My Birthday Month filled with Tests!

I entered the doctor's office with shaky legs and a loving, supportive husband on June 30. Right away I felt at ease talking to my new doctor. He went on and on about how him and his first wife had experienced the same pain and confusion of infertility. He made me feel like he really cared and him sharing his own story meant a lot. It is important to me because with doctor's today, you never know what you are going to get! He got along with Jerry right away and I knew from that first appointment that with them two together there was always going to be a smile found through the tears. He encouraged me not to have the negative thoughts that come along with infertility and promised me we would be pregnant within a year. 

The first and foremost test would be Jerry's semen analysis. This excited me because I just knew they were going to draw my blood that day, to which I had been fearful of since 1999! I am 29 years old and up until this point my mother had to go to all my appointments that involved blood work! Very embarrassing, but I had a fear of needles dating all the way back to 1999 when I had melanoma taken off my back! Jerry wasn't the only one. I was to be scheduled for an HSG this month as well. We left the hospital very confident that day and I felt very good about the way everything had gone! Jerry went on July 5th to have his semen analysis. The results were off the charts! He was over abundant and his little guys knew just where they were going. Fear set in! Oh my lord, it IS me! Oh my gosh, what am I going to do? Jerry is never going to have kids and it is going to be my fault! Why hadn't we checked this out before we got married, they should do that before anyone gets married. You may think this is funny, but it really isn't. These are the kind of thoughts that haunted me! I had begun to ask around and ended up feeling much better to find out that the woman is always easier to "fix". I had also looked into this HSG test and it didn't sound like much fun! Jerry and I arrived at the Medical Center on July 9th  to have my procedure done. I was told the procedure involved injecting dye into my cervix and fallopian tubes to make sure Jerry's little guys could get to where they needed to go. When the nurse said catheter I almost came off the table! I had a catheter years back and was not a big fan to say the least! She was going to insert this catheter into my cervix?! I couldn't really turn back now! As I lay on that cold steel table, tears ran down my face from the cramps and the pain. I looked over to see a horrible grimace on Jerry's face and all of a sudden I knew this was just as hard for him. Tears flowed as I wondered "Why God?" "Why Us?" Through the tears came joy as I heard the radiologist say that everything looked great! I couldn’t believe it! When the room stopped spinning, I got off the table and Jerry helped me get my clothes on! I thank God for Jerry everyday because I couldn’t have gotten through that day or any of the ones to follow without him! The next step was the one I knew was coming up and the one I had dreaded from the beginning! July 23^rd was my appointment for my day 21 blood work! I asked my sister, Dana if she would accompany me and of course she said yes. She even brought my precious niece so everyone could see her! I’m very happy to announce that July 23^rd was officially the last day of my fear of needles! God took that fear away in just the right time! I have been poked since then several times and probably will be poked many more! Thank God for His perfect timing! My progesterone level was 11.13. We had our follow up with doctor G on July 30^th and he explained that while my progesterone level was considered good, it could be better. He was going to start me on a pill called Clomid that was going to elevate my progesterone level and therefore increase my chances of becoming pregnant. I never imagined what else Clomid would do…..