went back to the doc's this morning for more bloodwork (the nurse took a look at my poor abused arms and said, "wow, you're... colorful!") and a quick sonogram. the doctor said, based on the sonogram, that i definitely ovulated as predicted. i didn't have any doubt about that. she said i should start using the progesterone suppositories today, twice a day until i either get my period or don't. the progesterone is supposed to help with implantation and also keep my hormone levels regulated... low progesterone levels sometimes lead to early pregnancy loss. online talk says there can sometimes be some icky side effects to taking these, but we'll see. i'll do my first one tonight.
and then it's just waiting. the doc said if i don't have my period by two weeks from today that i should come in for a pregnancy test and they should be able to tell for sure by then. if i get it sooner than that, i need to go back in to start the next cycle of IUI. I am going out of town next week, which shouldn't interfere with anything unless my period comes super early. if it does, i might need to head home early, because if we don't get things going for IUI by day 4 i will have to skip a cycle, and i definitely don't want to do that. but i think the earliest it should come is next friday, so I should be fine. i feel pretty calm about the whole thing right now. somewhat optimistic, but definitely not over-the-top. i'm prepared for disappointment after this first attempt. not expecting it, but prepared for it. the past year and a half has done wonders for my level of acceptance of bad news. so until the time we get some kind of news, i will try to distract myself as much as possible. summer vacation should help with that! woo hoo!
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