The results, please?

Yesterday I was back at my doctor’s office to talk about the results from all our lab work. Can you say “nervous?” I totally did not know what to expect as I sat in the waiting room for the doctor to call my name. To make matters more nerve-racking, the doctor asked me if it was okay for his intern to sit in on our consultation. Being the very thoughtful person that I am, I said, “Suuuuuuuuuuuure.”  When will I ever learn???

So the good news: almost everything, including my thyroid and my glucose level, looks good. The bad news: my testosterone level is almost 5x what it should be. Say what?! I LOL-ed in front of the doctor AND his intern. What do you mean my testosterone level is ridiculously elevated? Last time I checked, I had a vajajay.  

Oh well, not a big surprise I guess.  So how do we fix this problem, doc? He recommended Clomid, HCG, and IUI. And then he looked at me. I almost wanted to cry.

Oh what an amazing mixture of emotions. Yes, I finally got a definitive answer to my question: “How can I get pregnant?” But I also felt sorry for myself for being in this position. Why does it have to be me? Why can’t I get pregnant normally like most other women I know? And yet another part of me was excitedly scared, with that feeling you get as you are climbing up a big roller coaster. And what a roller coaster this is turning out to be.

Sigh.