Happy 6th Anniversary, Lovey.
The last year has shown me, over and over, what an amazing team we are. I would be nothing without you.
Archive for May, 2006
Sorry for the lack of posts but I’ve been too busy HAVING HOT FLASHES.
I just took my last Clomid pill for this cycle, and the past two days have been very very warm, to say the least. I’ll just be sitting there, minding my own business, when I feel my face get hot and suddenly it’s like someone cranked up the heat in the room to 90 degrees. I can only imagine how I look - fanning myself frantically, pulling off layers of clothes. Last night we were visiting our friends Michael and Christine, and, as a testament to our friendship, they kept me supplied with ice packs all night. Love those guys 
I haven’t been sleeping well, because I start burning up, kick all the covers off, then in a couple minutes, turn freezing cold and pull them back on. Wash, rinse, repeat. All night long.
Luckily I’m not having any of the horribly emotional side effects I heard about. Knock on wood. I don’t know if those will show up later or not, but at least for the time being I’m OK. I had one short, five minute burst of teariness yesterday afternoon. I think that was more about being tired than anything else, but I’m sure the hormones helped.
I guess this means that this crap is doing what it’s supposed to. Hormones are surging, SOMETHING is happening, so I guess that’s good. I go in for an ultrasound next Friday to look for follicles, then it’s up to Hawk and I to fertilize that sucker. Keep your fingers crossed for us! I could really do without another round of this stuff.
I finished the photo album of our trip. Not as extensive as last year, but this was a much shorter trip. Check it out!
We got home from Europe last night. I’m so glad. We had a really wonderful time, but there’s nothing like sleeping in your own bed with your cat curled up at your feet.
Pictures later. Coffee now.
Hawk and I leave tomorrow night for ten days in Europe (woot!). We are spending a few days with his family in London, then a couple days in Zurich, and then polishing off the trip with a nice five day stint in Paris. My folks will be in Paris when we get there (on my mom’s very first trip to the City of Light!), and we’re really excited to get to spend a day with them. Somehow, packing for this trip is harder than our trip last year, even though that was five weeks and this is only ten days. I think because this time I’m actually trying to pack nice clothes and more than one pair of shoes. It’s harder to coordinate outfits on a spacial budget.
Also, news on the baby-making front. This month, I lost another day on my cycle (this month only 21 days) and my luteal phase (time from ovulation to menstruation) was only eight days. This is not good. I spoke to my doctor, and turns out I have a Luteal Phase Defect because I am not producing enough progesterone. I had a progesterone test back in March, and he had told me “I’ve seen higher and I’ve seen lower”, but last night he actually told me what my progesterone level was, and it was only 9.3 (from reading I have done online, doctors like to see a progesterone level over 10 in a normal cycle). And this was during a “good cycle” (my emphasis added) that was 25 cycle days with a 12 day luteal phase. FINALLY THERE IS A REASON.
And, better news, there is treatment. Starting next cycle, I am going to do a round of Clomid, which will stimulate my ovaries to produce more hormones. Hopefully, this will result in a pregnancy. I’m a little nervous, because I read that Clomid can be hormonal hell, but, hey, maybe it will work! That would be neat. But I’m not counting my chickens before they are hatched. We’ll give it a shot and see what happens!
But first, Europe.
Au revoir!
