Yesterday afternoon my DH and I were blessed to meet and enjoy a lovely lunch with Rebecca and The Man! We met at a wonderful coffee shop after our mutual appointments with Dr. S. We talked for 3 1/2 hours straight! It's so nice to meet the people behind the blogs (I am getting addicted!) and it's so refreshing to be able to talk to people who "get it". I certainly wish none of us were going through this, but it's a HUGE blessing that we are in this together. The power of prayer is immense. Rebecca, it was terrific to meet you and The Man and I hope that we can all get together again soon - maybe to cheer for our Black and Gold! :)
My appointment with Dr. S... well, he hasn't given up hope. :) First, he suggested that I add Evening Primrose Oil to my regimen, 2000 mg per day, from CD1 thru P+1. Have any of you used this? Has it helped CM? Also, I'm going to get the food allergy panel done. I'm calling my health insurance after I finish this post to ask about covering it through our FSA. I'm also adding Cylotec, 200 mg per day CD12-16. He is hoping that will trigger ovulation. Have any of you taken this? Has it helped? I forgot to ask him what the side effects might be... The other thing is that I'm doing the Follicular Ultrasound series again. It will be a little more limited - I'm going for a scan on Friday, CD4 (since Saturday is out), then not until CD14 on the 27th. I almost always identify peak as CD15 or 16. So please pray that the follicle ruptures!!! I know I'm blessed to be able to clear my schedule to go up every morning, but it is exhausting. Dr. S said he would continue to monitor me until the end of March. He also suggested switching to Dr. D. (Dr. C is works more on the surgical aspect, which I don't need anymore.) He did confirm that a new doctor is coming to Rich.mond next fall... but I don't want to wait until then. He asked how I was doing... handling all this. I was honest, but I did mention now that we're officially waiting to adopt. It eases the pressure a bit. I know we'll be parents one way or another. I told him I would keep working on trying the medical route, but if we are chosen, I anticipate taking a break, at least at first! :)
Happy Thursday, everyone!
Jealous...I want to meet you both!! I agree, blogger meet ups are the BEST. Sounds like the appointment went pretty well!
ReplyDeleteI haven't taken any of those things, but I'd love to hear how they work for you. Keep us posted!
ReplyDeleteLove blogger meet-ups!
ReplyDeleteDr S sounds like such a great doctor!
Good news all around! :)
ReplyDeleteI am in awe of your continued strength. Your ability to soldier on gives me the ability to do the same. I'm sad I missed out on Wed, but I'm glad you got to meet Rebecca, she's great. I've never met Dr. S, and I know he and Dr. D are probably different, but I think you'll like her. She really cares. Once I opened up about this all weighing on me, she just sat, listened and talked. That's a rare thing to find and they seem to share that in common. Hoping this U/S series goes well.
ReplyDeleteLove blogger meetups! And come onnnnn follies! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you met Rebecca. I'm sure she's even better than she is "on her blog." :-) Hooray for great blogger friendships!!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't taken any of the medicines you've described. I hope they help, though! I have done a CD3/4 and a P+4 Ultrasound to check ovulation. I hope its great news and your ovaries are working as they should.