Please keep in mind as you watch this that my daughter is FOUR YEARS OLD!
I am now looking up info for Wii Bowling tournaments so that she can win me some money!!!
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Well I went to my first fertility appointment. It was very overwhelming. The doctor told us a TON of info, like what she thinks is wrong with me, what it does to my body, what we will do to confirm the diagnosis, what we will do to correct it, and what we are going to have to go through to get pregnant.
So what is wrong with me? Let me first say that I haven't been officially diagnosed with this, but it is looking very likely that I have it. My doctor thinks I have PCOS, which is polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Trust me, it sounds scarier than it is....as long as you catch it in time. If we had not been trying to get pregnant and had just let things go on I very likely would have gotten cancer. But no worries folks, we have caught it so things should be fine.
What is PCOS?
WARNING! WARNING! If you don't want to read TMI scroll down until you see bold writing again!!!
Okay, now that we have gotten rid of the easily squeamish, PCOS means that there is an imbalance in my hormone levels. I am not producing ANY eggs. Because of that I am also not having any periods. Women have their periods to clean out their unused eggs for the month and since I wasn't producing any eggs my body wasn't cleaning out the lining naturally. I took pills to force my periods (which was an extremely painful process) which is a good thing because the risk of cancer comes from the build up of the lining in the uterus.
Another problem is that my testosterone levels are off. This is where I got VERY lucky. The bearded lady at sideshows? Yeah, she had this. Women with PCOS could grow hair on their face or chest. I don't have that. Women can also suffer from hair loss. No problem there. Another symptom is obesity, which hits a large percent of the women. I'm sure you have noticed that I don't have that problem. The symptom that I do have is acne. I spend the first half of every month looking like a pizza face, it is very annoying. But now that I know the other problems I could have had....well I'm not complaining anymore.
You can come back now!
Over the next couple of months I will be going through a barrage of tests, including one that is a little tiny bit risky since I am allergic to intravenous iodine, but they are giving me medicine for that...you know...so that I don't die.
What about Dan?
Well he just has to do the man test. This amused Dan to no end. "You have to get poked and prodded and drugged. And me? I get a room full of porn!"
Don't worry dear readers, I gave him a good wack on the back of the head.
P.S. New comic is up!
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Very good Diana, but you still have to go to college. And Rachel - I can't get last week's Diana video to play - can you send it to me?
Shes like a little Wii bowling phenom. Bars around here have Wii tornaments. I bet they would waive the rules for her.
As for the fertility speciailist, I have a close friend working through the same condition. I'm glad that you smacked Dan. Sometimes men just have it so much easier!
I'm glad you got your thumb on it in time, could have been pretty scary.
As for Dan, I totally agree with him:)
Your daughter kicks my ass at wii bowling...
ugh...I feel ya with the va-jay-jay doctor issues. NO FUN!
I am very glad you smacked Dan. It was much deserved. :)
way to go diana!
and glad you found out what the problem is...sorry to hear about all those tests, but hopefully it will be worth it in the long run, right?
Ughhhh don't freak me out like this.
I never have my period...now i'm going to die.
The upside? You caught it early and are getting a handle on it.
*big hug* And I hope you get preggers soon.
Dan's right! Men are lucky 'cos they get to have an orgasm for fertility testing!
What's funny is how excited you sounded in the video. LOL!
Barbara- I'm going to enter her into the tournaments so that she can win money FOR college
Mandy- Seriously, she's amazing! I shall now challenge our friend to a pregnancy race, whoever gets pregnant first wins!
Thomas- Now it's more annoying than scary. Don't worry, she could probably kick my ass too
Ray- It seems that everyone is happy I whacked Dan :)
chitown- it will be all worth it, I could be pregnant before my birthday....
Maxie- while I am sure it's nothing you should get it checked out. My one piece of advice is don't let them blow you off...I had a doc a year before Diana that didn't seem to care that I hadn't had a period in 6 months (bitch)
Akilah- keep your fingers crossed for the pregnancy. You are right, men have it SO lucky....bastards
Ugh, I hate dealing with female crap. Hopefully you will get it all worked out and you can be a baby factory again soon!
Whack him again for me!
I'm so sorry you have such issues honey!
Char is freakishly good at Wii bowling too!!! I don't get it. She's only 3!!! Try the Wii Ski. I bet Diana is good at that too.
I'm so sorry that you're struggling with this on top of everything else (read: A Crazy MIL). But thank goodness you caught it and can now move forward with medical help. Keep us posted. I can't wait to read the post when you get pregnant again.
Wait... the man test requires porn... Hmm...
"Honey, I need a fertility test."
I'd like to sign up for this Man Test.
Diana is a Wii Bowling rockstar. I'm glad you've caught these health problems early :)
haha diana is amazing. she could probably beat matt even, haha.
and good luck with all of the fertility treatment, fingers crossed for you guys!
coconut- I don't need to be a baby factory, I just need one...so like a faberge baby maker
Kristen- she's okay at the ski jump but her bowling skills are insane!
Tristan- the silver lining in all of this is that FIL is worried about me so more likely to not let MIL stress me out
Jidai- dude! You made twins, naturally! You don't need one! Just watch your porn in the dark as the wifey sleeps like all other married men do
surviving- make sure when you call to make your appointment that you breath heavy and ask them "Soooo...what are you wearing?"
Lindsay- I'm glad too!
Katelin- cross your toes too!
So what do they do for it? Put you on hormones?
I hope everything turns out ok. *hugs*
Best of luck with that stuff - you two deserve to have another cool kid! Dan is indeed lucky.
So...which one put him 'over the edge' - Big Jugs? Nevermind, its best not to know!
VI
Thank goodness you found it in time! Is it at least easy to fix?
Andrew has a 187 high game. Good thing they would be in different leagues :)
Wow, good luck with all the doctor's stuff. Here's hoping you lay an egg soon!
And your daughter is a Wii bowling Rain Man. I adore her.
Hope all turns out well with the doctor stuff... kinda scary, but in some sense good to know!
There is new dye out now that won't cause as severe of an allergic reactions as the old dye and the benadryl really helps.
I'm uber jealous of your Wii, can I come over and play??
Prin- I believe I will have to take the pill (after I have a baby/give up obviously) until menopause
VI- I told him that he had better think about me the whole time
Megkathleen- it doesn't get "fixed" I just have to take pills, no biggie
Heather- We shall have to link our machines up and have a family battle ;)
Bayjb- hahahaha I love the "laying an egg" saying. I'm totally using that next time
A- I am very glad to know what is up with me. I'm a woman that needs answers
bFlat- they have me on a couple different medicines to help me through.
hey i've been reading your blog for some time now, and i just love how you write! but today you really touched a chord - i just found out i have PCOS too. i was pretty shattered, cos i really wanted to be pregnant instead. :) as you say, it doesn't mean i won't have a baby, only that it will take more time and work, but it's still difficult to deal with, emotionally. so... i guess i know how you feel, and i'm glad it got caught in time!
Well, good luck with all that! I'm always so amazed at how difficult this whole pregnancy thing can be. I feel like you spend the first 25 or so years trying to NOT get pregnant and the next 15 trying desperately to. Sick, sick joke.
I'm glad you're handling this so well... but if anyone can rock PCOS and deal with anything that comes her way, it's you!!
And hooray for Wii bowling!! I had no idea how addicting it all is until Funny Man got Wii for Christmas...
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