Wow, I've been neglecting this blog for so long now, but it's cause I talk to you all on FB all the time.
I was going to record a vlog today, but for lack of time alone I will put everything on here for you to read.
Yesteday was the RE appt and 1st mid-cycle scan. First of all I should say that I went off on my own this cycle and decided to take the Clomid earlier (days 3-7 instead of 5-9) in the hope that the follicles will be better quality. During the scan my doc saw 2 big follies on the right side about 17.5mm each. She was ecstatic and wants me to trigger today. I went in a bought my Ovidrel shot this morning and will take it late afternoon, so they still have a chance to mature to about 20mm each.
Everything is pretty much in place for this cycle, even though I was a stupid head and pill 5 of Clomid was taken on CD8 instead of 7, cause I left town without my meds.... but all we can do at this point in pray and hope for the best.
I think I've told you before that Femara is not used in Romania for fertility treatments, and I've told my doctor about it on several occasions. But yesterday she came to me with great news. One of her friends, a 39-year old, got preggo at this fertility clinic and used Femara as part of the medication protocol. So she gave me a refferal to go to this clinic in case this cycle is a bust. This will have been my 3rd Clomid round, so i can't take anymore for a while.... it can do more damage than good if taken too long.
So if AF decides to visit, I will have to pay a visit to this new clinic, which is the first in Romania to use Femara as part of their medication protocol (they don't use it alone, but in a mix with something else). I've also heard that they have a very high success rate, so that gives me a lot of hope for the future, because it sounds like a great back-up plan..... and I just love a good plan!!!
So this is about it for the news, I am scheduled to go in on Friday for another scan (it was my 2nd follicle scan of the month), but as it will now fall after ovulation I'm not sure if I should go....
My doc said I should because it will confirm ovulation, but at the same time, I don't know if it can do any harm. I know it may be a stupid question, but I have no clue if the ultrasound gel that they use is safe for sperm... I tend to think NOT, and I don't know if it can harm sperm that's already in there or not.... I don't know... I think I'm being crazy.... but if temps go up on their own, that's enough sign to me that ovulation has occured.... what do you guys think???
