Infertility Journal

I don't know about you ladies, but I have been keeping a small journal of my daily cm observations, temps, medications, appts, food, exercise, moods, etc...  I was getting tired of filling in all the "fields" each day before filling in that day's info, so I am looking at getting some printed with all the fields already filled in.  Thought this might be something that others would use.  What do you think?  Do you use one?  Would you?  What information would be helpful for you?  Was thinking of having some extras printed when I did mine and then maybe trying to sell some on Etsy and on the blog here.

Lab results

Finally got my lab results from LapCorp over to Dr. Yeung.  He says that my kidney and liver panels were fine and I can go ahead and start on the Metformin, which I plan to do tomorrow.  My LDL (bad cholesterol) was 141 which he said wasn't high but on the higher end of normal and I need to improve it with diet and exercise and keep an eye on it.

Lab tests

I scheduled to go tomorrow morning for my fasting blood draws.  Dr. Yeung ordered a CMP and a Lipid test.  Not sure when results will be in, but will post when I get them.

NaPro Dr appt update

Hi everyone!  We are sitting outside Duke having ice cream and I
thought I'd send an update.  The appt went fine - quick, but Dr Yeung
did a good job answering our questions and concerns.  I have a script
to get lab work done to check on my kidneys and liver and cholesterol
and if they check out fine then I have a script for Metformin which
will help with insulin resistance and weight and lowering
testosterone.  It may help me to ovulate.  He said my cervix looks
fine and I have great CM.  :-).  He did give me a script for an
antibiotic too to see if that clears up some of the continual CM.  He
said he does not suspect endo based on his exam.  He reinforced the
fact that there is no cure for PCOS and the 3 options for treatment if
one wants to conceive are Met, Clomid and Femara - the other 2
stimulate ovulation and he admitted are less of a long-term help and
more of a band-aid fix.  We were clear about wanting my long-term
health to be top priority but that we would love to be fertile also!
I am to stay in touch with LaDean and to send Dr Yeung my chart and an
e-mail every 3 months or if anything changes.  If I become pg, I need
to notify him right away so he can order a lab for a progesterone
test.  I think that's it!  Let me know if there are any ?s.

On the edge...

... of the unknown.  I am excited, nervous, a bit scared, mostly excited!

Tomorrow is my appointment with my NaPro Dr.  :-)

This will be my initial visit and some testing, possibly ordering some labs and getting some prescriptions, maybe an ultrasound to see my ovaries, possibly discussing a lap to check for endometriosis... just guesses.  I am working hard on not obsessing and trying not to get carried away with attempting to predict and prepare for every possible scenario.

Last week I was going kinda nutso, Tom and I went out for dinner and left the kids with our wonderful friends.  It was so good to talk about my feelings with him.  I was feeling a little alone on the fertility train... but he really is right there beside me, holding my hand, making sure I don't jump overboard with crazy obsession and paranoia.  He is so good for me.  I started into a long discussion about how I am doing this and this and I think this will happen and what if this happens and what do we think about this possibility, on and on.  He looked at me and said "Above all, I want you to be healthy and with me for as long as possible.  If getting you healthy means we can have more children, I would love that.  We will not take short-cuts and do things that may harm you.  Let's see what the Dr finds and recommends and we will ask questions and research as things come up.  I love you.  Calm down."  (Paraphrased but that's the gist.)

I've been much better since then.  :-)

I know that while I have all the daily charting and testing and observing and temping and things that I can do and be absorbed in, it may seem that he is hardly participating (except obvious necessities, ha!)... but that is not the case.  I know that he is thinking about it and working very hard to stash away money for treatments and probably bearing more of the burden than I realize.

So, pray for us!  We are leaving at 9am and have a 2 1/2 hour drive to Duke University.  My appt is at 1:30pm.  I will post an update here as soon as I can.  We are driving another 4 hours down to SC to see some wonderful friends and spend the weekend with them.  It will be very nice.  Thank you!