a little setback

So I haven't posted in a while because things didn't go as we wanted during my last appointment. I hate writing about negative things.

When I met with Dr. B, he was very concerned about my hormone levels. My insulin level is too low, my testosterone is too high, my LH is too high, and my DHEA-sulfate level is very very high. Like 300 points above normal. Yikes!

SO....where does that leave us? Dr. B is concerned that I might have a problem with my adrenal gland. I have to visit an endocrinologist and have more blood tests run to rule out non-classic adrenal hyperplasia. I'm honestly just worn out at this point. I was supposed to have an appointment last Tuesday with Dr. J, but as everyone knows the entire state of Arkansas was snowed in. Needless to say, my appointment was rescheduled for March 4th. I'm currently working on having that moved up because I'm impatient. Things are on hold for now until I get my lab work done and determine what in the world is going on with my hormones. Dr. B does NOT think I have the hyperplasia, but if I do or not determines whether I will be on the long-term or short-term fertility drugs. Please pray short-term....both for my sanity and our checkbook! Ha!

Also, Neil and I decided to take a chance and go see Dr. Barry Joneshill in Rosebud. He is a spiritual healer. Desperate times call for desperate measures people! ;)

It was interesting. He asked what was going on with me and I told him that I can't get pregnant because I have irregular periods. After looking down at his notepad for several minutes, he began to write. He then told me that I have 3 cysts on my left ovary. He also said that I have "belly fat" that comes and goes. Which is true. He said that these cysts are tricking my body into thinking that I'm pregnant, thus the extra belly fat at times and the lack of periods. He told Neil that he craves sweets and breads all the time and that his thirst is never quenched. All 3 are VERY true of Neil. He literally drinks at least 10 cups of water a day and he eats 3 slices of bread at a time. He told Neil his sperm count is very high and has good mobility, but they are "drunk" and don't know where to go. Bahahahaha this cracked me up. He was actually right about the first 2 things he said.

He gave me an herbal medicine called Nu-passant that will not interfere with any of the doctor's medications, but according to Dr. Joneshill it should dissolve my cysts. He said that I would feel cramping in my left ovary as the cysts dissolved. I have been feeling slight cramps now for several days off and on. Go figure! He also gave Neil a medicine called Cronium to keep his boys from being so "drunk."

Lastly, he asked how I felt about twins. He told me I would have twin boys and I should call them "sparkle" and "sparkler" until I think up names for them. I also had a heart attack at this point because I was helping one of my kids in reading that day and the name of his book was "sparkle." Yeah. I don't know.

He told me that I need to pray for "more" when I pray about becoming pregnant. Pray for more fertility, more health, more healing, more chances to become a mother. He said that God has made us as perfect beings, meaning that he has given us all we need to have a child, but we need to ask him for help. And then he added, "and I know Our Father VERY well."

Anyone who knows Neil knows that he is a cynic. Neil walked away feeling like this man was an angel. I don't know if we got scammed out of $50 (he didn't even make us pay for anything but the herbs; however we gave a donation), but what I do know is that we walked out of that store with more faith and more hope. And to me, that is worth more than $50.

Thank you for keeping us in your prayers.