the plot thickens….but not my lining

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So I got a faint surge yesterday.  The timing was on the late side of my cycles but it was fairly positive so I went with it.  So we visited Dr. G. this morning and …  not quite.  I had one follicle at 10mm, no cervical mucus, and my lining was thin…  AT CYCLE DAY 24???  So he gave us two options – either I missed ovulation by a few hours and we could inseminate or I didn’t miss it and we could wait.

We have two vials  of swimmers left and doing the deed today would mean expecting my period Christmas morning…  So we choose to wait.  So either we missed this month and we are out of the game until January or it will be sometime next week.  Dr. G. said not to waste money on more OPKs, but to call with my temps on Tuesday.  If I haven’t gone up thus confirming ovulation – we will start the opks again and expect ovulation the middle of next week…

Drugs and the “I” word
For the first time, Dr. G. gave us less than stellar news.  We discussed Clomid again, which A. was not convinced of but Dr. G. felt pretty confident we should try.  In his words, “your ovaries and your uterus look great – but there is something a little off in your cycles – I think this will help.” A found comfort in those words -I heard for the first time an inkling that this is not an issue of timing, but maybe something is wrong.  I mean seriously what the heck has my body been doing for 24 days? I’m not using the “i word” just yet – i know there are many women who have been trying much longer – but something a little off, makes me a little nervous.

Take-aways
So we walked away with a prescription for clomid, a hug from the doctor, and a reminder that we may not be out of the game this month.  A walked away with a big smile feeling better about the clomid thing.  I walked away with a whisper of the “i word”  on my brain, hoping we will have another chance next week.

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