Update

I finally started my cycle on Saturday, making this last one 44 days long. I was hoping I was actually pregnant because it lasted so long and the way I felt sometimes made me think I might be. Because I started on Saturday, I had to show up at the office this morning (day 3 of my cycle) at 8 for my baseline ultrasound and estradiol (blood work) level. They do ultrasounds for all their patients undergoing this treatment starting at 8 every morning. The doctor looks over them and they call you later in the day to let you know what dosage of medication to use. I was prepared to start giving myself injections tonight to get this thing started.

They were doing the ultrasound to make sure there were no cysts on my ovaries. The left one looked good, but the right one had a cyst on it. Because of its presence, I can't start the medications tonight. :-( If I were to start them, the hormones in the drugs could make it rupture and I could end up in the emergency room with excruciating pain and have to have surgery down the road for adhesions that it caused. Boo. So, I had two options. 1: Wait for the cyst to resolve on its own, which could take 6-8 weeks and would probably cause me to have another 40+ day cycle. 2: Start birth control pills that would regulate the hormones in my body and cause it to resolve quicker. This is the option they recommend. So, I'll start birth control pills tonight (odd to be doing that when you're trying to get pregnant!) and should start my next cycle soon after New Year's. I was hoping to have some good news by Christmas, but oh well. The nurse also said that I could have the cyst issue every other cycle. I really hope that isn't the case! I know I have to be patient and it will work out, but it's really difficult to feel optimistic when we keep having set-backs.

That's all for now. Just thought I'd let you all know the latest.