Round and round we go.

The meeting with the RE went almost exactly as I had thought. I probably could have written it out word-for-word. As I thought, the RE wants us to move onto a more aggressive procedure. He would approve us for IVF tomorrow if we want, but he would really like me to try at least one injectibles cycle so that he can see how my lining responds. He is completely puzzled as to what my problem is, so again I'm lumped in with that 'unexplained' 10% of all infertile women. No reason for the problem, just can't get pregnant. Great. R wanted to go right to IVF, but I agreed to do one injectible cycle. I asked the RE what a good response to the injectibles would be and he said that ideally we'd like to have two or three viable follicles. Which is what I've already been getting with the Femara, hence the reason he classifies me as a 'good responder'. After I pushed a bit about the lining, he agreed to try to Estrace tablets for the rest of the cycle. I'm pretty sure he doesn't think they'll do anything for me, but he was willing to let me try. I'm also taking Mucinex (my own decision, nothing that the RE mentioned), but since we're going to try having sex on our own this cycle in addition to the IUI, I figure it can't hurt. So, starting tomorrow morning, I get to start popping the Mucinex and start stick these tiny little blue pills where the sun don't shine and pray to God that my lining responds. The monthly ultrasound monitoring starts on Wednesday, the hCG shot will most likely be on Wednesday night with IUI #5 on Friday morning.

As for the other parts of my life, I start my new position tomorrow morning. It's going to be a strange transition, to say the least. I spent Thursday and Friday learning my assistant's job so that I can step in when needed on her end. It's going to be so strange to be learning a new job when I've already been there for a year.