I consider myself somewhat of a medical oddity! At the age of 5, I was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease (which I can neither spell nor say correctly). So, I spent a good amount of time traveling back and forth to Memphis so that I could be studied at LeBonheur. At the age of 16 (after two years of VERY irregular cycles---basically nonexistant), my doctor discovered I had a tennis ball size cyst on an ovary. So, the pill was the natural prescription to solve this problem. I stayed on the pill up until 3 years ago when we decided we wanted to have a baby. Needless to say, things did not happen the way you would expect After a year of trying, my doctor (a new one from the one previously mentioned) decided to try out our first round of fertility medicine, Clomid. I don't know if you have ever been around anyone on these Meds or not, but you definitely don't want to be around me! Apparently, it has lots of hormones that I don't usually have running through my body.
Doctors will only give you 6 months of this medicine at a time because it is supposed to increase the risk of getting ovarian cancer. I didn't make it that far. After 3 rounds, I was monitored and my doctor discovered another large cyst. So, she wanted to do a laproscopy. The surgeon did not do all the tests that he was supposed to do because my ovaries looked unusual to him. He thought I had cancer,so I had to stop my other cycles of Meds. The test results came back and it was calcium deposits! Have you ever heard of such?? In the meantime, I went to an endocrinologist (because my doctor also thought I had thyroid problems). I was then told that I was pre diabetic and put on yet another medicine.
At the endocrinologist, a nurse mentioned a doctor in Jackson that specializes in infertility. So, I quickly made an appointment. He diagnosed me with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). He prescribed even more Meds, and I began another round of the max dosage of clomid.
Whew......I think I got it all in. I realize that I am extremely lucky because there are plenty of people going through much worse things than I am. However, I do consider this a horrible thing. I have wanted to be a mommy for a long time. It is extremely difficult when you look around and see so many people who have children and don't take care of them!
People always tell me that it will happen when it happens. NO, it will not! Not for me! If we are going to have a baby, we are going to have to have some medical intervention. I have to keep remembering that faith in God means faith in his timing. He will put the right doctor in my path who will know exactly what to do (hopefully I have found that doctor)!
Please keep us in your prayers. I guess that is enough venting for today. See you next week.
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