Doctor Update!

On a side note, I had my monthly appointment today with the obstetrician. I have been dreading the stupid scale for a week now, and it's always the first thing we do. I was very happily surprised to learn that I had only gained TWO POUNDS! Now, don't get me wrong-- I know pregnant women and supposed to gain weight, and that it's healthy. It's not so much that as it was how much I was gaining, because my thyroid had completely shut down a couple of months ago, if you recall. Once my thyroid went all whack, I gained about twenty pounds pretty quickly, which is waaaaay more than I wanted or was necessary. I had only wanted to gain about 25 pounds the WHOLE TIME, and suddenly I blew up. But I've been on my medicine for about a month and a half now, and my weight and metabolism have completely stabilized. So after two or three months of constant bitching (sorry, but that's what it was) from my doctor about my weight, she came in today with a smile on her face (yippee! She was starting to annoy me. Not good. Haha) and said, "Your weight has totally stabilized! It was your thyroid all along! I'm so glad we tested it. Are you feeling better?" DUH, LADY! That's what I've been trying to TELL YOU! I do not stuff my face with McDonald's everyday! I eat pretty darn decent! And yes, I might have indulged in some zeppolis at Olive Garden last week (oh my God, to die for!) but that is VERY RARE! If you've been pregnant, I know you can relate. And, thankfully, the majority of my weight it where it's supposed to be-- in my tummy. It's slightly annoying that I could be twenty pounds lighter right now if we had caught the thyroid thing earlier, or if I had been on medication the last two years like I probably should've been; but no use looking back now. I'm just grateful we discovered the problem and I'm not really a cow. Moooooooo. She told me today that the thyroid test they did on my blood is actually not even standard procedure, that they did it just because, and the problem popped up. It must have been God's way of helping me out and showing me something that needed fixing. Thank you, Jesus! Anyways, it's an auto-immune problem I'll have to manage for the rest of my life, but whatever. That doesn't bother me as much as I'd think it would. I take my medicine in the morning and forget about it until the next morning, and then I forget about it again. And my endocrinologist (whom I saw about two weeks ago) is not worried in the slightest; he said though I've already gained a small amount over the average, that it's all where it's supposed to be, and that the medicine will help with getting the weight off after the baby comes. Sounds good to me. He upped my dosage and I'm actually feeling better than ever, besides my feet and lower back hurting sometimes, which is to be expected when you're seven months pregnant. Anyways, just a little update! I was very happy today!

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