I am so happy we have finally figured out what's wrong with me! I have been able to finally go to the doctors and get blood work to see what's been going on.
I went to my Primary doctor first, even though I really thought that I would need to just see the OB/GYN. He didn't really have any answers for me besides my previous post mentioning I may have had a miscarriage. I got lab work done and he said he would refer me to an OB.
I set up and appointment with the Gynecologist and then just needed to wait. My primary doctor's office called me back and told me that it showed that my thyroid may be acting up, so I set up another appointment to come back in and see what's going on. Then I went to my appointment with the Gynecologist.
He was very nice and we talked for a bit and I told him all of the problems I have had in the past and the problems I am having now. He said I most likely have endometriosis again. I told him my doctor in Utah didn't want me to have another surgery because then that could cause more damage than good. He said what my other doctor told me as well, it's been proven that a lot of the problems I've been having go away after having a baby. So he said he can give me shots for the endometriosis, but that would make it harder to get pregnant while I'm on it since it affects my ovulating or he could start me on fertility pills. We went with the fertility pills :) Kasey and I want a family. So I will start those as soon as it's time to start them.
Then I went to my Primary a couple of days ago. He wanted me to get my blood work done again. He called me later and said that it's pretty clear that I have hypothyroidism. Yay! Well, not yay I have it, but yay that we know what's going on.
He gave me medication and I am going to have to be on it for the rest of my life to regulate my thyroid. But this is good news. Reading up on it, hypothyroidism can affect fertility. With the endometriosis, this may also have been the reason why we haven't been having any luck so far getting pregnant. And it's good we know now too, because if I hadn't known and ended up getting pregnant, it could have affected my pregnancy, my health, and the health of our baby. And that is obviously not a good outcome.
It's really good we found out what is going on when we did. Now we have the medications to fix everything and we can focus on my being healthy and focus on getting pregnant!
Also, I got a job!! I will be working at Hastings. And could move up to a managerial position in a months time or sooner. I am so excited. I actually feel like I'm going to enjoy it there. I am supposed to be a video associate, however, the only time I have spent in the store has been in the book section. I keep finding books that I would love to start reading! And the people I have interacted with there are pretty funny. Lot's of Keven Smith references and people dancing to the music and random bursts of accents....everything that I do!
And it makes me happy because I will be able to finally help out with things money wise. We can make it with Kasey's pay checks, but we can't do anything else besides that. This will definitely help us out. And Kasey wants me to be able to find more people to talk to instead of being at home all day. He's super sweet. And I really miss him like crazy. Just another couple weeks and he'll be home. I wish it were sooner. I just can't wait to pick him up!
I'm glad things are going better! Congrats on the job, too! I highly recommend using ovulation test kits (if you aren't already) that you buy in the same place as pregnancy tests. That made it a lot easier for us :) Good luck! I miss you two!
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