FertilityTies posts tagged with friends, journey

I need a Friend!

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:46:48 -0500

In December 2007, I was diagnosed with PCOS. OBGYN started me on 1000mg Metformin but my stomach couldn't handle it so I quit taking it after a few weeks. My husband & I decided to put the baby making on hold for awhile.

We weren't preventing pregnancy but we're actively trying to get pregnant.

In May 2008, I went back to my OBGYN. I was ready to start doing whatever needed to get pregnant. She prescribed Provera and Clomid CD 3-7. The Provera kicked right in & started the Clomid 50MG on CD 3 & had no problems. I went in for Progesterone test on CD21. My Profesterone was .01! Way too low! No possible Ovulation!

So now I am waiting for my period to arrive & will start 100MG Clomid on CD 3-7.

I would love to have someone to talk to & share this with. Someone who understands how frustrating it is to have every month go by with no pregnancy.

MistyDawn

How much of your infertility journey do you share...

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:41:00 -0500

...with friends, family, co-workers, etc.

I have told my sis, my best friends and a couple of people who I can trust from my moms group.

I've talked about fertility treatments with a couple people from church, but haven't told anyone that we've started.

I, personally, hate that look of pity you get from people when they know you're having trouble conceiving. So, when we were trying for Mia, we said "well, we're not trying and not preventing".

This time, we say, "we're trying, but haven't been blessed yet. We're trusting God".

What do y'all do?

ThisIsMelissa

The NICE things people SAY or do

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:56:47 -0500

Well I really enjoyed the post about the stupid things people say and do so I thought I would post the opposite~ the nice things people have said or done. I know I get a lot of support on here because we all know what eachother are going through. A lot of my friends don't understand because they have never been through anything like this.

My best friend however, has been awesome through my ttc journey. I have been having a rough time lately. I just had surgery Tuesday(laporoscopy, hysteroscopy, d&c, and dye study). During the surgery they found that both my tubes are blocked. They attempted to remove the endometriosis in my tubes and I have another dye study to determine if it was successful in a month. My dr. has warned me that it is a highly unsuccesful surgery though. If it did not work we will be down to IVF or adoption as our two options. My best friend lives in Guam and set her alarm (due to the time difference) to call me to check how my surgery went. I was devestated to say the least and told her the news. I told her I was ok. (Like I tell everyone). She responded "I know you are not ok and that's ok. You don't need to be ok. You have every right to be devestated and to fall apart for a little while. When you are ready we will pick up the pieces and figure out what to do next" That was the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. She knows me better than anyone and it is so nice to have a friend I don't have to put on a happy face for. Anyone else have stories of people who have said really nice things to you during your ttc journey?

MrsM