On the road again...
Well, the consult went ok. I really wish I could just get pregnant without medical assistance. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened. Instead once a month I drag out a heating pad, or a laptop to help alleviate the pain and try not to dwell on the fact that I am yet another month closer to menopause.
Now it's back for a whole new round of tests. According to my consult the IVF process will take about 2 months, the first will be a bunch of preliminary tests. (Since I'm such the 'prolonger', they want to check my FSH levels again, map out my uterus, and of course all of the blood work needed before an IVF cycle.) The second month I'll start taking the medications (shots) again, and adding a few more to the mix. I voiced my concerns about going under with IVF and was told it was more like a heavy sedation. I guess I'll find out soon enough. It still isn't something I look forward to.
I've been reading a lot of infertility blogs lately. (I'm awful about reading and not commenting.) Many have had success rates, which are encouraging, but after so many years of trying, the thought of my having a child is almost becoming unfathomable. It's the ones that don't have kids that I'm drawn to. Probably because I'm in the same boat. Part of me worries what if we completely change when we have a baby. While the other part thinks we'd make wonderful parents and can't imagine life without children in it. I just need to be ok with either outcome.
Now it's back for a whole new round of tests. According to my consult the IVF process will take about 2 months, the first will be a bunch of preliminary tests. (Since I'm such the 'prolonger', they want to check my FSH levels again, map out my uterus, and of course all of the blood work needed before an IVF cycle.) The second month I'll start taking the medications (shots) again, and adding a few more to the mix. I voiced my concerns about going under with IVF and was told it was more like a heavy sedation. I guess I'll find out soon enough. It still isn't something I look forward to.
I've been reading a lot of infertility blogs lately. (I'm awful about reading and not commenting.) Many have had success rates, which are encouraging, but after so many years of trying, the thought of my having a child is almost becoming unfathomable. It's the ones that don't have kids that I'm drawn to. Probably because I'm in the same boat. Part of me worries what if we completely change when we have a baby. While the other part thinks we'd make wonderful parents and can't imagine life without children in it. I just need to be ok with either outcome.
posted by Susan at 9:36 PM
3 Comments:
OMG! A Bay Area winelover with an infertility blog! LOVE IT!
I hope that you aren't infertile for long.
Good luck with everything!
Hi there, Julianna turned me onto your blog. I also live in the Bay Area and love wine. Add in the fact that I am a horse lover and just started taking riding lessons and I think I've found another blog to add to my list of reads. I'll second that good luck. Both Julianna and I are trying to move forward after fertility treatments were unsuccessful, but you mentioned that you were trying to be OK with either outcome so maybe I can be of some help to you.
Thank you both for the encouraging words.
Donna since you like horses too, you should check out Cooper-Garrod Vineyards on a Saturday and watch the vaulters (gymnastics on horseback) they’re amazing!
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