Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted...17ish months?!? No great news to report. Like I suspected in my previous blog posts, I was officially diagnosed with PCOS just a few days ago on 2/17. I procrastinated going to the Dr. because I had a gut feeling I would get bad news. Also, my husband switched jobs this past summer so we were without health insurance for about six months. So anyways, PCOS comes with some nasty symptoms...including weight gain, acne and insulin resistance. Because of the insulin resistance I am now a borderline type 2 diabetic..which completely sucks, so aside from seeing a nutritionist to get my diet in check, I need to start monitoring my blood sugar. My father is a type 1 diabetic and my whole life I have seen him struggle with it and to be honest, I'm f***ing scared. My mind has been in a complete whirlwind the last few days. I will be taking Provera for 10 days each month for the next three months to try and get my cycle to come back, this is our first step with infertility treatments. Because of the insulin resistance and problems that may arise from that, I've immediately cut sugar out of my diet and drastically reduced my intake of carbohydrates. I will have another check up/blood test in about three months and we will go from there. As of now, there isn't an exact point that my husband and I have discussed we will stop with treatments, it will really depend how my body reacts to the medications we try and how much of a toll this is going to take emotionally. It's nice to finally have my suspicions confirmed but in a matter of days, I feel like my whole world has been turned upside down. I will do my best to keep updating.
Until next time...
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