Biopsy postponed

"You're still bleeding?"

The way Dr. S said those words brought all of my psyched up confidence down with a crash.  He was very upset and apologetic.  Apparently someone was supposed to check in with me to make sure my bleeding had stopped.  I'm guessing they just assumed my period would be done by CD9.  Not so much friends, my uterus is often trying to set world records for longest period.  

Not wanting to risk infection and/or only getting blood instead of a tissue sample Dr. S postponed the biopsy.  I am to call him directly when my period ends and he'll set up my appointment, even if it needs to be on the weekend.  Dave and I are going away for the weekend so the biopsy will likely be sometime late next week.  

The good news is Dr. S is very anxious to get my treatment rolling.  I am not going to delude myself into thinking we'll get a cycle in before our trip to St. Lucia.  The timing would have to be magical and who knows what my biopsy results will show.  A D&C is probably going to be involved to clean everything. 

My plan is to throw all of my obsessive tendencies towards getting fit and healthy for our trip.  We're going to try another Whole 30 in June and I hope to lose a good chunk of the flab that has taken up residence in my mid-section.  Toning up my arms and thighs would be nice too. 

Well fuck...

Went in for my baseline ultrasound this morning.  If everything looked good then I would start Clomid.  If my lining was still too thick then it was biopsy time.

I go in for an endometrial biopsy next Wednesday morning.

Easing back in

I apologize for the long hiatus.  Work has been a nightmare the past couple weeks.  Our new system was successfully launched, but there has been a ton of clean up, hand holding, and a mini crisis here and there.  Every time I have a moment to check in with 3T or possibly start a blog post something else pops up.  This will be a short update, but I am expecting a call from Dr. S sometime today so I will post again either later today or tomorrow.

My prolactin is down to a 4 as of the beginning of this month.  Our two natural cycles were a complete bust with me not ovulating at all.  I spotted for about a week before my period started Tuesday evening.  Obviously my ovaries did not get the message about the lowered prolactin.  Called the office to report the start of my period.  Dr. S is back in the office today and the nurse needed to discuss the plan with him.  If he wants baseline testing for this cycle I will go in tomorrow on CD4.  I don't have high hopes for starting any treatment this cycle, but we'll see what Dr. S thinks.

I'm at work

and all I want to do is go back to bed.

We launched our new operating system yesterday and most of the day was putting out small fires, mostly CSRs whining and complaining.  The core team is in today to make some crucial fixes before we start the work week with customer calls tomorrow.  I plan to get back to regular updates soon.  Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

NIAW!

This week is National Infertility Awareness Week.  Dave and I made the decision to come out with our story.  I changed my cover photo and wrote a mini novel of a status.  The feedback so far has been amazing.  It feels really good to be "out".  My hope is to help those who may still be struggling in silence, feeling that they are alone in the scary world of IF.

I know things have been a little quiet around here and I apologize for not updating for a while.  Last week CD 24 ended up turning into CD 1 and I was a mess.  Currently on CD 7 and still bleeding steadily.  The optimistic side of my brain thinks that this is a spring cleaning period, preparing my uterus for a nice May BFP.  The larger pessimistic side of my brain thinks I am just going to continue bleeding and will have to call Dr. S for an intervention.  I want to side with optimism, I really do.

Anyway, our big project will hopefully be launching this weekend, barring any major disasters.  Things will probably remain quiet here.  I plan to give a big update on Sunday and go over NIAW.

Too many emotions

I love Boston.  I was born and raised ten minutes north of that beautiful city.  It feels like my heart has been ripped out.  Luckily all of our family and friends are safe.  My Dad works in South Boston, far from Copley.  My Mom and sister were home, but still heard the bombs.  Dave's cousin was heading down Boylston with her friends, but thankfully was nowhere near the finish line when the bombs went off.  I am thankful in this day and age for the technology available to us, people were able to check in quickly.  Hopefully technology will be able to help catch those responsible.  You do not fuck with Boston.

Quick whiny update:  Currently having a terrible acne breakout, including a very painful cystic pimple on my chin.  My ovaries feel like they are exploding, right now my left one is experiencing sharp pains.  The bleeding has slowed and as of this morning had turned brown.  My temperature also took a massive dive this morning.  My chart is starting to resemble a jagged mountain range.  I can't believe I let myself get my hopes up for this cycle.  

I need a stiff drink and a nap.

       

My body just loves to contradict me

Remember how happy I was the other day about possibly ovulating and the lack of spotting?  Apparently my body thought it would be hilarious to prove me wrong.  I had some bad cramping on my right side yesterday afternoon.  Chalked it up to gas pains or something like that.  We were out and about most of the day, including our first trip to Costco.  That place is dangerous by the way.  The pain had subsided by the time we got home.  When I went to the bathroom I noticed a lot of brownish pink blood on the toilet paper.  Thanks body, we were doing so well this cycle.

I woke up this morning to a slight temp drop, but putting in a higher dummy temp tomorrow does give me crosshairs for Saturday.  So, perhaps it was just ovulation spotting from an egg busting out with great force? I will choose to believe that for now, though I would appreciate ovulating on the side with the fallopian tube.  As of this morning the bleeding has slowed to a light brown spotting, hopefully it doesn't pick back up again. So tomorrow morning's temp will show if I am 3 DPO or just on CD 24.  I won't be sleeping well tonight.