Thirty days after the miscarriage, I got my period again. Baseline ultrasound completed, non-pregnancy status confirmed and Cycle #14 was under way. Clomid/IUI with home OPK testing. This time I bought the expensive OPKs and everything went according to plan (well, mostly).
OPK +
IUI completed +
2WW =
BFN
The BFN wasn't part of the plan. Neither was the cyst they saw on my left ovary at the CD2 baseline ultrasound for Cycle #15 "the Cycle of the Cyst", which was now off the books.
BUT WAIT! That's not ALL!! Don't you want to see else you've won!?! It's an all expenses covered breast exam/mammogram/sonogram for that horrible pain and scary lump in your left breast!
(cue audience cheering)
After what my poor mother went through only months earlier, I was not fucking around with this! I took yet another half day off work, got to my midwife for a breast exam which got me an immediate call to the breast imaging clinic downstairs from the midwife. It must have been a slow day (or my midwife must have been REALLY concerned about what she felt) because they told me to just come right on downstairs and they'd see me then.
The first time I ever had a mammogram (we're very lumpy in my family, so I started early), it really didn't hurt but it was definitely uncomfortable. This was a different story. When there's something in there that's already hurting, the mammogram SUCKS! I won't lie - I cried. In the end, once again, it was worth it.
Diagnosis: cyst. Probably related to the hormonal fluctuations from the Clomid. Ten days later, the cyst and accompanying pain were gone.
None of this stopped us from continuing our quest unaided by medical science. Not surprisingly, my period showed up again. Baseline ultrasound completed, non-pregnancy status confirmed and Cycle #16 was a go. Clomid/IUI with home OPK testing. We've been here before.
OPK +
IUI completed +
2WW =
BFN
Ok, first: I'm glad you at least got a breast exam/mammogram/sonogram thrown into the mix. The most I ever got extra was a piece of gum from a pack my doctor had on his desk. Second: Very glad you're ok. I've also had a mammogram and I've got to tell you... I don't know how A cups manage! Third: Lather. Rinse. Repeat indeed. Having a shot of something or other for both of us.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the BFN but a cyst, phew.. good news.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear the lump was nothing to worry about...that whole process is scary. I went through it about three years ago, had the boob ultrasound and needle biopsy...it was scary and horrible. It also turned out to be benign but I still have annoying lump in my right boob.
ReplyDeleteHoping that this cycle is it for u, Slackie O!