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More Drama (still loss related)
Sorry I've been a bit MIA the last few days...it's been a bit of a crazy time.
Friday morning I woke up with some major abdominal cramping. Long story short, I ended up fainting on the bedroom floor.
Fast forward an hour to the doctor. Get my hcg drawn and confirm the miscarriage. They do an ultrasound to make sure they can't see anything/verify it's not ectopic and low and behold, there is a 63mm cyst in my right ovary. Seriously, the thing took up most of the whole screen.
Because of the fainting episode, the dr wanted to draw my hemoglobin. Well, as I'm sitting there, I about pass out again. They finally get blood from my finger prick, and the level comes back as 7. Dr now thinks the cyst could be full of blood and I may be bleeding internally.
Rushed to the ER, whisked up to the OB ward (fun, with all the babies and happy pictures on the walls). More blood work, tests, etc. Confirm a higher hemoglobin, may not actually be bleeding out.
Long story short, after 24 hours in the hospital, I am ok. I started the miscarriage Sunday and due to the (tmi) ridiculous amounts of clotting, they think I may have had some blood pooling that could have caused the lower hemoglobin/fainting epidodes. I'm on sort of bed rest- no exercise, long shopping/standing, anything that could cause the monster cyst to cause torsion.
Going back to the dr tomorrow to confirm my hcg is still going down and will have an ultrasound in a few weeks to make sure the cyst is decreasing in size. Then, we can start testing to see why I have had this miscarriage and the chemical. I am emotionally drained, exhausted and just numb. It was honestly one of the scarier things I have experienced. I have made an appointment with a therapist for next Monday to help with this loss and the ongoing battle with our infertility. Thanks, as always, for your never ending support. It helps so much to know I'm not alone in this.
Re: More Drama (still loss related)
TTC September 2013 | BFP 11/21/13 | Chart | EDD 8/3/14 | It's a girl!
DD born at 42 weeks 1 day | 8/18/14 5:33am | 8lbs 4oz 20.25in of perfection!
...hello out there!
dx with anovulatory PCOS 2005
off bcp 11/11
a few rounds of clomid and femara... no response.
injectables/IUI 12/12... BFN
Feb 13 IVF cycle converted down to IUI due to low follicle response... BFFN
one last IVF attempt April/May 2013: 19 retrieved. 10 fertilized. 2 transferred in a 3dt. 4 frosties... BFP!!
EDD: 1/21/14... Induced early at 36+6. Our LO was born 12/30/13
In Christ alone my hope is found. He is my LIGHT, my STRENGTH, and my SONG!
T-TTC since Dec 2008. PCOS/nonexistant cycles(anovulation) and endo. HSG in '10 revealed both tubes blocked. Lap surgery in Dec '10 to correct. Failed Clomid/IUI and injectable(Bravelle)/IUI cycles so far.
~TTC Buddies with akcrrr and amandaf6383~
Natural Cycle (8/7/13)- BFP! Beta #1 (9/10/13): 509 Progesterone: 18.64 Beta #2 (9/12/13): 1118
Oh my gosh, all of that sounds terrifying! I've briefly fainted/almost fainted after donating blood; that is an awful feeling!!
I'm so glad you were well taken care of. I hope that monster cyst goes away soon.
Rest and take care of yourself now. When it's time, I hope the dr can get you the answers you need to move forward.
B/w 1/8: betas 17,345, progesterone 25.6
B Born 6.27.13
TTC since 1/13 DX:PCOS 5/13 (long, anovulatory cycles)
Clomid 50mg 9/13 = BFP! EDD 6/7/14 M/C 5w6d Found 11/4/13
1/14 PCOS / Gluten Free Diet to hopefully regulate my system.
Chemical Pregnancy 03/14
Surprise BFP 6/14, Beta #1: 126 Beta #2: 340 Stick baby, stick! EDD 2/17/15
Riley Elaine born 2/16/15
TTC 2.0 6/15
Chemical Pregnancy 9/15
Chemical Pregnancy 6/16
BFP 9/16 EDD 6/3/17
Beta #1: 145 Beta #2: 376 Beta #3: 2,225 Beta #4: 4,548
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Our Little Raspberry-Born 3/27/12
We Said I Do 09/06/09
TTC 19 months ~Started RE in March 2014~
DH was not ready for IUI so we waited
~Started acupuncture in May 2014~
~~BFP 7/6/14~~~EDD 3/14/15~~It's a girl!!~~
TTC #1 since July 2012
Cycles 1-9: BFN
Cycle 10: Surprise BFP on 10/17/2013!
EDD: June 25, 2014
Baby Girl born via induction June 26, 2014
My TTC Journey Blog
4/11- 12/11 Provera, 3 cycles clomid 50mg, all BFN (HSG-all clear)
Dec 2011 DH S/A shows zero count - dx Azoo
TESE 4/13/12 - Sperm found!! 5 viles frozen
IVF ICSI #1- (Lupron protocol) 5R 2F 2dt- 2DP & 4CF - BFFN
IVF ICSI #2- (Antagonist protocol) Started stims 7/26
ER 8/8 11R 9F 3dt - 9BF & 7BF (+HPT 8dp3dt)beta 1-184 beta 2- 1699 TWINS! EDD 5/1/13
LAP Transabdominal Cerclage - 4/15/13 only possibility of carrying my children to term
IVF ICSI #3.2- (Antagonist Protocol) 7/26 start stims (same day, a year later from J & Z's stim start date!)
ER - 8/7 19R 9F 3dt of 2 8BF embryos. (+ HPT 7dp3dt) Beta #1- 82.8 Beta #2- 821 Beta 3-7254
Colin born via c/s 4/7/14 (36w5d) 6lbs 14oz - 8 days in the NICU
TTC #2 - IVF 4 - July 2015 (Antagonist Protocol) 7/10 start stims
15R 8F 5dt of 1E blast grade BA & 1 blast to freeze!! (+hpt 6dp5dt)
beta #1-52 beta #2-62 Beta #3-6.5 - CP
FET - 9/18/15 (+hpt 5dp5dt) beta #1 -225.1 beta #2-2468 beta #3-21,352
10/29 - U/S shows 1 bean! HR 151 EDD 6/7/16 It's a BOY!
5/18/16 Jacob born via c/s (37w 1d) 9lbs .8oz 19in - 6 days in the NICU
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TTC Since January 2011 - We have bad sperm~ S & L 8-25-12 ~
TTC#1 July 2010 PCOS dx April 2011 DS born: February 21, 2012
TTC#2 June 2013 MMC Sept 2013 (partial molar), CP 02/2014 DS2 born: December 5, 2014
Good luck with the counselor, it helped me immensely
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"You know you're in love when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." - Dr. SeussCycle 8,9,10 - 50mg Clomid - BFN
FET - transferred two embryos (boy and girl) - Nov 2014 - BFP!