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[luckilegs1]

Hey ladies,

Hope you are all well!
So i have some news that i am sooooo excited about...i got my fertility clinic appt it is 11am on 14th December :-D
I am so excited i know it is only my first appt and just a consultation but i just feel like things are moving forward, and i am now going to be working on the problem instead of just in limbo land!

Take Care
x

 

[pinkydinky]

sma and kell-you all are just about the same as me! i started AF yesterday, started my soy today fx'd!

 

[pinkydinky]

lucki- good luck! hope it goes great and keep us all informed!

 

[sma1588]

sma and kell-you all are just about the same as me! i started AF yesterday, started my soy today fx'd!

well awsome i hope the soy works for u and were all on the same track! so now we can all be buddies for at least this cycle..who knows how long this cycle is going to go for me though. i think im going to let it go as long as possible before taking provera

 

[cbmd]

I was diagnosed over a year ago with pcos, scans showed various cysts on both ovaries and one was enlarged. Blood tests were bad too, testosterone was too high as so was lh levels. I wasnt overweight at all, well within a normal range, but decided to start doing more exercise and try to eat a low GI diet.
Had been ttc for a year and a half and had no periods during all that time. Wasnt given any medication and was told i could be referred to fertility specialist. My boyfriend was told he had low motility in his sperm, so although they were healthy hardly any swum which was a double blow. However we were excited to finally get to a specialist. Two days before we were due to go i decided to do a pregnancy test because of the way i was feeling and found out im pregnant. I dont know how this happened as i never had any periods.
Im now 12 weeks and ive been scared as ive worried whether i will be able to carry this baby with having pcos so bad and ive had a few episodes of heaving bleeding, but so far its hanging in on there! i had no hope of conceiving naturally and i just wanted to tell others its clearly not impossible!
In case it helps i took the following vitamins religously for 6 months prior, i took a good multi vit, fish oil capsule, magnesium, GTF chormium and saw palmetto. I did notice a difference in my skin and hair and i think this contributed to falling pregnant.
I really hope this gives others hope as i had none at all.
xx

 

[pinkydinky]

sma- i am pretty much on the same page, i have to induce my cycles with prometrium (progesterone), then hope the metformin/soy combo is enough to get me to ovulate. it really sucks

 

[pinkydinky]

cbm- good luck to you hon and congrats on your bfp!

 

[MariaF]

cbm - huge congrats on your BFP Im the same as you - terrible hormones but normal weight. Many cysts on ovaries and they are both enlarged. I started my low carb diet 10 days ago and already lost 3 pounds! I really hope this helps me! Ive read about saw palmetto and how it lowers male hormones. Ive been taking licorice root which is meant to be doing the same. When I take it, my skin is a lot less greasy!
EPO is also great for my skin.

pinky and sma - best of luck for this cycle! Come on ladies, let's have some BFPs here for Christmas

Lucki - I know exactly what you mean! There's nothing worse than just waiting around and doing nothing! As soon as you start having appointments and taking drugs you feel so much better because things are moving

make sure you are well prepared for that first appointment. Prepare questions you really want to ask. I almost write them down because when you go to the appointment I just get so nervous and forget half the stuff

 

[drakey]

helloo

well im still bleeding, cant work out if its af or not. I know us ladies with pcos do tend to bleed whenever our body likes so guess i will have to grin and bear it. forgot to take my met tablet this morning so will have to skip a dose rang for my repeat prescription this morning so pick that up in the next few days and take my upped dosage on sat or sunday i think it is. xx

 

[laura_cinders]

hey ladies

was just wondering if anyone can help.i am booked in for HSG on the 10th but have been bleeding for the last 3 weeks on and off, would i still be able to get this done if this is still happening?
got an appointment with FS on the 15th so hoping to get clomid then fx

thanks xx

 

[sma1588]

pinky- i was also doing the soy last few cycles but nothing happend and i should be on 1500 mg of metformin but i just cant do it, so i hope with the clomid and 500mg of metformin it will do the trick.

maria- im trying to get my bf for x mas, it will be the best x mas present but the hardest time to keep quiet with family around. i want to see every1 in here get there bfp by atleast the new year!!!!

good luck every1

 

[cbmd]

pinky dinky- thanks for the congratulations
Maria- I honestly believe the saw palmetto worked - i did loads of research on it before i took it, my hair on my face was definitley better, finer and lighter and my skin cleared up loads. i used to make sure i got the strongest ones from holland and barrett. I just felt better in general as well, less up and down and emotional.
x

 

[pinkydinky]

sma-i know, metformin can be such a pain in the behind sometimes. the second week i was on it i almost lost my lunch in the middle of a biology lecture! ontop of just generally feeling icky. so i totally understand where you're coming from.

clomid didn't work for me, so hopefully soy does. my next appointment is january 6th, and if i'm not preggers by then, i'm going to ask about FSH injections.

 

[HoneyWright]

Lucki, Yay for FS appointment, I have my follow up on the same day

I agree, BFP's by New year

 

[sma1588]

so this morning i woke up with some cramps i usually have them the first and 2nd day but they wernt bad so i go for a walk and now there killing me. i think im going to make sure i bump my metformin up before skool starts because i would hate to be in and out of the bathroom the whole time

 

[SweetJennie]

I still find I get sick on Metformin but that it can be controlled by what I eat. So if you are worried about being unwell in school make sure you eat something that would be better on your tummy and save the 'bad' yummy food for when you are home in case it makes you sick lol.

 

[sma1588]

ya i will have to stick to veggies only when going to school. at first i thought i was lucky as it didnt bother me much but now i cant do more than 500 mg without feeling like crap

 

[pinkydinky]

oh yeah, totally. i thought i was doing so well by eating oatmeal and stuff like that before school...but still ended up feeling sick in class. i've started tolerating it a lot better lately. only took me 3 months

 

[sma1588]

lol ive been on it since june and im still at 1 pill...i was at 2 but then went to vegas in august and didnt take any so i had to work myself up and still havnt done that yet

 

[MariaF]

Gosh, sounds like Im really lucky with Metformin then Im on the Extended Release one and 3 tablets a day are fine for me!

Clomid also only gives me a few hot flushes, some weird visual effects when Im working on the PC (which is all day really), and sever mood swings around ovulation time. Other than that - all OK.

It's snowing here today but I made it to the office - so am going to go and grab some OPKs at lunch.