Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Feeling hopeful?

Went to the doctor's today to get the results of our last testing and thinking we would get a plan of action.  My FSH lowered from 25 last month to 11.8 - much better, but I still have hormones like a 45 year old according to the dr :(  However, she said 11.8 is workable.  I go back AGAIN next day 3 for blood and ultrasound.  If nothing, she certainly is thorough!

Hubby still has morphology issues - so he has to go for more tests. She said she would recommend he curb his drinking.  It kinda bugs me, I have given up Gluten - anything with wheat - just to help with issues, but he wont give up drinking?  Why the double stander?   It seems, from reading other blogs this is a common issue.  They just don't get it do they?

Dr put me on DHEA - she really didn't say much about it.  From reading, it is a hormone supplement that increases testosterone and estorgyn and it appears to have good effects on pregnancy.  Anyone else on this?  Thoughts? 

Overall, I left feeling somewhat hopeful. I can only hope that my FSH lowers more or stays the same next month.  I want the 25 to be the abnormality and not the 11.8!

4 comments:

  1. Wow Amanda, what did you do to get from 25 FSH to 11? I need to know your secret. Yay you! :)

    Hopefully, the hubby gets on board. Everyday I say...did you take your vitamins? And he says "not yet". So then later, I need to remember to say...did you take your vitamins yet? And he says "oh, yeah, I"ll do that now". I mean, I have SOOOOO much to remember and to do to help myself and he can't remember to take vitamins? They give me a headache and vomitous everyday too, but please!! Good luck with that.

    Oh, the DHEA. I had a little bit of a problem with that, which I will blog about very soon. Since she perscribed it to you, it should be totally fine, but be very careful about where you get it.

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  2. This is good news!! I too am hoping the FSH level at 25 was the abnormal one.

    Men and their beer. That's a hard one for them. It's like us giving up sugar. Always easier said than done. One thing that helped with Grey and I was he made the commitment to curb the drinking 3 months before IVF. Because he made the decision and set the limits, I found I didn't have to nag. Maybe a conversion with hubby of the weekend about what he's comfortable doing is the place to start?

    Fingers are crossed for the next round of tests!

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  3. YAY! So glad your FSH is better! I hope your Hubby gets on board soon. Maybe sit down with him and tell him your feelings and maybe he will compromise.

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  4. What a great improvement on your FSH! I second Cristy's suggestion of letting your husband come up with his own goal for cutting back the drinking so that you don't have to feel like you're nagging.

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