I look at the calendar and laugh. If it works this time around I will be due around September 3. My maternity leave would be the first few weeks of school. I've thought about it quite a bit, but nothing is going to stop us from trying. We are ready for a baby and we are ready for whatever God has planned for us.
We went to the RE. Our plan is as follows.
I'm upping my dose of Met to 1500mg, taking prenatals, and another drug to lower my testosterone level.
I will be rechecked for the testosterone level about 30 days later.
I will start birth control pills on Nov 5 (due to DH's travel schedule)
I will have a HSG on Nov. 12 to check out my uterus and tubes
I will call in when I start AF
I will use Femara and Gonal-F
I will use a trigger
I don't know if we will be using TI or IUI.
DH's second SA results will be in late next week I believe.
DR mentioned that we may need to freeze some of DH's swimmers so that we can do an IUI if we need to(if DH is out of town).
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
More info...
I guess I should have said that I do like my RE. I know I will be seeing him often and I really do like him. I'm glad that he does my u/s because he knows what he wants to look at and will explain it to me. I'm thankful that he will be doing my HSG because I feel comfortable with him(as comfortable with him as I can be).
DH's S/A came back and I wasn't certain about the exact numbers because the nurse gave them to me, but they didn't make sense. I do know that his motility number isn't where they want it to be. Right now DH is taking 10 days of the antibiotics and then will redo the SA. I'm praying that we will only have to deal with my uncooperative ovaries, and not have to worry about DH's sperm. I know that whatever we have to go through it will be worth it though.
I know that God has this all planned out. I'm working on being patient for his time. It is so easy for me to get anxious and to become impatient. I really need to work on this. I need to be content with where I am and leave it all up to HIM. This is going to be a work in progress, but I will work very hard for it.
DH's S/A came back and I wasn't certain about the exact numbers because the nurse gave them to me, but they didn't make sense. I do know that his motility number isn't where they want it to be. Right now DH is taking 10 days of the antibiotics and then will redo the SA. I'm praying that we will only have to deal with my uncooperative ovaries, and not have to worry about DH's sperm. I know that whatever we have to go through it will be worth it though.
I know that God has this all planned out. I'm working on being patient for his time. It is so easy for me to get anxious and to become impatient. I really need to work on this. I need to be content with where I am and leave it all up to HIM. This is going to be a work in progress, but I will work very hard for it.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
I realized...
that there are many of you that read my blog. At first I was going to change the settings so that only people that I gave permission to would be able to read it. Then I discovered that there are so many that like to read, I wouldn't want anyone not able to read it.
So, I changed my mind. I will keep it open to the public for the world to see.
Friday I went in for an update to my blood work. DH will be going in on Monday for his s/a to be done. I believe that we will be going back in this week to get the results from both tests. I'm not sure when though.
I know that this cycle we will be using Femara and Gonal-F to make my embies grow. Also cd5-12 somewhere in there I will be having a HSG done to make sure my tubes are clear. I know many people have gotten pg shortly after they do the HSG. I'm just praying for the Lords time.
I'm reminded often of the fact that He will give me the disires of my heart. Before I thought about it and was thinking, well what does that mean? If I desire (want a new car) would he give it to me? and that didn't make sense to me. Then I thought about it some more and continued to pray about it. Then it hit me, he will give me the desires of my heart because I desire his will. Also the desires in my heart are from him. All of the glory and honor will go right back to HIM.
I can't do this on my own and by no means want to. His plan is bigger and better than I can even imagine. I need to keep praying for his will and for his plan. I know that he will make it clear for us to see.
Also praying for DH's job situation. He doesn't like the job that he is at and he is gone a lot with work(makes TTC hard). He has had one interview and we are praying about that right now.
More rambles to come later.
So, I changed my mind. I will keep it open to the public for the world to see.
Friday I went in for an update to my blood work. DH will be going in on Monday for his s/a to be done. I believe that we will be going back in this week to get the results from both tests. I'm not sure when though.
I know that this cycle we will be using Femara and Gonal-F to make my embies grow. Also cd5-12 somewhere in there I will be having a HSG done to make sure my tubes are clear. I know many people have gotten pg shortly after they do the HSG. I'm just praying for the Lords time.
I'm reminded often of the fact that He will give me the disires of my heart. Before I thought about it and was thinking, well what does that mean? If I desire (want a new car) would he give it to me? and that didn't make sense to me. Then I thought about it some more and continued to pray about it. Then it hit me, he will give me the desires of my heart because I desire his will. Also the desires in my heart are from him. All of the glory and honor will go right back to HIM.
I can't do this on my own and by no means want to. His plan is bigger and better than I can even imagine. I need to keep praying for his will and for his plan. I know that he will make it clear for us to see.
Also praying for DH's job situation. He doesn't like the job that he is at and he is gone a lot with work(makes TTC hard). He has had one interview and we are praying about that right now.
More rambles to come later.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
R.E. Visit
First of all, thanks so much for everyone that was asking how our visit went. It helps so much knowing that so many of you care about us and your journey. There are so many that read my blog that I didn't know about. To all of my blog readers, please leave me a comment and your blog address so that I can also keep up on you.
The trip to the R.E. was very difficult. The directions that I had weren't very clear and ended up getting turned around a few times. DH arrived at the RE right on time at 4:40. I on the other, hand was late. The trip should have taken me about 30 minutes to get there and it ended up taking me over an hr.
Thankfully the staff was ok with it(DH told them that I was on my way but stuck in traffic). I filled out the rest of the paperwork that they didn't include in the packet and went back to the room with the nurse. They asked where I was in my cycle, got my height and weight and all of that kind of stuff.
Then we were taken to our Dr's office and introduced to him. We went over some of the medical history and all of that kind of stuff. I could tell that even he was discouraged that I don't have a cycle on my own. We talked about my ovaries and he said why don't we check them out.
We then stepped into the exam room and I removed everything below the waist. The dr and nurse came in once I was ready and did a transvaginal ultrasound. If you've never had one, it is a wand that is inserted to get a look at your reproductive organs from the inside.
He said that there were many follies, and that I had an orphanage of follies waiting. He said all we have to do is to get them to grow and develop. One of the problems with PCOS patients is that it is very easy to over stimulate the ovaries. So we will be using Femara again and a small dose of injectables. I will be closely monitored at all times.
So first step will be to have my Fasting Glucose test checked again(PCOS) and that will be done on Friday. Then sometime in the near future I will start the medicine to induce my period. This medicine will be taken for 12 days and then a period should start 3-7 days later.
Once I have a cycle, on CD5-12 I will be having a HSG(this is an x-ray of my "stuff" :) For this I will need to have a driver and I will have to take antibiotics 2 days before(day of and 2 days after). I will also have to take Valium one hour before the test and 3 ibuprofen. For this I will have to take the day off of work because they only schedule it in the morning.
This cycle I will be using the Femara and an injectible drug(the drug will be dependent on . I will also have to schedule my class for the injectables.
DH is going on Monday for his S.A. We have to abstain from Friday on :(
Dh was awesome about all of this, and he told me how much he loves me and appreciates me going through all of this for us and our dreams. He also told me that he was sorry about me having to do the u/s. I love my hubby he is awesome.
Then when we left, I knew that my car needed gas, so we were on our way to the gas station. Then all of a sudden my car ran out of gas. DH was in his car in front of me and we were on the phone. So he parked his car and ran back to my car and pushed me into a parking lot. Thankfully there was a jogger nearby and he helped too. We couldn't get the car started with gas put into it for over 2 1/2 hrs. We called a friend and they called a friend to help us. We didn't get it started until we filled the tank and then put a little continuous pressure on the pedal and starting the car.
My appointment was at 5pm and we didn't get home till 9:30. It was a long hard day.
For anyone that has made it through this entire blog, you are one awesome friend and please leave a message. Thank you so much!
You guys are awesome!
The trip to the R.E. was very difficult. The directions that I had weren't very clear and ended up getting turned around a few times. DH arrived at the RE right on time at 4:40. I on the other, hand was late. The trip should have taken me about 30 minutes to get there and it ended up taking me over an hr.
Thankfully the staff was ok with it(DH told them that I was on my way but stuck in traffic). I filled out the rest of the paperwork that they didn't include in the packet and went back to the room with the nurse. They asked where I was in my cycle, got my height and weight and all of that kind of stuff.
Then we were taken to our Dr's office and introduced to him. We went over some of the medical history and all of that kind of stuff. I could tell that even he was discouraged that I don't have a cycle on my own. We talked about my ovaries and he said why don't we check them out.
We then stepped into the exam room and I removed everything below the waist. The dr and nurse came in once I was ready and did a transvaginal ultrasound. If you've never had one, it is a wand that is inserted to get a look at your reproductive organs from the inside.
He said that there were many follies, and that I had an orphanage of follies waiting. He said all we have to do is to get them to grow and develop. One of the problems with PCOS patients is that it is very easy to over stimulate the ovaries. So we will be using Femara again and a small dose of injectables. I will be closely monitored at all times.
So first step will be to have my Fasting Glucose test checked again(PCOS) and that will be done on Friday. Then sometime in the near future I will start the medicine to induce my period. This medicine will be taken for 12 days and then a period should start 3-7 days later.
Once I have a cycle, on CD5-12 I will be having a HSG(this is an x-ray of my "stuff" :) For this I will need to have a driver and I will have to take antibiotics 2 days before(day of and 2 days after). I will also have to take Valium one hour before the test and 3 ibuprofen. For this I will have to take the day off of work because they only schedule it in the morning.
This cycle I will be using the Femara and an injectible drug(the drug will be dependent on . I will also have to schedule my class for the injectables.
DH is going on Monday for his S.A. We have to abstain from Friday on :(
Dh was awesome about all of this, and he told me how much he loves me and appreciates me going through all of this for us and our dreams. He also told me that he was sorry about me having to do the u/s. I love my hubby he is awesome.
Then when we left, I knew that my car needed gas, so we were on our way to the gas station. Then all of a sudden my car ran out of gas. DH was in his car in front of me and we were on the phone. So he parked his car and ran back to my car and pushed me into a parking lot. Thankfully there was a jogger nearby and he helped too. We couldn't get the car started with gas put into it for over 2 1/2 hrs. We called a friend and they called a friend to help us. We didn't get it started until we filled the tank and then put a little continuous pressure on the pedal and starting the car.
My appointment was at 5pm and we didn't get home till 9:30. It was a long hard day.
For anyone that has made it through this entire blog, you are one awesome friend and please leave a message. Thank you so much!
You guys are awesome!
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