Well, after I posted the below entry, I started thinking about that OPK this morning that was so obviously positive. It kind of annoys me because I’ve never had a clear cut positive on an OPK before. In fact, I was so bad at reading the darn things (it can’t be THAT hard, can it?) that I bought some very expensive digital OPK’s a few months back when we were doing IUI’s. The plan was to continue using my cheapo OPK’s until the lines got relatively dark and then use the digital ones so that there was no confusion as to whether the test was actually positive or not.Well it occurred to me just now that I sadly never even got to use the darn things. My lines the past few IUI cycles have never even been close to positive, so it seemed a waste to use a digital one. Since this will hopefully be our last cycle before IVF, those tests are going to go to waste, and gosh darn it, I want to pee on one! So I just took one of them if for nothing else than to experience the technology of it all, and what shows up?

This little guy taunting me with his smiley face, as if he’s saying “Nah-nah-nah-a-boo-boo! You’re surging and your husband isn’t even here to take advantage of it!” Bastard. Add in huge ovulation pains on my left side that make even sitting down uncomfortable and Jess is not a happy camper tonight.
A quick search of sidestep.com shows that flights to LaGuardia can be had for $302 and I briefly consider flying out there to conduct a little business with my husband, if you know what I mean, but quickly dismiss it in favor of putting that money towards our looming IVF cycle.
Here’s hoping that tomorrow is a better day.

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July 10, 2008 at 11:16 am
Deborah
Sorry that time is not on you side this month. Sometimes it feels like the universe is just aligned against us (or maybe that’s just me.) Anyway, I wanted to tell you that I was sorry that you missed this opportunity and hoping next month will be better. When are you moving onto IVF?
July 11, 2008 at 11:45 am
elmojessi
Thanks for the kind words Deborah! I appreciate it! We have an appointment with a new clinic on the 22nd to discuss our options and get a better picture of when we could begin IVF. I would love to start at the beginning of my next cycle, but I’m guessing that we will need to wait for one more cycle in order to get all of the testing and whatnot completed.
July 14, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Taylor
I saw this news last week about frozen embryos better than fresh ones for IVF. You should ask your doctor about it.
http://eggfreezingcenter.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/frozen-embryos-better-than-fresh-for-ivf/