Wow, I didn't know you'd gone through all that.
It sounds really tough and complicated...I know that the responses I get, on the street and from people I know, when my weight fluctuates are a pretty crushing aspect of my identity. So, I can't even imagine...
After the birth, could you go back to your former hormone make-up? (or, do you want more kids from your uterus?) Just questions I thought of as I read...