Progesterone Land

9:00 p.m. last night, my phone rings. "Dr. Felix" is on my BlackBerry screen. "9:00? I expected her call tomorrow," I said to Glenn, then excused myself to take the call. We had company over. There was good news to be heard and she insisted I speak to her then. "Jessi, your P4 result was good, but we need it to be a little higher. Your level was 11.4, this tells us you did ovulate well, but if you're pregnant, you need a little help to prevent loss. The level needs to be over 15." Okay, so what do we do at 9:00 at night...?? Dr. Felix told me of a 24-hour pharmacy in Springfield. She wanted me to go and pick up an order of 200mg Prometrium (Progesterone) right that second, right after she called it in. *Ahem*

"Dr. Felix, can I just go tomorrow? I have to go get more Metformin anyway--"

"No, you need this now. I don't want you to wait another 24 hours in case you're pregnant... what if your level goes down? You need this now."

*sigh* Okay well I appreciate her being so persistant and looking out for my best interest... so she tells me where she's calling it in to and that I need to be ready to go get it. I go into town and the pharmacy was sooooooooo slow, we didn't leave until 10:30. But alas, I have my Prometrium, and as the doctor ordered, I started it last night. I've taken this before (3 times actually) to shrink cysts and induce aunt flow (AF), so I know all to well that it comes with a new handful of side effects, including making you feel pregnant 24/7. So every sore boob, wave of nausia, and dizzy spell has to be overlooked until I get a big fat positive or AF next week.

She also wanted me to come in next week for a follow-up blood test, but I will be in FL on vacation so unless she wants to make the trip with us, I have to get the test before then. We agreed on Saturday, which means I have to go through the hospital for it since the womens' center will be closed. *sigh* Oh well. I should have an answer Saturday afternoon or Monday... if the level isn't at 15 or higher, I have to double the pill intake. If it's looking good, I'll just have to keep taking the normal dose until further notice. She gave me 2 months worth. I hope this is a good sign. She said something about the cysts hoarding all the progesterone... darn them.

I can't wait to go on vacation. We leave Sunday for a week and it is much needed. Progesterone Land isn't fun, but the end result is so worth it if all goes according to plan.