Hey everyone I first came to this website to look at my girlfriends page and that is all it took I was addicted. My boyfriend and I have not used protection for about 18 months and nothing has happend. We just recently decided that I should go for fertility testing but I have no idea how it works. I started taking my bbt last month and from what I understand it looks about normal. I get AF about every 29 days and it lasts 4 days. I have always been really regular with my periods so I am very puzzled what could be wrong with me. Any words of wisdom... please fill me in??

January 29

Well I should be ovulating tomorrow if my calculations are right so I am keeping my fingers crossed. I have finally go the nerve to go for testing and I found a doctor that is about a half an hour away that I have a good feeling about. My first appointment is on thursday... wish me luck.

February 4~

Well this is my second month charting my BBT. My first month did exactly what it was suppose to I ovulated on the 14th day of my cycle and went up right after that. I am now on my 19th day of my cycle for my second month and my temperatures are still really low. I still have not went above 97.8... does this mean I don't ovulate on the one side?

My testing is now not until this thursday... I will keep everyone posted.

Feb 8th~

I went to my appointment to meet the dr. and talk about starting the testing yesterday. She gave me a slip to go get my blood drawn and checked the position of my uterus and ovaries. She said that from what she could see everything looked really normally. I will be going tomorrow morning to get the blood drawn and she said she should have the results in a week. AF should be here on valentines day :O( but we will see. my temperatures still have not began to rise like they did last month so I might not ovulate on that one side. Wish me luck I'll keep everyone posted.

Feb 15th~

Well my temperatures finally started rising on day 21 of my cycle which would of been the 6th of February. I am not sure if it would still be considered an anovulatory cycle or not. I was suppose to start my AF yesterday on V-day but she hasn't showed her ugly head yet. I have had light cramps so far but a new thing I have never felt before sore nipples. I will usually get sore bb before I get my period but never nipples.... sorry I know too much info. Well maybe there is a slight chance I just ovulated late but I did ovulate. I took a PT yesterday because I was hoping that if I was for some reason it would be a good VDay gift to my bf. If I were pregnant when would it show up on the test? Today is day 30 of my cycle.

Feb 29th~

Well I finally got my test results back from my bloodwork and the Doctor told me that I have PCOS. I pretty much cried the entire day yesterday and my boyfriend and I decided that we are going to go for the hystersalpingogram and check out everything. I was scheduled for it wednesday but the doctor didn't pre certify the test so I couldn't go through with it. If I am allowed we are going to start doing fertility drugs to help with the process. I am very freaky out right now because when I looked up PCOS on the internet it looked pretty scary. If anyone has had this same problem please give me some incouraging words and let me know what I should be expecting.

March 5th~

It is CD 16 and yesterday I got my very first Positive OPK!!! I have taken it for the last three days and the first two were very light but yesterday it was darker of the two lines..... I am so excited because now I know that I ovulate every once in a great while. BD'd after dinner then I hung upside down for 15 mins. elevated my butt for 30 mins and layed down the rest of the night. (If that doesn't do it then we have bigger problems) Wish me luck ladies I am officially on the 2WW.

March 6th~

BD'd again last night and the "marinating process" as my hubby likes to call it. I have had cramps all morning not sure if they are because I am not used to ovulating or if there is something else going on... 2 weeks and we will now for sure!!!

March 10th (CD 21, 6 days after my +OPK)

I have had slights cramps since I ovulated... not going away. I have my ultra sound tomorrow for fertility testing to check out my ovaries and see how bad my PCOS is. I will update once I find anything else out. Checking everyday for impantation bleeding nothing yet.

March 12 (CD 23, 8 days after my + OPK)

Yesterday I went for the talk with my doctor and got my ultrasound done. It is confirmed I have PCOS... the doctor said that I have "a ring of pearls on my ovaries". She also confirmed that I don't ovulate on the one side that it doesn't work like that with PCOS. We decided that I am going to start taking Metformin on my next CD1 and start the birth control for one month to stop the pituatary gland( I think that is what it is called). Then on the following cycle I am going to stop the birthcontrol and start taking chlomid. I guess this is suppose to have good success rate. This is all if I am not pregnant this month which I doubt but we can only hope. I asked the doctor about the cramping since I had ovulation and she said that because I am not used to ovulationing it could of triggered the cysts to break which also explains the bloating. Well I believe it is going to be a long road but if I get a healthy baby in the end it is worth it.

March 17 (CD 28, 13 days after my +OPK)

I really thought that this would be the month... having the timing down and everything. I took a HPT on friday and on sunday both were BFN. It feels like I am going to get AF today I have bad cramps and my bBs are huge. At least I can start the medicine now and we can hopefully get my ovulation normal. I have a feeling that this is going to be a long haul. I will be going for my HSG shortly after I start my period this month. Wish me luck I will need it.

March 18 (CD 29)

My temp dropped this morning 98.38 down to 97.49 so it AF will be here today. I was really hoping that this was the month. Today I will start my medicine and call the doctor to schedule the HSG. Birthcontrol this month and off it next month with fertility drugs and freshly viewed tubes maybe that will be what it takes.

March 18 ( CD 1)

Need I say more :O(

March 24 (CD 7)

O how I hate the metformin... I can't keep food in me and it feels like I have really bad period pains all the time. I am hoping that it will get better but only time will tell. I just keep my eye on the prize and if I stick with it hopefully I will be getting a baby and be sick for a reason.

March 28 (CD11)

I had my HSG yesterday and it was brutal. The pain wasn't unbearable but I was having panic attacks because I thought I was going to get sick and they wouldn't let me up. The good news though is my tubes are clear.

April 1st~

Happy April fools day! I am hoping that a new month will shine a light on us because last month was unbearable. One of our dogs which is like a child to us got really sick with an immune disease that she was fighting her own red blood cells. After having her in a critical care hospital since sunday morning and close observation from our vet the days before we had to put her down last night. It was awful... trying to keep my chin up so I don't have a nervous break down. More good news is my classes ended on sunday... so now I have to keep my fingers crossed about passing them.

Hopefully the hubby will still want to start the clomid this month as planned... Wish me luck!

April 14 (CD 4)

Really excited and hoping that this is the month. I start Clomid tomorrow and get to test on May 7th. Why does that feel like such a long time away!!! Lots of baby dust to everyone!

April 17 (CD 7)

So Far so good with the clomid, the only thing I have noticed that was differet was the hot flashes. Hoping that this will be the month!!!!!

April 22 (CD 12)

I have been off clomid for a few days but no pain and no +OPK yet. The bloating is horrible I don't know what the deal is. O well I am hoping to loose 10 pounds within the next couple months if I dont end up pregnant.

April 28 (CD18)

Still NOthing! I really was hoping for a +OPK but I am pretty sure it is not going to happen this month. Still no pains. I think the 2WW is more fun then the waiting for AF so you can start all over again.

May 7 (CD27)

Good news I got a positive OPK last night. I gave up because it was so late in my cycle but when I looked yesterday my CM was kinda stringy (TMI). I decided I better be safe and I bought another box of OPKs last night and sure enough it was positive. I told my DH and he was soo excited. I love how cute he is with this. So we ate dinner and BD then I hung off the side of the bed for about an hour. I tried getting up a few times and my DH kept saying "oh you better wait at least 10 more minutes just to be safe". Not sure if you can even get pregnant this late in your cycle. I must not of ovulated last night because my temp was still low this morning. I guess that is good it will give us another chance to bd tonight.

May 8th (CD 28)

I took another OPK last night and it was negative but we BDed anyways just incase. Cramping so far today and my temperature jumped this morning. Officially on the 2ww!!!

May 13th (CD 33)

No AF yet but I got my Prog. Levels back from the doctor and they said that they are really low (1.3). That was however the day before I ovulated. Should be able to test Saturday...

May 14 (CD 34- 8 DPO)

My temp has stayed above 98.0 since ovulation so I am hoping that is a good sign. No pregnancy Symptoms yet, I wish there would be something so I could keep a little faith. Very dry, and very moody not myself at all with all of these damn meds. I go for another progesterone test tomorrow morning to see how my levels are. Keeping my fingers crossed.

May 15 (CD 35- 9 DPO)

My temp 98.15. Couldn't resist I found a HPT left over from a few months ago in my cupboard and decided to take it this morning. Surprise, surprise BFN. Really starting to get bummed. This makes two times that I have ovulated, and marinated on my head and no babies. What is it going to take? I got another Prog. blood test this morning because the one I took earlier in the month was the day before ovualation and didn't tell me anything. Also, got my DH a sperm cup to make his deposit. He isn't going to be happy but he can live with it after all the things I had to go through.

PREGNANT!

May 20(CD 40- 14DPO)

My temp today was 98.33. Took another HPT bfn who would of thought? I received my prog. levels today and it was a 6.9 and I guess not very promising.I guess being on meds it should of been above 15. Cramping really bad I am sure I am going to get AF today. My hubby is making his deposit tomorrow. It is only $45 not bad compared to the cost of some of these other tests. We will have to go talk to the doctor this week and find out what the next step is.

May 22 (CD42 - 16DPO)

Finally I got my first ever BFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! went to the doctor yesterday and she said she didn't think I ovulated because my progesterone was too low. Then she found out they did it the test 2 days early and I told that I was CD41. She said that with the prog. being that low I only would of had like a 4 hour period to get pregnant and to not get my hopes up. But I took another test this morning and it was clear as day BFP!!!!! I hope that we can get my progesterone up quick enough to keep the pregnancy.

May 23 (CD43-17DPO)

Well I really don't feel Pregnant! I have had some bad cramping and my irritable bowel has been kicking in double time. My doctor put me on progesterone pills yesterday but I don't see her until the 5th of June:O( That is an awful long time to go without knowing what is going to happen. Keeping my fingers crossed!

May 26 (CD46- 20DPO)

Saturday we had sex and I started cramping really bad. It hurt to have my cervix touched. I bled like an hour after that and it was bright red. It was about enough to fill a pad but it was all at once. The rest of the night I was lightly spotting. I put a panty liner on after I bled and I wasn't bleeding enough to have anything on it. Sunday the bright red blood turned to a dark brown spotting. I layed down all weekend because I was scared that I was having a miscarriage. Today there is spotting here and there but the cramps are gone for the most part. I am hoping that my cervix was just irritated from the sex and the baby will be fine.

June 2

Last week was hell. I found out that I had a ectopic pregnancy and I had to take a shot to abort the pregnancy on thursday. I have to go every week to test my HCG level and get an ultrasound until my levels fall below 10. I cant get pregnant for 3 months because of the shot and the dangers to my future pregnancies. The problem was with my left side so if we try again I think we are going to monitor that so we can try for an egg on my left side. For now we are going to take a break from the baby making business.

June 9

Thursday I had a follow up apt. and they said that my levels had doubled from last week(now 2500) and the embryo was still in my tubes. I went to the ER to get a second shot but the doctor never put the order in so I had to wait until friday. Friday morning I woke up in a lot of pain so went to the local ER. They gave me a second shot which was suppose to be 83 mg but they only had 50 so they said that they were going to try that for now. Rested all weekend, I still have a lot of cramping but I am bleeding now with clots. I started bleeding last wednesday. Thursday I go back again to test my levels and see if they have went down 25%. IF not then I have to go for surgery and remove the baby. A long couple weeks not sure how much more I can deal with.

June 18

Last Thursday the 12th the doctor called me and said that my levels were dropping but it was only 17 % since the second shot (it should of been 25%). She said that I needed come in as soon as possible because I needed to have them remove the egg from the tube. I went in surgery around 1:00pm that day. When I came out she said that I had a previous infection in both my right and left tubes but the right was much worst. She also said that she tried cleaning them up a little. The dr. only had to put a slit in my right tube and she squeezed the egg out. It ended up being in the largest part of the tube. She went on to say that I only have 2 fimbriae (fingers around the ovaries) on one side and only a few more on the other side. She said that the left ovary behind the uterus which she fixed... not sure what that means though. The Dr. said that she wouldn't mind trying again on either side but for now we are going to stick to the left to let the right side heal. I go for my follow up apt. today.

I am only spotting now finally after a month of bleeding and the pain is not as bad. I am still really tired and it has been a chore trying to get caught up on work, sleep and home work. Hopefully I will get some good news today. If nothing else she will tell me I can have sex and take a bath again! Trying to stay positive but sometimes it is difficult.

June 19

Went for my follow up apt. my HCG levels are now down to 41. The doctor said that I should get bloodwork done next thursday and if my levels are 0 then I will be done with the testing for a while. Oh ya and we get to have sex then. If they are not 0 then she wants me to go for one more shot of methotrexate to make sure they got everything out. I just can't wait for this nightmare to be over.

The doctor reviewed everything with me and she doesn't sound hopeful actually I believe her only encouraging words were "crazier things have happend". I decided to heal for a few months try on my left side in maybe October or the following month. If that ends in an ectopic or me just not getting pregnant then I am going to call it quits until we can get the IVF done and skip my tubes all together.

June 27-

Found out yesterday that my levels are finally down to 5.6 which according to my doctor is considered negative. I am going to take a break for a while from TTC but I would like to start again in October. Lots of luck to everyone else.

July 14- CD 2

This will be my first period since the ectopic and boy is it painful. Really heavy bleeding yesterday but it slowed down a bit today. I am going on birth control for a few months until I have time to heal. Still going to update once in a while and check in on all the TTCers. Lots of bdust to everyone.

August 5- CD1

This is the second time I got AF since the ectopic. I took birth control last month so this period wasn't so bad. One more time and we can try on our left side to conceive. Trying to keep our chins up in the mean time.

September 11th- CD4

Well here is the third AF since the ectopic which officially means we can start trying again. This was a weird AF this time, my temp has been in the 98s and there has been a lot of clots. My temp is usually really low once I start my period. Well it has been a long three months of being on an emotional rollercoster. I am getting really excited to start trying again but still really nervous because I do not want to have another ectopic. We want to try on our left one time and if it ends in ectopic then we are putting off the baby making business until we can afford IVF. My next doctors appointment is on the 23rd of this month... I can't wait!

October 1- CD 24

I had my doctors apt yesterday for my first followup since the surgery. I met with the ultra sound tech and the fertility doctor. They would like to favor my left side, so on cd 10 of my next cycle we are going to check with an ultra sound to see what side I am ovulating on. If I ovulate... damn the PCOS. If I am ovulating on my left side then they will give me a shot to make me release my eggs early, hopefully allowing to pass through my tubes when it is smaller. If I am ovulating on my right side will won't do anything that month but we will start clomid the following cycle. They also told me I should start taking children's asprin once a day to help with circulation of everything. The doctor is still sticking with the I have a 15% chance of another ectopic. This time however, If I find out that I am pregnant they are going to do bloodtests every other day to make sure they are doubling. I am getting pretty excited! Lots of baby dust to everyone!

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