Back in the beginning of this year (2011), I was really starting to get aggravated that the whole pregnancy thing wasn't working out for us. My OB/GYN had diagnosed me as hypothyroid back in March of 2010 and put me on medication for it. My thyroid levels were fine after I started medication. But I wasn't happy with her because I didn't feel like she was really listening to me or trying to help me. She just kept ordering blood work to be done but would never help me with the next step in trying to make a baby a reality for us. It was like she wasn't even really listening as to why I was there with concern.
I decided to change doctors. I really wanted something set in motion. So I started seeing my new doctor and I thought she was fantastic, she still is! She prescribed me Metformin when I met with her the first time because she told me with everything she could tell from blood work and everything else, that I had PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). So I started taking 500mg of Metformin a day. She told me if I didn't feel like waiting anymore, that she would suggest I go on and find an RE to go to since it had been a while for us trying for a baby.
So at the end of May, I made the call to Alabama Fertility Specialists and made an appointment with an RE that a few of my friends have had great success with! On June 13th, I had my first appointment. Dr. Steinkampf took all sorts of blood from me and took my 500mg of Metformin up to 2000mg of Metformin a day. He also prescribed me 50mg of Clomid days 2-6 of my cycle. Well the Metformin made me so sick every time I would eat and the Clomid didn't do anything.
On August 2nd, Justin went with me to my appointment. As predicted, the Clomid hadn't done anything to help. He took me off the Metformin completely because my liver enzymes were slightly elevated and it wasn't helping with anything he said. So they gave me a progesterone shot to get my cycle going, prescribed me 100mg of Clomid and sent me on my way. Said they would see me back in 5 weeks.
So our most recent appointment was on September 12th, I was feeling much more optimistic and definitely not as sick since I didn't have Metformin in my system anymore. I still didn't think the Clomid had done anything and as soon as he saw my BBT chart (I have been charting my basal body temp every morning at 6:15), he immediately knew I hadn't ovulated so still no baby =(
He told me he wasn't going to let me have a cycle this time and went on and prescribed me 150mg of Clomid (3 pills a day, yuck) and he would see me back in 4 weeks. So I've taken the last of those pills and am now just waiting. I'm not really sure what comes next but it looks like we are going to have lots of options coming up. He did ask us how we felt about multiples...scared my poor husband to death I'm sure. I wouldn't mind twins but I don't think we could handle any more than that. So we have a lot coming up in the near future. We go back to the doctor the 2nd week of October. At that point, I will update you on everything.
And to our future baby, I know this battle with infertility will be more than worth it. You are worth all of this and more.
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