I woke up this morning with a feeling of impending excitement/dread. Today was the day. At about 1:30 this afternoon, Dr. Hot would give me either good news or yet another disappointment.
I went to work, and though I had lots to do (for once), it was hard to concentrate. I left the office for a professional networking luncheon, but my heart just wasn’t in the mood for schmoozing. All I could think about was my appointment.
Finally, I got to the clinic, my heart pounding furiously, and Dr. Hot walked in the room. I gave him a nervous smile and leaned back, trying to relax in anticipation of the slightly uncomfortable contraption forcing its way into my nether regions.
Was I waiting to find out if I was pregnant? Was I breathless in anticipation of news about whether I was ovulating.
No. I was simply there to find out whether I could finally START TRYING TO GET PREGNANT AGAIN! That’s all. How pathetic. That, my friends, is one of the reasons why it takes PCOS women so long to get pregnant—because we wait, and wait, and wait-- just for the opportunity to try.
I had unexpectedly gotten my period on Sunday (remember, I had two ovarian cysts), and was in the office for a baseline ultrasound. I was terrified Dr. Hot would say the cysts were still rather large and I would have to sit out yet another cycle. Instead, he sent me home with the instructions to start taking Femara. I smiled at him and said, “Do you realize this is the first time you’ve given me good news?”
And so the games begin. Femara, please don’t forsake me. To borrow from K, all I need is one good egg.
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Ann!
I am over the moon for your cyst-free ovaries! YAY!!!! (I am as excited as if I was hearing this news about myself! Really!)
You nailed it with what you said about us PCOSers taking so long to get pregnant... UGH! All the waiting.
Best of luck with your Femara cycle (it really is much kinder on you than Clomid), I hope it works!
Hooray! I'm so happy to hear this news! Good luck with the Femara!
Cheers to being cyst-free! Yea! So happy you can try now!
:)
Hurray! I'm so happy for you.
Now get busy ;-)
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Tough as it was for me with endometriosis, I can't imagine how painful the extra waiting must be with PCOS. Wishing you much success!
"because we wait, and wait, and wait-- just for the opportunity to try"--you said that right! It gets to feeling ridiculous!
Whee! Who would have thought the idea of "trying" again could be so exciting...Nothing like a rest cycle to break up those "trying" doldrums...
Good luck with the Femara! It made me ovulate, which is infinitely better than Clomid ... and no headaches.
I hope the femara does the trick and you pop out a gorgeous juicy follicle, right when you're meant to :)
....and then a gorgeous (?juicy) baby 38 weeks later.
Hooray! I am so delighted for you. And yes, you are SO right about PCOS--the waiting KILLS ME.
Congrats on being cyst-free! Woohoo!
Woohoo! Let the femara games begin! Congrats on getting started again.
Yippeeee!!! Go get it grrrlll!!!!
Hooray for no cysts! Hooray for good news! Good luck with the upcoming cycle!
Awesome! I'm hope-hope-hoping that the femara does wonderful things for you!
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