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February 11, 2001
Hi and hope this entry finds everyone doing well. I have lots of questions in my head right now. I will start with the good news and move forward. DH's S/A came back. The good news is that his motility was normal. His motility was the biggest problem before. It jumped from 20% to 50%. Of course the only thing within reason that could have caused this is a lot of prayer and a lot of proxeed and vitamins. The volume of semen was also normal and this too has been low in the past. These were preliminary results and the morphology and progression were not recorded as of yet. The big issue at this time is that his concentration is extremely low. I am not sure if concentration corresponds to count or something else but according to the lab nurse, his value should have been at least 20.1 and it was only .7. Once I can speak to my doctor, I will understand these results better I am sure. Hopefully the final study will be complete before I go to see my doctor on Friday, the 16th. This is fairly graphic here but..I am sharing it because I wish someone had shared this with me a year ago. According to some research that I have done, obtaining a sample through sexual intercourse is better than obtaining the sample through manual manipulation. We BD'd to get this sample and things were better for a large part. The urolgosit said that he didn't feel there was a blockage from the u/s that was done so that leaves me to wonder what in the heck is really going on. So that was the first part of the good news and beginning of the bad. So, I'll move on to more bad news.
I have had extremely terrible ovary pain over the weekend. Sometimes the pain is so bad in my lowerback and my ovaries that I have been in tears. What worries me the most is that this pain is much like the pain I had with the cysts. I guess it is a good thing I go to the doctor on Friday for some answers to that question too. And, moving on to worse news.
Friday, DH fell off of the wagon. He had been doing really well for over a month and we believe that is what contributed to the improved S/A. So, we start over. The life of one addicted is tough and I pray that we don't have to start over every 5 weeks or so. I am going leave this alone for now.
So, I am left with lots of questions. If you have any answers or suggestions, please talk to me on my board. I go around leaving advice on everyone else's board like I am some expert, lol, I guess the female body I have mastered, it is the male anatomy that is driving me nuts. So, the questions are:
Is concentration the same thing as count?
Is there anything that can be done to make the concentration better?
What does clomid do for men?
I guess that does it for now. I am scared, disappointed, disgusted, and just plain ol' mad at this point. DH says that the stress of knowing that he is a big reason why we can't conceive is exactly what leads him to fall off of the wagon. What a vicous cycle!
I appreciate you ladies listening and being my bud!!
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