I think I will be using my blog again. Here’s a quick recap of where I have been over the last year and a half:
May 2006-We start consciously trying to have a baby. I am charting my temperature.
Dec. 2006-I let my regular Dr. know we haven’t had any luck yet so she draws some blood work to rule out thyroid, etc. Blood is drawn Dec. 11th. Results come back with a FSH of 33(normal is 10 or under) which is the same as a menopausal woman’s. This means my ovaries have few or impaired quality eggs left. I am devastated. My Dr. refers me to an OB/GYN.
Jan. 31st, 2007-I have my appointment at Generations and find out my next step is an HSG(where dye is flushed into the uterus and Fallopian tubes and monitored for any blockages.)
Feb. 7th, 2007-My HSG is normal. Everything looks beautiful!
Feb. 27th, 2007-My OB/GYN goes over my options:In Vitro Fertilization($20,000 and up), Intrauterine Insemination with Femara($300), or doing nothing except what we’ve been doing. I opt for IUI with Femara, then have 3 weird cycles and don’t take the meds until May.
May 27th, 2007-Our first IUI is unsuccessful. We are sad.
Aug. 10th, 2007-Our second IUI doesn’t work either. We are even sadder. I feel like it will never happen. We decide that after the third IUI we will take a break, as I am driving myself crazy every month obsessing over whether I’m pregnant or not.
Aug. 17th, 2007-My blood is drawn to make sure I ovulated. I did but it still didn’t work.
Aug. 24th, 2007-I start what is supposed to be my 3rd IUI cycle. My Ovulation Predictor Kit looks almost positive on Sept. 6th. I expect it to be positive the next day. It isn’t. I worry a lot about having missed it. I resign myself to trying again next month.
Sept. 18th, 2007-I have blood drawn again to make sure I ovulated. I did, and my progesterone is 23.7. I get a refill prescription for Femara. My doctor and I discuss the next step and I tell her we would like a consultation with the IVF clinic to get more information. All the pregnant people in the waiting room of my Doctor’s office make me sad.
Sept. 20th, 2007-I feel like my period is coming. I decide to take a pregnancy test, which I know will be negative, just to get it over with. Holy shit-it’s positive!
