Whew
Well, it turns out that the extra Emery to love is not just due to the fact I'm depressed a bunch and I eat to compensate (and I don't exercise either)... I also have a low-functioning thyroid. So my metabolism is slow as hell. Yay! Another thing to blame the extra pounds on (meds, and over-eating to the point of a borderline eating disorder are in there as well)! The good news is, the addition of another little pill, and I might (*crosses fingers*) be able to lose weight easier than before and not feel as lethargic, since hypothyroidism makes you feel like a lead weight.
What's so funny is that I used to hate diagnoses. Loathe them. Don't make me have labels like that!! Now? Label me up. It allows people to know exactly what's wrong with me. And me to know what's wrong with me. And that's a good thing.
What's so annoying is coordinating my health care. Oy. Just this week I've seen my psychiatrist, my OB/Gyn, and my GP. The only one that didn't do anything to my drugs is my psychiatrist. But I had to talk to him about 4 times because I had to run all the new meds by him before taking them. Because he is the Gatekeeper to my neurotransmitters. Oh, and every time a lab is run? Or I see one of the three? I have to have the records sent to the other two so they can keep up on what is going on with me. Particularly the labs, though, since my levels can be off from day-to-day. Craziness. (At least I have this one vein in my left arm that can handle all the blood draws they've been doing lately. And I don't mind all the blood draws they've been doing lately because I don't mind the sight of blood as some do).
My OB/Gyn, Dr. C, asked "The Big Question" this week: "Will you want to have kids at some point?" See... for me, it's going to be a very tough battle to do so. With the ovarian cysts, bipolar meds, fibrocystic breasts, etc... a pregnancy would be very tough on my body. I am willing to do what it takes, however, because I definitely want to experience pregnancy and childbirth if I can. Dr. C will most likely have to stimulate ovulation when I decide to go ahead and get pregnant and then observe me REALLY CLOSELY to make sure my body's doing what it's supposed to. If that doesn't work, then it's IVF for me and the husband/boyfriend/frozen pop/whatever. If not that, then I am really fine with adoption. There are so many kids out there who need someone that I would be perfectly proud to be one of their parents, too. I just know from the little time I spent taking pictures of babies that my biological clock does actually have a ticker and, while it's tick is faint at the moment, it will get louder as time goes on.
The FDA has finally approved the new Seasonique, similar to Seasonale (which I mentioned in a previous post), but where you take low dose estrogen for the seven "period" days instead of sugar pills like with Seasonale. Which is EXCELLENT. Especially for me (because that means I most likely won't have those crazy mood swings), or anyone that has bad PMS because it will limit the hormone fluctuation, breakthrough bleeding, bloating, etc. that comes with the abrupt drop off when you quit the pill for the week to trigger the bleeding. Best part? It's supposed to hit the market sometime around July. When I'm due to end this round of pills. Timing is goooood. Doing my best to let my girlfriends know. =)
What's so funny is that I used to hate diagnoses. Loathe them. Don't make me have labels like that!! Now? Label me up. It allows people to know exactly what's wrong with me. And me to know what's wrong with me. And that's a good thing.
What's so annoying is coordinating my health care. Oy. Just this week I've seen my psychiatrist, my OB/Gyn, and my GP. The only one that didn't do anything to my drugs is my psychiatrist. But I had to talk to him about 4 times because I had to run all the new meds by him before taking them. Because he is the Gatekeeper to my neurotransmitters. Oh, and every time a lab is run? Or I see one of the three? I have to have the records sent to the other two so they can keep up on what is going on with me. Particularly the labs, though, since my levels can be off from day-to-day. Craziness. (At least I have this one vein in my left arm that can handle all the blood draws they've been doing lately. And I don't mind all the blood draws they've been doing lately because I don't mind the sight of blood as some do).
My OB/Gyn, Dr. C, asked "The Big Question" this week: "Will you want to have kids at some point?" See... for me, it's going to be a very tough battle to do so. With the ovarian cysts, bipolar meds, fibrocystic breasts, etc... a pregnancy would be very tough on my body. I am willing to do what it takes, however, because I definitely want to experience pregnancy and childbirth if I can. Dr. C will most likely have to stimulate ovulation when I decide to go ahead and get pregnant and then observe me REALLY CLOSELY to make sure my body's doing what it's supposed to. If that doesn't work, then it's IVF for me and the husband/boyfriend/frozen pop/whatever. If not that, then I am really fine with adoption. There are so many kids out there who need someone that I would be perfectly proud to be one of their parents, too. I just know from the little time I spent taking pictures of babies that my biological clock does actually have a ticker and, while it's tick is faint at the moment, it will get louder as time goes on.
The FDA has finally approved the new Seasonique, similar to Seasonale (which I mentioned in a previous post), but where you take low dose estrogen for the seven "period" days instead of sugar pills like with Seasonale. Which is EXCELLENT. Especially for me (because that means I most likely won't have those crazy mood swings), or anyone that has bad PMS because it will limit the hormone fluctuation, breakthrough bleeding, bloating, etc. that comes with the abrupt drop off when you quit the pill for the week to trigger the bleeding. Best part? It's supposed to hit the market sometime around July. When I'm due to end this round of pills. Timing is goooood. Doing my best to let my girlfriends know. =)