While we're waiting...

Well, since we are going to be in a rut for the next few months with no insurance and no where to obtain fertility services, i have begun to explore the option of alternative therapies to aid in our journey of trying to conceive.

First off, I have started (tonight) myself on a Low Glycemic Index Diet. Not too sure how this is going to work out since my first experiment with a Low GI meal was not so good. I made Vegetable Ratatouille... and it may sound good, but it wasn't lol! It called for red wine, which I am not too fond of and all I could taste was bitterness. Also, I can't figure out why the company who packaged my bay leaves crushed them all up. The entire time I was trying to eat, I kept finding bay leaves, and if you don't know, you can't chew up a bay leaf lol!

I am also adding some rigorous exercise to my regime. Well, once we get to Canada next weekend lol. 45-60 minutes of cardio a day and one day of Pilates or Yoga. Also, we will see how that goes. Most of you know how I feel about exercise!!

I will keep you updated! Should be quite entertaining!

Post 4

Guy went a did his SA about a month ago, which all results came back normal. I also had my SIS yesterday, which was absolutely not fun at all! Basically they insert saline through a catheter into the uterus to see if your tubes are patent. As for the actual procedure, well, i was a little surprised by it. The insert the speculum and grab your cervix with a long allis clamp to hold on to it while he slides the catheter in. When he did that, I thought I was going to jump off the table. That was probably the worst part of the procedure. A catheter goes in through your cervix so that they can inject this saline wash (feels like a gallon, but it's more like 20 ml) and then they reinsert you with that ultrasound-dildo-cam-amabob. So he starts moving it to look at both sides and flooding me with this saline and... surprise, my tubes are open!

The entire ride home I was caught between throwing up or passing out... I got home without doing either, thank God! I rested the entire evening hoping I would feel better today. I didn't and I have come home early to try and rest off the cramps.

Now that we know what needs to be done, we are having to put all of this fertility stuff to a screeching halt! We have decided to call it a season here in Tulsa, Ok, and move to Canada for the next 4 months and then settle down in Shreveport, La. I researched fertility in Canada and IVF is half the price it is in the states, but the catch is... it takes a year to get in and be treated. So, when we get back to Shreveport we will pick all this up and press on. As for now, the doc put me on Yaz to keep me regular and to try and decrease my testosterone count.

On the way to work yesterday morning, I was listening to the radio when an amazing song came on... "In Better Hands" by Natalie Grant. Wow! What an amazing message!

"There is hope when my faith runs out, Cause I'm in better hands now"