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[mrs.green2015]

I'm sorry you're still not good but I'm glad you're doing a little better. I know what you mean about being alone. Even I get upset when I'm alone. Keeping you in my thoughts. Any way you could "not try" and just not prevent?

Thanks for the well wishes. I think I'm just nervous because I don't know what to expect on Monday.

 

[star_e]

Do you all recommend any infertility books to read? I just got tcoyf and I've really liked it so fa. I have pcos and I've read abou people reversing it through the foods they eat. I bet it's true but I've never tried doing anything like that.

Personally haven't read any books on infertility and I wouldn't do so until you have doctors confirmation that you aren't ovulating. The more you read around it and worry about it the worse the whole thing becomes

My doc said I have pcos. I get my periods twice a year usually. Sometimes only once

I took clomid last round and still did not ovd. They are going to up my dose this round but I'll have to take provera again to induce AF. Hopefully I'll get that prescription on Monday.

 

[star_e]

Aayla: I'm at a healthy weight. the only pcos symptoms I have are the irregular cycles. Lack of ovd. And the immature filling les on ovaries. I want to do whatever I can to help the meds bc clomid did not work

Is there anything I can do?

 

[kmpreston]

I'm sorry you're still not good but I'm glad you're doing a little better. I know what you mean about being alone. Even I get upset when I'm alone. Keeping you in my thoughts. Any way you could "not try" and just not prevent?

Thanks for the well wishes. I think I'm just nervous because I don't know what to expect on Monday.

Are you seeing your own doc or a fertility specialist?

I'm gonna keep having sex and hope for the best but no idea if I will ovulate on my own

 

[Aayla]

Aayla: I'm at a healthy weight. the only pcos symptoms I have are the irregular cycles. Lack of ovd. And the immature filling les on ovaries. I want to do whatever I can to help the meds bc clomid did not work

Is there anything I can do?

If you are at a healthy weight there isn't much you can do. a close family friend has pcos but is small. She used clomid with 2 of her children. Eventually her body decided it knew what to do because she got a 3rd. Very much a pleasant oops.

I would talk to your doc about Femara/Letrozole. When I got the right dose in my 2nd cycle (first cycle the dose was too low) I ovulated and I've ovulated every cycle I have taken it since. I didn't ovulate with clomid at all and had horrible side effect. Letrozole doesn't give me side effects. It also has a shorter half life in the body and so it doesn't thin the uterine lining like clomid can.

 

[kmpreston]

Aayla: I'm at a healthy weight. the only pcos symptoms I have are the irregular cycles. Lack of ovd. And the immature filling les on ovaries. I want to do whatever I can to help the meds bc clomid did not work

Is there anything I can do?

If you are at a healthy weight there isn't much you can do. a close family friend has pcos but is small. She used clomid with 2 of her children. Eventually her body decided it knew what to do because she got a 3rd. Very much a pleasant oops.

I would talk to your doc about Femara/Letrozole. When I got the right dose in my 2nd cycle (first cycle the dose was too low) I ovulated and I've ovulated every cycle I have taken it since. I didn't ovulate with clomid at all and had horrible side effect. Letrozole doesn't give me side effects. It also has a shorter half life in the body and so it doesn't thin the uterine lining like clomid can.

Didn't realise it thinned the lining, explains my ridiculously light periods these days. What other side effects did you have? I've read the box of course but didnt notice that there was much to worry about

 

[Aayla]

I had very bad mood swings and it made me gain weight like crazy. i can already gain weight easily enough but I packed on 20 lbs in 2 months. Even that's a bit much for me.

 

[mrs.green2015]

I forgot who asked.. But I'm seeing my gyno tomorrow not a FS. I really want to avoid that of I can.

 

[kmpreston]

I forgot who asked.. But I'm seeing my gyno tomorrow not a FS. I really want to avoid that of I can.

How did it go?

 

[mrs.green2015]

Basically the doc went over all my history and then agreed it sounds like I'm not ovulating and said I have two options: keep tracking and see if my cycles regulate themselves. Or go to the fertility specialist. I was in complete shock and asked her what she recommends. And she said hold on while she looked over my chart (my history from my old doc and test she had run thyroid ect) and then said she recommends seeing the specialist. Along with continuing to loose weight to see the FS for all the test since that's the first step. Hubs is on board and thinks is all worth it and fine and I'm just in shock and upset.

 

[kmpreston]

Basically the doc went over all my history and then agreed it sounds like I'm not ovulating and said I have two options: keep tracking and see if my cycles regulate themselves. Or go to the fertility specialist. I was in complete shock and asked her what she recommends. And she said hold on while she looked over my chart (my history from my old doc and test she had run thyroid ect) and then said she recommends seeing the specialist. Along with continuing to loose weight to see the FS for all the test since that's the first step. Hubs is on board and thinks is all worth it and fine and I'm just in shock and upset.

Try not to be too upset, going to the specialist doesn't mean it's all down hill from here, it might be a simple fix. Especially seen as you definitely ovulated before

 

[mrs.green2015]

I guess I just feel weird going to a FS were both young. Plus I feel like it's my fault for being overweight and they'll say that. My doctor said it multiple times. I have been working out and eating better. I've lost a few pounds but now I feel terrible about it. Like the mc was my fault because of my weight and I haven't ovulated because of it.

 

[kmpreston]

I guess I just feel weird going to a FS were both young. Plus I feel like it's my fault for being overweight and they'll say that. My doctor said it multiple times. I have been working out and eating better. I've lost a few pounds but now I feel terrible about it. Like the mc was my fault because of my weight and I haven't ovulated because of it.

How old are you?

I'm overweight, my bmi is 30. But my specialist has never once blamed my weight for any of my issues, in fact he blamed the issues for the weight!! He suggested I try to lose weight but said it wouldn't have had any impact on my miscarriage, just that it would make it easier to get IVF on the NHS

 

[mrs.green2015]

I'm 24
Thanks for the encouragement it's just hard to hear is all.

 

[kmpreston]

I'm 24
Thanks for the encouragement it's just hard to hear is all.

I'm 27 so not much older (though to you I bet 27 seems decades away. Sorry to say it but it's not haha!!)
You're right it is very hard to hear and it's OK to be feeling stressed and upset about it but it will eventually feel like, if not a good thing, then at least better than being in limbo

 

[mrs.green2015]

It is better than being in limbo and I'm just going to focus on fitness while all these test and what not happen. I can't stress about it.

 

[kmpreston]

It is better than being in limbo and I'm just going to focus on fitness while all these test and what not happen. I can't stress about it.

Nah no need to because stressing won't change the results. Hopefully all the tests won't take too long. Just keep remembering you managed to get pregnant so it can't be all bad in there. That's what I'm clinging on to now

 

[mrs.green2015]

Thank you.
You're so sweet.

 

[Aayla]

a FS is a good idea. This is their specialty. No different than going to a dermatologist for a skin problem or a podiatrist for a foot problem. While a gyno knows the female body they aren't always specifically knowledgeable on what to do for fertility.

While weight can be a factor usually weight is a symptom not a cause. I was maybe 20 lbs overweight when I was 18 and diagnosed with PCOS. I was told right then that I would need help getting pregnant. and you being overweight DID NOT....i repeat...DID NOT cause your mc. most early miscarriages are a chromosome issue. the little bean wasn't growing as it should and ceased to develop. Most of the time we will never truly know what caused it. What eased my mind a bit (and trust me I went through all of the "what did I do or not do to cause this" thoughts) was thinking that instead of being born deformed or sick or disabled and having a lower quality of life, my body terminated the pregnancy knowing it wasn't going to thrive. But this is just me. And I only believe this of early mc. Late term is a whole different set of issues.

I wish I had dealt with all my fertility issue so early on. I'm almost 38. but maybe I would have caught a different issue earlier. But I wasn't in a relationship, or a good place personally, at your age to investigate. So a year before hubby and I got married is when we looked into it. That was 6 years ago. When I was 32. Ah, so young then. but it took 3 years to get a handle on my hyperplasia and it is still always in the shadows. So seeing a specialist at 24 is no big thing. The sooner you know if there is an issue or not the sooner it can be dealt with.

 

[mrs.green2015]

Thank you soo much. Of course when my mc happened I wondered what happened and if i could have done something but I knew rationally there was nothing I could change. But when your doctor talks about weight and just slips in "being overweight may also increase mc risk" you suddenly feel like a terrible person. She in no way was implying I caused my mc but more encouraging all the good side effects and loosing weight and how it lowers some risks.