Nobody Warned Me that TTC Would Suck Hardcore: CD 1: So Begins Cycle 8

Our TTC Journey

Nov. 2007: Ditch the BCP, doctor's orders due to weird hormone levels
Dec. 2007: Diagnosed with Lyme Disease
May 2008: Officially start TTC
Dec. 2008: Visit OB/GYN; concerned about irregular & long cycles, ordered CD3 blood work
Feb. 2009: CD3 blood work NORMAL; OB ordered SA for DH
Feb. 2009: Start acupuncture for various issues, including irregular cycles
April 2009: SA results reveal low count, low motility - referred to RE
May 2009: First RE Appt. HSG = all clear! The "plan" - 1 month of Folgard + Zinc for P. & then repeat SA.
July 2009: Dx: Severe MFI; RE suggests proceeding directly to IVF w/ICSI

What the $@#& do all these acronyms mean?

AF - Aunt Flo (your period)

BFN - Big Fat Negative (on an HPT)

BFP - Big Fat Positive (on an HPT)

BOTB - Babies on the Brain (message board on TheBump.com)

CD - Cycle Day

DPO - Days Past Ovulation

ETA - Edited to Add...

FF - Fertility Friend (fertility charting Web site)

HPT - Home Pregnancy Test

HSG - Hysterosalpingogram (a potentially painful test)
ICSI - Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

IF - Infertility

IUI - Intra Uterine Insemination

IVF - In Vitro fertilization

KU - Knocked Up

KTFU - Knocked The &^%@ Up

MFI - Male Factor Infertility

O - Ovulation

OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit

PG - Pregnant

POAS - Pee on a Stick

RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist (Fertility Specialist)

SA - Semen Analysis

TTC - Trying to Conceive

TTTC - Trouble TTC (also a message board on TheBump.com)

TTC6+ - TTC for over six months

TTC12+ - TTC for over twelve months (stage where you're considered IF; also another Bump message board)

U/S - Ultrasound

Yep. No surprise.

I want to know how I can become hopeful again.

Nobody Warned Me that TTC Would Suck Hardcore