The OCTOBER Infertility ONE Thread! - Page 2

[by-the-lake]

Hello-Had baseline US and estrodial blood draw. Got the green light to start the letrazole. We then will do injectibles-then u/s and bloodwork, and go from there. Like futuremom- my doc is the 'miracle worker' around here.

[crystal-mommy]

Got my progesterone level back this afternoon, I think I would be better off not knowing what my labs are... but then I think I would obsess knowing "somone" had results that I didn't know about!! My progesterone was 13 today.. not great, but so-so according to my dr. I am trying to stay hopeful, but I am so tired of this crap!!! I was @ the dentist when my friend looked up my results for me, and I started to cry!! Who does that!?!? I think I am about ready for a "break", I had planned on taking December off, just because of all the holidays but it seems silly to restart in Jan and have to pay all my deductibles again... so I guess I will take off Jan.


Welcome to all the new ppl... hope your stay is short!

[Curly Sue]

Originally Posted by gumby74

Curly sue: real quick, why did the RE give you only a 4% chance? Did something change between when they rec. the IUI/Clomid and now?

Hi Gumby, the RE only gave a 4% chance due to dh's count, motility, and morphology on the day of the IUI.

[gumby74]

Curly Sue: Thanks for clearing that up for me. Given that, I guess I can understand why they want you to go through the IVF route. I think my IF doc wants me to go through the IVF route because he doesn't feel like dealing with me. I really wonder if he only keeps the people who have the best chance of conceiving so that it makes his numbers look better. Oh well, I meet with the new doc on the 16th and am hoping for a happier outcome.

[songbird45]

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[nummies]

Can I join?

My name is Mandie. I am 25. I have a 17 month old son from IVF/ ICSI. We have MFI with 0-1% normal sperm morphology. We are currently saving for our next IVF cycle sometime next year.

Nice to find all of you but so sad that we are all in this boat.

[MeadowMom]

Originally Posted by natrualmom

Hello-Had baseline US and estrodial blood draw. Got the green light to start the letrazole. We then will do injectibles-then u/s and bloodwork, and go from there. Like futuremom- my doc is the 'miracle worker' around here.

Natrualmom, best of luck to you this cycle!

[SimplyRochelle]

I know I just got here but will you go ahead and remove me from the list.

My mind is just racing and I have to find myself before I can think about having a family. It seems very odd to feel this way after spending so long focusing all my energy towards getting pregant but I've lost myself in the process. I think it's just a vacation...but I hope if I come back that none of you are here!

[gumby74]

Originally Posted by SimplyRochelle

I know I just got here but will you go ahead and remove me from the list.

My mind is just racing and I have to find myself before I can think about having a family. It seems very odd to feel this way after spending so long focusing all my energy towards getting pregant but I've lost myself in the process. I think it's just a vacation...but I hope if I come back that none of you are here!

Being at peace with yourself is the best thing you can do for yourself and any future baby. You have been through a lot.....it's completely understandable why you would think you needed to focus on yourself.

[songbird45]

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nummies, welcome! I hope you find the support you need here.

SimplyRochelle, s and I hope you find peace in whatever path you end up on.

sigh. I have an appointment to talk to the RE on the 24th, but in the meantime we're doing one more IUI, probably this weekend. The nurse checked with my insurance and apparently Follistim is covered with a $20 copay, so I guess financially if we move to injectibles it won't be too bad. But every step we take represents more emotional and financial investment, and it just makes me so sad that we're even in the position of contemplating this. I guess even though we're on month 22 I still haven't really come to terms with this whole thing.

[by-the-lake]

Songbird-.

[gumby74]

Songbird.....I second the hug.







I had my SHG today. This meeting was with a nicer doctor who seemed to care. She is the other doctor in this practive. She said everything looked fine and assumes that my spotting 7DPO must be a luteal defect.....despite my progesterone numbers looking ok. She rec. that I do an unmedicated IUI cycle and follow up with progesterone pills. So....that should happen next Friday. In the meantime, I have an appt. with the new RE from the cities on Thursday. At least I feel like we are going somewhere this cycle and that there is some sort of plan. I was impressed with this doc and I told her thank you for not treating me like I was a statistic on a piece of paper. I think she knew I was talking about the other doctor.

[by-the-lake]

Gumby- Best of luck. I hate feeling like an afterthought or a non person to the docs!!

[MeadowMom]

Songbird, more hugs coming your way.

gumby, I hope your appt goes great and you get a tx plan that does what it needs to do...get you your baby! Are you seeing Dr. Corfman?


I go in tomorrow for my beta! I seriously can't wait!

[crystal-mommy]

One of my best friends found out she is preg yesterday... I am so excited! She has pcos, and this was her 1st round w/ clomid. Thankfully, I am not the least bit jealous or envious... I had hoped I wouldn't be but I wasn't sure, esp since she has only been trying a few months.


AAM trying to convince myself why I should NOT poas... trying to avoid the bathroom w/ the preg test. I am either 9 or 10 dpo... would really be a waste of a test and disappointment I can avoid! But I really really want to pee on one!! trying to hold out till day 13 if I don't have any pms symptoms... we will see how far I make it! lol

[gumby74]

Meadowmom: I see Dr. Corfman a week from today.
Best of luck on the BETA. I would have a hard time concentrating on anything else if I was in your shoes.

Crystal-Mommy: Waiting truly is the worst. While I was getting my SHG done yesterday, I was stareing at a poster on the wall that had a the development of embryos on it. I had ot laugh when I saw they had marked on it that implantation occurred at 3 weeks and a postive test wouldn't occur until 5 weeks. All I kept thinking was..obviously the person who made this poster never had infertility issues.

[songbird45]

thanks for the hugs everyone.

gumby, it's great that you like the other doc. I think it's so important that the docs treat us like thinking people. My doc is good about that, but she's also maybe a little abrupt with me... like, for her, FSH injections or in vitro is no big deal because she sees tons of people who do it all the time. But for me, it's a BIG DEAL. Both financially and emotionally, not to mention the physical shot! So while I appreciate that she gives me good information and doesn't pressure me to move forward when I'm not ready, I think she's lacking just a bit in the sensitivity dept.

And LOL at that poster! I don't test, but from 10dpo I know that the test *could* be positive!

crystal-mommy - You are a better woman than I... a friend of mine with PCOS just announced her pregnancy. She has known about the PCOS since last September but only started trying a few months ago, and they caught that first egg. I'm happy for her in the sense that I don't wish infertility on anybody, and I am excited for her and her family. But I can't help feeling jealous, too.

MeadowMom, good luck! : for you!

[LibbyLou]

MeadowMom, how exciting! : for you!!!

AFM, I think I finally ovulated yesterday, on CD 26. I had to travel for work at the beginning of this cycle, so I wonder if that's why it's so late. I'm going to spend the next 2 weeks trying NOT to obsess over every possible symptom.

[hope4light]

Nummies - welcome! I hope your stay is short!

Rochelle - I understand, I feel the same way. Losing yourself is never good, I hope you find yourself again and are still happy with where you are heading!

To everyone else - how are you all doing? Had AF this weekend, DH pushed me to make a decision on starting IVF again or not... I caved and told him that I'm not ready, because I don't really think I am. It's not really that I'm taking a break, at least not that I'll admit to myself since we still bd when I O, but I know it won't work.... So, here's to sitting out at least one more IVF cycle before trying again!

libbylou - good luck!!

[crystal-mommy]

Originally Posted by songbird45

thanks for the hugs everyone.

crystal-mommy - You are a better woman than I... a friend of mine with PCOS just announced her pregnancy. She has known about the PCOS since last September but only started trying a few months ago, and they caught that first egg. I'm happy for her in the sense that I don't wish infertility on anybody, and I am excited for her and her family. But I can't help feeling jealous, too.

I would prolly be jealous if it wasn't her first baby. Also, I knew she wouldn't stick it out for the long haul... she thinks I am crazy for having truied for this long. The one thing I do feel bad about is that I feel like I can't reeally talk to her about the whole IF thing for awhile cause I don't want to "dampen" her excitement. OR for everyone else to feel sorry for me... sympathy is the worst. People mean well, but it makes me feel even worse.

This month has been really hard... I have had meltdowns for the last week over practically everything. Can't really say anything to DH either cause he is kinda fed up w/ the whole thing.