Tuesday, March 05, 2002
specialist report:
she (Samantha) was quite nice. younger than me, which was weird.
a very kindergarten teacher-mumsy chairside manner.
once again, husband fairly irrelevant to proceedings. his sample came back just fine, which we expected, as he got someone pregnant once six years ago (she didn't have it)
my progesterone level was "borderline". so I have to do the blood test again this cycle. if it's still low they might put me on something called Clomophine (spelt?) to stimulate ovulation.
if I'm definitely ovulating, the next step after that is a general anaesthetic so they can look at my tubes. have a scary-looking brochure with pictures of someone's insides to look at re; that.
that procedure itself can clear up the problem, apparently - though they're not sure why. but it's a big deal.
she wasn't interested in talking cervical fluid. which goes against what my book and some instincts are telling me. but that's fine; we can try the eggwhite thing ourselves, and if I have to - ie if I'm ovulating OK - I can insist on something to stimulate that. she said postcoital tests are something they use to soothe anxious women. but I don't care what she thinks of me; I just want to get pregnant without IVF.
anyway, that's some months off. thinking of a trip to the US in late august/early september. won't do any IVF horrors before then. I'll need a break by then
workmate brought in his twin girls today. lovely things. exhausting, lovely things...
she (Samantha) was quite nice. younger than me, which was weird.
a very kindergarten teacher-mumsy chairside manner.
once again, husband fairly irrelevant to proceedings. his sample came back just fine, which we expected, as he got someone pregnant once six years ago (she didn't have it)
my progesterone level was "borderline". so I have to do the blood test again this cycle. if it's still low they might put me on something called Clomophine (spelt?) to stimulate ovulation.
if I'm definitely ovulating, the next step after that is a general anaesthetic so they can look at my tubes. have a scary-looking brochure with pictures of someone's insides to look at re; that.
that procedure itself can clear up the problem, apparently - though they're not sure why. but it's a big deal.
she wasn't interested in talking cervical fluid. which goes against what my book and some instincts are telling me. but that's fine; we can try the eggwhite thing ourselves, and if I have to - ie if I'm ovulating OK - I can insist on something to stimulate that. she said postcoital tests are something they use to soothe anxious women. but I don't care what she thinks of me; I just want to get pregnant without IVF.
anyway, that's some months off. thinking of a trip to the US in late august/early september. won't do any IVF horrors before then. I'll need a break by then
workmate brought in his twin girls today. lovely things. exhausting, lovely things...
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