PCOS Club!

[Dolphin22]

I like your thinking. We earned it. Lots of baby dust your way as well.

 

[wantanerd]

Believe it or not, I had to go get my prescription filled at Target and not on the base I lived at because the military supply was even BIGGER than the usual pill and it had a weird taste to it. I usually have no problem swallowing the huge pill but I drew the line at it tasting weird. The 9$ I pay at target for a three month supply is worth it.

 

[johnson4]

That's an awesome price...mine is $7 for 1 month, which isn't bad...better than my $27 for chewable prenatal vitamins lol....I really do hope these effects don't last long, now I'm afraid to take the med again, I don't think I can handle another day of bathroom issues, I had to buy Dermoplast to spray my area cus it's gotten so bad from going tooo much (sorry tmi).

 

[wantanerd]

It happens. I have gotten used to it over the years. Usually it doesn't affect me too badly but it does make when it flares up a hassle. But it is a necessary evil. I had hoped in ten years since I have been diagnosed there would have been some better advances. Hopefully one day they will make side effect free meds.

 

[johnson4]

It's sad when the side effects make you don't wanna take the med to get better, I'm gonna grin and bear it tho

 

[wantanerd]

Yeah. I hesitate taking the meds every time I have a vacation or a lot of things happening over the week because the last thing I want is to be stuck in the bathroom but I still take it. But I think the side effects of the other fertility meds are worse. But one day I hope to be rewarded for all the crappy side effects.

 

[johnson4]

Yea I go to school FT, and I hope it doesn't start up tomorrow while I'm sitting in class
I'll be ok at work since I'm the only one here.....oh and in 2 weeks we are taking a road trip to Georgia for my family reunion, this might be a fun experience lol

 

[yellowyamyam]

Hi everyone!

I've read this thread since yesterday and some posts stirred some tears!

I was diagnosed with PCOS last July after blood test and ultrasound. Was prescribed with Metformin 500mg immediately. The usual happened after ... the side effects and after 3 months on it, I went to see a diff GP and was told to stop if I wanted to. Reason -- before diagnosis, my period had always been somewhat regular with cycles between 32-35 days. It was Jan & June 2010, my cycles were about 70 days each! That made me went to see GP in the first place. DH and I started TTC then...

Anyway my 2nd GP told me to stop Metformin and see if my cycles would regulate itself since it was pretty regular before. In Jan 2011, I was in Malaysia and mom encouraged me to see her friend who is a OBGYN. Told her my story and she did an internal ultrasound and said "That's your let ovary and I can see a follicle. That's your right ovary and hmmm, it looks more cystic than left. Your uterus looks fine".

So she said to get back on Metformin and she upped my dosage to 850mg daily. Told her about the side effects and she gave me a tip -- take it before bed! WOW! Besides on/off loose bowel in the morning, no other side effects!

Since then, I started charting my BBT with fertilityfriend, used CBFM and OPKs. Nothing worked! No pattern on charts nor high/peak readings and no 2nd line on OPKs until now.

With that said, I went back to the GP last Monday and told her I am frustrated that for the last 5 months, I couldn't detect any ovulation! She agreed to move on BUT I have to do the cycle day 21 blood test. My cycles have been between 22-32 days since Jan and today is my day 34 and NOTHING! I've done 3 tests since last Monday and all were Just went I get a good news that we are moving forward after 10 months of TTC, AF has decided to play hide & seek with me.

Another weird thing is that my BBT has been quite stagnant since I started to spot on day 22 and according to FF, I ovulated on day 23 but I was spotting since day 22 - 26.

 

[Clobo]

Hi there

I havent posted in here for ages, I managed to finally get pregnant only to miscarry at around 11 weeks .... long story .... but I am back to "normal" now and just waiting to either ovulate or have a period so that I can start trying again!!

Hi Yellow .... I would ask to be referred to a fertility specialist .... the first things they will probably do is to give you clomid, this seems to be the first port of call and for a lot of ladies it makes you ovulate ... i was lucky and the lowest dosage made me ovulate cd 18 and have a 33 day cycle which was unheard of for me!!

Good luck, keep going with the charting, I use it too and i think its brilliant!!

 

[yellowyamyam]

Hey Clobo,

I am so sorry about your MC. I followed the thread and read about your and now ... I am so sorry ...

 

[courtw]

has anyone taken injectables? and if so whats the cost like?

 

[wantanerd]

I am about to find out tomorrow when I go into the FS for bloodwork.

 

[Clobo]

Hi yellow

Thanks my dear, yes it's soul destroying to finally get there only to have it all taken away, worried now about when I'll have my next cycle so I can take my clomid! I'm trying exercise and low GI diet as I'm sure that helped last time!!

Make sure you keep on at the doctor for a referral, specialists can prescribe different things to GPs

Good luck and to everyone else here too xxx

 

[yellowyamyam]

I've made an appointment to see the GP tomorrow morning. Not sure if she will just ask me to go home and wait until I am like 2nd cycle late... I've read somewhere in this forum that that is the normal practice for GPs in the UK. IDK... Just last Monday she agreed to move on and asked me to get blood test done on CD21. But AF is missing and I am driving myself crazy! I just want this cycle to be over so I can actually get on with the blood test!!!

Without AF, the teenie weenie bit inside me hopes that I am secretly pregnant but just all the top brands (3 to be exact) HPTs didn't pick up. A very goodfriend of mine has PCOS and it only took her 4 months to get pregnant with her now 1.5 years old daughter. She didn't even see any doctors! She gave herself 6 months of trying naturally before calling for help. No metformin; no BCP. And this is our 10th month of TTC.

I have tried to ignore every single symptoms; I just acknowledge them myself and dare not to voice out to DH anymore. He agrees that I am going this past week.

My longest cycle in the past 6 months was Jan with 32 days! I have been good with taking Metformin daily. Nothing has changed; no dieting nor extreme exercising. Why the sudden cuckoo delay? WHY OH WHY?!

 

[Clobo]

Hi Yellow

Oh how frustrating, i totally feel your pain as im currently waiting for my first cycle since mc .... god only knows when that will be but im having my acupuncture later so hopefully that might kick start something!!

How did the doctors go??

I dont think men really understand, mine thinks im crazy obsessive too so thats why i come on here and let it all out and chat about it otherwise i think i would burst!!!

xxx

 

[courtw]

yellow i know how it feels when someone else gets pregnant so effortlessly!
i look at some people that i am close to that are now pregnant and have had children and i think why not me? i am overweight but my best friends sister weighs more than i do and got preg the first month off of birth control! i will be a great mom and i want to be pregnant so bad that i try not to get jelouse of the women that it comes so easy to. my husband and i have been ttc for 13 months with no ovulation on clomid 50,100,150 or femara 7.5. i have an appt with my specialist on friday to discuss injectables but im not sure my husband and i can afford them i hope things work out for you and ill send a little prayer your way that you are pregnant!

 

[yellowyamyam]

So I went to the GP this morning. Told her that I am 10 days late and based on the 4 HPTs I have taken, I am 99% sure that I am NOT pregnant. She said it is normal; stress can delay period; what would you like me to do?

I don't know what went wrong with her this morning because she was nice to me last week! Today she was just pure b***cy! Told her I have been having on/off sharp pain on my right and I read that a large enough cyst could delay AF and pains like that.

GP said "I could give you BCP but you are TTC. Another pill is Metformin but you are TTC ..." and I cut her off saying "but I am on Metformin." (Mind you, I told her this last week and she had my chart/file on her screen!!!) I was at this point and she continued saying things like "I can't really do anything more for you unless you want an ultrasound. Would that assure you that everything is fine?"

I, of course said YES and thanked her.

I specifically asked for her when I rang the GP because she was absolutely an angel last week!

ANYWAY ... I have been told that pineapple will induce AF but it is really bad for early pregnancy. I don't know if I should take pineapple or not. I have done 4 HPTs (including 1 this morning with FRER) and all negative. The WHAT IF is holding me back ... Suggestions anyone?

CourtW -- Are you in the UK? Have you tried Soy Isoflavones? Apparently it is nature's Clomid.

Clobo -- Yeah, that is why I am in here ranting out too. I tell my bestfriend these stuff but she doesn't really get it. All she says is "you are putting too much pressure in it. Let it happen naturally"... I love her but she is also the mother of my TWO god-daughters. 1st girl was conceived on 2nd month and 2nd girl happened on 1st month of trying. She doesn't have PCOS and she loses weight by just looking at the toilet bowl!

 

[wantanerd]

I am hopeful for the first time in months. Finally fertility treatments are coming this month for me. It was a long road and I had to wait for cysts to go away and I had to take meds to induce my period.
Today I start Femara and I hear the side effects are better than clomid. I am also one of the PCOS cases that can't temp or use opk's. They tell me I am ovulating every day so my FS is monitoring me with ultrasounds and giving me the HCG shot so I should know roughly when I ovulate.
There is hope for PCOS and TTC. It was a long road for me which started with 50lbs of weightloss two years ago. I have had setbacks with discovering the cysts and waiting for them to shrink and just being diagnosed with hypothyriodism this April. This month I am trying to stay positive. I have a good feeling about this month but if it doesn't happen then I get to drink at my mom's wedding next month and have champagne for my birthday in July.
Stay positive and have hope ladies!

 

[courtw]

no yellow in in the usa. andi know people are always telling me it will happen when it is surposed to! im so sick of hearing it. all i want is a baby iv waited a long time till my life was in order married house and now i want a baby! i hate when my mom says i know gods got a baby for you and all i think is oh really have you talked to god and if so tell him to send it on down here lol. but i can not stop stressing re ttc i have been ttc for almost 13 months and i have never ovulated in any of them! clomid does not work for me and neither did femara. i go friday to the FS and discuss starting injectables which im pretty sure are to expensive! will it ever end

 

[Clobo]

Aw ladies, sounds like we are all having our problems at the moment.

Yellow, so sorry to hear your doctor is rubbish, did you ask to be referred to a specialist?? GPs can only do so much, they cant prescribe clomid ad i dont think they can prescribe Provera which brings on a period. Id pester them to refer you and have the ultrasound in the meantime, make sure they check everywhere(!!) and hopefully can confrim either way.

Yep thats what people say to me .... those evil people that have 28 day cycles and ovulate on cd 14 ....

Wantanerd, aw thats really good news you can really start to think positively now, make sure you look after yourself, drink lots of water etc etc!! You'll soon be announcing your BFP!!

Courtw, good luck for your appointment friday, make sure you dont leave without them doing something for you. Wow, I guess in American you have to have health insurance for this kind of thing or else pay yourself?? Thats really sucks.

xxxx