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1.17.07 So much and so little... all in one!

January 17, 2007

Hello again everyone!  It's been too long, and I've missed you...

To Anj and Shannon... I feel your pain with the dh's and the sa's.  I had to guilt mine into doing it.  We had to keep it warm and rush it to the hospital to be measured within a half hour.  It was hell for him to go-on-command (I wrote about it a while back, around Dec. 12).  I'll pray that they change their minds, it sucks, but what about this battle doesn't?!

SA's?  SA's?  Hmm... what did dh's say?

Well... his *count* was fine and good, 113 out of 150.  Not bad... they said it was within the "normal" range.  With this though, they tested his hormone levels and we found out that his testosterone is 33 and it's supposed to be 80!  So....

I went to the health food store (cause hey, dh refuses to go to the dr again since they left us waiting for two and a half hours before seeing us for ten minutes) to get "testosterone".  (Can you imagine what the checker was thinking?!  hah!).  With the testosterone (which is a cream that is applied to any "clean skin" twice a day, am and pm) I got "cinnamon extract" which they advised to bring down blood glucose (aka metformin??).  So, I've been taking that and he's been doing the testosterone cream.  So far his is definately working... we've been bd'ing much more often (and not thinking about it) and he "completes" the deed more often than not!

The plan, at this point, is...

January, cinnamon extract for me, testosterone cream for dh... hope and pray for no af due to pregnancy, if not... pray for af to come on it's own!!

February, cinnamon extract for me, testosterone cream for dh, and 50mg clomid for me... I have some refills left and each script is for 100mg (two 50mg tabs).

March, same as February.

If it doesn't happen by March 31 (or the end of whatever the third cycle is) then I'll be contacting the ob/gyn to discuss this.  We'll do whatever they want to do til October.  Our anniversary is October 14, and if we're not pregnant by then, we're going to look into adoption via fostercare.  And, hopefully we'll be done with that by the end of the holidays!

I pray for dh's sake and my sanity that God will bless us with a child soon. 

I don't know what part of the game we're in right now.  I've done three temps that have ranged from 96.9, 96.7, and 96.0.  I am still and continue to be confused and frustrated... but I try desperately not to let it take over my life.  I pray daily about giving it to God... and for strength.

God bless us all... and may we all have successful, healthy, fulfilling pregnancies this year.

~Amanda~