The only problem was that it meant hubby couldn't make it as he had a work commitment he was not able to get out of and we knew if we tried to change the appointment they would make us wait who knows how long for another.
Luckily a good friend of mine offered to come with me.
So trying to be organised and knowing I was so stressed I would forget details, I took a little notebook with me, I even wrote pre appointment notes before the appointment so I would know what I wanted to make note of, I wrote FSH, LH etc and left little spaces next to them for the results lol.
I then went in to town to meet my friend at her work (She had changed her hours for the day to be able to come with me, bless her)
She said I looked completely stressed as soon as she saw me so god knows what I must have looked like.
We got to the clinic and it was as busy as always, but luckily we did not have to wait too long to be seen, or maybe it just felt like that as I was able to chat away with my friend while waiting.
As soon as we walked into the consultant's room he went straight into my test results as I am sure I must have looked even more nervous lol
He had hubby's second semen analysis results on his computer screen, he said they were normal and that although they had not been able to check the count this time, he was not concerned as the count had been so high before and had been more concerned with what they call the motility (how well they swim, whether they swim in the same direction etc) as this had been slightly lower than average when it was checked back in March, but he was pleased as this time it was up from 37% to 43% (Average is 40% he said)
I said "So it's not him, it's me that's the problem then?" he was very tactful and didn't answer that lol
He then said all my tests were normal, I asked for my FSH level and he said it was 4.3 and then went back through my records and said strangely my FSH levels had got better over the last 3 times it has been tested.
He said my LH level was ok too at 2.6.
My HSG proceedure had shown my tubes were clear and my internal ultrasound had been normal too so the only conclusion was a problem with ovulating.
He has prescribed 6 months of a fertility drug called Clomid.
He said I have to start taking 50mg on day 2 of my next cycle through to day 6, and then I have to go to the hospital on day 21 to have a blood test to check whether my ovaries respond to the treatment.
I need to phone the specialist fertility nurse 2 days later for the result and if the ovaries are not responding the nurse will increase the dose for the next cycle and I will start all over again.
He warned me about possible side effects saying there was a 10% chance of conceiving twins as the drug makes the ovaries release more than one egg, I couldn't look at my friend when he said this as I could just imagine her face thinking of my hubby's reaction to TWINS!!! lol
He then warned me about other side effects such as the fact my ovaries were going to become massive and painful and that I neeeded to look out for something called hyper ovarian stimulation syndrome (think I have that right) where they get too stimulated and cause fluid in the stomach that needs to be treated in hospital as an emergency.
Bit scary!
I left with a prescription for 6 months of Clomid and another appointment with the fertility specialist for 6 months time (Unless they change it on me again)
We went to the hospital pharmacy to collect my medication and it was hard not to laugh as I was questioned about alergies etc and whether I knew why I was taking the drug and then the most intelligent question... was I PREGNANT???
So now I am on cycle day 19 and again this month I took soya isoflavones at the start of my cycle (I tried taking them earlier than last month and I also upped the dose from 100mg to 150mg) and I did get my positive opk a whole DAY earlier than last month wooo hooo lol
Hubby bless him seems to be hoping we conceive this month so I won't have to take the fertility drug as he does not like the idea of the more serious side effects (Although I think the thought of twins probably worries him a bit too lol)
My next cycle is not due to start until early January so not much else I can do right now, apart from the obvious of course lol
Oh well Merry Christmas to any readers out there and all the best for 2012 whatever your plans are
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