Changes

Well since my November update, a few things have changed. Dane and I got our insurance back into affect on Dec 1 and I was able to go and see the dr that week. When I went to make the payment for my visit and ultrasound of my ovaries my co-pay was $10!!! Can you believe it? Through Dane's old insurance I was spending $140 every 2 weeks excluding any prescriptions. I had to ask again and again if that was correct and she said yes it is only $10. Well of course I started crying! Finances with fertility can be a huge added strain and stress on top of the medical issue I already have so this was such a blessing!! But during the same appt I found out that one of my cysts had grown from 2cm to 10cm. Because of that I wasn't able to do any treatment for the month of December. I was super disappointed. I went from great news to sucky news. So I decided that for that month I would go back to my Metformin that I had from previous months and just cut down on the daily dose since it was making me feel so horrible before. I had my last appt on January 3rd and praise God my cyst went back down to 2 cm. The dr and I were very pleased to see that. She said she typically likes seeing cysts smaller than that but because of the huge difference, she felt comfortable with me continuing with the treatment. So I am back to giving myself a shot today (thursday) and then a week from today. That following monday I will have another ultrasound (which will only be $10!!!) and if there is an egg that has been released then I can continue with the artificial insemenation. We will get into that another time :|

Another change that has happened is I am on a new eating lifestyle this month called whole30. This is where for 30 days you eat nothing but meat, veggies, and fruit. No added sugars, no grains, wheats, beans, dairy, or hormonally added or processed foods. It has been difficult because I love my cocoa crispies in the morning and my chocolate chips cookies and candy at night. It is so crazy though to see how many foods have added sugars in them. So it is a very strict diet, but I am doing it because many women who have suffered with PCOS did whole30 and after time their cysts went away and they were able to conceive. This way of eating takes all the bad stuff that is in your body and takes it away and kind of resets your system. I am only on day 5 right now and so far so good. Of course I have the small cravings for bread and sugar and sweet tea, but I have a different reason for doing this besides losing weight. It is to help with having a baby so I'm all in on this! We will see what happens at the end of the 30 days though. I may be a crazy person deprived of such heavenly foods, or a I may decide to continue with it. One day at a time.

Well that is all for now! Thanks for taking the time to read this and continue to pray for us and this journey we are on. It's getting more difficult as the months go on but Dane and I pray daily that we will continue to trust God and not be bitter toward Him or others that are pregnant. Love you all and until next time, God Bless!