PCOS Club!

[jennievictora]

Oh and I'm due to start clomid in may
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[wifeyw]

Clo_mid - Tenny tiny wee bit of the monica coming out there with the writing and photographing haha just kidding i would aswell. How have you been getting on today?

Kazzab25 - I will do! I hate waiting on the next SA yeah maybe that's what's happened i'll have my fingers crossed for you. Was it your FS who send you for laporscopy or your GP?

Jennievictoria - I suffer from the facial hair aswell they gave me some cream to put on it doesn't stop it but prevents more but its so harsh on my skin it dries it out badly. Does the lazer really hurt?? I was thinking of maybe trying it.

I was watching that embarrassing bodies i don't know if you have heard of it? but There was a girl on there that didn't want the contraceptive pill to sort out her excess hair and her GP kept giving her it, she wanted to get PG so they gave her a different tablet that wasn't a contraceptive that done the same thing i never caught the name of it though. I've recorded it I will get the name and put it on here or maybe ask your doctor about it. I'm sure he would know a pill that does that.

And the small appetite thing is me also but thats why the weight piles on us and we can't get it off cos your suppose to have little but often to build your metabolism as it stops your body from storing the food as fat but with us PCOS girls it's 3 times hard as insulin resistance stores as fat easily so we have to work that extra bit harder at it.

 

[Clobo]

Hi

Ive done two rounds of 50mg clomid and it did make me ovulate, im trying again next cycle if a, im not pregnant already and b, i dont have a date for my laparoscopy.

Ha ha, Wifey, i just cant help myself!!

Yes someone told me last weeks Embarrassing Bodies was a laparoscopy and PCOS? Husband off out on his bike in a mo so im going to find it on 4OD!! Ill let you know what i find out!!

xxxx

 

[jennievictora]

hey wifeyw i tried some cream was it vanqia or something? laser is uncomfortble and it does go slighty red but the reults are deftinley worth it . people say the pain is like an elastic band been snapped on your skin x

 

[jennievictora]

hiya how many rounds of clomid is normally given my doc said il get 3 months then if im not pregnant il be scanned x

 

[Clobo]

Hi

I think it depends on the doctor, mine gave me a three month prescription which i think is normal, then they sort of see what happens from there, you can only really do 6 months or so of Clomid as it can cause problems if you have too much. Best to scan and see whether there are any other problems before wasting it.

Good Luck chicky xxx

 

[jennievictora]

thanx hun praying itl work x

 

[cranberry987]

I'm on clomid. Have 100mg for 4months. Going back after 3 to get tubes checked. Coming to end of first cycle and have pms from hell.... Quite glad I never ovulated before now if this is what it's like ><

 

[Kubb]

Hey girlies,

Haven't written on here for a while but I thought I'd do an updated on what's happening with me. Went to my first appointment with the gynaecologist on Thursdays.
We sat down and talked about everything to start off with and the gyno was a bit judgemental about my age. She kept saying "but you're only 19...I wasn't thinking about children at your age". I know I'm young but I'm ready to have children, I want nothing more than to have my own happy family. My partner and I both work, have our own place and have been together for 3 years, been engaged for over a year. Getting married next year!! :-D
Anyways... We finally got on to the technical bits and pieces, had to do swabs of my down below which was embarrassing. I'll never get embarrassed about silly things again! Has a nightmare with the swabs because the gyno couldn't get the plastic thing 'in'...it was more to the fact that she was poking it in the wrong place and then had to call the senior in who managed to get it in the right place first time!
After that the gyno explained everything about Metformin and what she wants to do from now on. I've been put on Metformin and have to go back in 4 months to see her. I've read that many of you are on it too, has it helped?
I've also been referred to a dietitian YAY! She wants me to lose 20% of my body weight... no more treats! Hopefully it will be a lot easier to lose weight with Metformin, I've always struggled to lose weight. I'm not terribly over weight but I'm a size 16.
I've also got to have another scan, the gyno isn't sure which scan she wants, a pelvic scan or an ultrasound. I think she wants to do a pelvic scan though. She said she'll sort it out for me. I've got to do even more blood tests! Not sure I've got any more blood left after doing soooo many tests!
She wants me to do a test on the second day of my cycle and a test on the 21st day of my cycle...I have one big problem....I don't have periods! I had one in 2010 and none this year. She said I could either wait until I have a period or just do it now. If I wait until I have a period, I'd be waiting a very long time!
So heres where I stand, take Metformin, see a dietitian, do more blood tests and have another scan, go back in 4 months time for a follow up and take things from there.
oh, and my partner has to do a SA.

Everything seems to be a long waiting game, it's horrible.
My OH seems to understand everything much better now after seeing the gyno, thank god!

Has Metformin helped many of you?
How do you all stay positive? It really gets me down and I'm hard on myself most days.
*must think positive*

Thanks for listening

 

[Clobo]

Hi Kubb

Wow, thats a lot of tests, its good that they are doing something for you though and even if not for getting pregnant its important to sort out why you arent having periods anyway to be honest.

I havent been on metformin so i cant comment on that, clomid worked a treat in making me ovulate, still not till cd 18 but then had 33 day cycles which is better than the 85 day one the month before!!

Its is difficult waiting isnt it, and typically when the time comes you look back on things and think that the time actually went quite quickly!! It is hard to stay positive all the time and thats why when things get me down I make sure i talk to my husband about it and have a damn good cry to let all the emotion out and then i can always think more clearly. Also coming on here and doing research, reading journals etc always gives me hope too!

Im sure it will be your turn soon for your

xxxx

 

[jennievictora]

Clo-mid csn u ask are you still on clomid how successful have you found it hopin it will give me my bfp but I want to be realistic x

 

[Clobo]

It has really worked for me in that it made me ovulate, had really long irregular cycles before, clomid made me ovulate cd 18 and have 33 day cycles! However both months were , not sure we enough really. Usually you start on 50mg but you can go up to 150mg if the lower dose doesn't work, 50mg worked for me!

FS has referred me to a specialist to get my tubes and things checked so had z natural cycle thus time and I ovulated cd 27 all by myself! Yay! Going to try the clomid again next month unless I get my op date or I get a

Xxx

 

[hopingnowsit]

Hey girlies,

Haven't written on here for a while but I thought I'd do an updated on what's happening with me. Went to my first appointment with the gynaecologist on Thursdays.
We sat down and talked about everything to start off with and the gyno was a bit judgemental about my age. She kept saying "but you're only 19...I wasn't thinking about children at your age". I know I'm young but I'm ready to have children, I want nothing more than to have my own happy family. My partner and I both work, have our own place and have been together for 3 years, been engaged for over a year. Getting married next year!! :-D
Anyways... We finally got on to the technical bits and pieces, had to do swabs of my down below which was embarrassing. I'll never get embarrassed about silly things again! Has a nightmare with the swabs because the gyno couldn't get the plastic thing 'in'...it was more to the fact that she was poking it in the wrong place and then had to call the senior in who managed to get it in the right place first time!
After that the gyno explained everything about Metformin and what she wants to do from now on. I've been put on Metformin and have to go back in 4 months to see her. I've read that many of you are on it too, has it helped?
I've also been referred to a dietitian YAY! She wants me to lose 20% of my body weight... no more treats! Hopefully it will be a lot easier to lose weight with Metformin, I've always struggled to lose weight. I'm not terribly over weight but I'm a size 16.
I've also got to have another scan, the gyno isn't sure which scan she wants, a pelvic scan or an ultrasound. I think she wants to do a pelvic scan though. She said she'll sort it out for me. I've got to do even more blood tests! Not sure I've got any more blood left after doing soooo many tests!
She wants me to do a test on the second day of my cycle and a test on the 21st day of my cycle...I have one big problem....I don't have periods! I had one in 2010 and none this year. She said I could either wait until I have a period or just do it now. If I wait until I have a period, I'd be waiting a very long time!
So heres where I stand, take Metformin, see a dietitian, do more blood tests and have another scan, go back in 4 months time for a follow up and take things from there.
oh, and my partner has to do a SA.

Everything seems to be a long waiting game, it's horrible.
My OH seems to understand everything much better now after seeing the gyno, thank god!

Has Metformin helped many of you?
How do you all stay positive? It really gets me down and I'm hard on myself most days.
*must think positive*

Thanks for listening

Couldn't she start you on provera to induce your period....then you could get all your testing done sooner

 

[jennievictora]

ah i see thanx hun hope you didnt mind me asking x

 

[Clobo]

Not at all chick that's what we are here for, any other questions just let me know! Hope you are having a nice evening, my guests are gone and I'm chilling in my pjs xxx

 

[jennievictora]

Aw thanx . I don't blame you my evening ok thanx git oh do some decorating for me dancing on ice now x x

 

[sunnysun]

God, so many posts to read in just a day!

baby dust to everyone!!

ah ah clo' a Monica's thread sounds good, i'll be joining for sure!

 

[Kubb]

Couldn't she start you on provera to induce your period....then you could get all your testing done sooner

No idea, she didn't mention it, she was pretty hopeless to be honest, I think my age put her off, she still thinks my body has to mature.
I'm going to start the tests off this week because I just want them over and done with, she knows I don't have many periods.

Any tips on losing weight? I don't eat much junk food & I excerise every day, I even bought a Labrador puppy to motivate me to go walking!

 

[wifeyw]

hey wifeyw i tried some cream was it vanqia or something? laser is uncomfortble and it does go slighty red but the reults are deftinley worth it . people say the pain is like an elastic band been snapped on your skin x

OWCH!!! lol that would be painful for me, i guess you get used to it after a while.

Clo_mid did you watch embarressing bodies??

 

[hopingnowsit]

Couldn't she start you on provera to induce your period....then you could get all your testing done sooner

No idea, she didn't mention it, she was pretty hopeless to be honest, I think my age put her off, she still thinks my body has to mature.
I'm going to start the tests off this week because I just want them over and done with, she knows I don't have many periods.

Any tips on losing weight? I don't eat much junk food & I excerise every day, I even bought a Labrador puppy to motivate me to go walking!

Its too bad that people judge because of age...I know how you feel hun I'l be 21 soon and I have gotten the same problems however when you finally find a dr. who really cares about their work the age doesn't matter...as for losing weight eat lots of fruits and veggies not much of white anything/bread ect....even milk cut it out if you can and try just water...if you really love milk try getting skim instead to cut out any excess fat and hormones...even try soy milk I recently tried it the vanilla kind and I put it in a shake because it has the extra protein your body loves...try to cut out red meats and eat more of the lean meats like turkey...that's all i'll give you for now as it may be hard to change some of the things but one last thing SALT if you can cut it out it will do you so much good...Salt makes your body retain water and i don't think we want that excess water weight do we? Walking is great...Even the little things that you do around the house like dishes...while standing in front of the sink raise your leg and rest your foot at knee level as though you were doing a tree pose in yoga and stand that way while doing dishes and alternate between legs...or vacuuming shake that booty a bit while working and it will all pay off