I'm going for my Day 21 progesterone check over my lunch break. Last time we I had it checked was in February between losses. I'm definitely curious to see what it is now and if it's changed for better or worse. I have progesterone suppositories at home but haven't been given instructions to use them in the TWW.
We did our second of our back to back Ivf cycles and ended up with only one fertilizing, again, but this time we have one 5AB blast frozen. Hoping it just takes one for us! We will start prep for our FET either my next period or the period after. Meeting with the RE on the 30th.
I have to schedule a follow up appointment with our dr. We are out if then right now, ughhh. I’d rather be home with my doggie. I’m getting my period today or tomorrow, I can feel it. I brought every single pain med I have from home, I loathe my period. It’s painful and heavy.
We're at two years TTC and all the supplies I've bought along the way are just about empty. The large box of paper cups I bought for testing are nearly empty, I'm out of pregnancy and ovulation tests, and my basal thermometer died this morning. When I bought this stuff, I never would have thought I'd need to buy refills and that I'd still be in the same place years later. I've given up on trying to gauge time and have decided just to shrug and order all the replacements.
Post by starryfish on Jul 22, 2019 12:03:53 GMT -5
pandora89, hoping that one takes for you! joenali, I am so sorry! Big hugs for sure VacayVaca, ugh that sucks. IF is this worst. I stopped using my basal when we started cycling bc i hated that thing.
I am just in the waiting game. Seems like all of TTTC is SOOO much waiting!!!
VacayVaca , ugh that sucks. IF is this worst. I stopped using my basal when we started cycling bc i hated that thing.
I am just in the waiting game. Seems like all of TTTC is SOOO much waiting!!!
Yeah, I don't even use the temperatures for anything since I use digital ovulation tests, but it feels like so much waiting otherwise. I just like something to do every day. Because you're right--this all feels like so. much. waiting.
I have my fingers crossed right now for you though!!!
joenali , I'm sorry - I'd rather be home with that cutie pie too. VacayVaca That is frustrating, I'm sorry pandora89 I hope it only takes that one! FX. starryfish when will you test? Or are you allowed to test early as part of the trial? (although I guess they can't exactly stop you)
Progesterone draw is done now. Results should be in later today or early tomorrow. I made an appointment with the lab over my lunch break and it was the fastest service ever, I didn't even get a chance to sit down in the waiting room. Definitely always making appointments moving forward if I can swing it.
I had a baseline monitoring appt last week. Lining was at 9.9 which is obviously to high for a baseline FET so back on provera I go. What's really starting to piss me off though is this fluid. AGAIN they marked on the ultrasound hydro. I had a laprascopy/hysteroscopy May 6th because they insisted hydro and there was nothing there, I had silent stage 1 endo but tubes open no problems, no hydro. Now besides hydro they also marked a HUGE section as free fluid. My clinic has me on mucinex twice a day now to try and dry that up but I'm seriously just done.
Post by starryfish on Jul 22, 2019 12:32:54 GMT -5
megstoo, i am so sorry. That is so frustrating! achi, i will test Wednesday since that is day 12. My blood test is 7/31 at my clinic but I will make them move it up (hopefully) if I test + or - before then.
I'm sorry megstoo . I can imagine feeling like you want something to go according to plan, and that's so disappointing to have all those cycles cancelled and dragged out forever. Are there other things they can try to get your body on track?
I'm sorry megstoo . I can imagine feeling like you want something to go according to plan, and that's so disappointing to have all those cycles cancelled and dragged out forever. Are there other things they can try to get your body on track?
I'm sort of a sitting duck right now so to speak. I took provera to force a cycle. After 16 days it never arrived so we then moved to prometrium. Did that for 10 days and spotting everyday. Full period and went for baseline... lining to thick. I flat out refuse to do a transfer with fluid. It's like throwing a grain of rice into a full swimming pool which is how it was explained to me.
We can't figure out though why my old RE who does my monitoring keeps marking hdyro when I had a laprascopy and nothing was there. My new clinic is 7 hrs away but I can monitor at my old RE's office. They have me on an antihystime protocol while I'm back on provera to try and get rid of that fluid. I just feel like this isn't meant to be and it's really starting to drain on me.
I have started doing acupuncture and except spending $100 a week I'm not sure how much good it's doing. I'm sure there's benefit but right now it's all been disappointing.
megstoo , is there another clinic local you can monitor at?
There is the problem being that I've never been a patient at a new clinic to monitor so they won't bill insurance and each monitoring appt is $600. I've thought about that. My other thought was to just be local to my current clinic and rent an air bnb for the 2 weeks so I can monitor directly at my clinic.
I think I'm finally getting my "period" after 8 days of spotting. Ugh. It's probably not a "real" period because it's my first one after my loss, but it should kick start a cycle, so everything is proceeding somewhat normally.
Aside from testing and actually buying all my meds and stuff, though, I told H I want to wait until maybe November to do another transfer, since there's a high likelihood of another loss and I just need to take a break right now.
Post by pinkpeony08 on Jul 22, 2019 20:07:13 GMT -5
I had my reproductive immunology appointment, though I don't know much other than decreased blood flow to uterus and left ovary. She also requested an endometrial biopsy, which my local OB is doing for me tomorrow. Has anyone had one? It sounds like they are painful while they do it, but then afterward it's not terrible? Her instructions say 600-800 mg ibuprofen an hour before the biopsy. I go back in 2 weeks for all the results.
Post by seeyalater52 on Jul 22, 2019 20:08:18 GMT -5
I got my test results back. Trisomy 16, female.
I’m devastated. I was prepared not to get a conclusive result, or to hear that the embryo was normal and my hostile uterus was the culprit. Having the issue be with the embryo feels like it raises more questions than answers. I remain convinced that the primary issue was immune and that taking the prednisone, Benadryl, Pepcid, and Claritin helped, but it also makes me worry about my eggs and the stim protocol more than I did previously. It is shaking my resolve in my position that I must make SOME normal embryos and that aneuploidy is the main cause behind the recurrent losses. I’m scared and overwhelmed and really, really sad.
I had my reproductive immunology appointment, though I don't know much other than decreased blood flow to uterus and left ovary. She also requested an endometrial biopsy, which my local OB is doing for me tomorrow. Has anyone had one? It sounds like they are painful while they do it, but then afterward it's not terrible? Her instructions say 600-800 mg ibuprofen an hour before the biopsy. I go back in 2 weeks for all the results.
I had one for my ERA and it was really painful, but only for like 10 seconds. I took 800mg ibuprofen which was a good call. Good luck.
I had my reproductive immunology appointment, though I don't know much other than decreased blood flow to uterus and left ovary. She also requested an endometrial biopsy, which my local OB is doing for me tomorrow. Has anyone had one? It sounds like they are painful while they do it, but then afterward it's not terrible? Her instructions say 600-800 mg ibuprofen an hour before the biopsy. I go back in 2 weeks for all the results.
I had one back in January. I took regular strength ibuprofen prior. I barely felt anything during, it was pretty painless.
I’m devastated. I was prepared not to get a conclusive result, or to hear that the embryo was normal and my hostile uterus was the culprit. Having the issue be with the embryo feels like it raises more questions than answers. I remain convinced that the primary issue was immune and that taking the prednisone, Benadryl, Pepcid, and Claritin helped, but it also makes me worry about my eggs and the stim protocol more than I did previously. It is shaking my resolve in my position that I must make SOME normal embryos and that aneuploidy is the main cause behind the recurrent losses. I’m scared and overwhelmed and really, really sad.
I'm so sorry. Remind me, have you had other tissue tested from previous losses? It's so hard to get results that are unexpected. That may also mean that the immune protocol worked, but the trisomy was the cause rather than the immune issues. Thinking of you.
I’m devastated. I was prepared not to get a conclusive result, or to hear that the embryo was normal and my hostile uterus was the culprit. Having the issue be with the embryo feels like it raises more questions than answers. I remain convinced that the primary issue was immune and that taking the prednisone, Benadryl, Pepcid, and Claritin helped, but it also makes me worry about my eggs and the stim protocol more than I did previously. It is shaking my resolve in my position that I must make SOME normal embryos and that aneuploidy is the main cause behind the recurrent losses. I’m scared and overwhelmed and really, really sad.
I'm so sorry. Remind me, have you had other tissue tested from previous losses? It's so hard to get results that are unexpected. That may also mean that the immune protocol worked, but the trisomy was the cause rather than the immune issues. Thinking of you.
No, we never made it far enough before to have any uterine imaging, nevermind tissue to test. This transfer, my first one on a real immune protocol, was by far the most successful. I’m tempted to say the embryo was abnormal this time but the protocol worked, but it feels like so many unknowns.
It would be more straightforward if we were sure we’d stay at our current clinic but we were so sure we would switch to another clinic that had more of a grasp on the immune protocols and a truly world class lab. But then again, that clinic sucks at communication, is super far away/inconvenient, and is twice as expensive. But our current clinic won’t prescribe prednisone and I only have enough for one more transfer currently unless I can score some more. It just feels like everything is different from what I thought all of a sudden, and that fucking hope is starting to creep in that maybe a tested embryo would somehow work.
I'm so sorry. Remind me, have you had other tissue tested from previous losses? It's so hard to get results that are unexpected. That may also mean that the immune protocol worked, but the trisomy was the cause rather than the immune issues. Thinking of you.
No, we never made it far enough before to have any uterine imaging, nevermind tissue to test. This transfer, my first one on a real immune protocol, was by far the most successful. I’m tempted to say the embryo was abnormal this time but the protocol worked, but it feels like so many unknowns.
It would be more straightforward if we were sure we’d stay at our current clinic but we were so sure we would switch to another clinic that had more of a grasp on the immune protocols and a truly world class lab. But then again, that clinic sucks at communication, is super far away/inconvenient, and is twice as expensive. But our current clinic won’t prescribe prednisone and I only have enough for one more transfer currently unless I can score some more. It just feels like everything is different from what I thought all of a sudden, and that fucking hope is starting to creep in that maybe a tested embryo would somehow work.
I’m so sorry. I am sending you a PM about prednisone
I had my reproductive immunology appointment, though I don't know much other than decreased blood flow to uterus and left ovary. She also requested an endometrial biopsy, which my local OB is doing for me tomorrow. Has anyone had one? It sounds like they are painful while they do it, but then afterward it's not terrible? Her instructions say 600-800 mg ibuprofen an hour before the biopsy. I go back in 2 weeks for all the results.
I had one done a few weeks ago. It can is painful for like 20 seconds then fine you may have some after cramping. I took 600 mg of ibuprofen.
My progesterone results are in at 73. Apparently Canada considers 50 the cut off for the LP so they're high. I don't really know what that means yet other than my research tells me cysts are a possibility. I'm waiting to hear from my OB's office today, otherwise I'll call them and ask what it means/if we need to do an ultrasound to look at my ovaries. I don't want to do another femara cycle without knowing if there are existing cysts.
I had a 7 dpo progesterone draw during the cycle that ended up being my second loss and it was 37 then.
Has anyone else had a high result and what was the outcome?
My progesterone results are in at 73. Apparently Canada considers 50 the cut off for the LP so they're high. I don't really know what that means yet other than my research tells me cysts are a possibility. I'm waiting to hear from my OB's office today, otherwise I'll call them and ask what it means/if we need to do an ultrasound to look at my ovaries. I don't want to do another femara cycle without knowing if there are existing cysts.
I had a 7 dpo progesterone draw during the cycle that ended up being my second loss and it was 37 then.
Has anyone else had a high result and what was the outcome?
Did you have monitoring? If you have multiple follicles on the meds it would make sense that you had higher progesterone levels, as they are correlated.