THESE ASSHOLES. Like women in my position who have had pregnancy losses need this shit on top of everything else they're going through. I've had THREE. At what point does the recurrence of the losses make me look suspicious? Does the fact that I'm clearly very actively trying to get pregnant shield me from that? Or does the fact that IVF would potentially be legally impacted by this law make me even more suspect?
This was kind of my thought. 1) what about IVF? If I transfer and it doesn't take, can I be charged with manslaughter for wasting an embryo? and 2) AS IF women already don't blame themselves for miscarriages, however not justified those thoughts are. I hope there's lots of counseling/therapy support in Georgia... oh wait. Probably not.
I had six retrieved eggs. All fertilized. All arrested in growth and didn’t make it.
Abortion? Miscarriage? Murder? How would that be construed in Georgia?
I didn’t get the house I put an offer in on, but I am okay with it. My house goes up next week. Eek!
I am feeling some dull cramps and soreness in my abdomen which is giving me hope. I took off my Beta day - if it’s good news I wanna celebrate and if it’s negative well I def won’t want to be at work.
My RE wrote a letter to my regular dr requesting an iron infusion from my general doctor. At my egg retrieval they did a CBC, and my hemoglobin was a 10.7. At my follow up (after my period) is now at a 10.2. My egg retrieval was two weeks ago. I’m feeling anemia symptoms already, I can’t catch my breath when I workout, I’ve been getting leg and foot cramping at night and feeling out of breath going up stairs.
My regular dr did not want to do an infusion . Which I don’t understand. My periods are so damn heavy, are they going to wait until I’m super low again? I was so anemic last December (I was at an 8)I could barely walk upstairs, I was dizzy and lightheaded and pail. I take iron every day, and clearly it’s not enough. I hope my regular doctor will give an infusion.
Normal hemoglobin for women is 12 and above.
Wtf? I would be pissed. What is their reason to ignore your RE?
I honesty think it has to do with insurance. It just was confirmed today that I can get an infusion. I have to make an appointment in Monday. My dr agreed that my daily iron pills are not enough to make a difference right now.
My RE wrote a letter to my regular dr requesting an iron infusion from my general doctor. At my egg retrieval they did a CBC, and my hemoglobin was a 10.7. At my follow up (after my period) is now at a 10.2. My egg retrieval was two weeks ago. I’m feeling anemia symptoms already, I can’t catch my breath when I workout, I’ve been getting leg and foot cramping at night and feeling out of breath going up stairs.
My regular dr did not want to do an infusion . Which I don’t understand. My periods are so damn heavy, are they going to wait until I’m super low again? I was so anemic last December (I was at an 8)I could barely walk upstairs, I was dizzy and lightheaded and pail. I take iron every day, and clearly it’s not enough. I hope my regular doctor will give an infusion.
Why is she sitting on her kitchen table going through her order from a food delivery service?and then the post became something about where she got her jeans.
I started my period at 10 and started using tampons around 12 or 13. I think mainly because of ballet class - leotard and tights are really not a pad-friendly situation. I track on my google calendar.
I swam and always missed several days of practice. I finally figured out tampons and didn’t have to miss practice.
I would definitely teach her to use tampons. I hated sitting and walking around in a pad. My life changed when I started using tampons. She’ll be able to feel comfortable doing more things when she uses tampons or even a cup.
Also, are you able to go over there tonight to talk to her and give her the things she needs?
So I had my follow up yesterday. We are pretty sure we are going to to try another round of IVF. They don’t know why all six eggs arrested, most likely due to my age. We have a series of next steps we have to do before we start again. get my anemia under control, I may get another infusion, will continue to to take progesterone to lighten my monthly bleeding even though it doesn’t work nearly as well as regular birth control. I had a DVT years ago and can’t take anything other than progesterone. We will be getting some money back from this round because our eggs didn’t need any testing. I’m guessing it won’t be much , but whatever it is it can be applied to the next round. The protocol will change from antagonist to something else. I can’t remember what it’s called. Basically more shots, higher doses and will trigger with HCG rather than lupron. We also talked about egg donors. We aren’t quite there yet but could be an option down the road. In the meantime, back to working out and finishing up the school year!
Here’s a picture of my leg when I had my DVT. It’s the purple one! I fractured my ankle and had a plate and 8 screws out in it. About three weeks later I took a five hour flight to nyc. I had a worsening pain in my calf muscle, from my knee down was swollen and a lovely shade of lavender.
You could ha e a DVT. I would put a call into your doctor and see why they want you to do. My guess is that they will want you to get an ultrasound of your legs to rule out a blood clot.
Tomorrow is the transfer!!! I went in for my bloodwork and u/s. My lining is at 8.4 right now. I have to report at 1:40 pm so send me all the positive vibes tomorrow I am feeling very positive right now, so hopefully that continues. Pregnancy test is May 16th.
Great news! I’ll be thinking of you!
I have a follow up today. I’m 99 percent certain i want to try another round of IVF. It just depends on what the doctor thinks. It’s been a depressing week or so. But I’ve kept myself busy with yard work And I finally went back to working out after about a month hiatus. I ran a mile for time and did a 10:34. Not bad for being anemic and having my egg retrieval over a week ago. . Lol! I was so out of breath.
I hope everyone gets a little bit of good news this week! ❤️❤️
joenali, I'm so sorry. FWIW, I had that happen on my second round of IVF. Definitely see what they say about how they might change up the protocol next time!
Yes, we are definitely going to talk about different protocols. I’m also curious about egg donation. I’m not sure if it’s something we want, but I’d like to look into it at the very least.
Thanks guys. I didn’t realize how sad I would be. I just wanted that little part of dh and I to work. We have a follow up appointment on Monday. I’d like to try IVF again. We’ll see what the dr says.
None of our embryos made it. They all arrested yesterday. I’m so sad. I got the call When my students were at recess. They were all wondering why I was crying. I just said I was sad. I got lots of sweet hugs.
I find out tomorrow how many of our fertilized eggs made it to day 5. I have to start birth control tomorrow to get my bleeding under control. I’m anemic and they won’t do a transfer with my numbers the way they are.
I have adenmyosis and often times it can go hand in hand with endo. I have insanely heavy and painful periods. I had to have an iron infusion back in December my hemoglobin and iron were very low. Often adeno can be seen and suspected through vaginal ultrasound. The only real way to diagnose is through hysterectomy.
I would also ask about adenomyosis as it can cause Infertility as well.
Yeah. I tried the holistic stuff before I got pregnant with my son. It didn’t work. I’m currently doing treatment, that’s not working, with my RE. I don’t need her naturopath right now.
Omg that’s even worse. When I was having miscarriages I had a friend who basically said I shouldn’t do any medical intervention and just take supplements. Now that it is def a genetic issue, she doesn’t say a word but anytime I bring up IVF she changes the subject. I am sure she doesn’t agree with me taking all these meds, but the end result is worth it.
Only 6 eggs retrieved this morning. I’m an emotional mess. Dr thought realistically that one would make it through fertilization and genetic testing. All I want to do is cry right now. Im also still high.
Happy Earth day and happy National Infertility Awareness Week.
I took the next 4 days off of work. I have an ultrasound today and hoping and crossing my fingers for an egg retrieval on Wednesday. I feel so gross right now. My tummy is bloated, I’m super tired and my ovaries are sore. I took my last shot of cetrotide this morning and my last shots of gonal f and menopur last night.
Another monitoring appointment. Not sure what to think yet as I haven’t talked with a nurse yet. Only 6 measurable follicles. I thought I would have more at this point. Most were 15 and above. I have a cyst that is growing. 22 mm last Wednesday and now 44 mm. Apparently it’s nonfucntuonal. I have no idea what that means. I was really hoping for more follicles. I felt good after last weeks appointment. Now I’m a little bummed. The tech did not count all follicles, just measurable ones.
Sometimes it’s quality vs quantity. My good friend only had 4 follicles, but it yielded 3 normal embryos.