Clomid, CD 3 and Glucose Tolerance

Today I got my CD 3 test done, my 2 hour glucose tolerance test, and I started the Clomid.

I had 3 blood draws. The first lady was polite, asking if I was pregnant (KU), and then leaving it at that when I said no. This lady pinched my skin a little when inserting the needle. I then drank the Fruit Punch flavored syrup and then went to hang out for an hour.

Lady #2 was quick and efficient. She confirmed that I am not KU and then moved on, asking if I was comfortable waiting in the waiting area. She pinched me really hard, causing me to tear up, when taking my blood.

Last person, a guy, asks if the glucose drink was horrible and if the time had gone too slow. This exchange then occurs while he is drawing blood. He didn't pinch me at all:

Him: How far along are you?
Me: I'm not pregnant.
Him: Really? Just trying to see just in case?
Me: (Assuming he means a diabetes test and mentally rolling my eyes) Uh huh...
Him: That is so strange, I wonder why... Do you have a family history?
Me: (very short now) No.
Him: But you are doing it anyway?
Me: Yup.
Him: Did you tell the other techs you aren't pregnant?
Me: Yes.
Him: Because this test is specifically for pregnant women...
Me: (not even verbal anymore because I am pissed that he didn't read my orders like the previous two techs did) Mmmhmmm....
 He finally seems to get it, or gives up and tells me good luck and have a great day.

So irritating. Pregnant women are NOT the only ones to get a 2-hour glucose tolerance test, IF women aren't even the only ones. I wanted to give him a good tongue lashing, but I might have to go back to that lab eventually. Plus I was 'hangry'. I can't always contain my 'hanger' when around C, but I usually can around others.

After that, C treated me to lunch in the hospital cafeteria, and the mental fog of fasting finally lifting. I also took my first dose of Clomid.

So far, 8.5 hours later and I am experiencing no side effects.

Not all my results are in, but test results post to my online chart and so far, this is what I know:

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - 6.01 (My Value)      1.5 - 33.4 (Standard Value)
                Prolactin                              - 8.4 (My Value)       2.8 - 29.2 (Standard Value)
 
Mrs R (you know who you are!) told me that it's possible that the PCOS tentative dx will hold, as these aren't too far from what hers were, but other tests still have yet to weigh in. Hopefully I will know more before too long!

Lots of love to my best supporting ladies:

Mrs R - you are in the same boat, I love you, always in my head. I just wish you lived in Oregon, I think we would be super close friends.

Mrs A - For letting me vent and not being judgmental.

Mrs B - For being there and, though unnecessary, being very cognizant of your pregnancy and my feelings. I still love hearing about your joy though!

Mrs A - Unlikely to read this, but I appreciate you, and can't wait for you to be in Oregon with me!

Miss F - Not living close enough in my opinion, but being there for me when I need it.

Mrs M - You are a great friend, and you are my call to earth when I am being flighty. Thank you.

 Mrs D - I don't talk to you much about this issue, but you are my twin in name and a great friend and I know you are there for me if I need you.

Mrs S - I don't talk to you about the IF stuff much, but I know you are there, thank you.

If I forgot you, I am sorry

Updates!

Ok, I finally have some updates and a plan.

I finally decided to suck it up and head to the RE. I had a referral, but I put it off because I was, well scared.

I called, and surprise, I had an appointment for the following week. This was a relief because it gave me less time to dwell and be anxious.

First thing, I had to fill out a packet where I told them all about me. Like I was told, I filled this out ahead of time, and like any other doctors office, as soon as I got there, I had to fill out something else asking the same questions. When I got there, I had been stuck in traffic and desperately had to use the restroom. This meant they wanted to run a pregnancy test. I rolled my eyes mentally, but of course they had to make sure.

I do that, they ask for a credit card to keep on file, and I laugh internally because I have my medical savings credit card. They can only bill it until the account runs out of money. Hopefully it won't get to that point because then I will have to dig into the real credit card. Scary thought.

They call me in, and then the nurse asks me the same questions. Cancer in the family? Some. Sister fertile? Yep, irritatingly so. How is your marriage? Wonderful. Blood Type? Um, I forget, oops. And i promise to e-mail my FerilityFriend charts to the nurse (crap, I still have to do that).

C then finally shows up because he was also stuck in traffic, so we then head to the RE's cozy little office with multiple dispays of ovaries and uterus(es?).

We chat with the RE, go over some of the SAME questions again. She says the is suspecting Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) but that she needed to run some tests to be sure, along with multiple other tests. After an U/S that showed I have a reverse something or other uterus, and one cyst that looks like a normal post-ovulation one, The RE then decided, until the tests confirmed or denied the treatment choice, that we would follow this plan:

Cycle 1:
Genetics test to check for genetic disorder precursers
C's S/A
CD 3 blood work (normal to test my hormones) and 2 hour glucose test (usually helps pinpoint PCOS)
CD 3-7 Clomid
Timed Intercourse
November 22nd follow up unless tests change the plan.

Cycle 2:
 Clomid, Timed intercourse, follow up monitoring, and an HSG to make sure my tubes aren't blocked.

Ok, so that was the plan. Then C got his S/A results back.

Normal and great, except abnormal morphology. The nurse says she thinks this means the RE will want to do IUI. Ok, the RE decides she wants to stick with the current plan for now, unless the other tests change the plan.

It's likely the plan is going to change to the IUI next cycle though if I don't get lucky this one.

So that's about it for now. The lab lost C's spit sample, so he had to go back in today and we don't know the results of the genetic test yet.

I start the Clomid tomorrow. I took a picture of the bottle next to a standard spatula. There are only 5 pills in there...