So I decided to start a blog on Youtube along with this written one. It is amazing how large of a PCOS community is out there. What amazing women they are! I wanted to share the link incase you wanted to see it. Thanks again for all of your love and support through this journey.
The ups and downs of my journey with PCOS
About Me
- My journey with PCOS
- Aurora, Colorad, United States
- I was diagnosed with PCOS on November 23, 2010. The journey since has been nothing less than life changing.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
And here we go....
I went to the doctor today to get started on the next step of our journey. Today was for the day 1 ultra sound and I will start Clomid again on Sunday.On May 2nd I will go in for one more ultra sound (and blood work to see if I have diabetes) a few days later Marc will give me a shot of ovulation inducing hormones (GReaT!!!) once I ovulate Marc will go in to give a sample and I will go in to have the IUI done. (An IUI is An IUI -- intrauterine insemination -- is performed by threading a very thin flexible catheter through the cervix and injecting washed sperm directly into the uterus)
My ultra sound today was clean which is good. I asked the doctor what the percentage is to get pregnant with this step. She said a couple without any fertility issues have about a 20-23% chance each cycle and we are at about a 15%. Considering at first it was 0% we are working in the right direction. She seemed to have a positive outlook on the whole situation which helps me feel better about the entire situation. We will spend some serious money trying to get pregnant so I am glad that the percentage is pretty high.
I was reading some literature in the office while I was waiting and it made me feel better. It was talking about how the partners feel different about the situation and have to be able to support each other which I think Marc and I have a good handle on. It also said that many woman want to avoid other people they know having babies, or baby showers etc and that that is ok. The less stress you have the better. My friends are just going to have to be supportive if I don't come to those things. I will try, but it can be hard.
For now I am going to enjoy the summer with my husband, friends and family and just enjoy my time. I am thankful we are blessed enough to even have the means to get some help for what we are going through and I don't have much to complain about.
Gotta love life!
My ultra sound today was clean which is good. I asked the doctor what the percentage is to get pregnant with this step. She said a couple without any fertility issues have about a 20-23% chance each cycle and we are at about a 15%. Considering at first it was 0% we are working in the right direction. She seemed to have a positive outlook on the whole situation which helps me feel better about the entire situation. We will spend some serious money trying to get pregnant so I am glad that the percentage is pretty high.
I was reading some literature in the office while I was waiting and it made me feel better. It was talking about how the partners feel different about the situation and have to be able to support each other which I think Marc and I have a good handle on. It also said that many woman want to avoid other people they know having babies, or baby showers etc and that that is ok. The less stress you have the better. My friends are just going to have to be supportive if I don't come to those things. I will try, but it can be hard.
For now I am going to enjoy the summer with my husband, friends and family and just enjoy my time. I am thankful we are blessed enough to even have the means to get some help for what we are going through and I don't have much to complain about.
Gotta love life!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Journey Continues
After the devastation of not being pregnant I set up an appointment for Marc and I to go see a fertility specialist. We went Wednesday before our trip to Vegas. The doctor was very matter of fact, but did mention PCOS is pretty common and she works with many woman who have it and has a high success rate of helping them get pregnant. We did an ultra sound where she saw that my right ovary is less PCOSy than my left. She was a bit concerned about how close my left ovary was to my uterus so she set up for me to have a hysterosalpingogram. This procedure pushes die through your cervix to your fallopian tubes....you then have an x-ray done to see if the tubes are blocked. The rest of the appointment was just overwhelming with all the information thrown at me. I got a bit emotional, but left with more information about what I was really dealing with. And like my friend Crystal reminded me..Knowledge is POWER!I had the procedure scheduled for Monday and we left for our vacation.
Our vacation is Vegas was amazing...it not only gave Marc and I time to go have some much needed fun and relaxation, it provided me insight to the big picture. We went on a zip line in Boulder City and it was breath takingly beautiful. There is really something to be said about being in nature and realizing there is something bigger than ourselves. It was then I decide I need to relax. Worrying about the process and what I was going to be told isn't going to do me any good considering it won't change the outcome. I am looking at it now more as when/how it will happen rather than if it will happen. This vacation really saved my sanity.
So yesterday I went in for my procedure. It really wasn't as bad as people made it out to be. I mean don't get me wrong it's always uncomfortable when someone is all up in your business like that, but nothing a little humor couldn't get me through. The best part is everything came back normal. I don't have any blockages and my uterus looks healthy. Now Marc will go and get tested on Friday and we will make a plan from there. The doctor is pretty sure next steps will include Clomid and insemination to help the process along. This month we are just having fun, although I do have all the signs of ovulation just being on my Metformin so that is great! Just having to keep positive thoughts going and we will get through this journey.
We are so blessed to have all our amazing friends and family. The support that has been pouring out is truly amazing and greatly appreciated. What we have learned thus far through the journey is we need to talk to each other more. You never know who might have had the same struggles as you or who may have the one thing to say that will give you hope. Marc and I are choosing to let this journey bring us closer together as a couple, bring our families closer together and open our eyes to who really do care about us and who we can just let go of. We are learning a lot and will continue to learn a lot through our journey. I couldn't have asked for a better guy to go through it with......this is true love!
Our vacation is Vegas was amazing...it not only gave Marc and I time to go have some much needed fun and relaxation, it provided me insight to the big picture. We went on a zip line in Boulder City and it was breath takingly beautiful. There is really something to be said about being in nature and realizing there is something bigger than ourselves. It was then I decide I need to relax. Worrying about the process and what I was going to be told isn't going to do me any good considering it won't change the outcome. I am looking at it now more as when/how it will happen rather than if it will happen. This vacation really saved my sanity.
So yesterday I went in for my procedure. It really wasn't as bad as people made it out to be. I mean don't get me wrong it's always uncomfortable when someone is all up in your business like that, but nothing a little humor couldn't get me through. The best part is everything came back normal. I don't have any blockages and my uterus looks healthy. Now Marc will go and get tested on Friday and we will make a plan from there. The doctor is pretty sure next steps will include Clomid and insemination to help the process along. This month we are just having fun, although I do have all the signs of ovulation just being on my Metformin so that is great! Just having to keep positive thoughts going and we will get through this journey.
We are so blessed to have all our amazing friends and family. The support that has been pouring out is truly amazing and greatly appreciated. What we have learned thus far through the journey is we need to talk to each other more. You never know who might have had the same struggles as you or who may have the one thing to say that will give you hope. Marc and I are choosing to let this journey bring us closer together as a couple, bring our families closer together and open our eyes to who really do care about us and who we can just let go of. We are learning a lot and will continue to learn a lot through our journey. I couldn't have asked for a better guy to go through it with......this is true love!
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