HSG over and new IUI protocol

My HSG was this morning and all is well even though I knew it would be since this is my third one. All systems clear :0)

Yesterday I went in for my mandatory pre HSG test to assure I wasnt pregnant. After the blood draw we met up with my nurse and were informed******Tah Dah******* New protocol!!!! So the way it looks I will start my next cycle while the drs are on holiday hours so she gve me and new drugs and instrctions to just go ahead and start when they return go just call.So I am on Bravelle and Menopur I have been on Menopur during my past IVF cycles however I have never been on Bravelle. I did a little research and I am a little worried since the manufactoring website says its not to be used for women with POF (premature ovarian syndrome) which I have but we shall see I take one vial of Menopur to two vials of Bravelle. Well my craps are starting to kick up time for some tylenol talk to yall later

Monitoring appt done, cycle cancelled

So I had to be at the doctors office at 6:45 this morning however the Dr. didn’t see me til 7:30 nothing like hanging out half naked in the doctors office for an hour half sleep. I was half asleep because Allens car has broken down and we have been sharing my SUV so that meant dropping him off at work 1am this morning and coming home unable to sleep :0( Actually I got 30 mins I fell asleep about 4:30. Anyway back to my appointment……….I have two lead follies on the right side an 8 and a 10 (in size) and a few others non measurable right now. My left side however is dormant which is strange because I have been feeling twinges on both sides but who knows maybe there is something and they aren’t measurable right now either. My lining is just starting to build up since my cycle just ended on Monday. So I am waiting for my nurse to call back and tell me whether I am coming in for another monitoring appt on Friday or Monday. After my date with the dildo cam the nurse had to draw my blood however she couldnt find a bandaid right away when she did she found one pink one in a box which she replied its a sign that your gonna get pregnant with a little girl. Speaking of girls there was a little one in the ultrasound room with me (we were all divided by a curtain) anyway she was in the room with her mother telling her that she was a big girl and didnt need diapers since mommy and daddy don’t wear diapers then she went on to tell her mommy she needed a baby for Fisher Price lol. Her mom asked her who taught her that word and she replied mommy Fisher Price is not a bad word its toys so cute!!! I will update later after the call. So thats all for now………

UPDATE The nurse called and cancelled my cycle for this month. My estrogen levels were too low to continue. I kind of knew it was coming though all the injectable cycles I have done required a whole lot more drugs than the 150 units I was taking. So on Monday I have to subject myself to a pointless pregnancy test and then Tuesday I have a HSG scheduled. Allen and I have decided with the information we were given this morning we might as well see what happens sans an IUI cycle. This sucks why can’t this get any easier.

Eve of monitoring appointment#1 here we go again………………

Well its the eve of my first monitoring appointment and aside from last night so far so good. Last night I was a little extra bloated don’t know if it was the stims or what we had for dinner. I have had some mild cramping here and there, mild headaches, bloating, and my breast have been more sensitive than with my normal cycle. I am also glad to say as I am sure Allen is happy too that Gonal F makes me more bearable during that time of month too lol. I have still been excersing as a matter a fact Im going to Zumba tonight :0) I have to do something to try to conter act these stim pounds.

We went to church Sunday and heard an awesome sermon that seemed to be directed at us. The sermon was on keeping the faith even when things don’t seem to make sense. I feel better about this cycle I am not going to lie and say I am still a bit un-nerved but I am trying to let it go.

So until tomorrow I still have a house to run, some sweat to achieve, and some eggs to grow, most importantly a family to love

Day 2 of stims

Well today is day 2 so far so good. My stomach feels a little uncomfortable no cramping just sore like I have been doing tons of sit ups. I did have a little bowl discomfort last night and this morning but I don’t know if its my Metformin or the Gonal F. Hopefully I am cooking up some eggs in there.

Tomorrow Allen and I are going shopping for our angels we adopted from the Salvation Army, we can live with adults not having Christmas but not little people. Hopefully the presents we pick will put a smile on their little faces.

I started an IUI cycle today

Well I went in today to see my RE for my CD3 blood draw and came out with meds for an IUI. My RE wants to do a dry run so to speak since I am going through a military installation (they will be closing down for the holidays) and he would like to see how I do before they close down shop for the year end. I may be one of the few to start with an IUI jump to IVF and then go back to an IUI. But you know what I am still hopeful……

So far the usual side effects nothing I havent had before a little internal heat but you know what its kind of comforting on a cold night.

I also recieved a call from the county adoption office today to go over some questions that they forgot so that will prolong our process to maybe May or April :0(

Updates, updates

So…………

I got a call back from the nurse yesterday and Allen and I are going in for the start of our baseline test tomorrow. Hope there is some good news improvement would be awesome as well. The nurse also told me that we could shoot for a IUI (interuterine insemination) cycle this month but then I called the readiology lab because I need to get another HSG test done (test to see if my tubes are open) which I know they are I have had 2 and so far all lanes are open. However having this test means no unprotected sex until I have the test ergo no reason to even think about doing the IUI. We are not upset though we actually weren’t thinking about doing one til January.

Tonight Allen and I put our Christmas decorations up. I love Christmas :0)

Shes here!!!!

AF is here YAAAAAAAY!!!!! Cramps and all I am so friggin happy shes here. I called the RE this morning and left a message on her voicemail that today is CD 1 and see if I can get in for my day 3 testing this Thursday. I am praying that my numbers have improved and maybe I can squeak out a few more eggs for an IUI and/or IVF later on :0) I will update later after I get a call

AF is just about here…………

Never thought I would be posting about being so happy to see her again did you :0) Well the way I feel we should be having lunch together in the next few days. I actually took a pregnancy test today I knew it would be negative but you always have a shimmer of hope. So as soon as she shows I will be starting my portion of our baseline testing again and maybe we will be looking at Jan for an IUI. Since there are some out of pocket fees Allen and I are thinking maybe June for a rerun IVF is none of the IUIs take.

So in other news I have decided I need to make our home look like Christmas threw up in it LOL. However I found out the at the darn movers broke my tree :0( So Allen and I ventured out tonight in hopes to find one and we did but they were sold out hopefully they will get more on the truck tonight :0) Its much bigger than the little one we had (we had it since before we got married 8 years) its 7 feet and per-tay lol. Hopefully next christmas we will have a little one around with us to celebrate the holidays.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone…….

Happy Thanksgiving :0)

I am beyond stuffed, I made way too much food but since Allen hasn’t been home in two years to share one with me I went really overboard, we had Turkey, Collard Greens, Cornbread and Black Eye Pea Dressing, Mac and Cheese, Green Bean Casserole, Cranberry Sauce (homemade), Sweet Potato Fluff, 3 sewwt potato pies and a neighbor brought over a Pecan Pie. Phewww I am ready to pop LOL.

I am so thankful to have my husband and my little brother on American soil this year with them both being active duty these times are almost far and inbetween. We just came back from a family get together in Florida last weekend we went to the Florida Classic its a football game between two historically black universities, Florida State and Bethune Cookman University. It was a really good game you know one of those down to the second games :0) My side of the family goes every year and in all the years we have been married Allen has always been deployed or away for training and could not make it so I sort of broke his classic cherry lol. We also got to see my brother and sister in law since Allen and I grew up in the same area in fact we went to the same high school if I have never mentioned it before. Thats how we met :0) Fun Times

Happy Turkey Day Yall our our house to yours

Great News!!!!

Allen and I went to see the military doctor this morning in search of a way to have a iological baby if possible. We waited for a half hour though to see the doctor however and it was already really early nothing like a 7am appt to get your mojo working lol. Well we found out that all the meds for IUIs and IVFs are covered by the military through a grant. Yippers!!!!! We will have some out of pocket cost but hopefully it wont sting. We have all our referrals in the beginning to start they would like to re run all our preliminary tests to see where we are now meaning Allens semen analysis, a HSG for me and for both of us blood tests. Allen is being sent to a specialty urologists as well, awesome! We are going to start again with IUIs hopefully. The cost 150.00 isn’t that awesome way better than the 800.00 we were paying before :0) So hopefully we can start sometime next week.