I've been doing pretty well with my reading, and so it's only appropriate that I share some of what I'm picking up. In Chapter 2 Dr. Domur introduces several techniques aimed at eliciting the “relaxation response”. This helps lower your stress levels which can directly affect your fertility. I've only really attempted the Breath Focus exercise. ( Read more... )

Last Thursday I met with my doctor to review my first round of treatment with the Letrozole & Progesterone and to take a pregnancy test. Following the 2.5 mg of Letrozole, I was very aware of my ovaries. I didn't have any pain, but more of an awareness, almost a tenderness in that area. It felt as if they were golf balls. My right side, more so ( Read more... )

To say I completely overreacted in my last post would be an understatement. I'm not dying. I'm not having a reaction to the Letrozole, and I don't have the flu. I called the on-call doctor Friday night at work so I could get some peace of mind regarding my ill-timed illess. Which is exactly what it was. He pretty much said what I already knew, but ( Read more... )

I'm having a bit of a freak out right now, and didn't know what else to do. I really should go to the doctor, but I have to be at work in less than an hour and it's going to be hell tonight, and I can't exactly call out.  Here's the deal.

I started my Letrozole treatment over the weekend and have completed all 5 days. I took my pill at night to ( Read more... )

It took a little longer to get my results from the MRI compared to the HSG. I jumped on the first appointment they had available and R and I drove the extra few miles to the second office to meet with Dr. O. First things first. Vitals. I mentioned in an earlier post that my blood pressure was high on my last visit. This visit, it was worse. 140/100 ( Read more... )

This sums up my progress. In the midst of the turmoil, before my MRI and right before Fertile Myrtle so graciously stepped out of my life, I was given a glimmer of hope that perhaps my prayers would be answered and I would conceive without medical aid. FM had given me the heads up she would be making her baby announcement official on Facebook. That ( Read more... )

The day of the MRI seemed to take an eternity to come. The setup was easier this time compared to the HSG. I had my blood work done the day before, and R met me at the hospital to make sure I was okay and everything went as planned. This was much less invasive than the HSG was. I had looked up online how to prep for an MRI, since no one at the ( Read more... )

 After my falling out with "Fertile Myrtle", I began looking inward to study my flaws and see how I can go about fixing them to be a better me. We all can use some self improvment. Since I've struggled with selfishness and negativity before, it seemed to be getting out of hand and had just cost me a friend ( Read more... )

Well folks, I did it. I was brutally honest about my feelings in my last post. While honesty may be "the best policy", it also comes with consequences. Turns out that even with her blessing beforehand, my feelings were more than my friend Fertile Myrtle could handle, and she is no longer speaking to me. I don't blame her. I put her business out ( Read more... )

***In this post, I share some of the darkest feelings I've had in some time. If sharing of this nature upsets you, please skip it ( Read more... )