No Luck to You!!!

Just a quick note to let you all know that no one managed to guess my Clomid-related side effect - nausea!!! Nothing too bad, and basically just on the days that I was taking the pill. I am very glad to have avoided the major mood swings and hot flashes that I've often heard about!!!

More posting later...

-B

So Far, So Good...???

My first cycle of Clomid is going good so far...having managed to avoid many of the side effects of the medication, I am optimistic about this actually working (and by that, I mean, "work" by making me ovulate...I'm not so optimistic about the pregnancy thing yet!). I figure that my body responds very well to other hormonal drugs...so why wouldn't this work?

I appreciate the continued wishes and prayers from friends and strangers alike - who knows...maybe my/our prayers will be answered...soon!

- B

Starting Clomid!!!

Or rather...I started! Today, I started my first dose of Clomid (a fertility medication that helps make you ovulate...it's a pill, nothing too crazy yet!) Now I suddenly feel like SuperUterusWoman!!! This is going to be the first month that we might actually have a CHANCE at getting pregnant.

However, something very sad is now hanging over my head. And that is that I found out that my dear friend, Anne, has just miscarried her baby...she was already into her second semester, and I imagine that this is a big shock to her and her husband. Please everyone, keep them in your prayers!

- B

Is it working?

Well, I have finished my prescription of Prometrium...so far, nothing has happened (no "Aunt Flo" has arrived to visit, that is!). However, I am feeling quite crampy at the moment, so let's hope that this means the proverbial ball has started rolling.

If I can start my fertility drugs soon, it'll be great timing; my husband has a two-week vacation coming up, so it will be a nice and relaxing time for us - perfect for baby-making!!! Although, I admit, I'm still quite the pessimist about this. I honestly don't see myself, for example, being pregnant before Christmas. I'd love to be proved wrong...but something tells me that I won't be that lucky.

- B

Fertility Drugs It Is

So, the doctor has confirmed what i already suspected (well, really, what i already knew): I do not ovulate. His next course of action? "Fertility Drugs". How scary is that word?

He gave me Prometrium to induce a period...guess I'll get that prescription filled tonight. If that works, we'll be starting on Clomid. Of course, I still have yet to talk to my husband about this. I'm not sure what his feelings are about fertility meds at the present time, but hopefully, he'll be okay with something that is just in pill form (at least we still get to have sex! ha ha!). Still, it's a conversation that I'm not looking forward to.

I guess I should look at the bright side. Currently, it look as though annovulation is my only problem. So far, he doesn't suspect any other conditions or diseases. So I should take that as a blessing. Still...I have this gut feeling that I am in for a long road ahead of me...

- B

Tuesday is the Day...

...that I found out whether or not I ovulate. At least, as best as they can tell from monitoring hormone levels.

I am guessing that the answer is going to be a big, fat, NO (at least for this cycle, which is really all that they can check). The doctor has mentioned that if I don't ovulate, we'll obviuosly move on to medication...however, I don't know if he will want to start that right away, or test my progesterone for a few more cycles. I guess I will find out on Tuesday.

It feel like D-Day to me!

-B

My tired brain...

So, I just re-read what I wrote yesterday (very early in the morning, if you ask me) and realized that I did not leave very many details as to what my doctor visit provided me. So here goes:

I went in to see this doctor for the first time (I had wanted to be referred to him for months!) In the interest of confidentiality, let's call him Dr. Lovely. The first thing that Dr. Lovely wanted to do, after recording all of my information and complaints, was a pap smear and internal exam. No problem (I'm lucky...these are not painful, or even remotely uncomfortable for me). He said that I have a great uterus, that everything feels perfectly normal, and so far so good. He also did an exam on my thyroid - all normal there too.

After I got dressed, we discussed what might be happening to my body. He says that contrary to popular belief, at this stage in the game, my irregular cycles are NOT linked to coming off of the birth control pill (I didn't think so, but when you hear something often enough...) He prescribed blood work to be taken on certain days of my cycle, to test my progesterone levels. Apparently, this will give him an idea as to whether or not I'm ovulating now (and does not recommend charting, stating that it's only 70% accurate, whereas the tests and medical histories he's compiling will tell me within 99% accuracy). Basically, Doc Lovely thinks I'm either not ovulating, or ovulating irregularily.

(He actually seemed more convinced that I may be ovulating irregularly, but I think he may be overly optimistic)

Anyway...I asked him, what happens if I am ovulating, but very irregularly...it's hard to get pregnant with cycles over 100 days!!! So, I guess depending on the results, I might start some type of medication to help me ovulate. We'll just have to see how things go now!