Mdc - smurf!
I hope it helps the lining along. We need to be bump buddies!!!
Thanks for all the good wishes. This is copied from my journal:
I got there crazy early because it's a long way from where I live so I left an extra 30 mins and ended up really early! The place is really nice and free parking, which is an improvement on NHS hospitals that charge huge amounts for parking!
Then he was running behind so I ended up waiting for an hour in total! Luckily, I had my iPad and they had open wifi (again, NHS hospitals don't offer that). Finally he called me in and I gave him my history and we went through the form I'd filled in. There was nothing of any relevance really, although he was a bit surprised that no-one wanted to check my TSH after giving me thyroxine. On his instruction, I've booked in for a set of bloods in 2 weeks, when I'll have been on the thyroxine for 6 weeks. One of the blood is for FSH and I'm not sure about that being checked mid-cycle but he said any time is fine.
Anyway, then I had to strip off for the Juan-d and my scan. He quickly located my ovaries and said "how old are you?" "38" "Wow, you've got a lot of eggs!" Phew... The biggest relief ever! I'm so relieved! I opted to pay for an AMH test today (the NHS doesn't do them...?!) which will confirm that my slightly higher FSH is irrelevant. He thinks I'm nowhere near the menopause. I'd managed to hold it together up until then (I find lots of cheap mascara is the way to go, crying would be such a mess), but this news was too much and had me blubbing!
So I was now at the point where he (unknowingly) had a test to pass as to whether the money was worth it. This is where he would tell me that there is no reason I won't conceive and all will be fine. Nothing he could do. Instead, he said that it's likely I have minor endometriosis (hence painful periods and pain during sex) and that my rather chaotic cycles might benefit from some clomifene. Apparently, I have polycystic ovaries (I'm not quite sure of the details but this does not mean I have the syndrome PCOS...) and the Clomid will help me ovulate better. I'm not at all confident about what all this means, but I've started the medicine today and will take it for 5 days. On CD12, I'm going back for another scan, presumably to see how ovulation is going. If, after 3 cycles of Clomid, I'm still not up the duff, we are going to try something else. He's going to help me! I don't feel abandoned and dismissed like I did by the other consultant. I know that this is because I'm paying and the NHS is skint, but it does feel so nice. He did say that there a higher chance of multiples and I said I was fine with that!
So I came home via the chemist and have just taken my first Clomid. I'm excited and hopeful and I feel like it's going to be OK.
Happy Friday everyone!
I already had a us scheduled in a couple hours, so hoping the lining is progressing too! Either way so excited to see an positive opk FINALLY! I will post results later.
