September 2007: Mawege :)
August 2008: House
January 2010: Steady jobs...
May 2010: Are we gonna do this? Let's do this...Stop Birth Control
March 2011: What the heck? Commence testing.
-2 SAs for Filthy Results: No bueno, low count.
May 2011: Annual Pap, Dr. Pleasant orders CD3 & CD21 Bloodwork
Results: Everything fine, TSH borderline Hypothryoid (subclinical hypo), referred back to Dr. Old School, HSG labwork given.
June 2011: Retest TSH and antibody
Results: Still borderline, no other things that should be out of whack because if it are screwy, Dr. Old School wants to retest in September.
-3rd SA for Filthy: Results: Still no bueno, low count.
July 2011: Run into Buck at 4th of July Rodeo, Buck highly refers Dr. Kind after 6 yrs of trying they were successful with Dr. Kind and IVF.
-IVF consultation with Dr. Kind and IVF Case Manager
-Initial consultation fee waived by Dr. Kind ($300!!!)
-Determined we will need IVF/ICSI
-Shooting for IVF in September after finishing up more tests for Filthy and I.
-Filthy will go in and "deposit" some spermies for freezing.
August 2011: was put on 10 days of antibiotics (Clindamycin) for bacterial infection that needed to be cleared prior to IVF. Took a whopping 120 pills in 10 days, not fun.
-Dr. Kind reviews TSH tells me to request Dr. Old School to medicate me.
-Start 25 mcg of Levothyroxine to get TSH down (TSH currently at 4.8)
-Experienced side effects at 25 mcgs, trying half a dose until appointment with Dr. Old School to
discuss.
-8/12 Filthy got laid off, awesome timing. Blog post to follow.
-8/15 Filthy scheduled to go in and drop off the first batch of "swimmers" for freezing (back up plan).
-8/15 results in from 1st frozen sample: great!!! Theres definitely swimmers to work with...repeat
again 2 more times... (Cost of freezing 3 samples $250)
-8/15 Filthy got another job! (hallelujah)
-8/17 Dr. Old School left message: I can continue on 1/2 dose of Levothyroxine, or take it for about
another week, then try a full dose. Either way, bloodtest for TSH is scheduled for mid Sept.
-8/17 Filthy's bloodwork came back- Results: positive for Microdeletion of Y Chromosome (reason
why there's hardly any sperm~ finally! something concrete!)
-8/23 Broke up with Dr. Old School and her loud front desk lady
-8/24 Appt. w/ new Primary Dr. SameAge: Re-did thyroid bloodwork, told her about side effects on
levothyroxine, she said to continue if I can until we get the results. She offered to call Dr. Kind
Filthy goes in to freeze a 2nd sample
-8/26 Get a call from Dr. SameAge's assistant: "Thryoid levels have normalized- keep taking half a
pill, told her still experiencing side effects, no call back
Dr. Kind called, discussed results of "microdeletion" diagnosis. Results not great, but what is.
-8/29 Dr. SameAge's office returns call, after weekend, says, "go to urgent care if you have side
effects..." Really WTF?
Appt. w/ Dr. Pleasant to do another culture to make sure my infection is cleared up. (FX'd)
Dr. Pleasant writes a prescription for Synthroid instead.
Dr. SameAge calls back has thyroid results form last week: new TSH 2.6! Down from 4.8 (pre-
crazy pills) Dr. SameAge called Dr. Kind to discuss...Dr. Kind wants to see TSH between
1-2.5...almost there.
Went to Urgent care for piece of mind. Urgent care doc says resting heart rate needs to be
around 72 bpm..if over 80 the medication is too strong.
Average resting pulse that evening: 82.
-8/30 Quartered Synthroid pill.
September 2011
-Labor Day: Went to ER...low potassium.
-Week after: Many appt's trying to figure out why I wasn't feeling better. Result= Overmedication of synthroid/levothyroxine.
-9/9: Dr. Same Age orders 4 week medical leave due to thyroid dysfunction and severe anxiety.
-Spent the rest of the month battling depression, insominia, fatigue and anxiety.
October 2011
-Month follow up appt. w/ Dr. Same Age: doc ordered thyroid #s AGAIN...along with tests for Vitamin D defiency - Results: Thyroid #s going back to normal (all be it slowly) and vitamin D deficient. Doc orders 4000 ius of Vitamin D/day and biotin supplements/ prenatals because lucky me, my hair is falling out.
-10/11: Start back at work part time because staying at home is driving me INSANE.
November 2011
-Back at work full time...take that thyroid.
-TTC on hold till 2012
December 2012
-Filthy working on getting healthy
-I'm getting my elf on.
