Doctors, Tests, & All the Rest!

[shaerichelle]

I do have allergies.. hmmm..Hi Lesley

my hormones are normal
FSH 6.2
LH 31.3
Prolactin 3.7

just what I thought.

 

[kimini26]

Quick side note on autoimmune and pregnancy- My mom was diagnosed with JRA 2 months after I was born and was sick all my life except for when she was pregnant with my brother. I'm terrified of developing RA and get tested for it about once a year, but so far so good.

 

[Megg33k]

Megg, hello!! I am not sure about Peoria but I found an amazing doc in the chicago area who was able to help me with an autoimmune diagnosis. I had the ana test, rheumatoid arthritis, gi tests for crohns, etc etc. As it turns out, he was the only one able to diagnose this crazy autoimmune reaction I had as due to post-pregnancy hormones and getting back on the pill. Wow! Btw, heard you guys had some crazy storms the last few days. My fam said that it hailed, tree limbs down etc

Yeah! The storms SUCKED! I'm trying to avoid having to go to Chicago! I really, really am! Ugh! Its just sort of far away. I'm going to go as far as I can with this doctor for now. But Chicago is my backup plan!

Your ANA being negative is AWESOME!! That helps rule out lupus, ra, etc.! YAY

Yes! I was happy! But, I've also been told that there are still several that it doesn't rule out even with the negative ANA. I'm not sure which blood tests I'm going for tomorrow (I am going back for more tomorrow) as I had to cut my appointment short. She is faxing it to the lab so I can go at my leisure. Something about checking for PCOS (AGAIN!) and something about trying to rule out a pituitary tumor (which sounds fucking awful), and some other stuff. Not sure. It was really my fault for not asking more! And, obviously, progesterone at 7dpo. But, that's a while off still!

I do have allergies.. hmmm..Hi Lesley

my hormones are normal
FSH 6.2
LH 31.3
Prolactin 3.7

just what I thought.

Uhm... Much like in my txt... Your LH suggests that you'll be ovulating soon! That's in ovulatory peak range. That confuses me quite a bit. I'm not sure that you could be at ovulatory peak levels of LH if you were pregnant and haven't even bled from that ye. Maybe that's why she doesn't think you were pregnant. I mean, it suggests that you haven't even ovulated yet... which would make sense for why she didn't think you could have been pregnant, iykwim?

 

[shaerichelle]

Well I am terrified of having something more wrong.So I know what you mean.

 

[shaerichelle]

I do know what you mean. But I had a positive test and symptoms and call me confused believe me!

 

[shaerichelle]

Oh and maybe that is why no clomid.

 

[Megg33k]

I know what you mean, Shan... and I know how unlikely false + are... but I don't see how you could have been pregnant if you haven't ovulated yet! I'm feeling a bit about it all! You know I say this with love, I hope! I just don't want you to feel like you've had another loss if you haven't, ya know? I know I'd rather have false positives before ovulation than a loss! I don't know what to think! All I know is what those #'s tell me! Very, very ... for real!

 

[shaerichelle]

Ill just go with I am going to ovulate and those tests are shit. FF now says I didnt ov

 

[WannaB]

Well thats good news, would rather just have a dogey test than another mc so yah! Did FF only just take away the crosshairs now??

 

[shaerichelle]

I added a missing temp and it took it away So it looks like maybe another long cycle. I dont know I am so confused. I had symptoms of pregnancy and stuff .. ugh I also had faints on frer, which I guess could be antibody strip, and line on another test and faint on two others. ugh.

 

[kimini26]

I found a helpful website concerning fertility blood tests:

https://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html

 

[Megg33k]

Good one! I'll add it to the first page!

 

[MySillyGirls]

Shannon, the good news is that it is possible to ovulate twice in one cycle! So, if you did get a false positive on hpt, maybe you are now getting ready to ovulate! Round up oh!

Megg, good luck on your tests! I know it is SO daunting! Hopefully, you can rule out the serious stuff before the holiday weekend.

 

[Megg33k]

Thanks, Lesley!

This is fun! Posted at the hospital I go to for my testing! Who wants to see how the U.S. doctors take advantage of people and steal our money!

https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4646153524_a712d12e39_o.jpg

Current Established Charges for Services Posted as Required by Healthcare Regulations

Private Room $875.00
Semi-Private Room $875.00
Intensive Care Room $2635.00
Emergency Room-1 $190.50
Delivery Room (Normal Delivery) $1342.94
Operating Room Class 1- First Half-Hour $4927.66
ENG. $281.33 (no clue what this is!)
Anesthesia (per minute) $49.42
Chest X-Ray (one view) $179.30
Upper GI Series $665.28
Blood Sugar $37.74
Urinalysis $53.08
Blood Count $80.80
Blood Chemistry (MPB) $102.34
ABO Blood Typing $64.28
RH Typing $59.28

Our charges are available for public examination. The above are examples of our prices and reflect only a portion of an entire hospital bill.
All prices are subject to change.

Today, I lost another 3 vials of blood... Good times!

Tested for:

Total Testosterone (including Free & Weakly-Bound)
Prolactin (didn't get done last time apparently)
DHEA sulfate
Androstenedione

Got a call from my MW's office. The OB/GYN there (who specializes in thyroid therapy for infertility) says, "Thyroid looks pretty good." So, that's good... I guess. She passed along a list of OTC vitamins that he wants me taking though.

I'm supposed to add:
Zinc 50mg
Selenium 200mg
Chromium
B Complex
Vitamin D 5000 IU (which I already started taking a couple of weeks ago)

That's about all I know! My left ovary is doing its thing... which is good! We shall see soon enough!

 

[shaerichelle]

Thanks Lesley, somethings going on. My ovaries hurt all the way into my back.

Megg, good luck Hope u ov soon.

 

[Megg33k]

Ugh @ ovary pain! I'm getting annoyed at it, although I'm happy to have it in many ways! I think I'm still a good week or so from O! I still have 1 dose of soy left for tomorrow! *sigh*

 

[shaerichelle]

I am wondering if I shouldnt start taking soy even though I am not oving. A normal cycle is 30 days for me. so I was thinking 5-9 on first month and the day 35 on next month. I dont know what else to do but hope I ov and catch it this time.

 

[Megg33k]

Results for my last set of tests (Total Testosterone (including Free & Weakly-Bound), Prolactin, DHEA sulfate, Androstenedione) came through this morning. Can't tell me anything until my doc looks them over and interprets them, apparently! I guess reading an H or L is really hard! Will report when I know more!

Edit:

I got the rest of my test results back today.

B6 - Normal
Cardiolipin IGG AB - Normal
Cardiolipin IGM AB - Normal
Cardiolipin IGA AB - Normal
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) - Negative
DHEA-S - Normal
Prolactin - Normal
Aldosterone, serum - 11 (Upright 3:10pm) ???
[Upright 8am-10am = <29; Upright 4pm-6pm = <22; Supine 8am-10am = 3-16]
Free Testosterone - Normal
Percent Free - 2.35% [0.5-2.0] (So, slightly elevated, but "nothing to worry about")
Total Testosterone - Normal

So, she's all but tapped out on what she can do for me now. She's tested everything she's allowed to test! I have a standing order for 7dpo progesterone testing... but that's not here yet! She's not looking for a new fertility specialist to send me to. I think we found a local one that will be okay. Its not the awful one I went to last year. So, I'm hopeful. I'm also hoping that since my weight isn't effecting my ovulation that I won't be remanded to losing weight prior to treatment. Granted, I need to lose a ton of weight... but I don't feel like I can adequately focus on weight loss when I'd only be resenting the lack of baby making! I have a one-track mind and losing weight is in the backseat to having a baby right now. I don't believe my weight is actually keeping me from having a baby... So, why on earth should I spend a year or so losing weight if that's not the problem? I'm honestly hoping to fail my progesterone test miserably!!!

So, that's me hoping O is soon and my progesterone SUCKS! FX'd for bad test result! Sounds so odd!