Clomid it is...

DH started the clomid on Saturday. Thus far, no side affects. He wasn't supposed to drive during the first few days but I let him drive to church yesterday and to work today. So far, so good.

Who knows...

Still no movement with the 2 doctors. I think DH is just going to start the Clomid and if the urologist changes him to the medicine the RE wants him to take, it will be because the clomid isn't working...

Clomid vs. Parlodel

Agggrrrhhhh - this clomid vs. parlodel thing is driving us nuts. DH's urologist wants him to take the clomid and not the parlodel while the RE wants him on parlodel. DH just wants the two doctors to talk to each other and not through him. All of this is just delaying his treatment..

So Confused...

Our NJ-based RE called DH today. He was irritated that DH hadn't received his pardonel prescription yet - apparently he should have been taking it for a month by now. He sent a note to my OB/GYN to remind her to issue the prescription. He should have it by tomorrow. He'll then have to do a prolactin test mid-September to see if the levels have decreased. Basically, we should be all set once he starts taking the meds. He won't have to take the clomid as they both have the same result. Our RE was quite happy with my HSG result so it looks like the focus is on DH . I am so relieved. We may be able to do this without IVF after all! Fingers crossed that the pardonel will make a difference!. We'll talk to our RE next in September before we go to Italy. I hope we can get PG by year's end!

MRI Results

DH got his MRI results and it was ok. His urologist wants to put him on clomid. We are now trying to get in touch with our RE in NJ because he had wanted to put DH on parlodel. We need to figure out if he needs one or the other or both.

I feel like crap..

I am so happy the week is over. Yesterday I was a mess. I wasn't feeling 100% but it was the last day of the internship program. I ended up with a low grade fever but thankfully I still had antiobiotics to take. I was much better today. Not much planned for the weekend. I'm not even watching the Olympics - just not interested...

HSG - Complete!

I survived my first HSG! I couldn't eat after midnight since they were knocking me out so I tried to eat a lot last night. It didn't help... I really can't eat more than a single serving without feeling sick. So this morning I took my blood pressure meds with the antibiotic at 7am with a glass of water and that was it. Work this morning was hell with the smell of breakfast foods permiating the office.... DH picked me up a bit for 11am and I checked in while he parked. I then had to wait in the outpatient check-in. The paperwork was amazing! I cannot believe how many forms were fille out in that tiny room. I then was taken to the outpatient room and got to change into the wonderfully sexy backless gown. DH kept me company for quite a while but at that point I had been there for 2 hours and he had to go back to work. I got read while I waited and 30 minutes later they let me keep reading when they wheeled me into pre-op. Another 30 minutes and I managed to finish my book, have the IV tube put into my hand (which was hell - my pesky tiny veins) and transfer to the table in the OR. They put the meds in and the last thing that I rember was my ears tingling. Then I was awake and I felt great - I said something about wanting to do yoga to the nurse. My doctor came in and said my tubes were fine but that was all she said. I guess I'll find out more from my RE when I call him next week (if he receives the results by then). They made me wait 30 minutes before taking me back to the outpatient room for me to eat a cookie, drink some apple juice and get dressed. DH picked me up at 4pm and I was on my way home!

I HATE Hospitals...

I'm more nervous about having to check into the hospital and being put out than anything else. I haven't even started to think about the conversation afterwards with the specialist. I just really don't care for hospitals. I just hope that if I do have to have surgery that it could be scheduled this month. It would be great if I can recover from surgery through the end of August into September. It would also be great to get back to TTCing in the fall. and I'm thinking that if they can screen embryos for the polycyctic kidney gene that we should probably give it a try.....

Update

DH did his SA today and he's going to call his urologist for his MRI results and to have them sent to the specialist in NJ. I have to start taking antibiotics tomorrow for the HSG on Wednesday. Since they're putting me out, I have to be taken home afterward. I have accupuncture on Thursday and then hopefully next week we'll get to talk to the specialist in NJ about all of the test results.