Playing Catch Up

I've been neglecting my blog lately. I think that's mostly because I'm not sure how to articulate how I'm feeling. I'm also not really proud of how I've been feeling lately, but more about that in my next post. This is simply an update post.

 Thursday, May 24, the day after I started miscarrying, I had to go to the doctor for an ultrasound. I had never seen the doctor who was on call, but I really liked her a lot. She was very compassionate and sensitive, which seems to be a rarity in the medical field (based solely on my experiences.) The worst of the pain and the bleeding had happened Wednesday night, so I assumed I had pretty much passed everything. I was right, my cervix was already closed and there were only a few clots left in my uterus. It seems my body is very efficient at getting rid of pregnancies. It's hard to call any of this a blessing, but I guess it's a good thing that I've never had to have a D&C. We talked about our next steps and she wanted me to see my doctor in 4 to 6 weeks.

Fast forward to my appointment with Dr. C on June 21. It was a consultation appointment to decide where we go from here. Basically, he told us that we could do every test possible and 50% of the time they never find a reason for recurrent loss. Many of the tests are very expensive, so he recommended the ones that are most likely and are also treatable. They ended up taking about 5 vials of blood (fun!) and are testing my TSH (thyroid) again, prolactin, ANA (auto-immune disorders,) and lupus anti-coagulant. We also talked about the possibility that my long cycles and late ovulation could be affecting egg quality and/or lining quality. There's really no way to test this, so we're going to do a cycle of clomid (fertility drug) to make me ovulate sooner, and hope for the best. He wants us to wait 2 more cycles before trying again, and he's putting me on birth control for those two months so I can have two normal-length cycles. I take my first pill tomorrow.

That's where we are now. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but it's hard. I'm so glad we made the decision to switch OB/Gyn practices and Tim and I both feel so much better about the care I'm receiving now. I trust Dr. C completely and have no doubt that he'll do whatever he can to get us the answers we so desperately seek. We have no idea if clomid is the answer, but at least it feels like we're doing something. One day at a time...