Heard from the nurse

The doctor thinks he probably wants to remove my tube to increase our chances. I haven't been able to talk to the doctor yet, but based on the research I've done an unhealthy tube can greatly affect the chances of pregnancy, even when I ovulate on the good side. I see him on August 10 to discuss the results in more detail and to decide how we should proceed. The plus side is that my right tube is nice and open and clear--woo-hoo!

In addition, we got Hazen's SA results and they are "not bad" (quote from the nurse). I don't really understand what all the numbers and percents mean, but his morphology was abnormal. We will have to go to Missoula for a more comprehensive test.

I'm trying not to be too down. I had hoped that the HSG would be the miracle for me that it is for many--a lot of women become pregnant naturally in the first 3 months after the procedure. It's hard to not be disappointed with the realization that that isn't likely to happen...at least I'll save a lot of money on pregnancy tests. No point in testing at this point.

Sigh. :(

Disappointing news

I had my HSG today, and it was discovered that my left tube is blocked. I have to wait to talk to my doctor about the plan since the test was done by a radiologist. I am soooo disappointed--I really thought it would be fine and I would be given the go-ahead to start the Clomid next cycle. :(

Hazen also hasn't gotten his S/A results back...my guess is that my doctor will discuss them both with us at the same time. Sigh.

The newest updates

Hazen completed his "test" and now we're waiting to hear about the results. I have my HSG scheduled for next Monday, July 20. Other than that, there is no new news.

It's always something ;)

My period never officially ended. I've been spotting/bleeding for the last 19 days. I finally called my doc on Tuesday, day 17, because this is not normal or okay. As of yesterday, I have been put on 200mg of Prometrium 2x/day for 10 days. The point is to make the bleeding stop, and then within 7 days after my last dose make the bleeding start again. This is important because I need to have a regular period before I can schedule my HSG. So once my period stops and then starts again, I can call to set up my appointment. I'm actually happy--I didn't want this cycle to take forever which generally happens when I have random bleeding, so it will be ending right around the time an ovulatory cycle would have for me. I have to take the good where I can. ;)

My appointment

I had my appointment with Dr. McMahon. I really liked him for the most part. My appointment lasted well over an hour which was amazing--every doctor I've ever seen has worked super hard to rush me out the door! My only complaint would be that he talked a lot, which was fine, the problem was just that I couldn't get a word in myself!

He thinks I don't ovulate regularly (which I know) and that Clomid would probably help. He ordered a semen analysis for Hazen and a HSG for me. The HSG is where they shoot dye through my cervix and it circulates through my uterus and my tubes. They take X-rays while the dye is flowing to see if I have a regularly shaped uterus, uterine scarring, or blocked tubes. It's supposed to be pretty uncomfortable...the sacrifices we will make for a baby!

We are, in the medical community, officially considered "infertile" now. That kind of sucks...the term is used when a couple has been trying over a year.

If the SA and HSG both come back normal, I will be put on Clomid. The SA can be done any time, and the HSG will be done between days 7 and 10 of my next cycle. Clomid will hopefully be started in August. Unfortunately, I am 17 days into this current cycle and haven't stopped spotting. I'm expecting another anovulatory cycle, which is disappointing. I had hoped for one more untreated cycle to try, and I also hoped for a short cycle if that didn't work. My anovulatory cycles tend to range from 36-80+ days...I won't go to 80+ this time because around 35 or so I'll probably call and beg for Provera (a medication that brings on the next cycle). It's just disappointing to feel like the cycle is already a bust when it's barely even started.

Another update on Baby#2

My period came. Of course. I had the worst 2WW (2 week wait--waiting to test) EVER. I had 3 false positives on these nasty, horrible blue line Equates. I didn't realize I'd grabbed blue dye instead of pink...huge mistake. I know better than to go anywhere near blue dye tests, and after research I've found that "false positives" are pretty common on these particular ones. I can be sure that they were false and not that I had a chemical pregnancy (very early miscarriage) because I used two other brands at the same time, two of the most sensitive brands, and they were both negative. It was horrible. :( I talked to my NP and based on my progesterone results and when my period came, she referred me to a doctor. I will see him on Wednesday and find out where to go from here and whether he will do more testing. Oy.

Heard from my doc

And there is no news to tell. The results weren't great, apparently, but since the test was done on the text book cycle day 21 rather than 7 days past ovulation, I have to call her when my next period starts and she can then count backwards and determine where I was in my cycle at the time of the test (although I told her I was pretty sure I was three days past o!). She will then know more about whether my results were normal or not. Maybe there will be no period to call about, but I know better than to get my hopes up!