Our Journey

{1.7.09} We met with my doctor to discuss trying to get pregnant. 

{8.09} Met with the doctor due to some irregular periods and heavy bleeding. I was diagnosed with PCOS and discussed our treatment options. I was prescribed Metformin to help regulate my cycles. 

{11.09-5.10} Tried five rounds of Clomid with no success. 

{1.4.11} Today I met with my doctor to find out what our further options were since we had done five rounds of Clomid and it didn’t seem to work on its own. The doctor ordered a ton of bloodwork, an x-ray and semen analysis, as well as referred us to a fertility specialist. I am nervous, yet excited to find out what our next options are. 

{6.10-12.10} We took a break to get some other health problems under control.

{1.7.11} Today is the two year mark since we started this journey. A journey that has had it’s ups and downs. Infertility can be a very draining thing to go through. Not only are there the side effects of medications and lack of menstrual cycles, emotionally it takes everything out of you. Especially when there is nothing more that you want in life than to be parents and suddenly it feels like you’ve hit a brick wall when everyone around you is announcing pregnancies. In the end I know that God has a plan for us and his timing is not always our timing.

{1.8.11} Today I completed the 2 hour glucose test. I kept trying to remind myself why I was doing this. I will never see Fruit Punch the same again.

{1.11.11} I found out that my glucose tolerance level was still pretty low. The doctor wants to increase my medication. Also had an x-ray done and found out that my tubes are not blocked *great news*.

{2.11 & 3.11} We tried two rounds of Femera without success. 

{4.11} We found out that our next option is to go with injectable medications. We are to do Femera again, along with Menopur. We have the option of doing an IUI.

{10.11} Husband’s seman analyis came back good.

{11.11} Tried Femera with Menopur only to find out 11 days into the cycle that my body did not respond to the medication. Doctor wants to increase the amount of Menopur to what I was originally told I would be on when we found out this was our next step, but when the medication was ordered, gave me a lower dose.

{12.22.11} After a week of abdominal pain, I was admitted to the hospital to have an ERCP done. I had gallstones blocking my common bile duct. Having the same procedure done again in February to remove more stones and the stent that they had to put in to make way for the stones to pass.

Our journey is currently on hold as we continue to save money for the next round of injections and I have the procedure done to remove more gallstones.