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CarrieDawn’s Profile

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    About Me

    I am 37 and married to my first love whom I met at 14. We have an awesome 10 year old son and have been TTC baby #2 for over 6 years. During that time we have had 4 miscarriages and are now undergoing fertility treatment. I had a kidney/pancreas transplant in Sept. of 2000 and both organs are continuing to work great. We are a Christian family who will continue to follow the Lord no matter what happens.

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    God, my family, Uglydolls, Mark Ryden, Eve & Lee big eye pictures, Lush (handmade bath & body products), ...to be continued

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      Mood September 23, 2008 1:00pm

      I went in for my u/s on Sunday, not sure what to expect. I thought I might have already ovulated the day before but was hoping I hadn't. I …

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      Thanks for the hug im dreading the 22nd this year but i have to be strong and move on from it.. hope you are well we will have to have a chat soon thinking of you Beck

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      just wanted to send some love and hugs your way. Hope you have had a beautiful weekend. Thinking of you and wishing you well. lots of love, Abena

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      From JessiCat77 Today

      Thank you for taking the time to explain to me how Provera works. I have always thought that my AF issues were more stress related than horomone related especially before I got PG with my son. After the chemical pregnancy in April, my body hasn't been the same since. My hope is that the Provera will jump start my cycles again.

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      Thank you for your support today. It means a lot to me. I hope all is well with you!

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      From amhimes Yesterday

      I'm doing pretty good, working hard on myself and successful for 5 straight days! DH is worried but I think this is a good thing, I'm not afraid of a flare up of fibro so I just keep going and then rest at night/evening and I seem ok so far. That always helps DH in encouragement to ttc!!! How are you doing? I hope you enjoyed the beautiful day, I was lovin it too!

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    • Close Infertility, Secondary

      Dh and I have a 10 year old son and have been trying for baby #2 for 6 years. We have had 4 miscarriages (12/24/02, 08/31/03, 10/22/07, and 06/06/08). We started seekinng fertility treatment right after the miscarriage last October and won't give up until we have a baby or I hit menopause. I am a kidney/pancreas transplant patient, which seems to be making this very difficult.

      Treatments

      Clomid Working / Worked
      Had 2 mature follicles every month, no bad side effects. Got pregnant on it earlier this month but miscarried within days.
      Femara Too Soon to Tell
      This is my first cycle of Femara. Had night sweats and made me really irritable. I ovulated 3 days ago so I don't know yet how well it worked. I did produce 2 mature follicles but it took longer for them to mature than it did on Clomid.
      hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) Working / Worked
      I ovulate way too late in my cycle to pget pregnant if I don't get the hcg trigger so I've been getting them every month for the last 5 months.
      Ovulation Predictor Kit Working / Worked
      Sometimes they work; sometimes they don't.
      Progesterone Somewhat Helpful
      I've been taking 100 mg of Prometrium 2 X a day after ovulation. My period starts anyway. It seems to lengthen my luteal phase a teeny bit though.

    • Close Miscarriage

      My husband and I have a 10 year old son and have been trying for baby number 2 for over 6 years now. We have had 4 miscarriages and my heart is broken into millions of pieces. We are continuing to try with the help of a fantastic reproductive endocrinologist.

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      D&C Working / Worked
      I've only had one of these. It was after my 3rd miscarriage and I had not pain mediction or anything. My DH and DS were in the room and I was screaming the whole time.
      HSG (Hysterosalpingography) Working / Worked
      Is this the same as a hysterosalpingogram? I had one in Jan of 2008 and my tubes were completely clear.

    • Open Organ Transplants
      Types: Kidney (Renal)

      I had a k/p transplant almost 8 years ago. While both organs work fantastically, two of the mdications have made me a Type 2 diabetic.

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      Azathioprine Working / Worked
      Swithced from Cellcept to Imuran while trying to become pregnant. Seems to work fine & no side effects.
      Cellcept Working / Worked
      I took this until switching to Imuran when trying to get pregnant. Gave me diarhhea.
      Gancyclovir Working / Worked
      Took for 3 months post transplant. Shortly after stopiing it, got CMV and had to get IV Gancyclovir 2 X a day for 5 weeks.
      Kidney Transplant Working / Worked
      Kindey and pancreas both working beautifully.
      Prograf Working / Worked
      Have taken this since transplant. One of the meds that has caused me to have Type 2 diabetes.
      Prednisone Working / Worked
      Have taken this since transplant. Would love to get off of it or at least lower dose but neph is keeping it where it is.

    • Open Parents of Children with ADHD

      My 10 year old son has always been hyper but started showing more signs of ADHD over the last few years. He started taking Ritalin in late April (just 20 mg once a day) and school has been going much smoother. He only takes it on school days and since I homeschool, that is only 4 days a week. We're hoping he'll outgrow it in the next couple of years.

    • Open Parenting 'Tweens (9-12)

      My husband and I have a 10 year old son. He's a great kid!

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      Education (School) Working / Worked
      He's homeschooled & doing exceptionally well!
      Patience Somewhat Helpful
      He has ADHD so my patience is always being tested.

    • Open Vegetarians & Vegans
      Type: Other

      Okay so I'm not exactly a vegetarian. Apparently I am semi-vegetarian. I am not opposed to eating fish occasionally and turkey once a year.

      Treatments

      Iron Working / Worked
      Helps keep my hematocrit normal.
      Vitamin B12 Working / Worked
      I suppose it's working. EVeryone can use a little extra B-12.

    • Open Infertility

      Been TTC baby #2 for over 6 years. Suffered 4 miscarriages duriing this time. Currently undergoing fertility treatment.

      Treatments

      Basal Thermometer Not Working
      Used to work for me but for about the last 8 months, my BBT is always high.
      Clomid Working / Worked
      I always have at least 2 mature follicles.
      Femara Somewhat Helpful
      Bad side effects and didn't work as well as Clomid for me.
      Folic Acid Working / Worked
      I suppose it's working. I take 4 mg daily.
      hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) Working / Worked
      I don't seem to ovulate without it anymore.
      HSG (Hysterosalpingography) Working / Worked
      Had one done in January of 2008. No blockages and everything looked great.
      Hysteroscopy Working / Worked
      Had one done when I had a polypectomy and D & C last year.
      Metformin Working / Worked
      Became type 2 diabetic after transplant. Metformin helps regulate my blood sugar.
      Ovulation Predictor Kit Somewhat Helpful
      I get a faint line which gets darker but never makes it all the way. Then it goes light again.
      Progesterone Working / Worked
      Has been a huge help in extending my luteal phase.

    • Open Anemia

      Became anemic about 12 years ago because of kidney disease. I still suffer from it off and on after kidney transplant.

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      Aranesp Working / Worked
      It worked but I didn't have a good reaction to it. I prefer epogen.
      Epogen Working / Worked
      Epogen works great for me. It brings me hematocrit up very quickly.
      Folic Acid Somewhat Helpful
      I don't know if it's helping or not. I take 3mg of folic acid a day for other reasons.
      Iron Working / Worked
      I take tons of iron just to keep all my iron levels normal. It definitely helps my blood count to stay normal.
      Vitamin B6 Somewhat Helpful
      I don't know if this is helping either. I take b vitamins because I'm a semi vegetarian.

    • Open Trying To Conceive

      I have a 10 year old son and have been TTC #2 for 6 1/2 years. Had 4 m/c during that time. Currently using Clomid and just did our first IUI on Monday.

    • Open Diabetes Type 1

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      Humalog Working / Worked
      Works great.
      Insulin (Regular and NPH) Working / Worked
      Worked great.
      Lantus Working / Worked
      Works great.
      Pancreas Transplant Working / Worked
      Pancreas is working wonderfully!

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