Oh yeah, waiting...
So surprisingly enough the endocrinologist called me back first. Not so surprisingly she acted as if she was the one to discover my high FSH.
"I was looking at your numbers and thats just not normal. Lets get you retested!"
Oh really genius??! It's not normal for a 26 year old to have FSH levels of a post menopausal woman?!?
(pause... after reading this you should ALWAYS make sure you get your blood results faxed or mailed to you. It's always a good idea to have that kind of information in a folder of your own. Plus doctors are not the most reliable people and I say that full well knowing that my sister, Dr. J, falls into this category lol)
After that conversation I took a moment to be thankful.
Thankful that I had that annoyed nurse fax me the results
(I could feel her rolling her eyes when I asked her to fax it. "what you don't believe me?!" um no!).
(I could feel her rolling her eyes when I asked her to fax it. "what you don't believe me?!" um no!).
Thankful that I found out now instead of years down the road.
Thankful that I never had to see that stupid endocrinologist again.
Life's Tough--Try to smile. (cue fake smile)
So I went to get my blood taken yet again--silently begging God to make my numbers normal.
And then back to more waiting.
Ugh seriously, this waiting game is no fun. Who ever invented it should be shot! lol
While we sit here and wait together...
I should probably give you my initial blood test results.
As I am sure you are probably curious...
9/15/11
FSH: 61.8
LH: 46.1
Estradiol: 50
There was more to the blood test, but it doesn't really matter in terms of what this is about... soooo on to the next... The blood results were in. And while the nurse didn't mention anything about my high FSH, she did mention my low cortisol levels. Good Lord people! I was clearly the only one concerned about my post menopausal levels...
Anyway here were the results...
9/29/11
FSH: 31.4
LH: 53.7
Estradiol: 217
So my FSH levels are still very high, but at least not as high as before...
In the meantime, my ob/gyn Kris finally got in touch with me. Set me up with an appointment and gave me something to induce a period... Once my period comes I was to get my blood taken on the 3rd day... because apparently that is what all FSH levels are compared to...
(cue: waiting)
Life's Tough--Try to smile. (cue fake smile)
So I went to get my blood taken yet again--silently begging God to make my numbers normal.
And then back to more waiting.
Ugh seriously, this waiting game is no fun. Who ever invented it should be shot! lol
While we sit here and wait together...
I should probably give you my initial blood test results.
As I am sure you are probably curious...
9/15/11
FSH: 61.8
LH: 46.1
Estradiol: 50
There was more to the blood test, but it doesn't really matter in terms of what this is about... soooo on to the next... The blood results were in. And while the nurse didn't mention anything about my high FSH, she did mention my low cortisol levels. Good Lord people! I was clearly the only one concerned about my post menopausal levels...
Anyway here were the results...
9/29/11
FSH: 31.4
LH: 53.7
Estradiol: 217
So my FSH levels are still very high, but at least not as high as before...
In the meantime, my ob/gyn Kris finally got in touch with me. Set me up with an appointment and gave me something to induce a period... Once my period comes I was to get my blood taken on the 3rd day... because apparently that is what all FSH levels are compared to...
(cue: waiting)
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