27-1-2010 - Finally we have an answer!

My mood while writing this blog: so so so relieved!

Ok Ladies,

Litterally I am writing this on microsoft word so I can copy it and paste it in my blog because I typed it 3 times and each time it got deleted! ARG!!!!! So here goes!

As you know today was my appointment for test results. We werent sure if DH would be able to come with or not but in the end he was able to make it! On the way to the clinic he made me promise that I couldn’t get upset if they told me that everything was normal and that we had to just suck it up. So we got there and we spoke to the nurse and such and then the dr came in. She was an assistant to Dr Shapiro, the US Navy’s one and ONLY Reproducitve Endocrinologist! She was so sweet… She started out by saying, “well your test results are pretty normal, you guys are both pretty healthy” and I thought I would start crying but I remembered my promise to Brian not to get upset and just as I was thinking this she said, “but your testosterone is higher than we would like and we think you have a type of PCOS that is insulin resistant so we want to put you on metformin”. Metformin is typically given to people with type 2 diabedes but they have also put women who have been unable to conceive on it. It has been known to increase chances for conception because it helps to induce ovulation. More recently they have found that it helps reduce the risk of reccurent miscarriage for people with the type of PCOS they think I have. One study found that it can reduce the risk of miscarriage from 50-70% down to only 10-20%! The side effects are pretty yucky bowel problems but they are supposed to go away after a few weeks, after my body gets used to it.I am also not aloud to drink alcohol while taking it so no more wine for me! They are starting me out on one 750mg a day and then I need to increase to 2 pills a day after my body gets used to it.

I got to meet Dr Shapiro for the first time today… this man who I have never met, knew my name and knew all my test results (Numbers and everything!) and knew all about it… it was so nice to not have to explain to someone all over again my problems and such… he was so nice and just wonderful! I instantly felt at ease! He told me that he feels this should really help us out and he feels confident that we will see good results in the very near future. I asked about progesterone for just in case and they said that we can do that if we want but they don’t think it is necisary as my test results on CD3 were normal but if I want to we can and I am sure I will want to LOL Brian asked if we were too late this cycle but the dr assured us that the medicine works quickly and we should be good to try this cycle! I went in thinking I would be blown off again and I got results! Real results this time! OMG! When we walked out Dr Shapiro told us to “Have fun trying!” LMAO so cool!

Two days ago I got my super dark OPK and I have had some pretty good CM for a little while now. I am at CD17 today and DH and I Bded on my possitive OPK day (twice lol) and the day after and we even got in a little afternoon delight today after the appointment before I had to drop him back off at work! And I am sure that we will be Bding every day that we can until whenever lol! DH is going to go on shift work in February so he will be tired and cranky so heres hoping that we were lucky this time around! I am feeling pretty confident now… I am so ready to be a mommy… hopefully tomorrow I will be in the 2WW, but if not DH and I will have fun continuing to “try” LMAO

So that’s it guys! I am pleased and excited! I have been told to take this medicine at night (in hope that I will sleep through most of the bowel issues) so I will let you know how it goes tomorrow! Love you guys so much! Thank you so much for being here for me through all of this for the last 17 months! I would be lost with out you!