This is a long update on my pregnancy

I am 11 weeks now.  This pregnancy has been so different.  It all started on a Friday.  I had a bad migraine and took a tylenol 3.  I laid down and took a nap while MK played and made a mess.  I was suppose to pick up a friend's little girl after lunch to babysit while her mom worked in her home to do people's hair.  I felt very off.  I got in the car to pick up J from pre-k and felt like I was suppose to drive to my friends house first to tell her I wouldn't be getting her daughter for the day.  I barely made it in her driveway before I just felt odd.  My friend freaked out on me because she says I was super pale and was very incoherant.  I sat on her couch and waited for a nurse friend to get there to check me out, she just happened to be coming to get her hair done at that time.  She took my pulse and it was 150.  She called my doctor for me and took me to the doctor's office.  By the time I arrived my pulse had slowed down but I felt off still.  The doctor thought I was just allergic to the codine in the Tylenol 3.  I was told not to take anymore.  I left and my husband stayed home with all the kids while I just slept. 

The next week, I was jittery but not too bad.  I was able to function and take care of the kiddos.  I was super tired all the time though.  I was taking two naps a day.  I couldn't stay awake.  So, on a Sunday I had another episode.  It wasn't as bad but I could tell things were off.  I called my sister-in-law, who just happens to be a nurse at my obgyn's office and her dad just happens to be my obgyn.  She meet me at the office and they did bloodwork.  I slept the rest of the day. 

Monday morning I got a call that the results for my bloodwork came back with some of the thyroid levels off.  So they had made me an appointment with the family practice dr for Tuesday.  I went to that appointment.  They ran more bloodwork and did an ultrasound of my thyroid.  Because I am preggers they tell me there is nothing they can do and I need to go see an endochronlogist.  There are two in the area, both about 45 minutes away.  And both are really hard to get into see.  So, I wait a week and still don't have an appointment. 
The following Tuesday,I have my 10 week appointment and my follow-up appt on the same day back to back.  I go to the follow-up and he says the ultrasound revealed nodules in my thyroid.  That the endochyrinologist will do a biopsy to make suer they aren't cancerous.  I kinda freaked out.  I went to my husbands office and cried and cried and cried, pregnancy hormones! So, he took me to my first ob appointment.  Dr. J told me there wasn't much to worry about and that it is extremely rare for those nodules to be cancerous.  Thank you Jesus! We tried to listen for a heartbeat, he couldn't find one with the dopler so I got an unltrasound to see my tadpole.  (i had prayed the night before that I would get to see my baby, I was extremely nervous something bad was going to be wrong and I need some reassurance. He answered my prayers!) Dr. J asked if I had an appointment with the endochrynologist.  I told him no that I woulnd't know for another week.  He then made me an appointment with an E.N.T.  I thought it was kind of strange but I went anyway.  The ent was unsure why I was sent there too because I am preggers and he can't help me.  But he left the office and said let me make a phone call.  He came back and said he had gotten me in to the endochrynologist for the next morning at 8:30. yay!  Maybe I would get some answers.

I scrambled around to find someone to take care of each child, b/c it had to leave by 7:20 to get to the dr office. My wonderful family and friends took care of my kiddos.  I went to the endo dr. and was hopeful I would get some answers.  She talked in a lot of medical jargon that I didn't understand.  She did say, I hope you have good insurance. I guess that means I will be going there alot.  She did some blood work and said see you in two weeks.  That was a week ago.  I had a good week last week, but this week I have been jittery and extremely tired.  I have a hard time sleeping at night and my poor house is always in dissaray.  My sis-in-law has been trying to get my notes from the visit but they still dont' have them ready.  I just want an answer as to what is wrong and how they are treating me.  I know the endo dr doesn't think it is super serious because my levels weren't that bad. But from everything I have read about thyroid stuff it is pretty serious when pregnant.  The risks to baby are high if not treated correctly.  I have days where I get really nervous about everything.  But God keeps giving me this verse, James 1:2-4 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” He will take care of me no matter the outcome.  I fully trust Him no matter what happens to me or baby.  I am praying that His will be done and not mine.  It is the only thing I can bring myself to pray. I beg God to heal me and protect my baby but I know He is in control and knows what He plans for our lives.  There may be hard times ahead or may be days of great rejoicing. I will choose to believe He has the very best for me.