Final Update

AF came with a vengeance Saturday but today there has been no flow at all yet....weird for me to only have a 2 day period.  Oh well, I'm not complaining!

I called my RE on Friday to get suggestions for a birth control pill for and he recommended generic brand Yasmin.  It had a mid-level of estrogen to help with PCOS symptoms but still shouldn't make me gain even more weight than I have.  Good news is that he is calling it into my pharmacy so I can cancel that GYN appointment I made for next month.  He also said that I have a good chance of ovulating on my own for a few months after stopping the pills when I've been on them for a few months.

I've been reading online that the worst pills to miss taking are during the 1st and 3rd week and typically when girls get pregnant while on the pill it's because they miss pills during these weeks.  Since I'm not taking these pills to prevent pregnancy, but to get my PCOS symptoms under control, I'm going to purposely skip pills during the months I know I'll be around my husband.

Peace, love, health and happiness to all!

11dpo ~ The End

So...I was pretty excited about my temperatures and the way I was feeling the last couple days, despite the fact that I was convinced nothing was going to happen this month.

Then yesterday my temp dropped, just like it did at 10dpo last month and then today took a nosedive.  Even though I stocked up on Dollar Tree tests, I'm not even going to bother testing unless AF doesn't show up by Monday.

Also, we are going to be super busy the rest of the year with my husband's promotion and moving halfway across the country.  I'm really not going to the time or mental state to bother with temping and doctor appointments, etc.  In addition, starting December 5 my husband will be away for 3 months for training and obviously we can't do any babymaking then.  I've considered doing a round of soy in September just because it's cheap and doesn't require doc visits, but I'm not totally set on it yet.

I need to call my GYN and get an appointment to get put on birth control.  I have heard of PCOSers getting pregnant after coming off birth control because your hormones are back in check, so let's pray that happens to me.

If I get a surprise BFP I'll let you all know but until then, fairwell till Spring 2011

HCG Post Day 4

I feel ok today, just my stomach muscles hurt, like I've done a bunch of sit up.  This happens to me every month so I'm not thinking too much into it.  I still have a headache but it's pretty mild compared to what I've been dealing with.  My temps are still all over the place.  I got another + OPK today.  Since I already have quite a few of them, I decided that I would just use them to test out the trigger.  I was hoping my temp would spike today so I can't stop obsessing over it but no such luck.

Something strange...I went to bed with my belly button hurting a little and I ended up having a dream that I had an infection in my belly button where I use to have it pierced (10 years ago).  When I woke up my belly button hurt worse than when I went to bed.  LOL

I shouldn't even be thinking about this because I know pregnancy this month is a long shot....but I've decided that I will tell my husband on our 1st year anniversary which is Sept 4.  Although, I'll find out about a week prior so let's see if I can hold it in that long.

Until next time....

HCG Post Day 3

So....I was just informed that the OPK's I've been doing are pointless.  Ha! Apparently those tests pick up on LH and HCG and since I have HCG in my system, well then they will obviously be positive.  But I will tell you that the one I took today was only barely positive.

I feel somewhat better.  I still have a headache and I'm tired but most everything else is gone.  I can also cry at the drop of a hat.

I'm debating on whether I want to go get some Dollar Tree tests and test out the HCG or just wait it out normally.  I should probably just wait so I'm not obsessing so much.

HCG Post Day 2

Wow...beginning yesterday late afternoon I began feeling like total crap, like I was coming down with strep throat.  Horrible headache, mild nausea, body aches, mild sore throat, SO tired, feel feverish but not running a temp.  I've not had any twinges or cramping or any kind of pain in my pelvic area.  My stomach is a little bruised where I the shot went in but it doesn't really bother me.

Today I still feel bad but not as bad as yesterday.  I think I'd be a lot better if this headache would go away.  I'm sure being out in the 103 degree weather most of today didn't help my headache at all.

I got a strong positive yesterday afternoon and another positive today, though not as strong.  I told The Hubs last night he was off the hook but since I got another positive today I have to take back my statement.  He has been super super busy at work and now I'm starting to get pulled into it so timing has been horrible but we've managed to pull it off.  Maybe I'll just be so busy the next couple weeks that I won't drive myself crazy with waiting until I can test.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

HCG Post Day 1

Yesterday evening at about 7 I felt like something was going on down there, not too much pain or even uncomfortable.  I was stuck sitting at one of my husband's co-worker's house so I couldn't really dote on it like I would have if I was home.

This morning I woke up feeling perfectly fine and about 30 or so minutes ago I started feeling somewhat feverish so I knew I was having an LH surge.  Sure enough, I just took an OPK and it was positive.  We'll have sexy time again tonight, a quickie on Saturday afternoon and I told my husband I'll leave him alone for the month after that.  He's been super busy at work with crazy hours and will be for the next 3-4 weeks.

Prayers this works!

Checking my Work

I just took an OPK and it was negative but a pregnancy test was a very faint positive (so that's what it looks like!! haha).  So I guess I injected the HCG correctly according to the pregnancy test but I was under the impression that an OPK was be positive right away as well.

I dunno...maybe I'll take one tonight before sexy time and see what happens.

1:40pm ~ HCG Injected

I was so nervous...holy crap.  I don't remember breathing the whole time I was mixing the stuff.  I don't think I got a full cc injected but I know that I got all of the mixed medicine out of the bottle.

Apparently if I go take an OPK it should be positive.  If I take a pregnancy test it will be positive.  I almost want to take a pregnancy test just so I know what a positive looks like. LOL

My belly is still a little sore where the needle went it.  I'll probably freaking bruise.  If I have to do injectivbles next month I should probably get use to it right?

CD13 ~ Doc Appointment

To sum it up...as soon as I got in my car I was in tears.

First of all we got off on the wrong foot because we had too much time between when we had sex and the post coital exam.  The window is 4 hours and and we were about 8 hours.  We were actually lucky to get any sex in at all last night because his work schedule is hella messed up.  So he does a mucus check and it's thick and cloudy....not good.  So then he does an ultrasound and says "it looks like you've already ovulated" WTF?!?!  We planned for him to call me when my bloodwork came back to confirm ovulation and would base that around whether I would trigger or not.

I just got the call......

My bloodwork confirmed that I have NOT ovulated and he also told me that I have one 18mm follicle on the left (he probably told me about the follicle during the exam but I was so focused on the word "ovulated" that I blanked everything else out at that moment).  Basically my body hated the Clomid at 75mg and messed up my mucus.  The plan is for me to go ahead and trigger today, have sexy time tonight and tomorrow night (and I'm throwing in another night for good measure) and pray for a miracle.  If I do not have AF by the 30th, then I'll go in for a pregnancy and progesterone test.  If negative then we are doing injectibles next month (covered by Tricare thank you government!) I have zero knowledge about injectibles.  Apparently it involves a lot of doctor visits and shots.  Wonderful.  If that doesn't work my only next option would be IUI and I found out today that Tricare will not cover any of it, no ultrasounds, no medicine, nothing but the doc does do a discount on the 1st ultrasound, no charge for the exam and no charge for any further ultrasounds.  All together, we'd have to pay about $550 to have IUI done.

I need to put my Google skills to work and find out about injectibles.

I'll be giving myself this trigger w/in the next hour...I'm scared shitless to do it to myself and my husband can't stand the sight of needles.  I'm on my own.  I'll post later about how the shot goes.

What a day!

CD6

I've been feeling really good the last couple days, very energetic.  I have this huge desire to lose weight, more of a desire than ever.  My problem is that I hate sweating and I'm so out of shape so I get tired so easily so I'm like if I can't do this longer than 10 minutes than it's not worth it.  Yeah, I know, horrible attitude.  I found a website that has a beginners for those who are out of shape treadmill schedule that I started today.  The 1st week just consists of walking 3-4mph for 30 minutes.  I can totally handle that!  My problem is that I get bored...fast.  I get bored with just music so I tried an audiobook today and that didn't help.  I tried playing a game on my phone but then I just lose my footing and just about trip.  My solution is to have a TV in front on the treadmill.  In this crappy rental house we are in right now, the only place to put the treadmill is the garage where there isn't a cable outlet.  I'm thinking about moving our spare TV and the spare DVD player out there.  What would really help is if I get a TV series season on DVD that I really want to see but limit myself to only being able to watch it if I'm on the treadmill.  My theory is that I will want to be on the treadmill more just to watch the show.  It's sad that I have to trick myself like that.  Hopefully once the temperature gets better (and not the temp of the surface of the sun) I can walk/jog outside and kill some of the boredom.

I called the pharmacy back today and schedule delivery for that HCG that was called in mistakenly the other day.  Something was just nagging me about it.

No awful side effects from the Clomid 75mg yet.  The only thing I've noticed is that I pee more often.

In go back to the doctor in a week.  I'm ready for it!

HCG Mix up

So they accidentally called in another prescription for HCG for me this month when I still have it from last month since I was told not to trigger.

If I would have known they were going to do that, I would have triggered last month against the doc's advice.  Sure, it would have been super risky but I'm getting desperate at this point!

After I got off the phone w/ the pharmacy about the HCG I was like crap! I should have just told them to send it so I would have extra and I could do it on my own if the situation comes up again.  I like to think that I can think quick on my toes...but not this time!

CD4 Doc Appt

The medicine did its job! Hallelujah! The bad news is that my lining is still 8mm so I'll probably bleed for 3 or so more days.  Please make it stop!

When he pulled the ultrasound probe thing out of me, it had a huge clot on it! LOL I just acted like I didn't see it.

I'll start Clomid 75mg tomorrow and return to the doctor on CD13 to see how it worked.

CD3

I go in tomorrow morning for an ultrasound to make sure Aygestin did its job and I'll start Clomid 75mg and then do an HSG trigger if the Clomid works, which I'm pretty sure it will.

I can't believe they're going to do an ultrasound with me still bleeding!! Ugh, I'm going to be so self conscious.  I think I'll take some wet wipes with me and ask to use the bathroom beforehand.

My pelvis still hurts today.  I have stuff I need to get done around the house but all I want to do is lay around.

Thoughts

I can't believe it's August already.  My husband is military and we're transferring soon....like as in November/December soon.

I've decided that if I'm not pregnant by the time we move, that I will take my time finding a new RE and do this without a doctor and see how it goes.  With the knowledge of a great new far away friend, I've found out that you can rub progesterone cream on yourself to get a period (so I won't need the Provera or Prometrium) and I can also take soy isoflavones (so I won't need Clomid).  Both of these can be bought at the health food store or online super cheap.  I've been reading up on the soy and a lot of people have success with it and you don't get the awful side effects like you do with Clomid.  I think it will be worth a try, especially since I know I won't be able to see a new RE right away.

Because of my temps and the OPK in July, I know I ovulated but just because you ovulate doesn't necessary mean the follicles break up and the egg(s) is released. Basically my hormone level changed but my ovaries didn't do their job.  Because of all this awful pain I've been having with Aygestin, I don't think my follicles broke open.  Since my ovaries didn't do their job, I really think I'm going to need the HCG shot this month.

My husband has 2 children with two different women.  ( I know, what a playa! One was a big mistake that happened in high school with a girlfriend and the other was with a wife a few years later).  Anyway, both of these kids were conceived in August.  The joke is that his fertile month is August.  Hopefully this is true 13 years later.

I had to make a run to Walgreens tonight to get some super duper huge pads so that I don't ruin my sheets! I proudly showed them to my husband...he wasn't impressed.

CD2

TMI warning.

The last 3 days I've had really bad pelvic pain, constant stabbing pain. Friday I was really tired all day long so I knew something was about to happen.  Yesterday AF arrived but it was light like expected by the doctor.  Last night at 5am I woke up to blood running down my leg.  Half dollar size clot came out and awful pain.  Today I'm still in pain and still having clots, though not as big.

I really really really do not want to be on Aygestin ever again.  I've never felt like this before.  The only thing that would make this worse if is I was having super heavy bleeding along with the clots.

I'll call the doctor tomorrow and let him know AF arrived and find out when I'll need to go in for an appointment.

Ugh, is this over yet?