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whitneyo · 09-21-2009, 04:50 PM

Hi ladies. I'm new here. I looked for support groups in my town today and I can't find anything on the Resolve website or through a general Google search, so I thought I'd start here...

This weekend I just kind of hit the end of my rope.

I've been diagnosed with PCOS for about 2 years now and I've been on the bc/metformin regiment for a year. I've lost 24 pounds since last October. And we're basically ready to start trying.

I knew going into my marriage that my husband had a low sperm count (he's been married before, they went through 4 rounds of IUI with no success), so we had that retested last month. He's down to about 1.29M motile sperm (about 10% of what he had 5 years ago).

Basically our doctor said skip trying on our own, skip IUI, and advised IVF, which we'd need to travel for. So we're looking at options in Portland. I thought I was ready to start making travel plans (I'd like to go out there to do the initial doctor consult), and then on Saturday night we found out his sister is pregnant. And I'm just crushed.

I don't know why I'm so upset that she's pregnant, but I am. I know her pregnancy has absolutely nothing to do with me. I feel like I went straight from waiting to try to no chance in hell. And she just got to do it naturally and it worked.

emozlov · 09-21-2009, 08:21 PM

Your anger is totally understandable. I just had a moment of realization today about how angry I am at those around me who seem to have achieved exactly what they want without hardly trying. Obviously, for some of us it's not so simple. And I think the situation is sometimes even harder to accept when the person you envy is close to you...

I wish you and your husband the best of luck!! Don't give up!!

mkscoggin · 09-23-2009, 04:21 PM

I know how you feel. I have 3 sisters, all with multiple children. Hang in there....your time will come.