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[Grey Eyes]

dreaded PIO shot?.....hell is that again? PIO, PIO...gimme a minute, I'll remember

 

[alicatt]

dreaded PIO shot?.....hell is that again? PIO, PIO...gimme a minute, I'll remember

the evil progesterone in oil shot!!! it is thick and impossible to inject it into my rear! it's like trying to suck up peas through a straw, so it takes like 20-30 seconds to get it in, then you end up with a pocket of oil in your rear, so then you have to massage it. Then a bruise forms and after about 2-3 weeks your rear is so sore you can't sit on it!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Awwww... how many PIO shots do you take? Lucky enough just one?

 

[alicatt]

Awwww... how many PIO shots do you take? Lucky enough just one?

Once a day through Monday, then I think I can stop. I'll have to verify that with my FS on Monday. Thing is that during the real cycle I'll have to do it daily until I see the BFP, and then continue until they feel the placenta has taken over He did say something about switching to suppositories if I get pregnant? I hope so!!! Even if they cost a fortune, I can't see sticking myself with this big scary needle for another 6-8 weeks

OK I really need to go lie my head down, I can barely focus by head hurts so bad BTW.. DID NOT get the kitchen cleaned up or any of the other things that need to be dealt with before the cleaning lady gets here at 1ish tomorrow. Guess I'm getting up at like 6am to get it done

 

[Samsfan]

Alicatt. He did tell me it would take time. My question to him was when could I do it again, not when should I do it again. He said this cycle. Also, Ive been doing acupucture, not with him, but Ive been doing it for almost three months. He knows that. He believes with his treatment, I may be able to conceive on my own with time. Im not hopeful about that. I drank the tea
last night. Yippee!!!!!!

Sams.. good to hear from you! Infertility can be so tiring! Running to appts and acupuncture and still trying to work a full day, it's a wonder we don't all collapse! Plus a lot of the meds wipe you out too!

I'm curious how your ancient man can improve your egg quality in 1 month? Science has demonstrated that it takes 3 months for an egg to mature so you need to wait 3 months to see results. I'll be interested to see how it improves!

AFM.. migraine from hell and a messy house. Cleaning ladies are coming tomorrow but I need to get so much more done before they get here! AAAAHHH!
I'm going to get into bed and deal with it tomorrow!!

OH, and I have to give myself the dreaded PIO shot

 

[alicatt]

Sams - yay on getting the tea down!!!

OK, so he thinks it will take time for the tea to do its thing. I was like I don't understand how drinking tea for a few weeks will make a difference. So here is what I'm thinking. I doubt you will get a cycle in before May, simply because it takes time to get in with a new FS and for them to get your records and get results from any additional tests they want to run. Which will be 2 months after starting the tea and so you should be in better shape fertility wise! However waiting until July might even be better for you as it will be over 3 months by then and you'll have much better eggs I would think. So I guess the choice is yours, and well.. your ability to drink the tea!! 3 months of tea drinking is a lot

 

[Grey Eyes]

Hi ladies!

Sams- well done on getting (and keeping) the tea down!

Ali- for crying out loud, you get up at 6 am to clean before the cleaning lady gets there? And you pay her??!! ........Hell is that? lol! Looky, this is how it works....lady comes, lady cleans, lady gets paid....and Ali takes a NAP. Sheesh! lol

 

[Grey Eyes]

I think this is awesome, Ali and Sams I think you are both so close to 's! I seriously do! You both are taking this stuff so to heart, and being so careful to understand your bodies, etc, making sacrifices--not for nthing! I believe you'll get your soon!

 

[alicatt]

Hi ladies!

Sams- well done on getting (and keeping) the tea down!

Ali- for crying out loud, you get up at 6 am to clean before the cleaning lady gets there? And you pay her??!! ........Hell is that? lol! Looky, this is how it works....lady comes, lady cleans, lady gets paid....and Ali takes a NAP. Sheesh! lol

Well I wasn't cleaning so much as straightening up and emptying the sink of dirty dishes and putting my clothes away so she can vacuum! I did not get up at 6am though! LOL, I rolled out of bed around 8:50. My migraine kicked my rear, I woke up feeling like a truck had hit me. No more headache, but feeling like I was drunk? It was strange.

So now the house is orderly so she can clean, the laundry is done and now all that needs to happen is she comes in and cleans! Then I will be able to enjoy my weekend. Doing things like paying for my new floors, and touching up the spots where my painter missed (and he refused to touch up himself). That means painter FIRED from any future jobs.

That is what I've been up to. PIO shot was bad, and I managed to stab my finger with the needle.. OUCH! I got through it. Now only 4 more nights! YAY!

 

[alicatt]

I think this is awesome, Ali and Sams I think you are both so close to 's! I seriously do! You both are taking this stuff so to heart, and being so careful to understand your bodies, etc, making sacrifices--not for nthing! I believe you'll get your soon!

I really hope so! I'm doing the math to find out when my real FET will be!!! I know that my biopsy is on Monday, then I should get my period a few days after that, so maybe by Friday April 12th? I think that puts my real FET on May 1-3 I think! That would be perfect, then I could take the rest of that week off and the weekend and just relax and not stress, and little baby Ali will implant!!! Well actually the baby if a girl will be some form of Catherine, Juliana, Morgan, Amelia. I like Pierce, Cameron, Stewart, Nicholas for boys.

So...

Catherine Amelia
Juliana Morgan
Cameron Pierce
Nicholas Stewart

I know.. I'm boring and traditional!!! LOL

 

[Grey Eyes]

Hm...or
Pierce Cameron ...I like that too
Cat Morgan (shortened nickname)....



That painter is soOoo fired!

 

[Grey Eyes]

AFM- meh. Late night, found another odd spot waaaaay up above my tonsil I was (tmi alert!!) soooo tempted to put a razor blade to it last night! It's like a stone but under the skin? wtf? Anyways dh woke up and told me to leave it alone, I am wondering if these teeny tiny "stones" move about? I am also wondering how it all got started? I think w/all the antibiotics the dd's ph is off for sure but maybe too much bad and not enough good to start with I am thinking not enough good...

 

[alicatt]

Hm...or
Pierce Cameron ...I like that too
Cat Morgan (shortened nickname)....



That painter is soOoo fired!

Yep.. will need to work on the names some. I have time
I figure I'll really get moving on the names once I am pregnant, and then hopefully have a few picked out by the time I know what sex(es) I'm having.

 

[alicatt]

AFM- meh. Late night, found another odd spot waaaaay up above my tonsil I was (tmi alert!!) soooo tempted to put a razor blade to it last night! It's like a stone but under the skin? wtf? Anyways dh woke up and told me to leave it alone, I am wondering if these teeny tiny "stones" move about? I am also wondering how it all got started? I think w/all the antibiotics the dd's ph is off for sure but maybe too much bad and not enough good to start with I am thinking not enough good...

Yep.. the antibiotics over and over again can really mess you up. They need to eat yogurt to get their natural flora back. Or if that doesn't work, you can buy these things you add to juice or water that have the flora in them. Add that in and they won't even know!

 

[Grey Eyes]

I think I'll pick up some Raw Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. Lately all they want is bread, meat, cheese....all aciduc foods. More fruit! for alkaline...hm...thinkI'll test their ph today and see whats up?

 

[never_give_up]

Hello ladies

Sam I sympathize with you on the nasty tea. Good job drinking it girl!
My acupuncturist is younger (our age) so maybe that is why he uses the herbs in pill form. I went to acupuncture for 1 1/2 years every week. He told me that I would get pregnant naturally and I did. He was very honest with me when he said that he would have better luck improving my uterus lining (he calls it the palace) and my egg quality. He was honest about dh's sperm. He said sperm count and motility can be corrected with acupuncture but morphology is much more difficult to improve.

Re the pilates. I have always made time for it even when I worked 60 hours a week. It could be 10 pm and I would not go to bed without exercising first. When I don't exercise I tend to feel depressed and I find my fibromyalgia flares up. Now that I am not working I have plenty of time to exercise! It tones the abdominal area (core) especially, though some squats are pretty good for the thighs too. The yoga & meditation is for fertility and relaxes me.

Coy sorry that you are still dealing withe the tonsil stones. Are you gargling with the apple cider vinegar? It does help.

Ali I would be nervous injecting myself in the butt too. I could see myself picking my finger. I will have ot do the PIO for donor egg also. Do you numb with ice pack first? I find that really helps. Your baby names are cute. I like Amelia. Well I like all names that end with "a". I had picked out Leila for a girl and dh picked out Elijah for a boy. The chinese gender predictor said girl both bfp's so maybe it will be luckier next time if it says boy They predict depending on your age and the date you conceived.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Chantal- funny you should mention apple cider vinegar! I am just out to buy some....I tested all of our ph and we are all very acidic w/dh and I in the lead I am guessing coffee, etc. However dd's issue I think is too much bread, wheat, etc, as it raises acid. So we are trimming those things a bit and adding alkaline items like the vinegar...I had them take a tsp. of x-tra virgin olive oil plus more veggoes. I think the vinegar minus the tons of breads they eat, should help!

I need advice on recipes ladies...here is a link to a food chart I found, just need to alter a bit. still keeping my one cup of coffee tho and yogurt for protein, etc...

https://www.reynoldsoffice.com/ph.htm

 

[Babywhisperer]

dreaded PIO shot?.....hell is that again? PIO, PIO...gimme a minute, I'll remember

the evil progesterone in oil shot!!! it is thick and impossible to inject it into my rear! it's like trying to suck up peas through a straw, so it takes like 20-30 seconds to get it in, then you end up with a pocket of oil in your rear, so then you have to massage it. Then a bruise forms and after about 2-3 weeks your rear is so sore you can't sit on it!

I've heard about that shot! I dread it for IVF if the IUI doesn't work. Sorry about the migraine hun, I guess you're right that you and I are sensitive to estrogen. I'm getting excited for your FET!!! Btw, how's V?

Sams, good for you for drinking the gunk tea! There is something to Chinese medicine and I know it has worked for me with other issues. I think a part of it is believing it and giving it a chance, so you are well on your way with a few months under your belt. I am hopeful for your next cycle. Where is the new FS?

Chantal, I wish I could do pilates...my core is so weak and sitting at a desk all day makes my hips so tight. When I can go back to exercising I plan on incorporating yoga/pilates with my weights and cardio routine. Any luck in discussing options w/ dh?

Coy, I hope this plague leaves your house soon!! How's your rib? Have you tried stepping down your coffee intake my doing 90/10 caff/decaf and getting to 50/50? I did that and ended up going 100% decaf. Now when I really need some caffeine I do a cup 50/50 and I am wired.

Afm, well headaches have subsided, fatigue isn't as bad as it was immediately post trigger shot. I still get some cramping but its rare. I feel like a bloated beast and my clothes & bras are tight! My cups runneth over! I plan on going for acupuncture tomorrow as I feel it helps with stress and sleep. Work is stressful, tensions are running high so I plan on relaxing from tomorrow night until work Monday. Dh has been wonderful, supportive and compassionate, I am very appreciative of that. Now TMI, anyone who has done IUI, uhh what's up with the gas and constipation? I'm drinking prune juice and eating veggies, but it's not having the same effect. In the past I'd smoke 3 drags of a cigarette and I would get relief, or I'd run 3-4miles and it would get things moving. Is this normal? Maybe it's the progesterone? I hope some implanting happens this weekend. I'll be crossing fingers and saying prayers. And yes Sams, my boss said he suspected all the dr appts were for IVF and I told him no...but what happens if I have to go for IVF and I have to go for more appts?

 

[Grey Eyes]

Where IS everyone?

Well, I guess for dinner I am having a shot of Apple Cider Vinegar and some yogurt.

Or as my dd's call it "Yo-Grit" lol!

 

[Grey Eyes]

babywhisperer- Did you do IUI already where in heck as I? lol! Yay! Not sure on the gas and bloating...maybe too much prune juice? Constipation...that'd be progesterone I think or maybe the estrogen I can't remember, I'll look it up. I would def eat more fruit, etc, I have read that citrus is best for that.

Yes, I think coffee adds to the acid but I have only been having one cup a day so I do drink tea tho maybe I should switch to green tea which- I have read- is high in alkalinity?