Third Time's the Charm?

It's an "on" month for IUI! I had a lot of pointed pain on my left side the first couple days of my period; I thought it might be a cyst again. Before I started depo provera in my early thirties, I had to go to the emergency room a couple times for cysts, so I think I am prone to them.

Had my ultrasound on day 3 - Friday - with Jenna. No cyst, but there was a little fluid behind my uterus, so it's possible it ruptured, if there was a cyst at all. 8 follicles on the left ovary, 3-4 on the right. Back on lupron now.

I've been trying to take things at a different pace this time. The first two times I did IUI, I didn't slow down my schedule or take extra time. This time, I am going to take most of the day off for my procedure and the next day, too.

I've also been doing acupuncture and taking herbs again. I had originally started this last November, and believe that this is one of the main reasons I got pregnant the first time. I've been seeing Anna for six weeks, and am feeling more balanced. She said yesterday that I am still very tired, and she worked to bring up my qi.

I have been feeling that I have too many "projects" right now - we are still finishing our house remodel, I am working on an acquisition at work, and my mother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in July. We have been on the verge of finishing our house remodel for what seems like months! Each week there is some new problem - a leak in the roof, needing waterproofing in the basement, the bay bridge closing, dimmers not working with our LED lights. We are in the last couple weeks at this point, so lots of final finish decisions, but we're almost done. As for work, it will be as all consuming as I allow it. Then, there's mom. I know I can't do much to directly impact her health, since I'm not a doctor and she lives in Houston. But I've been so worried, and surprised that I never realized that my parents are mortal. I was able to visit my mom right before Halloween, and it really calmed me. She had been receiving platelet transfusions on a weekly basis, but she looks to be responding to her new chemotherapy, and has not had to have a platelet transfusion in the last couple weeks. And, she looks healthy. Some discomfort in her knee from the steroid she receives with her chemo, but she looks good.

So, I'm hoping that the next couple weeks can be relatively calm - including moving if that's possible - so the third time will be the charm.