Vasectomy reversal success??

[terrier141]

Does anyone have experience of this? Hubby has just had it done and we are nervously awaiting the outcome!

hi, i meant the ovulation sticks really. Just a guide to see when the best times are to be trying.
I may get some in a couple of months to help things along. Got to be worth a shot hasn't it ?

By the way, pink, hows the hypno CD thing getting on ?

Oh bollocks - Hypno conception CD - just reminded me - I have to actually listen to it! have forgotten to do it since sunday (it recommends listening to it daily) will listen to it tomorrow...... it is very relaxing though (I ususally fall asleep during )

What OPK's are you using PM? I used ebay cheapies last month - but they didnt detect ov - mind you I stopped testing on cd16 - but thinking about how long my cycle ended up being I would have prob ov'd around cd18 or cd19! Bought my Persona monitor off ebay - brand new with 2 packs of sticks for £23 - so not too bad I thought? Dont know how much the replacement sticks will set me back every month though!

The worst pregnancy and birth announcements for me were recently - my ex and his new wife had a baby boy in March - so my dc's have a new baby brother - which is all I hear about!! Every time they visit him they come back full of great stuff like "you should see his cute little toes", or " he's smiling now", "he's laughing now", "if you say peek-a-boo, hes does this"! I have to react postively for their sake but I think im gonna have a detailed account of his full development - and it brings me close to tears every time I hear it!

Just found out (from a work colleague) that I have a job interview, although I dont know officially yet! My boss has been asked for a reference, its crap money but just down the road from me and fits in with the kids, so I guess would be ok.

thats great news about the job interview terrier
Must be really difficult hearing about your ex's baby all the time. Don't think I'd be able to handle that half as well as you seem to be. If you don't mind me asking, how many children do you have ? I have one daughter who is 5.

Believe me its hard! When the kids told me she was expecting I was a mess for weeks and the same for a little while after he was born. My dd has a photo of him in her room! Cant object really as he is her brother whether I like it or not! I just sort of smile and say "aww thats lovely" when they tell me stuff - but cant quite bring myself to "ask" about how he is - it hurts, not because I have any feelings for my ex (it was a dreadful relationship thats been over for 5 years and he's a crap dad anyway), but just because my kids have a new brother and hes not MY baby. Just really want to have a child so badly with dh cos he's everything my ex isnt - he's a fantastic dad and an amazing person. Just want the chance to experience a pregnancy within a normal, healthy, loving relationship.

I have two kids - dd is 8 and ds is 6, I also have two step-kids a dss who's 10 and a dsd who's 8 (yes the 2 girls are the same age, theres 6 months between them!)
Must be mad to want another one but cant imagine my life without another one!

Terrier - thats a good deal you got on the clearblue - not sure how much the sticks for that cost - sticks for persona were about 10 quid per month.

I have been using the internet cheapie OPK's have tried the acon ones and some others but I think I have high LH levels (poss got PCOS) as I get several postives it seems. However it still gives me a clue when I combine it with looking at CM and temps.

On that note - I got my cross hairs on FF this morning - so apparently I ovulated on CD18 (right smack bang when we didn't have sex for 2 days....bollocks!!) Ah well, am getting used to the disappointment now!

Good news about the job terrier - whats it doing?

It must be very hard listening to the DC's talk about their new brother - even though I have become a bit hardened to hearing about other peoples "baby joy" It kills me when DS says he wishes we had a baby brother or sister for him. ((have a virtual hug))

xx

Its the Persona I got not clearblue - so Im looking at £10 a month then.

Its a crappy teaching assistant job - but hey ho - its money, its very local and there'd be no childminder needed.

You never know - sperm can live a few days - stay hopeful (was gonna say "positive" - but we'll save that word for a later date! Not too far away for at least one of us I hope - we need some inspiration!)

TA jobs sound brilliant - I have considered it myself when I am having a I hate my job kind of day...for the very reasons you are doing it - no childcare issues.

You may be able to get those persona sticks cheaper on the internet. I never bothered as I only used it for 4 cycles - I got a massive 56 day cycle and never bothered with it again as that testing window was stressing me out!

LOL hoping to be "positive" but not holding out much hope in both senses of the word!

Did you say you were doing social work training further back up the thread that nyou had to give up because of childcare/money issues? I do a similar kind of work - work for probation but not a Probation Officer (I wont say exactly what I am as it might give my ID away!)

Yeah I was a social work assistant for 4 years and they were putting me through the social work degree. I got about half way through and packed it in (lots of reasons - not just that I'm a quitter cos i already have one degree), shame really cos I was doing well - all A's and B's - dont regret it though - might go back to it one day - who knows?? So whats wrong with your job today - are you just fed up - you have a lot going on so maybe its a combination?

Not at work today Its all the ususal, PITA managers, snipy people, pressure, pressure,pressure got shouted at for 2 mins yesterday by a client..... the usual!

I know what you mean about the lots of reasons thing - I have deferred my MSc as I wanted to TTC and work was terrible and it all got too much but I feel like a big quitter now! We do beat ourselves up don't we?

Wonder where KatieDD and WElshlinz are today........

hi both, i've had a friend round for the day today so been unable to keep up with my constant post checking on MN !! ( think its becoming a bit of an obsession )

Hope everyone is ok

Have your children got a bakers day tomorrow ? Ours have, and I have no idea why this close to the summer holidays !!

Hello,
busy with sorting my lil bro out, he's been sent up to me cos his mums had enough of him, 23 years old nowhere to live and no job [rolls eyes].
Anyway, hubby has promised me he'll make the appointment today, i'm fed up of asking him tbh so if he doesn't bring it up i'm not saying a word, i'll just throttle him if it gets to September and he's not booked in.
I'm waiting another 5 years before tackling any big projects, i started an OU degree when my youngest was 12 months old, never opened the pack tbh, such a waste of money.

hi katie,

Which appointment are you waiting for your DH to make ? The actual op or the consultation ? If I were you, I'd book it for him like I did with mine.

RL business? that'll never do!

It does get a bit obsessive coming on here I must admit, I have just had to take myself off here for a few days when I get a bit pee- -on-a-stick weepy and ridiculous

DH's - They are so dilatory about the whole thing!

KatieDD Sounds like you have a lot on your plate ATM, do you get on well with your little bro?

Bit p*d off today - on CD13 and dh has gone right off the boil (which happened at precisely the same time lasy cycle!) Where am I going wrong - you cant get pregnant if you dont have sex!! Before we started ttc he NEVER EVER turned me down (tbh I've never known a man that can say no to sex!)- Im starting to think that deep down (maybe even sub-consciously) he doesnt really want a baby! He says that is ridiculous, otherwise why would he have gone through the pain and expense of the reversal. Maybe im being over sensitive? My other plan is to stop telling him where I am in my cycle cos the rest of the time he's very keen!

I meant LAST cycle not LAZY cycle! Maybe thats where we are going wrong - we are too bloody lazy!!

terrier, that will not do !! Tie him up if necessary lol

Maybe that would be a good idea as you suggested, to not tell him where you are in your cycle. Men don't seem to perform well under pressure, not like us girls

Don't think for one min he doesn't want another baby cos I'm sure he wouldn't have gone through with the op if he had any doubts ( I no mine wouldn't anyway ! )

I know you're right - just being a bit over-sensitive and irrational! Thing is he keeps asking me "are we on a red day?"!! Dont think the tying him up things gonna work.... then again might spice things up! lol! x

Bless him he probably feels under pressure to perform, I'm keeping him in the dark with regards to cycles i just know mine will get fed up very quickly.
He promises me he left a message yesterday for the consultant though.

Thats great news Katiedd - you might start to get somewhere now! I didnt think blokes EVER got fed up of it?! Think your right though, might be feeling under pressure, hes fine (well sometimes too keen!) the rest of the time! Just wish he'd stop asking me about cycles - at first i was really pleased he seemed to be taking an interest!

oh dear, got all this to look forward to ! Already warned DH that sex will become compulsary on certain days of my cycle regardless of whether we are in the mood etc.. His eyes lit up lol ( he's always in the mood, the randy bugger ! )

Looked on the web yesterday for success stories and found a great site with tonnes of positive stories so has really perked me up again. One extremely lucky lady was pregnant within two months of the op !

Somehow I've lost the scrap of paper with the appointment details on Mon so am hoping DH can remember the time ( I'm so dizzy sometimes

Whats the name of that positive websit welshlinz - am feeling a bit glum today and could do with some cheering up!

Thats the weird thing before the op dh was really looking forward to ttc simply because of the sheer amount of compulsory shagging involved - thats why I am so miffed at his reaction now!

God I've been looking at websites again and its made me really regret that we didnt do a lot more research into our consultant. Just wish we'd asked a lot more questions like: how many times he's done the op before; whats his success rate like; what method of surgery would he use etc.etc. Feel like a right clown for not asking these really basic questions - If I'm honest I was'nt completey at ease with the consultant - but dh said that as we had already paid the consultation fee then we should stick with him.
Just hope he knew what he was doing - we really cant afford any more treatment!
Why am I so bloody negative today??!

hi terrier, can't remember what the site was called but there were quite a few. I'm starting to feel a bit down after reading into the procedure a bit more and we haven't even had the op done yet. I think it's because I honestly just expected to have the op done and then get pregnant immediately. After reading some of these sites, I feel we're doomed before we've even tried but i no I shouldn't feel like that !!

Had always accepted that we were never going to have any more children after the vasectomy and was ok with the decision but after DH decided to get the op reversed and getting my hopes up, the thought of it not working and us not being able to have another child, is killing me and I seem to be baby crazy all of a sudden

Snap! I'm totally obsessed and get irrationally tearful over anything thats even loosely connected to babies! Did something really naughty yesterday - I told my Mum - shes ecstatic and already talking about buying things! I have had to tell her to slow down - dont get too excited etc. - bloody great advice coming from me! Now I understand why dh didnt want to tell anyone! (I havent told him I told!)

Anyway I made sure I got dh before he left for work this morning , then after he'd left I did my Persona - and got my egg sign!! Apparently I should ov within the next 24-48hrs! Need a sex marathon now!!