Anyone LTTTC Number One?

Baby that is fab news congratulations!
Dodger I am so sorry to hear about your news,
And to all you other ladies I wish you much Luck in all your upcoming test and egg catching :)

AFM I have just received my referral letter, I can't believe it is here already, I am over the moon, despite having to do all the usual test.... and hubby will have to provide another sample, but finally things are moving in the right direction I never thought I would be looking forward to starting the IVF process but I really am xxx
 
MrsHowley I think it is normal to be excited about IVF! You are going to get that much wanted and hoped for baby :hugs:
 
Dodger - we're all here for you hon ... it's a horrible horrible time, but I can totally relate to the feeling of needing it to complete, once you know that there isn't going to be a happy ending.

Baby - fab news hon xxx
 
Dodger I'm both glad and obviously sad for you that your numbers are dropping (I remember wanting them to drop so we could start trying again but also being sad that they were dropping as it meant that Sprout was really gone). I just wanted you to know that I am always here if you want to chat :hugs:

:hugs: Your responses to my posts help a ton and I just want to thank you. I'm just going day by day... I feel a little bit like the guy from Sleepless in Seattle. :wacko: And yeah... I'm having those exact feelings about the numbers dropping. I just want this miscarriage to be over and then every so often it'll just stop me in my tracks that I'm actually hoping for and then happy that my numbers are dropping. It feels both right and wrong and has put me in a pretty good slump for the last couple days.

My number on yesterdays test dropped again although not nearly as far as I would have liked... only to 149. So good it's going down, but I wish it was faster and I wish I didn't have to go in for yet another blood test on friday. I hate doing them anyway and I'm procrastinating hugely now that there isn't a positive reason for them. Well ok this is still a beneficial reason and I'm glad they are monitoring me closely... but still. :dohh:

sorry for your loss huni, i hope they go down quickly so u can get back to trying xx

Thank you. :hugs:

Sorry For your loss DOdger... Thinking of you x:hugs:
 
Hi guys I hope you all are well. I had transvaginal ultrasound today and I am much relieved today as a lot can change in just 8 days. When I went for my first ultrasound I was 4w 4d pregnanct and they said this pregnancy may not be viable, as they could not see anything at all. Today I am 6 weeks pregnant and they saw a sac and a yolk sac in my uterus and said that the sac measures 5 weeks, and they discharged me. Everyone Thanks for supporting me, and baby dust to you all and never loose hope.

Thanks Fantastic news hun! Yeah !
 
Has anyone else had any experience with fertility teas? Currently researching them to start with my fertility diet and wondering if it is worth the cost :shrug:
 
Okay, so just got home from the fertility DR's and had the saline sonohysterography. It wasnt to bad, DH was able to be in the room with me. They also had a student nurse observing the process along with the DR and nurse that was assisting, so it was like 3 people looking at my junk and DH in the room as well. I asked DH after if he felt awkward and of course he did, LOL, but I was thankful he was there to support me and take away some ofmy fears. The worst part was when the DR was trying to find the right size speculum and had to change it to a smaller one and than had to switch the size catherter to a smaller one that was used to fill up my uterus with the saline solution. It was like a dull unpleasant cramping well they were doing this part and than i felt like I needed to pee. The cramps were like long unpleasant AF type cramps that just went on for a while and I did say ouch a few times, but it was alot less painful than the HSG was. Once she had the saline solution in and was done filling the uterus with saline the pain almost all went away. They used the dildo cam wand thing to do an ultrasound once my uterus was filled with saline.

So the DR saw the bump on the side of my uterus that showed up on the HSG X-ray and confirmed that it was a fibroid and she didnt seem to think it was going to be a problem, But she discovered a new problem, a polyp which is causing blockage and is definatly of concern on the inside of my uterus as well. She showed me on the computer screen and on a printed up picture of the sonogram as well. I am having some light spotting with pink and light brown blood after the procedure with some like chunky pieces of tissue type discharge as well, and I have on a pad on now. I have a little bit of cramping after the procedure but it isnt anything that I am not used to and is minimal.

So after the procedure was done DH and me met with the DR in an office to discuss our options. The DR wants me to have a hysteroscopy to have the polyp surgically removed and offered me the option to do a laparoscopy at the same time to try to reopen the one tube of mine that might possibly be blocked, which we discovered previously during my HSG. I will have to be sedated and under anethesia for both procedures.

The hysteroscopy is less invasive and has a quicker recovery time though, they can just go in through the cervix and into the uterus to cut away the polyp. If I do the laparascopy than I have to have incisions cut into my belly and it will be a longer recovery time, but it could unblock my other tube. I am undecided if I want to do the laparascopy at this time because I know it will be a more painful recovery, and I also know that i can still do the IUI with only one open tube, so it is not a necessary thing, But at the same time I know if I have 2 open tubes it will increase my chances of getting pregnant. So, I have a couple of things to think about, like how much will our out of pocket cost be after my insurance pays so I have to figure out how and when we would be able to afford one of the procedures or both of them.

I also am not thrilled with going through with the laparascopy since I dont know for sure if my one tube is blocked or not, or if it just spasmed during the HSG and that was why the dye didnt go through. I am not sure if there is a less invasive way to verify if the one tube is blocked for sure or not before I go and cut into my belly for this procedure or not??

So long story short, I am upset with the results because the thought of surgery is pretty scary. I am also shocked to know that all of this time me and DH have been TTC month after month to find out that our efforts were pointless because this polyp is causing a blockage in my uterus, so all of my tears and heart ache month after month were in vain. :cry: Than trying to be able to afford the surgery will push back our ability to have the IUI because the $$ we would of used to pay for that will most likely get eaten up by the costs of my surgery so now I am going to have to wait even longer.... sigh.. this is not the news I was hoping for girls....:cry:

Well at least I know what we need to do next, but I am trying to rap my head around the news that i just got still and psych myself up for surgery...ugghhhhhh....Blah....:wacko: I am not even gooing to worry about TTC now until I can do the surgery because it is pretty much pointless until than. So I guess I will be on a break from TTC for a while.... sigh....:nope:
 
Wanabeprego I am so sad to hear your result. Please keep your self strong and don't give up. Hopefully soon you will get your BFP and keep updating. Sending you a warm Hug. I will pray for you.
 
Wannabe. Sorry to hear it wasn't great news. I would vote do the surgery get the whole thing cleaned out and shaped up and ready to go so when you do she'll out for IUI you wont have any doubts it's your best go. I believe your insurance would cover all that because it's not 'fertility treatment' related. Just a guess though. who knows maybe there's some endometriosis or something in there they can clean out while they're at it?

We're here for you! :hugs:
 
Dodger: So sorry for your loss :(

MrsHowley: That's great :) I would be excited too! I absolutely love it when things finally start to line up :)

Baby: Awesome news!!! H&H 9 months!

Wannabeprego: I'm sorry that you had crap news :hugs: I would also vote for lap as well, might as well do it all at once that way you don't have to spread it out any longer than you have to. I know it's a rock and a hard place type of situation though, I'm having one myself and it's no fun :nope:

AFM: Called the insurance provider today and they cover 0% of infertility treatments, not sure about FS appts though.. I'll have to call tomorrow before I work. But seriously, that's like $500 out of pocket for the HSG, $110 for DH's SA tomorrow and those two things may not even be the problem! I mean awesome if it isn't but seriously? That's like I just flushed away rent for one month :cry: We just started being able to save money too.

This is my second to last month on Clomid, after next cycle I guess we're just NTNP from then on out until I can get my HSG done and hope that it goes well...

:growlmad: Why's everything have to be so hard?
 
Wannabe I am sorry for your news did not deal well with the news of having to have a Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy, But I had it dine despite being very nervous and scared, and I am so glad that I did, I just wish I had done it sooner, when it was first suggested back in March. I too did not want an operation without the need, but actually I really dsid need it and I am glad that I did and it was nice having 2 weeks off work, so I would say just go fob it. I hope that helps in your decision xx
 
Wannabe I'm with the lap voters :thumbup: I know this is really hard for you BUT try to think of the positive - you have an explanantion for why you haven't fallen pregnant AND it is 'simple' (I know the surgery is scary but at least you know it will be successful :hugs:) to fix. You will be pregnant by the end of the year :dance:

Skoer sorry your having such a rough time too :hugs:
 
Thanks Pink, but it was a back in 2010 (got thats a long time to say).

Sorry Dazed I obviously didn't read your comment in context!...

i'm sorry Wannabe :cry:i'm a vote for doing the surgery aswell, i know its a scary option and possibly expensive as well but a friend of mine had her lap this summer (she had a blocked tube) and is pregnant on her first cycle of clomid, whereas she had been trying for 6years prior to that, thinking she'd never solve the problem... so I have only heard of good things coming from trying to fix things. But sending you lots of :hugs:

Yay - Mrs Howley81... it moves fast once you've got that referral! :dance:
 
Thank you for all of your kind words and support girls!!! You girls are all so wonderful!!! :flower:

I appreciate your feed back and i am for sure considering doing both procedures. I know I will have higher fertility if i do both things, plus with DH's low sperm count, we need all the help we can get to get me pregnant!!!!

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Dodger: So sorry for your loss :(

MrsHowley: That's great :) I would be excited too! I absolutely love it when things finally start to line up :)

Baby: Awesome news!!! H&H 9 months!

Wannabeprego: I'm sorry that you had crap news :hugs: I would also vote for lap as well, might as well do it all at once that way you don't have to spread it out any longer than you have to. I know it's a rock and a hard place type of situation though, I'm having one myself and it's no fun :nope:

AFM: Called the insurance provider today and they cover 0% of infertility treatments, not sure about FS appts though.. I'll have to call tomorrow before I work. But seriously, that's like $500 out of pocket for the HSG, $110 for DH's SA tomorrow and those two things may not even be the problem! I mean awesome if it isn't but seriously? That's like I just flushed away rent for one month :cry: We just started being able to save money too.

This is my second to last month on Clomid, after next cycle I guess we're just NTNP from then on out until I can get my HSG done and hope that it goes well...

:growlmad: Why's everything have to be so hard?

@Skoer, Thank you for the kind words and support hun, you are so sweet!!!:hugs:

I am so sorry about your health insurance benefits. I wanted to ask you to clarify your health insurance coverage with your insurance plan and with your DR because my health insurance only covers the "diagnosis of infertility" but not the "treatment of infertility." The HSG is a diagnostic test that is used to diagnose infertility, it isnt actually treating your infertility, so it could very well be covered under your health insurance. My health insurance covered mine the same way it would cover an X-Ray and I ended up having low out of pocket costs. My health insurance also covered my office visits with the infertility specialist, because they billed it as "Diagnosing infertily", it isnt actually treating it. Please look into this further hun. My infertility Dr's office is very nice and they checked on my coverage with my health insurance and gave me a work up of how the testing I needed would be covered. Good luck hun, I hope they will cover the infertility testing for you!!:hugs:

I am going to have to pay for the IUI costs and medications myself though because my insurance wont cover the treatment of infertility at all.

My health insurance should cover my surgeries that i need though hopefully, the lap and hysteroscopy. I need to check on the out of pocket costs first before i can schedule it though. I just need to verify for sure that the insurance will cover the surgery for sure and how much out of pocket cost we will end up having before I can move forward to schedule it. I am nervous that insurance wont cover it and it will cost us a fortune though... Eeeekkkk...:wacko:
 
Wannabe You will be fine, Like I said I had a Laparascopy, Hysteroscopy and Dye, I f you want to ask me any questions then please feel free, I will be a 100% honest xx
 
Wannabe You will be fine, Like I said I had a Laparascopy, Hysteroscopy and Dye, I f you want to ask me any questions then please feel free, I will be a 100% honest xx

Thanks MrsHowely.:flower: How soar where you after the procedure? Where did they make the incisions on your belly and how big were the cuts. How soar were you after?

I had my gall bladder out in a laparascopic surgery a little over a year ago, and my belly was pretty soar, it was tender when I would try to stand up, cough, laugh or sit down, etc... the pain meds were a god send though. I now have two small scars on the right side of my belly and a larger one at the top of my stomach right below my chest. In about one week I was alot better and in 2 I was just about back to normal. DH was really sweet and waited on me on hand and foot. So I guess I am wondering if the pain after is like my gall bladder removal surgery was. In that case I will already know what to expect I suppose.

I have been reading that after the hysteroscopy most girls feel just fine in only a few days since they just go in through the cervix and it doesnt require the additional cutting. Were your lady bits soar at all after this part??

Thanks in advance for sharing your story with me hun..:flower:
 
Wannabe You will be fine, Like I said I had a Laparascopy, Hysteroscopy and Dye, I f you want to ask me any questions then please feel free, I will be a 100% honest xx

Thanks MrsHowely.:flower: How soar where you after the procedure? Where did they make the incisions on your belly and how big were the cuts. How soar were you after?

I had my gall bladder out in a laparascopic surgery a little over a year ago, and my belly was pretty soar, it was tender when I would try to stand up, cough, laugh or sit down, etc... the pain meds were a god send though. I now have two small scars on the right side of my belly and a larger one at the top of my stomach right below my chest. In about one week I was alot better and in 2 I was just about back to normal. DH was really sweet and waited on me on hand and foot. So I guess I am wondering if the pain after is like my gall bladder removal surgery was. In that case I will already know what to expect I suppose.

I have been reading that after the hysteroscopy most girls feel just fine in only a few days since they just go in through the cervix and it doesnt require the additional cutting. Were your lady bits soar at all after this part??

Thanks in advance for sharing your story with me hun..:flower:


When I first came round the nurse asked me how my pain was on a scale of 1 to 10 mine was around 2 or 3 so she gave me some codeine and it was nothing after that, then I was being taken to back to the ward, I was going home 2 hours after that. The incisions are very small I have one inside my belly button which is about half an inch and another on the left side of my bikini line and that is just over 1cm it is so small and this one hardly bruised and I had no discomfort at all from it. All I can describe the pain as being is achey it is what I would imagine how you would feel if you had got kicked in the belly, it was bearable they gave me Diclofenac and Co-Dydramol but I didn't need it I just used Paracetamol and Ibuprofen. I also used Arnica which is good fro the bruising and drink pepper mint tea which is good for the deferred pain from the gas, but I didn't get any shoulder pain just a crampy feeling in my neck/shoulder but it lasted for an hour or so and that was it. As for the Hysteroscopy bit it didn't feel like anything had been in there IYKWIM, not like with the HSG when you feel crampy and a bit violated :blush:. It will be worth it and I am sure it will not be anywhere near as bad as having gall bladder surgery xxx
 
Agreeing with you there Feisty, but at least they don't have the long NHS waiting times which must be some benefit at least :)
 

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