PCOS Club!

[johnson4]

? (yes another) for the metformin ladies. will OPKs start to work again if i get regulated? i have never had a positive OPK...NEVER. and i dont want to waste money on them if they arent going to work.

I only tried opk's 1x before the metformin, and it didn't work for me either But we took a break from paying attention to everything after I started metformin(a month ago today) and if it happened then it happened....sorry I know that's not the answer you're looking for....good luck

 

[courtw]

i went for an appt with my FS today and friday and today was the first times i was excited to go! its been good news! iv got atleast two mature folicles on my ovaries! i got my trigger shot today. these are the first follicles i have produced, it took 14 days of injectables at 200IU. please everyone pray that two weeks from tues i get a possitive test!

That's so exciting!! I got my first mature follicle on Tuesday of this week after 6 months of meds. I also had my HCG injection tuesday, so the 2 week wait begins. Good luck and may patience be with you!!

i know this two weeks is going to kill me lol!

 

[yellowyamyam]

Today is CD24 and still no sign of ovulation. My FF chart seems to be like a yo-yo, negative OPKs since CD11 and CM seems to be playing yo-yo with me too. I was hopeful this month. With Soy, I thought I would at least see a good clear pattern in my chart and CM and a +ve in OPK which I have NEVER had!

With that said, I did get somewhat of a faded line in OPK for 3 days now which I had never seen before too. It has not gotten darker last 3 days; just same visible pale line for 3 days. What does this mean?

I had my "CD21" blood test today so hopefully something good would come out of this month.

Mrs Mabrey -- With PCOS, I think its 50-50 chance of OPKs working on you. I know it works on some women. I am the unlucky bunch which OPKs, Clearblue F Monitor and I am starting to think that BBT charting do not work on me too. You could try and see if it works on you.

 

[Clobo]

Hi Yellow

Aw chick, i know a lot of people with PCOS have trouble with OPKs and unfortunately we are the people that need them to work for us the most!! Its good that you are getting a line and they are getting darker, miine never got quite as dark as the control line even when i knew i ovulated. Keep at it .... fingers crossed for your blood results, let us know how you get on!

Have you got a link to your chart and we can stalk it??

Keep positive chick xx

 

[TigerLady]

:knock knock:

Sorry to gate crash, Ladies. But I was hoping maybe you could help.

I have a very close IRL friend that has been diagnosed with PCOS and hypothyrodism (the hypothyrodism first). She's had terrible trouble getting them under control for over 3 years now. Nothing seems to work.

Anyway, she currently has a mirena coil. She was trying to get her system functioning properly before TTC again and one OB suggested it might help. I think because he thought it would reduce the size of her cysts.

On to the question. Despite that, she is getting major pregnancy symptoms. She asked me if I had ever heard of PCOS symptoms mimicking pg symptoms. I don't know! But I thought you might?

Her symptoms:
sore bbs
acne break out sudden and everywhere
super emotional and sensitive
throwing up every morning
lower back pain
But a bfn pg test

Could it be the PCOS acting up??

Thanks very much!! And pardon my intrusion.

 

[valerie1708]

TigerLady,

As far as I know PCOS symptoms are known to mimic pregnancy symptoms, so yeah!

November 2010, I thought I was pregnant because I kept on throwing up (not in the morning though), was seriously sick (no food poisoning or anything like that for sure), just nauseous, fatigue (slept for 14 hours and had naps in the afternoon, which I never do usually), was super emotional, lower back pain, cramps and bfn after bfn ... it was evil PCOS ...

 

[MrS. MaBrEy]

i had all those symptoms when i was diagnosed with PCOS. i dont understand why they would put her on the coil if she were about to TTC though..makes no sense to me.

 

[TigerLady]

Because when they did it the doc told her it would help shrink the cysts. She felt like she needed to get her hormonal wreck under control before she had a chance of getting pg again. She was diagnosed with hypothyrodism first and got on meds for that. It seemed to start working and she accidentally got pg while on the nuva ring. During her pg her thyroid levels were better than ever with nearly no meds. She had a girl (who is Otter's best friend). She turned 2 in April. After she had her daugther things were a complete wreck. She's been gaining weight uncontrolably, she couldn't BF (confirmed by and endocrinologist) as she couldn't produce proper milk). Also, she couldn't go into labor naturally. She couldn't even labor with an induction and ended up having a section.

Since her DD was born, she's seen doctor after doctor. No one can seem to get her PCOS or hypothyroidism under contol. I think she went with his advice for 2 reasons. One, desperation, and 2, she didn't think she could get pg with the way things are right now anyway. She's gained too much weight and her hormones are so messed up!

I think at this point she is grateful for her DD and, though she would like to TTC again, it might not be realistic for her. Especially if she can't find real help for the PCOS and hypothyroidism.

Thank you!!

 

[Clobo]

Hi Tiger

Im so sorry that your friend is having so much trouble, good on her though for putting off TTC for a while to sort her body out, that is dedication for you!!

Yes ive heard a lot of people going on birth control of some kind to shrink cysts and sort hormones out, its probably not too surprising that she is having lots of symptoms like that given the amount of things going on with her ....its so sad that the doctors cant help.

Has she been given metformin?? This is a really common one for PCOS especially when you need to lose some weight as well. Lots of exercise and a Low-GI diet can often help as well, there is a lot about that on the internet. When I do both i find that my cycles are more regular.

I really hope she can find a doctor that can help, are there any specialists that she can see??

xxxx

 

[yellowyamyam]

I tried to copy paste my chart link under signature? But not sure if it comes up.

But there's my link -- https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/333b92

 

[MommyMel]

Hi Ladies, i am very new on this site....

7 days ago i went for Ovarian Drilling,,, it was not too bad at all.... I have no idea i had PCOS, i have been seen by 3 different doctors prior to this procedure and none of them mentioned anything to ma about the fact i had PCOS
I was given Clomid for 6 cycles, but always got BFN.....

Finally, i instincts told me to see another doctor who immediatley found i has PCOS, booked me in for OV 3 days later,,,,
i have read alot of success stories and pray that i will oon have my BFP....

Has anyone had personal experience of this procedure and gotton a BFP ???
I AM SO EXCITED ALREADY !!!!

Lots of baby dust to all of you.....

 

[MariaF]

Mel - there is a separate thread in the Success stories of this section. I had OD almost 4 months ago and no BFP as yet. However, me and a couple of other girls are exceptions. Most girls went onto have a BFP within a couple of months after the OD. Good Luck!

 

[TigerLady]

Hi Tiger

Im so sorry that your friend is having so much trouble, good on her though for putting off TTC for a while to sort her body out, that is dedication for you!!

Yes ive heard a lot of people going on birth control of some kind to shrink cysts and sort hormones out, its probably not too surprising that she is having lots of symptoms like that given the amount of things going on with her ....its so sad that the doctors cant help.

Has she been given metformin?? This is a really common one for PCOS especially when you need to lose some weight as well. Lots of exercise and a Low-GI diet can often help as well, there is a lot about that on the internet. When I do both i find that my cycles are more regular.

I really hope she can find a doctor that can help, are there any specialists that she can see??

xxxx

Thank you! She's recently been given Metformin, but she isn't on full dose yet. So far I don't think it is making a huge difference other than making her sick if she eats the wrong thing.

Unfortunately, there are no specialists anywhere near where we live. And they are expensive. So, she would have to pay for one and pay for travel and take time off work to do it.

Thanks for your help, Ladies!

 

[sunnysun]

Hey Maria, did the FS say what is the next step for you? hoping you'll get a bfp soon!

 

[johnson4]

Ok I'm going off subject, but how do you guys add those cute little things at the end of your comments?? ie..married,kids,countdowns and pics?? Sad to say I'm not computer friendly lol....thanks for the help ladies

 

[Clobo]

Hi

Yellow, blimey, your chart looks like mine does, nothing exciting on it at all and like you say no clear pattern, but your temps are fairly steady and i imagine once you do ovulate it will be obvious. Have i asked before whether you have tried doing a Low GI diet?? The foods you eat affect all of your hormones and ive found it definitely helps.

MommyMel, Im sorry I dont know anything about OD but im really glad your doctors have found out what is wrong and have done something about it - GOOD LUCK!!!

Johnson, if you go to the website below then you can produce tickers on there, once you have made one they will give you a code to copy and paste to message boards usually starting with [url ....] you can then go to BnB and on the User CP you can Edit Signature and you paste the [url....] in there!!

https://global.thebump.com/tickers/default.aspx

 

[TigerLady]

Ok I'm going off subject, but how do you guys add those cute little things at the end of your comments?? ie..married,kids,countdowns and pics?? Sad to say I'm not computer friendly lol....thanks for the help ladies

Click on User CP at the top of the page.
Click on Edit Signature on the left of the page.

You can create a "siggie" there. If you want a ticker (countdown) you can find them at various websites for free. You create one there, they provide the code, and you add the code to your siggie. You can normally click on a person's ticker and it will take you to the site that created it. Or you can google "free ..... ticker" the .... being whatever you want, weightloss, countdown, pregnancy, cycle, age, wedding, etc etc.

HTH

 

[SweetJennie]

I know I haven't posted here in a couple of months but I didn't feel right moving over to 1st Trimester without stopping by to wish everyone good luck. The reason I haven't been here in ages to be honest is because we were told we wouldnt get pregnant naturally and I got quite depressed and here we are. 5 weeks pregnant! We had PCOS and MFI against us and were told by 4 different doctors it wouldnt happen for us and it did. Keep positive every one and I hope this hasn't upset anyone but given people some hope.

 

[MariaF]

OMG, Jennie - MASSIVE Congratulations!!!

I am so pleased for you! I remember how upset you were with OH's SA results! Well done for defying doctors and getting a BFP!! Wishing you H&H 9 months

 

[Clobo]

Hi Jennie

Congratulation chick, im so happy for you, for a sticky beany!!

xxx