clomid club

[keepsmiling]

what have u got vickylou, u got pcos xx

 

[VickyLou]

Yes hun pcos. xx

 

[keepsmiling]

bloomid thing hey, have u got it on 1 side or both??
iv got it on the 1 side, iv nown bout mine for bout 1 n half years xxx

 

[VickyLou]

Not too sure about now hun. But i was diagnosed when i was 17 and it was on both sides also my right overy had fluid around it. Not had it checked for a few years though so dont no whats going on lol. Yes it is horrible though i hate it and find not enough people really understand the effects of it. xx

 

[keepsmiling]

i suppose im quite lucky, mines only on the 1 side n i dnt relly have many probs with it, just not fallin preg lol, and i supose i put on weight easy but i dnt have ay pain or nefin, n my periods r vry5-7 weeks , usually bout 5-6 so thats not as bad as others, how bout u? xx

 

[babyloulou]

I have it both sides keepsmiling- the cysts are only very mild though- the only thing it seems to have done to me is make me struggle with my weight and never ovulate xx

 

[keepsmiling]

yuh i dnt think i ovulate eaither, xx

 

[VickyLou]

i suppose im quite lucky, mines only on the 1 side n i dnt relly have many probs with it, just not fallin preg lol, and i supose i put on weight easy but i dnt have ay pain or nefin, n my periods r vry5-7 weeks , usually bout 5-6 so thats not as bad as others, how bout u? xx

Well i was a very young starter 8 years old infact so my mum new then that something wasnt right with me. As i got older my periods just got really bad, 1 every 6-7 months or not showing at all for a year. When i bled i had to go in hospital cause i lost alot of blood and always in really bad pain.
Because im insulin resistant aswel i find it very hard to get up in the morning even if ive had 15 hours sleep lol. I struggle alot with my weight and my hair grows very fast as wel as in places in shouldnt lol. If i take my metformin for the insulin and eat as healthy as possible then my periods are every 38-40 days. If i dont take my meds and try and keep my weight even then ill be lucky to have one every 4-5 months.

Lol got abit carried away then and rambled on lol. Sorry

 

[lisaf]

Vicky - I'm about to take a break from the Clomid also if this cycle doesn't work and am scared I won't ovulate on my own.
I started going to accupuncture and I'll be taking some herbals during that time. I'll be taking vitex for the follicular phase and other herbs if I ever O on my own.
I've heard good things about soy isoflavins.. nature's Clomid is what people call it and take it on a similar schedule to Clomid. Not sure if thats something you'd be interested in but there are lots of girls doing Vitex or Soy on the boards here and can give advice.

Accupuncture is supposed to help with your cycles and even with PCOS... I don't expect it to work miracles, but if nothing else, its already helped tremendously with the stress.

 

[keepsmiling]

i dunno if there is anythin rong with my insulin levels, iv had so many blood tests, i 4get wht there all 4 now lol, iv had 1 4 most hormone tests,,, xx

 

[keepsmiling]

hey lisaf, i no sum1 who actully does the accupunture and the stories shes told me about ppl with pcos fallin preg after 3 months of acci is good, its expensive tho,, but worth a go def xx

 

[VickyLou]

Thanks for that lisa. Ill look into that soy stuff and get some reviews and then maybe in a month or so give a shot. Can only try ay.

Never been a fan of needles so ill give accupuncture a miss lol plus i hear it costs alot? Cant really afford much right now until we pay the fertility bill off lol. x

 

[xkissyx]

Did you take the soy kissy? Is supposed to take the same amount of time to make you ovulate as clomid? What cycle day are you on? X

it's soy that i'm on now n my cycle day is below .... i don't get it tbh i just don't seem to ovulate at all ... if this soy cycle don't work i'm just goin to sit it out till i finally get AF which could take years knowing my body ...

i'm waiting on an appoinement with gyno to discuss what happens next xx

 

[VickyLou]

Your lucky if theres nothing wrong with your insulin huni thats a major problem for the weight. And i think metformin is a horrible drug. Im meant to take 850mg 3 times a day but only manage it once cause they make me feel that ill. I need my doctor to reasess me but they keep the weight down. lol i cant win

 

[babyloulou]

I've recently stopped acupuncture after doing it for 3 years. it helped my cycles a lot. I was only have about two periods a year before acupuncture- but once I started it I began having periods every 40 or so days- it never managed to make me ovulate though! I stopped it because it was expensive (£37 a week) and hadn't got me a BFP, but.... after I stopped it (at the end of the second clomid cycle) I then didn't ovulate on the 3rd clomid cycle!!! Could be coincedence but if I don't get my positive OPK on this cycle in the next few days then I think I will book back in!

 

[Rudeollie]

Woo hooo! Finally here is my bean! (FX this bloody works hahahah)

 

[babyloulou]

Kissy- all the waiting around is the worst part of all this TTC crap isn't it!? Waiting for appointments, treatment etc... enough to drive you mad!! I am dreading getting to the end of these clomid cycles and being put on the IVF waiting list! Just another year to sit and twiddle my thumbs!

 

[babyloulou]

Awww Ellen- what a beautiful little tiddy bean!! How gorgeous! Congratulations love xx

 

[lisaf]

Yes, the accupuncture is kind of expensive. My insurance will pay for $20 out of the $85/week (though we are lying to them about why I'm getting the treatment. Shhhh!)
I just know I was so miserable with all the stress and anxiety that we can find a way to pay for it... eat out a few less times a week or bring lunch to work.
I wonder if it would help with the side effects from Metformin? I'm pretty sure I have insulin resistance, just haven't bothered to get tested for it to try Met because I hear how awful it is, and of course I kept thinking I'd get pregnany anyway and would just have to go off it again.... I've put off a lot of things because of course I'd get pregnant... I desperately need new bras but haven't bought them because I'll need bigger ones once I'm pregnant. I may have to cave-in and buy some though.

I didn't even feel most of the needles going in! I made her count them and tell me how many there were and it was less than half of what I thought. The ones I did felt were just like someone pushing a pin on your skin but not breaking the surface. Thats just me though.
I appreciate her guidance with the supplements because I'm scared to decide on doses and schedules myself.

 

[Rudeollie]

It ridiculously small isnt it? Hahaha I cant believe something so little has a heartbeat! Its scary mad bizarro hahaha xxx