Saw RE 1/11/17 HSG x 2 - 2nd revealed both tubes open and arcuate uterus Cycle #1-2 Femara 5mg + TI = Cancelled - poor response Cycle #3 - Femara 7.5mg and Dex 0.5mg - another poor response - waiting to see when I O
Post by penguin129 on Jan 18, 2016 22:41:12 GMT -5
lettricern I hope your OB is right about seeing you again soon. Rama Sorry you are getting conflicting information about when you can start TTC again. Hugs. eucalyptus Enjoy your stay here while you decide when to start. These ladies are great! misspatty Yay for starting to temp BabyStandish Still hoping for your first PP AF. This is the only place where having AF is the cool thing to do @saiven Congrats on your promotion! I hope your H stops waffling so you can get started TTC. mosdub NTNP sounds fine. I hope your next labs come back ok gabride2010 Only 2 more weeks left!!! That is so exciting. I'm hoping I'll be able to join you on the other side. TheEleventhHour I wonder how I am going to handle 2 kids as well. I think we all have our days. How soon will you know if your H's position is permanent? ourcrazynavylife I'm glad your CH's stuck! amandamh2 Yay for being really close to your weight loss goal! That's wonderful
Post by penguin129 on Jan 18, 2016 22:46:16 GMT -5
The lady who did my blood draw today asked me if DD was our "only one". I said for now. She said DD needed a playmate. I said that's actually why I'm here getting my thyroid checked. She has hypothyroidism too and has a goiter and may have to get surgery to remove it. I guess she doesn't know what all can happen if you have a TTC when your levels are off.
A friend also asked me this weekend when number 2 was coming. I told her we couldn't even try yet because of my thyroid stuff.
I told my cousin's fiancee later that same night we tried for a month but I totally missed when FW was and then we had to stop. She's the first person I told that to.
I could be having all the feelz, but thankfully I'm not. I'm excited to be seeing new doctors and to be starting the home buying process. I am very glad I have that to keep me busy.
Hmmm... The dream wishlist of the 2 acres of a wooded lot full of oak trees and creek running through it that we saw today (which was totally ruined by the foreclosed piece of junk that should be demolished) or the realistic one?
Post by daisylola11 on Jan 19, 2016 0:29:24 GMT -5
Numbers: TTA
Circumstances: plan is to stop BCP in May and start TFAS in July.
R/R/NSNFQ: Relieved I'm not the only one getting cold feet of having 2 sometimes. Days I feel confident I can do it, but other days I see friends or family struggle w their kids or L is being difficult and I think twice.
GTKY: I vote beach but close to mountains. Similar to where I was raised in California. Love the weather, not too cold or too hot.
Post by gabride2010 on Jan 19, 2016 6:23:33 GMT -5
daisylola11 I don't have any kids, but I'm sure that is normal to wonder if adding to your family is a good idea. I would imagine that everyone who isn't OAD goes through those feelings.
Rama I would wait 1-2 cycles to TTC because of the MTX. I have no personal experience for this, but it is what medically makes sense to me.
Saw RE 1/11/17 HSG x 2 - 2nd revealed both tubes open and arcuate uterus Cycle #1-2 Femara 5mg + TI = Cancelled - poor response Cycle #3 - Femara 7.5mg and Dex 0.5mg - another poor response - waiting to see when I O
daisylola11 I think everyone feels anxious about bringing a child into their family, whether it's their first or fortieth. Totally normal. And luckily, many here can relate.
Post by TheEleventhHour on Jan 19, 2016 7:36:08 GMT -5
penguin129 His principal as already hinted at it saying she had a meeting with the teacher he is subbing for and she is "really enjoying being a mom". She extended her maternity leave so he's safe through the entire school year (was supposed to be done in March/April). So FX she extends her leave indefinitely!
Rama I only know what I've read and that's that it can deplete your folic acid so that's why it's recommended to take PNVs and wait a bit after, and also to make sure the drug is totally out of your system.
Circumstances: Currently back on BCP to allow for some more IF testing. Will be on the pill through at least my HSG on Friday.
R/R/NSNFQ: This week should be the final round of testing - had a saline sono yesterday and my HSG on Friday will tell me if my tubes are good to go or not. I'm really anxious about finding this out. Then I'm not really sure what will happen with my cycle after being on BCP for 10 days... hope it doesn't totally throw everything off!
GTKY-Where would you prefer to live if you could choose anywhere: city, country, mountains, beach, etc? I loved living in the city when I was young and single, but I think living near the beach would be awesome. But there's no chance of us leaving our current small city any time soon, so the beach is for vacations for now.
daisylola11 I don't have any kids, but I'm sure that is normal to wonder if adding to your family is a good idea. I would imagine that everyone who isn't OAD goes through those feelings.
Rama I would wait 1-2 cycles to TTC because of the MTX. I have no personal experience for this, but it is what medically makes sense to me.
Why does it make medical sense to you? I need to know the whyyyys.
Also, haha, waiting two cycles is totally not going to happen. I'd like to TTC sometime this year. ;P
Post by gabride2010 on Jan 19, 2016 11:37:03 GMT -5
Rama MTX treats many different things, including cancer. That's how I know MTX is as a chemotherapy drug. The drug itself should be out of your system within a few days after each injection. *I* would want to wait 1-2 months before TTC to ensure all of the effects from the MTX are gone.
I completely get you on the long cycles. I changed my above statement to say months instead of cycles. I think 1 month should be fine (for me). Do what you feel comfortable with though!
Saw RE 1/11/17 HSG x 2 - 2nd revealed both tubes open and arcuate uterus Cycle #1-2 Femara 5mg + TI = Cancelled - poor response Cycle #3 - Femara 7.5mg and Dex 0.5mg - another poor response - waiting to see when I O
Rama MTX treats many different things, including cancer. That's how I know MTX is as a chemotherapy drug. The drug itself should be out of your system within a few days after each injection. *I* would want to wait 1-2 months before TTC to ensure all of the effects from the MTX are gone.
I completely get you on the long cycles. I changed my above statement to say months instead of cycles. I think 1 month should be fine (for me). Do what you feel comfortable with though!
Gotcha.
I was actually told about that and asked a bunch of questions because chemo+TTC freaked me out. The OB assured me that the dosage in MTX is so incredibly low compared to actual cancer treatment that it wouldn't really effect me outside of ending the ectopic. I'm pretty sure for the doctors that did say to wait, the primary reason behind that was the ambiguous "healing" before getting pregnant again. Since there was nothing in my uterus to begin with, I'm not sold on the healing factor.
I definitely want another HSG before treatment, but in the meantime, since I'm incredibly unlikely to ovulate between now and then, I don't see why we gotta be all hyper safe and shit.
Saw RE 1/11/17 HSG x 2 - 2nd revealed both tubes open and arcuate uterus Cycle #1-2 Femara 5mg + TI = Cancelled - poor response Cycle #3 - Femara 7.5mg and Dex 0.5mg - another poor response - waiting to see when I O
Post by lettricern on Jan 19, 2016 15:59:57 GMT -5
Rama,methotrexate inhibits the growth of rapidly dividing cells, which is why it works on things like ectopic pregnancies, molar pregnancies, and also cancer. The issue is that they don't really know how much it interferes with folic acid synthesis long term (which is required for rapid cell division), hence the recommendation to wait. In addition, it appears that its metabolites can be found in the human body for a quite a while after it has, in theory, been eliminated from the body. I found this article that seems to indicate that three months is a standard wait period: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3024157/
I'm all about science-based stuff, so if you ever want me to search for some evidence/research/whatever, let me know. I have access to loads of research articles at work since we are connected to an amazing medical school.
Rama,methotrexate inhibits the growth of rapidly dividing cells, which is why it works on things like ectopic pregnancies, molar pregnancies, and also cancer. The issue is that they don't really know how much it interferes with folic acid synthesis long term (which is required for rapid cell division), hence the recommendation to wait. In addition, it appears that its metabolites can be found in the human body for a quite a while after it has, in theory, been eliminated from the body. I found this article that seems to indicate that three months is a standard wait period: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3024157/
I'm all about science-based stuff, so if you ever want me to search for some evidence/research/whatever, let me know. I have access to loads of research articles at work since we are connected to an amazing medical school.
Oooh, thanks! I'll give this a perusal. I wonder why my docs only ever said two months instead of three, if three is standard. More questions!
Rama,methotrexate inhibits the growth of rapidly dividing cells, which is why it works on things like ectopic pregnancies, molar pregnancies, and also cancer. The issue is that they don't really know how much it interferes with folic acid synthesis long term (which is required for rapid cell division), hence the recommendation to wait. In addition, it appears that its metabolites can be found in the human body for a quite a while after it has, in theory, been eliminated from the body. I found this article that seems to indicate that three months is a standard wait period: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3024157/
I'm all about science-based stuff, so if you ever want me to search for some evidence/research/whatever, let me know. I have access to loads of research articles at work since we are connected to an amazing medical school.
Oooh, thanks! I'll give this a perusal. I wonder why my docs only ever said two months instead of three, if three is standard. More questions!
I'm lurking so hope is ok to comment here...
I was here in WTDS for the 3 cycles I was benched after MTX for an EP (my first home on TCF!). I was told by both Drs I saw to wait for 12 weeks after the shots before TTC, primarily because the treatment depletes folic acid from your body and you need to replenish with diet and PNVs before trying again. Everything i read was consistent with that. Also, there was another lady under the same circumstances and we both had the same advice. I think her name was woodenshoes but I don't want to tag as I'm not sure where she is in her journey now.
Oooh, thanks! I'll give this a perusal. I wonder why my docs only ever said two months instead of three, if three is standard. More questions!
I'm lurking so hope is ok to comment here...
I was here in WTDS for the 3 cycles I was benched after MTX for an EP (my first home on TCF!). I was told by both Drs I saw to wait for 12 weeks after the shots before TTC, primarily because the treatment depletes folic acid from your body and you need to replenish with diet and PNVs before trying again. Everything i read was consistent with that. Also, there was another lady under the same circumstances and we both had the same advice. I think her name was woodenshoes but I don't want to tag as I'm not sure where she is in her journey now.
I hope the time passes quickly for you...
Thanks!
See, my problem is that no one is saying the same thing! I've heard no wait, one month, and two months. I need to know why each one. If it's purely "we don't want you to get pregnant for x months", then I'm going to really push for an answer about why when I literally have a zero percent chance of ovulating, and therefore getting pregnant, before we start treatment again in several months.
It is frustrating when you hear different things! Before my OBGYN decided I needed the MTX she indicated a 2 month wait would be required to let my body and any damage or inflammation caused by my EP and ruptured cyst heal. Then it went up when I needed the shots.
I get that every individual case is different, but you'd think the general guidelines and information drs have (or give ) would be more consistent for something like this... I hope you get clarity soon.
It is frustrating when you hear different things! Before my OBGYN decided I needed the MTX she indicated a 2 month wait would be required to let my body and any damage or inflammation caused by my EP and ruptured cyst heal. Then it went up when I needed the shots.
I get that every individual case is different, but you'd think the general guidelines and information drs have (or give ) would be more consistent for something like this... I hope you get clarity soon.
Yeah, me too. It was definitely two months, even after MTX was brought up. I just need to sit down with someone and go over the logistics of the wait. Even if I'm cleared to TTC immediately (for whatever bizarre reason), we won't be able to until mid-late spring, so I'm not worried about that.
I'm just tired of acting scared, like somehow my body is going to magically get pregnant now. It won't. I can promise it won't. If there was a freaking chance, I'd understand the caution. It's unnecessary.
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