To catch everyone back up I talked to my doctor about my elevated testosterone levels on Aug 15. He said we could do Clomid or we could address the issue and lower the testosterone. I decided to go ahead and put us on a month break and take the time to lower my testosterone. We have already done 3 rounds of Clomid and obviously none of them were a success. My doctor explained that elevated testosterone can basically work against the IF meds and cause them not to work. This and our previous Clomid attemps are what made me decide to take a break. It was really rough because I wanted to get going and start medicated cycles again. I know this is a step forward but it is still hard to accept being on break.
I started my Spironolact Aug 15th as well. So I have now been on it for 10 days. The side effects have worn off which is very nice. It can cause dizziness which I didn't have a problem with. I was on a blood pressure medicine before to help with my migraines; however this one also has a minor diuretic in it. Yay me. For about the first week it was upsetting my stomach but I think my body has finally gotten use to it now. My alkaline levels were also elevated. This has to do with the liver and gallbladder. When we draw my labs on Sept 12th they are going to check my alkaline levels again. If they are elevated then my doctor says we will probably do an u/s to see if I have gallstones and if I do I may have to get my gallbladder removed. Well, he said if I don't have pain it should be fine but if i do it needs to be taken out. I don't have pains there. I will keep it in there as long as possible!
Passing the time seems to be pretty easy except for when my mind decides to go into overdrive about my gallbladder. When I get bored I play with names - yes this is what I do in my spare time. We have our girl names pretty set (I think). First choice girls name is Alexandra Charlene. It is powerful but feminine and it honors my Grandma Charlene which was really important to me. If we have another girl we are thinking about Ophelia Kathryn. Of course Ophelia is a character from Hamlet but I don't really care about that. I just love the name. It is so girly and uncommon. We haven't decided for a boy. We obviously have plenty of time to decide.
Other than that nothing else it really new. I am working on seeing if I can build up a photography business even if it is mainly as a hobby. I actually am going to be shooting a wedding in October and I am sooooo excited! I guess we will see how it all goes.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Maybe things are looking up
We got the results from DH's second SA. The doctor said it was much better - thank goodness. Better volume and count. This is amazingly great news! This means DH does not have to see a urologist. He was happy about it. I know he was stressing about it really bad. I think he was worried that he was going to be adding a new problem to what we are already battling.
I went in on Tuesday, August 6th to take my pregnancy test at the doctors office. Of course it came back negative. They prescribed my Provera to start AF. I wake up at 7:30 (roughly) every morning to take my basal body temperature. I noticed that it spiked yesterday - it went up 1.2 degrees. This doesn't sound like much but it is a pretty big deal. I also took an ovulation test and I got the darkest line I have ever gotten so far. I contacted my doctor and explained what I had observed and then I asked what I needed to do. I wasn't sure if I needed to continue my Provera or wait and see if I do ovulate on my own this cycle.
The nurse said I needed to stop taking my Provera and continue checking ovulation. We are going to wait a couple of days to see what happens. The site I use to check all of this is fertility friend. It keep track of the medications I am taking, BBT, ovulation test results, and even gives a prediction of when ovulation will occur based on previous cycles. Right now the site says that based on previous cycles I should theoretically ovulate Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. So I am going to continue to check ovulation and hopefully go in next week and do some blood work to check my Progesterone levels. This will show whether or not I have ovulated. If not I will continue to take my Provera and wait for the next cycle. So I told DH about the new plan to stop the Provera and keep testing ovulation. I looked at him and asked him if he knew what that meant. He of course said what - so I told him we needed to have sex the next couple of days. He asked if needed to do every other day of course I said no. So he looks at me all serious like and says "So basically we've already sent in the army (BD yesterday) and now we are just going to keep sending in reinforcements in hopes that we win? You know all the reinforcements we can get...the more the better." It cracked me up. I was like that is exactly right babe.Aside from this we are waiting for my appointment on August 15th. This appointment is to talk to my doctor about what our plan is going to be in regards to getting my testosterone levels where they need to be. Hopefully he will have good news.
I went in on Tuesday, August 6th to take my pregnancy test at the doctors office. Of course it came back negative. They prescribed my Provera to start AF. I wake up at 7:30 (roughly) every morning to take my basal body temperature. I noticed that it spiked yesterday - it went up 1.2 degrees. This doesn't sound like much but it is a pretty big deal. I also took an ovulation test and I got the darkest line I have ever gotten so far. I contacted my doctor and explained what I had observed and then I asked what I needed to do. I wasn't sure if I needed to continue my Provera or wait and see if I do ovulate on my own this cycle.
The nurse said I needed to stop taking my Provera and continue checking ovulation. We are going to wait a couple of days to see what happens. The site I use to check all of this is fertility friend. It keep track of the medications I am taking, BBT, ovulation test results, and even gives a prediction of when ovulation will occur based on previous cycles. Right now the site says that based on previous cycles I should theoretically ovulate Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. So I am going to continue to check ovulation and hopefully go in next week and do some blood work to check my Progesterone levels. This will show whether or not I have ovulated. If not I will continue to take my Provera and wait for the next cycle. So I told DH about the new plan to stop the Provera and keep testing ovulation. I looked at him and asked him if he knew what that meant. He of course said what - so I told him we needed to have sex the next couple of days. He asked if needed to do every other day of course I said no. So he looks at me all serious like and says "So basically we've already sent in the army (BD yesterday) and now we are just going to keep sending in reinforcements in hopes that we win? You know all the reinforcements we can get...the more the better." It cracked me up. I was like that is exactly right babe.Aside from this we are waiting for my appointment on August 15th. This appointment is to talk to my doctor about what our plan is going to be in regards to getting my testosterone levels where they need to be. Hopefully he will have good news. Friday, August 2, 2013
Oh labs you kill me...
My doctors office called this morning about my labs. The nurse said that my metabolic panel looked good (diabetes test) and my cholesterol test looked good as well. She did say my testosterone levels were a little high. My doctor wants me to come in and talk to him about the results which is more than fine with me. I asked if they could get me in today and they couldn't because they closed at noon. My doctor is going to be out all next week with the exception for one surgery. So the earliest they could get me in was on Aug. 11 - 9 days away.
I am bummed that my testosterone levels are high because this means we will have to wait to start IF meds for about a month while I get them in check. I am bummed because I have to wait 9 days for my appointment. I do not do well with waiting for appointments especially these. I am glad though that my doctor decided to check this. The RE (fertility specialist) we went to didn't even check this. So it gives me a lot of faith that my doctor knows what he is doing. Who knows how long my testosterone levels have been high. They could have been high when my old doctor put me on Provera + Clomid; which means I would have wasted those cycles because higher testosterone fights the IF meds.
So this is where we are at right now. Aug 4th we will drop of DH's SA at the lab. The next day we should hear back on his results. If everything is not where it needs to be then he will be sent to a urologist. If everything is where it needs to be then he is good to go! Aug 6th I go in to take a pregnancy test. If it comes back negative then I get my prescription for Provera which will start my period. Then finally on Aug 11th I have my appointment to talk about my elevated testosterone levels. My doctor said at my last appointment that if they were elevated we would take a month to get them back to normal. So I will get a prescription for that.
So even though I got my lab results I still feel like I'm in limbo and it isn't fun.
I am bummed that my testosterone levels are high because this means we will have to wait to start IF meds for about a month while I get them in check. I am bummed because I have to wait 9 days for my appointment. I do not do well with waiting for appointments especially these. I am glad though that my doctor decided to check this. The RE (fertility specialist) we went to didn't even check this. So it gives me a lot of faith that my doctor knows what he is doing. Who knows how long my testosterone levels have been high. They could have been high when my old doctor put me on Provera + Clomid; which means I would have wasted those cycles because higher testosterone fights the IF meds.
So this is where we are at right now. Aug 4th we will drop of DH's SA at the lab. The next day we should hear back on his results. If everything is not where it needs to be then he will be sent to a urologist. If everything is where it needs to be then he is good to go! Aug 6th I go in to take a pregnancy test. If it comes back negative then I get my prescription for Provera which will start my period. Then finally on Aug 11th I have my appointment to talk about my elevated testosterone levels. My doctor said at my last appointment that if they were elevated we would take a month to get them back to normal. So I will get a prescription for that.
So even though I got my lab results I still feel like I'm in limbo and it isn't fun.
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