News...

Today we went up to RCC for our (hopefully) final test...at least the big expensive ones :) Just when we thought we were cleared from all of our tests and that absolutely nothing was wrong, my Thyroid hormones levels came back all wack again! So...apparently I have a thyroid issue. I suffer from an underactive thyroid, which can be caused after a pregnancy (which I am guessing resulted from my miscarriage). This news was not exactly the most pleasant thing to be told, but at the same time it is something that we can hopefully take care of. My doctor is putting me on thyroid hormones medicine to help me get back to normal levels.

I've honestly never understood what the heck a thyroid is. No one is my family has issues with their thyroid, so this problem came as a HUGE shock to me. When I read stuff online about hyopthyroidism, it's kinda scary...and that my friends is why you should read things online! It makes me want to get off the couch and seriously work out all night long. As embarrassing as it is to admit, I can't tell you the last time I worked out...maybe like four years ago and I can tell in the last seven or eight months I feel extremely unhealthy and I have put on about ten pounds. It's stressful! I do not want to gain weight, which is a side effect. I've never been one to have to watch what I eat, but at this very moment I am wanting to change all of that. I want to make sure I have a healthy body to carry a baby because not only will I suffer from an underactive thyroid, my baby could suffer from it as well. I guess that's why they do these tests. I would much rather have a healthy body and eventually have a healthy baby, then go through having another miscarriage or an unhealthy baby.

We aren't sure if this is going to fix our issue with trying to get pregnant, but it's most certainly worth working on and also better for myself to get it under control. I am determined to lose ten pounds too! I have felt so unhappy about my body lately and I think it is extremely important to have a healthy place for a baby to grow. I'll be getting blood work done every month to see if my levels are going down...and we will be back at RCC next week for a follow-up appointment with Dr. Hadasaka. So glad I survived my saline sonogram today...hurt like h*ll, but I made it through :)