ualtigger... how's it going... part deux.
ualtigger
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I tried to post on the original thread but, guess I've reached my limit!! :)
TT: I posted on the other thread... had my sniffle... let me know how things go, okay? Hugs for you.
AFM: Since I'm currently LATE and was also late on my first IUI, I've decided to see if the heifer shows... looking to test on Tuesday... which would be how late I was before the heifer came the last time... keep sending me that dust!!
TT: I posted on the other thread... had my sniffle... let me know how things go, okay? Hugs for you.
AFM: Since I'm currently LATE and was also late on my first IUI, I've decided to see if the heifer shows... looking to test on Tuesday... which would be how late I was before the heifer came the last time... keep sending me that dust!!
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Spending the day with Bishop T.D. Jakes... as I have every Sunday since I decided to quit working them... he relaxes me... and I get what my spirit needs as well.
Promise... I WILL test on Tuesday!!
Woke up this morning with severe cramping in my uterus and lower back and large amounts of clotted blood. My ER doc seems to think that since I was four days late that I did implant but, for whatever reasons, my body rejected my little one.
This was my third try with my donor, 11014... whom I call Mark, and I am going to try two more medicated IUI's although I don't know if I will use Mark again or move to another. Right now my emotions are running amok and I KNOW better than to make decisions so soon after this again.
Thanks for checking in and keeping track of me... will let you know where I go from here.
Alexis
Yes, we did have urine and blood work and both came back negative so, if I had tested instead of waiting... who knows... I just know I'm not going to put myself through the "what ifs".
Moving to IVF now and I've found two RE's so far who will allow me to try IVF with my own eggs first... one is right here in Naperville (Dr. Randy Morris with IVF1.) and the other is in New York (Dr. John Zhang with New Hope Fertility). I am going to try close to home first because they are in my network so the procedures would be covered by my insurance and all I would have to pay for is the donor sperm as I have with my IUI's.
The other in New York has had a recent success with a 49 year old woman who just gave birth to a perfectly healthy baby with her own eggs... and all the doctor did was lower the amount of fertility drugs she was on. Turns out the high dosages that younger women can take reeks havoc on us older ones. He goes for QUALITY of eggs not QUANTITY of eggs which is what most RE's go for. Seeing that we don't have a lot of good ones left too high a dosage ruins the ones we do have.
So hoping to be back to work in March... not going to try this time and probably will still be getting set up next month. Good luck to everybody still trying!! OUR CHILDREN ARE COMING!!!
I bought vials from another donor but have been following your many threads after that and now am interesting in your Mark (donor #11014) :=). If you have any info for this donor (long profile, baby photo, ...), do you mind sharing it/them with me?
Wishing you and everyone best of luck and baby dreams come true!
RenewShine@yahoo.com
How exciting that your are moving to IVF. I just moved to IVF myself and was lucky the first time. I am only 5 weeks, but I am loving every minute of it. I had a scare though when we did egg retreival I had 16 eggs 11 fertilized they put two in and the other 9 did not make it to freezing I was devasted and was for sure that the cycle was not going to take, but it did so no matter what there is always hope. I will keep my fingers crossed for you!!
Kelly
Looking forward to getting started... and decided to stick with Mark :)... it's not his fault that I'm older!! :) Plus he has so much in common with my real Mark that I HATE to change!!
Shine: I have Mark's long profile which, when I figure out HOW to do it, I will send you, okay?
Cho: Glad to hear you are doing well... eight more weeks to go!
Hallelujah!! They've given us a version of spell check!! Mistype a word and you get a red line underneath it!!
I'm sorry about what happened, but I'm glad you're still fighting. I am too. Let me know if you'd like to talk more directly, and I'll post my e-mail address. If not I'll understand. Sometimes it's just hard to keep up with a lot of message boards, and it's hard to find people to talk to in our age group.
I'm in NY. I've had 2 failed IUIs and I may be moving to IVF soon also.
And since you're in New York, you can check out Dr. Zhang since he's there with you. I can't wait to get started again... just a few more weeks.
Thanks, but don't bother to figure out how to get the donor's info to me, I went ahead and bought the package #1. Still can't make final decision though.
Hope everyone had a nice weekend.
AFM: I may be in hold... again. Waiting for my medical records to come... from BOTH hospitals... and looking like I'll have to reschedule my appointment on the 1st and I should be almost done with the heifer by then. THIS IS ONLY ANOTHER TEST!!! Decided I'd go on vacation again :)... off work from the 23rd to the 10th of February... ahhhh :).
Have first appointment with IVF1 tomorrow when I get back home. Hoping everybody is doing okay as can be.
Dr. Morris is one interesting RE... by that I mean he takes the time to explain and, most importantly SHOW you what's going on. Had my first appointment yesterday. Luckily it was also my day 3 so I had those tests plus a ultrasound done (which I'd never had before this early). Right ovary had one measurable follicle and the left wasn't having anymore poking around and decided to hide this time. He liked the blood flow to the uterus... which he made a point of showing me on the screen while I was trying NOT to make a PUDDLE of said flow on the exam table :).
I'm waiting for the AMH results which will tell how well I'm actually doing however the FSH results came back today and I had to make her read it to me THREE times because I thought she was leaving off a digit. In April 2009 I was at 12.8... yesterday I measured at 3.8. While FSH is tricky, AMH is definite so hoping that that is okay as well since all other testing was well within the normal range. So I intend to keep on mooing (Wheatgrass), treeing (Chaste Tree/Vitex) and unicorning (False Unicorn Root) since they seem to be helping my body get in better shape.
And that fibroid? The one my first RE was so HOT for me to have surgery about? Not only did Dr. Morris show it to me, he measured it as well... it's gone from 7mm (which he sincerely doubted it ever was in the first place) to LESS than 3mm AND about a mm or so above my uterus in the muscle wall... no surgery needed... and Chaste Tree is said to help SHRINK those and I'd have to agree on THAT. I'm gonna like this guy!! :)
So... once the paper trail is complete... I'll begin chasing my kids again... think I'm gonna catch and get to cuddle at LEAST one of them this time.
Prayers and hugs to all,
Alexis
I sent you an e-mail some time back. It might have gone to your spam folder. I'm glad to see you're doing well with your FSH levels. I'm also glad you had positive vibes from Dr. Morris. I only spoke with him via e-mail. He brought up the 2 letters I didn't want to hear, so I didn't get a warm and fuzzy feeling from him and my FSH was 7.3 at the time. I may eventually have to face those 2 letters, but I wanted to try first.
Baby dust to us all.
Hoping for the next IUI in May... have a re-consult with Dr. Morris on the 21st... heifer should show about the 28/29 of April.
Good luck to everybody still trying and prayers for those who are waiting to try or waiting to snuggle.
How's everybody else?