***GKU IF Check-in***

[teachermomtobe]

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cateyes , so sorry this cycle wasn't it for you. *hugs*
kleigh , FX for you. I know that feeling myself though. It's hard to be hopeful sometimes.
wannabmama , GL with IVF approval and getting that ball rolling
goldenlove3 , That's exciting! FX for you!
JustJudy , Sorry you're out this cycle
daisy818 , That is ridiculous about the HSG! You'd think if the testing is covered it should include ALL parts of the test. Definitely fight that one!
peaseblossom55 , Yay for moving forward! I hope it all goes well!
rooskie , Sorry you have so much testing and waiting
easilyunamused , GL with your HSG today and SHG on Thursday!
jense927 , glad your SHG went well and hope you get some more answers soon

AFM, we are benched while we figure out what's up with my appendix. I am finally not in pain but the antibiotics I am on are making me exhausted. I checked with my PCP and she confirmed the fatigue was normal. As a teacher, being out unexpectedly is very hard. I decided to stay out of work tomorrow and Wednesday for sure and then see how I feel. I went in for an hour this morning to prep for the sub and came home completely exhausted. I'm frustrated by this whole set back but I try and remind myself it's better now than when I'm pregnant.

[ceejay]

Hi friends! I'll try to come back and tag later.

We're in yet another natural cycle while we wait for H's meds to (hopefully) do something. I'm 12 DPO and have been spotting all day so we are almost definitely out, as usual. Ugh. I am so ready to move on to IVF but we have to wait another few months at least. H will have a repeat SA in March to see if the meds have had any effect, and if they have, we might try an IUI or two first.

QOTW: I would love to have someone clean my entire house every week, but if I had to pick one thing, I like emilie 's idea of having someone to cook meals during the week. We never have time to make "real" food during the week, and it would be wonderful to come home to a complete home cooked meal every day!

[kleigh]

jense927 I have been diagnosed with unexplained infertility.. It has been the most frustrating thing when every test comes back, not only good, but beyond perfect and there's nothing to treat and yet it still does not happen year after year after year. However, yes there is a however.. Because of that I've been able to try several treatments instead of limited to one - you can take that good or bad, but I looked at it as being able to start minimally assisted and move up incrementally. Since IF treatment can be overwhelming it has been good for me, just anecdotal. My RE did also give me the option of jumping to IVF right away but we agreed to go through less intensive treatments first. Good luck, I hope his SA comes back great !

[kleigh]

teachermomtobe Sorry you're benched but I am so glad you're not in pain!!

[kawaiikitsune]

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rooskie - *huge hugs* Sending you so many positive vibes for the repeat SA in March/April.
easilyunamused - Definitely confusing. Hope your RE has som answers for that. Hope you SHG went well!
jense927 - Yay for clear tubes and a good lookin' ute.
emilie - Crossing everything for you this cycle!
teachermomtobe - How frustrating. I am so sorry you are going through this. Sending you healing vibes.
ceejay - *hugs* FX the time passes quickly and you get good news with the next SA.

I heard back from one of the nurses at my RE's office. She said that, most likely, the office that did my HSG will simply send the discs in the mail. Thank goodness because I did not want to drive 90 mins. one way and 90+ mins. back the other way. She said to not be discouraged and while the set back is definitely disappointing, it's only a minor bump. They can always schedule an in-office hysteroscopy if need be and the dr. would be willing to work around my insurance issue in the event that I do need surgery due to polyps/fibroids/etc. So that is a HUGE relief. Did not hear from the other office so I will be calling them again tomorrow morning. I am much more optimistic than I was and hopefully we can get this show back on the road soon.

[easilyunamused]

AW: HSG went well. It just felt like period cramps for about a minute and then I was fine. I wish I was told (or thought for myself) to wear a panty liner or pad though. Not a fun walk though whole foods after. Haha

[bellefontaine]

cateyes Sorry about CD1! I remember being so disappointed when my first IUI failed. GL with #2!

kleigh GL to you! I'm the same way with my clinic. The other RE is great but I really love mine and I'm super happy when I get to see him instead of the other dr.

wannabmama Fx for good news at the end of your tww.

goldenlove3 GL with your FET! How do you like acupuncture. My chiro offers it and I'm seriously considering trying it this cycle.

daisy818 That's crazy! I hope you get it all straightened out. Mine wasn't covered and cost a total of $400 with their "pay up front" discount.

@pleaseblossom55 I totally get that feeling! I just told my H the same thing. Cd1 bring so many emotions with it when your going through treatments.

kawaiikitsune It's all hurry up and wait isn't it? So frustrating! GL to you!

easilyunamused I hope your HSG went well today. You are so right! A slow and agonizing process.

jense927 Great news on your SHG! FX they get you in soon!

emilie GL on IUI #3! Third times the charm right?

teachermomtobe Sorry to hear about the appendix problems!

AFM: I joined and then totally forgot to come back last week. So sorry! Also I'm mobile so if I missed anyone, my apologies. I'm CD3 today with my baseline scheduled for tomorrow morning. This will be injects cycle #6 and IUI#4. I'm kinda meh about it. Emotionally I'm ready to move on but financially that not feasible for us right now. My RE told us he thinks we should do a few more IUI's so I'm just sort of going through the motions on this one.

[teachermomtobe]

easilyunamused, glad the HSG went well. They offered me a pad after mine but I had brought my own. Sorry nobody told you to bring one!
kawaiikitsune, glad your doctor is willing to work with your insurance limitations and your records can be sent via mail.

[Evelyn3]

cateyes , Thanks for the checkin! Sorry about CD1, here's hoping you get more than 1 egg this time!

kleigh , good luck this cycle! Heres hoping! I know its hard to stay hopeful sometimes.

wannabmama , FX for this cycle, and for moving forward to IVF

@wallflwr926 , I would just say its been more than a year, and mention any testing if any that you have done, and let them know you can get them the file for reference. I think they should take you seriously, and if they don't perhaps they are not the right fit.

goldenlove3 , yay for FET prep!!

JustJudy , sorry about the cyst, hope this cycle goes quicky for you.

daisy818 , sorry about that unexpected expense, hopefully its a mistake and can be sorted out. They really should have been more upfront about it if it was not going to be covered.

peaseblossom55 , glad lupron injections are going well, good luck with stims!

kawaiikitsune , glad you got some good news today!

rooskie , sorry about the testing delaying things. Hopefully the clomid does help your H.
On a side note, I believe the roomba is supposed to stop if it reaches a stair, or any elevation drop, I think it would work for your house

easilyunamused , hope you get H's appt figured out without too much trouble. Yes, the slowness of it all is quite frustrating at times. It would be so much easier without all the waiting. Good luck on Thursday. Glad today went well, I lol'd at your whole foods comment. haha

jense927 , if all comes back good, then you will most likely be in the "wonderful" unexplained category. Going forward with treatment, you may get some more answers. For us, three IUI's has not given us any more insight into the cause. At this point we assume either egg quality, or implantation issues. We are know hoping IVF will finally give us the answers. So, it can be a bit tough, but in some ways, you have a higher chance that initial treatments could work for you, so there is a somewhat good side.

emilie - nothing but good thoughts! FX!

teachermomtobe - sorry about being benched, glad you are not in pain, but the exhaustion must suck, hope it all clears up soon

ceejay , sorry about the waiting game. it sucks.

bellefontaine - here's hoping for this cycle! but i totally get the going through the motions. Its hard to stay hopeful. Does your RE suggest to do a few more because you had a positive, so they feel you have a better chance?


AFM, we went ahead with IVF, tonight is day 4 of stims (Gonal-F and Luveris). So far it is going well. We have a monitoring appt tomorrow.
I am anxious to see what has been going on, and can't wait to be done injections.
I am most scared for ER.
Right now we are trying to decide if we should do PGS and freeze-all. RE says it is not necessary, but we are not sure how we feel about it.
After spending all this money, I want the best chance possible.

QOTW - I like the idea of someone cooking daily. Otherwise, I would choose the cat litter. It's so annoying.

[JustJudy]

GL at your appointment tomorrow Evelyn3

[rooskie]

Apparently I need to talk H into a Roomba...and a bunch of kittens.

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cateyes – Thank you for the check in. FX for IUI #2 and good luck with the blizzard
kleigh – Sorry that IF stinks. Hope you won’t need the next cycle.
wannabmama – Glad you made the decision to go with IVF.
@wallflwr926 – I would just go with what everyone else is saying and give them your medical history but say that you aren’t ready for the RE yet. Different people make the decision to go to the RE at different times and the new GYN should respect you taking your time.
goldenlove3 – YAY for FET prep!!
@justjudy – Boo for the cyst. Hope it resolves on its own fast!
daisy818 – WTF to the $700. My GYN did my HSG but they called and checked with the insurance twice for the cost. Did they maybe code it wrong?
peaseblossom55 - GL with the injections. I’m rooting pretty hard for you.
kawaiikitsune - *hugs* for waiting. And yay to 3 cats! We have 3 too.
easilyunamused – I think some drs offices don’t do SAs…? Our Uro has us do them with the RE because they don’t process them at the Uro office. Glad your HSG went well! They gave me an awkward pad when I had mine done. It felt like 5th grade all over again.
jense927 – I think of Jens Voight when I see your SN. Hope you can get into the RE fast.
emilie – FX for good follies this week.
teachermomtobe – Sorry for the bench. Hope you get to feeling better soon.
ceejay – I’m seriously a month behind you on this time line.
bellefontaine – Sorry you are going through IUI #4.
Evelyn3 – FX for IVF. Hope it goes well tomorrow. I hate doing the cat litter too.

[beckynsean11]

Hey ladies! I've been MIA lately; I started school & it's completely taken over my life. We're moving on to IVF in a few weeks. We took the last month or so to get the finances in order & for me to lose weight. I'm about 5lbs away from the goal my RE & I agreed on, I'll be calling to get set up as soon as I drop that last 5. Sending hugs & love to all.

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Awesome news @becknsean11

[teachermomtobe]

Question for you guys re: trigger shot.

Sunday I went for CD10 ultrasound on Femara and they said I had a nice big follicle and to trigger and schedule IUI. I told them we had to TTA this month due to my health issues. They said, ok nevermind don't take the trigger. My question/concern is will the follicle keep growing and possibly cause other problems? Should I ask them to trigger and just make sure we don't have sex?

[jense927]

easilyunamused, ugh that sucks. They gave me a pad at my appointment last week. Definitely needed it. I was also surprised at how painless it was for me. I took 800mg of advil before hand so maybe that really helped!

Thanks for the insight Evelyn3, I am always looking for a positive side of things! I hope all goes well with IVF and ER!

[kleigh]

Feb 2, 2016 7:23:04 GMT -5 teachermomtobe said:

Question for you guys re: trigger shot.

Sunday I went for CD10 ultrasound on Femara and they said I had a nice big follicle and to trigger and schedule IUI. I told them we had to TTA this month due to my health issues. They said, ok nevermind don't take the trigger. My question/concern is will the follicle keep growing and possibly cause other problems? Should I ask them to trigger and just make sure we don't have sex?

I wish I had an answer for you, but I'm not sure. I'd definitely call to be on the safe side.

[peaseblossom55]

rooskie, Roomba kitties!!!!!!!!!!
Evelyn3, good luck with the ER and stims!
beckynsean11, good news I hope you can start soon!

[jense927]

My appointment got moved up to this Friday for follow up with my RE! I am very happy we don't have to wait until mid- next cycle

[teachermomtobe]

kleigh, thanks. I called and insisted my nurse call me back (not whatever nurse was available) and got answers and discussed my concerns.

[butlerfan]

I'm here....

We go to see the new RE and have an ultrasound next Tuesday so we are 1 week away from that. I will need to talk to them about the fact that I have now gone over 90 days with out a period. Sigh. My periods have been getting less regular (if at all) and I have had a few times with spotting mid cycle. I'm hoping to have answers next week but I don't think they are going to be anything I'll like.

[kawaiikitsune]

Got a call about my HSG films. They were able to e-mail me the release form. So, if they see it by the end of today, they will be sending my films. If not, tomorrow at the latest. So, best case scenario, I will only be out this cycle, if that. So, so happy!

[daisy818]

Ugh, apparently I do owe $700, because there is a 30% co-insurance for agents administered during infertility tests - the contrast cost over $2000. I know he said he used a particular type that is slow absorbing and works as an anti-inflammatory because it would help with the endo-related inflammation for the next few months as it is slowly absorbed, but hot damn that's some pricey liquid. I need to do a better job reviewing the fine print and asking for the price of every single thing - I mean, I'd probably have him use the same dye again for the reasons he gave me, but I could have at least avoided the shock of seeing that EOB. Why life lessons gotta be so expensive?

[kleigh]

daisy818 Booo :-( That's a lot of money! You'd think they were using melted gold for that price..

[kawaiikitsune]

daisy818 - Dang, that is unfortunate. Sorry you have to pay all that money.
kleigh - That is one interesting visual.

[cateyes]

Time to start the merry-go-round again. IUI #5 (#2 with injects and since the tube freeing). Baseline US was today and all follies are quiet. H is out of town Tues-Thursday next week and so I asked if there was any way to push off starting meds a couple of days and the RE said sure since I am a fast responder. He thinks it was a fluke that I only got one egg with that dose because I have a billion follicles so we are doing 50iu of Follistim again. The bright side is that I don’t have to buy any meds. Weeeeee. So starting Follistim on Saturday (CD 7), then probably blood work Wednesday, ultrasound Thursday, and IUI next Friday. Here we go again-do I sound excited yet? I am working on having some type of hope.

[bellefontaine]

cateyes I'm right behind you, starting meds tonight for IUI #4 (6th with injects though). I'm a slow responder unfortunately and I'm starting off at 125 iu.

Wishing you lots of luck!

[cateyes]

Feb 2, 2016 19:15:22 GMT -5 bellefontaine said:

cateyes I'm right behind you, starting meds tonight for IUI #4 (6th with injects though). I'm a slow responder unfortunately and I'm starting off at 125 iu.

Wishing you lots of luck!

Best of luck to you too!!! 

[dke2010]

I had my ultrasound yesterday and I've got two follies. I'm so glad that I didn't over or under respond to the Follistim. I triggered last night and IUI #4 will be tomorrow morning. I start vaginal progesterone on Friday. Hopefully this works!

QOTW: I want someone to do all the dishes! I have a huge stack that will have to wait until tomorrow.

[Evelyn3]

I hope it works too dke2010! FX

[cateyes]

Good luck dke2010!!!!