Remember that time that I started a blog and then abandoned it like a purse puppy?! 2015 was a bleh year. Not sure if the years just start to go downhill as you get older, but it wasn't that exciting.
This year, 2016, this is the year that it all comes together. Much like Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin, I can feel that this year things will happen.
My fiancé and I (that's right, last year I just had a boyfriend, and then in July of 2015 he proposed, don't be jealous). Anyway....so after a lot of tests (not really but it makes the struggle sound more gruelling) we have discovered that we cannot conceive a baby in the natural way.
Last year in May I was referred to a doctor, which ended up being a total nightmare. Dr. Tregoning if this blog ever reaches you, you should be ashamed of yourself, and probably suspended. We were referred to him by my family doctor. It started out ok, with him asking for a semen analysis and a whole bunch of blood work for me. He was pretty much ready to give my fiancé a trophy for his amazing results, and then let me know that I was the "weak link". We started the treatment, I was taking Clomid on day 3 of my cycle until day 7. Then injecting myself, and having ultrasounds. Oh but wait a second there Witch Doctor Tregoning, didn't you forget a little thing called a HSG test to see if there were any blockages???? No, ok that is cool just shoot me full of drugs without doing all of the pre-screening. Anyway, it didn't take and I had rather odd side effects that I have never experienced before. I called into his office to get some answers, it was then that his receptionist (who I'm pretty sure was the female villain in Die Hard 3) told me she didn't have time to answer all of my questions. Besides the great bedside manner, the fact that I had to pay them $300 cash for my ultrasound seemed legit. At least they didn't perform it on a picnic table.
Flash forward to now and we are all ready to go. We are starting treatment at Olive Fertility in Surrey next Monday. I had to go for more blood work where they took 7 vials of blood, so that is a good start. I also have to go for that HSG test. This clinic has been used by a few of my friends, and I am very optimistic about the treatment.
My plan for 2016 is to blog about my experience, as well as other random things. It is surprising how many people these days seem to be going through fertility treatments not matter their age, sex, weight, or ethnic background. Here's hoping that 2016 is the year.
