Diagnosis

I know it's been a week or so since I last wrote on my blog, but I have been seriously busy with overtime hours at work and doctor's appointments. Within the last week I have been poked with a needle 7 times!! Ouch!! I've really only had blood work done twice but the nurse who took my blood the 1st time (which, by the way, was the first time I EVER had blood taken before) could not find a vein so she poked me twice in each arm. Then another nurse came in to see what was taking so long and decided to help out. She poked me in my left arm for the third time, popping one of my veins. Then she acted like it wasn't a big deal. Now I'm not a baby and I can handle pain pretty well, but man, I was NOT expecting that. Finally they were able to draw blood from my right arm with a butterfly needle, which I was told is what they use on babies, because they told me I had baby veins...

The next day I was so bruised on both arms I looked like a heroin addict!! But, I did get my results back in about a day and a half. They found out that I have hypothyroidism...Thanks Mom. Just kidding but I was told it runs in my family and after talking to my mom, found out that every woman on my mom's side of the family has hypothyroidism. My case isn't as severe as others so it really only causes me the have irregular periods, weight gain and to constantly be exhausted. So the whole weight gain issue after the wedding...not my fault, my thyroid is just a little messed up.

I went to an Endocrinologist, which is a doctor who specializes in thyroids and diabetes. He told me that I definitely have a more mild case of hypothyroidism and that i will only have to be on medication when Jonathan and I want to have kids. After that it's my choice whether or not I want to take a pill every day. The only reason he wants me on them now is to see which dosage works best for me. He did tell me that hypothyroidism does NOT cause infertility but I am more at risk for miscarriages. All that means is that when I do get pregnant I will have to make monthly visits to see him as well so he can monitor my hypothyriodism and up my medication so that I have a healthy pregnancy...no biggie. AND it's extremely common so women who want to have children/are pregnant go through it all of the time and have healthy babies. =)

So I'm not freaked out anymore and I feel pretty good about everything I've learned so far. Does it suck...yes, but pregnancy is possible and honestly, that's all that really matters....oh and of course my health DUH. Ok, back to the grind...someone has to run the asylum. =)