I'm 33, DH is 42. Off BC for 6 years, actively trying/charting/etc since March 2012. I have other health issues (crappy shitty kidney disease - genetic) that influence things. Had a possible CP (or an anovulatory cycle) in September (the 1 month I didn't fully chart and I suck at seeing lines), saw GP for a referral in October and an RE early November.
Had regular (dildocam) ultrasounds done twice in November, once on CD4, once on CD12 which confirmed that everything looked normal and I did indeed ovulate. RE said to keep trying and make appointment to come back end of feb/beginning of March if still no BFP. Also had other RE/gyno specialized in high risk pregnancies and genetic disorders do a pre-pregnancy talk with me, bloodwork from that showed that my kidneys are indeed sucky to start a pregnancy with and I need to hurry the fuck up or it's just too bad, no kids. That bloodwork also confirmed the fact that putting me on hormones/clomid/meds is just not an option.
I'm in my last cycle trying on my own now, as soon as the next 2WW is over (unless some sort of miracle happens) I'll schedule my next RE appointment and will start with SA and compatibility testing as well as probably that HSG.
As I've pretty much lost all hope of getting pregnant on our own (since March every effing single cycle was perfectly timed, including the one where I was sick as a dog, just didn't want to give up trying!) so I'm hoping that I'll be able to get my first (unmedicated) round of IUI a cycle from now.
I truly truly hope it's the latter. I fear the worst though, because in the online study environment, it states the homework for each week and it's actually asking us to do stuff based on what we learned in chapter so-and-so from this book.
The school advertises the use of the most current books available, so if this is truly it, I might just tell them I need my money back or ask to be admitted to a different program they offer that is a little more advanced. Me correcting the info in the book (seriously, on every effing page I read I can point at least 1 thing that's outdated and/or no longer correct) is not really why I want to spend (well, my company really, but it's part of my severance package) about 4000 euros. I could do a lot more useful things with 4K.
I have a few. 1 is searcheable (so that if someone out of the blue suddenly wants to buy me a present, they can) the rest are private, but I could share links if I wanted to.
When I still actively blogged I used to keep my kitchen gadget and cookbook wishlist updated on my blog. People have been known to buy stuff for me off of that one as well.
I've never tried it, but I bet that if you'd just clingfoil the heck out of them individually to avoid frost and reheat them by defrosing out of the foil and then heating in the oven, you should be okay. Not 100% sure if that'd work, but that's how I'd do it.
So 0 days into going back to school I am already THAT student. The annoying know it all...
We received our logins and the book (paperback, it's an e-commerce class, why is it not on my kindle??) and I'm doing prep for my first class (it's in 3 weeks) and I'm cringing at the first paragraph of the first real chapter already.
It speaks about how smart the awesome new Microsoft OS "Windows Vista" is. This book was supposedly revised in 2010. Windows 7 was released in 2009. Vista was released in 2006, going worldwide in 2007. So I e-mailed my teacher, who I haven't even met yet, if he can tell me how I can get the current edition of the book. (And yes, I checked online and this is the most current edition, so I'm hoping against better judgement that they just mis-printed mine and gave the old text a new cover.)
It also speaks about how slowly but surely Second Life is growing and getting bigger and bigger and more important and that soon everybody and their dog will use it. And how Hyves (a Dutch social network which has died a slow agonizing death) and MySpace are the 2 biggest most important social networks in the world.
Yep, I 'know I'm going to be the annoying kid in class. It sucks though, because the class this book is for, was actually one of the 2 classes I was looking forward to the most :-(
Of all of these, I miss paying at the pump. I never really used drive through ATMs anyways and I hate redvines :-)
I miss good taco seasoning though (I still have about 6 oz left from my last trip to the spice shop that has the best taco seasoning in the world) and affordable good BBQ sauce I don't need to make myself.
Yeah, I know, open door and all. But damn, my co-worker is dumb. It's sad enough that the over 40's have a very hard time working on computers (we're a legal office, so lots of computer work), but that the people in their early 30's can't seem to figure out how the interwebz and MS Office work is just really really sad. Makes me wonder how they ever finished college.
And really, we're trying to go digital and as paperless as possible. So why is it that you're trying to make me print out a prezi that's available and working online 'so you can practice'.
TGIF, After 2 days back in the office after the holidays, I don't think I can take another day with them this week!
Hi and welcome here. That sounds awfully scary. any chance you can get on the endo waitlist (and then just cancel your appt if it's nothing) before you get the MRI results in Feb, that would at least shave 6 weeks off of your wait.
FX that it's actually nothing and you can get started with the IUI plans in February!
agreed with what sonrisa said as well. I figured that was covered under the medical/health issues, but if that needs specification, I absolutely think that counts as something troubling.
I'm 33, so I still have more than enough time within the system. With my kidneys I doubt I would be able to do IVF/ICSI though, because of the no hormones/trigger shots. Might mean that a doc will be willing to try more IUIs than for other people.
Ahhhh, randoms. That sucks having to fire someone. Is it someone you actually really like?
1: I've been wanting to shank my boss about 10 minutes after I got in to the office. She's so damn dumb. If I didn't know any better I'd think she fucked her way up to her position. She's just not qualified.
2: I made stuffing and chicken breasts for dinner tonight. We didn't do Thanksgiving this year (just didn't work out with our schedules in NL) and the stuffing that my cousin made at Christmas was one with apple in there, which I really really don't like, so I've been craving stuffing. It felt very strange, but was super yumm!
3: I REALLY need to lose weight/work on fitness. Since our vacation and now the holidays I feel like I need a girdle.
Since I've already been to see her once, I'm in the system and don't have a wait anymore. (Just the normal appointments that just fill up with current patients, which I'd be considered one of.)
And I just checked the new 2013 rules for treatments and it's actually better than I thought even. 1 IVF/ICSI try is considered the retrieval and fertilization of eggs and placing them back until they're all gone/until you're pregnant. you get 3 tries per succeeded pregnancy (pregnancy that sticks until the 13th week). So if after 3 full on tries you still haven't achieved pregnancy, you're out for good unless you pay yourself. After you've succeeded in getting pregnant and staying that for 12 whole weeks, you get 3 new tries (so you can have successive children).
You get as many IUI tries as your RE thinks are appropriate in your specific fertility situation.
The only 1 embryo placed back rule is until age 38, not 40, and 2 embryos MAY (if doctor agrees) be placed back between age 39 and 42. If you pay yourself, you can place back cryos that are still left until the age of 45. After that it's illegal to place any back at all.
Everyone has a 350 euro per year co-pay for all medical issues in total, so from cold meds to IVF and hospital stays and whatever else medical you might have come up. You can voluntarily up the amount of co-pay in exchange for a lower monthly fee.
I guess I am pretty lucky to have insurance like this :-)
I need to get a referral for everything I ever need from my GP though. So people who have a less than assertive GP have a problem and really need to fight for their care.
Dutch healthcare, it's basically universal healthcare. For people under 40 they can legally only place 1 embryo, people over 40 can have 2 placed, and women over 42 are SOL, not legal in NL at all...
I would think that once you truly feel you're having trouble, are talking to a doctor, know you have health issues/have been diagnosed and/or have been charting/temping/opk-ing and have perfectly timed sex for at least 6 cycles (at which point you'll likely be thinking of going to see an RE), you can consider yourself having trouble and are totally welcome.
But that's just my view.
I'm guessing that once it gets going, it'll get to be fairly obvious if someone fits in.
We haven't done a SA yet, but we do know I'm ovulating an my uterus and endometrium look really good. But this info does give me some hope.
I know my insurance pays 100% for a max of 3 rounds of ivf. No idea how much iui and such they'd pay. I assume at least as many as the ivf, possibly more.
My favorite airline used to be TWA, but they were bought by northwest, which merged with Delta and flying from Amsterdam you never know whether it's a Delta or KLM operated flight. Oh well...
TWA was bought by AA.
Seriously? My mind must be going then. I could've sworn I transferred my TW miles to NW back then.
So, after my next 2WW (so in just over 2 weeks actually) I'll be able to schedule my appointment with my RE for testing.
I'm wondering if you ladies know what my options might still be. Besides knowing if we even ever have a chance (which might take away the frustration), is there anything they'll still be able to do for us? (Like if DH's sperm analysis would be crappy, or that compatibility test or whatever that is?)
With my crappy kidneys I won't be able to take clomid or trigger shots or any hormonal therapies. Is there anything they can actually actively do without me getting any of that? I mean, I guess they could do IUI based on temp shifts and guesswork on O-dates, but is that any use if you're not taking any hormones/clomid/whatever other fertility drugs there are?
Bye guys! I hope you can vent etc there rather than just disappearing and dealing on your own. And I hope you get BFPs! And maybe I'll be joining you soon. lol
Well I hope you won't! I honestly wish everyone that they'll never have to join us over there. but I am glad it's there now :-)
My first time in she did an internal ultrasound to make sure everything looked okay physically with a follow up ultrasound a week later which confirmed my ovulating (besides the charts I'd handed her, which also confirmed a normal pattern). She then referred me to another ob/gyn specialized in genetics and maternal health who did some testing on actual safety of pregnancy for me. Since all was okay with me on the uterus/ovarian side of things, and my kidneys are the only concern they told me to try a few months more and want me to come in in March for further blood testing/SA if I'm still not pregnant then. I'll make my appointment as soon as the next 2WW is over actually. (They usually are super swamped so I rather make that appointment sooner than later. Can always cancel :-)
I want a TTTC sub board just to have a group of people that I feel like I can relate to. Honestly, I don't even care if we only walk about TTC OR TTTC much at all. Like it or not, fertility troubles are a big part of who I am now, and thankfully, there are a lot of people who cannot relate. I'd just love to get together with those who do.
This just made me almost cry a little. This is absolutely exactly how I feel.
JSYK, I just asked if with the changes going on with the other boards and moving pregnancy/baby related stuff around it was possible/okay to add the sub board. I feel like there are enough people on here who really would like it to warrant it.