We have dates!

I had my IVF consult on Wednesday.  We spent 3 1/2 hours at the clinic going over everything.  He also performed an SHG (sonohysterogram) which showed that there may be a small infection in my uterus.  He said this is an easy fix so we are just adding some kick ass antibiotics to my list of meds.  I was a little surprised by the meds my RE wants to use, but he said he has had a lot of success with this particular protocol, and dr.google says it minimizes OHSS (Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome).  I'm very optimistic (maybe a bit too optimistic).  Meds start March 2 and we are looking at egg retrieval and transfer the week of March 12th.

Small update

The big day is almost here...the IVF consult.  In one week I will have a start date, a protocol, and a giant hole in my bank account where all my money once was.  I have never been so excited and so terrified in my life.  What if I don't respond?  What if we can't get any eggs?  What if my eggs are complete crap?   I'm working really hard on distracting myself so I don't obsess too much, but work has been so slow that google just begs to be played with.  Luckily my husband got me an XBox 360 for Christmas so that has been a great distraction at home.

So we are starting IVF soon

After some discussion, we decided to pass on the additional testing with the uro.  We felt that we would end up at IVF anyways so might as well get there sooner.  We have a few more tests to run and we have to wait for the money to come through but we are looking to start early to mid January.    We also decided that we will most likely only give this one shot.  It is a lot of money and the odds of success go down after one unsuccessful cycle.  We will do the one cycle and how ever many cycles it will take to use up any frosties we may get.  After that we are going to work on saving as much money as we can so that in a few years we will be in a place where adoption is feasible.

had our appt. with the new uro

He wants to run a few more tests before any final decisions are made.  He said while DH's numbers aren't terrible, they aren't exactly great either.  He did confirm a small varicocele on both sides so surgery is an option.  He gave us a 50/50 shot it would improve his numbers, though probably not too dramatically.   He is going to test DH's testosterone levels to make sure they are normal, and he is going to do a DNA fragmentation test.  He said if there is a high level of fragmentation the surgery could have a more drastic effect.   Assuming these two tests come back relatively normal, we will be proceeding full speed with IVF in the new year.

OWL week 4 and update

Week 4 was my best week yet.  I lost 3 pounds for a total of 6.5 pounds in 4 weeks.   I am not craving the sweets nearly as bad as I was.  I even turned down cake at a baptism over the weekend.

In TTC news, I am 8dpo today.  My body seems to be doing everything right this month, except my temps are heading south so it looks like I'll be starting bcps this weekend.  My husband's urologist appt. is coming up next week so I will soon know for sure what our plan of action is.

Week 3 of OWL

I lost 2 pounds!  Total weight loss of 3.5 lbs in 3 weeks.  With the amount of cheating I still do I'll take this any day.  

Two Weeks Into Operation Weight Loss

I'm down a total of about 1.5 pounds.  At this rate I am not going to be down the 20 pounds I wanted to before IVF, but any weight loss will help so I'm going to do my best to stick with it.  The past two weeks have been tough to fit  working out in, but I am going to get back to focusing on that.  Hopefully that will speed up the loss a little  bit.   I'm still drinking Pepsi here and there, but it is definitely more of a treat versus the only liquid I consume.  The fact that I survived Halloween and my first CD1 without binging gives me hope that maybe this time I can stick with it.