A magic pill? Say it ain't so.

So per usual, it's been a while since I have posted. I have been waiting to hear back from my doctor after having a big hormone work up. But... There MAY be some SUPER exciting news!!! A lady that my husband works with told him to have me make an appointment with this eye doctor here in town. She said he tests for a MTHFR gene mutation, and he has actually developed a medicine that treats it. Basically if you have MTHFR, Folic Acid is poison to your body. Which, as we all know 90% of doctors and specifically OBs recommend LARGE amounts of this to be taken daily. Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate, for those of you who may not know. So if you have this gene mutation (or a few of them) any amount of folic acid is toxic to your body. So, he has developed this amazing supplement that has a different (real) kind of folate in it. Along with that there are MANY other amazing things in it. He actually started this to treat eye problems, and while doing more studies on it and the gene mutation, he has found that it treats, corrects, and reverses many other issues in the body, which most of those issues result from this gene mutation. So, I called and made an appointment and they got me in almost immediately (2 days after I called), They are super nice, the doctor is amazing. He is so devoted to his work it's so inspiring as someone who is also in the medical field. It's so awesome to see a doctor that treats your problems, instead of ignoring them or telling you you're stuck with them. He sent me to a lab and had them do a bunch of blood work to find out which genes are mutated and what nutrients I am lacking so he can find out how many pills I need to take a day. In 2 hours this amazing doctor gave me more hope than ANY of my OB's/Infertility specialists have in the 2 years I have seen them. He informed me that my eyes are super swollen on the inside, with the most swelling around the nerves. I also have a cholesterol plaque build up in my eyes. (Terrifying). Which, come to find out is what has been causing the blurred vision and major (frequent) headaches I have been having almost daily. Instead of throwing a bunch of prescription drugs at me, he is going to put me on this supplement. He said it will reverse all of that, and he has found in the (very very large) amount of female patients that he has seen who also have infertility and pcos and endometriosis, by giving them the pill and giving them real folate amongst many other amazing things in the pill, it treats the PCOS as well.. I have personally talked to a few women who's PCOS WENT AWAY, SYMPTOMS & ALL! On top of that AMAZING news, they ALSO GOT PREGNANT! AND HAD HEALTHY BABIES!!!! NO MISCARRIAGES, NO MORNING SICKNESS, NO BIRTH DEFECTS! Sounds too good to be true right? Well good news, it's not. He has all the proof to back it up. He's also partnered with other doctors in other specialties (such as Neurology, and OBGYN). I cried the whole way home from this appointment. I still can't wrap my head around it. One supplement, correcting almost everything that is wrong with my body. One supplement, that will (most likely) give me a beautiful baby. This has honestly changed everything. I had always planned to have 1 if I could, and then have my ovaries and uterus taken out. I didn't want to deal with them anymore. Well, this pill will help all of that. I can have a baby, my ovaries will be healthy, my uterus will be healthy. I can have however many babies I want. I can give my husband however many children he wants. I can no longer have horrible side effects from medicines like metformin, clomid, provera etc. I will no longer need those. I will no longer be depressed. I will no longer feel insufficient as a woman and a wife. I will no longer feel guilty for owning a 3br house with no kids. I will no longer have hair in places I shouldn't. I will no longer have days where I hate everything. I will no longer have mood swings. My body will be at optimal health. All because of folate. Such a simple (yet complex) fix. I will be getting my lab results back this week, and then he will decide how much I should take a day. From then on, I will gradually start to feel normal again. Normal? What does that even feel like? I honestly don't remember what it feels like to not feel like shit and hurt everyday. I owe this doctor my life, and the lady who referred me to him. He is amazing. I hope one day soon his medicine is nation, or world wide. Until then, I will take it religiously and refer people to him to be tested for this gene mutation to hopefully save them from the struggle I have gone through, and so many other people go through on the daily. Once I start the pill and can give a first hand on how it feels to not feel horrible, I will update. Until next time! Oh, and GO GET TESTED FOR MTHFR! :D <3 Baby Dust to ALL! :*