Back to Reality

Okay guys who have been reading this—we're going back to girly things now. So if you don't want to hear about MY girly things, then I suggest you go...uh....here...yeah, that's a good place.

For those of you who knew that I was on Clomid last month, it didn't work. For those of you who didn't know, Ben and I are trying to get pregnant again, and after having to take TWO separate doses of progesterone to get me to stop bleeding, I started Clomid to help me ovulate. Well, I did end up ovulating, but not until it was too late to have an egg healthy enough to support fertilization. I was pretty discouraged when the relatives came (Aunt Flo, Uncle Red, and this time the Cramp children brought ALL their friends). I kept reminding myself that I'd rather have things go this way than to have gotten pregnant and miscarry—I just couldn't' handle that right now. Normally miscarriage wouldn't cross my mind, but because my thyroid has been so crazy, and thyroid problems can cause miscarriages. The other frustrating thing that I've been dealing with lately is that I feel like I'm in a constant state of agitation. And poor Ben...he just patiently walks beside me and lets everything roll right off his back. The two weeks I was gone kind helped me reset that problem...but alas, it seems to have only lasted about a week. Between the stress of living with family (instead of our own place), trying to move an entire household from a different city, and all the hormonal problems, I've been quite the jewel to be around. Then earlier today I looked at my two most recent thyroid results (that span the last six months), and my TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) is going DOWN when it should be going UP!!!! No wonder I feel like a crazy woman. I am!!!! And I now have a recommendation for an endocrinologist (that I got from my childhood endocrinologist), but I can't make an appointment with him until I get our insurance switched from Kaiser of Colorado Springs to Kaiser of Denver. And who knows how long that might take!! So until then, I'll be reading the PCOS diet book to see what I can do by managing my glycemic response.

posted by Brandi at 11:02 AM