Post-operative Progress…

By the time my operation came round I was overdue a period. Even by my standards. My cycle had been going for about 70 days compared to the usual 50. But as it happened, all the fertling around during the ...

Before

I Am Mighty!

Working in a hospital as I do, I find it quite a surreal experience to be on the other side of the imaginary patient-professional wall. There is, at the same time, something both comforting and terrifying in knowing how an operating theatre ...

The Date

The operation has been scheduled for 9th August...

#cruiseofamazingness roller-coaster

I've put off writing this post for a while. It's been a tough week or so, and I am only just picking myself up after one of those loop-the-loop things with a big drop at the end. Catching up from last ...

Flashy Smiley Face!

Finally, after months of  , this month I saw a Clearblue smiley face on my ovulation kit! This was the cause for much excitement, as it could mean ovulation is finally here. However, of course it's not that simple. For the first ...

From http://peterpsmith.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/theres-light-at-end-of-tunnel-3.html

Guest Post: There’s light at the end of all this shit

Since starting this blog, John and I have been overwhelmed with encouragement from others who have been – or are going through – similar things to us. I have found it very comforting to know that we are not alone, ...

More Drugs

Today I shall begin taking 150mg of Clomid. Whoop whoop! If you read my last post, you'll know this is our final shot of using the drugs before I move on to have an operation to check everything is present and working. You'll ...

gynaecological laparoscopy

You’re going to do what to my ovaries?

Bum. The 100mg of Clomid didn't work. I got my daily little "O"s on the ovulation kits (which I have decided to stop using due to the daily disappointment), and I had a blood test for confirmation (also, please note the lack ...

The Journey

Guest Post: The Two Year Wait

Since starting this blog, John and I have been overwhelmed with encouragement from others who have been - or are going through - similar things to us. I have found it very comforting to know that we are not alone, ...

Join Me In A Dance

My period finally arrived! In the end I think it was around day 50, so that was one long wait. I think I am perhaps one of the only women trying for a baby who is happy when her period comes... But it came, and ...