Well, I had my first experience with the “dildo cam” today. I did not think they were going to do an internal US, but sure enough out came the dildo cam, condom, lube and all. It was very awkward, but the technician was very nice. She said I have “lots of follicles” and I’m pretty sure that’s a good thing. They also made me pee in a cup only to have me carry the cup across the hospital and then didn’t actually need it. They then took blood to test my baseline FSH (the follicle stimulation hormone before it actually starts to kick in). All these tests are to see where my levels are before I’m fertile. Next week I’ll take clomid CD5-9 and they’ll test me again on Friday. Hopefully I’ll have some nice mature follicles ready to pop. Then CD 21 I go in for a progesterone test. It’s called “The Clomid Challenge” and I’m actually really excited for it. I feel like I’m on some reality show competition. I’m going to start temping again and maybe even invest in a fancy digital OPK (ovulation predictor kit).
After all these tests this cycle, if all looks well with my hormones and follicles then we’re looking at a possible tube blockage and that’ll be the final test. If my tubes are clear we’ll do IUI (intrauterine insemination, basically they shoot DH’s sperm into my uterus). And if that still doesn’t work (or if my tubes are blocked), we’re pretty much SOL (shit out of luck). Not only do we not have the money for IVF (in vitro fertilization), but it’s not a guaranteed thing. If we spend all our money (that we don’t have) on it and it doesn’t work we definitely won’t be able to adopt.
I really want to adopt. Ever since I saw Baby Boom as a child I knew I wanted someone to give me a baby to raise as my own. I now realize that’s not realistic, and adoption is complicated and expensive, which is why we decided to make a baby the old fashioned way, which is turning out to be complicated and expensive… grrrrr. Plus there's that whole basic, biological instinct to breed. Oh yeah my loins definately yearn for an offspring.
So that’s the plan, keep trying the old fashion way (BD on fertile days) until we get some conclusive test results back. Then, if that doesn’t work, possible IUI. Then if that doesn’t work then we’ll start saving for adoption. Whatever happens, the end result will be us having a baby to cherish and love and rear.
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