Thyroid levels

Well, my thyroid is within normal range for general population-somewhere around 3.5. However, the fertility doctor would like to see it a bit lower for pregnancy, soooooooo, they have increased the Synthroid from 50mcg to 75mcg and I am to continue on the Selenium 200 mcg. They want me to get blood work done again on Feb 22nd! An entire month away!!!!! ugh! I understand the need for my body to be at optimal levels, but geesh! My body reacted to the medication well...I just wish we could preemptively start the other hormone medications, expecting the thyroid levels to be where they want, so we can move forward sooner rather than later. It sucks for everyone to have to wait another month or more before embryo transfer! I can say though that the Synthroid has made a difference in my life - I generally feel better. I no longer feel like I am dragging ass through the day. It is great. I start my new dose tomorrow. I will update as I get new information.

Thyroid antibody blood work results

After reviewing the blood work results that I had completed on Monday, the fertility doctor would like to add Selenium 200 mcg to my medications due to high antibodies present. I guess this is a common drug combination with low thyroid levels. I am still supposed to get blood work done again in 3 weeks. It sucks that we have this glitch in the process! I feel bad that my body was not in perfect condition. I am interested in seeing what changes I feel with the medications. Heck, I am a parent of a 4, 3 and almost 2 year old - of course I am tired! It will be great if I feel better. Hopefully, it will not take long before my levels are where they are supposed to be.

I have an appt. with an OB on Feb 3 to complete the complications only insurance form.

Thyroid antibody tests done

I completed my blood work for the thyroid antibody test this morning and started my Synthroid medication. I also had my glucose levels checked this morning as well. This is something that is required for insurance policy that I will have. I have a call in to my OB office to call me back to schedule an appointment to get the rest of that form for insurance completed. I have to return to the lab in 3 weeks to get the thyroid levels checked out again. I am sure we will hear from the fertility doctor's office if anything is weird with the blood work that was done today. It will be interesting to see if I FEEL a difference in the thyroid levels. I have heard from the intended mother and she is busy as well with appointments. Let's keep this process moving along! :)

Doctor appt.

Yesterday, Brian and I attended my medical appointment with the fertility doctor in Chicago area. It took about 3.5 hours to get there. I was in the appt. for 2 hours. The parents had an appt. at the same time so we ran into them in the office - it was great to see them. It felt good to give her a big hug. I had blood work done, a hyterosonogram, signed consent forms, and was shown how to do Lupron injections. I was told my uterus was "pretty" - :). In one of the sonogram pictures, I could actually see the follicle my right ovary was going to release soon - pretty cool. The hysterosonogram was not what I expected. I have had pap smears worse than the procedure. The staff did an amazing job - was very gentle and thorough.

After taking standard medications, all looked good for an embryo transfer the week of Feb 21st. However, my blood work came back showing my thyroid levels to be slightly low. To go forth, they need everything to be at their optimal levels. I have to go get a thyroid antibody blood test done, take Synthroid for 3 weeks, then take the test again. We will see if it throws the embryo transfer date off.

I have not noticed any change in my energy level, often associated with low thyroid levels. I am often tired, but I am a parent of a 4, 3, and almost 2 year old and it is in the middle of winter, when many people are wanting to hibernate. Heck, maybe by taking this Synthroid, I will a notice an INCREASE in energy - that would be great! I can always use that!

I have also started taking pre-natal vitamins. Hopefully, this thyroid thing will work itself out quickly and we can keep moving forward! Will keep you updated!

Fertility Doctor appt. scheduled

Brian and I have an appointment with the fertility doctor on Wednesday, December 29. Since it is almost 3 and half hours away, we are going to try to get everything done in one appointment. I will have the saline injected sonogram, blood work to check for diseases and/or thyroid problems among other things, sign consent forms and will be taught how to do the hormone injections.
The parents have their appt. the same day. Hopefully, we will see each other, as this journey is going to start to get interesting! I am very excited that we are at this point of the journey.

Legal contract signed and mailed

The contract was signed this weekend. Our friends, Laura and Anna signed as witnesses. Brian is putting it into the mail today. Once the attorney recieves it, she will fax a letter of completion to the fertility doctor and I can schedule my medical clearance appointment for after the start of my next cycle. I expect the appt. to be between Xmas and New Year's. Hopefully there will be no problems with scheduling during this time due to the holidays. I will keep you updated.

Received the legal contract

I finally received the completed contract today with the intended parents' signatures. Brian and I will need to sign and have 2 witnesses sign. I will get this completed this weekend and have it back in the mail on Monday. It is too late to schedule the medical appointment this month with the fertility doctor as I have already started and ended my period. The appointment will hopefully be scheduled for next month with news of my medical clearance in time for X-mas. It will be nice for the intended parents to share this news with their loved ones over the holidays. I can then start on medication soon after! It would be even more awesome if there was a newborn for the family next X-mas! So exciting!