I thought it was time to update everyone on my infertility journey. Well, as of January 1st I was officially covered on Andy's insurance plan, which meant we could finally start infertility treatments. Last summer I was officially diagnosed with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and had tried several oral medications to attempt to induce ovulation or a menstrual cycle with no success. We went to our RE (reproductive endocrinologist) on January 2nd and he told us he wanted us to come in for a baseline ultrasound and then start injectible medications, which we did. I started Menopur (75 IU each day) on January 2nd, I went in for an ultrasound a couple days later and found that I was slowly responding, so he wanted to continue me on the same dose as not to hyper stimulate my ovaries. After a couple more days on that, I went in for another ultrasound, found that this dose wasn't working so he increased it to 1 1/2 vials of Menopur per day. I continued this for about 3 days I think and went in on Monday (Jan 19th) and found that my uterine lining and follicles in my ovaries were not responding as he hoped. So he told us we would have to increase my dose to 150 IU of Menopur but he didn't think I would respond properly and we would just have to go directly to IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) , needless to say I was devastated. I really hoped this would work and I would ovulate without having to go through such an invasive procedure. I know there's still a *chance* this may be working (I will find out at my dr. appt tomorrow) but I don't have a lot of hope.
Neither Andy or I are ready for this big step in our infertility journey, so after speaking with my chiropractor last week I will be doing some nutrition response testing to see if we can get down to the root cause of my problem and solve it naturally.
This has already been a long journey for Andy and I and we hope that an end comes soon. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive to us by lending an listening ear and being a friend through this tough time.
Check out this video...helps to explain how I feel (warning...if you are/have gone through infertility it's a very emotional video)
2 comments:
Wow Suzie, what a rough process. I can't even imagine what you are going through emotionally. Hang in there, because one day when you are holding a baby in your arms, whatever you went through will be totally worth it. Just think - if you do IVF, you could be like Jon and Kate Plus 8! :) And never have to worry about this process again!
I'm so sorry to hear how tough it is on you. I'll be praying for you two. With God anything is possible:)
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