Back to the RE

Later in the day on Saturday, after I wrote that last post, AF decided to show up for sure. Spotting became a whole lot more. She was here. So it was officially CD1 on Saturday. It turns out my fever had not gone away like I had thought. So the cycle ended up being 30 days long - I'm not sure I ovulated at all this last cycle.

Anyway, because today was CD3, I went into my RE's office. She wanted me to come in for some bloodwork - test FSH and Estradiol again (waiting for the results) - and for an ultrasound (which looked good). I actually didn't get to see my RE this afternoon, but the person I did see talked to her about what they think my next step should be. Apparently, after what happened last cycle with my eggs not being anywhere close to mature on Day 12, she thinks I should do the Clomid Challenge with 100mg each day on Days 5-9. Then back for more bloodwork on Day 10 and an ultrasound on Day 12. I asked her why she wants to do this since I've done Clomid before and she said Dr. Uhlir wants to do it as a diagnostic test and this time, with a higher dosage (when I did it before - last time was Nov. 2004ish). She said if my eggs mature when they are supposed to, we could do an IUI this cycle. Right now, I don't think I want to do an IUI this cycle, but if my estradiol numbers come back good, then maybe?

I'm not looking forward to being on Clomid again. It wasn't my favorite thing, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to help me get pregnant.