Update

Day 3: FSH=5.1, Estradiol=15.47
Day 5-9: 100 mg. Cl.omid
Day 8: u/s= 2 follicles on the left, 1.37 cm & 1.27 cm
Day 10: FSH=8, E2=184.94
Day 10-20: Lots of BDing, using OPK's
Day 17: two lines on OPK, although test line was a little bit lighter than control line
Day 21: Progesterone= 10.1, Ovulated!!!
(Yesterday) Day 30 becomes Day 1: AF & bad cramps arrive & my hope starts fading fast
Day 3: Repeat this plan all over again

10 Day Clom.id Challenge

This month:
Day 3- FS.H & Estra.diol test
Day 5-9- Clom.id 100 mg
Day 8- u/s to check follicles
Day 10- Estra.diol test + timed BDing
Day 21- progesterone test
4 years of TTC

D&C #3

Three's a charm, right? Well, I hope I just had my last D&C! And laparoscopy...and hysteroscopy...and the really-long-name fallopian tubes test. The actual surgery went well. The worst part was the IV, which took the nurse two long & painful tries. Dr. B6... that's the blog name I've given him because I feel like he's going to be a good dose of B6 for me... energy & encouragement... was great. At first I thought that it was strange that I had just met this new Dr. & was scheduled for surgery, but then I'm the one showing up at his office asking for help and he's not wasting any time to help me. Now, he's had an up close and personal visit with my ovaries & surrounding areas and has a better idea of what's going on. So far, here's what I know- My left tube is blocked:[ Right one is great:] No endometriosis... yeah! Some scar tissue on the lining of the uterus... waiting for test results on that. I haven't had a chance to go over all of this with Dr. B6 yet. He shared all of this with PC, but PC got a little light headed when he brought out some of the procedure pictures so there could be some additional details. I have a follow-up appointment in two weeks. Poor PC. He said he was trying to listen & pretend the pictures of my insides were cala.mari, good intentions--but he still got sick. On the recovery homefront, he's been wonderful and supportive bringing me warm socks & even sharing the remote. The worst part after this surgery is getting rid of the painful CO2 gas and that means putting all lady-like-ness aside & celebrating any passing of gas in any form. Lovely, huh?

So, what's ahead? Another month of BCPs and then Dr. B6 is going to do a clo.mid cycle with u/s monitoring & an IUI. I'm ready!

1st appt. with new ob-gyn, surgery next week!

Very interesting appointment to get a second opinion of my crazy cycles with Dr. B., a young ob gyn who I found by typing in "best ob gyn in (city)." BTW- he asked how I found him and I told him just that. He laughed & said that was nice to know and I told him to go home and "google himself." Seemed like it took away some tension and made it much easier to chat after that. He really did have several great reviews from patients and I just had a good feeling. He was very easy to talk to and I liked his "straight talk." For example, he said "so you've been to a couple other ob gyn's --- what would you like from me--- what's the goal" and I responded "regulate my cycles, help me ovulate, and getting pregnant would just be icing on the cake." I was there for 3 hours and the end treatment plan includes 2 months of birth control and a diagnostic lap next week for Dr. B to repeat several procedures I had done in my early IF testing days... HSG, hysteroscopy (or however that's spelled), remove any endo... won't be my first rodeo but it's strange to think about it all being done in one visit. Although I (hopefully) won't be aware of anything going on! Embarrassing moment today- he orderd some blood work and the nurse said "you don't get sick or pass out do you?" and I said, with much confidence, "oh, that's mind over matter- no, I've had this done a time or two" and guess what? The nerve "rolled" with the needle & it really hurt and I started thinking about it and I came seconds away from passing out AND threw up! Serves me right for the "mind over matter" overly confident attitude. Something interesting is that Dr. B can do IUI's in the ob-gyn... and he says it is less expensive than through the RE. Sounds good to me! After we go through 2 months of bc, he wants a chance to try Cl.omid again with u/s monitoring. He acted like he was up for the challenge so I'm optimistic that this is going to be the start of something really good:]

Update

I've been a MIA blogger more than usual lately. Just a lot going on...

*Taking progesterone right now because AF lasted 30+days. It makes me overly emotional & mean... so you trade one set of problems for another, I guess.

*The house is coming along fast. The walls are up and the roof is going on. I'll post a pic soon. We wrote our first two checks today for appliances. There are so many decisions to make! We have two unique (for lack of a better word) features in our basement... a urinal & a dog wash. PC is also looking for a wood stove. So the man & fur babies in my life are happy. My "wish list" feature... Just take a guess at how much one of these "spa systems" costs... way more than our budget I can assure you. Doesn't it look heavenly though? I mean, it's something I would use & enjoy every single day. I've been scouting C.raigslist & E.bay but no such luck. Still, no harm in wishing!

*Speaking of fur babies, Apple is in heat. I've been reading about it, but guess what... here's one time that all of the infertility research comes in handy. I actually understand what's going on with her and hope she has better luck than me in another year or so if we decide to let her have one litter of little Golden puppies. If we do, it's not for any money. It would be to find a happy, healthy stud & keep the breed going. Anyway, poor girl. Maybe I should share my progesterone!

*New OB/GYN visit next week... there are some issues that I would like to discuss and have checked out before we start the IVF process. Namely, the never ending cycles, high estrogen levels, adeno.myosis... for starters.

*Helped a friend with a wedding a couple of weeks ago and have spent some time editing several of the pictures. I've discovered that you don't have to be that great of a photographer if you can make up for it with editing. So, I've been experimenting with p.hotoshop and it's something that I enjoy. Here's a few that I thought turned out cute... yes, their dog was in the wedding but not a problem for a fellow dog lover:]

*I want to catch up with everyone & comment very soon!