Well, Dr. Jewell and I have pretty much come to the conclusion that, for whatever reason, Clomid is not working for me. He feels that the time has come for me to see a specialist that will help diagnosis what is wrong with me. The simple diagnosis that Dr. Jewell had is proving to be a little more complicated. I have a phone consult with Dr. Peter Ahlering on March 16th. (That's my dad's bday so maybe that is a good sign). If I wanted to wait to talk to him in person, I would be waiting until April. The plan is for Dr. Ahlering to work his magic and then send me back to Dr. Jewell who will work with Dr. Bartlesmeyer to help me have a happy, healthy pregnancy. That's right, 3 doctors already, and I'm not pregnant. Sounds a lot easier than it is. It seems that each month a new problem or symptom crops up and none of them lead to a clear diagnosis. I have spent waaay to much time on Webmd and have pretty much convinced myself that I have every gynecological problem known to man. I have a new resolution to STAY THE HELL OFF MEDICAL WEBSITES!!!!!!!!! Dr. Jewell gave me the choice of doing one more round of Clomid while I wait for my consult with Dr. Ahlering but I am choosing not too. I have a dose sitting on my counter, but I don't like the side effects that Clomid has on me. Why put the drugs in my body if they aren't doing anything. I am still taking my daily prenatal, Extra Folic Acid (because of the MTHFR) and baby aspirin (because of the ANA) so I have enough pills to swallow each day. I won't miss the 2 more of clomid and 4 more of cenestin each day!
I am not sure what testing Dr. A is going to want to put me through or how many months will pass before we get any results. I feel as if we are starting over and the last 21 months have kind of been wasted. Hindsight is 20/20 and if we had known then what we know now, we would have attacked this in a very different way. More aggressive treatment and testing. But, we have had some results and are now aware of the potential complications and can do what we can to prevent them in pregnancy, if we ever get there.
I don't want this to become an infertility blog, so I promise I will post more and they will be way more upbeat.
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Behind you all the way no matter what.
Your blog is your blog. I read because I care to know what's happening in your world. Write about whatever you need to write about.
Praying for you and Travis. Stay strong.
Thanks Erin! Appreciate it!
Thanks Jamie! I want to look back at the end of this year when I do my year in review and not have all negative posts!!!! Thanks for the prayers! We need them!
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