Next appt. is this week :)

We see the high risk ob/gyn this week!! He'll go over the meds I am taking and tweak them if need be. So far, my pressure has been doing great with the new medicine.....and with not too many side effects!! The insulin will most likey have to be tweaked the most. My sugars are still high in the mornings, and I started taking the long acting insulin at night the help with it.

I'll update on how it goes!!

*appt. is October 2nd

New med

Well, I started my new blood pressure med last night and so far my pressure is doing well. The new pill will still cause swelling, which is yucky, but if it helps control my pressure i'll take the swelling!!! LOL

Ugh.....

The last doctor visit we had they gave me a second blood pressure med to take along with the Methyldopa, called Pindolol. Well, for the first week or so it was working great......my pressures were good, and my headaches went away. The downside to it was swelling.....my feet are HUGE and they hurt when I walk!!! My hands are swollen as well, so much so that I can't wear my wedding ring. :( Also, a few nights ago I noticed when I was laying in bed I could feel my heart beating inside my ears and my headaches were coming back. I got up last night and checked my pressure and it was way too high. I checked it again this morning and it was still up! So, we called the doctor's office and told them all that has been going on. They said to stop taking the new med immediately and they would call me in a prescription for a new pill that I should start right away. *sigh* I'm really starting to worry I won't be able to get my pressure under control and we won't be able to try for another little one......hopefully this new medicine will help control it better.

It's official

WE ARE TTC!!!! The IUD came out super easy last month and we're now all set!! I'm still working on getting my meds straightened out, mainly the insulin, but for the most we're all good to go.


AF started as of yesterday, or at least I think she has. I was really hoping getting the IUD out would get AF back on track, but so far it's like it has been.....she better work herself out!!!!! >:(

Anyhoo, here we go!!!!!!!!

Getting so close!!!

Only 8 more days until my IUD comes out!!! I can't believe we are so close to starting TTC. Part of me is actually getting a little nervous....isn't that silly?!? We've been wanting another little one for so long, and yet now that the time is close i'm nervous about it!

I see our family doctor first next Thursday, so hopefully i'll get my meds readjusted. This blood pressure pill is kicking my butt! I am now taking 2 pills in the am and 2 in the pm and my pressure is still a little up there. Plus, it makes me SO drowsy!!! I can barely hold my head up and keep my eyes open during the day. At night I don't mind being drowsy since it helps me get a good nights sleep. But during the day I end up taking a small nap, which is so not like me! I do remember taking HCTZ with the Methyldopa when I was pregnant before, so i'm going to ask about taking that to help with the other side effect I have....swollen feet. :( I don't remember dealing with swelling before, and now I know it was because I was taking HCTZ. So, i'll be sure to get that adjusted, as well as the insulin, next Thursday. :)

Ick!!

Well, I had to bump up my blood pressure meds to 4 a day instead of two. My pressure was up this morning, so I decided to go ahead and take the extra two pills. Plus, my sugar was up to 175 this morning, so I decided to take 5 units of insulin to help bring it down. So far the side effects of the blood pressure meds are kicking my butt!!! I am SO wiped out it's unreal.....I feel like laying acroos the bed, turning the fans on and passing out! LOL Not how I need to feel since I still have some cleaning to do before our comapny gets here this Sunday! Plus, the meds make my feet feel so jumpy....like I have to move them constantly. Ahh, well. I know i'm taking them for a good reason, and that it is only temporary afterall......I can do this!! :)



22 days until the IUD comes out!!!

Started new meds today

So, I started on the methyldopa this morning. Right now I only take two a day, one in the morning and one at night. I need to monitor my pressure at home to see how it does. So far no yucky side effects, but of course it's still soon since I took my first pill this morning! LOL I am now off of all of my sugar pills and haven't started the insulin yet. The doctor said I shouldn't start it until my fasting sugars creep up to the 200's and so far they are staying between 135-145. I may actually start taking it pretty soon, though.....I don't like my fasting sugars being that high. :(

I also started taking prenatal vitamins again as of Saturday night......it's getting close!!!!