Wednesday November 21, 2012
I met with Dr B today. He was an Ass... I honestly almost walked out on him.
He was an older gentleman from it sounded like russia or something.
He looked at my chart with my blood tests on it and said he had no idea why I was even there.
He told me that the reason I was not getting pregnant was that I was grossly obese. And that if I lost 50-60 pounds that I would get pregnant. And just sat there and stared at me.
Then he pulled up the MRI of my brain. That was cool to see. He looked at the small adenoma and said it was nothing why were we worried about it. He saw no reason for anyone to be concerned about any of my blood work or test results and that I should stop the synthroid and cabergoline and lose wait and get pregnant.
There was more but I tuned out at some point because after an hour in the room with that man I was over it. I hope I NEVER have to see him again.
I am overweight I am not going to deny it. I am 5'7" and am 212. I am not morbidly obese like he made me feel. I work out a lot and do not eat horrible so I don't know what to do.
Friday December 7, 2012
Well not much has been happening this week. We both went to the Dr. E is still a litlte sore and we have both been sick.
I did my 5day Zpak to get better but we both still have an annoying cough.
Tuesday morning I had my followup with Dr S. She looked at my charts since starting the Cabergoline and said things looked better with my ovulation and was satisfied with my appt with Dr B and him saying all was good. But was mad that he told me to stop all my meds and made sure that I hadn't done that.
Then she was talking about E's surgery and how it would be 3 months after he would have another SA to see if things improved and then after that we could discuss options, that would be MARCH.
I am sure I had a look on my face because then she said unless you would like to do something sooner.
So I said that I would like to try to start sooner rather than later based on our ages etc. Shockingly she said No Problem!!!
Since I was on CD8 there was nothing we could do for this cycle which I guess is okay. He is still sore and we are sick. But we decided that after this cycle Days 3-7 of next cycle I will be on Femara to help grow some healthier eggs. She picked Femara based on my history with hormone related headaches thinking Clomid would give me more trouble with those. CD14 I would go in for an ultrasound to see how the egg follicles look. If they look good and are a good size they would give me a trigger shot in the office and the next morning we would go in for an IUI!
She has me down for 2 cycles of that beofre I meet with her again to review how things were going and if I was responding to the Femara.
So E had his followup and they told him things looked good and in another MONTH the swelling should be gone, and the tenderness should be mostly gone. In Feb he goes for another SA and there should be improvement, but the numbers will slowly improve until then so it could happen this month if he feels up to it. But so far this month it is the same as always with just a 7dpo blood draw for me to check my progesterone to see how I am ovulating on my own. Business as usual
Ticker
Friday, December 7, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
My numbers look better, he has surgery....
Monday October 1, 2012
Finally I got a call from Jenni with good news!! really did that happen!
I had my prolactin drawn last week and it is down to 1! I am to keep taking the meds until I see the other Dr.
E's Dr finally called and scheduled his surgery for Nov 13th.
Maybe sometime in 2013 we will both be fixed enough for this to happen.
Saturday October 20, 2012
This month I appeared to O way early compared to normal (Day 16!)
That was a shock, we had just gotten home from camping and got either O-1 and O or O and O+1 because I didn't temp while camping and forgot to take a few OPKs. but holy temp rise again this month! Been very crampy, pully pressurey and back achy for the last few days. So I am very sure that my period is coming, but of course I caved today 10dpo and tested, super negative. I am feeling very very negative today, not helped by having to go to a baby shower tomorrow. I just feel like it is never going to happen (I keep saying that)
Of course E mentions something related to his surgery at my moms today and she got all nosy and I told her she didn't need to know and she looked all offended. Well too bad. E seemed a little shocked but I am not ready to go there. I am sure he has told his folks and just hasn't told me.
ARGH so feel like crying right now.
Tuesday November 20, 2012
E had his surgery last week. Dr said all went well and was standard surgery with no surprises. So that is good news. It was bilateral varioceles (both sides) We were at the surgery center at 7am and they took him back at 8 and it was 1 or later when the Dr finally came to talk to me. He seemed pretty nice, I liked him.
E has been very very swollen and sore since but went back to work yesterday and has taken no pain pills since Sunday night. His followup is Dec 5th, I am going to see if he wants me to go or not. 3 months for new swimmers to be produced but don't know if there is any effect on existing. Good questions!
My appt with Dr B is tomorrow. I am nervous that somthing is wrong and we will have to wait months before starting treatments with Dr S.
But at the same time I am optimistic that there is nothing wrong and I can schedule w/Dr S right away.
I just don't know if she will make us wait because of the surgery or not.
So frustrating right now I am about to give up and say oh well we tried and if it is going to happen it will happen on its own. But the other side of me wants to be as aggressive as possible to get it done. We have been in a holding pattern since July while we got everything else fixed up. Let's get this show on the road!
Finally I got a call from Jenni with good news!! really did that happen!
I had my prolactin drawn last week and it is down to 1! I am to keep taking the meds until I see the other Dr.
E's Dr finally called and scheduled his surgery for Nov 13th.
Maybe sometime in 2013 we will both be fixed enough for this to happen.
Saturday October 20, 2012
This month I appeared to O way early compared to normal (Day 16!)
That was a shock, we had just gotten home from camping and got either O-1 and O or O and O+1 because I didn't temp while camping and forgot to take a few OPKs. but holy temp rise again this month! Been very crampy, pully pressurey and back achy for the last few days. So I am very sure that my period is coming, but of course I caved today 10dpo and tested, super negative. I am feeling very very negative today, not helped by having to go to a baby shower tomorrow. I just feel like it is never going to happen (I keep saying that)
Of course E mentions something related to his surgery at my moms today and she got all nosy and I told her she didn't need to know and she looked all offended. Well too bad. E seemed a little shocked but I am not ready to go there. I am sure he has told his folks and just hasn't told me.
ARGH so feel like crying right now.
Tuesday November 20, 2012
E had his surgery last week. Dr said all went well and was standard surgery with no surprises. So that is good news. It was bilateral varioceles (both sides) We were at the surgery center at 7am and they took him back at 8 and it was 1 or later when the Dr finally came to talk to me. He seemed pretty nice, I liked him.
E has been very very swollen and sore since but went back to work yesterday and has taken no pain pills since Sunday night. His followup is Dec 5th, I am going to see if he wants me to go or not. 3 months for new swimmers to be produced but don't know if there is any effect on existing. Good questions!
My appt with Dr B is tomorrow. I am nervous that somthing is wrong and we will have to wait months before starting treatments with Dr S.
But at the same time I am optimistic that there is nothing wrong and I can schedule w/Dr S right away.
I just don't know if she will make us wait because of the surgery or not.
So frustrating right now I am about to give up and say oh well we tried and if it is going to happen it will happen on its own. But the other side of me wants to be as aggressive as possible to get it done. We have been in a holding pattern since July while we got everything else fixed up. Let's get this show on the road!
Monday, September 24, 2012
Getting so frustrating. AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (prolactin drama continues)
Wednesday September 5, 2012
I think I am going to stop answering calls from the U. It is always Jenni from Dr S's office with news that something isn't right and it is getting old.
I cried the whole way home from work today. She was calling with the results of the blood work I had done last week. My Insulin Growth Factor (or something) and other levels were low (but no explanation of what that means) But that Dr S would do no further treatments (like anything had happened) until after I saw a specialist at the pituitary clinic. Oh and was I okay with that? To which I responded "I guess I kind of have to be don't I?" she just chuckled and agreed.
At the time it was all such a shock and I said okay and jotted down the number but now have follow up questions. Luckily I was leaving soon after for a hair cut and on my way I called the specialist to make my appointment. Um Yeah the first F-ing available appointment is Nov 21. Mother F-ing November ARE YOU KIDDING ME? that is total bullshit I can't see Dr S again until after the end of F-ing November?
Tomorrow I am calling Jenni and asking her to mail my results, and to ask that for sure I can't come until after this appoinment? Am I still supposed to take the cabergoline and get my prolactin checked again?
Oh yeah and the cabergoline does not like me. At least I think that is what it is, it is the only new thing and I am so sick to my stomach and constipated it is not even funny. I hope this goes away soon!
Obviously I can't sleep with all this shit on the brain and have not told E yet the latest news.
Going to also have to ask him to stop bringing up kids and rubbing my belly etc this weekend when we see his family like he likes to do. I just can't deal
Thursday September 13, 2012
Tuesday I finally got a hold of one of the nurses to ask my questions. He is the ONLY dr in the practice that I can see because he is the specialist. I still need to go for the 4 week blood work and stay on whatever Dr S put me on. Grown on the glad affects lots of hormones and I need to get those regulated before Dr S starts messing with all of my other hormones.
So probably won't be back to Dr S until Dec or Jan depending on what the specialist needs to adjust. Still have not told E what is up, I should do that but I needed it all to sink in. and I need to call Dr B again and see if a different office he is at has better availability for me to see him and also I have not gotten my new patient packet yet.
I did good working out so far this week, after walking Mackinaw this weekend I went to Pilates on Tuesday and am so sore from that and I also biked 4.5 miles yesterday!
Tuesday September 18, 2012
I have felt like I NEED to test since last night. I am only 9dpo today so it is way early anyway. I would like to wait until this weekend to see if I am late. We will see if I make it to the weekend. My face is all broken out and I feel gross but that can mean anything.
Thursday September 20, 2012
All I want to do today is cry. I am so depressed. I am pretty sure AF will be here soon, despite a very nice chart (a good O big difference) I think I am out. I caved and took a test yesterday in the afternoon and it was negative. Don't even know why I got my hopes up. I guess 1 good thing is E has his Dr appt Monday so at least we have plenty of time to get him squared away before my appt in November. I think at lunch I am going to sit in my car and cry, maybe then I will feel better.
Monday September 24, 2012
Today was 15dpo so even thought I thought AF was coming I decided to test again. It was negative and not even 2 hours later i started spotting and massive cramps.
E is at his appt this morning, he was texting me while he was waiting and they were running super late. Hopefully he gets out with an okay prognosis and that nothing major is going on with him. But with the way things are going something will be wrong :(
.................And I was right.
He needs to have surgery. Son of a bitch. He called after he left and his bloodflow is wacky which is making things too warm and killing sperm. So I did some googling and it is a Variocele or something like that. So he is waiting for them to call and schedule his surgery. I Guess it is pretty common and the Uro said there is a 70% success rate after 2-3 months. So if he gets in soon maybe that would line up with when all my stuff gets straightened out.
This is never going to happen for us.
Every single test but one has had bad results... UGH.
I think I am going to stop answering calls from the U. It is always Jenni from Dr S's office with news that something isn't right and it is getting old.
I cried the whole way home from work today. She was calling with the results of the blood work I had done last week. My Insulin Growth Factor (or something) and other levels were low (but no explanation of what that means) But that Dr S would do no further treatments (like anything had happened) until after I saw a specialist at the pituitary clinic. Oh and was I okay with that? To which I responded "I guess I kind of have to be don't I?" she just chuckled and agreed.
At the time it was all such a shock and I said okay and jotted down the number but now have follow up questions. Luckily I was leaving soon after for a hair cut and on my way I called the specialist to make my appointment. Um Yeah the first F-ing available appointment is Nov 21. Mother F-ing November ARE YOU KIDDING ME? that is total bullshit I can't see Dr S again until after the end of F-ing November?
Tomorrow I am calling Jenni and asking her to mail my results, and to ask that for sure I can't come until after this appoinment? Am I still supposed to take the cabergoline and get my prolactin checked again?
Oh yeah and the cabergoline does not like me. At least I think that is what it is, it is the only new thing and I am so sick to my stomach and constipated it is not even funny. I hope this goes away soon!
Obviously I can't sleep with all this shit on the brain and have not told E yet the latest news.
Going to also have to ask him to stop bringing up kids and rubbing my belly etc this weekend when we see his family like he likes to do. I just can't deal
Thursday September 13, 2012
Tuesday I finally got a hold of one of the nurses to ask my questions. He is the ONLY dr in the practice that I can see because he is the specialist. I still need to go for the 4 week blood work and stay on whatever Dr S put me on. Grown on the glad affects lots of hormones and I need to get those regulated before Dr S starts messing with all of my other hormones.
So probably won't be back to Dr S until Dec or Jan depending on what the specialist needs to adjust. Still have not told E what is up, I should do that but I needed it all to sink in. and I need to call Dr B again and see if a different office he is at has better availability for me to see him and also I have not gotten my new patient packet yet.
I did good working out so far this week, after walking Mackinaw this weekend I went to Pilates on Tuesday and am so sore from that and I also biked 4.5 miles yesterday!
Tuesday September 18, 2012
I have felt like I NEED to test since last night. I am only 9dpo today so it is way early anyway. I would like to wait until this weekend to see if I am late. We will see if I make it to the weekend. My face is all broken out and I feel gross but that can mean anything.
Thursday September 20, 2012
All I want to do today is cry. I am so depressed. I am pretty sure AF will be here soon, despite a very nice chart (a good O big difference) I think I am out. I caved and took a test yesterday in the afternoon and it was negative. Don't even know why I got my hopes up. I guess 1 good thing is E has his Dr appt Monday so at least we have plenty of time to get him squared away before my appt in November. I think at lunch I am going to sit in my car and cry, maybe then I will feel better.
Monday September 24, 2012
Today was 15dpo so even thought I thought AF was coming I decided to test again. It was negative and not even 2 hours later i started spotting and massive cramps.
E is at his appt this morning, he was texting me while he was waiting and they were running super late. Hopefully he gets out with an okay prognosis and that nothing major is going on with him. But with the way things are going something will be wrong :(
.................And I was right.
He needs to have surgery. Son of a bitch. He called after he left and his bloodflow is wacky which is making things too warm and killing sperm. So I did some googling and it is a Variocele or something like that. So he is waiting for them to call and schedule his surgery. I Guess it is pretty common and the Uro said there is a 70% success rate after 2-3 months. So if he gets in soon maybe that would line up with when all my stuff gets straightened out.
This is never going to happen for us.
Every single test but one has had bad results... UGH.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Are we ever going to get answers?
Tuesday August 21, 2012
Well I didn't need to worry what was going on with temping while on vaca. AF showed on Sunday after a 9 day LP and has been pretty bad with bad bad cramps. I spent Sunday night curled up in bed in pain even after 2 tylenol. Hoping tomorrow is less cramping and lighter.
Repeat SA is tomorrow too bad his appt isn't for another month. I need to reschedule mine for after his Uro appt so one more cycle on our own... :(
Friday August 24, 2012
Went Wednesday morning for my blood work to recheck my thyroid and prolactin. I followed all the directions and went on my way to work. I was not expecting a call for a few days, so imagine my surprise when I saw Dr S's number show up on my phone around 4pm. I said to the chick how quickly she called and she said they aim to please or something like that and made me chuckle. Then she said that I was going to be sent for an MRI to check if I have a tumor on my pituitary gland but that it was nothing to worry about and was totally treatable by meds and that it would explain why my prolactin number was up at 37 (same as my last draw) I guess it is supposed to be under 15.
Tuesday August 28, 2012
Today is MRI day, I have been pretty depressed and feel like crying for no reason all the time.
I called last week to reschedule my followup appt until after E's Uro appt, he goes Sept 24th and I go Sept 25th. I am hoping it will be early enough in my cycle to hopefully be able to do something and get this show on the road finally. I really hope she doesn't make us wait another cycle before doing anything.
Wednesday August 29, 2012
It really isn't good to see Dr S's # so soon after having a test done. Jenni from Dr S's office called around noon with my MRI results. I knew they had found something otherwise they would not have called so soon.
They found a small mass (adenoma) on my pituitary glad. She said it is most likely nothing but I need to have more blood work done to see if it is producing hormones or not. Tomorrow I have to go have IGF-1 and cortisol checked, who knows what those test even tell. (and don't google it will scare the crap out of you or at least it did me)
The lovely Jenni is sending me paperwork on all of this I guess. In 4 weeks I need to have my prolactin checked again. She also called in a prescription for Cabergoline that I need to take 2x a week. That will be fun to try to remember! I will need to put stickers or something on the calendar.
FML, seriously this is getting crazy. They called E about his SA yesterday and he said that they told him it was pretty much the same as the last one. This is all so frustrating.
You try for so long for a baby NOT to happen and then when you want one you can't.
So many meds in the future now and so much other stuff going on it makes me question if it is even all worth it. But I know it will be.
Well I didn't need to worry what was going on with temping while on vaca. AF showed on Sunday after a 9 day LP and has been pretty bad with bad bad cramps. I spent Sunday night curled up in bed in pain even after 2 tylenol. Hoping tomorrow is less cramping and lighter.
Repeat SA is tomorrow too bad his appt isn't for another month. I need to reschedule mine for after his Uro appt so one more cycle on our own... :(
Friday August 24, 2012
Went Wednesday morning for my blood work to recheck my thyroid and prolactin. I followed all the directions and went on my way to work. I was not expecting a call for a few days, so imagine my surprise when I saw Dr S's number show up on my phone around 4pm. I said to the chick how quickly she called and she said they aim to please or something like that and made me chuckle. Then she said that I was going to be sent for an MRI to check if I have a tumor on my pituitary gland but that it was nothing to worry about and was totally treatable by meds and that it would explain why my prolactin number was up at 37 (same as my last draw) I guess it is supposed to be under 15.
Tuesday August 28, 2012
Today is MRI day, I have been pretty depressed and feel like crying for no reason all the time.
I called last week to reschedule my followup appt until after E's Uro appt, he goes Sept 24th and I go Sept 25th. I am hoping it will be early enough in my cycle to hopefully be able to do something and get this show on the road finally. I really hope she doesn't make us wait another cycle before doing anything.
Wednesday August 29, 2012
It really isn't good to see Dr S's # so soon after having a test done. Jenni from Dr S's office called around noon with my MRI results. I knew they had found something otherwise they would not have called so soon.
They found a small mass (adenoma) on my pituitary glad. She said it is most likely nothing but I need to have more blood work done to see if it is producing hormones or not. Tomorrow I have to go have IGF-1 and cortisol checked, who knows what those test even tell. (and don't google it will scare the crap out of you or at least it did me)
The lovely Jenni is sending me paperwork on all of this I guess. In 4 weeks I need to have my prolactin checked again. She also called in a prescription for Cabergoline that I need to take 2x a week. That will be fun to try to remember! I will need to put stickers or something on the calendar.
FML, seriously this is getting crazy. They called E about his SA yesterday and he said that they told him it was pretty much the same as the last one. This is all so frustrating.
You try for so long for a baby NOT to happen and then when you want one you can't.
So many meds in the future now and so much other stuff going on it makes me question if it is even all worth it. But I know it will be.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Followup to testing...
Wednesday August 1, 2012
I had the followup with Dr S yesterday and pretty much we are waiting on my repeat blood work to be done and for E to make his followup appt. She was actually quite frustrated that he hadn't made his appointment yet.
She went over my blood work, most I already knew, thyroid was slightly high so put on synthroid. Prolactin was high and is going to be retested after AF shows. The paperwork says CD3 but since I might be out of town she said that within the first 10 days of my cycle was okay.
She said that the synthroid might also help with it but if the number is still elevated that I will need to have a MRI done to check if I have a tumor on my Pituitary gland. (ummm don't just say the word tumor like it isn't a biggie...) She said it is completely treatable with meds. SO I need to do some googling about that! My progesterone was really low and that if an egg had gotten fertilized it wouldn't have survived it was so low. She questioned if I was even ovulating.
So I showed her my charts (yay for charting!!) She said that maybe I was most cycles but it wasn't lasting long and not producing enough progesterone. So I am probably looking at needing to take Clomid or Femara to help my ovulation and possibly progesterone to sustain things after O, along with the synthroid and hopefully nothing else because that is already a lot of stuff!
Then she moved on to the SA results and sighed. Asked if he had scheduled his reapeat SA yet and the appt with the Uro. I told her he hadn't uet and she asked why not and sounded frustrated but it. I said I would make sure he scheduled ASAP. The basics of his results is that he had an amazing number but had bad quality. Only 20% motility and 6% morphology, so only 6% were shaped correctly and could swim normally of the 84 million that were there and only 20% were swimming correctly. So we are also dealing with MFI.
She told me this was easily fixable in most cases, so fingers crossed on that one. She won't recommend next steps to me until he gets his test done and meets with the Uro and I get my blood work redone to see if things are straightening out. But most likely we are looking at Clomid or Femara and possibly IUI to get those swimmers where they need to go.
SIGH... so now we wait AGAIN. They said the Uro is booked out a ways so hopefully it isn't that far out.
Saturday August 4, 2012
So this morning FF gave me CHs and put me at 6dpo. That was a shock cuz I was thinking it was maybe yesterday except all OPKs were negative still. I am done using OPKs this month and just going to wait it out. I guess if it is right I will be able to get my CD3 blood work done before I go on vacation.
Friday August 10, 2012
Another + OPK this week, maybe I O'd this week way later than I ever have? Oh well timing sucked. But good news E finally went for his blood work this week and called to schedule his SA and appt with the Uro. SA is Aug 24 and Uro is Sept 22 or something. but maybe this SA will be better and then we can skip the Uro? I need to change my followup to be after his Uro appt. I might wait until after he gets his results before I call and change. For now I just hope AF waits until after my girl trip with G.
I had the followup with Dr S yesterday and pretty much we are waiting on my repeat blood work to be done and for E to make his followup appt. She was actually quite frustrated that he hadn't made his appointment yet.
She went over my blood work, most I already knew, thyroid was slightly high so put on synthroid. Prolactin was high and is going to be retested after AF shows. The paperwork says CD3 but since I might be out of town she said that within the first 10 days of my cycle was okay.
She said that the synthroid might also help with it but if the number is still elevated that I will need to have a MRI done to check if I have a tumor on my Pituitary gland. (ummm don't just say the word tumor like it isn't a biggie...) She said it is completely treatable with meds. SO I need to do some googling about that! My progesterone was really low and that if an egg had gotten fertilized it wouldn't have survived it was so low. She questioned if I was even ovulating.
So I showed her my charts (yay for charting!!) She said that maybe I was most cycles but it wasn't lasting long and not producing enough progesterone. So I am probably looking at needing to take Clomid or Femara to help my ovulation and possibly progesterone to sustain things after O, along with the synthroid and hopefully nothing else because that is already a lot of stuff!
Then she moved on to the SA results and sighed. Asked if he had scheduled his reapeat SA yet and the appt with the Uro. I told her he hadn't uet and she asked why not and sounded frustrated but it. I said I would make sure he scheduled ASAP. The basics of his results is that he had an amazing number but had bad quality. Only 20% motility and 6% morphology, so only 6% were shaped correctly and could swim normally of the 84 million that were there and only 20% were swimming correctly. So we are also dealing with MFI.
She told me this was easily fixable in most cases, so fingers crossed on that one. She won't recommend next steps to me until he gets his test done and meets with the Uro and I get my blood work redone to see if things are straightening out. But most likely we are looking at Clomid or Femara and possibly IUI to get those swimmers where they need to go.
SIGH... so now we wait AGAIN. They said the Uro is booked out a ways so hopefully it isn't that far out.
Saturday August 4, 2012
So this morning FF gave me CHs and put me at 6dpo. That was a shock cuz I was thinking it was maybe yesterday except all OPKs were negative still. I am done using OPKs this month and just going to wait it out. I guess if it is right I will be able to get my CD3 blood work done before I go on vacation.
Friday August 10, 2012
Another + OPK this week, maybe I O'd this week way later than I ever have? Oh well timing sucked. But good news E finally went for his blood work this week and called to schedule his SA and appt with the Uro. SA is Aug 24 and Uro is Sept 22 or something. but maybe this SA will be better and then we can skip the Uro? I need to change my followup to be after his Uro appt. I might wait until after he gets his results before I call and change. For now I just hope AF waits until after my girl trip with G.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Testing and answers? (blast from the past continued)
Monday July 23, 2012
HSG Day!! Could not sleep last night, i was nervous, at least at work i was busy to distract myself, but on my way to the U from work I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest.
I made it there and down to the basement where the radiology department is located and signed in 20 minutes early. They took me back to the change area. The gown and the black dress socks and dress shoes was quite a look!! It was HOTT!
They walked me down the hall to the room they were doing the test in and had me hop up on the table. Knees in these stirrup things and they put in the speculum and went to insert the balloon thingy and catheter through the cervix. HOLY CRAP did that hurt. The cramps were so bad. One of the nurses was telling me to breathe through it and finally they got it in. Once I got to put my knees down the pain eased up a little bit.
The table slid back to be under the xray thingy and monitor and it was go time.
The started to push the dye in and the cramping was back but not as bad. It was cool to watch the screen and see the dye as it filled and spilled. The Dr that was there said "that was just beautiful" So I guess the tubes are clear, such a relief!!
Now 5 hours later still have a little cramping and some spotting but nothing too bad.
Once I got home we each had an envelope from Dr S's office. Mine was all of my blood work results, didn't mean a whole lot to me, but I finally know my blood type!
E's envelope had paperwork for some blood work and his repeat SA and a business card for a urologist to make an appointment. He can go do the blood work this week and then the SA when he gets back from teaching. It totally sucks that he is gone next week when I should O. So I will drive down and see him espec on Tuesday after the RE appt, so I can tell him the options. I wonder if IUI will be mentioned with his SA results?
Tuesday July 24, 2012
Some off and on cramps today but nothing major. This afternoon I had a message to call Dr S's office so I called back and they were following up on my progesterone level being so low. Dr S didn't think I ovulated last month, and said she was going to send me info on Clomid and Femara meds I might have to go on to help with ovulation.
I told her I was coming in next week, so she said she wouldn't mail it and we could just discuss it next week. I am going to take my charts with me because I don't think it is an every month thing. So good news yesterday to bad news today. Back to patiently waiting for answers.
Sunday July 29,2012
Temp was low yesterday and today - not sure about today. Wasn't the best nights sleep at grandmas. OPK yesterday was very close to positive if not positive around 3pm. So good thing we got it on at least once if that is correct. I have had left side cramps all day, so who knows if today was O or not, still testing to see if it was a fluke until temps do something, hope they jump tomorrow and Tuesday so maybe we can discuss on Tuesday. Earliest ever if it actually is right.
Might work out for CD3 blood work around NC vaca!! Maybe just maybe we won't need intervention. Maybe.. Dull migraine today too. Usually a symptom, hopefully I at least O'd even if it isn't the month.
HSG Day!! Could not sleep last night, i was nervous, at least at work i was busy to distract myself, but on my way to the U from work I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest.
I made it there and down to the basement where the radiology department is located and signed in 20 minutes early. They took me back to the change area. The gown and the black dress socks and dress shoes was quite a look!! It was HOTT!
They walked me down the hall to the room they were doing the test in and had me hop up on the table. Knees in these stirrup things and they put in the speculum and went to insert the balloon thingy and catheter through the cervix. HOLY CRAP did that hurt. The cramps were so bad. One of the nurses was telling me to breathe through it and finally they got it in. Once I got to put my knees down the pain eased up a little bit.
The table slid back to be under the xray thingy and monitor and it was go time.
The started to push the dye in and the cramping was back but not as bad. It was cool to watch the screen and see the dye as it filled and spilled. The Dr that was there said "that was just beautiful" So I guess the tubes are clear, such a relief!!
Now 5 hours later still have a little cramping and some spotting but nothing too bad.
Once I got home we each had an envelope from Dr S's office. Mine was all of my blood work results, didn't mean a whole lot to me, but I finally know my blood type!
E's envelope had paperwork for some blood work and his repeat SA and a business card for a urologist to make an appointment. He can go do the blood work this week and then the SA when he gets back from teaching. It totally sucks that he is gone next week when I should O. So I will drive down and see him espec on Tuesday after the RE appt, so I can tell him the options. I wonder if IUI will be mentioned with his SA results?
Tuesday July 24, 2012
Some off and on cramps today but nothing major. This afternoon I had a message to call Dr S's office so I called back and they were following up on my progesterone level being so low. Dr S didn't think I ovulated last month, and said she was going to send me info on Clomid and Femara meds I might have to go on to help with ovulation.
I told her I was coming in next week, so she said she wouldn't mail it and we could just discuss it next week. I am going to take my charts with me because I don't think it is an every month thing. So good news yesterday to bad news today. Back to patiently waiting for answers.
Sunday July 29,2012
Temp was low yesterday and today - not sure about today. Wasn't the best nights sleep at grandmas. OPK yesterday was very close to positive if not positive around 3pm. So good thing we got it on at least once if that is correct. I have had left side cramps all day, so who knows if today was O or not, still testing to see if it was a fluke until temps do something, hope they jump tomorrow and Tuesday so maybe we can discuss on Tuesday. Earliest ever if it actually is right.
Might work out for CD3 blood work around NC vaca!! Maybe just maybe we won't need intervention. Maybe.. Dull migraine today too. Usually a symptom, hopefully I at least O'd even if it isn't the month.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Testing (back in time)
Wednesday July 11, 2012
Started getting a migraine yesterday while going to bed, have had a tinge of it all day today as well. That ALWAYS happens before AF comes. Temp dropped this morning, real or not that is the question.
Slept in the guest room and was up early to temp. Then while sitting here tonight got the urge to test, so used a cheap test and of course BFN again, I knew it would be.
Let's see tomorrow what happens.
Friday July 13, 2012
Temps were way down this morning so I called to schedule my HSG for 7/23 and my followup to get all my test results on 7/31. Of course 7/31 i my FW and E is going to be out of town to teach at band camp. I might have to make a road trip or two to see him!
We will see what Dr S says and hope the HSG goes good.
Spotting started tonight so tomorrow will most likely be CD1. That means Monday i can go for my Cd3 blood work, yay more poking and bruising!
Oh and yesterday I had false hope when my temp went back up a bit so of course I tested. Can you guess what that one was? Yep negative. Thank goodness for cheap tests!
Sunday July 15, 2012
Went for a 4 mile bike ride this morning, it helped with the cramps a little bit. Also started taking the meds from my foot doctor for my foot pain. I am only going to take it for 2 weeks instead of the full month he wants me to take it for.
Going bright and early for CD3 blood work and Tuesday E has his SA. Such good times this week :(
the next 2 weeks kinda suck ass but on the 31st I(we) will have answers.
Monday July 16, 2012
Went for blood work this morning, didn't even feel it until I was on my way out and it started to hurt for pretty much the rest of the day, but it might not bruise.
Tomorrow is the appt for the SA, so hopefully things are okay with both of us and we can move on quickly. Next week is my HSG and I am already worried about it. 2 weeks until all the results! I thought for sure I would have gotten a call at some point but nope. At this point it doesn't matter and I will wait it out.
Thursday July 19, 2012
E went for his SA on Tuesday and they told him they would have the results in a couple days so we are waiting on that call, hoping all is well.
Today I got a call from a nurse with Dr S's office. She said that my thyroid TSH is 2.8 this last test while it is lower than it has been they want it under 2.5 so I am going to start Synthroid tomorrow, hope that also helps with the tiredness and weight gain. I have to go for CD3 blood work again after taking it for a 4-6 weeks so that should time out okay if this cycle doesn't work out.
Monday is the HSG, kind of scared of what they will find.
Friday July 20, 2012
Welllllll Jenni the nurse called again! and then remembered she already called about the thyroid, but she had forgotten to tell me about my progesteron which was low enough for them to question which day I had my blood work done on. I told her I was temping so it was 7dpo so she was going to pass that back to Dr S.
I am sure I will get put on something for that at some point. E had also gotten a call today and of course didn't know any of the details but was told everything looked good but "the swimmers were not swimming as good as they could be" (so is that really things look good?) So he is getting paperwork for retesting and talking to the Dr. I also asked for my results to be sent to me, so right now I am trying to stay up when things are starting to look down.
A few bumps in the road that I hope are small and we can get over quickly. Hopefully at least I will feel better from the thyroid meds. Monday is the HSG - hopefully this doesn't bring another bump in the road...
I don't know if I can handle another bump. On the 31st at least I will be able to talk to Dr S and get a plan together.
Started getting a migraine yesterday while going to bed, have had a tinge of it all day today as well. That ALWAYS happens before AF comes. Temp dropped this morning, real or not that is the question.
Slept in the guest room and was up early to temp. Then while sitting here tonight got the urge to test, so used a cheap test and of course BFN again, I knew it would be.
Let's see tomorrow what happens.
Friday July 13, 2012
Temps were way down this morning so I called to schedule my HSG for 7/23 and my followup to get all my test results on 7/31. Of course 7/31 i my FW and E is going to be out of town to teach at band camp. I might have to make a road trip or two to see him!
We will see what Dr S says and hope the HSG goes good.
Spotting started tonight so tomorrow will most likely be CD1. That means Monday i can go for my Cd3 blood work, yay more poking and bruising!
Oh and yesterday I had false hope when my temp went back up a bit so of course I tested. Can you guess what that one was? Yep negative. Thank goodness for cheap tests!
Sunday July 15, 2012
Went for a 4 mile bike ride this morning, it helped with the cramps a little bit. Also started taking the meds from my foot doctor for my foot pain. I am only going to take it for 2 weeks instead of the full month he wants me to take it for.
Going bright and early for CD3 blood work and Tuesday E has his SA. Such good times this week :(
the next 2 weeks kinda suck ass but on the 31st I(we) will have answers.
Monday July 16, 2012
Went for blood work this morning, didn't even feel it until I was on my way out and it started to hurt for pretty much the rest of the day, but it might not bruise.
Tomorrow is the appt for the SA, so hopefully things are okay with both of us and we can move on quickly. Next week is my HSG and I am already worried about it. 2 weeks until all the results! I thought for sure I would have gotten a call at some point but nope. At this point it doesn't matter and I will wait it out.
Thursday July 19, 2012
E went for his SA on Tuesday and they told him they would have the results in a couple days so we are waiting on that call, hoping all is well.
Today I got a call from a nurse with Dr S's office. She said that my thyroid TSH is 2.8 this last test while it is lower than it has been they want it under 2.5 so I am going to start Synthroid tomorrow, hope that also helps with the tiredness and weight gain. I have to go for CD3 blood work again after taking it for a 4-6 weeks so that should time out okay if this cycle doesn't work out.
Monday is the HSG, kind of scared of what they will find.
Friday July 20, 2012
Welllllll Jenni the nurse called again! and then remembered she already called about the thyroid, but she had forgotten to tell me about my progesteron which was low enough for them to question which day I had my blood work done on. I told her I was temping so it was 7dpo so she was going to pass that back to Dr S.
I am sure I will get put on something for that at some point. E had also gotten a call today and of course didn't know any of the details but was told everything looked good but "the swimmers were not swimming as good as they could be" (so is that really things look good?) So he is getting paperwork for retesting and talking to the Dr. I also asked for my results to be sent to me, so right now I am trying to stay up when things are starting to look down.
A few bumps in the road that I hope are small and we can get over quickly. Hopefully at least I will feel better from the thyroid meds. Monday is the HSG - hopefully this doesn't bring another bump in the road...
I don't know if I can handle another bump. On the 31st at least I will be able to talk to Dr S and get a plan together.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Going back in time to the beginning of this journey....
So I kept a journal in the beginning of this journey before starting this blog.
Reading back now I was naive. And so hopeful!
I decided it was time to take those thoughts and put them here so others can know more about my journey...
April 2012 The day I turned 35 we were one month away from hitting the 1 year TTC time so I called the RE that is affiliated with a local hospital to make an appointment...
The appointment was for 2 months away. The first available for a new patient. Awesome right because what hadn't worked in the previous 11 months was going to work in the 2 months before the appointment just because I made it... Right?? Wrong. I had always thought I would have trouble. It took my mom 7 years to conceive my brother. I sadly never asked her why, was it her or my dad? what finally worked? I know they were looking into adoption when she finally got pregnant but that is all I know.
Fast forward 2 months... Guess what? we didn't get knocked up in that time!
June 19, 2012
I had my first appt with Dr S at the U. We wet over the tons of paperwork that we had filled out. We chatted a bit about medical history, what we had been doing the past year.
They gave me lots of paperwork on bloodwork etc that I needed to have done and when to have it done. And when to schedule my HSG, hubs for SA etc. And then when we got all those results we could talk about what to do. Ugh this is going to take forever!
Friday July 6, 2012
I went for my 7dpo bloodwork this morning. I guess they are checking my progesterone to see if I really did ovulate and how strong of an ovulation it was or something like that. And also checks thyroid function.
Of course I am having tons of phantom symptoms... so like duh now that I saw her once I would get KU RIGHT????? LMAO!
Sunday July 8, 2012
9DPO So many phantom symptoms... I am so tired, nauseated etc. So of course couldn't help my self and tested. But of course didn't use FMU and of course it was negative! But 9dpo is really early and it wasn't FMU. I am waiting until Thursday to see where my temps are and if AF has started or not.
Hoping that tomorrow I will hear about my blood work from last week, wondering about my thyroid really.
Tuesday July 10, 2012
E finally scheduled his SA, he had been putting it off for almost a month now. He goes on the 17th. I still have not heard anything about my bloodwork, I have no idea how long I should wait before calling or if I should even call to ask. I guess if AF shows before Friday I will be able to go for my CD3 bloodwork and hopefully get my HSG scheduled and can schedule my followup with Dr S. I guess if AF doesn't show then I don't really need the test results or other appts.
My feelings about this cycle have really dropped off dramatically as I have more MS feelings each day. Waiting until Thursday to test in the AM.
Reading back now I was naive. And so hopeful!
I decided it was time to take those thoughts and put them here so others can know more about my journey...
April 2012 The day I turned 35 we were one month away from hitting the 1 year TTC time so I called the RE that is affiliated with a local hospital to make an appointment...
The appointment was for 2 months away. The first available for a new patient. Awesome right because what hadn't worked in the previous 11 months was going to work in the 2 months before the appointment just because I made it... Right?? Wrong. I had always thought I would have trouble. It took my mom 7 years to conceive my brother. I sadly never asked her why, was it her or my dad? what finally worked? I know they were looking into adoption when she finally got pregnant but that is all I know.
Fast forward 2 months... Guess what? we didn't get knocked up in that time!
June 19, 2012
I had my first appt with Dr S at the U. We wet over the tons of paperwork that we had filled out. We chatted a bit about medical history, what we had been doing the past year.
They gave me lots of paperwork on bloodwork etc that I needed to have done and when to have it done. And when to schedule my HSG, hubs for SA etc. And then when we got all those results we could talk about what to do. Ugh this is going to take forever!
Friday July 6, 2012
I went for my 7dpo bloodwork this morning. I guess they are checking my progesterone to see if I really did ovulate and how strong of an ovulation it was or something like that. And also checks thyroid function.
Of course I am having tons of phantom symptoms... so like duh now that I saw her once I would get KU RIGHT????? LMAO!
Sunday July 8, 2012
9DPO So many phantom symptoms... I am so tired, nauseated etc. So of course couldn't help my self and tested. But of course didn't use FMU and of course it was negative! But 9dpo is really early and it wasn't FMU. I am waiting until Thursday to see where my temps are and if AF has started or not.
Hoping that tomorrow I will hear about my blood work from last week, wondering about my thyroid really.
Tuesday July 10, 2012
E finally scheduled his SA, he had been putting it off for almost a month now. He goes on the 17th. I still have not heard anything about my bloodwork, I have no idea how long I should wait before calling or if I should even call to ask. I guess if AF shows before Friday I will be able to go for my CD3 bloodwork and hopefully get my HSG scheduled and can schedule my followup with Dr S. I guess if AF doesn't show then I don't really need the test results or other appts.
My feelings about this cycle have really dropped off dramatically as I have more MS feelings each day. Waiting until Thursday to test in the AM.