Worry Wart

I'm scared of going to work or doing anything too strenuous. I am exhausted. I don't want to do anything that could hurt the baby. I know I'm being irrational (at least partly), but I don't care. I wish I could wrap myself in bubble wrap and lay in bed for the next 8 months.

Kyle is so excited. It's really lovely. I told my mom:

And we are telling my dad tonight. He invited us up for dinner.

I am terrified of something going wrong.

So...

I am going crazy right now. I know I posted something today (5 February) about my RE stuff, but we aren't going to do an IUI, because

I AM GROWING A PERSON.

I'm feeling so tired/run down. I hurt. I am having uteran cramping like nobodies business. It's more disconcerting than painful. I know it's normal, but bleh.

Super happy. Work has been going well I think. Standing for long periods of time is super challenging though.

I wish my OPK's hadn't gone all wonky. I wish I knew exactly what my O date was. :/ I'm guessing it was around the 21st. I was having twinges in both ovaries.

Progression Pics

I had my first beta yesterday. The number was nice and high, 742. I go back tomorrow for my 2nd beta. I am super excited about it. I hope it doubled well, but from my tests it looks like it will.

I forgot to update!

Silly me! So the doctors appointment went really well. Most of the results were normal, except I had a couple of hormone things that were low (like testosterone).

Egg quality is good, egg reserve is good (she said really good considering I have PCOS and lots of follies).

She went over the HSG results, and apparently she saw some dye moving through the right tube, so it might not be blocked after all! The plan we made was to wait for CD 1 and then start Femara on CD 3, at a higher dose since we are dealing with insurance limitations.

I have an appointment on the 21st to go over this next cycle and see how things are going, as well as do a TV ultrasound to check for eggies from the Femara, and if they're ready do a trigger and IUI next day.

Blocked Right Tube

Today was my HSG, and it went pretty smoothly. I do have a blocked right tube, but my left tube looks good. She said that I have a beautiful uterus (Hehe). If you want to see a picture of it click here.

I got some OPKs today and will start testing with the "good ones" (in other words, the ones not from the dollar store) tomorrow afternoon. I tested today at 4 with one from the dollar store and this is what it looked like:

We still have the follow up appointment on the 31st to go over all of the testing and Kyle's SA. 

That is all the updates that I have for now!

HSG scheduled

They told me to call on CD1 and schedule an HSG (Hysterosalpingogram), so I did. It's all set for the 14th, but they didn't have any openings in Seattle so I have to go to the Kirkland office. We shall see how that goes, hopefully everyone there is just as wonderful as they are in Seattle.

Initial RE Appointment. Went well!

Today was our initial appointment with our RE at Seattle Reproductive Medicine. I am SO GLAD I chose her. I did a bit of research and she seemed like the best bet for me and my situation. We are also lucky to have super awesome insurance and it covers the diagnostics and 3 cycles of whatever we try.

She did the usual medical history. Quite through of course. After that we discussed what we wanted to do, how I could lose weight (I guess I am a "perfect candidate for weight loss surgery"), some classes and stuff I could take to help, all that jazz.

Did a transvaginal ultrasound to check out my ovaries and uterus. Like I suspected, my lining is pretty thick because I don't have regular cycles. Uterus is good, ovaries confirmed PCOS. She counted 18 follicles on one side and 25 on the other, with no sign of recent activity on the right side.

They drew a lot of blood (which I expected) and once she gets a couple results back she's probably going to give me some Provera to bring on a period so we can do the HSG to make sure my tubes aren't blocked.

DH provided a semen sample for SA. Hopefully we are good there.

Well that is all I can think of right now. I have a follow-up appointment on the 31st.

*update* Nurse called and said that my progesterone levels indicate that I O'd. Yay!