Hey girls,
More advice please....
I went to GP yesterday and iron level came back as being 13 (norm range 15-200) which means I am iron deficient. When I did bloods 18 months ago I was 14 so GP told me to take a supplement, which I did every day, but it obviously has not worked seen as I am worse now than I was before. Now I have started with a "proper" iron medication ie from a pharmacy not a herbal store.
So of course I got straight home and started the google search for a link b/w iron deficiency and infertility. There seems to be some link however everything seems to be. I swear there will be a study soon on finding a link b/w farting and infertility. Oh and I found info about iron deficiency and heart palpitations (once again link b/w everything on google). No wonder I feel like I have no energy all the time.
Does anyone have info for me?
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Gardasil and Infertility?
Hey, girls!
Recently, someone mentioned something to me about the link between Gardasil (HPV vaccine) and autoimmune disorders, and I immediately became nervous because, back in college, I had been part of the clinical trials for that vaccine. I was not ever told whether I had the placebo or the real deal, but I have had autoimmune problems that presented about 4 years after I completed the study.
I had been wondering if the vaccine could also cause infertility, and I wondered if anyone has heard anything concerning this. If you ask Dr. Google, it is a possibility.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Introducing Paranoid Petunia...
I think I have an alter ego. A mixture of crazy and stripper it sounds like but I like the name anyway.
So here is what is going on.... I am booked to have my hysteroscopy next Wed to check out what is going on in my uterus. Seen as it is not doing what it should... ie allow an embryo to implant and grow! However I keep having paranoid dreams about seeing myself hooked up to a ventilator with doctors talking over me. Now that's not such a stretch for me seen as I work in intensive care however seeing me as a pt is not nice. So of course that is getting me all worked up about what if something goes wrong with the op? I am not a worry wart type of person and nothing medical phases me (apart from this infertility crap) but this is really bugging me.
I have to go to the GP later on today to check out my recent blood tests (previously borderline anaemic so wanted a test to update FBC and iron studies). And lately I have been getting these weird heart palpitations where I feel like all of a sudden my heart has too many beats to contend with. So I am going to ask Gp about this b/c in my head I am thinking my heart is going to give out in the OT and I will end up on a ventilator......
Someone please give me a virtual slap across the face!
So here is what is going on.... I am booked to have my hysteroscopy next Wed to check out what is going on in my uterus. Seen as it is not doing what it should... ie allow an embryo to implant and grow! However I keep having paranoid dreams about seeing myself hooked up to a ventilator with doctors talking over me. Now that's not such a stretch for me seen as I work in intensive care however seeing me as a pt is not nice. So of course that is getting me all worked up about what if something goes wrong with the op? I am not a worry wart type of person and nothing medical phases me (apart from this infertility crap) but this is really bugging me.
I have to go to the GP later on today to check out my recent blood tests (previously borderline anaemic so wanted a test to update FBC and iron studies). And lately I have been getting these weird heart palpitations where I feel like all of a sudden my heart has too many beats to contend with. So I am going to ask Gp about this b/c in my head I am thinking my heart is going to give out in the OT and I will end up on a ventilator......
Someone please give me a virtual slap across the face!
Started my own blog
Hey girls, I have started my own blog, I posted the link if you guys would like to view it. Haven't really done much with it yet as I am new to blogging (lol) I think I can get addicted to doing this though ;)
So far I have only added one of my poems I wrote when my brother had his first baby. I really enjoy writting poetry so hopefully I get the courage to post more!!
http://mrsiamwhoiam.blogspot.com/
So far I have only added one of my poems I wrote when my brother had his first baby. I really enjoy writting poetry so hopefully I get the courage to post more!!
http://mrsiamwhoiam.blogspot.com/
I'm a newbie, hear me roar
Hello ladies- I read the intro to this blog and it made me laugh out loud. I wanted to be part of it right away! I am so sick of this lollipop- cute fluffy puppy- baby dust- "yay let's all get our BFP" ladies on the IVF boards out there. I've been looking for more support in big-bad-internet land.
The sad, long version of my story can be found here:
Our Story
(And please, feel free to drop by/ follow/ whatever...)
But the short version is as follows:
Met hubby in 2001, love of my life
Married in 2003
Started trying to conceive on my birthday (yikes) end of 2005
Things aren't working by early 2006, see RE #1
A series of IUI's with clomid, then Follistim 2006-2008. All BFN. They think we ned IVF, we freak out. No one else we know has children then.
We take some time off, go to counseling, think about what we need.
2009- Switch RE's for work related reasons
2 IUI cycles with Femara. The second one is a BFP!
Scared but excited. We miscarry at 6 weeks in 6/2009.
Do two more IUI's, and get another BFP, but it's a chemical 8/2009.
We move on to IVF and long story short, our clinic dicked us around a bit, and we didn't get to cycle until Nov/Dec 2009. The IVF was disappointing. 10 retrieved, only 2 eggs were mature and fertilized. The one died right away. The other did make it to a 3 day transfer was a day behind. BFN.
IVF # 2 in March. Another cycle, same protocol (Long Lupron). My follies are all over the place in size. One dominant follicle (was like 4/ 5 cm at that point!) So they advise me to stop the cycle since we are out of pocket for this cycle.
Fast forward to the present:
Still waiting for AF from that failed cycle. It's been 6 weeks. We switched RE's, and I feel very positive about it. However, I feel kind of hopeless in general. This is getting tougher as time goes on, not easier! People are getting pregnant all around me, the biggest stab was my best friend who is unmarried/ totally unplanned. I feel so very stuck in my life, in my career, in my town I live in. I just want to shake it all up like a snowglobe or something and let it settle. But, this is where I am.
So yes, that's my story. Despite its depressive nature, I can still be happy and silly at times. Looking forward to getting to know you ladies. I love to blog instead of working.
The sad, long version of my story can be found here:
Our Story
(And please, feel free to drop by/ follow/ whatever...)
But the short version is as follows:
Met hubby in 2001, love of my life
Married in 2003
Started trying to conceive on my birthday (yikes) end of 2005
Things aren't working by early 2006, see RE #1
A series of IUI's with clomid, then Follistim 2006-2008. All BFN. They think we ned IVF, we freak out. No one else we know has children then.
We take some time off, go to counseling, think about what we need.
2009- Switch RE's for work related reasons
2 IUI cycles with Femara. The second one is a BFP!
Scared but excited. We miscarry at 6 weeks in 6/2009.
Do two more IUI's, and get another BFP, but it's a chemical 8/2009.
We move on to IVF and long story short, our clinic dicked us around a bit, and we didn't get to cycle until Nov/Dec 2009. The IVF was disappointing. 10 retrieved, only 2 eggs were mature and fertilized. The one died right away. The other did make it to a 3 day transfer was a day behind. BFN.
IVF # 2 in March. Another cycle, same protocol (Long Lupron). My follies are all over the place in size. One dominant follicle (was like 4/ 5 cm at that point!) So they advise me to stop the cycle since we are out of pocket for this cycle.
Fast forward to the present:
Still waiting for AF from that failed cycle. It's been 6 weeks. We switched RE's, and I feel very positive about it. However, I feel kind of hopeless in general. This is getting tougher as time goes on, not easier! People are getting pregnant all around me, the biggest stab was my best friend who is unmarried/ totally unplanned. I feel so very stuck in my life, in my career, in my town I live in. I just want to shake it all up like a snowglobe or something and let it settle. But, this is where I am.
So yes, that's my story. Despite its depressive nature, I can still be happy and silly at times. Looking forward to getting to know you ladies. I love to blog instead of working.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
More good news and Post-Op update!
I had my post op appointment March 29th and found out some crazy info. Apparently only PART of my tube had ruptured! Seriously? I'm sure it happens (obviously) but I've never heard of it before. My little blob and the part of the tube that it was in were both still in tact. To me this was both great and heartbreaking news. It's heartbreaking to know that my little one was still okay and yet they had to remove it. But the great news is that the whole tube hadn't ruptured! I was home alone for 5 1/2 hours from the time of rupture until I went to the hospital. I had suffered enough pain and lost enough blood with just a partial rupture. My doc never said it specifically, but the way he kept infosizing just how lucky I really am, I'm taking it that I'm lucky to be alive.
That's the crazy, now for the good news. Doc said we can try again RIGHT AWAY! Can you belive that? Everything I have read (thanks Dr. Google) said that it would be a minumim of 3 cycles after something like that. I guess Doc was happy with my recovery. He was happy just by looking at me, apparently I look like a real person again (One day I want to be a real boy!! Err...girl!), no longer ghostly. But yeah, he said as soon as AF arrives we can start again if we want. Of course, that's still months considering I'm still waiting for my hCG levels to 0 out and then for AF to finally decide to show her ugly face again. At that appointment my hCG levels had fallen to 37. I go in tomorrow for another beta test. We're hoping it will be 0 by then.
Two days after that appointment DH and I flew to Pittsburgh for a mini vacation and to check out a new city. We had had the trip planned for at least 6 months but it really couldn't have come at a better time. It was SUCH a nice break physically and mentally. It really was exactly what we needed. We are now planning a trip to the Domincan Republic during Memorial Day weekend. I've never been out of the county and we thought it would be nice to have another relaxing trip before jumping back in to everything.
My last bit of news...I did not ask Doc about a free cycle. He's not my regular RE (I haven't seen him yet), and quite frankly I'm a pussy. I love my RE and his staff and I think my clinic is great, I don't want to stir things up. AND I called my RE's office and asked how much we had in credit with them (I knew we had some, but wasn't sure how much). The receptionist looked into it for me and informed me that we have $3900 in credit!!! That's a few hundred dollars MORE than what we need for another FET! I was blown away! Our insurance must have paid more than what we thought. We had already maxed out our infertility coverage for the year so that credit really made the difference on us trying sooner than later.
It's been great having some good news after all the bad. And although it can never erase what we went through at least it's not blow after blow. I just don't know how much of that I could take right now.
That's the crazy, now for the good news. Doc said we can try again RIGHT AWAY! Can you belive that? Everything I have read (thanks Dr. Google) said that it would be a minumim of 3 cycles after something like that. I guess Doc was happy with my recovery. He was happy just by looking at me, apparently I look like a real person again (One day I want to be a real boy!! Err...girl!), no longer ghostly. But yeah, he said as soon as AF arrives we can start again if we want. Of course, that's still months considering I'm still waiting for my hCG levels to 0 out and then for AF to finally decide to show her ugly face again. At that appointment my hCG levels had fallen to 37. I go in tomorrow for another beta test. We're hoping it will be 0 by then.
Two days after that appointment DH and I flew to Pittsburgh for a mini vacation and to check out a new city. We had had the trip planned for at least 6 months but it really couldn't have come at a better time. It was SUCH a nice break physically and mentally. It really was exactly what we needed. We are now planning a trip to the Domincan Republic during Memorial Day weekend. I've never been out of the county and we thought it would be nice to have another relaxing trip before jumping back in to everything.
My last bit of news...I did not ask Doc about a free cycle. He's not my regular RE (I haven't seen him yet), and quite frankly I'm a pussy. I love my RE and his staff and I think my clinic is great, I don't want to stir things up. AND I called my RE's office and asked how much we had in credit with them (I knew we had some, but wasn't sure how much). The receptionist looked into it for me and informed me that we have $3900 in credit!!! That's a few hundred dollars MORE than what we need for another FET! I was blown away! Our insurance must have paid more than what we thought. We had already maxed out our infertility coverage for the year so that credit really made the difference on us trying sooner than later.
It's been great having some good news after all the bad. And although it can never erase what we went through at least it's not blow after blow. I just don't know how much of that I could take right now.
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