Here we go again!

Despite the fact that our urologist knew NOTHING about infertility, we were able to force him to run tests and found out the source of the infection. So...drum roll please....After two more weeks on the antibiotic Cipro, Kenny's semen was white blood cell free!!!!! Well, not exactly free, but there were under 1 million, which is completely normal! As soon as my next cycle starts we will be picking up again with the IUIs. We are so happy, excited and most of all hopeful.

The urologist is officially wrong!

We got the results back on the semen culture and white blood cell count. Dr. Storment was right! They are indeed white blood cells and Kenny does indeed have an infection. The urologist just KNEW that was not the problem and I had to BEG for the testing!! Dr. Storment is a GYNECOLOGIST and knows more about sperm than this so called urologist! I hate that he tried to belittle the only Dr. that I can trust acting like he didn't know what he was talking about when he was the one that was wrong!! As you can see, I'm pretty cheesed off and am thinking about giving that Dr. a piece of my mind! We are, of course, looking for a new urologist.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GREAT THINGS ABOUT DR. SORMENT AND HIS TEAM!! EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE MALE FERTILITY HE HAS BEEN AWESOME AND VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE. HE IS AN AWESOME DR. AND DOES SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY. I AM BLESSED TO HAVE FOUND HIM!

Haven't updated in a while...

That is because I have no clue what is going on! Kenny finished his antibiotics a few months ago, but they told us it may take a few months to see a difference. So...we have been waiting....and waiting...and waiting! Finally our appointment came. Things were pretty much the same. The urologist seems to think that it isn't white blood cells, but immature sperm. They look the same under a microscope and the only way to see a difference is a special staining process. So, today he says he is sure that they are immature sperm. Well, did the lab do the staining I asked him (he seemed surprised that I had done my research and new what I was talking about). "Well, no...they don't do that here" was his response. "So how do you know?" He didn't answer that question, just scheduled ANOTHER semen analysis (which will have to be sent off) and semen culture to check for infection. I can't understand why he didn't do that before!!! I am really aggravated. He made up his mind what the issue is and refused to test for anything else. He just wants us to do more IUIs. The problem is, if it is white blood cells, the IUI won't work! Each IUI is about $1,000 (we've already done 1 w/out success) with meds (not to mention uncomfortable, the meds have terrible side effects and I have to give myself shots in the belly!). It makes me mad that he would want us to waste the time, money, and sanity without being sure.

Sooo, what's our next step? Kenny will do another semen analysis this week, we'll get the results, then start looking for a new Urologist. Preferably one OUTSIDE of Lake Charles! Most (not all) of the Drs here are Qacks! In the mean time we are busy packing and will be in our new house by the end of this month. It has been a real blessing having something to distract me!

Still waiting for our Rainbow

Kenny had his appointment with the urologist today. The dr. said it could be a number of things. He said if it is an infection, after the antibiotics it could take a few months for things to go back to normal. So, he wants us to wait two months, then go back for ANOTHER semen analysis. This was not the news that I wanted to hear. We want to have a baby so bad and it is VERY hard to wait when you want something so badly. Of course, I was devastated. It took all I had not to cry at work today.

After Kenny gave me the news, I felt horrible. It seems like all we get is bad news. I kept asking myself, "is the news ever going to get better". In the midst of feeling sorry for myself, I was looking out the window with the kids in my class. The weather matched my mood perfectly. It was raining, depressing, and bleak outside. We were talking about how yucky it looked outside when one of my kids out of the blue said, "after it rains you get to see a rainbow, remember!" Those words touched my heart. I felt it was God. I felt like he was saying to me, "just wait, things may seem bleak now, but I have wonderful, beautiful plans for you." So, for now we have to go through the storm for a few more months. But I know one day, not sure when, but one day we will have our rainbow.

Urology apointment Monday...Please Pray

After Kenny's last blood cell count things have gone from bad to worse. He has gone from having about 2 million, to 14 million, and now 32 million white blood cells per/ml. That number should be under 1 million. Kenny will be seeing a urologist Monday to find a cause and see what the next step is. The Dr has not given us a reason to worry, but of course I am. Kenny's health is my number one priority. Please pray #1 for his health and that everything is ok, and #2 that this appointment gets us one step closer to being parents.

In the mean time we are still taking a break (NOT by choice). Until the we get something figured out with this white blood cell problem they don't want us wasting our money on treatment that won't work.

In the mean time...

We should be getting Kenny's white blood cell count soon, hopefully next week, a little too late. We have already missed our chance to try this cycle so even if things check out we will still have to wait for next cycle. In the mean time I have decided that the best thing I can do for my baby is to get myself healthy. I am back on weight watchers, which helped me lost a little over 10 last month. (I gained 6 of them back over the holidays). I have also been walking and am planning to start running next week. It has been YEARS since the last time I ran! I am going to start the couch to 5K plan which slowly increases the amount of time that you run each session. So, wish me luck!

taking a month off:(

We are taking this month off from the baby making business. We went in at the start of this cycle and Kenny's white blood cell count is still too high (1 million is considered to be high and he had 12.4 million). They don't want us wasting our money on procedures when he has that many white blood cells. They cause all sorts of sperm problems and interfere with implantation. They want him to finish his antibiotics, then come in for another semen analysis to see if it helped. If not, and his white blood cell count is still to high after the antibiotics they will send us to a urologist to see what is causing the problem and get them under control. Please pray that is was just an infection and it clears up so we can start again for our next cycle. In the mean time, Kenny and I are using this time to focus on each other and our wonderful life together. We are so blessed to be so in love with each other and in a way it is nice to be able to focus all my attention on my wonderful husband.

I should mention that a prostate infection isn't serious or painful. The only side effect is infertility and the Dr said many people go years with them without ever knowing until they try to have children.