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I have been asked to post the link to my Pinterest boards here for my Low Amylose diet board. So sorry it took me so long Susan! Enjoy!

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Today

As you know S and I had our consult appointment today. I don't know why I make myself so nervous about these things they never turn out to be a big huge deal. Doctor H was great, he was very informative and gave us a plan that we really feel comfortable with. Nothing too drastic will be done there are just a bunch of basic tests he wants to run on us, which no one else seemed bothered enough to do. He said that he felt like 3.5 years made him think we need to be a little more aggressive with things so while we are doing all of this testing he will also have me back on the clomid and monitoring me as we go.  He is very confident that if we can get past the whole PCOS thing then it shouldn't be too hard for us to get pregnant. He also said that he could see us with 2-3 kids within the next 5 years. Something that made my heart feel much lighter. We are finally going to start making progress in our family building journey, and as long as everything is good on our other testing we should hopefully be bringing a baby home before next Christmas! (fingers, toes, eyes, and anything else we can cross, crossed that this will be a smooth process from here on out!)

Nerves

I look and seem so calm on the outside but tonight I'm starting to get freaked out nervous about our appointment tomorrow! I know its just a consult, that's what's freaking me out I just don't know what to expect. I guess we'll find out soon enough. Wish us luck!!

Finally

We are finally taking that next big step in growing our family! I know its taken way longer for us to get to this point than I ever would have dreamed but, I'm finally going to be going to see a specialist. I'll be making the appointment tomorrow. I remember hearing about people waiting 4,5 even 6 years before finally going in to see a specialist and thinking they were crazy that there would never be any way I would wait that long. Well I guess there was a way I'd wait nearly that long to go in. Getting pregnant last year really set things back for us. We had been given hope that if we could do it once on our own we would surely be able to do it again within an other year. Obviously that did not happen and I'm at a point where I know I need help to get my PCOS under control and if I can get pregnant in the process then thats even better! I'm going to be trying to get in with Dr P at the U of U I've heard many many good things about him and he's literally one of four RE's (reproductive endocrinologists) that my insurance actually covers.

We are very lucky in the fact that we have infertility coverage, since most insurances wont cover it. There are no laws to help people dealing with infertility, and most insurance companies class treatment as elective, under the same sort of category as plastic surgery, which is pretty sad in my opinion. So we did luck out with being covered for testing and treatment. The only sad part about our coverage is that we can only be covered $1,500 annually up to $5,000 lifetime. To put this in perspective there is one test that I will need to have (every doctor I've talked to has mentioned that I need it) this one test runs on average $750, that is HALF of my annual coverage. This is part of the reason I wanted to start seeing a specialist further into the year. This way we can be covered the $1,500 this year and hopefully we won't have to pause our treatments and testing before being covered an other $1,500 next year. 

So anyway tomorrow I'll be setting an appointment and hopefully we'll be getting in within the next few weeks or months to start this HUGE step. Fingers crossed we'll be able to find successful results going this route. Not only success but more of a peace knowing that we are in capable hands, with someone who will actually be invested in getting us the best treatments and results as he possibly can. Wish us luck!!!