Partial Test Results

So far, So good. I got my day 3 blood work back and all was normal. That is a really good thing because if it wasn't it could mean scary things like diminished ovarian reserve or a tumor in my pituitary gland in my brain. Whewwww.

Aeron's preliminary SA results are in. We are still waiting on the morphology, they said that takes the longest. Right now we know it was 44 million per milliliter (they like to see at least 20mil) and 70% motility, which is also great!

I have a phone meeting with Dr. K next Thursday evening, to find out the next steps!

So good news for the weekend!

Happy Hump Day

Aeron and I celebrated "Hump Day" a little different than we usually do. We went for Aeron's 3rd SA. This was his first at GIVF. He is also got blood work done. So we will see what happens now once we get back his results. This is pretty much our last test until we get to officially start! Woohoo!

Testing, Testing, and then Game On!

So I went and had a consultation at GIVF and everything went great. They are super nice. We pretty much went over the same stuff, like I have at every other consultation. My medical history, Aeron's history, and other junk. She knows I have PCOS, because I provided her with the films from my prior internal sonogram from Dominion. So here are the next steps below. We are finally doing this. We are so excited!

• Aeron goes for another SA and blood work May 1st
• Once I start my cycle I go for day 3 blood test
• Review with the Dr
• Start my next cycle
• 100mg of Clomid days 5-9
• Day 12 start monitoring with blood work and sonogram
• Ovidril injection
• IUI

I will keep everyone updated as we go along. I am sure the above list won't go exactly as planned.

BABY DUST TO ME!!!!

Surviving Metformin

So I have been eating Gluten Free (most of the time) for about 3 weeks. Not as hard as I thought, but more expensive than I thought. It is so worth it though. My tolerance for the Metformin has GREATLY improved without the bad symptoms I have experienced. I am now on my full dose of 1500mg per day. Next week, I SWEAR I am gonna start working out regularly before work. I have already lost 8lbs but I know it would be ever better, if coupled with exercise. I am just hoping since I am doing so well on my meds, that I will spontaneously get pregnant! We all gotta have dreams right?

Back at it....Really this time!

I know I have written on this blog for a while, not many posts but the range of time has been long. This year in 2013 we will be doing our first IUI. Our goal is to do it in May or June. I am doing everything to prepare my body so that we will have the best odds. On Monday, I started eating Gluten Free, and I started going to the gym. I would be really happy to lose about 50lbs before the IUI.

We have just become so ready lately. Before even though it was something that I wanted, we weren't ready. God always knows best. So instead of fearing that the IUI may not work, I am going to embrace this experience. If it doesn't work at least we will have more info to go off of, and we will try again!

So besides going Gluten Free, I also started back on Metformin. I am gradually increasing it, and of course it hasn't been pleasant going back on that. Changing my eating habits has really helped the side effects though. Tonight I doubled the dose to 1000mg, and next Wednesday I will triple it to 1500mg. We'll see how I feel then!

Maybe PCOS, Maybe Not.

I went and met with Dr. Demitina with Dominion Fertility. He was AMAZING. I highly recommend them. We talked over all of our history, and he said "you have been ignored long enough, we are going to change that". For once, finally someone listens. He had me do a sonogram while I was at the appointment. Which ended up being totally fine. He showed me my overies, my uterus, my lining, my eggs....he said I had very health overies....but then says you have pco-looking overies. Ok well PCOS is bad, and if I have PCO-looking overies that's bad right? He said no. OK? Once I got dressed he came back in, and told me the next steps.
I have to go get blood taken to check hormones, std's, and genetic issues. Also, Aeron has to do another Seman Anyalis. Dr. D seemed slightly concerned about his last test. We go back again Nov 18 to go over the test results and see what the course of action will be. For once, I have hope. Hormones are a lot easier to correct, then physical issues. In the meantime we are still doing weight watchers, I am still taking Metformin and Clomid. Hopefully we just become pregnant. Please send prayers our way!!!

News, Updates, Changes, and Support

My very good friend Jessica had her babies last night, yes two little boys. They were a healthy weight for being born at 35weeks, and so cute! Baby A, Joshua was 6lbs 1 oz...and Baby B, Matthew was 6lbs 13 oz. They are both very healthy, and do not need much assistance. Both are in the NICU which was a dfferent experience to go visit them. I am thankful I was able to spend a little time with them. As we were leaving the hospital in the car pulling out of the birthing center, I couldn't help but ask Aeron "Do you think this will ever be us"? He always used to say with out a doubt, it will be us at the right time. Now however, he is starting to realize that its possible it won't be us. He has now changed his anwser to "I hope so".

This week is a really busy one. I am still cleaning on Thursday nights, and working Sat and Sunday at the Bridal Shop. Friday night, while Aeron bowls I will be visiting with Jess and the babies. Saturday I work 10-6; then we are going to the Zac Brown Band concert. Sunday we are going to the Redskins vs Eagles game. So fun filled days for sure. Just me and my hubbs.

Next week we have a consultation with Dominion Fertility. Hopefully we will finally get anwsers. I just want to know what we are up against. I also started going to a support group on the first Tuesday of every month called RESOLVE. Aeron had to really push me to go, but I am so glad I did. Please look at their website, it gives lots of interesting info. http://www.resolve.org

I will update after our appointment : ) Please send prayers our way.