Today was my "baseline" sonogram. Basically they went in and looked at my uterus and ovaries prior to the start of me taking Clomid for this IUI cycle. Here is how it went...
First, I walked into the room and undressed waist down as directed by my Nurse. Meanwhile i turned around (undressed of course) to walk over and sit on the bed... to my amazement and inability to keep from busting out laughing what do i see... the ultrasound monitor apparently has a screen saver, the screen saver of the say was an old doctor in surgical wear giving a thumbs up!!! I about died laughing! However, I took it as a good omen lol!
Now to the actual important subject lol. My ovaries looked good! No actual cysts thank heavens, however, there were tons of little dots (follicles) from my PCOS but that is considered normal for me. My uterus looked ok the lining is still thick but AF has only been in full swing for two days so the nurse didn't seem concerned. All in all my reproductive organs look just fine! So the RE has prescribed me Clomid (ovulation meds) to take starting tomorrow for 5 days! Then I will go back next wednesday... day 10... for another u/s to make sure things look good! I will then wait to a surge showing that I am ovulating or about to ovulate and that is when the IUI will take place... in other words I will be turkey basted!
Now the bad news (not bad for anyone but myself lol) sometimes people on Clomid don't actually ovulate so I may (most likely) will have to take Ovidrel which forces ovulation... the bad news is, ovidrel is a SHOT!! The worse news... I will have to administer it to MYSELF! Lord please give me strength for this one! I am not a needle lover!
So all in all today was a good report! Please continue to pray for Tim and I as we embark on this Journey of Infertility! We truly appreciate it!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
oh where oh where could AF be!
Well I never thought I would long for AF to show up so badly! I took my last provera on Thursday so today is day 3! Last time I took it AF took 4 days and I am hoping and wishing and praying that she will come tomorrow! The sooner she comes the sooner I can feel better and the sooner we can get our IUI underway!
On the life front...
Things are going well. Tim and I feel like all we do is work. eat. sleep. and do it all over again! We are excited to say that tax season is nearing an end so my workload will be a little less! I am working about 10 hours extra/week which isn't much but thursday's are overwhelming... work early to late! I miss my hubby lately and we are so excited to say that April will bring fun times! We will be going to Houston for my step dad's 50th bday and then my best friend and her husband and little one are coming to visit! May will also be great we will have Tim's mom and dad down for a week and I am hoping for time off!!
I hope all of you ladies are doing well and I will update as soon as I get into the RE and let you know how my baseline sono goes! God Bless!
On the life front...
Things are going well. Tim and I feel like all we do is work. eat. sleep. and do it all over again! We are excited to say that tax season is nearing an end so my workload will be a little less! I am working about 10 hours extra/week which isn't much but thursday's are overwhelming... work early to late! I miss my hubby lately and we are so excited to say that April will bring fun times! We will be going to Houston for my step dad's 50th bday and then my best friend and her husband and little one are coming to visit! May will also be great we will have Tim's mom and dad down for a week and I am hoping for time off!!
I hope all of you ladies are doing well and I will update as soon as I get into the RE and let you know how my baseline sono goes! God Bless!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Let the hormones begin!!!
RE appointment on 3/08/2010 and the Lord has definitely blessed!
First for a round of applause ;), that's right ladies I lost 23lbs from February 7 to March 8!! I am definitely pleased and very proud of myself considering all I did was take my metformin and watch those carbs! I exercised but not a whole lot so I was shocked at this number!
Now on to the good IF news! Although I lost 23 lbs I was still assuming I would not get to start cycling with Clomid until I lost that last 8lbs! Well, Dr. Nackley had news for me! She came in and told me she was starting me on Provera (you know that medicine that made me a roaring pain in the behind) to bring on Aunt Flo! To be immediately followed by Clomid for ovulation! I started crying, of course tears of joy! Of course I assumed this would mean that we would just do Clomid with TI (timed intercourse), not the case...
Dr. Nackley has recommended to us that we do Clomid + IUI (intrauterine insemination). I was skeptical at first but after finding out that not only is there a much better success rate, our insurance does not cover any of it, not the Clomid, not the sonograms, and not the IUI. So considering it is only 260 dollar difference and we have better chances we have decided to go with Dr. Nackley's recommendations.
So here is the rundown... I am currently on Provera for 10 days (last dose will be 3/19). Then it should take about 3-4 days for Aunt Flo to arrive (assuming things go like last time). Once AF comes I will go in on CD2 (cycle day 2) and have a baseline sonogram to check my lining etc. I will then start my Clomid for CDs 3-7. I will go back to the RE on CD10 for another sonogram to check my lining and to see if I have any growing follies (maturing eggs). After that I will start doing the OPK (ovulation predictor kit) testing everyday until i get the line saying that I am surging! That day we will go in for the IUI process, Tim will do his thing in the cup, and about an hour and a half later they will actually do the insemination! I am so EXCITED!
Please keep us in your prayers that IUI #1 will take and we will meet our bundle of joy soon!! I am praying that our finances work out as well!! We are hoping not to have to forfeit any savings on all of this! But we will if need be... cause i want a wittle one lol!! I will keep you guys posted! Love you all!
First for a round of applause ;), that's right ladies I lost 23lbs from February 7 to March 8!! I am definitely pleased and very proud of myself considering all I did was take my metformin and watch those carbs! I exercised but not a whole lot so I was shocked at this number!
Now on to the good IF news! Although I lost 23 lbs I was still assuming I would not get to start cycling with Clomid until I lost that last 8lbs! Well, Dr. Nackley had news for me! She came in and told me she was starting me on Provera (you know that medicine that made me a roaring pain in the behind) to bring on Aunt Flo! To be immediately followed by Clomid for ovulation! I started crying, of course tears of joy! Of course I assumed this would mean that we would just do Clomid with TI (timed intercourse), not the case...
Dr. Nackley has recommended to us that we do Clomid + IUI (intrauterine insemination). I was skeptical at first but after finding out that not only is there a much better success rate, our insurance does not cover any of it, not the Clomid, not the sonograms, and not the IUI. So considering it is only 260 dollar difference and we have better chances we have decided to go with Dr. Nackley's recommendations.
So here is the rundown... I am currently on Provera for 10 days (last dose will be 3/19). Then it should take about 3-4 days for Aunt Flo to arrive (assuming things go like last time). Once AF comes I will go in on CD2 (cycle day 2) and have a baseline sonogram to check my lining etc. I will then start my Clomid for CDs 3-7. I will go back to the RE on CD10 for another sonogram to check my lining and to see if I have any growing follies (maturing eggs). After that I will start doing the OPK (ovulation predictor kit) testing everyday until i get the line saying that I am surging! That day we will go in for the IUI process, Tim will do his thing in the cup, and about an hour and a half later they will actually do the insemination! I am so EXCITED!
Please keep us in your prayers that IUI #1 will take and we will meet our bundle of joy soon!! I am praying that our finances work out as well!! We are hoping not to have to forfeit any savings on all of this! But we will if need be... cause i want a wittle one lol!! I will keep you guys posted! Love you all!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)