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robinsnest) wrote2019-03-04 10:20 pm
robinsnest) wrote2019-03-04 10:20 pm
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scary appointment one done
an update on the journey to the center of my uterus
I had my follow up appointment to go over the results of blood work today. I was pleasantly surprised when Rob rushed back from his own psych appointment because he wanted to come with me. I thought that was sweet and supportive of him.
The long and the short of it is that my labs were mostly normal, but my ratios of hormones were wrong. it should be 1:1 FSH and LH and mine was 2:1 and my progesterone indicated I didn't ovulate. Which really doesn't surprise me, I didn't think I did. My androgen levels were low so she said I wasn't a text book PCOS patient but something very "PCOS like."
So now what? She said lots of women in my position respond super well to clomid. It's one of the most ubiquitous fertility drugs on the market, which is nice as the side effects are really well documented. I know several people for whom that has worked. So the plan will be I take 5 days of Povera same as I did before to bring a period and kind of re-set my cycle. On day 5-7 I take clomid. Days 13-19 they tell you to sexy it up (at least every other day) then in 28 days if your'e not pregnant you get labs done to check progesterone and see if you ovulated. If you didn't ovulate they adjust the clomid as they start you on a very low dose.
She said "you don't have to do it right now if your'e not ready" and I'm not ready RIGHT NOW but we're at the "shit or get off the pot" part. So we filled the Rxs and when I get back from Disney is go time. I assume I'll vomit the entire time as my mom did and I vomit for any reason and I don't wanna be ill at Disney.
suddenly it all feels rather real and slightly terrifying. I mean that's normal right?
I had my follow up appointment to go over the results of blood work today. I was pleasantly surprised when Rob rushed back from his own psych appointment because he wanted to come with me. I thought that was sweet and supportive of him.
The long and the short of it is that my labs were mostly normal, but my ratios of hormones were wrong. it should be 1:1 FSH and LH and mine was 2:1 and my progesterone indicated I didn't ovulate. Which really doesn't surprise me, I didn't think I did. My androgen levels were low so she said I wasn't a text book PCOS patient but something very "PCOS like."
So now what? She said lots of women in my position respond super well to clomid. It's one of the most ubiquitous fertility drugs on the market, which is nice as the side effects are really well documented. I know several people for whom that has worked. So the plan will be I take 5 days of Povera same as I did before to bring a period and kind of re-set my cycle. On day 5-7 I take clomid. Days 13-19 they tell you to sexy it up (at least every other day) then in 28 days if your'e not pregnant you get labs done to check progesterone and see if you ovulated. If you didn't ovulate they adjust the clomid as they start you on a very low dose.
She said "you don't have to do it right now if your'e not ready" and I'm not ready RIGHT NOW but we're at the "shit or get off the pot" part. So we filled the Rxs and when I get back from Disney is go time. I assume I'll vomit the entire time as my mom did and I vomit for any reason and I don't wanna be ill at Disney.
suddenly it all feels rather real and slightly terrifying. I mean that's normal right?
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But I so admire the people who can commit to being responsible for another human like that, even though I'm not up for it!
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