I've heard that if you dream about having a baby that it may be your body telling you something that you don't already know. Too bad that the only dream I can remember lately is one in which I am eating frozen mint nanaimo bars from a strange freezer. I woke up feeling sated, but not much closer to a BFP.
This past Monday was another lab visit to donate 5 more vials of blood. They were testing my liver enzymes in the hopes it would show in the normal range. They also ran a test for rubella antibodies in my system, since it as 1992 when I got the german measles vaccine. I'd heard from a friend, who is the same age as me, that her antibodies were very low when she was tested during her recent pregnancy. I planned to wait until Friday to go back to the walk-in clinic for the results.
As I was driving home on Thursday evening something told me to check how busy the clinic was, so I veered over two lanes and made a quick right turn to stop in for a peek. To my surprise the waiting room was nearly empty. A half hour later I was called into the exam room and that's when I met Dr. Shwaluk.
He spent over 20 minutes with me, answering my questions and he even went over every single blood result I'd gotten to date. He then went over my u/s results and showed me each page in my chart. My blood test results all came back normal. Yay, I'm healthy! I told him that the fertility clinic had contacted me and their current waiting time is anywhere from 3-6 months. He asked about my history and after a bit of discussion about medications and PCOS, he prescribed Metformin to attempt to regulate my wacky cycles. I was floored. Who was this guy? No doctor had ever treated me this well.
He did say that because I am so off track right now that it may take 6 months to regulate but I'm hopeful that it will help sooner. He was impressed that I'd done my homework and knew all about PCO, the medications and the next steps if need be. He even wrote in my chart that if this didn't work he'd recommend Provera in combination with Clomid in four months time. I'm hoping to not have to take a bunch of medications, but it's really uplifting to know that finally someone hears me! He sent me on my way with hope and a plan! After the year of struggles I have had.. I think it blew my mind..
So I start at 500mg Met per day and slowly work up to 1500mg or 3 pills a day with food. This is to ensure the side effects are minimal. For those that do not know what Metformin is, it's a drug prescribed to those with type 2 diabetes. It also happens to be helpful in PCOS cases to regulate cycles which increases fertility. I've read that it also helps some women to lose weight as it regulates blood sugar. It can also reduce the chances of miscarriage and can be taken up until the second trimester if needed. There were some other effects but I forget, as all I could focus on was the regulation of cycles. Oh please, please work.
I'm not yet sure how this may affect my current herb regimen from my Naturopath, but I plan to call him soon and ensure that everything is safe to take together. It's the whole east vs. west medicine battle, and I've been through it before, so I have an idea of what to expect. I just hope something begins to show me positive changes soon. I'm very hopeful for the future and cant wait to finally have excellent news to share!
PS- If anyone knows how to make mint nanaimo bars you know where to mail them...
