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[Rachel789]

Blood results are in - abnormal prolactin levels. So have to speak with a doc on Monday but am guessing i will be put on meds to regulate it

TMI but I have noticed for quite some time that if I squeeze my nipples, a little white/creamy stuff comes out. not a lot, and only every week or so (I am not sure how often as I do not squeeze my nipples often LOL) So that is also a sign of high prolactin levels

Feeling a but mixed up about it, will have to research properly from home

That is interesting, I have never had that happen to me before. But as you said it could be from the high prolactin, that makes sense. I hope you find good things in your research and you get your cycles back on track asap. Let us know what you find.

 

[rmsh1]

From what I have read, elevated prolactin levels could be due to stress, but given I have noticed that creamy stuff when my nipples are squeezed for a long time (so long, I never thought it was weird), I think my levels are not stress-related. So it seems I really will require medication to control this. It could indicate a tumour on the pituitary, if the levels are really high, which I do not know.

More waiting, hopefully I will get to speak to a doc and get it sorted, if I need to actually see a doc, I will try to get an appointment before we fly to Berlin on Thursday. I have my thyroid ultrasound on Wednesday, so everything seems to be happening next week

 

[Rachel789]

I hope you get answers soon on exactly what is going on and I hope it is as easy of a fix as possible

 

[horseypants]

rmsh, it's really good to have a real answer - and something that makes a fair amount of sense. hopefully you are close to getting it sorted out. next week's a big one. keep the updates coming. what have you got planned for this weekend?

 

[rmsh1]

We are not doing anything this weekend, and I am in a slump (what is new there?). I want to speak to my doc now, I hate waiting. They may even refer me for an MRI, to see if I have a tumour on my pituitary. Another woman on here had that done. Apparently your levels of prolactin should be really low, like 1, hers were about 50, and she has a small tumour. Does not require treatment. She said the medication straightened her cycles right out.

I will know more on Monday (I hope)

 

[horseypants]

good gosh woman, may the force be with you!!!!!!!!!!! i have ideas to get you out of your slump. test drive a car. look at an open house and pretend you are going to buy it. quit your job and come go to the beach with me. (no wait, that's bad advice.) i'm really hoping this thing gets straightened out and ends up being no big deal. maybe it's a stroke of luck that you've been paying such close attention to your cycles.

 

[rmsh1]

I dont like that I have this and thyroid issues. I read on an IVF site that a third of all women who do not ovulate have prolactin problems. I have been ovulating, but it got worse and worse up til last cycle where I did not ovulate at all (but still got AF)

So I really need to speak to someone about it, I wonder if I will be referred somewhere else for this too. I will have my thyroid specialist and my pituitary specialist! Argghhhh

 

[Rachel789]

Well Bex I hope you get the best possible scenario out of all of this. Hopefully no tumor and just meds to straighten you out, then get your cycles back on track and get your BFP!! Try to do your best to keep yourself busy this weekend to keep your mind off things. I know how much it sucks to have to wait and wait and wait, I hope the time goes by fast for you and you get your answers asap.

 

[rmsh1]

I am having some wine tonight, think I deserve it! LOL

 

[horseypants]

for sure you deserve it. what's your fav wine?

 

[Rachel789]

Yes you def should! I am in the TWW for once so I am going to try to be good and not drink at all which is going to be tough when we go to a baseball game sunday with a bunch of people. So have one for me I love pinot noir!

 

[horseypants]

what game are you going to? e is going to all the parks, so i wonder if he's hit the one near you. i too love the pinot noir. i love me some champagne. i am not taunting you. when r you testing? your chart looks very promising, yes?

 

[Rachel789]

Still too early to know what my chart means yet, I will start analyzing like crazy in a week though!

I won't test until I am late probably 15 or 16 dpo at the earliest. I would rather see AF than another BFN.

We are going to the Tampa Bay Rays game!

 

[rmsh1]

for sure you deserve it. what's your fav wine?

I am drinking a piniot grigio, but my fave is NZ sav blanc mmmm

 

[Hausfrau]

You guys are crazy, wine is disgustng lol

 

[horseypants]

hausfrau, what am i missing? you are a martini connoisseur?

 

[Hausfrau]

I'm all about the girly drinks lol

Just cannot stand the taste of wine it's so bitter - especially red wine *barf* lol

 

[rmsh1]

I am good friends with wine, I love it
and I like beer too
and tequila, and whiskey and cocktails

but I dont like gin!

 

[Hausfrau]

I can't do wine at all, drinking it makes me feel like hurling lol My DH likes to try differnt wines when we go out though lol

I'm not a big drinker, but am looking forward to having a few beers in Germany!

 

[rmsh1]

When will you be in Germany Haus? We will be in Berlin from 21st il 26th June. Can't wait. I am going to have some beer too!