One month down...

We started doing our drug treatment this month.  I was put on birth control for two weeks to regulate a start date.  I took ten pills, not really sure what they were, on July 2.  I had an ultrasound on July 6, the nurse saw three to four follicles growing.  I started giving myself 125mg of the Follistim shots on July 6 and 7.  Went in for my ultrasound on July 8, the doctor gave the go ahead to give myself the hcg shot (which I messed up).  We did the magic baby dance 12 and 36 hours later.  Now we are just waiting.  I go in tomorrow to get my progestrone checked and next Monday July 23 I go in for my blood test.  (I'm not really up on the lingo with this whole fertility thing yet.)  So I'm in the wait weeks and it's kiling me.  That's about it for now.

Not very good at this...

I had my surgery and the doctors say everything looks good.  They also found out that I have PCOS.  That's no good.  The doctor said that we need to try more invasive fertility meds then clomid.  I guess we will try that for a few months and if that doesn't work then he wants to go to IVF.  Lets pray that the drug treatment works.  As far as my surgery went they removed the Endometriosis from my ovaries, all over my uterus, my colon, and my bladder.  I'm all healed up and we start our drug treatment next week.

so much has happened

So much has happened in the past three weeks since I last posted anything.  I mentioned that we had gone to the infertility seminar and meet a doctor that we liked.  I had my appointment last Monday to meet my doctor and do my work up.  We decided that I need to have the surgery to explore for and treat endometriosis.  He said it would take about 4-6 weeks before they could afford to fit me in.  Well, I was checking out and setting my appointments to get all my blood work and exams done, and then there was a cancellation in the surgery schedule for the following Tuesday.  YAY!! I was jumping for joy.  So I was able to get my surgery today.  The only bad thing is I got a visit for Dear Aunt Flow yesterday. So gross.  I not even going to talk about the bowel prep.  OMG!!  I though I was going to die.  So when I woke up I was not a happy camper.  I won't even go into details.  I won't have all of the resolutes until my post op.  I'm just hoping that this will help and not only will I be pain free but I will l also be able to get pregnant.

(picture from http://www.endofound.org)

I've just found a ton of websites and support groups on facebook that help in the fight of endometriosis.  There is so much help out there for us.  We have to know that we are not alone. Check one of them out here.  They are pretty awesome.  If there's any advice I can give to anybody who thinks that they may have this disease but can't get anybody to listen it would be to not give up.  Keep pushing and pushing until someone listens to you.  I do not have all the typical endometriosis symptoms but I have some of them so it was really hard for me to try to get my doctors to listen to me. Don't give up.  You are not alone, don't try to fight this alone.

I'm Back

So it's been awhile.  We have gotten to Jacksonville and are getting settled in our house (pictures to follow).  So we are found a new RE doctor here.
   I'm really excitied.  My first appointment is next Monday.  I got to meet him this weekend.  At a infertiity  seminar

 Last week was National Infertility Awareness Week and in Jacksonville they had a Fertility Awareness Seminar.  They were raffling off three free IVF treatment.  Unforchently I didn't win any of the IVF treatments but I did win a gift certificate to a very nice resturant.  The seminar was very informational.  We learned a lot!!  I also learned about a group called RESOLVE.  They are The National Infertility Association.  Their website has tons of useful information about support and anything you could possibly need.  

(from the RESOLVE website)




So check them out.  They offer some great services.


Also Meg over at In This Wonderful Life is having another give away here.  I've never had the chance to try any of the Scentsy products but I LOVE to try this flavor



or this flavor

(both pictures from the Scentsy website)


So go over there and check out the giveaway.


I will be trying to posting on a more regular basis from now on.  

going in a different direction.

Well I went to the Crossfit gym the other day, and I've decided to not go there.  The price to go to the one here was $150, for the month, to go only 3 times a week.  So I'm going to just stick with the base gym and I've started Weight Watchers.  I'm going to track that on here too.  

I didn't go to the gym yesterday or today because I've been sick.  I had to go to Urgent Care.  That was a nightmare.  I put one of those masks on just so I wasn't breathing in everybodies germs.  YUCK!!  I hate when the clinic on base is booked.  

Day one of the "new me" complete.

So the gym was great today.  I left having a great attitude and with lots of energy, but I crashed out around 2:30 today.  I passed out and slept for two hours.  Tomorrow I plan to take two classes.  I have Turbo Kickboxing at 9:30 and right after that is Tai Chi.  I'm stoked to try Tai Chi.  I also playing with the idea of trying a Crossfit gym.  The only problem with them is that they cost SO much.  They the first session for free so we'll see.  I know OJ did some Crossfit while he was doing NROTC at Ole Miss, so maybe that's something we can do together.  Who knows.  He'll probably laugh and tell that I won't be able to do it.  Well all I know is that I really want to stick with this.  I hope I'm not too sore tomorrow.

Here's to a new beginning!!!!

I've decided to make a new start.  We PCS (permanent change of station) in about 6 weeks, and that's just not going to give me enough time to get any kind of treatment, so I'm just going to work on getting healthy.   Tomorrow is going to be the last, first day of the rest of my life.  I really want to get healthy so that I can get pregnant and have a healthy pregnancy.  I'm really want to make a life style change.  I want to also make this my weight loss journal as well as journey to getting pregnant.  It's also my hope for me to talk about our lives and military things too.

So here's to a new beginning!!!!!