So, I decided to keep a TTC journal here on the site to track my progress and emotions.
My husband and I have been together since 12/1999 and were married in 9/2001. I am currently 27 and he is currently 36. We have been trying to have a child through most of our relationship but a few years ago, I was diagnosed with PCOS. I have never ever had normal menstral cycles. My last 3 cycles were 12/06, 7/07 and 1/08. How are you supposed to get pregnant like that?!
I have a doctors appointment with a new GYN on Wed ( 1/23/08 ) and I am going to discuss my options as far as fertility goes. I really hope this works because I am stick of crying in my room whenever I hear that another friend has gotten pregnant.
I spoke to my husband last night about TTC. We have been casually TTC since Dec '06 but decided that now is the time to really go for it. I told my BF and some co-workers about the decision last night so I have a mini support group up here and I am happy about that.
I feel so anxious about my appointment on Wed. I am afraid the doctor is going to do nothing and I will spaz out. If that happens, there is an infertility specialist in Anchorage (about an hour away) that I can make an appointment with and takes my insurance. *crosses fingers that she doesn't have to wait that long!*
I will update again as soon as I know something.
(PS - Anyone know where I can get online cheapy tests?)
Hopefully I am not boring you all with my journal already but since this is mostly for me, I hope that you will forgive me.
My appointment scheduled for 1pm has been moved up to 10am. (Thank god because I am feeling so anxious. ) They just called and asked if I could come in early and I was like, "Of course!"
I am jazzed and DH is looking forward to it too so yay!!! Also, in the last few days, DH has really jumped on the baby train as well and that really makes me feel happy as well!
Okay... today was my first doctors appointment with my new doctor here in Alaska and FINALLY SOMEONE LISTENED TO ME!!!!!
So, the news was not all good. She is really concerned about my PCOS, the fact that I am VERY prone to Yeast Infections and the fact that my periods have no cycle. (She called any periods I may have "fluke periods".) She ordered blood work on everything for me from testosterone (which was high in the past) to Diabetes to Cholesterol to Progesterone. She also had my husband do a semen evaluation.
She told me that she is worried that I have either Diabetes or diabetic tendencies. (She thinks that sugar in my urine might be causing my almost constant YI.) She gave me a prescriptions for a suppository drug for three days but if that doesn't completely keep the YI away, I may have to go on pills for the YI since it is chronic. (Every other doctor that I have told this problem to just told me to basically deal with it.)
She asked me 5,000 questions which made me so happy because she really really cared about trying to help me and get us a baby. She says that I do not just have one thing going on but many and I need to deal with them all. (I am 5'4 and 183 lbs, size 12 (US) and she says I am overweight and need to loose weight too. )
She no longer does obstetrics but recommended me to a fertility specialist in the same building here in our town so I do not have to drive over an hour into Anchorage for every appointment. (She did say that if I was unhappy with him, then I can call her and she will recommend me someone else.) She even called to make sure that he would take me before she even mentioned him to me. She is going to get his office a copy of all the tests they did today and they made my appointment with him for next Thursday (1/31/07) at 1:15pm.
She told me that this is more than a fertility problem but a ongoing problem with my periods from day one and the doctors should have addressed this earlier. She said that I am not to wait anymore time to look into it and should see the new doctor immediately. She said that he may recommend that I loose a bit of weight first but then again may not and will let me wait until after we have a child but she said I have to start ovulating because of the PCOS and YI problems.
I seriously feel like for the first time someone cared about me, my husband, our dreams and the words that were coming out of my mouth. It is a damn shame that she is not a fertility doctor but, as she said, I had to start somewhere and she has given me great help and the needed recommendations of a specialist.
Now I just wait until next Thursday to learn even more. I am nervous about my test results but I am already going to go on a pseudo-diabetic diet to see if it helps the YI issue.
Patience is a virtue, right?
Oh, I forgot to add. Dr. Hill mentioned putting me on Metaforim or Clomid as long as DH has a normal sperm count.
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) They just called and asked if I could come in early and I was like, "Of course!"
(Every other doctor that I have told this problem to just told me to basically deal with it.)
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