Update Time...

Since I don't really tell people about this blog, there aren't many readers...

But for the few, I will give an update on the fertility appointment yesterday, though I think I have told most of you "readers" on the phone the update!

First and foremost, I want to thank you for the prayers. They were definitely felt as Regan and I entered the previously unknown world of fertility treatment.

Right off the bat, I will just say whoa. I knew when they put a blue armband on both Regan and I with an identification number on it that this was serious business. In lieu of our date night tonight to see the Hunger Games, I definitely looked at my identification bracelet and thought...what district have I been assigned to?

Overall, we had a really positive and great experience. We liked our nurse that walked through the whole 3 hours with us and we really liked our doctor. There is something about visiting and talking to someone who specializes in this, someone that sees these things day in and day out, that is really nice.

Honestly, there is really no "new" news that came from the visit, but we do have a plan in place. The doctor reviewed all my prior test results and conducted an ultrasound. All the results from that were completely normal. The plan is this...

Tomorrow, I will go in and have some "fasting" blood work completed. That will test for more things that were tested previously, including sperm antibodies (or being allergic). Regan and I have always wondered, considering that I am allergic to everything, if I had an allergy... as I have heard some women do. That lingering question will be answered through this blood work. If everything goes okay from that, on day 12 of my cycle I will go in and have another ultrasound done. From that ultrasound, they will be able to tell which ovary is going to produce the egg this month. If they can tell that, they will give me an injection that will guarantee the egg will drop within the next 24-36 hours at which time Regan and I will go in and have IUI  (In Utero Implantation) done. Crazy right. The doctor literally said, " we will do the procedure, you will lay here for 15 minutes, and then continue your day as normal." Crazy right?!?

So, from the doctor, we confirmed that as of right now, we are still in the 10% unknown. He told us that what we have been doing the last 2 years hasn't worked, so we decide if we want to try something else.

Regan and I both left feeling really good. I think Regan was skeptical about the clinic trying to push us in a direction that we weren't willing to go, to make money. We didn't have that experience at all. We really feel like our doctor has our best interest at heart and has advised us in the direction that is best suited for us.

So, that is it! I will definitely continue to update on what I hear and learn, the test results, and of course, call in the prayer warriors on the day of the procedure! Though we would love the continued prayer through out this journey.

My prayer right now is that my Hope will stay grounded in the One that really matters!

Patiently praying-

Much Love-
Al