2 Week Wait!!!

We have made it to the most grueling part of menstrual cycles for me and that is the 2 week wait (2ww).  This is where you wait to see what the results will be for this cyle.  I have not had too much success with this part of a cycle as we have yet to see the results we desire but I am hoping to have a different outcome this time.  We shall see!! :)

I felt like I didn't have any explanation for my annovulatory (no ovulation) cycles.  I decided to call the fertility doctor(FD) and my OB/Gyn to get some answers.  I had the FD telling me I definitely had PCOS but they never really confirmed that for me.  All they did was tell me I had the symptoms and gave me Metformin to help get me ovulating normally.  Then I thought about the fact that I had surgery in December to check out my fallopian tubes and to verify whether they were clear.  My OB has never said that I had PCOS and she just checked all of my reproductive organs...so now you're probably as confused as I was.  Well, luckily clarity came last week.  I was lucky to have one of the FD's nurses to talk to about my chart and she answered each question thoroughly and was so NICE!!  She said that while I have some symptoms of PCOS, none of the blood work showed that I have it.  And she said that my blood work did NOT say that I have any insulin resistance which means the Metformin is strictly to get my ovaries working again.  I asked her about my uterine lining because one of the previous nurses at the fertility clinic told me that taking Clomid can thin your uterine lining to where you can't carry a baby.  (The lining is where the baby implants within your uterus and if it's too thin, the embryo will never attach.) I have been on Clomid since October so I was very concerned about this factor.  When she checked my last ultrasound she said that the lining was fine and there was nothing to worry about.  When I told her I was on 150mg of Clomid for this cycle, she said that was perfect.  I had a long conversation with her and I can not get over the fact that she was so willing to answer my questions and treated me as if I was her only patient.  I think that was God sending me some assurance that he is still with me. 

I also talked to my OB and she assured me that she didn't think I had PCOS and that this dosage of Clomid should work well for me.  Only time will tell, but I feel a lot better knowing the only thing preventing me from Baby Butler is getting me to produce an egg!  Apparently you can have regular cycles, as I do, and still not produce a viable egg...sheesh!

This cycle has been a bit different for me because I had these AWFUL cramps last week when I was supposed to be ovulating.  I talked with the fertility nurse about this and she assured me that was a good sign.  She said it's called ovulation pain and could mean that I produced more than one egg.  I don't know if any of you have ever experienced it but it is not fun at all.  Luckily it only lasted a day and it's during TCAP testing which meant I didn't have to be up teaching that day.  So gang, I am going to have to let Jesus take the wheel on this part of the journey (He's had it the whole time anyways), as I have nothing left to do but to wait it out...Keep us in your prayers!!