August 2012 endo sisters random chat

kerian · #1 August 3rd, 2012, 10:21 AM

lo9l, we still posting in July. clealry we all not ready for August!

so Cait, what different foods did you try?

kerian · #2 August 4th, 2012, 10:32 AM

so hows everyones weekend going?

Cait&AngelAbove · #3 August 4th, 2012, 05:48 PM

I tried sushi, fennel, beef tar tar, pancetta, fried milkweek, cuttlefish

This morning's temp is making me sad!

kerian · #4 August 5th, 2012, 06:14 AM

Cait, i hope it is a fluke thing and means nothing. are you still gonna test today?

Cait&AngelAbove · #5 August 5th, 2012, 03:33 PM

I chickened out since DH was not home and my temp went up a little.

JewJewB · #6 August 5th, 2012, 06:13 PM

I'm stalking you, Cait!!! Good luck!

Cait&AngelAbove · #7 August 6th, 2012, 06:24 AM

Thanks Julie! Temp went down this morning. It is over. I cancelled my day with my SIL. She is upset about it. I do not feel well emotionally or physically. I called the obs office and he is booked all week so the nurse is going to call me and discuss the next step.

kerian · #8 August 6th, 2012, 10:32 AM

oh no Cait!!!!
please let me know when the nurse calls you back!!!

this is so darn unfair!!!!!!!

Cait&AngelAbove · #9 August 6th, 2012, 05:47 PM

I heard back from the nurse. They will not call anything in. So I have to make an appointment but it looks like I won't be able to get in until next week which means probably no O meds this cycle.

kerian · #10 August 7th, 2012, 07:22 AM

i hope he gets a cancellation and can see you earlier. can you try the sympathy card? lots of tears might help.

Cait&AngelAbove · #11 August 7th, 2012, 07:41 AM

I called this morning and talked to my FAVORITE receptionist. She is so nice and goes above and beyond. She and her DH have been ttc as long as we have but they found out that he was born without sperm and they are also having a rough time. Back to the phone call. I told her I would come in at whatever time and wait as long as I needed to. She is squeezing me in at three on Thursday!!!!!

kerian · #12 August 8th, 2012, 09:42 AM

Cait, that is fantatsic news!!!!

sorry i was mia yesterday. we got snow here! yes in Africa, totally bizarre...hasnt happened in a couple decades. then at 4pm when had a power outage...only came on after we were asleep. it was so cold!!!!

Cait&AngelAbove · #13 August 8th, 2012, 08:32 PM

Wow! That is crazy kerian! I am glad you got your power back!!!

So I have some bad news. I am having trouble typing it. My baby sister who is 19 is pg. I cannot type it out. I am in shock and am angry and have cried all day long. She is not in a relationship. She is very immature and parties all the time.

Now for my vent: I apologize in advance for the debbie downer I might be for a while!!! What is the matter with??? I did things right! I got married first and have a great marriage. We will make great parents!!! And yet my immature sister can get knocked randomly!!!>??? I have been trying for 2 and half years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know life is not fair! I get that! But when is it going to be my turn???? This past few days have been some of the worst of my LIFE! I feel like everytime I am down someone just comes by and kicks me! My child was supposed to be the first grandchild on my side! The kicker is if I had not miscarried I would have a ONE year old right now!!!! Again I apologize for my emotional breakdown. I am not handling this well at all!

kerian · #14 August 9th, 2012, 10:46 AM

oh no Cait!!!! i am so sorry and it is not fair!!!!
i wish i knew the words to make you feel better. you deserve this baby more then anything.

(((hugs)))

are you still going to your apt today? that doc better have some answers for you.

Cait&AngelAbove · #15 August 9th, 2012, 07:50 PM

Thanks Kerian! I am still in shock!

Yep we went to the appointment. I am having an hsg done on Tuesday. And we can try naturally with no meds this cycle. Then next cycle is not pg naturally this cycle then we will go ahead with clomid and an iui. I feel good about our plan!

Frozenoj · #16 August 10th, 2012, 03:33 AM

Oh my gosh I completely forgot about this board! I will try and remember to check it more often.

Cait&AngelAbove · #17 August 10th, 2012, 06:55 AM

Please do!!!

I am busy today cleaning and getting things ready for a party I am throwing tonight. I find that I am having a hard time getting myself into party mode. I just want to wallow in my sadness and the injustice of my situation. I do not know how to be okay right now. I do not how to get through this. It seems like every year around this time someone throws something bad at us. How long can I be strong? DH is starting to freak out about the potential iui. He is afraid that we will spend the money to do it and then it will not work. He is afraid I will fall apart if this doesn't work. I know a lot of you do not know what to say and that is okay. I just need to vent. To tell someone.

Kerian I know you did iui. Can you tell me about your experience?

kerian · #18 August 10th, 2012, 10:22 AM

Tasha, we missed you!! how you doing?

Cait, i hope the party goes well! and yay for a plan!!!
the IUI isnt bad at all. its the same discomfort as having a pap, only you do it for 2 days. but no pain i promise. for us the 1st IUI we used clomid, and clomid did nothing for me. 2nd IUI i used clomid and 1 dose of Gonal F (injec). it was also unsuccessful, but i fell preggers a few weeks later naturally.

we are always here for you to vent to hon, so please feel free to post how you feel. TTC with medical assisitance can be hard on our DH's. and i can understand how he feels about the cost. but in all honesty, it is worth every cent.

Cait, what is the hsg again? its been awhile for me and i cannot remember.

Frozenoj · #19 August 10th, 2012, 01:05 PM

I am doing okay. I have been having a pity party for myself the last two weeks or so as it was another annovulatory cycle, but I'm gearing up for CD1 again so starting to get a little hope back. I am starting a new supplement this cycle (cinnamon) and have also greatly increased my DHA intake so hopefully that plus upping the Clomid to 150mg will help.

Cait I know how I've been feeling I wouldn't be able to get myself into party mode either. We went out to a big extended family dinner at a restaurant and just that was hard enough. It's fine to not be okay sometimes.

My sister is two years older than me and has been with her DH for like 50 years but I'd still be really upset if she announced she was pregnant. I dread that happening because I will not take the news well at all.

Cait&AngelAbove · #20 August 11th, 2012, 10:26 AM

Thanks ladies for the support! The party was fun! Not as many ladies showed as I had hoped. But the party went well! I got some new things to spice up the ttc bedroom!

I keep telling DH that any amount if money is worth it to have a baby. And he agrees but I still think it scares him. Secretly I keep praying that we have twins because then we can wait a while to ttc again. I am excited to get a chance at an iui. I am still hopefully that by some miracle from God that we get pregnant naturally this cycle.

An hsg is when they shoot dye through a cathater into the uterus and watch it spill out through the tubes on an xray screen to see if there are any blockages in my tubes. I have heard that it can be painful so he prescribed a med combo to take before I go. I am terrified that I am going to get bad news. I feel like since ttc we have gotten nothing but bad news. Luckily DH is taking the morning off and going with me. I expect to be crampy after and I have to babysit my niece and nephews that night so I will probably try to take a nap before I go over.