1700 and doing fine

Saturday night was the first night I took the large dose of Metformin. I took it right before bed hoping that if there were going to be any side effects, I wouldn't feel them. Sunday morning I felt fine. So again last night I took the 1700 mg and did great! I have so much hope that the larger dose will help to kick start some ovulation.

PCOS and a pregnancy (not mine)

I knew it all along. When we first met our last RE, I knew deep down I had PCOS. I am still unsure as to why I never pressed the issue with the first RE. 

We went to meet with our new RE, Dr. D last Thursday and right off the bat he said I have PCOS. I told him that was what I assumed and that I KNOW that I dont have to have cysts on insulin resistance to have PCOS. At times what he was telling C and I made it sound like we would never conceive but at some points he made it sounds like it would all be alright. The plan is to lose 10-15 pounds and go back in July. He said that we would up the dose of Clomid to about 250mg a day and take it longer then just 5 days. He said to keep taking my Metformin and we would see where we are at in July. 

The day before our Dr's appointment C and I got a text message from my SIL saying that she is pregnant. I was at work getting ready for a meeting and I had to leave the room. I lost it and broke down crying. When I got home on Wednesday C and I cried. We stopped crying, had dinner, cried, C took a shower and cried. We were not so much mad at my SIL for being pregnant but were sad at the fact that it is not us. My heart still hurts a bit to think about it.

We will see what the next few months bring. 

On a happy note, last night I took the full 1700mg of Metformin and was fine!!! Horah! 

The morning is upon us

And we meet our new Dr, Dr.D as I shall refer to him as in T-Minus 72 minutes! 

On a side note AF started yesterday well really last night and has ramped up this am and I am happy about that.

There is a lot more to tell about things that happened yesterday but that will be a blog for another time, maybe today maybe this weekend. 

Thank you to all of my readers as well, who make me feel heard, even if i never hear from any of you. 

Paying for it

So, Im a gluten for punishment and I keep taking my Metformin with no food. Well today I paid for it. About 30 mins after I took it, I got a headache and my stomach started hurting really bad. I need to follow directions on the bottle better =(

Great things

This that have made this week great. In no particular order.

-Deciding to switch RE's!

-Meeting with the women where we will FINALLY have our own wedding!!

-Getting new contacts ( the only down part was the price =(

-WOYC!

-Going to the carnival at the Boy's school!!!!

- Its the weekend and I get to spent it with my wonderful wife and amazing family!!!!!!

o..and its pay day!

Excited!

So this morning I was thinking about not switching clinic's but just switching Dr's within the clinic that we go to now. So I called and sort of got the run around and was basically told that when we make apts. we can ask to see our Dr but its not guaranteed and that most Dr's time is scheduled for IVF. I was not happy with the way the conversation went so I went ahead and called another clinic within my medical group.
     The man who answered was very nice and asked me questions about what we were doing now, what meds I was on and took the time to find a Dr to set us up with who would benefit us. We will be meeting with the Sub Chef of EC and IF next Thursday. I hope everything goes well.

Different Doctor

So before we get to the Dr situation im going to update about the meds.

Provera-I started taking it on the 7th and will finish with my 10 days on the 17th. Then AF will show.

Metformin-I started taking it again last night. Im currently doing 1 850mg pill 1 time a day. The last time I took it, I did the 2 weeks with one pill and then moved up the dose as told by my Dr. to 2 850 mg pills a day. Well when I took the two pills I for really sick. So I just did the 1 pill. The RE told me 1 pill of Metformin was better than nothing. Well today I emailed the RE and asked if I should try the 2 pills a day again and he said yes. So in 2 weeks, I will start the 1700 mg of Metformin a day.

PNV's-Started taking them again =)

So as to why the Dr. change.

When we first started TTC, our RE told me that I should lose some weight but never said anything more about it. When we started our cycle the nurse we saw and continue to see continuously brought it up about my weight, always was saying to watch what I ate and to lose weight. Now I know im overweight, im not denying that but I know PLENTY of women who are overweight and have had children. I shrugged the comments off every time we saw her. C and I then got a Balley's membership and started going to the gym, we started eating better and overall I felt better, but I still did not lose any weight. Initially when we started our treatments I lost 8 pounds. Again, every time we saw her she commented on my weight and made it a big deal.
     When I emailed her in Feb. to tell her that we were taking a break and would resume in June so that we could recover financially and for me to lose some more weight. She emailed back and said something to the effect of " Im sure that when you lose the weight you will conceive." Needless to say I was surprised and what she said and a little bummed. I had been duped into believing that UNLESS I LOSE WEIGHT I WILL NEVER CONCEIVE.
     After March went by I decided to ask some of the girls on TheBump.com ( where I frequent) what they thought and if they thought we should change Dr.'s. A lot of them agreed with me and said that yes, being over weight can hurt my chances but NO Dr. should be so concerned with that that they lack on what they should be doing. They should be a partner in the process, not reminding me that Im fat whenever I see them.
     I talked to C today and she agreed that we should switch. So I made a call to another branch of the medical we have and will wait for them to call. I hope we find an RE that we both like and who can look past my weight and focus on getting us a LO!

Beans and a Birthday

Let's start with the beans. The other day the boy spent the night with us and after he had read two books, tucked in his moosey and gave his Bay Bay her final kisses good night, He fell off the bed. Well not all the way but C woke up to him hanging onto her legs for dear life and while I slept, she lowered him to the floor where he curled up into a ball and fell back asleep. So anyway, after all of that I dreamt that we had hundreds of jelly beans all over our bed. None of them fell off or were under us, just hundreds of jelly beans where our bodies were not.  My cousin looked it up online and apparently its a sign of fertility, I doubt it.

Onto the birthday. It came and went like any other day but this day was my day, or our day. We rented a limo, large enough o fit 16 members of our family and took it to the city. We ate, we drank and we had fun. My wife made me a homemade cake and the day was wonderful. I could not ask for a better family or a better wife. Plus, the boy got me a Dora birthday card " She needs this one bay bay, she loves it!" He told C as they picked it out for me.

And the Provera..it has been good to me so far with minimal hot flashes

Provera how I love thee

Day number 2 of Provera and I already feel icky!

On the road again

Well the time has come my friends to again start on this crazy journey of making a baby. I have not had a period since Feb. So I went ahead and took the pregnancy test  last week and am now planning on calling for my Provera. O how I hate that stuff. I love that get its be back on track but HATE the hot flashes and mood swings.