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Marvin and I are not engaged, getting pregnant, nor planning on these things in the next months. But it's beginning to be on the table in my life and I want to make sure that I'm prepared. I expect in the next two to three years that these things will be a reality for me instead of a fantasy on my Pinterest boards, but even so far off, I'm the kind of girl who wants all her ducks in a row before any big events happen.

 

My OCD was pushed into overdrive on Friday night when Marvin mentioned in casual conversation that he'd never adopt. It's not a conversation that we've approached so far, nor was it one that I was ready for apparently. Nonetheless, it was brought to my attention by his random comment and kind of took me by surprise.

 

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I haven't posted much on my other health conditions lately. Ever since taking Accutane, my PCOS seems to be much less of a concern. And my endometriosis is now something that I've adjusted to. But lately, I'm really feeling the physical and emotional strain of these other conditions.

 

The Accutane cleared my skin completely, although it did nothing for the hyperpigmentation and scarring left behind. My breakouts are now only happening around my period, although they are getting worse with each month. Nothing too alarming yet. I've been taking vitamin A every day for the past few months. I increased it the week of my last period which seemed to help that problem.

 

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Things have been busy lately. And they are about to get even busier. I've been working on the scrapbook from my Europe trip. I'm still applying for jobs and researching my move. Plus I've had the odds and ends of having a life, a family, and friends...like my brother buying his first house, my best friend leaving for 5 weeks, and helping my mom with a volunteer case.

 

So once again, it's one of those times that I've let diabetes slide into the backseat unnoticed. Instead of sitting down with my logbook and actually recalling the details, I'm guilt-ridden when I glance at it. I'm not even sure what kind of insulin to carb ratio I'm using. It was supposed to be 1:8 and maybe I've done that but I just can't seem to recall. My brain is just not in diabetes mode.

 

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I'm a type 1 insulin dependent diabetic. I have been since I was 4 years old. I also have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS for short)...along with endometriosis if you really want to get detailed. The PCOS didn't pop up until 2006 when things progressively got worse.

 

Sudden weight gain, mood swings, fatigue, pelvic pain, very irregular periods, acne, male patterned hair growth, hair thinning, ovarian cysts, and increasingly difficult blood sugar swings.

 

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Monday morning, I headed to the endo in a state of hope and undeniable fear. I wanted Metformin, but had no idea how it might go in order to get it...being type 1 and all. I've been so run down by the PCOS symptoms that I'm dealing with, especially the acne. And I needed this to get through, to try, to continue hoping.

 

So when I posed the question of using Metformin, my heart was in my throat. Would Dr. K give me the request? Would she work with me to possibly solve some of my biggest health issues?

 

No. The risk that Metformin causes for acidosis was too much for a type 1, in her opinion. It just isn't an option for me...in her words.

 

It felt like a hammer to the thumb, a blow to the stomach, a slap in the face. The last piece of hope that I was holding on to...stripped from me. All because I'm a type 1 diabetic. The one last try that I had to solve my PCOS issues...gone.

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Sometimes I wonder if diabetes hasn't been the cause of all my other health conditions. It's always seemed weird to me that I'm the token "sick" person in my family. No one else seems to have issues, so why me?

 

Even when I was diagnosed at four years old, I was the only diabetic in my family. They called me the "token" child. The one who just happened to get this random disease.

 

And in second grade, I got shingles. My brothers never had shingles. And we all had chicken pox at the same time. So why me?

 

Then in 2006 when my health started drastically changing, I began to wonder again. Was it something that I did? Was it the years of diabetes? What was causing all these issues in my life? When everyone else in my life was in perfect health?

 

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I'm finishing my second month on Accutane this week. So far, I've seen about a 60 to 70% improvement in my acne. Unfortunately, my doctor says it's still not where he wants it to be (and I completely agree). He's increased my dose to the maximum and plans to keep it there for the next three months (the rest of my course) unless the side effects become too much to handle.

 

Another reason for the increase is to avoid a relapse after I go off of it. He's mentioned this to me several times...that he isn't quite sure Accutane will be a permanent fix for me. The reason being that if I truly do have PCOS (which multiple doctors have agreed with now) then my hormones will just go back to where they were and it won't matter.

 

So I'm taking some time today to look into my different options with PCOS treatment. Unfortunately, I've done or am doing quite a few of the suggestions. And I'm just not sure where else to turn.

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There's a lot on my mind lately. Some good, some bad, some neutral. Mostly, it's confusion and decisions. And mostly, it has to do with my health...of course.

 

I started a new prescription called Spironolactone (or Aldactone) on September 1 to help with the side effects of my PCOS. It's supposed to take about three months to truly see results, but I feel like I'm already seeing some effects. My skin, although still breaking out, is not nearly as bad as it was a few weeks ago. Granted, I'm using tea tree oil and Mederma religiously. So I can't really say if the "Spiro" is helping for sure, but it obviously isn't hurting in that area.

 

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With a tainted past of endless symptoms ranging from irregular periods to joint pain, I am constantly looking for new ways to manage my life. By manage my life I mean that I look for new techniques to relieve stress, I change my surroundings to optimize my happiness and I closely examine the medical choices I have to make. This all started about three years ago. Right after my senior year in high school, I started experiencing an array of symptoms. Slowly, they all compounded leaving me with an entire page of bullet points of things going wrong with me. Joint pain, muscle weakness, fatigue, irregular and painful periods, headaches, ear aches, mood swings and so on. (READ MORE)

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I have many friends with type 1 diabetes. I have a few friends and many relatives with type 2 diabetes. I possibly have the MOST boring diagnosis story I have ever heard.
In 2003 I was pregnant with my son. I was given a glucose tolerance test at 28 weeks gestation. If you've never had one of these; they make you fast 12 hours and go to the lab first thing. They draw blood, then you drink a nasty syrupy concoction that is 75 grams of glucose.
They draw blood again after 1 hour and again after another hour. Then I asked the nurse for a place to lie down and I crashed out (my first clue my results might be high). In an hour, they woke me and drew more blood then sent me on my way. (READ MORE)

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