Interesting

I am finding this more and more interesting with the more I find out. I have talked about how different the process is this time and it is getting more so by the day! The last time when I got the first positive pregnancy test I asked if I should start some prenatal vitamins. I never got an answer to that question however this time the Dr. already had me start them and I haven't even gone through the transfer. Also last time they didn't do any blood tests to check for underlying issues so after the testing this week they discovered that my Thyroid is a little off and that can cause some fertility issues if left untreated. Also the fact that as mentioned in the last post that the Dr said my lining was to thick for his liking. I am not putting the other clinic down or saying they did it all wrong but I am saying that maybe, not definitely, it would have worked before if these things would have been remedied prior to my first transfer. This is all very eye opening for me I don't want to compare one place to another this one is just a better fit for me though it may not be the case for everyone!

Well John and I went to DC for some testing. I will say again process is totally different this time my pretesting with the last clinic was a vaginal ultrasound where the Dr. looked at everything then said yep it all looks good we can proceed with the process. Well not so this time I had a mock transfer which was no big deal except that they told me to drink 64 oz of fluid, though I only got 45-50 down they do the ultrasound and he tells me your bladder is too full I can't see the uterus. You need to go to the restroom and count to 20 stop peeing and come back. That is easier said than done but I did it. Next I had a HSG where they inject saline and air mixture to check the flow in your uterus and tubes. That didn't hurt but I had some terrible cramps for a while after that procedure. I went back for day two of the appointment got a routine physical and a hysteroscopy, where they take live pics of the inside of your reproductive organs, with all the testing the doctor decided he wanted to scrape part of my uterine lining. He said it was thicker than he would like to see it that he would just take part of it off to hopefully help our odds of success this time. The nurse told me most women that have had children don't really feel a thing. Apparently they were all on drugs or I am not most women because it hurt really bad. It took all I had to not come up off the table it was so painful that we had to sit in the car for a while before I could even function. I then had to pee in a cup tried twice and couldn't. So I came back an hour and a bottle of water later and went but half of it went in the toilet so it was still not enough. Came back two hours later and filled the whole cup up and probably had a whole cup in the toilet so it was a success. The worst part about the trip was this time I rented a car and had to drive there those people are freaking crazy there! But with all that being said I would do all of this again to reach the goal of this taking this time!

My cycle started today so we are starting the process this time is much different. Not only do we have a different Dr. we also are using fresh embryos, whereas the last two transfers I had were frozen embryos so the whole process is vastly changed from the other times. I guess I have to make an impromptu trip to DC in the next week or so. I will have to be there for two appointments on consecutive days for some testing. It will be fun I am just not sure who will be available to go with me this time. It was unexpected, since I didn't have to do this for the last time, so I hadn't made prior plans. I am so glad to get the process started though.

I signed and sent my letter of intent with a couple and their Dr. received my records. We are on to the next step of the process. We sign contracts and wait on my cycle which will be here any day now. As soon as that happens we will start the fertility process. This is really exciting I can't wait and I will keep you updated Thanks to all who are following this journey of mine!