment, but I'd still like some answers. He got freaked out when he hit the 6 month mark. I'm hoping that we can get on the same page by March.

Hopefully he just needs a little time to come around. If he's anything like MH, he needs time to figure things out and cope in his own way and his own timeline. Maybe its foolish of me, but I still hope MH will come around. March is 4 months away, I hope you can get on the same page by then.