The Vasectomy Reversal Wives & Girlfriends Club. aka (VR WAGs)

[reversal]

Nope, no cure from my understanding. Not all of them (the spermies) are affected. About 40% of his are and his count when we did IUI was 81 million. They took them and spun them down so that the ones without impairment (antibodies) were what was left and they put them in. I figure there was at least 20 mil good little swimmers in there. My DH started taking L Carnatine and grape seed extract to increase his count a few weeks before the IUI. We really think those vitamins helped, his last count was 41 million, both tests were done with 4 days of abstaining. He had also been exercising some. If IUI doesn't work, they can take one of his healthy ones and inject it into my egg (IVF ICSI) and place them in there, but we are already so many $$$ in now, I hate to spend 15 grand a pop on IVF, with no guarantee. He seemed to think we should be able to conceive with IUI.

DO you mind me asking how much the iui costs as my dh has high levels of anti sperms and that would have tobe our next step, we are going to try naturally till march then look at other options. good luck

 

[mrsessex]

Hey ya

Awwwww colds are poo!!! HATE them. You must be coming out the other side of it by now though

Hey... im feeling positive today after seeing samiras bless her!!!! all the odds against her!!!

Im feeling ok thanks

Get well soon xxx

 

[MRSRICHRS2K]

Hey ya

Awwwww colds are poo!!! HATE them. You must be coming out the other side of it by now though

Hey... im feeling positive today after seeing samiras bless her!!!! all the odds against her!!!

Im feeling ok thanks

Get well soon xxx

Yes getting there.. i dont feel ill just sore nose now from all the blowing
Is Samira a Vr wag? Havent seen anything yet just had a quick look after tea i'll have a look x

Is it nasty and foggy by you? hasnt cleared all day here x

 

[mrsessex]

Not too foggy here no luvvy

No Samira isnt a VR wag BUT>>> her fella had a bad motorbike accident years ago that damaged his 'sack' long story short he has 96% abormal sperm and like zero motility. Our thread caught her attention with the SA results, and went on from there ... they had been ttc 'ing for one year..... and this last month she joined the forum...done temping & took her vits plus vits for her boyfriend and she is preggy!!!!!

I told her i doubt the vits done anything really i just think it was her time

HOW amazing is that!!!

she has LESS odds than us!!! and is preggy!

 

[MRSRICHRS2K]

Not too foggy here no luvvy

No Samira isnt a VR wag BUT>>> her fella had a bad motorbike accident years ago that damaged his 'sack' long story short he has 96% abormal sperm and like zero motility. Our thread caught her attention with the SA results, and went on from there ... they had been ttc 'ing for one year..... and this last month she joined the forum...done temping & took her vits plus vits for her boyfriend and she is preggy!!!!!

I told her i doubt the vits done anything really i just think it was her time

HOW amazing is that!!!

she has LESS odds than us!!! and is preggy!

yes i just found it and had a read thats brill!!
i think when you have all corners covered it helps
since ive been on here and read bits n bobs saying there is only a very small window to fall pregnant normally each month,
so i think tempting, vits opk' ing all helps

heres to ours very soon x

 

[live_in_hope]

Hey ladies!! :wave: I hate my long working days!! It makes catching up alot harder....I feel so out of it when I'm not around!! lol I like to know whats going on everywhere, I'm so nosey!!

It's funny what you said MRSRICHRS2K about being ill since you started taking multi-vits...I said the exact same thing to my DH the other week. We brought some, just tesco multi-vits and have both had horrid colds and it's not the first time we've had colds after starting on vits, thought it was coincidence last time but not now weird!!

Great news about Samira BF, especially like you said about her odds being so low after her poor DH's accident, it gives us all such hope doesn't it!! I shall have a read when I get a min....

The reason I can't get on as much is my sister split up with her boyfriend Friday and has moved in with us!! which is fine but our computer is like in our kitchen/dining area and that area is quite central, where we spend alot of our time etc so I'm continually clicking off the screen when she's around and deleting history etc.....I'm sure shethinks I'm up to no good!!

I have a laptop but unless I take it into the bedroom and be billy no mates all night, then I have the same prob!!! she's in the bath at the mo, I suggested she take a nice, long, hot bath to take her mind off things and rest.....I'm such a caring big sister!! lol

So if my replies are cut short or I suddenly disappear, you know why!! lol

 

[mrsessex]

Awwwwww don't worry V we understand

Mrsrich yes all corners covered is fab!!! I'm temping now got my head around it all and foilc acid ... Opks .... Only thing hubby not on vits but hey ho
X

 

[MRSRICHRS2K]

Awwwwww don't worry V we understand

Mrsrich yes all corners covered is fab!!! I'm temping now got my head around it all and foilc acid ... Opks .... Only thing hubby not on vits but hey ho
X

Brill stuff! dont sound like ur hubby needs them anyway though as u said he takes loads of vits etc with his bodybuilding doesnt he? so im sure u have all ports covered

ive been OPK' ing for last 2 days , couldn't get to tesco so got some cheapy ones (5days) so will get Tesco ones on Thur when i go shopping... nothing as yet on OPK's

and 'V' like Mrsessex said ..dont worry, we understand
& yes its spooky how we've both had stinking colds after vits grrr, we have the pregnacare conception his & hers vitabiotics,,, maybe its like a bodydetox Dh is fine though not even a sniffle

Oh and u can call me 'Sarah'

 

[mrsessex]

Sarah i bloody forgot your name ya know!! i knew it...but couldnt remember it haha..thanks xxx

You willl start getting lines on your opks dont worry. Ive only used ebay cheapy ones ya know the 20 for £2 jobbies...but they work

Mine have been spot on last 2 cycles ive been using em..on my long 33 day cycles im jealous of your 28's

Cold are crap! I think im immune i sit next to people every day who sniffle/cough/sore throats all throughout the year and i never catch a thing *touches wood* i think im a carrier

Yes hubby should be ok on what he already takes fingers crossed! he refuses to take anything else....although ive stressed to him in 6 months if we aint up the duff he IS taking extras! no excuses lol x

 

[MRSRICHRS2K]

@ your he IS taking extras! no excuses lol x i like your style lol
My last cycle was 24days according to ff but i thought it was 25days
I feel for you with your long cycle they arent nice fullstop but we need them for our baba's
Are you to the day with your cycles or do you vary by a few days ?
I tend to go 24-28days.. when i got preg before i was 28days regular
thats why im opk' ing this time

 

[mrsessex]

Well ive been tracking my periods since June this year and they've been;

28 days
33 days
32 days
34 days
32 days

so fairly consistant...dunno what happend in june though rare! ..but always come on in the afternoon bout 2pm yes pretty regular and quite pain free *lucky* so that should help us (us VR WAGS!) ...at least we're ok!!!

Mine last 2-3 days only which aint too bad i spose always been really short bleeds

Can you imagine if we were doing this and 'we' were a bit iffy too...omg think id have a meltdown

 

[MRSRICHRS2K]

omg yes definatly meltdown ... don't know how some of them do it..
Im pretty regular then...pheww.
I do get bad pains 1st and last day normally, but my hot water bottle sorts it
But the pains are not as bad as before i had my 2 children, OUCH!...
I normally bleed 4-5 days, so your 2-3 days short bleed makes up for your longer cycles lucky you x

i started to get really bad pain in my left side end of last year and i was scanned for ovarian cysts, but all came back clear and was told it was ovulation pain, so that helps with guessing ovulation,but it is always on my left side???.

Did you have easy pregnancies with your boys?
I had a good pregnancy with My son (eldest) but with my daughter i had obstetric cholestasis, which i have the joy of 80% chance 3rd time round too if we are blessed

 

[mrsessex]

Did you have easy pregnancies with your boys?
I had a good pregnancy with My son (eldest) but with my daughter i had obstetric cholestasis, which i have the joy of 80% chance 3rd time round too if we are blessed

I just googled this as didnt know what it was....ohhh poor you like 3rd trimester aint bad enough without itchy ness!!! can they control it??

Well.... my 2 pregs;

Text book trimesters... 1st-3rd perfect both times

Except I develop pre eclampsia when labour kicks in BP goes through the roof Had to have 2 emergency c-sections. So my chance of getting this next time around are fairly high! and they will deffo give me a c-section this time around ive no doubt about that, and will hopefully be pre-booked so dont have to go through labour for NO reason!!!! as can never deliver anyway! pointless.

Other than that im ok ohh plus by time i'd be having another baby i'd be 35 so prob classed as a pensioner Mum at the midwifery appoinments further risk

 

[MRSRICHRS2K]

pensioner mum lol.. dont be silly they were all in their 30's/40's when i had my 2 at 20 and 22 lol..
it wasnt nice worried about baby all the time..
i had it diagonsed at 20weeks just after our fam hol

i had to be monitored on those baby heart beat machines twice a week and bloods done at same time, extra scans for growth etc..
and then finally prescribed something called urso for the itching after i scratched 1/2 the skin off my feet

Pre eclampsia owww, a friend of mine had that, not nice!! but at least we can plan ahead ths time and know what to expect or demand lol

xx

 

[mrsessex]

Jesus that sounds awful Sarah you poor f**ker! dunno if can swear on here lol i really feel for you thats just shit! well... fingers crossed you WONT get it again but they hopefully have further advances this time on medication etc than last time? might be more advanced? gawd i hope you dont get that again xxxxxx

yeah pre-eclampsia aint good being honest and if not caught in time can kill mother & baby REALLY quickly. in fact with my second boy, I was 10 days late anyway, bp fine...then labour started at home...by time got to hospital i was 120/150 or the other way around but the numbers were scary stupid!!! i was losing sight almost couldnt see for stars/blackness feel awful...thats when i was immediately pulled to theatre and delivered bubba... its pretty shit! .. so they'd be MAD not to induce me early next time plan a delivery for 38 weeks and be done with it...in fact id demand it!

 

[SeeJay]

DO you mind me asking how much the iui costs as my dh has high levels of anti sperms and that would have tobe our next step, we are going to try naturally till march then look at other options. good luck

Not at all. The estimate was for around $1150, but that's without meds. My insurance pays for nothing, though they will cover some of the Clomid and Prometrium (some). They use all different kinds of meds throughout the process and since everyone is different and responds differently, that can change. I think ours with Estradiol, Clomid, and Prometrium ended up being around 1200, but that included all the lab, ultrasounds, exams, and the sperm wash and injection. Also, I had already paid for some of the testing prior to them deciding they were going to do the IUI, we were already about 1200 in (testing, diagnostics, ultrasound, and intial visit, etc.) They told me it may be cheaper some rounds because they might not have to repeat some stuff like lab, and more expensive other rounds. I also should mention I live in Arkansas, and it seems that these procedures are a little cheaper here compared to the national average. When I was trying to find out before I did this, I found the going rate was going to be $800, but that didn't include everything like mine did. Hope this helps, and good luck!!!

 

[SeeJay]

Oh, something else to add about the cost of IUI: If your insurance won't cover infertility treatment, like mine, you can have your regular GYN (if they will) order some of the lab work. They can't order everything, but that can help ALOT with like FSH, LH, Progesterone, etc. My insurance completely covers lab when they order it, but pays zero when the specialist orders it.

 

[MRSRICHRS2K]

Jesus that sounds awful Sarah you poor f**ker! dunno if can swear on here lol i really feel for you thats just shit! well... fingers crossed you WONT get it again but they hopefully have further advances this time on medication etc than last time? might be more advanced? gawd i hope you dont get that again xxxxxx

yeah pre-eclampsia aint good being honest and if not caught in time can kill mother & baby REALLY quickly. in fact with my second boy, I was 10 days late anyway, bp fine...then labour started at home...by time got to hospital i was 120/150 or the other way around but the numbers were scary stupid!!! i was losing sight almost couldnt see for stars/blackness feel awful...thats when i was immediately pulled to theatre and delivered bubba... its pretty shit! .. so they'd be MAD not to induce me early next time plan a delivery for 38 weeks and be done with it...in fact id demand it!

OMG yours sounds bloody scary too... but like you said " i'll be demanding what i need!!" as we are "older n wiser" & we know what to expect
medicine has prob come on even more (its 5 yrs since)
I could cope with it all it was just uncomfortable especially has summer 2005 was a hot one which made itching worse
You have to be induced early as it can cause stillbirth if left to go into labour naturally xx

 

[mrsessex]

You have to be induced early as it can cause stillbirth if left to go into labour naturally xx

Cor bloody scary

Trust us both to get the mother of complications you gotta make light of it, keeps ya sane!

X

 

[leafygreenmum]

Well ladies, I thought you should be the first to know - to give you all some hope.
I tested this morning (AF due today) and I can't quite believe it, but I got a !!!!!!!!
So vasectomy reversal CAN work, I hope you all get good results soon too!
Oodles of baby dust for all