varicocele repairs.....

So prior to getting pregnant, the hobby and I had met again with the urologist for her opinions on a varicocele repair. She doesn't necessarily believe that the sperm will improve significantly, but she does think it will keep it from getting worse. We met with her during our last IVF (prior to finding out it worked) because my RE, hubby, and I weren't too hopeful about the cycle. We went ahead and scheduled the repair for TODAY with the plans for me to get on hubby's insurance and start fertility treatments at a new clinic (this one is rated much higher than the other one).

Well, the big day came up fast. I can't believe its been about 5 months since we scheduled this! We decided to proceed with the surgery even though our last IVF worked.... because honestly... the hubby's sperm needs all the help it can get!
My fear us that the next time we are ready for IVF ... he wouldn't have any sperm left!

So that's where we are now. Hubby is currently in the OR and I am here in the waiting room. This is going to be the longest two hours ever!!

Have any of you blogger's hubbys dealt with varicocele repairs? What was your experience like? How was the recovery? Did you see any improvement in the sperm?

Also- just realized that my post about the baby and ultrasound never uploaded! The ultrasound went great.... but I'll update that tomorrow!!!! :-)

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Here We Go Again...

Wow... I can't believe it has been so long since I have posted.  I keep thinking of posts I want to write, but just haven't really found the energy to make it down to the basement where we keep our computer and turn it on!  Plus, I feel like I've been busy with work and other things.  But anyways... Surprisingly, AF showed up this morning.  A week early (well for me- since my cycles are usually about 36-38 days).  The closer and closer we had been getting to starting this cycle the more nervous I had been getting.  I don't know why I am so much more apprehensive about this cycle then the last.  I even called my husband at work asking him if he wanted to postpone it a month.  In the end, I decided to proceed- called my RE and scheduled my first appointment for tomorrow morning.  If its going to be negative- then I don't think it matters how long we wait- so we may as well get it over with so I can start moving on with my next plans (changing insurances, switching RE's, hubby getting a varicocele repair, traveling, etc).  I feel like it is amazing how many things we put on hold while trying to have a baby.  It is almost like life is on hold.  I truly believe that God has a plan for me (us) and this is part of his plan.  I have no idea why this is the path he has chosen for me, but I believe that I am on this journey for a reason.  I don't know if this will end with our biological child(ren), adopted children, or childless.  I feel like I could accept this so much easier if I understood why (and if I knew what the outcome was going to be!), but that is just not the way He works.  I have been wanting to write a post along those lines for sometime now, but still haven't been able to formulate the right words... so I guess that is just a little preview of what is to come (someday)....

Besides working, we traveled to the lake last weekend with two of our best couple friends (also in our small group at church).  One of the girl's parents  own a lake house, so it was tons of fun (and free!).  Even though it was rainy most of the days- we still had a TON of fun just hanging out with each other and just "getting away."  Here are some pictures of this past weekend.  They were all taken with my phone- so not the best pictures- but I have been too lazy to upload the camera pics yet!

 Of Course no trip is complete without finding a Sonic in the middle of nowhere!  Gotta have my Lemon-Berry Slushes!  There isn't a Sonic near us, so whenever we pass one, I HAVE to stop and take advantage of it- with a Route 44 slush!  Who knows when I'll be able to find one again!

 The first day at the lake!  Absolutely beautiful!

 Another view of the lake on the first day we got there!  (The only day it was sunny- but we still had a blast!)

 Wouldn't be complete without a little bit of cornhole.  My dad made these sets for Joe and I.  One is painted all Tennessee (for me) and the other one is painted a Marist "Red Fox" theme (for Joe).  I always have to explain that one to everyone.  I don't think anyone has ever seen Marist cornhole.  :)  (Tennessee always wins of course!)  If you ever go down to Game Day in Knoxville, your tailgate is not complete without a set of Orange and White Cornhole.

Fog rolling in over the lake after a day of storms... (and the girls kicking some boy butts at CatchPhrase).

Pretty Nice Little Saturday...

Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time.  -- Frank from "Old School"

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So, I had been trying to update my blog, but was having some difficult time signing in- especially from my phone.  So I am posting now about my weekend!  (Like I said- I'm a pretty boring person!)

In Infertility news- I finally called my RE.  She apologized for not getting to me sooner.  She thought the hubby's urologist was going to call us about the vari.cocele repair (which she didn't, either).  We talked and she really wanted us to get the repair done and then try another cycle, since she thinks our poor embryos were because of his sperm and didn't want us to "waste" anymore insurrance money.  I said I am hopping on my husband's insurrance at the end of this year and we can't get the repair done until late fall anyways because of our schedules- and that I wanted to do one more IVF now - but this time with closer monitoring and "good eggs."  She at least did admit that my eggs were of very poor quality this time.  She decided it was reasonable. So, we are good to go to start with my next cycle in June (which should be towards the end) as long as my labs and ultrasound look good (with no cysts!).

This past weekend was good.  It had stormed all week and we both had been working hard, so we were looking forward to Saturday. We had a big day of yardwork!  The day was beautiful (especially compared to the past week's weather).  We got up, I ran four miles (yeah!) and then we headed to Lowe's.  We worked all afternoon and Sidney dog hung out with us.  We filled up her pool and she played in it all afternoon.  I guess I'm a LITTLE obsessed with my dog- so I wanted to share the pics with you guys!

In other news- I think hubby AND I are going to try acupuncture.  I'm just waiting to see if his insurrance covers it (which I think they do).  If it can help women with infertility issues- maybe it can help a man?  I dunno! I guess it can't hurt to try!?  I am also trying to plan a vacation for this fall.  We were given a week timeshare from his mom and her husband for anywhere in the world.  I figure this fall will be a good time to go- because we will either be a little pregnant (and can always cancel if we are having issues) or I will be depressed from another failed cycle and stuck in between insurrances with no treatments scheduled until the next year.  Either way- this trip (especially the planning) has/is great at getting my infertility focused mind distracted onto other things!  Now we just need to pick a place to go! Any suggestions!? :)

Now- my Saturday pictures!

As you can see - it needed some work!

 Sidney Dog in her Pool!

 "Smiling" for the Camera

 Some flowers we got!

 The finished front!!! (well most of it! I could only get so much with my phone!)

Now just waiting for football season... GO VOLS!!