Anyone who is ttc having trouble with their cycles due to previous bc use?

[LKPone]

I just got some very cryptic results, which is making me worried now. I just went to the doc to get my blood test results for my PCOS blood test and the stupid receptionist just said 'eveything is normal, but you need to see the doc regularly'. HUH?

I'm seeing the specialist this afternoon, so not long to wait now, but I'm really worried that they're going to tell me that I have PCOs or something. I have had such hell coming off bcp, there is no way I'm going to accept going back on it!

On a slightly more positive note... I started spotting on Sunday and AF is definitely here - VERY light, but here! AT LAST! I've waited 7 1/2 months!

Hmmm if everything is normal than why see the doctor normally? Unless they plan on helping you get your cycles back and the doctor has requested more reagular appts because of that. I can't imagine that you have PCOS if they didn't tell you. I suppose you will find out for sure at this specialist? COngrats on AF hopefully you can get regular really quickly! Good luck!

I just broke down while telling my hubby about my appointment - I'm such a cry baby! It's the first time that I've shown any strain on this journey so far, but maybe all I need is a good cry to get it all out!

The specialist did an examination and she said that everything is fine. She also said that its VERY good news that AF seems to have arrived on her own without medication. She and her senior doc were incredibly optimistic about that.

She looked at my blood tests and turned the screen towards me as she was explaining and guess what I saw? My doc had written 'consistent with PCOS'... WTF??? I'm so mad!! Why don't they just give you the truth!?

I was so upset, but after she discussed it with her senior doc, she said that actually, the seemingly elevated levels are only very slightly elevated from the normal range and my testosterone could be down to my weight - I'm not hugely overweight to look at, but my BMI if off the charts into the worst kind of obese you can get (okay, slight exaggeration there! ) I've never been able to work it out and most people don't believe me when I say that I'm technically morbidly obese on paper! So I knew that already and she said that coming off the pill won't have helped matters either, so just to give it a few more months, now that AF has arrived and see if I find it easier to lose weight. She said that my hormone levels seem to have normalised, so it should become increasingly easier to lose the post-pill weight.

So yeah, just really frustrated that the docs don't give you the full story - I don't get the point of lying! But cautiously optimistic that everything else seems to be getting back to normal, albeit VERY slowly!

 

[Rachel789]

I hope my doctor is helpful, I am guessing they will probably give me provera being on day 100 something of my cycle... I would rather not take it, but at this point I am willing to try anything except going back on bcp. I can't wait until my appointment. I hope they don't find any cysts Rachel! Fingers crossed they get you all sorted out and we can join imsotired within the next few months.

I hope not either!

I am sure your dr. will be more than willing to help you at this point and will likely give you provera. I feel the same way about not wanting to take provera. I am a lot earlier in my cycle than you but it has never taken me this long to o so who know how much longer this could go on so in a way I don't mind just wiping the slate clean. I am going to take opks the next couple days and watch my temp but if nothing happens I will give in and take the provera this weekend.

When is your appointment? Coming up really soon right?

 

[ImSoTired]

LKPone
Sorry to hear that you may have PCOS. Please remember that it doesn't mean you can't get pregnant. I hope everything works out for you! I don't understand how you have a high BMI if you aren't obese? That's really a mystery. My current BMI is 28 which I am NOT proud of but I'm just overweight, not obese. 152 lbs last week when I found out I was expecting. I do hope that they can get you back to a more regular cycle and get you your bfp soon! Oh and it's ok to have a bit of a breakdown and cry once in a while. I did it maybe twice since going off of BC and having all those problems. Just hope you feel better now!

Rachel and lovetoteach I hope you both have great luck with your doctors as well!

 

[Rachel789]

OPK was negative today and also today for the first time in a longgg time or maybe even the first time all cycle I am completely dry cm wise where the past few days I had ewcm. I also have been having odd cramping the past couple days and some strange twinges here and there today. What the heck is going on with my body? It always likes to confuse me! I havent taken opks for the past week so I am wondering if it is possible I o'ed in the past couple days. I am of course not getting my hopes up but it makes me wonder.

I picked up my provera today so I am ready to go this weekend if there is no O detected!

 

[Lovetoteach86]

Speaking of post pill weight, I have gained somewhere between 10-17 pounds since I got off BCP Jan 2011, what about you girls? Has coming off the pill made yall gain?

 

[rmsh1]

I haven't gained any weight, but have always been quite slim. I didn't notice any change after coming off bc

 

[ImSoTired]

Speaking of post pill weight, I have gained somewhere between 10-17 pounds since I got off BCP Jan 2011, what about you girls? Has coming off the pill made yall gain?

Yes. I think I gained about 20 lbs on the pill and then continued to gain about 10 after stopping the pill. I lost all of that weight and I'm back down to pre-pill weight (until baby makes me start gaining). Hoping I can do it all again once baby is born.

My hair is still falling out! Some days a normal amount falls out and some days a large amount falls out! Yesterday a large amount fell out and it really upset me. I wish the pregnancy hormones would put an end to this so I can stop worrying about it for a while. Once baby is born I will be returning to the dermatologist so hopefully they can help me out with this hair situation! I will not got back on birthcontrol until I am 100% done having children and only if I can stay on it until menopause so I don't have any ill withdrawl effects....So probably won't go back on, lol. I'm not bald or anything but my hair is much thinner than it used to be. Not fun.

 

[Hotpink_Mom]

how is everyone doing so far today?

 

[LKPone]

Good thanks, how are things with you?

I'm focusing on the positives in what the doctors said yesterday, rather than the negatives, which got me really down last night, so I'm back to my smiley self again today!

I'm just thinking positively about the next 2 months before my follow-up appointment and with any luck, I'll have had another cycle by then, I'll have lost a bit more weight and my hormone levels will have stabilised to allow them to more accurately diagnose whether it is actually PCOS or whether it was just the 'post pill effect'. POSITIVE THOUGHTS!

 

[LKPone]

LKPone
I don't understand how you have a high BMI if you aren't obese? That's really a mystery.

I danced for 16 years and I have massive leg muscles from tapping. I've never been a small person, but I'm not overly massive to look at. Just nicely chubby, for want of a better term, ha ha ha!!

That's why the docs have always said that for certain sports-people, BMI on paper doesn't necessarily make any sense. Most Olympians would have quite a high BMI if worked out just by a computer. Muscle density isn't taken into account

That having been said, I definitely do need to lose weight, I'm not disputing that at all... especially the post-pill weight to start with and I'm working on it!

 

[Hotpink_Mom]

LL i'm trying to stay PMA

 

[Rachel789]

Speaking of post pill weight, I have gained somewhere between 10-17 pounds since I got off BCP Jan 2011, what about you girls? Has coming off the pill made yall gain?

Yes, within weeks of stopping I gained about 6-7 pounds. I have always been slim and still am really but I know what I want to look like this extra 6-7 pounds is driving me crazy. I have been working out and eating healthy for months now and can't loose it. I asked me dr. about this and she said it is def due to my hormones.

 

[Rachel789]

LL i'm trying to stay PMA

I am so with you on that! Do you think you o'ed yet?

 

[Rachel789]

CD 46 for me and no O!!

I said yesterday my cm dried up but today it is back to stretchy, but really it has looked like this most of my cycle. Very stretchy but cloudy rarely clear and stretchy. I am not sure what it means I guess it's ewcm but who knows. I really think my body is even more confused than ever. I am still fighting taking the provera because I guess I feel like I am giving in and quitting on this cycle. It is a tough thing for me to swallow as I feel I have been working so hard for the past 40 some days, BDing every other day, opks, temping, ect. It is soooo tough to make the decision to start it but I think I just have to bite the bullet and do it because clearly my body doesnt want to do what it needs to on it's own. I am taking another opk today and maybe tomorrow if no positive on to provera

 

[ImSoTired]

LKPone
I don't understand how you have a high BMI if you aren't obese? That's really a mystery.

I danced for 16 years and I have massive leg muscles from tapping. I've never been a small person, but I'm not overly massive to look at. Just nicely chubby, for want of a better term, ha ha ha!!

That's why the docs have always said that for certain sports-people, BMI on paper doesn't necessarily make any sense. Most Olympians would have quite a high BMI if worked out just by a computer. Muscle density isn't taken into account

That having been said, I definitely do need to lose weight, I'm not disputing that at all... especially the post-pill weight to start with and I'm working on it!

Ok, so it's muscle mass. Makes more sense. lol

 

[ImSoTired]

CD 46 for me and no O!!

I said yesterday my cm dried up but today it is back to stretchy, but really it has looked like this most of my cycle. Very stretchy but cloudy rarely clear and stretchy. I am not sure what it means I guess it's ewcm but who knows. I really think my body is even more confused than ever. I am still fighting taking the provera because I guess I feel like I am giving in and quitting on this cycle. It is a tough thing for me to swallow as I feel I have been working so hard for the past 40 some days, BDing every other day, opks, temping, ect. It is soooo tough to make the decision to start it but I think I just have to bite the bullet and do it because clearly my body doesnt want to do what it needs to on it's own. I am taking another opk today and maybe tomorrow if no positive on to provera

Well I hope you get that pos opk and you can put off the provera for another cycle if not completely.

 

[rmsh1]

how is everyone doing so far today?

I am OK thanks!

I am also trying this whole PMA thing. I treated myself to some shopping today, two new dresses, a few tops, plus bought some lovely steak to cook up for dinner with chips and salad and a nice french red wine, mmmmm

 

[Hotpink_Mom]

LL i'm trying to stay PMA

I am so with you on that! Do you think you o'ed yet?

I think I O'ed on cd13 And on cd23, but not really sure though.

 

[Hotpink_Mom]

how is everyone doing so far today?

I am OK thanks!

I am also trying this whole PMA thing. I treated myself to some shopping today, two new dresses, a few tops, plus bought some lovely steak to cook up for dinner with chips and salad and a nice french red wine, mmmmm

That sounds lovely to do right about now.

 

[Rachel789]

Took my first provera pill last night-on to a new cycle. I can't wait until my appointment later this month, It can't come soon enough.