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Vegan Princess · 06-27-2012, 07:36 PM

Good luck tomorrow Susan!! :-)

Cindy

tiam1980 · 06-27-2012, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 3 ladybugs

I saw the doctor today and found out I am neutral in immunity to Chicken Pox!!!

I had an AWFUL case of it when I was a child. I have the scars to prove it and now I am not even immune to it! AND it wasn't because of the lymphoma! I had 1.8 immunity to it in 2009 PRIOR to cancer treatments!! In 1999 I had it tested and I was 3.8. So I have been declining for years!! Immune is anything over 1. So I have decided to go forward and just be careful this winter if I get pregnant. It shouldn't be hard for us. I will just keep us home most of the time. DS has had the vaccine so it shouldn't be bad. I will just need a mask when I go out. I guess I need to find a place to get a box of the good masks... like the ones I used when I had no immune system.

The pharmacy has my meds order so I should be getting a call from them today asking for money and maybe I will get my meds tomorrow!

I would like to get it before it gets really hot out. I want to take a photo of it.

Eeek! Neutral immunity to chicken pox?!? I didn't know you could even lose your immunity to them! That is awful! I had them really bad when I was 9 yrs old and then I had shingles when I was 26. I better be immune to those! My dd is vaccinated against it, so hopefully she won't get them at all.

I hope you get your meds asap!! Nothing sucks any worse than having to wait and wait!!

AFM: I had my appointment with the gynecologist today and he was great! The exam however, wasn't all that great. I had to have an internal with a few extra tests included and I ended up having extremely bad cramping and bleeding. I got up and went out to the waiting room and ended up almost passing out. I was talking to the receptionist and started feeling nauseated, sweating, and really woozy. I guess I got really pale very suddenly and the next thing I know, the Dr hauls me back in a room, puts me on a bed with the head of it down and monitors me for a good 10mins. He said it was a rare reaction to the internal and my blood pressure had bottomed out. It was really scary! And to top it off, DD was with me the whole time. She was thankfully playing with another child in the waiting room and wasn't aware of the situation! It was an eventful appointment to say the least!

I had to go for more blood work after the appointment and am going to be scheduled for an MRI and a uterine xray. My dh also has to be tested and I go back to the specialist in August.

JCPACandMommy · 06-28-2012, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by lalakiwi7

rebecca- fxed!!!!!

susan- anything new wit you or are you still waiting for another u/s. Are you getting labs done still?

carissa----- that was us EXACTLY!!! We got pregnant with DD so quickly and then 2.5 years later to conceive number 2 with two losses thrown in there. Wow.... I am still in shock it took so long as I always just assumed my littles would be close together like me and my siblings were which I LOVED as a child. I guess God had other plans. If this sweet bean sticks then so far my three will about 3.5-4 years apart!! That seems crazy to me!! I think now God knew our adopted son (since he special needs secondary to a traumatic brain injury) needed our attention. We actually never planned on adopting so soon (future yes after we had some of our own) much less an older child, much less a boy (my hubby is partial to girl ha) but here we are. Our DD adores him and he is such a sweetie and you can't even hardly tell now that he had a TBI but initially it was a lot of work so I guess it's hard to tell why sometimes until you look back.

I think too when you work in medicine you just want to know why and how can I fix this ASAP!! Having secondary infertility secondary to unknown causes is hard to swallow. i just kept thinking "well it worked once!!!" I will be praying for your IUI this sunday!!! Fxed for you!!!! (oh and if you ever want a job in emergency medicine part time... the company I work for is looking and they are compensating nicely.

Im being super hopeful this month about the IUI and

hard for a BFP in two weeks!
You are right about working in medicine and questioning all the time what the HELL is wrong with me it worked once and why can we not get this figured out why Im having so much trouble this time getting pregnant!
I currently work in an urgent care setting and love it! I do cover some in ER when they need coverage and like it! Don't know that I could travel that far to cover thou!!

tiam1980 · 06-28-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JCPACandMommy

Im being super hopeful this month about the IUI and

hard for a BFP in two weeks!
You are right about working in medicine and questioning all the time what the HELL is wrong with me it worked once and why can we not get this figured out why Im having so much trouble this time getting pregnant!
I currently work in an urgent care setting and love it! I do cover some in ER when they need coverage and like it! Don't know that I could travel that far to cover thou!!

I really hope you get a BFP this month! I can't imagine working in health care and not being able to know what's wrong with yourself. That would be awful. I hope the IUI works!! Sending lots of

your way!!

meeshkasheeba · 06-28-2012, 03:44 PM

Mama's give me some advice or input. We are now to the point of discussing IVF after 4 mo of Lupron vs 6mo Lupron and an extra 6 months trying naturally and then IVF. What were some of the things that helped you put your faith in IVF and give up the thought of a non assisted conception? Also, what helped you decide that you were okay with IVF and all that goes with it? How did you deal with any "extra" embies if you had them? I feel like I was slammed on Tuesday with all of this and I am trying to wrap my mind around the idea that we have slim to no chance getting pregnant without assistance at this point. I know it was comming, but deep down I thought we would be that miracle once again.

3 ladybugs · 06-28-2012, 04:04 PM

tiam1980 - Yikes! That is scary that you had such an appointment! My cousin does that all the time but she knows she is like this and takes precaution, how scary to have it all out of the blue!

Why are you getting an MRI? I have never heard of that as part of the routine work up! I hope he has answers for you in August!

meeshkasheeba - I am sorry your down to feeling like IVF is your only option right now. For me it wasn't a question as I had just lost the triplets (IVF was talked about WHILE I was pregnant with the triplets and in the hospital, just in case) so I had a while to think about it. I think between first mention and first ER it was 1 year... a bit over. Extra embryos you shouldn't worry that much about right now. Yes it is common to have extra embryos, however it is just as common to have none. I have a friend who has done 2 cycles at the clinic I use and she never had any frozen embryos. I have 5 from my 2 cycles. So you just can't tell. The odds of you having a TON of good left over embryos are not great. It just doesn't happen very often.

IVF isn't as scary as it sounds really. I have been told by many people that were scared by it going into it that they felt the same. Though I think everyone reacts to it much like my son did today. I told him that soon daddy would be sticking mommy in the butt with this (and I showed him one of the needles). He looked at DH like "how could you do that to my mama!?!" Yeah that is pretty much how it is. However when your in it, you sort of get like how I am sure DS will be, giggling through it.

Oh and I gave up non assisted reproduction when I tried on my own for 2 years. Yeah, that was a HUGE motivator.

AFM - I get my meds (minus some needles that I have left over from IVF) on Tuesday.

Vegan Princess · 06-28-2012, 04:41 PM

Meeshkasheba: We ultimately did IVF bc of male factor issues. The whole process was sped up by my premature ovarian aging and lack of time. But when we first got DH's SA results back and they were bad and I thought we might have to do IVF, I was SUPER overwhelmed!! It ended up being more of a process for us. I got pregnant naturally right after we got those results but lost that baby. Then we tried on our own a couples months more, did 3 IUI cycles and THEN did IVF. I was SO ready to do it by then. I think it's really normal to be crazy overwhelmed and scared of it when you first start thinking about it. It's a lot of appointments, a lot of testing to get ready, scary to have to give yourself shots and it's a whole lot of money to risk! My advice is just to take everything 1 step at a time. And once you are doing it, it's not nearly as bad as I had feared. It's time consuming, but not all that horrible. The shots aren't that painful once you get past the initial fear of jabbing yourself. As for the embies - we didn't have any to freeze. And 3 ladybugs is right, a lot of people don't.

Susan: I hope you got good news today!!! Don't keep up waiting too long!

Rebecca: Good luck at your surgery tomorrow! Did you find out if they were able to freeze any more embabies? Ever hear the quality? I hope AF comes back on time this time so you can get that transfer going!

Liesl: When is your ultrasound???

Cindy

tiam1980 · 06-28-2012, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 3 ladybugs

tiam1980 - Yikes! That is scary that you had such an appointment! My cousin does that all the time but she knows she is like this and takes precaution, how scary to have it all out of the blue!

Why are you getting an MRI? I have never heard of that as part of the routine work up! I hope he has answers for you in August!

I'm not actually 100% sure why I have to have an MRI but I guess it's a normal part of the work up he does. This is my first time going to a specialist for IF, so I really don't know what's normal and what isn't. lol

He had also told me during the appointment that it was very likely that I'd had a chemical pregnancy in early January. I've never really heard of a chemical pregnancy before.

So now it's just a waiting game for testing appointments and we'll see where it goes from there.

jacquelinemarie82 · 06-28-2012, 06:03 PM

Well girls, we officially are not doing an IVF.

Our clinic does not use any Grade 3 embroyos nor will they allow an exception to be made. Their definitions of a grade 3 is an embroyo that has died OR an embroyo that is developing abnormally and compared to the others is lower quality. These embroyos are still alive when they are discarded. For our religious beliefs, we cannot go through with an IVF knowing that it is possible that we would be essentially discarding a living 5 day old embroyo. Yes, we realized that chances are that these embroyos would not survive the transfer much less a freeze and thaw. Yes, we realize that grade 3 embroyos happen in natural and very often result in an early miscarriage or a delayed period when the mother does not even realize she was pregnant. However we feel that we should let God decide which survive and which do not rather than allowing the embroyoligist to make that decision. She even said herself that there is no way she could garauntee that her decision is the best decision...she makes the best decision she knows how but she couldn't say that these embroyos would not survive and she couldn't say that they would or would not end up in a healthy baby. (For us, a healthy baby is not the only goal...we would not abort a child with a disease/deformity.)

Anyway, those are our beliefs. I cannot move forward with it and neither can my husband. It's no longer an option for us. We are going to move back towards trying IUI cycles again OR perhaps there is a clinic that would support our decision. We have also consider adoption or embroyo adoption so we still have hope to have another child in the future. We have talked with the doctor and explained our reasoning. He did mention that his wife is a Catholic and did 4 cycles of IVF and struggled with coming to terms with this which she did eventually. But he was familiar with families having an issue with the concept.

I know some people are going through IVFs here currently or are considering it. Each family decides for themselves and I truly wish a bfp for every mama. I know this is a controversial topic but wanted to explain why we are cancelling the IVF.

finleyjudemommy · 06-28-2012, 06:34 PM

We have one beautiful healthy baby! Measuring right on track with a heart rate of 163 BPM! So excited!!!!

jacqueline~I don't blame you at all for your beliefs....I hope that IUI will work again for you or you will find a clinic that will work with you. Where are you in the Midwest?

More personals later...the dang dog is barking and it's still 100 degrees at 8:30...I need to go get him in!

06-27-2012, 07:36 PM	#21
Vegan Princess Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,283 Ratings: 4 Feedback: 100%	Re: Blessed with children, Struggling for more Week of June 25h Good luck tomorrow Susan!! :-) Cindy __________________ Vegetarian, CDing, mama to DD (1/09) TTC #2

06-28-2012, 03:44 PM	#25
meeshkasheeba Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 3,429 Ratings: 28 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Blessed with children, Struggling for more Week of June 25h Mama's give me some advice or input. We are now to the point of discussing IVF after 4 mo of Lupron vs 6mo Lupron and an extra 6 months trying naturally and then IVF. What were some of the things that helped you put your faith in IVF and give up the thought of a non assisted conception? Also, what helped you decide that you were okay with IVF and all that goes with it? How did you deal with any "extra" embies if you had them? I feel like I was slammed on Tuesday with all of this and I am trying to wrap my mind around the idea that we have slim to no chance getting pregnant without assistance at this point. I know it was comming, but deep down I thought we would be that miracle once again. __________________ Tina, Mama to Owen 8/06 and Ethan 8/09 wife to Todd since 10/05, still TTC after 31mo and counting.

06-28-2012, 04:04 PM	#26
3 ladybugs Registered Users Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 11,146 Ratings: 6 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Blessed with children, Struggling for more Week of June 25h tiam1980 - Yikes! That is scary that you had such an appointment! My cousin does that all the time but she knows she is like this and takes precaution, how scary to have it all out of the blue! Why are you getting an MRI? I have never heard of that as part of the routine work up! I hope he has answers for you in August! meeshkasheeba - I am sorry your down to feeling like IVF is your only option right now. For me it wasn't a question as I had just lost the triplets (IVF was talked about WHILE I was pregnant with the triplets and in the hospital, just in case) so I had a while to think about it. I think between first mention and first ER it was 1 year... a bit over. Extra embryos you shouldn't worry that much about right now. Yes it is common to have extra embryos, however it is just as common to have none. I have a friend who has done 2 cycles at the clinic I use and she never had any frozen embryos. I have 5 from my 2 cycles. So you just can't tell. The odds of you having a TON of good left over embryos are not great. It just doesn't happen very often. IVF isn't as scary as it sounds really. I have been told by many people that were scared by it going into it that they felt the same. Though I think everyone reacts to it much like my son did today. I told him that soon daddy would be sticking mommy in the butt with this (and I showed him one of the needles). He looked at DH like "how could you do that to my mama!?!" Yeah that is pretty much how it is. However when your in it, you sort of get like how I am sure DS will be, giggling through it. Oh and I gave up non assisted reproduction when I tried on my own for 2 years. Yeah, that was a HUGE motivator. AFM - I get my meds (minus some needles that I have left over from IVF) on Tuesday. __________________ Jennifer (36) - When DH and I got married in Dec. of 2003, he said "in sickness, health, to death". What he didn't know was we would loose 3 children, have a miscarriage, have a living son and have me battle cancer all before our 7th anniversary! Cancer free 30 ...25....20....15.... days until Nathaniel Harlow Read story here.

06-28-2012, 04:41 PM	#27
Vegan Princess Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,283 Ratings: 4 Feedback: 100%	Re: Blessed with children, Struggling for more Week of June 25h Meeshkasheba: We ultimately did IVF bc of male factor issues. The whole process was sped up by my premature ovarian aging and lack of time. But when we first got DH's SA results back and they were bad and I thought we might have to do IVF, I was SUPER overwhelmed!! It ended up being more of a process for us. I got pregnant naturally right after we got those results but lost that baby. Then we tried on our own a couples months more, did 3 IUI cycles and THEN did IVF. I was SO ready to do it by then. I think it's really normal to be crazy overwhelmed and scared of it when you first start thinking about it. It's a lot of appointments, a lot of testing to get ready, scary to have to give yourself shots and it's a whole lot of money to risk! My advice is just to take everything 1 step at a time. And once you are doing it, it's not nearly as bad as I had feared. It's time consuming, but not all that horrible. The shots aren't that painful once you get past the initial fear of jabbing yourself. As for the embies - we didn't have any to freeze. And 3 ladybugs is right, a lot of people don't. Susan: I hope you got good news today!!! Don't keep up waiting too long! Rebecca: Good luck at your surgery tomorrow! Did you find out if they were able to freeze any more embabies? Ever hear the quality? I hope AF comes back on time this time so you can get that transfer going! Liesl: When is your ultrasound??? Cindy __________________ Vegetarian, CDing, mama to DD (1/09) TTC #2

06-28-2012, 06:03 PM	#29
jacquelinemarie82 Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9,143 Ratings: 266 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Blessed with children, Struggling for more Week of June 25h Well girls, we officially are not doing an IVF. Our clinic does not use any Grade 3 embroyos nor will they allow an exception to be made. Their definitions of a grade 3 is an embroyo that has died OR an embroyo that is developing abnormally and compared to the others is lower quality. These embroyos are still alive when they are discarded. For our religious beliefs, we cannot go through with an IVF knowing that it is possible that we would be essentially discarding a living 5 day old embroyo. Yes, we realized that chances are that these embroyos would not survive the transfer much less a freeze and thaw. Yes, we realize that grade 3 embroyos happen in natural and very often result in an early miscarriage or a delayed period when the mother does not even realize she was pregnant. However we feel that we should let God decide which survive and which do not rather than allowing the embroyoligist to make that decision. She even said herself that there is no way she could garauntee that her decision is the best decision...she makes the best decision she knows how but she couldn't say that these embroyos would not survive and she couldn't say that they would or would not end up in a healthy baby. (For us, a healthy baby is not the only goal...we would not abort a child with a disease/deformity.) Anyway, those are our beliefs. I cannot move forward with it and neither can my husband. It's no longer an option for us. We are going to move back towards trying IUI cycles again OR perhaps there is a clinic that would support our decision. We have also consider adoption or embroyo adoption so we still have hope to have another child in the future. We have talked with the doctor and explained our reasoning. He did mention that his wife is a Catholic and did 4 cycles of IVF and struggled with coming to terms with this which she did eventually. But he was familiar with families having an issue with the concept. I know some people are going through IVFs here currently or are considering it. Each family decides for themselves and I truly wish a bfp for every mama. I know this is a controversial topic but wanted to explain why we are cancelling the IVF.