"It's been 84 years" infertile donkeys ahoy, all aboard! Not a fertile unicorn insight bus 5

[notyetamumbuttrying]

Buckling up for the ride of their lives, our infertile donkeys 🐗and their stats below:
@Annny27 29, no1 since June 19
@RobinRose 27, no1 since Oct 2019
@kerrym87 34 no1 since sept19

@Motherofkittens28 39 no 1 since aug19
@Yutes 34 no1 since aug19
@Crazydoglady123 32 no2 jan19, ivf in April21!
@Marvellouslymadmum 42 no3 since April 18
@Tofu35 35 no1 since sep19
@Hayley19835 38 no1 oct18
@Narwhal88 32, no1 since jun19
@Dogmum13 29 no1 since dec19
@SlothMamaToBe
@Theawkwardblonde no1 for 18 months
@CreativeThinkerTequilaDrinker 15 months ttc ivf in June, ov 8th April
@2020mission 33 no1 14 months ttc
@Sjhigs 37 no1 since sep18 ivf consult mid April
@crazycatlady1981 39 no1 since Oct18, ivf in May
@PeanutButterBrownies
@Juno231 33 no1 since jan20
@clolo 31 no1 since jun19
@Aimzie 28 no1 4 years NTNP 22 months ttc
And me 😊 35 ttc no1 for 19 months

@Crazydoglady123 that would be really interesting if you could get your notes! Maybe try speaking to the hospital where you had it done and see what they say?

Quite nervous about talking to the doctor tomorrow as I know they like to dismiss most of what I say due to age 🙄 like my changing Lp which according to my googling is nothing to do with age like I thought!

@Crazydoglady123 I really think we are on to something all have same symptoms.
If you call the hospital and ask to be put through to the department to access your medical file. I can’t remember the name and might be different in each area. But mine gave me an email and was told to attach photo Id. 2 week turnaround

Well I tested, even though I said I was going to wait. It was a bfn

I guess I’m still not out yet, but was hoping for a faint line.

On the subject of endo, this has popped up on my Facebook a few times this morning

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/579802

It's a petition for Fund NHS scheme for women with Endometriosis to freeze their eggs. There's a bit at the at the bottom urging anyone impacted by endometriosis to respond to the Women’s Health Strategy consultation

Thought some of you might be interested!

@Marvellouslymadmum lol! When you do finally post it, say you're new/first post or something and hopefully I'll spot you 😉 you still cramping today?
@got2be it's because they're medical professionals so you'd assume you'd think they'd share everything but they don't because of cost and also it's women's health which always comes lower down. Imagine if I man went in with a penis complaint, they'd be taken seriously ASAP!
@Juno231 I can see why you're so intrigued and I'm so pleased you have an understanding consultant whose gonna have a look! It's tomorrow right?
@Annny27 yep endo can be symptomless and still severe. I was told the patches they removed were small yet every month the lead up to my Period was hell and once on. Pain in my vagina, legs, back, mood swings, bloating, increased urination, diarrhoea, so much. I used to think it was "early pregnancy" symptoms like a deluded fool each month 😆
@RobinRose we dtd!! Bit of pain during but none afterwards so far, yippee 🥳 it'd been like 3 weeks so I was so sensitive, great orgasm 🤭
Thanks for the endo link, will check it out!
@Crazydoglady123 you need to request a SAR - subject access request. That endo group I'm on has a file on it. I'll see if I can copy and paste it across...
@Yutes sorry for bfn, how many dpo are you?

@Crazydoglady123 here's a good link and here's a screenshot of a good summary part

www.bma.org.uk/media/1868/bma-access-to-health-records-nov-19.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3PUKw9Kjvt3E3J2HFjWosSTCVfeEjj09UCZ_x4RDCYejgTfqkwveuFffk

I’m very, very bad at keeping up on this thread, it moves so fast, so sorry everyone if I’m not up to speed!

Does anyone know how we find out if we’ve had the MMR or alternative as a kid? I feel like if I ask my (terrible) surgery they’re going to just laugh at me expecting them to actually have this info and trawl through my records.

I’m feeling that big infertile donkey energy today.

@thislittlebird not sure but the fertility clinic will check for rubella antibodies so that will give you your answer :)

@notyetamumbuttrying will do as soon as I'm brave enough 😂

@thislittlebird I think it's supposed to be on your records but don't know if that's very reliable as when we moved f our records didn't move surgeries with us!

@thislittlebird no worries 😌 they test for rubella antibodies once you get to fertility like @Annny27 said.
@Marvellouslymadmum hehe you can do it! 😉
Finally left the house today, only took me until 4pm to get ready 😂 had a nice long lie in this morning. Off to hit the shops 😬

Thanks @Annny27!

At what stage or which appointment did they do that for you? @notyetamumbuttrying

@Marvellouslymadmum I know they won’t have my records, I just know it.

Hi ladies 😊 I was wondering if I can join this thread. I'm 25, TTC since early 2020, so 15 months so far, and had a CP back in March.

We've had our initial blood tests from our GP and are waiting for an appointment with the fertility clinic. We have a few potential issues... The first one is that I suspect I have endometriosis due to getting severe ovulation pains on my left side and also IBS type symptoms monthly. I also have low progesterone (from CD21 blood test) and I'm not 100% sure I'm ovulating properly, although I do get positive OPKs. My LP is short (9-11 days). I also have low AMH (but normal FSH). My husband has low morphology too. Fun times!

@notyetamumbuttrying I’m 14dpo

@acaciabluebell welcome! Hope you get answers soon 😊

Hang in there @Yutes don’t overthink it at this point 🤞🏼

@notyetamumbuttrying ah amazing! Thank you @Marvellouslymadmum @got2be I'll makes some calls this week!

@Yutes sorry about the BFN. Fingers crossed you just ovulated slightly later

Welcome @acaciabluebell

@thislittlebird if they don't you may be able to ask your previous surgery?

Hi @acaciabluebell 👋🏻 I suspect endo for me now too!

@notyetamumbuttrying I posted! 😬 no laughing emojis yet 😂

@thislittlebird when they tested my amh so once I got seen by fertility.
@acaciabluebell welcome 👋🏾 good you're getting referred to fertility. Tell them you suspect endo. You'll need a laparoscopy to diagnose and treat. It won't be seen on scans.
@Yutes sorry hun ♥️
@Crazydoglady123 good on ya! Best of luck 🤞🏾
@Marvellouslymadmum just commented on your post on there. Love the pink hair!

@notyetamumbuttrying thank you! Some good info on there so far, I'm going to go through and write down all the symptoms I'm having tonight and ask for an in person appt if I can rather than phone this time as I feel she may listen better then

@acaciabluebell yes like @notyetamumbuttrying says, endo will need a laproscopy to diagnose but mine is indicated through a scan.

Google says:

"A standard ultrasound imaging test won't definitively tell your doctor whether you have endometriosis, but it can identify cysts associated with endometriosis"

@Marvellouslymadmum the files are really good! I had a read through before my lap and have read another one to get my op notes. Only sent the email Friday so hopefully it does the trick and I get the full report! Good idea with writing it all down and in person appointment! 👍🏾
@Annny27 absolutely correct! A keen eye can tell if a cyst is endo or not. I never had cysts @acaciabluebell so it was straight to lap for me. As I was already with fertility and awaiting ivf it was far easier to get a lap slotted in. My hospital has fertility and gynae as one department which helped matters too.

@notyetamumbuttrying it makes sense why the sonographer who did my scan a few months ago didnt see anything of note but the consultant did! I guess it's really hard to spot!

@notyetamumbuttrying I'm definitely going to have a good read of the files, might try and get some read before my appointment if I can!

I know a few of your were wondering if anyone had got pregnant after the first vaccine. Well my cousin (doctor) had hers in december and got pregnant in December! So all is good with her and baby

(P.s I am totally jealous of her having baby number 2 - her first was just after we started trying 😂)

@thislittlebird they check for rubella as part of the first round of blood tests once you reach the fertility clinic stage.

@RobinRose interesting that you get the same ovary pain as me! Are you diagnosed with endo or suspecting that you have it?

@acaciabluebell welcome!

@notyetamumbuttrying lap is tomorrow unless I get a call today to say I've got the rona!