Newbie!

I'm new to all of this blogging stuff so whoever is reading this might just want to bear that in mind. I was prompted by someone who is also sharing in this "infertility journey" that I have found myself on. Sometimes I can't believe that I am only 27 (soon to be 28) and have found myself in need of help in this area.

So our story is that we have been trying to conceive for about 2 years now. We had no luck in the first year and went to my OBGYN. Don't get me wrong, I really like her but this was way out of her league and that was clear to me after the first month. She put me on Clomid for three months, all unsuccessful. Well we finally found out that Clomid was working against me. After seeing a fertility specialist we tried four rounds of IUI, all unsuccessful. Meanwhile, all under a random and weak diagnosis of "maybe PCOS." What's that all about anyway? I have this diagnosis, as my doctor puts it, "for insurance purposes only." So basically they don't know what the hell is wrong with me!

So the journey into IVF begins...as our most successful option. Better be sucessful at what it's costing us! I have more pill bottles and needles than I care to admit. My house could double as a pharmacy! I was on birth control for 3 weeks beginning 5/4/09 and began Lupron to supress my system (forcing early menopause-lucky me!) on 5/18/09. Just finishing all that good stuff and waiting to start the Follistim on Thursday 6/4/09. Can't wait to increase the size of my ovaries from a walnut to a lime (or larger). If my husband wasn't already sick of my rampant mood swings, I'm sure that will do it!