We have been trying to have a baby on our own for a while now and have had no luck. About six months ago I had went to the doctor because something did not feel right with my ovaries. I had issues in the past with irregular cycles and always had a feeling that something was different. When I went the doctor he told me that I have what is called Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Up until recently I just thought that it was a very simple disease that could be fixed very easily. We started taking a medication called Clomid and were very excited to really be serious about trying. After the first round of Clomid I went to the doctor to find out that the medication did not work. So the Doctor put me on a higher dose of Clomid where I was taking four pills a day. About three weeks later we found out that the medication yet again had done nothing and that my PCOS was a lot worse than I had thought and that I am not able to get pregnant on my own. That was one of the hardest things to hear in my entire life and I thought to myself, "I'm never going to have a baby!" The Invetro is like $10,000 and adoption is the cheapest somewhere between $5000 to $6000 and we don't have that kind of money. So my heart was so broken and it really felt as if this dream would never become a reality. We have been praying day in and day out for guidance and me being the silly person I am, of course expected a quick and easy answer. We received an answer but it was not what I thought. My doctor informed me that there are injections that I can take to stimulate my ovaries and it should hopefully work but the downside is its about $800 for it all and that is also money we don't just have. Luckily a friend of ours who is kind of going through something similar gave us an amazing opportunity. So we went to go get the medication and found out that we could not order the medication. It felt like Heavenly Father was testing me and he probably was and still is. This is our Journey, something that we have to go through as a family and when the day comes that we do have a child I know that I will appreciate it that much more. So just recently my doctor has told me that he will order the medication for me so that we can still do this and it may be cheaper. YAY!! We are starting what is called Provera today (1-4-12) and will be taking another medication called Femara in about 11 to 12 days. Then we will be starting the injections of Follistim about 5 days later and I will be being tested everyday to make sure everything is going as planned. Then when everything looks how it should we will get one more injection of HCG and then will start the "Procedures" the next day, then wait and see if we get pregnant. We have about a 25% chance each time that we will get pregnant and also that we may have doubles. We are keeping our fingers crossed and will be letting people know as soon as possible. I am just grateful that we are able to continue down the road of trying to make this dream a reality. I am a little nervous hahaha but I know I can do anything and will do anything to have my own sweet beautiful child.
