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[bakingbabe]

So I got the results from the HSG today and it looks like my right tube is blocked so we meet with the doc on Wednesday to see what the next steps are. No more unexplained fertility for us.

And congrats, Tink!

 

[Newbie32]

Thanks everyone for your kind words, the are most appreciated x

Baking that's great that you have an answer (not that tube is blocked of course) and I hope you can get it sorted quickly and get your bfp!

Tink congratulations! H&H nine months x

 

[luna_19]

baking. I agree that it's not good news but at least you have some answers.

 

[Tink80]

Yay Tink! And wisdom, symptoms, or story to share? So happy for you!

Thanks, hon.

Well, I'm not sure if any of these things had something to do with it but here are the differences on this cycle if you want to take a gander and see if anything sounds useful...?

- last cycle i started royal jelly and maca but i got my products only a few days before O so i don't think i got the full benefits until THIS month..i also had DH taking the maca.

-we started to BD as early as day 6 b/c of an early LH surge and then it faded out and i got my normal proper surge around my usual O time and we BD'd then too

-this time we dtd on the day of my temp shift as well (i'd kinda figured it was prob too late before and didn't try so much for bd on that day..but this time we did)

- really paid attention to how my cervix is angled and tried to aim right for it each time mostly towards my tailbone.

-made sure to get softcups really snugly under the pelvic bone afterwards so they were holding everything in the right place.

i hope this helps

 

[bubbles82]

Glad you've got an answer baking, hope they can do something to sort it soon.

 

[bakingbabe]

Thanks for the support, ladies!

Family time for the funeral this weekend and then we get back home and meet with the doc and make a plan on how to fix it.

I'm just going to say this past week has sucked.

 

[Clarkeyness]

Congrats Tink

Baking- Im happy you have answers as well...Praying your dr appt goes well hun. Thinking of you and your family

 

[bubbles82]

Finally got my US scan appointment through for Nov 12th, GP referred me for it to rule out PCOS, really hoping I don't have it although I don't know how else they can explain my crazy cycles seeing as all the blood tests came back normal.

 

[bakingbabe]

Finally got my US scan appointment through for Nov 12th, GP referred me for it to rule out PCOS, really hoping I don't have it although I don't know how else they can explain my crazy cycles seeing as all the blood tests came back normal.

Good news about the ultrasound appt, bubbles! I hope they find out something that will help you get that bfp sooner!

 

[luna_19]

Wow looks like I might have o'ed yesterday which is early! I wonder if I should have put my cycle start one day before (the showed at around 5pm so I put it in for the next day) which means we cut it pretty close with the bding

I'll have to wait and see what happens with my temp but now I'm wondering about when I should get my blood done, cd 21 would be 10 dpo which I think is too late, I could go on cd 20 which would have been 21 if I started my new chart a day earlier, or I could go at 7 dpo which as far as I know is when it actually should be done.

On the plus side I guess I can get my cd 3 blood done sooner...unless of course some sort of miracle happens this month :S

 

[Newbie32]

Good luck bubbles!

Baking I'm sorry your week sucked, mine did too! And the witch has arrived now to top it all off!

Hope this is your lucky month Luna!

to everyone else

 

[Goldfish]

Tink - congratulations!! H&H 9 months to you

Baking - so sorry! My right tube is blocked as well...

Bubbles - good luck for your scan

Luna - wow looks like you O early, good luck!

Newbie - I hear ya! I got AF last week, sucks!!

I was supposed to get my progesterone blood test results last Wednesday, but every time I ring the Dr the receptionist tells me to ring back another time, then I eventually get a phone appointment but the Dr doesn't ring!! 2 days ago I also did my "day 3" blood tests done (except I did it on day 4), so hopefully will find out more in the next week or so...

 

[bakingbabe]

Goldfish, did they do surgery to unblock the tube?

 

[gypsygirl1018]

I am 9dpo again today so I am going to test again later this week. In the mean time, I have developed a bladder infection so I need to get that treated.

 

[luna_19]

Goldfish that is so rude of your Dr's office to tell you to call another time!

 

[Goldfish]

Goldfish, did they do surgery to unblock the tube?

Baking - no they didn't; they found out during my laparoscopy when they did the dye test. I asked about it at my follow-up appt and the specialist said it was too risky - I suspect it was because my bits were in a bit of a mess (ovaries stuck together and tubes stuck to something else). What's the next step for you?

Goldfish that is so rude of your Dr's office to tell you to call another time!

Luna - I didn't mind so much when they told me to ring back, but boy was I annoyed when I was given a phone appt time and spent all day Friday waiting for them to ring me (I also rang twice after my appt time had passed but got fobbed off!).

Gypsy - good luck, when do you plan on testing?

 

[teamstanlick]

Hi Ladies,

It's been quite a while since I've been on here. Back in July I decided that I was focusing too much on getting pregnant, what with temping, OPKing and symptom spotting, so I stopped using Fertility Friend, stopped temping, stopped everything but BDing and hoping to get pregnant that way.

Since then I have had a plethora of tests done (Hormones, Sono-hystogram, blood work, etc) and have been diagnosed Unidentified Infertility. Basically there is no reason, either from myself or my husband that we are not conceiving. We have had two chemical pregnancies (the last one was in January) and nothing since.

I am now taking progesterone suppositories starting 3DPO each month (this is the second month). But something funny happened and I wondered if it happened to anyone else...sorry for the loooooooong introduction.

I was told to take the progesterone until my period arrived or I was pregnant. Well...5 days after my period was due and two negative preg. tests later (including a blood test) AF still didn't show. The nurse at my fertility clinic told me to stop the prog. and AF would likely arrive within a day...which it did.

That was about a week ago, so I wasn't really expecting to ovulate until late this week, but thought I would OPK to make sure of my ovulation date because of the mix up with the start of AF and the test had a smiley face today. (Which, if my period had started on time last month, would be cycle day 14). In addition, hubby and I BD'd this morning, and when I went to the washroom there was red blood in the mucus (whether hubby or myself) when I wiped. Anyone ever had that before?

Anyway - this was a seriously long message...so sorry about that. I just don't really understand what's happening here? I didn't expect to ovulate today because of the mix up with AF starting last cycle, nor was I expecting red streaks when I wiped this morning. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!
Team Stanlick
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3c0cfe

 

[gypsygirl1018]

Gypsy - good luck, when do you plan on testing?

I am planning on testing Friday. I still have a little over a month to go before AF comes back.

 

[luna_19]

sure is quiet here all of a sudden, how is everyone?
I'm 5 dpo, going to get my blood done on Saturday so waiting to see what my progesterone is at before deciding when to test.

 

[bakingbabe]

Just got back from the new OB/GYN and talked about the HSG and she gave us two main options: we can be referred to the fertility clinic and an RE to see if the blocked tube is a fixable issue. She went over that they would probably do a transvaginal ultrasound to see more of the blockage and then perhaps we would be able to do a lapascopic procedure to remove the blockage. We can't guarantee that the blockage will be fixable at all but the ultrasound will give us more details on what to do.

Our other option is to go on clomid and try and see if we can get the left side to ovulate more often or develop more follicles and hope that the swimmers can fertilize the eggs with that.

Decisions, decisions.

But this month, they can't do anything so here's hoping the HSG did some magic and we will keep trying this month and see what happens. Even if we do end up with the ultrasound this month, it wouldn't hurt a pregnancy so there's that. Today is cycle day 11 so the rest of this week and weekend is my fertile time and we will see if we can get some magic to happen.

My DH's grandma passed away last week and one of the things she had always wanted was for him to have a baby. I can only hope she's helping us get that miracle.