Hey everyone! Before you get too excited, I’m going to go ahead and burst your bubbles and let you know that no, I’m not pregnant, as much as I would like to be. But that is (sort of) why I’m writing.
I think I’ve talked to all of you at one point or another over the past year or so about the fact that J and I started trying to start our family last summer/fall. (I went off the pill in June, but we didn’t really start “trying” until I had my first period in September.) And I think I’ve talked to all of you about either the fact that I suspected that we would have problems, or the fact that we are having problems, depending on when I talke to you. And I think I promised many of you an update when I knew more, but I can’t remember who I made that promise to, so I’m emailing all of you with what I know as of right now.
Basically, I suspected that we would have problems because of my history with irregular cycles, and as it turns out, I was right. I’ve been charting my basal body temperature (a method for determining when/whether you’ve ovulated, among other things) for the past five months, and I have yet to see it show that I’ve ovulated. And, as we all know from health class, that’s kind of necessary if I am ever going to get pregnant.
So I went to see my OB/GYN today for my annual exam (I actually have a new doctor this year, so it was sort of a long visit). While there I told her what was going on and discussed with her my history of irregular cycles and showed her my BBT charts. I also told her that I want to be aggressive about taking care of whatever is going on. She said that because of my insurance she can’t do anything too aggressive until it’s been a full year since we’ve started trying, but in the meantime she’s ordered some blood tests for me and wants J to get hooked up with a doctor to get his swimmers checked out. After she gets the results of my blood tests, we’ll figure out where to go. If everything is ok with my tests and J’s test, then she’ll put me on Clomid. If that doesn’t work for three cycles, then she’ll refer us to a specialist. And if J’s test shows that there’s something wrong, then she’ll refer us to a specialist. (Oddly enough, I didn't think to ask her what we would do if my results showed something was wrong with me, but I would imagine that she'd refer us to a specialist then, too.)
So…that’s where we are. I guess I won’t know more for sure until after I go get my bloodwork done and get the results, and J gets his tests done (whenever that happens).
All in all, I’m trying to stay positive. I’m still hoping that everything will work out, and this can be easily treated.
So...yeah. That pretty much sums everything up. I went on Thursday and got my bloodwork done...hopefully I'll have those results next week sometime. The doctor said she'd call me when she gets my results, whether they're good or bad. So now I'm just trying to convince J to find a doctor and then schedule an appointment for a physical (he hasn't had one in a couple of years) so he can figure out where he needs to go to get a semen analysis. I'll post more when I know more...
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