The feeling that we're broken...

I know that it has been a while since I've been here. Right now we're in the process of having my thyroid issues checked out. Since our last appointment with the RE I've seen an endocrinologist. I had blood drawn and she said that my levels were so high that it shows I have severe hyperthyroidism. I then had an up-take scan done which shows that I have a hot spot. My doctors belief after the blood work showed the anti-bodies were extremely high that I have Graves disease. Her belief and what the up-take scan showed are two different things. She has put me on PTU which I take two pills twice a day. She also wants me to go have an ultrasound on my thyroid, this will hopefully diagnose exactly what the problem is. She gave me three different scenarios once we've reached this point. 1) The medicine cures the hyperthyroidism and puts me into remission. 2) Have it removed. 3) Drink iodine and I am unable to become pregnant for 6 months to a year. I'll tell you right now the third option will not be an option. I am hoping for option number 1 to be successful!!

My DH had another SA done at the beginning of December. When his results came back the numbers were half what first SA reported. Our RE wants him to see a urologist. The great thing about this practice is they have a urologist on staff who was coming to the office we go to that week. The doctor told him that it looked good, he is still producing sperm but a lot of them were deformed. He has to have an ultrasound as well. My DH didn't present any worries about the appointment - which surprised me when he told me on Saturday that before his appointment he googled what the doctor would be doing on his first visit! It was hilarious! He could explain everything to me...

My RE has put me on birth control for a couple of months to get my cycles back on track. I thought I started my period late December 3rd which would have been right on track. It wasn't spotting, it was normal period bleeding. DH and I had sex that night. I woke up the next morning and I didn't have a single spec of blood on my tampon. I started my second pack of birth control on December 8th and I didn't start my period until that night. I don't know what is going on with my cycles but this is annoying! If this were a true TTC month I would of been praying for two pink lines...

I feel as if I've handled everything pretty well since we've started TTC. I haven't had any nervous break downs, I haven't cried when AF arrives each cycle and I haven't felt any pain when someone else announces they are pregnant. I did have my first emotional moment last week. My DH's brother and wife have two kids and his step-sister has two kids as well. All of them are girls. The youngest just turned six months and his brother and wife are already talking about trying for a third. They really want a boy. My husband was talking to his Mom who said they just traded in there truck for a van so that they could fit all of the grandchildren in one car when they have them all. My eyes immediately filled with tears and my brain said "If they have a third child before we become pregnant, the van won't have any room for our child." I don't know why this was my immediate reaction but it really impacted me as then I was too upset to get off the couch and cook dinner. I don't want to have these feelings but I do have to realize that I may have many more of these moments to come and I need to brace myself.

We don't see the RE again until January 20th, 2009. For now, all we can do is pray when we go back to the RE that we are able to move forward and start some type of treatment plan...

FINALLY some questions are answered...

I'm sorry it's been a while but we've been so busy!! I'm on day 47 and no period...I received a prescription for progesterone last Monday and finished my five day supply last Friday. Hopefully I'll see my period within the next week...

My latest doctor's appointment was on Friday and it really helped answer some questions. I had an ultrasound (which our insurance paid for in full!!) where they said it looks like a text book! He went over all of my blood work and what he saw in the ultrasound. After looking at the ultrasound photos the follicles really make him believe I have PCOS. My bad cholesterol is good but my good cholesterol isn't high enough. My testosterone level is very high, so this is another sign of PCOS. My sugar levels are high and I need to watch this. My THS (Thyroid) level is too low and he said I have hyperthyroidism. He is sending me to a thyroid endocrinologist. I also have to start birth control pills due to my testosterone level. I don't go back until January and this is when we will put a plan into action. My husband's semen analysis results came back and he will need to go back later in the month for another round...oh, lucky him! It came back as 21.9 million and the lowest it needs to be is 20 million. I truly am thankful that we decided to see Dr. Slayden. Over the past year I have had so many questions as to why I wasn't pregnant and they are all getting answered.

I can always count on my husband to make me laugh...when we went for his semen analysis he had to do it all in the office since we live about 45 minutes away from the office. When we was done we had lunch and he takes out his cell phone and shows me pictures of the porno magazines and videos they have in the room!! LOL! He thought I was nuts when I told him they would have that stuff available for him to use...

On another note...our friends had a little girl early Saturday morning! They now have 2 under the age of 2! That is a lot to deal with. We visited them Saturday around lunch time and she is so precious! While we were there our friend's mom brought her one year old and she was so excited to see the baby. She started kissing the baby up and down her face. It brought tears to my eyes because it was so sweet!

Overwhelmed...

If this isn't overwhelming, I don't know what is...

Today we went for our first appointment with the RE. Dr. Slayden and his staff are very nice. His belief after talking to us is that I may have PCOS. I should know something when I go back on November 7th. Tomorrow I have to have blood drawn. Alex goes on Monday for blood work and a semen analysis. Once this is done and if he is correct about his prediction then I'll have to make a decision on what medication I'd like to start. The choices are Metformin or Clomid. Option A -Metformin is the cheaper of the two and has the possibility of helping me loose weight. Option B - Clomid is expensive and I've heard it is very evil with the side effects. The reason Clomid is so expensive is because it is the top of the line - it gives me the best chance of getting pregnant. I am the type of person who will do anything to get what I want. If I choose A it won't cost us near the amount of money, I could possible loose weight and I do have the possibility of conceiving. Picking B will cost us more, have crazy side effects and have a greater chance at getting pregnant. If it isn't PCOS then we'll go back to the drawing board...

We were also sent home with a lot of information to read which included prices...yozers. I heard my wallet screaming "DANG YOU OVARIES!!!"

Nothing new...

The RE called late last week and had to change the time for our appointment...It is now at 10:30. Other than this nothing new is happening.

We did go to the UGA vs. TN game on Saturday and had such a blast! Here is a picture of us at the game:

Appointment with RE...

RBA called me while I was at lunch with my DH today...appointment is set up for 9:00 on October 22nd. Here's hoping nothing is seriously wrong...

Introduction...

Welcome to our journey...

My name is Leigh Ann and my husband's name is Alex. We are both born and raised in Georgia and still live here. I'm not sure we'll ever leave. We started dating in December of 2005 and were married on November 17, 2007. We both love to watch Georgia football every Saturday in the fall. Actually, my husband is obsessed with Georgia football. He can tell you about a sophomore in high school who Georgia is trying to recruit. It's insane the knowledge he has for Georgia Football. My loves are shopping and NASCAR. I have followed Jimmie Johnson since his rookie season and fell in love with his laid back attitude and his non-aggressive style of driving. So far I've been to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway.

My husband and I decided in January that we would like to start trying to conceive. After almost 10 months we've had no success. After not having a period for three months due to a cyst on one of my ovaries, irregular cycles consisting of 45 days or more and wasting money on opk's and on a cbefm I have begun to realize that I may just not be ovulating. I've submitted our application on Monday to Reproductive Biology Associates and I'm waiting for a call back to set up an appointment. So here we are....