One thing we want out of this blog is to keep everyone informed as to what is going on with this process. Partially because we know you want to be informed and partially so instead of giving the same news over and over again in person, we can just tell everyone that all of the details are on the blog.
That being said, while we have briefly covered a lot of this process, I want to write one post that would serve as a catch up for the entire ordeal.
In early December, Veronica went in for a pap smear that returned abnormal results. This was actually scary because a lot of times an abnormal pap smear can mean some serious health issues. Thankfully after a biopsy and a stressful Christmas waiting for the results, everything checked out normal. With all of these doctor visits she was able to go ahead and ask some questions about our unsuccessful attempts at getting pregnant. The doctors went ahead and told us to get some tests done.
We started with getting the boys tested, and I covered those results in a previous post. After the results for both of those tests came back we were sent to a urologist who I like to refer to as Captain Negativity. I could've handed that guy a million bucks and he would've complained about the taxes. He was checking for any health reason for the bad 'boys'...but everything seemed to be fine, which means not fixable. He gave us lots of bad news and prescribed Fertile One for me to start taking.
I had to do some blood tests, which we got a call the following week saying my testosterone was a bit low. This would mean I'd have to start taking another medicine for that...but they wanted to retest in the morning, where they can get a more accurate test. After many attempted pokes, they finally got more blood and the test came back fine! So glad to get positive results.
The good news was so far Veronica was checking out fine. Her OB/GYN did some blood work to test her thyroid and ovarian reserve, which both gave normal results.
Now the next step was to see a fertility specialist. After some recommendations from our doctors and doing some online research, we scheduled an appointment. She was a little more positive on my end and we both felt comfortable with her and her staff...plus she has worked with Veronica's cousin in Lexington.
After going through our entire medical history, family details, diet, activities, and sex lives for the hundredth time it felt like, she did an ultrasound on Veronica. She showed us and explained every detail of her female anatomy. She also pointed out that she had a lot of egg cells in her ovaries. At first, we were excited. The more there are, the better, right? Well, most women have 4-6, Veronica had more like 40! The doctor explained this could be due to PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), so she asked more questions and order some more blood work.
The following week we got the call that yes, she did have PCOS and she needed to begin taking Metformin immediately. This is a very strong drug and can cause severe nausea and diarrhea, but left untreated would cause infertility. There's so much to say about PCOS, so more on that in another blog.
The next appointment with the fertility specialist determined that Veronica need to start progesterone. Another med with lots of side effects. This medicine is not very fun to take, let's just say you don't take it by mouth and I'll leave it at that.
So now we take all of our drugs and hope for the best, we are hoping that at some point soon they will let us try IUI (artificial insemination). Doing it naturally just doesn't seem to be working for us, but we are continuously praying for God to keep revealing his plan for us. As He does, we are committed to remaining patient and trusting Him.
Proverbs 16:1 "We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer."
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