This past Friday, Randy finally got in to see his male fertility doctor. He filled out this really long list of questions about his past and my past with infertility. Then we went in to the doctors office.
He met with the nurse first who took us to a large room with tons of Windows that you could see pretty much everything out of, the street, the buildings across the street and people walking down the sidewalks. The nurse checked his blood pressure and heart rate and asked a few more questions and then went and got the doctor. Once the doctor came in he went over the results from Randy's semen analysis and entered them into the system. He asked us both multiple questions about how long we'd been trying, how many kids we'd like, if I had any issues that my doctor had found, and so on. Then he went to see if they could track down Randy's blood work.
While he was out doing that Randy and I were talking. Randy mentioned that he hoped that the doctor was not going to do the physical exam in the room we were in because it felt like he would be exposed to the world. I said I doubted that they would due to sanitary reasons and we both started laughing! The doctor then came back in just at that moment and we had to stop laughing :)
Turns out Randy did get to have his physical exam in that room. Though the doctor assured us that the windows were tinted very dark so no one could see in. The doctor did his exam and told us the results. Turns out that Randy has a very large varicocele vein in one teste and a small one in the other. Varicocele veins are enlarged blood vessels that blood tends to pool in. This makes the area harder to keep cool so it is usually very hot. Hot does not equal good sperm. Pretty much too hot and the sperm are killed off. While the doctor was explaining these results the nurse came in with the blood work they had finally tracked down.
The doctor then went over the blood work with us. Randy's levels were all normal except for the two that help with sperm production, these were actually higher than they needed to be. Our doctor explained that this is very normal to see with varicocele veins since the body tries to compensate for the heat by making more sperm. Which are killed off as well.
Luckily the varicocele veins are very easy to fix. It's just that Randy gets to have surgery. It's an outpatient procedure and he can be back at work the next day. Just with a limited weight limit to lift. After the surgery they will do a semen analysis within 3-6 months to see how his numbers are improving. Our doctor said that we could end up pregnant within that time but it may take up to a year for his numbers to get to where they like to see them.
This appointment was very informative! We are very hopeful that after he has the surgery that we won't have any more issues getting pregnant. But you never know. We're trying to look at the positive side and not think about any other complications that could arise.
We currently have Randy's surgery scheduled for February 4 of next year. And I really cannot wait although I'm sure he probably could ;) I know he's nervous but I keep assuring him he'll be fine.
Well I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!!
Til next time!
Becca
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Meet... Leo!!
So... We got a new fur baby! His name was Shadow but we decided it didn't quite fit him so we renamed him Leo! He's a mutt :) we think he is a mix of Australian Shepard, heeler, and lab, but we don't know for sure. He is 8 weeks old and super cute!
He's our little stocking stuffer! We actually stumbled onto him on Facebook through Randys home town classifieds! His owner was giving him away for free since she didn't feel like she could give him the attention he needs. Randy showed me his phone and with a sneaky grin I typed that I would like him next if the people before me didn't get him. Well we got him lol! We are super excited and look forward to when Oscar and Leo can wear each other out!
So far we've learned that he LOVES to chew and lick! He's very active as well which will help wear Oscar out! Right now Oscar is still getting used to him. He gets a little jealous if I'm holding Leo and is still learning that Leo is still little and that he can't step on him or hold him down with his body or paw!
Leo is pretty much potty trained already! But I think will be harder to train to sit, lay down, etc. just because he is so energetic! First we are trying to train him not to bite or chew except on his toys. Some people may think we are crazy for having two high energy dogs! But I don't think I'd have it any other way!
So FLUFFY!!
He's our little stocking stuffer! We actually stumbled onto him on Facebook through Randys home town classifieds! His owner was giving him away for free since she didn't feel like she could give him the attention he needs. Randy showed me his phone and with a sneaky grin I typed that I would like him next if the people before me didn't get him. Well we got him lol! We are super excited and look forward to when Oscar and Leo can wear each other out!
So far we've learned that he LOVES to chew and lick! He's very active as well which will help wear Oscar out! Right now Oscar is still getting used to him. He gets a little jealous if I'm holding Leo and is still learning that Leo is still little and that he can't step on him or hold him down with his body or paw!
Leo is pretty much potty trained already! But I think will be harder to train to sit, lay down, etc. just because he is so energetic! First we are trying to train him not to bite or chew except on his toys. Some people may think we are crazy for having two high energy dogs! But I don't think I'd have it any other way!
Awe :)
Thursday, December 17, 2015
My day... Endometriosis sucks
So this will be a short and sweet blog today. I just wanted to share with you all how my endometriosis has been treating me lately. (Yes I treat it as if it was a real person because it's always there).
Now just a warning for you all. Endometriosis is not always a pretty thing lol it can affect everything about me from cramps to back pain to pooping and to even what I eat. So this post may be a little TMI for some. Ok now that I've warned you... :)
The past few days have been some of my worse pain days. Not necessarily with cramping because that actually hasn't been too bad but with other areas of my body. I have had a TON of lower back pain! It hurts and feels good at the same time when I try to stretch it out but it doesn't go away :( So sitting, standing, and moving have not been very fun!
On top of that I've had tummy issues. Bloating, heart burn, constipation, and even diarrhea. If you think you can't be constipated and have diarrhea at the same time think again! Not a fun couple of days for me. Because of all of this I have been exhausted! I'm not having trouble with my insomnia gratefully, so I've been falling asleep pretty quickly and sleeping longer than I may need. Like 10-12 hours a night!
Despite all of this I still was able to clean my house and visit with friends and family. And shovel the snow that we received off our sidewalks this morning :)
I feel very grateful that I can manage to live with my pain! I have read many stories of women with endometriosis who are in so much pain they struggle to do those daily little tasks. So I am definitely grateful that I am not yet to that point! (Hopefully I never reach it either!!)
My Thought For Today :)
For those who may be wondering if they can make it through, whatever it is you may be struggling with. Don't give up! We may have rough days but we can make it through! Despite my pain I keep pushing through and I'm so grateful that I have and that I still do. I know what it's like when you give up and lose hope. (Future blog coming about this.) So no matter what don't quit trying to accomplish whatever your dreams and goals are!!
One of my favorite scriptures is in Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path." Whatever you are going through I ask that you not give up! The Lord is always there to help us through. He loves us no matter what.
Til next time!
Becca
P.S. I wrote almost all of this yesterday but forgot to finish it and post it! Because of this, my post for today will be posted tomorrow! Sorry! My brain is forgetful lol
Now just a warning for you all. Endometriosis is not always a pretty thing lol it can affect everything about me from cramps to back pain to pooping and to even what I eat. So this post may be a little TMI for some. Ok now that I've warned you... :)
The past few days have been some of my worse pain days. Not necessarily with cramping because that actually hasn't been too bad but with other areas of my body. I have had a TON of lower back pain! It hurts and feels good at the same time when I try to stretch it out but it doesn't go away :( So sitting, standing, and moving have not been very fun!
On top of that I've had tummy issues. Bloating, heart burn, constipation, and even diarrhea. If you think you can't be constipated and have diarrhea at the same time think again! Not a fun couple of days for me. Because of all of this I have been exhausted! I'm not having trouble with my insomnia gratefully, so I've been falling asleep pretty quickly and sleeping longer than I may need. Like 10-12 hours a night!
Despite all of this I still was able to clean my house and visit with friends and family. And shovel the snow that we received off our sidewalks this morning :)
I feel very grateful that I can manage to live with my pain! I have read many stories of women with endometriosis who are in so much pain they struggle to do those daily little tasks. So I am definitely grateful that I am not yet to that point! (Hopefully I never reach it either!!)
My Thought For Today :)
For those who may be wondering if they can make it through, whatever it is you may be struggling with. Don't give up! We may have rough days but we can make it through! Despite my pain I keep pushing through and I'm so grateful that I have and that I still do. I know what it's like when you give up and lose hope. (Future blog coming about this.) So no matter what don't quit trying to accomplish whatever your dreams and goals are!!
One of my favorite scriptures is in Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path." Whatever you are going through I ask that you not give up! The Lord is always there to help us through. He loves us no matter what.
Til next time!
Becca
P.S. I wrote almost all of this yesterday but forgot to finish it and post it! Because of this, my post for today will be posted tomorrow! Sorry! My brain is forgetful lol
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Weekend trip and Crazy Weather!
Hopefully next week I'll have an update for you on what the doctor says at Randy's appointment Friday! But until then... Enjoy hearing about what I did last weekend!
As you may already know, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Otherwise known as LDS or Mormon. This past weekend was my brothers missionary farewell! For those who do not know young men in our church ages 18-25 serve 2 year missions for our church. They are not forced to go but have the choice. My brother had chosen to serve and so he got to speak in church on Sunday! I already have one brother already out on his mission. (They're twins) He is serving in San Jose, California and the brother who's farewell was this past Sunday will be serving in Toronto, Canada!
When I got to my parents house after driving for 4 hours! I knew that I needed to find out what he wanted his musical number to be, at least officially. He had told me what song he wanted and if no one could sing he told me to prepare a piano solo (I don't sing in front of people unless in a group.) so when I got there I hoped he'd found someone to sing. Unfortunately he had not asked anyone but my sister who is 9 months pregnant and can't sing due to not having enough air and also needing to pee every time she stands ;) So it was up to me to play my piano solo.
I get super nervous being in front of a group of people. It's worse if I'm the one speaking, better if I'm playing the piano, and even better if I'm playing the piano while someone is singing. So let's just say their were a few small mistakes when the time came to play :/ but it sounded great to everyone as I was told :)
My brother's talk was good, super short, but good. He spoke about repentance and how as missionaries they are being sent out to teach repentance. After church we ate a nice big dinner! He got to pick what we had so it was elk and deer steaks with a baked potato bar! Yum!
I headed home after we finished eating. There was a huge storm headed for Wyoming and I wanted to beat it home!
That storm had predictions for 8-10 inches in the lower elevations and 12-18 in the higher elevations. I live in the lower but did not want to drive alone in a snowstorm if I didn't have to.
The storm hit Monday evening. And it was a blizzard from the get go. I just drove across town and it was like Star Wars with how big the flakes were!! And how swiftly they were falling. I went across town to meet Randy at his work. But when I went to turn into the parking lot, I got stuck! I was turned sideways in the middle of oncoming traffic!! So thinking quickly, I turned my wheels and spun a half cookie so I was going with the oncoming traffic and got myself unstuck! I used a different entrance to get into the parking lot. Needless to say, we left my car there overnight!
By this morning, instead of the 8-10 inches predicted we had probably close to 16 inches of snow! It came up to my knees. I went with Randy and we dug my car out from where we'd left it. The drifts around it came up to my hips! I got it home safely though and don't plan on going anywhere tonight lol.
I realize that this is kinda short and to the point! And that there are not any pictures! I am sorry about that! I'm also sorry I missed posting Thursday! So since I missed Thursday I will be posting 3 times this week. Today, tomorrow, and Thursday this week! I will post next Tuesday but as Christmas is next week, I will not post the Thursday before Christmas. Then we'll be back to our regular schedule hopefully! (P.S. How many times do you think I can say Thursday? Lol)
Til next time!
Becca
As you may already know, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Otherwise known as LDS or Mormon. This past weekend was my brothers missionary farewell! For those who do not know young men in our church ages 18-25 serve 2 year missions for our church. They are not forced to go but have the choice. My brother had chosen to serve and so he got to speak in church on Sunday! I already have one brother already out on his mission. (They're twins) He is serving in San Jose, California and the brother who's farewell was this past Sunday will be serving in Toronto, Canada!
When I got to my parents house after driving for 4 hours! I knew that I needed to find out what he wanted his musical number to be, at least officially. He had told me what song he wanted and if no one could sing he told me to prepare a piano solo (I don't sing in front of people unless in a group.) so when I got there I hoped he'd found someone to sing. Unfortunately he had not asked anyone but my sister who is 9 months pregnant and can't sing due to not having enough air and also needing to pee every time she stands ;) So it was up to me to play my piano solo.
I get super nervous being in front of a group of people. It's worse if I'm the one speaking, better if I'm playing the piano, and even better if I'm playing the piano while someone is singing. So let's just say their were a few small mistakes when the time came to play :/ but it sounded great to everyone as I was told :)
My brother's talk was good, super short, but good. He spoke about repentance and how as missionaries they are being sent out to teach repentance. After church we ate a nice big dinner! He got to pick what we had so it was elk and deer steaks with a baked potato bar! Yum!
I headed home after we finished eating. There was a huge storm headed for Wyoming and I wanted to beat it home!
That storm had predictions for 8-10 inches in the lower elevations and 12-18 in the higher elevations. I live in the lower but did not want to drive alone in a snowstorm if I didn't have to.
The storm hit Monday evening. And it was a blizzard from the get go. I just drove across town and it was like Star Wars with how big the flakes were!! And how swiftly they were falling. I went across town to meet Randy at his work. But when I went to turn into the parking lot, I got stuck! I was turned sideways in the middle of oncoming traffic!! So thinking quickly, I turned my wheels and spun a half cookie so I was going with the oncoming traffic and got myself unstuck! I used a different entrance to get into the parking lot. Needless to say, we left my car there overnight!
By this morning, instead of the 8-10 inches predicted we had probably close to 16 inches of snow! It came up to my knees. I went with Randy and we dug my car out from where we'd left it. The drifts around it came up to my hips! I got it home safely though and don't plan on going anywhere tonight lol.
I realize that this is kinda short and to the point! And that there are not any pictures! I am sorry about that! I'm also sorry I missed posting Thursday! So since I missed Thursday I will be posting 3 times this week. Today, tomorrow, and Thursday this week! I will post next Tuesday but as Christmas is next week, I will not post the Thursday before Christmas. Then we'll be back to our regular schedule hopefully! (P.S. How many times do you think I can say Thursday? Lol)
Til next time!
Becca
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Crazy Trip!
After my post on Thursday I've been trying to decide what to write about today. Randy and I's life is actually kinda boring lol But then last weekend happened and I have something to write about!
I'll just start off with what we were doing.
One of my very best friends and her husband have been married for almost 4 years now. They were married outside of the temple, not because they weren't worthy but because they felt like they weren't quite ready. This past weekend they finally felt ready to take the step and be sealed together and to their two cute boys. They invited Randy and I, and so we booked a hotel room for the night before.
We left Friday afternoon/evening to head to Billings, MT, where the temple they had chosen was. We dropped off Oscar with the friend who was watching him and went on our way. I drove first because I love to drive and I also didn't want to be driving too late because I was exhausted. (I struggle with insomnia and hadn't gotten to sleep til about 4 the night before)
On the way there a couple of things happened. While I was driving, a semi kicked a piece of tire out and I hit it. Scared me pretty good because I hadn't seen it but Randy had. Then the next thing that happened was even worse!
I saw what looked like headlights coming from the other direction but to me they looked like they were on our side of the freeway! I kinda shrugged it off and thought that maybe the road turns and they're on the other side. As I got closer I realized that they were reverse lights on a vehicle on our side of the freeway. So I got ready to be courteous and change lanes. I didn't make it. Just as I was getting ready to change lanes, I saw why they were reversing. There was a very large deer right in the middle of the lane I was in! It was too late to change lanes and so I had to straddle the deer as best as I could. Randy wasn't paying attention so I scared him as my car hit the deer and rolled it under my car. It literally sounded like I had actually hit something dead on. We pulled off at the next exit to check to see if there was any damage. Luckily there was not any damage to the front of my car. We believe it knocked the tires out of alignment but not too bad.
Randy got to drive after that! LOL! I didn't want to hit anything else! So he took over driving from then on. Unfortunately we were not done hitting stuff... As he was driving a truck kicked something metal looking out right in front of us, and though Randy swerved out to miss it we still caught the edge of it.
We eventually made it to Billings. And we were definitely counting our blessings. We were maybe only about 5 minutes or less behind the car that was reversing to pull the deer off the road. It could have been us that actually hit the deer and not just running it over.
When we made it to Billings we started looking for our hotel. We parked and went inside and told them our name for the reservation. They didn't have our reservation! We told them that we had a confirmation email if they wanted to see it and they said yes. So Randy pulled it out. Turns out we were at the wrong hotel!! We were in the C'Mon in instead of the Comfort Inn! (This was easy to do since there were probably 5 hotels in this one little area.) So we asked where the Comfort Inn was and they pointed us in the right direction.
Finally we made it! We hung out in the hot tub/pool for awhile and then we went to bed for the night.
The next day turned out better. We woke up and ate breakfast and then got ready for the temple. Amazingly when I curled my hair it actually turned out the way I pictured it! That rarely happens! We then went to the temple for my friend's sealing to her family.
It was a beautiful ceremony! I learned some things and relearned others. You could definitely feel the spirit there surrounding their little family. You could tell that the Lord was proud of them and so very happy that they were being sealed for eternity!
After they were sealed we all took pictures outside the temple. They were in their white clothes and looked so beautiful standing there with their children also dressed in white!
Randy and I have a tradition to take pictures together at the temple every time we go and so we did that while waiting for them all to change. I put a few of those in for your enjoyment. ;)
When they got out we took a few more pictures and then went to lunch/dinner. We went to Red Robin. This was my first time ever being there and it was delicious! Then after that Randy and I went to Hobby Lobby to get some fabric and then got gas and hit the road!
I drove first again. We usually drive to Sheridan and then switch drivers there. We were both exhausted from a long day and were anxious to get home to get Oscar. As we were driving it had been about 45 minutes and Randy pointed out a rest stop and said "Do you remember there being a rest stop?" I said no but maybe we just weren't paying attention. So we kept driving. After about 15-20 minutes, Randy pulled out his phone to see how much longer it was to Sheridan. It told us to turn around! Randy thought maybe the address to Hobby Lobby was still in there so he closed the app and retyped in Sheridan. It told us to turn around again! Turns out we had missed the junction to head to Wyoming and we were on our way towards Bismark! (This is an easy thing to do since the exit comes up quick and isn't marked well.) So we took the next exit and turned around. Our 3 1/2 hour drive had now turned into a 5 1/2 hour drive! So instead of getting home about 9:30 we didn't get home til almost midnight!
We switched drivers in Sheridan after getting a snack at Mcdonalds and taking a quick potty break. We hit the road again. Randy was now driving. We were both tired and grumpy by this point and so the rest of the drive was pretty quiet. We picked up Oscar from our friend's and went to the store to get what we needed for dinner the next day and then went home and passed out! We all slept in until almost 10 the next morning! Including Oscar who usually wakes up about 7!
Sunday we got our Christmas tree up and pretty much had a nice relaxing day!
So there you have it! Our crazy trip was pretty crazy! It was a wonderful weekend despite everything that happened but I hope the next time we go to the Billings temple everything goes much smoother than it did this time. No hitting deer or debris, taking the right exit, and finding the right hotel first (if we get one).
Have you had any crazy trips? Let me know in the comments! I love to hear from you!
Til next time!
Becca
I'll just start off with what we were doing.
Billings, MT Temple
We left Friday afternoon/evening to head to Billings, MT, where the temple they had chosen was. We dropped off Oscar with the friend who was watching him and went on our way. I drove first because I love to drive and I also didn't want to be driving too late because I was exhausted. (I struggle with insomnia and hadn't gotten to sleep til about 4 the night before)
On the way there a couple of things happened. While I was driving, a semi kicked a piece of tire out and I hit it. Scared me pretty good because I hadn't seen it but Randy had. Then the next thing that happened was even worse!
I saw what looked like headlights coming from the other direction but to me they looked like they were on our side of the freeway! I kinda shrugged it off and thought that maybe the road turns and they're on the other side. As I got closer I realized that they were reverse lights on a vehicle on our side of the freeway. So I got ready to be courteous and change lanes. I didn't make it. Just as I was getting ready to change lanes, I saw why they were reversing. There was a very large deer right in the middle of the lane I was in! It was too late to change lanes and so I had to straddle the deer as best as I could. Randy wasn't paying attention so I scared him as my car hit the deer and rolled it under my car. It literally sounded like I had actually hit something dead on. We pulled off at the next exit to check to see if there was any damage. Luckily there was not any damage to the front of my car. We believe it knocked the tires out of alignment but not too bad.
Randy got to drive after that! LOL! I didn't want to hit anything else! So he took over driving from then on. Unfortunately we were not done hitting stuff... As he was driving a truck kicked something metal looking out right in front of us, and though Randy swerved out to miss it we still caught the edge of it.
We eventually made it to Billings. And we were definitely counting our blessings. We were maybe only about 5 minutes or less behind the car that was reversing to pull the deer off the road. It could have been us that actually hit the deer and not just running it over.
When we made it to Billings we started looking for our hotel. We parked and went inside and told them our name for the reservation. They didn't have our reservation! We told them that we had a confirmation email if they wanted to see it and they said yes. So Randy pulled it out. Turns out we were at the wrong hotel!! We were in the C'Mon in instead of the Comfort Inn! (This was easy to do since there were probably 5 hotels in this one little area.) So we asked where the Comfort Inn was and they pointed us in the right direction.
Finally we made it! We hung out in the hot tub/pool for awhile and then we went to bed for the night.
The next day turned out better. We woke up and ate breakfast and then got ready for the temple. Amazingly when I curled my hair it actually turned out the way I pictured it! That rarely happens! We then went to the temple for my friend's sealing to her family.
Some ducks we saw outside our hotel :)
After they were sealed we all took pictures outside the temple. They were in their white clothes and looked so beautiful standing there with their children also dressed in white!
Randy and I have a tradition to take pictures together at the temple every time we go and so we did that while waiting for them all to change. I put a few of those in for your enjoyment. ;)
Being dorks :)
Me acting crazy ;)
ATTACK!!
And a good one :)
When they got out we took a few more pictures and then went to lunch/dinner. We went to Red Robin. This was my first time ever being there and it was delicious! Then after that Randy and I went to Hobby Lobby to get some fabric and then got gas and hit the road!
I drove first again. We usually drive to Sheridan and then switch drivers there. We were both exhausted from a long day and were anxious to get home to get Oscar. As we were driving it had been about 45 minutes and Randy pointed out a rest stop and said "Do you remember there being a rest stop?" I said no but maybe we just weren't paying attention. So we kept driving. After about 15-20 minutes, Randy pulled out his phone to see how much longer it was to Sheridan. It told us to turn around! Randy thought maybe the address to Hobby Lobby was still in there so he closed the app and retyped in Sheridan. It told us to turn around again! Turns out we had missed the junction to head to Wyoming and we were on our way towards Bismark! (This is an easy thing to do since the exit comes up quick and isn't marked well.) So we took the next exit and turned around. Our 3 1/2 hour drive had now turned into a 5 1/2 hour drive! So instead of getting home about 9:30 we didn't get home til almost midnight!
We switched drivers in Sheridan after getting a snack at Mcdonalds and taking a quick potty break. We hit the road again. Randy was now driving. We were both tired and grumpy by this point and so the rest of the drive was pretty quiet. We picked up Oscar from our friend's and went to the store to get what we needed for dinner the next day and then went home and passed out! We all slept in until almost 10 the next morning! Including Oscar who usually wakes up about 7!
Sunday we got our Christmas tree up and pretty much had a nice relaxing day!
Our pretty little tree :)
So there you have it! Our crazy trip was pretty crazy! It was a wonderful weekend despite everything that happened but I hope the next time we go to the Billings temple everything goes much smoother than it did this time. No hitting deer or debris, taking the right exit, and finding the right hotel first (if we get one).
Have you had any crazy trips? Let me know in the comments! I love to hear from you!
Til next time!
Becca
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Decisions, Decisions
I left you guys with a terrible last post about our journey and I apologize for that. This one won't be so sad! It'll actually get you all just about caught up to where we are in our journey currently! This post will consist of two phone calls that we had with my doctor. A LOT of decisions were made.
The last part of the story that you have all read was about how I was staying in Rock Springs with my family until my new cycle started. And Randy went on home. Our plan with our doctor was to do another IUI.
When my cycle started it was actually the weekend so I had to wait until Monday to call. When I called Monday and got no answer I was a little confused, until my sister informed me it was a holiday! So I had to wait one more day to call. During this time I kept thinking of the questions that we had come up during the previous IUI procedure. And in a way I kept thinking, we need to get the answers before doing another IUI. I just didn't feel right about doing another IUI.
On Tuesday I called again. This time I got through! I told them that I was supposed to call on cycle day 1 and explained that that day was over the weekend. They looked up the notes from my doctor.
Now this is why I LOVE my doctor! She is so in tune with the spirit (I do not know what her religion is) and with us! She had written a note to re-work our plan because she had a few questions raised from our IUI too.
So I set up an appointment with her to talk about our plan over the phone.
The appointment wasn't for a couple of weeks and so I headed home to Randy. I had already updated him on what the doctor had said. We went about life as normal until the day we were scheduled to talk with our doctor. Another great thing about our doctor is that she is willing to talk with us over the phone for meetings like this.
So when our phone rang I got super excited! We were going to figure out and get some answers to our questions!
Another great thing about our doctor is that she is super intuitive. She knew the questions we were going to ask before we could ask them and she addressed each of them. One of our main questions was about Randy's sperm count. We had noticed that it was up and down and the differences were pretty drastic. She had noticed this as well and said she wanted to refer us to a male fertility doctor to get him checked out. We agreed and we got her referral and his name.
She also talked to us about deciding what was next. If the male fertility doctor said that he could do something for Randy then we could try another IUI or we may be able to get pregnant naturally. If there is nothing the doctor can do then she said we may end up needing to do IVF (In Vitro).
Randy and I are crossing our fingers and praying that whatever is causing his numbers to jump around is an easy fix and that we won't have to go the more expensive route. For those who don't know, one round of IVF can cost upwards of $20,000. And just like an IUI it's not guaranteed to work. Although the odds of it working are a lot higher.
We hope that he just has some sort of hormone imbalance because that is an easy fix. A little bit harder of a fix is if he needs surgery. We're hoping that this is not the case but it is still cheaper than going the IVF route. Also if either of these are the case then hopefully it will be fixed and we won't have any more trouble conceiving this baby and the ones to come.
After about a month (seriously a month!) we finally got through to the male fertility doctor. (This was last week) We now have an appointment set for Dec. 18! Randy has to get a lot of work done before we go. Including a very extensive blood test and another semen analysis. Although I know Randy is nervous, we both feel that this is what we need to be doing at this time in our journey.
It's been really nice for me because I feel a lot less stressed because I know that I am done being tested on, at least for now. No more ultrasounds or needles or drugs! I know I'll probably have to go back to that at some point but at least for now I do not have to worry or stress about any of that. It's Randy's turn ;)
We feel like we have been greatly blessed throughout our journey so far. Each of the doctors we've been to have tested, found something that needed fixed, fixed it and then gave us more questions that need answered. With each answered question, we feel we get one step closer to finally getting pregnant and having children of our own! We may not know how many more questions we'll have but we will keep searching and finding answers until there are no more because we are finally pregnant.
I will still be posting every Tuesday and Thursday! I will update you all on our journey as we go through it. You'll just have to deal with some of our daily life ;)
Til next time!
Becca
The last part of the story that you have all read was about how I was staying in Rock Springs with my family until my new cycle started. And Randy went on home. Our plan with our doctor was to do another IUI.
When my cycle started it was actually the weekend so I had to wait until Monday to call. When I called Monday and got no answer I was a little confused, until my sister informed me it was a holiday! So I had to wait one more day to call. During this time I kept thinking of the questions that we had come up during the previous IUI procedure. And in a way I kept thinking, we need to get the answers before doing another IUI. I just didn't feel right about doing another IUI.
On Tuesday I called again. This time I got through! I told them that I was supposed to call on cycle day 1 and explained that that day was over the weekend. They looked up the notes from my doctor.
Now this is why I LOVE my doctor! She is so in tune with the spirit (I do not know what her religion is) and with us! She had written a note to re-work our plan because she had a few questions raised from our IUI too.
So I set up an appointment with her to talk about our plan over the phone.
The appointment wasn't for a couple of weeks and so I headed home to Randy. I had already updated him on what the doctor had said. We went about life as normal until the day we were scheduled to talk with our doctor. Another great thing about our doctor is that she is willing to talk with us over the phone for meetings like this.
So when our phone rang I got super excited! We were going to figure out and get some answers to our questions!
Another great thing about our doctor is that she is super intuitive. She knew the questions we were going to ask before we could ask them and she addressed each of them. One of our main questions was about Randy's sperm count. We had noticed that it was up and down and the differences were pretty drastic. She had noticed this as well and said she wanted to refer us to a male fertility doctor to get him checked out. We agreed and we got her referral and his name.
She also talked to us about deciding what was next. If the male fertility doctor said that he could do something for Randy then we could try another IUI or we may be able to get pregnant naturally. If there is nothing the doctor can do then she said we may end up needing to do IVF (In Vitro).
Randy and I are crossing our fingers and praying that whatever is causing his numbers to jump around is an easy fix and that we won't have to go the more expensive route. For those who don't know, one round of IVF can cost upwards of $20,000. And just like an IUI it's not guaranteed to work. Although the odds of it working are a lot higher.
We hope that he just has some sort of hormone imbalance because that is an easy fix. A little bit harder of a fix is if he needs surgery. We're hoping that this is not the case but it is still cheaper than going the IVF route. Also if either of these are the case then hopefully it will be fixed and we won't have any more trouble conceiving this baby and the ones to come.
After about a month (seriously a month!) we finally got through to the male fertility doctor. (This was last week) We now have an appointment set for Dec. 18! Randy has to get a lot of work done before we go. Including a very extensive blood test and another semen analysis. Although I know Randy is nervous, we both feel that this is what we need to be doing at this time in our journey.
It's been really nice for me because I feel a lot less stressed because I know that I am done being tested on, at least for now. No more ultrasounds or needles or drugs! I know I'll probably have to go back to that at some point but at least for now I do not have to worry or stress about any of that. It's Randy's turn ;)
We feel like we have been greatly blessed throughout our journey so far. Each of the doctors we've been to have tested, found something that needed fixed, fixed it and then gave us more questions that need answered. With each answered question, we feel we get one step closer to finally getting pregnant and having children of our own! We may not know how many more questions we'll have but we will keep searching and finding answers until there are no more because we are finally pregnant.
Love this!
I will still be posting every Tuesday and Thursday! I will update you all on our journey as we go through it. You'll just have to deal with some of our daily life ;)
Til next time!
Becca
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Thanksgiving 2015
Did you all have a great Thanskgiving? I know I did!
Randy and I actually had a "first" in our 4 1/2 years of being married! We had Thanksgiving as just the two of us! Oh and Oscar! We had a huge snowstorm blow through and so we decided it would be for the best if we stayed home instead of going to visit family as planned. We ended up getting about 6 inches of snow! I love it!
Thanksgiving day was amazing! We got the turkey in the oven and got to work on the rest of the meal. I knew that the sweet potatoes were going to take a little longer so I got to work on peeling them. On the very first potato I was peeling I tried to slice the tip of my finger off! I started saying ow! and Randy came running to see what had happened.
We got it bandaged up and Randy took over peeling while I sat down to hopefully get it to stop bleeding. I also think I went into a little bit of shock! So sitting down was probably the best idea. Oscar came and snuggled with me until I got up to help again.
We finished slicing the potatoes and put them on the stove to boil. Then we got to work on the green bean casserole. Once that was put together and cooking in the crock pot. We decided it was time for a break! So we went outside and Randy shoveled the sidewalk. While shoveling we played with Oscar! It was tons of fun! Oscar LOVES the snow! I'll see if I can put a video in for you! If not I apologize and you'll just have to imagine it ;)
After we were thoroughly cold we went back inside and finished up the last of what needed prepped for dinner. Then we ate! Deliciousness that consisted of turkey (of course), stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, olives, and pumpkin pie! It was delicious and we get to eat it for the next week!!
We just kind of relaxed for the rest of the day after that. Which was nice just to take a break from everything. We missed spending the day with family but it was nice just being with Randy and Oscar, my own little family :)
Just so you all know, my finger is fine! There was just a small bit of skin that I sliced off. Yes it still hurts but it's healing well. I believe it hurts because the nerve that is in your pinkie is actually the same nerve you hit when you hit your funny bone. Who knew right? Well besides those who actually need to know, like doctors and nurses and such.
Also do not fear! I will continue with our fertility journey on Thursday!
I hope that your Thanksgiving was as amazing as mine was and that you got what you wanted at the Black Friday sales! ;) Feel free to share any crazy stories from Thanksgiving that you may have!
Til next time!
Becca
Randy and I actually had a "first" in our 4 1/2 years of being married! We had Thanksgiving as just the two of us! Oh and Oscar! We had a huge snowstorm blow through and so we decided it would be for the best if we stayed home instead of going to visit family as planned. We ended up getting about 6 inches of snow! I love it!
Thanksgiving day was amazing! We got the turkey in the oven and got to work on the rest of the meal. I knew that the sweet potatoes were going to take a little longer so I got to work on peeling them. On the very first potato I was peeling I tried to slice the tip of my finger off! I started saying ow! and Randy came running to see what had happened.
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| My poor pinkie! |
We finished slicing the potatoes and put them on the stove to boil. Then we got to work on the green bean casserole. Once that was put together and cooking in the crock pot. We decided it was time for a break! So we went outside and Randy shoveled the sidewalk. While shoveling we played with Oscar! It was tons of fun! Oscar LOVES the snow! I'll see if I can put a video in for you! If not I apologize and you'll just have to imagine it ;)
Sorry if it's poor quality!
Randy and Oscar posing for the camera!
My first turkey!
Just so you all know, my finger is fine! There was just a small bit of skin that I sliced off. Yes it still hurts but it's healing well. I believe it hurts because the nerve that is in your pinkie is actually the same nerve you hit when you hit your funny bone. Who knew right? Well besides those who actually need to know, like doctors and nurses and such.
Also do not fear! I will continue with our fertility journey on Thursday!
I hope that your Thanksgiving was as amazing as mine was and that you got what you wanted at the Black Friday sales! ;) Feel free to share any crazy stories from Thanksgiving that you may have!
Til next time!
Becca
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