Just 1...

We have one week until our appointment. One little week. One teeny, tiny, little, LONG week until we have a real plan.

Oh, little week --- put some lead in it! Speed up!


I'm becoming increasingly anxious to get this ball moving!

the path so far

I wad diagnosed with PCOS in 2006

started seeing an Endocrinologist in 2007

decided to do a trial of OCP (oral contraceptive pills) to give my ovaries a "break" in 2007 - blood work finally looked normal (thanks to the pills)

went off the pills on 12/19/2009 (my sister's wedding)

had a cycle in 1/2010, got my hopes up - maybe the trial of OCP worked! Maybe my body had worked it all out! woo-hoo

another cycle in 2/2010 - even more excited! Was certain that my body was finally on track!
no further cycle after 2/2010.

Given Provera in 6/2010 and then again in 9/2010, and then again in 1/2011 -- clearly, my body/hormones were not tricked by the pills. awesome.

Several Endo appointments later and several attempts to try Metformin and Actos. (unsuccessful, needless to say).


Decided I no longer wanted to see Endocrinologist in 8/2011.

I decided to go to a Fertility Specialist - appointment scheduled in 9/2011 for 11/8/2011.


Now we wait.

the first post

there is excitement and a little dread when it comes to creating "the first post". What should I say? How do I start it? Who is really going to read this?

I need a place to spill my thoughts, my fears, my excitement as my husband and I begin this journey, as we take real steps in this big adventure.

We are scheduled to see a Fertility Specialist in a few weeks. I'm nervous. What if it doesn't work the first time? The second time? or ever?
We sat down and filled out or "new patient paperwork" yesterday morning. Answering the TOUGH QUESTIONS - the questions that nobody wants to answer, or admit. The big stuff.

Here is what I was able to learn from my paperwork:
--I drink too much caffeine (that was hard to admit, and hard to put the number on the paper - wow, time to give up my second and third cup of coffee and my afternoon pick-me-up soda)
--I don't know nearly enough about my family history
--I know way more than my husband does about HIS family history (thanks mother-in-law!)
--I now know that I need to track everything (and I do mean *everything*)
--I'm so ready for a little bundle of my own (which I already knew but wanted to add again, for the record)

I'm ready for this. Now... November just needs to HURRY UP and get here so we can get this started!