April’s Adventures

This update is probably long over due but it has been a long few weeks. I had the IUI on Oct 28. On november 9, 11, 12th I got faint positive pregnancy tests. I had the pregnancy confirmed on November 13th. On Sunday I started spotting. Monday I had my levels retested and this time they had dropped which meant that I would miscarry again. I am through the worst of it right now (tuesday, wednesday were the worst days). I went into the doctor yesterday and they decided that they needed to run a lot of tests and also refer me onto a Reproductive Endocrinologist. Well when they said tests I figured a few things of blood and Id be on my way. Nope try 11 vials. Then 20mins after we left the apt they called back and needed a few more. So 13 vials of blood later I am back at home. So now Nils has to get blood drawn (which his is beyond excited about…not!). I take needles pretty well. They dont scare me. Prob helps that mom is a nurse. Well anyways I called today to the place they referred me to. I choose this place because they had a location in Lilydale and that is the closet to us. Well they cant get me in there but could at their Minneapolis location but they cant get me in for 2 months! Are you kidding me?? NO! So I take the apt and just sit annoyed with it. Then I remembered that my doc said I could go to Mayo. (They are somehow affiliated with Mayo anyways). So I decided it cant hurt to call down there and see what they can do. I know Mayo is big and Id be willing to wait for a place like that. Well they can get me in on Dec 2nd. Yeah 1 1/2 weeks from now! So of course I took it and called the other place back to cancel. So we go December 2nd down there. We have to be there at 645am. Yikes! But thats ok we’ll take what we can get!

We probably wont really say much about any of this unless people ask. I just think I have spoken too soon about all of this. We had told our families already. We never in a million years thought this would happen again. My doctor did say that the good news with all of this is I have had a pregnancy progress and they detected a heartbeat on that one. So I can get pregnant there is just something not allowing me to continue on with it. So thats what the 13 vials are to check on. They are doing a chromosomal analysis on both of us to see if that is an issue. They are also checking for blood clotting disorder. My progesterone levels were where they should be because I was already taking those supplements so we know that isnt the issue. So now we wait some more and hope for the best. We know that Mayo is the best possible care we can get and for that I am thankful that they are so close to us.

Thanks for your prayers! I know that we are going through this for a reason I have just yet to figure out what that reason is. Hopefully this will be the last time I ever have to go through a miscarriage again! I never imagined Id have to do it again and the physical pain was different this time but the mental pain is just as bad. My 1st due date will be here soon and I am really not looking forward to that. Of all days I wish it had not been Christmas eve. But life goes on and I know I’ll just have to get through it.

I did get some good news about my insurance though. In Jan 09 they will now cover up to 10,000 lifetime max on fertility treatments. They cover anything with that money. Also since my pregnancy was confirmed by the doctor my 6 cycle limit IUI’s will reset. So this is good news because we only had 1-2 left. The doctor also mentioned that most likely I will not go back on clomid because I have been on it for 7 of the 11 months this year and usually they move on around that time. So that is great news!

Hope everyone has a wonderful thanksgiving. I am really trying hard to be thankful for what I have and not for what I dont…