I've been having a few issues lately (pain under my right rib cage for a few months in different places) so I finally decided to get it all checked out before switching insurances at the start of the new month.
My doctor ran a two full blood panels to check everything from thyroid to liver. With the craziness of my weight in the last decade (not being able to gain weight until I went on birth control) I have wanted to get my thyroid checked for a while. Moreso lately because I've heard it can have a big effect on IVF statistics. I was very happy and relieved to see that my thyroid tests came back in the normal range. Hooray! My liver did too.
I'm certainly interested to see if I have gallbladder issues, because I've recently read that IVF can make that worse with the surge of estrogen.
I'm hoping the issue is muscular, but I've never had muscle pulls last for so long.
I should know my ultrasound results by Monday. So far, all my tests came back clear so I'm praying my ultrasounds do too.
The only thing that came back negatively is my Vitamin D count. My doctor prescribed some heavy dosage of that and to recount in 12 weeks. This is something I'm totally okay with as Vitamin D was something my RE says I should be on in preparation for IVF.
I'm counting all this as baby steps towards IVF. Knowing more about the health of my body, which can impact the success rates of the process, is definitely helpful and makes me a bit more confident.
Hoping that whatever is currently going on with me is nothing that will get in the way of our current plans and is something that will be resolved very soon!
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