From Miss To Mrs ... and Beyond!

When I went to see Anna, the lovely fertility specialist, she mentioned that she believed that my blood work numbers were a little off so requested that I go back to my GP’s office to ask for another blood test to look specifically at my Thyroid results so as soon as we got home after our appointment I rang to book in another test.

The test came and went and I’d heard nothing back so I called up and was asked to go in and see a GP about my results as the receptionist couldn’t give me them over the phone so I did.

I got booked in to see the only GP from the office that I had never met before and WOW was he a lovely guy! I’m going to try and book all future appointments with this guy as he is clear, understanding, informative and just generally nice!

So after a couple of minutes looking at my results he told me that I am suffering from an Underactive Thyroid (Hypothyroidism) which may be a contributing factor to my weight, my tiredness, my pale and dry skin, my dry and brittle hair, my memory problems and most importantly (in my life as it is right now) my problems with infertility!

He also went on to tell me that my previous blood work has also shown that this is the case but for some reason I was never contacted about it, nor was the matter discussed with me on any of the numerous occasions that I have been in to the Dr’s office lately (Grrrr!)

So I’m now on Thyroxine and because of that I get free prescriptions for everything else which I really don’t understand but I won’t complain :o) and now we will see what changes, if any, this medication makes to my life.

It would be so nice to be able to blame all of my infertility issues on this so that one little pill a day can fix me and turn me into a baby making machine!

Fingers crossed :oP

But I’m back!

So what has been happening in my world this past month?

Well my last few posts relating to our TTC journey had me going in to see our GP after I had been taking Provera and Clomid that had been prescribed to me but with no set instructions as to how to take it from my GP.

I took the Clomid & Provera and it did indeed force both a period and an ovulation (yay) but Aunt Flo paid a visit right on schedule which means that I didn’t need to test for a sticky bean (boo)

I went in to see the GP as requested and it turns out that the specialist up at the hospital gave him more incorrect information about how long I had been on Clomid (a year … I think not you crazy Dr you!) and because of this he recommended that I go to see a fertility specialist at our hospital for further tests etc. I asked the GP if I could still take the Provera and Clomid that I really shouldn’t have been taking to which he said that I could (yay again!) so I left after a referral had been sent through to another specialist.

My appointment came through and the wait on the appointment meant that I could get in another full cycle of the Provera and Clomid to try again so we did, I got positive OPK results and a BBT peak which again led me to believe that I had ovulated, but again, Aunt Flo came a knockin’ and this time she kicked my arse! Oh my days did that period hurt!

So another failed cycle passed and I now had enough meds left for one last go at TTC. We decided that I’d take the Provera as normal and then discuss the taking of the Clomid with the new specialist as the appointment was due for CD3 and I’d been starting the Clomid on CD5.

We went to see the specialist (the lovely Anna) expecting that I’d be evaluated, tested and given some more/different meds so imagine my surprise when after all of her questions had been asked I had been told to stop the Clomid altogether. I was told that I would get no more meds given to me at this point and I was told to lose 15kg within the next 6 months as I am being put forward for IVF.

For months I had been talking to the hubby and family members/friends/colleagues about our next steps - I had even gone on to explain that IVF would be a possibility but every single person told me to stop worrying and explained how IVF must be a long time away yet - surely there must be many other things to be done first? … Apparently not!

I was floored, totally and completely rocked to my core - I’d let myself not expect any of this and I was numb. I cried in the specialists office, I cried at home in the hubby’s arms, I cried alone, I cried at the TV … I was a mess! which is why I haven’t been around here for a while - I couldn’t bring myself to have to type this kind of thing out as it sucked!

Well here I am, over a month later with a lot more grit and determination. In the past 3 weeks since the appointment where I was told to lose 15kg in 6 months, I have lost 3.9kg thanks to healthy eating and exercise so I’m headed in the right direction. I have also (naughtily) still taken the last batch of Clomid that we had after discussing it through with the hubby - he wanted me to take it - and I got a peak OPK yesterday afternoon so in theory I should have ovulated today so we shall see what this cycle brings!

So that’s about it for now I guess, it’s been a bit if a sucky month but I’m feeling much better about everything and I’m finding that I have a real fire in me to meet the goals the specialist set me … I’ll be damned if I give her a reason to delay anything else now!

Stay tuned for more as it happens I guess…

Oh and if you don’t mind, could you please cross your fingers for me having conceived this cycle because that would just be AMAZING! :)

So it’s that time again and I’m finding that AF is mega hellish when prompted by Provera, not that she was a sweetheart before but still…

Fingers crossed for this cycle!

I’m in the mood for Disney … Beauty & The Beast it is! :o)

That is all!