Happy December ICLW!
If you’ve never visited before, a brief intro: (a more complete bio can me found at About Me and TTC Timeline)
My blog is about a little of everything, but mainly IF, running and humor for the time being.
I’m 29 and DH is 34 .Our infertility struggle is shared. I was recently diagnosed with PCOS and a blocked tube. Thankfully I still ovulate on my own. Dh has low sperm count and is currently taking HCG shots in hopes for more swimmers. His first post shot SA showed 5 million. Our last SA showed nearly 10 million swimmers. His last visit, the doc told him ” all is going well”. I’m not exactly sure what that means. We’ve been back and forth about what to do next and are taking a small break right now. I haven’t blogged as much about IF recently in order to give my brain a break. VA endo says treatments could take up to a year to take effect. Our options right now are to wait it out, or do IVF. Recently, we agreed to give the shots till my 30th birthday. Until then, I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
I’m also training for my 2nd marathon. Running has helped keep me sane through all of this and I figured that if we were waiting some things out anyway, what the heck? Race day is 4 weeks away.
Thanks for reading 🙂
December 21, 2011 at 1:47 pm
Here from ICLW — hi!
December 21, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Hey! Happy ICLW! Hubby and I are dealing with MFI and we just had a hormone level test done and semen samples sent to a urologist who specializes in MFI. Im losing my mind waiting for the doctor to get back to us. The waiting is always the killer. Best of luck with the shots! And the training for the marathon!
December 21, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Stupid MFI. Keep me posted on what happens! Thanks for visitng!
December 21, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Happy ICLW! 🙂
Fingers crossed that you won’t need to go the IVF route!
December 21, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Thanks for the comment! You seem very positive about taking this break. Good luck on your race!
December 21, 2011 at 9:21 pm
Thanks! I feel positive now. Hopefully I can stay positive once af shows up. :p
December 22, 2011 at 1:39 pm
A marathon…that’s huge! Congratulations for sticking to such a big goal! I understand what you mean about blogging about infertility. In nearly a year of blogging, I only put up a handful of posts about miscarriage and infertility. It just makes me too sad to focus on it on the blog. Different people react differently…whether you prefer to write as a form of therapy, or you prefer that your blog be something completely different to get your mind off things…it’s just important that your blog be something that you enjoy and that helps you. Good luck on your break. I hope that everything that you’re wishing for comes to be.
December 22, 2011 at 8:40 pm
Yeah, I’ve been posting about it less in order to keep my mind off of it 24/7. If we are waiting things out, I don’t want to spend the whole time obsessing. I’ve done that enough. Thanks for visiting!
December 22, 2011 at 4:51 pm
wow since ive been diagnosed with blocked tubes, i just assumed all the blame, i hope we dont find out somewhere down the road that male factor is involved as well.
December 22, 2011 at 8:39 pm
are both your tubes blocked?
December 29, 2011 at 12:40 am
Hi! Thanks for commenting on my post and happy ICLW. Please do fill out the annual questionnaire and make some goals! I plan on posting a 2011 reflection post before the new year. I’d love to see others too. I took it from Linda Sharps from All and Sundry. Do you read that blog? It’s great, she’s a runner too…or was into marathons last year. 🙂
December 29, 2011 at 12:43 am
I Havent read it but will definitely check it out! Thanks for sharing the list!