What's next?

So this morning, I went bright and early (8 AM on a day off!) to Dr. Butler's office for a fasting glucose test. This was to see if I had peripheral insulin resistance. If that were the case, he would start me on metformin (Glucophage) with Clomid in hopes it would make me ovulate. Thomas also dropped off his specimen to make sure he was in proper working order! The nurse called me this afternoon with results already! Thomas was completely normal and so was I. That was surprising to me because I thought surely that was the reason for not ovulating. So, the next step is to wait for my next cycle to begin. When that happens, the doctor will do a hysterogram which involves injecting contrast to look at my fallopian tubes to make sure they aren't blocked. Sounds like lots of fun, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes if it helps!

In the beginning...

I decided to start writing a blog after reading someone else's and because I felt the need to write out some things I'm going through right now.

Before Thomas and I got married, we knew we were going to have kids, but were going to wait a few years to start a family so that we could enjoy "Lauren and Thomas Time." The summer after we got married, I started getting the pregnancy bug, but we decided to wait until after our 1 year anniversary. My plan was to come off birth control in April and get pregnant around August so the baby would be born in May (being the Respiratory Therapist that I am, I wanted the baby to be born at the end of RSV season!). August came and went and we weren't pregnant. I had a feeling it would take awhile because I had been on birth control for 9 years. When I saw my doctor in November for my yearly check-up, he wanted to run some tests to see why I hadn't gotten pregnant yet and then move forward with some treatments. Around the same time, I found out that I had a pilonidal cyst (a painful cyst on my tailbone) and it had to be removed in November. At the end of December, I had some lab work done and it showed that I wasn't ovulating. So, the doctor started me on Clomid in hopes it would make me ovulate. I took the Clomid for five months in increasing dosages and still no success. I went back to the doctor to talk about adding a second medication and we decided that I would go see an Infertility Specialist. Meanwhile, I had to have a second surgery in June to remove the cyst that had come back. Definitely not a fun 6 months!

I went to see Dr. Butler, the Infertility Specialist, last week. He did an ultrasound and everything looked normal. He also drew some labs, which have come back normal. I have to go tomorrow morning for a fasting glucose test to determine if I have insulin resistance. If that's the case, then we'll add a second medication. If not, then I'll probably have to have surgery to find out how my reproductive tract looks and fix any problems that are found. Once that's done, I'll do the injectable drugs....which are quite expensive. Unfortunately, my crappy insurance doesn't pay for infertility treatments. I'm very lucky to have parents that can help us out if we need it. I know it's going to be a tough and expensive road, but what other choice am I left with? I want to have children and I don't want to give up hope that it will happen one day.

It's really strange how you spend your early twenties trying not to get pregnant and freaking out if your period is just one day late. Then once the pregnancy switch is turned on, you can't think of anything else but getting pregnant. It's made even harder by the fact that everyone around you is getting pregnant without even really trying. I know that's not exactly true, but it sure feels that way!

I'd like to think that I haven't gotten pregnant yet because my body is waiting to heal completely before starting something new. Let's hope that's the case!

Hopefully good news soon......