Femara AND Clomid.....This is Going to be Interesting....

So, I went to my appointment today…absolutely dreading it. I expected that since my A1c levels were at 7.1%, my doctor would tell me that he is not going to treat me anymore such as all of my other doctors have told me when my issues weren’t easy to deal with. On the way to the appointment I couldn’t stop praying that God would just show my doctor which way he wanted to go with all of this. (So, I prayed last minute. Whatev! He hears me regardless of how close I am calling it.) Well, my doctor didn’t even flinch at the number. He said that he would like to see me get better control over it, but that was it. According to the American Diabetes Association, 7.1% is only one tenth of a percent high for a Type 1 diabetic.

My doc told me that I was probably going to think that he is crazy, but the work Glucophage (metformin) kept popping into his head when he was trying to figure out what to do for me. I told him that it didn’t sound crazy at all because my other doctor (endocrinologist) has suggested the same thing since I’m not only diabetic, but also insulin resistant. I explained that I had tried met in the past, but it just didn’t work for me because I was ALWAYS sick to my stomach while on it. He said that he is going to put me on glucophage XR…extended release…so that is releases over a longer period of time and isn’t harsh on my stomach.

He reminded me of his dream that he had a month or two back about how I got pregnant, and he had to keep a VERY close eye on my diabetes. Well, he told me today that he thinks that by him doing my A1c test and the word Glucophage popping into his head, God is kinda telling him what needs to be done before I get pregnant.

Along with that, he said that he wants to try Femara AND Clomid on this cycle. Ok….now I was thinking that he was crazy. Whatever! All that was running through my head at the time was, “Does he realize how much of an emotional mess I’m going to be?” You should see me on one or the other…now both of them combined is going to be wretched! My doctor said that he has REALLY good feelings about it though. He hasn’t failed me so far, so I mind as well trust him, right?

So….he gave me a progesterone shot again to bring on the flow…I’m going back on CD 3-5 for an ultrasound to make sure that everything looks good (or at least normal for me). Then., he is going to have me start on the Femara and Clomid. This should be fun….Stay tuned. I’m sure there is going to be a ton more to report.

BTW…no singing today, but he also didn’t do an ultrasound. HaHa.

Now…if you survived through this entire thing, I congratulate you! HaHa.

XoXoXo

On Hold

I got my labs done....My Lh levels are higher than my FSH levels, my estrogen levels are too low and my Hemoglobin A1c levels (diabetes related) are too high. I have an appointment with my doctor on Tuesday to talk about what we are going to do. Most likely, he is going to put my fertility treatments on hold. The nurse mentioned putting my on Glucophage. I'm okay with that providing they keep a close eye on my liver as this med is known to be bad on your liver. At first, I was REALLY upset at the thought of having to put my fertility treatments on hold, but after much thought, I'm a little more okay with it. I know that I should really be healthy before getting pregnant. I know that I should lose some weight, but it doesn't make it easy.