Hi, I'm new to Baby & Bump as of today (discovered it in a random search for something completely else but so far this forum seems to be very active which is a definite improvement to the ones I'm already on). This seems to be a good team to join for me as I have weight to lose in order to proceed with our current TTC efforts.
My TTC journey:
I went off BCP in Nov 2009 (I was 235lbs at the time) & we were NTNP & in Dec I started with a new GP & she ran a bunch of blood work after our first appointment & when I got the results I was hypothyroid but in her words "not enough to treat" & she wanted me to lose weight - I should have pushed then since my mom is hypothyroid & I know it can be nearly impossible to lose weight & keep it off with a sluggish thyroid.
Anyway, I went on my merry way & in mid Feb 2010 I got a +OPK but then a good 18DPO (supposedly) later & 15+ BFNs I started hounding my new GP. She did a urine test, a blood PG test & some other bloodwork & then I went for an u/s & then she tried to put me off until I'd been off BCP for 6 months but I knew something was up - I researched & brought up PCOS etc but she just said no & to wait & started giving me the run around (each & every visit she'd mention my weight in some way & then send me off for some other bloodwork that she'd "forgotten" to request on the previous workup). Finally, the day before she was to go on Mat leave (which I didn't know because she went to some effort to disguise her PG state - weird!) she referred me to an ob/gyn who I saw in late July 2010.
The ob/gyn was great - didn't make a fuss about my weight but didn't mention what the possible root cause for my not having AF since Dec 2009 but did a whole new blood panel (she definitely didn't forget anything - they took about 15 vials of blood!) & then said I wasn't ovulating & gave me Provera to bring on AF & if it worked we'd talk about clomid. I had my first AF since Dec 2009 in mid August 2010 thanks to the Provera - it lasted 9 days. DH & I talked about the Clomid & we decided to start in Dec 2010. Our first cycle was 50mg, the next was 100mg the last was 150mg - none made me O so my ob/gyn referred me to an RE at a fertility clinic in Vancouver, BC.
My RE appt was set for mid-August 2011 - at the end of May we received a package in the mail full of forms to fill out & requisitions & tests to get done before the appt. I was to get another fully blood panel done & an HSG exam & DH was to get some minor bloodwork & do an SA. The paperwork was just our collective medical history. The day of our appt I was alternately excited that we'd finally get some answers & terrified that they'd know nothing more. By this point I'd gone from my 235lbs to 260-265lbs (I'm 5'3" btw).
At the appt the RE diagnosed me as PCOS & hypothyroid - he put me on 1500mgs/daily of Metformin & wanted me to take it for 2 months then bring on AF (if needed) & do another round of 150mg clomid & he referred me to an endo for my thyroid. The HSG had revealed that I had a possible blockage in my left fallopian tube so I also had to go in for a tubal cannulation which both determined the blockage & removed it. By the time I saw the thyroid endo in Oct 2011 my TSH had plummeted to 7.5 & I was feeling worse than ever; she put me on 75mg Synthroid & told me to have my TSH checked again in 6 weeks - our goal was to get it between 1 and 2.5 - it's 2 and sitting steady which is great. Since I started the Synthroid I've lost 16lbs as of today & I'm now 244lbs!
In Dec 2011 I saw my RE again (the clomid + met was a bust cycle = no O) & we did a cycle of femara 5mg & I requested an u/s to see if I was responding to it - I wasn't, blood work confirmed. My options were now ovarian drilling (covered laparoscopic surgery) or FSH injections - after careful consideration, lots of research & a ton of questions for my RE I decided that the ovarian drilling was off the table for now because there is a risk (however minimal) of scarring & therefore we'd then only have IVF as an option. We've opted for the FSH injections path which is pricey but won't put us into serious debt like IVF could. However, they only do injections for women with a BMI of 38 or lower so I have to lose another 30lbs (at least) to get my BMI to 38.
I'm hoping I'll lose 5lbs about every 4 weeks once I start putting real effort into my weight loss starting this Sunday but maybe it'll vanish sooner. We've blocked off all of 2012 for me to lose as much weight as possible (getting my BMI lower than 38 would likely be better all around) but we'll be mostly NTNP (I'll still be charting) as well so that we won't miss any natural opportunity that happens along.
Sorry for the super long post but I figured this would be the board I'm on most so it seemed the best place to put my story down. Looking forward to getting to know you all!
So now we have a drawer full of marinated meat, sausages and burgers in the freezer 
Absolutely delicious, I don't think I could ever eat a supermarket sausage ever again 
That's 4lbs in 48 hours 
It will come off post egg collection but still 
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Well done on the weightloss so far 
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