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Jerri's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 7/10/02 -------------------- 6/27/02 6/18/02 6/11/02 6/3/02 5/21/02 5/17/02 5/15/02 5/7/02 5/2/02 4/29/02 4/12/02 4/11/02 4/5/02 3/22/02 3/12/02 3/11/02 3/8/02 2/28/02 2/26/02 2/22/02 2/1/02 11/15/01 10/2/01 9/10/01 8/28/01 8/17/01 7/23/01 7/11/01 7/4/01 7/1/01 6/25/01 6/11/01 5/23/01 5/22/01 5/9/01 5/1/01 4/18/01 4/3/01 3/26/01 3/20/01 3/16/01 3/8/01 3/2/01 2/25/01 2/19/01 2/11/01 2/4/01 1/31/01 1/25/01 1/13/01 1/6/01 1/2/01 12/25/00 12/20/00 12/14/00 9/27/00 9/19/00 9/13/00 9/6/00 8/29/00 8/23/00 8/16/00 8/8/00 8/2/00 7/16/00 7/4/00 6/28/00 6/19/00 6/14/00 6/7/00 6/5/00 5/31/00 5/23/00 5/18/00 5/9/00 4/26/00 1/24/00 -------------------- Jerri's Introduction

September 13, 2000

Hello,
This is going to be a rather sad entry. If you are already hormonal, you better turn the other way. I am having some really bad cramping so I called my doctor's office. The nurse insisted that I take an HPT and call her back. I finally took the HPT and it was negative. So, now I am waiting on the doctor to call me back. At this point, I am wondering if I have developed cysts from the Clomid. Or, maybe the egg was fertilized and couldn't sustain and I am trying to expel it. I don't normally cramp too badly before I get AF. So, I am as lost as a sheep.

I won't know anything definite for a couple of hours but I do know what Rodman and I agreed upon if this IUI didn't work and obviously it didn't. The game plan at this point is to actively pursue infertility from the male standpoint. Rodman has an appointment next week for a renal ultrasound and an appointment with a male infertility specialist. We did find out that our insurance will pay for the diagnostic tests and treatment for the underlying problem of infertility, just not the IUIs or IVF. So, we should be able to get him "repaired." That could eventually mean that we could conceive the old-fashioned way instead of through AI. At this point, I am really frustrated with all of this and kind of wondering if we will ever be parents.

The only other issue is controlling the endometriosis while we wait and I will discuss that with the doctor as soon as I get AF.

The rest of the plan includes a house, a car, and some vacations that are much needed as well as some health decisions. I have extremely high cholesterol and have known that for some time. And, I am overweight and Rodman is quickly becoming that way, so we are going to do something about that. We have found a gym close to our house and I am going to be buff! He is already buff, just gaining some in the middle and he needs to take care of it before he has a problem.

I am going to continue my diary for several more months, as you never know what we might learn from the infertility specialist. I've always heard that once we relax and quit worrying about getting PG, it will just happen, so we will just see if that ol' saying is worth anything. I have made lots of friends here, too, and don't want to lose touch either. If I see that we are going to postpone TTC for more than three months, I will probably put my diary on hold, who knows. I love to write each week and read everyone's entries so I guess I will wait until I am not so emotional to make that decision.

Away from TTC: A house, a car and a vacation!!!!!!!!!

Keep thinking positive and keep those hips elevated. There must be something to all that because the doctor insisted I do that and lie on my back for 30 minutes after my IUI.

Jerri Ann