Dr. Morris had said in addition to the hysteroscopy, I needed to have some blood work and an ultrasound completed to make sure everything was good to go and to have current levels so he could plan the medication protocol. January 2, 2014 I had to venture to Ball Hospital for the ultrasound, one year to the day after our miscarriage which did make it a little more emotional. LabCorp was able to do all the blood work that Dr. Morris ordered, so we were thankful to have things done locally. Joe was also able to get his testing completed, and then we just had to wait. Waiting, waiting...one of the joys of fertility treatments.
We received our copies of the lab reports, were told Joe was normal, and the ultrasound looked fine. Our next step was to schedule another consultation with Dr. Morris to go over all of our tests and work on our game plan.
Given the recent icy/snowy/frigid weather, we weren't too eager to try and plan a trip and risk not being able to get back to work. One day last week, I had the brilliant idea of scheduling a video consultation instead of making the trip. They had offered us a video consult before, but we really wanted to go and meet the doctor, see the clinic, and all that jazz. While I love social media, I hadn't gotten into Google+ before but I was quick to sign up when I found out that was how he would contact us. (Shout out to my brother #1 who was my guinea pig with Google Hangouts)
I had to call the office and check in before our 5:00 appointment time and then patiently wait for Dr. Morris to call us. When you're just waiting 15 minutes goes by pretty slowly! Joe had to work today, so we had our consultation at Walls Furniture. I'm guessing that's a new one. ;)
Dr. Morris was pleased with my labs (FSH, LH, AMH, and thyroid antibodies) and with Joe's labs. He hadn't received my hysteroscopy report so he had some concerns about the polyps in the images I had sent. Just to make sure it's all clear, I will call Dr. Darroca and schedule a saline ultrasound for one day next week. We have the medication lists and are pricing the medicines. Before I go to school tomorrow, I will stop and get my TSH checked again. If the ultrasound and TSH check out, we have the green light to move ahead. Dr. Morris does cycles in groups, one starts February 15 and the next is March 1. I'm praying that we can get everything figured out and be ready to start March 1, but if we can't start that day we will aim for the next date. (I've given up on having a set timeline with these things, it happens when it's supposed to happen. However, I did read a study about higher birthrates on Spring IVF cycles!)
So, it's all good with everything we have done so far! Woohoo! For my friends that pray specifically for us, here's a list...
- Pray that my TSH levels are below 2.5 and that the saline ultrasound shows no polyps or anything funky.
- Pray that we get the medication cost and order figured out.
- Pray for us as we face this again...the physical and emotional aspects of a cycle.
- I know I am going to need all the prayers I can to keep the faith and not be afraid of something going wrong again. I really have a totally different faith and perspective this time, I've grown a lot, but it is still scary!
We are so blessed with family and friends that support us through all of this! Thanks for always praying for us, encouraging us, taking time to read my ADD blog entries, and loving us!
Have a wonderful rest of your week! I'm praying that I get to see my little munchkins. I miss them! Stay warm!
Sarah and Joe
January 25 is a special day at the Jones' house! We celebrate Kitty's unofficial birthday. He joined our family on January 25, 1999 and is my faithful and cuddly lap cat. Kitty kept watch when I was on bed rest and caught a few tears through these fertility treatments.
