6 DPO

So I didn't take any progesterone medication this cycle as of yet, because I wanted to see what my natural progesterone levels were like - and they look good. At 6dpo it's at 12.6! My doctor says she likes anything above 7 - but anything over 10 confirms ovulation! So I definitely ovulated this month! I also tried to time things perfectly, so I am hoping that things will be ok this cycle and I will have some news in the next coming days when I start testing again. I am going to put myself on the progesterone tonight - even though my levels are decent. But I am going to lower the dosage to 400mg instead of 600mg. That way it's there - just not overdone.

 I bumped my prednisone to 25mg a day, still on hydroxychloroquine, and will schedule another round of Intralipids pending a positive pregnancy test. I contemplated on doing the IVIg this cycle - but after some research, I've decided that I am going to stick with the protocol I am on and hope it will be enough to suppress things accordingly. If shit goes south and I miscarry again...next month I will do the IVIg. I will be broke when all is said and done - but it will be the last thing I haven't tried. I am hoping it won't come to that - but after the hell I've been through...I'm bracing for the worst. I don't like to be that way...and don't get me wrong - I am hopeful...but prepared. It's all you can do in a situation like this. 

 Anyway, stay tuned for upcoming status posts as I walk on through this two week wait. :)

I lied.

Well, August is off. It is now being pushed to September! I know, sucks!! But my doctor thinks it's best I wait a month from surgery before trying again. She wants me to allow my body to heal and two weeks after surgery to try again just isn't enough time. I agree, reluctantly.

  So with another month to sit around, I have decided to become super proactive to gain a prescription for hydroxychloroquine. That drug that seems to be all the rage in the UK and around the world in helping women bring down their TNF levels. Yet my doctor seems to be completely tunnel visioned on what she wants to do to bring it down, and won't think outside of the box. So looks like I am going to have to for her., I have written my primary care doctor about it, and have made a pretty solid case as to why he should prescribe it to me. He is going to look into it and get back to me on Monday.

  Regardless if he decides to prescribe it to me or not, at least he is taking the time to research it and consider it for me. My fertility doctor just shut it down without a second thought which really pisses me off, as I have stated in previous posts. It takes a simple google search. She would rather put me through a treatment plan that my insurance won't cover, and will cost thousands of dollars, vs investigating a drug that my insurance WILL cover and will cost me maybe $10! The drug has stated it has hardly any side effects, is FDA Approved and is even safe to take during pregnancy. So WHAT is the big deal?! Oh let me just answer: it's cheap, and they won't make money off of me. That's why.

 So I am praying my primary care doctor - who this really doesn't effect one way or another - will give me the prescription so I can just try it for a month and see. If my levels don't go down in a month of taking it - then I will stop. But I just want to try!!! If he doesn't prescribe it - then I will make an appt with a rheumatoid doctor and try and get it that way. I don't care how many doors I need to knock on. I am determined to get this because from what I have researched and read, it seems to really work for some! I am willing to try anything at this point! GIVE ME THE DRUGS!!! hahaha

 I will keep you posted on my mission. I am not going down without a fight. And I am REALLY considering finding another fertility specialist. It just sucks when you have been dealing with someone for a year, to up and start over with another. But I am reaching that point. I need to find someone who will listen. That is key in a situation like this.