First, I had an overnight anxiety spell over this freaking progesterone and my spotting which resulted in a 4am email to my doctor. Yikes. Woke up this morning to both bright red on my TP at 8dpo and an email back already! Great. I am going to take 25mg twice a day.
I am still annoyed that this is just a random step and that no progesterone lab work has ever been done. All of my books indicate that the typical dosage for LPD is in fact 25 twice per day so I assume I should be satisfied....Why am I so unable to relinquish this false sense of control? I went out to dinner the other night with a good friend and she asked me what it would look like if I just allowed whatever is going to happen, to in fact just happen...could I really just tie my hands back and see what my body does this time? I don't think so....this would be very hard for me.
On another note, Cole my black lab is at the vet. Last night and this morning he was unable to get up and when he did he let out this horrible yelp. He could not handle staying in one place and needed to be near us so he resorted to slithering around the house on his front paws. Poor little fella. He is undergoing a big ortho eval and x-rays since he does have hip dysplasia. I will get a call soon hopefully. What a tough morning to see him so sad and in pain.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Never a dull moment
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First off...I am so sorry your puppy is in pain! That is so hard to watch, especially with no answers, good for you for getting the work-up done. I hope you get some answers and some ways to help him very soon.
Secondly, Yay for your RE getting back to you so quickly! But Boo! for the spotting.
I wanted to give you a quick piece of info. When I was TTC I read several books that reccommended extra B6 supplementation for LPD. I didn't have LPD but passed the info along to a friend who did and it worked for her. I have a book or 2 with recommendations like these if you want to borrow them - but also I just quickly found these 2 articles, they are somewhat anecdotal but give accurate info about B6 supplementation. I took a B complex supplement all through TTC and take a B-50 supplement now, both were encouraged and approved of by my Dr.
Here's the articles:
http://www.epinions.com/kifm-review-1E5E-64B24F5-3A2B30C4-prod1
http://www.thebabycorner.com/page/1371/
There is something to be said for "letting go" and letting your body do what it will - but if you are anything like me, doing something, anything, to help your body along feels helpful. I know for me I really needed to know I was doing what I could.
So, however you choose to proceed - there is no wrong way...there is only what feels right or best to you. My hopes are with you in this.
Aw, get well soon Cole. I hope he is back home with his family soon.
Spotting as 8 DPO is so annoying...are your cycles themselves short as well? Can you call your doctor and explain your concern about the progesterone and ask for bloodwork?
I hope Cole feels better soon!
And I hope the RE has good, concrete answers asap!
I don't understand why your doc wouldn't want to do blood work before they even decide to put you on progesterone. Can you call and demand that they test your levels? Also, have you asked them about how you take it? There are a number of ways (shot, pill, suppository) and some doctors argue that certain methods are more effective than others.
So sorry about the pup. I hope he's feeling better soon!
Poor poor puppy!!! I hope he's okay.
About relinquishing control, HELL NO. I was so panic'd about having a natural cycle while waiting for IVF to start because I had the knack of growing cysts. Only when I triggered with HCG was I cyst free, so no way. On my "tab" cycle, I had a full fledged medicated IUI cycle just in case.
My RE prescribed progesterone gel instead of suppositories - I'm not sure why they chose one over the other. According to the box, it is Crinone 8% and says each dose is 1.125 G of gel containing 90 mg of progesterone. So I guess I get 90mg once a day.
I did a progesterone gel cycle with my OB and went from 8 to 12 day LP. Then I quit the progesterone as I transitioned from OB to RE. My second cycle with proges my LP was 10 days (up from 6) and my next proges cycle I got pregnant. I hope that since I was taking progesterone prior to conception will prevent another m/c.
My RE didn't do a 7DPO P4 either.
I also starting taking B6 100mg supplements because of what I had read, but I started the progesterone so soon afterward I am not sure if it really helped. I continued to take it, though.
I am so sorry about Cole . . . I hope you get a good report from the vet.
I hope your pup feels better soon and that your spotting ceases immediately!
Poor Cole.
I hope Cole is ok and the extra prog does the trick.
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