I met with the nutritionist last week and it went well. I have to eat small meals throughout the day instead of gorging myself when I'm in starvation mode. Sometimes when I get home from work, I feel like I could eat the dog's food because I'm so hungry. Anyhow, I was also told I needed the varicella vaccine because my blood test had markers indicating I was susceptible to chicken pox. WTH? So I had that done this week. Now, after speaking to my nurse, it looks like we can move forward with IVF starting on day one of my next cycle. This should be around May 5, (Dan's birthday). And ironically, I should be getting test results around the time of my 40th birthday. Should be interesting.... In the meantime, I'm taking the supplements, scheduling acupuncture, eating healthy and even going to a salt cave. They are good for inflammation and relaxation. Hey, you tell me to stand on my head in pig shit to improve my chances, I'll do it. Ha. xoxo

I had a hysterocopy yesterday so Dr. Hasty could get a good look inside my uterus. She gave me novacaine to help with the procedure....but it didn't really help much. It hurt ALOT. Basically, they insert a long tube into your uterus that has a camera on the end of it and explore the inside of the uterus. I was able to watch the whole thing. Pretty gross but kinda cool. She said everything looked perfect. What a relief. So now, Dan goes in on Monday for a semen analysis which will determine if his sperm are strong enough to be making good embryos with my eggs. In the meantime, here's what I'm taking; doxycycline so I don't get an infection from the procedure, CoQ10, Vitamin D, DHEA and a prenatal vitamin. It's alot, but I'll do just about anything to prepare my body. Dr Hasty feels confident that we can move forward with IVF at my next cycle in early May. I'm meeting next week with the nutritionist to go over menu planning and I'm setting up appointments with the acupuncturist. I also bought a Groupon so Dan can get acupuncture as well. Since this is pretty much our last shot, we need to be doing everything possible to make this one WORK. Pray for us.....

Clinic #4!

Met with a new doctor on Monday. Our 4th clinic. It's called the Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine and the doctor is a FEMALE named Lisa Hasty. Let me back up a bit.....I originally scheduled an appointment at RBA, the clinic that had treated Dan and did my IUI's. I had lunch with my friend Tammi and she told me about Dr Hasty and how much she loved her. I thought, what the hell, I'll call to see if they can take me sooner than RBA, and if they can....it's a sign I should switch clinics. She was able to see me on April 8th, so I was sold. She spent about 2 hours with me discussing my history and showing me statistics and other data. She strongly feels I should go through with another cycle of IVF. But before she'll treat me, she wants several things done. I have to meet with a nutritionist (who is staffed by the clinic) and an acupuncturist (who is also staffed by the clinic) and it's all covered by my health care plan! I'ma also taking DHEA, Vitamin D and CoQ10. She said I need to lose at least 10 pounds by the end of May because overweight women have a lower chance of conceiving through IVF and have a greater chance of miscarriage. She's also doing a hysteroscopy tomorrow, which is putting a camera into my uterus and looking at it up close. Kind of like a colonoscopy. She wants to see if there's scar tissue, polyps and/or inflammation. If there is, she can treat that prior to undergoing treatment. I really, really like her. She's so personable and thorough, and she's super honest and compassionate. I feel good about the clinic. I'll let you know how tomorrow goes.....