Low Carb Diet - day # 1

It has finally happened, my worst nightmare - no carbs!!!!

Here's why I am subjecting myself to life without my favorite thing in the world: Girlies with PCOS have insulin resistance which can cause the unpleasant symptoms of PCOS - like annovulation and cysts. After discovering that I had a cyst yesterday that is postponing my IVF cycle for at least a week (hopefully not a full cycle), I went to my acupuncture appointment. The doctor told me that I should up my Metformin dose (aghh!), and even scarier eat a low carb diet!!!!!!!!

Now I did know that this might be a possibility, but since I have never had a problem with blood sugar I thought I could eat my delicious carbs. But I will do ANYTHING to have a baby, so if it means giving them up then it is a small price to pay. But know this - when I do get pregnant I am celebrating with a donut!! Or apple pie!! Or... ok stop dreaming about carbs...

So last night on my farewell to carbs I ate a bowl of cereal for dinner (hey the day was ruined, so I figured why the hell not!)

If anyone has any tips on low carb living please let me know because this is all new to me!!! I ordered a book to help me get started. I better lose like 5 or 10 pounds because of this!!!

Nothing like a Big Freakin' Cyst to ruin your day...

So I went in this morning for my baseline blood work and ultrasound. I thought, no big deal, this is just a formality...WRONG! Right when the doc started my ultrasound he said, "oopsie". I looked on the screen and saw a big black circle- which I have seen before. Ughh a cyst! Right before I am supposed to start my first IVF cycle an f***in cysts pops in to ruin everything!!!

So now I get to wait until I get called tonight by the nurse. They will most likely tell me to keep taking BCP for another week, and hopefully the cyst will leave on it's own. Or they could tell me to wait another cycle. I am SO pissed right now. I have only had one cyst in 6 clomid cycles and 3 IUI's, and I get one now?!?

Oh and if that wasn't enough, my nurse checked out all of my meds, and some of them might expire if I have to wait another cycle. Luckily it is the cheap stuff - not Follistim, but still...AGHHHHH!

SO yeah, today sucks. Luckily I have acupuncture later on today so I can calm down and relax!!! I can't believe I actually enjoy those pinchy little needles now! Well maybe not the needles, but I love the feeling after.

Meds are here!

Of Course I had to post this picture. It is my badge of honor!!!

More of the same

Hey all,
Nothing really new to report. Still on BCP, still getting poked twice a week by my acupuncturist, still hating Metformin (I started on 1 1/2 pills today since 2 pills is too much for me). On a funny note the fish oil I am taking with my prenatal vitamins is lemon flavored so everytime I burp for about two hours after - it tastes like lemon!!

My hubby and I went to Flagstaff, AZ for Valentine's Day. It was so beautiful and relaxing!!! It was so nice to have time with him that doesn't involve IF stuff!! I feel very connected to him even more than I normally do!! It is nice to charge the batteries!!

We have our IVF teaching visit tomorrow - you know the one - where you get to sign all of those lovely forms about selective reduction and cyro-preservation! I already told them I would consider selective reduction but now after all we have been through I am signing a big fat no!!! Which I think won't change any plans because my RE already said that we would most likely transfer only 2 embryos because of my age.

Other than that I am just in waiting mode. Getting a little impatient but this weekend I will get another great distraction - We are going to California to see my family!!!!

Also congrats to all the girls who have had their retrievals, transfers, and even a BFP!!! I am so happy for you girls.

TTC update

Hey everyone! Sorry it has been a while. Well I am on BCP right now. I start my injections on the 28th!!! Also I started going to an acupuncturist. I will go twice a week until the embryo transfer. It isn't so bad. It definitely isn't painless but it doesn't hurt either. It is more annoying to have the needles in you! But I do feel very tired and relaxed at the end of my appointments.

Also a weird side note: Apparently people with reproductive issues a lot of the time have very cold feet (which I ALWAYS do). SO I have to wear socks constantly now, and give my feet a good soak at the end of the day!! This will help some how, according to the doc.

Also my acupuncturist also believes I have PCOS - so I am really convinced now that that is what I have had all along!!!

I'll keep you updated when I know more, but for right now I am trying to stay relaxed and get my body prepared for what is to come.

Relieved?

So I am in a peaceful place today! But I probably shouldn't be!! We did NOT qualify for the Shared Risk Program (I had an elevated E2 level- which I still don't know what that means). Was I angry that we didn't qualify? No I was kind of happy. Why? Because we were stressing out about how to pay for this program that is supposed to take the stress away from you!!! Now we only have to come up with the first cycle - which we can do. Hopefully I will have alot of frozen embryos to try again if it doesn't work. And even if we have to try another fresh cycle we would have broken even on the Shared Risk Program. So I am not heartbroken about it in the least. In fact I am happy that I don't have another crazy decision to make - it is already made for me!


So in other news we have officially started our first IVF cycle!!!!!!!!!! My day one was yesterday, so I start Birth Control Pills tomorrow!!! I will be on those for three weeks, then comes the injections and monitoring for a week and a half then the egg retrieval, and a few days after that the transfer!!!!!

So in 5 weeks we might be pregnant!!!! I am so excited that we can really try!! Not looking forward to the shots but who cares at this point!!!