Hi girls, it's been a long time and I've done a lot of recuperating and have found my sanity
Along with that, I had my first FS appt yesterday! The first part of the appt was with my Infertility RN and then the was my meeting with the FS during my 'well woman' exam. The RN's name is Jennifer and she is SO nice and she does infertility as a specialty so she knows what she is talking about. She ordered me for a blood panel which includes:
-CBC WO DIFF
-ABO-RH (blood type)
-Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes)
-TSH W Reflex to FT4 (Thyroid)
-Lipid Panel
ALL the STD's lol:
-HIV1 and 2 AB screening
-Chlamydia/Ghonnorhea
-RPR (syphillis?)
-HBSAG
-Hep C AB Reflex to Hep C RNA by PCR
-Progesterone without Clomid
and then also 2 vaccines: Rubella and Varicella (German measles and chicken pox), I have to abstain from getting pregnant 30days post vaccine just in case I do contract either one they don't want me pregnant for it.
She wants me to start taking a multivitamin with Vitamin D, folic acid and start taking an omega 3 pill as well, she says that my body weight is good, amount of acne is fine, my BP is fine and my alcohol/caffeine intake is also fine. She also told me not to bother with BBT and just stick with OPK's which she wants me to start doing again so that I know when to bd.
My Dr, who is a man lol he's russian and so it's kinda funny when he speaks cuz everything sounds all rusky
, anyway he ordered an HSG for me and then a rx for Doxycycline Hyclate (it's an antibiotic for the HSG).
From what I can tell both my treatment and diagnosis is 50% which is pretty awesome, and Kaiser also does IUI in house so that will also be 50% off. I think with the whole blood panel and HSG should be under $500, and IUI was unofficially quoted at around $400 so after my deductible it should only be $200, which compared to $1200-1400 at OHSU and ORM is one hell of a fuckin deal.
Overall I'm really happy with everything and I feel like we're progressing well He says that if my tubes are unblocked then we will move to timed intercourse+IUI w/ Clomid (I think dependent on my cd21 test) and I can have up to 6 cycles of that. If my tubes are blocked, really the only thing we can do is IVF
so crossing my fingers that's not what it shows.
I just thought I would update you girls since things seem to be happening for me
I am very optimistic about the future at the moment and it feels so good to be finally doing something!
I feel, this is a fresh start for me because I know I have a good fighting chance every cycle. I hope it doesn't take too long. Btw, I think we're cycle buddies this time. It's very re-assuring to see the follies just before ovulation, at least you know how many there are and which side will you ovulate. I tend to lie on that side after DTD to give the 
some boost. 
am absolutely knackered mind, but was really good to get a change of view!
but my spotting stopped, so I have no idea what is going on. I had some slight cramping last night when I went to bed, but it seems to be gone. Maybe there is something happening and I just need to wait longer to test. I have been very emotional lately, which usually happens when AF shows up, I have been tired and sore all over. Maybe I am just reading too much into everything.
