No suprise...

My temp dropped this morning, so more than likely AF will be arriving in the very near future. I am getting frustrated... As soon as she shows up I'll call my nurse at my first Dr's office to let her know, then I'm going to ask new Dr's nurse if there's another Dr. that can to the sonohysterography while mine is out on vacation. I mean really... all he needs are pictures of the shape and what it looks like. THEN if there is still something not kosher in there I don't have to wait all the longer to try again!! GRRR I am tired of waiting and I am not a patient person and if God thinks he's going to succeed in teaching me patience, it will never work and it will only piss me off more and make things a million times worse.

I am also giving up on any control whatsoever - throwing my hands up in the air.... this Dr. is known for being among the top RE's in the area, so if he says to take 100 mg and get tons of follicles and do the IUI, well he's more experienced than I, so whatever. If he's only willing to do 2 more IUIs... well that is why I am not doing another before the sonogram procedure... I don't want to waste it.

That's my vent of the day.... there may be more in the coming days due to AF...

New RE

So on Wednesday I met with my new RE, Dr. Odem. He is the head of the Reproductive and Endocrinology Department at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Which from what I hear they are top ranking/elite so to speak. Even with that being the case, I am somewhat apprehensive. I am used to the way I was treated and handled by my Dr's office and there's a lot of differences. For example, he said that he would have still gone ahead with the IUI when my Dr. wouldn't because of the 6 follicles that were found. This Dr. does not do ultrasound monitoring or HCG injections prior to the IUI procedure. He also doesn't do most of the IUI procedures, it's done by his nurse. Part of me felt like he was poo pooing the way my Dr's office was going about the treatment. And maybe that's a good thing and he'll be much more aggressive in getting me pregnant. It sounds like he's willing to do 2 more IUI procedures with Clomid before having to discuss the next step and options. He suggested that if this cycle does not produce a positive pregnancy test that I take off my next cycle as the timing of a procedure he wants to do would end up being while he is out on vacation. (the last week of December) He wants to do a sonohysterography to determine if my uterus is truely shaped and the septum is truely removed in full.

Right now I don't know what I'm going to do... He wants me to up my clomid to the dose that produced 6 follicles and... I just don't know anymore. I don't want to go back... I'm just hoping I get a positive on Thursday and I don't have to deal with this change or future choices... that will impact more than just me.

and that's all I can say right now.....

2 ww now...

2 ww stands for 2 week wait.. there are many new abbreviations I've learned through my online support group. Hehe

Well the IUI procedure was done yesterday morning. Bryan had the highest count he's ever had! I am attributing that to the fact that he hasn't been able to use the laptop for a few weeks. Studies have recently come out linking laptops that use WiFi to low sperm counts. So he will not be using the laptop for a while.

We're just waiting and hoping now... that's about it for now.

Take 2

So today I got my surge and went down to see my RE (Reproductive Endocrinologist) and the ultrasound showed 3 follicles again. I got my HCG injection and was sent on my way. The insemination is scheduled for tomorrow at 10:20 am.

As part of my "power of positive thinking" I stopped at Babies 'R Us today and picked up some Preggie Pops and two little pull toys that attach to the handle of the carseat. No harm in that... if I don't get pregnant I'll just give them to my friend Erica to try! LoL

I am scheduled to visit with a new Dr. in St. Louis, MO on 12/14. His name is Dr. Odem and he practices out of Washington University, which I have heard is a good facility. Hoping that all I have to do is meet him, but glad that I won't have any breaks in my treatment if I do have to continue with treatment.

Saying lots of prayers!!!