The Diagnosis - maybe?

On December 10th I went in for my twice yearly Iron treatment.  I am hooked up to this bag for nearly 4 hours of fun relaxation time.  lol, it's so boring that I actually dread this.  I think I need to invest in an ipad or something to keep me occupied during this time.  Nothing like watching a bunch of elderly cancer patients getting their chemo.  This may now have to be bumped up to more per year after my latest health hiccup, but I will do what I have to do to ensure I am here to see Michael grown, married and having a family of his own. 

Ok, it's not that dramatic, but it could be.

On December 9th I found out what may have caused my previous 4 miscarriages.  I have been diagnosed with MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase).  Click HERE for the big long medical info on this.  And THIS for the more understandable one.

 

On 12/10 my blood doctor advised me that with this new diagnosis, when and it's a BIG if we get pregnant again, I will be on injection blood thinners for the ENTIRE pregnancy with all the risks that come with that. 

You know when you find out about a diagnosis, you google everything on it you can.  Well I did and it freaked me out a little bit.  I was reading about how I am going to have to change all my vitamins that I take and do what I was planning anyway - a lifestyle change in regards to diet and exercise.  Funny thing, apparently it's good for me to be in a sauna or steam room to "detox".  I don't like either but will be starting one or the other. 

Today I went to my wonderful OB/GYN to get the low down on my test results. I have a double mutation of the C677T - whatever that means.   Still unsure as to what we are going to do.  I have been advised to start taking baby aspirin and continue with my prenatal vitamins along with my B12 injections.  In the next few years I will have to start seeing a cardiologist as I am at a higher risk with this mutation of developing heart conditions.  Nothing new as my dad and grandpa had heart conditions.   I still have another test in january that is more of an out patient procedure to conclude before we weigh any options as to trying for a baby or not.
I am just taking this as more motivation to do my major lifestyle change which is going to begin very shortly with joining Weight Watchers and drastically changing my family's diet weather they are ready for it or not.  ha, ha, ha. 
I would LOVE to know if any of you have this problem and what your regimen has been and if you were able to get pregnant and carry to term a healthy baby.