Hello, Ladies! Could you ladies help me? I am very confused and worried about my cycles.
In August, Ill be 38 years old. In late 2007, I was diagnosed by my RE with Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency for which I take a nightly shot of growth hormone. I have been told that I have a touch of PCOS. (My sister had the classic textbook case of PCOS, and it eventually led to Endometrial Cancer and a hysterectomy for her. She was diagnosed by Dr. Robert Greenblatt in 1975 and then diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer in 2005. She had her hysterectomy in 2007.)
My periods have always been regular. Maybe twice since Ive been menstruating have I missed an entire period, but Ive read that this is normal. I started my periods when I was 11 close to turning 12. For years, I always had heavy periods with very painful cramping.
I started seeing a gynecologist in 2000, my first time ever going to one. Ive seen at least three reproductive endocrinologists before the RE my husband and I go to now. Those 3 REs would never get any farther really than telling me lose weight and that would make everything better.
My PCOS symptoms are weight gain, high cholesterol, fluctuating high levels of testosterone, and hair growth on my face. I weigh about 250 and am a little less than 5 foot 4 inches.
The RE and my regular doctor I was seeing before my current doctor kept insisting I should take birth control pills and Metformin along with the Spironolactone I was already taking. I would turn them down until I finally gave in.
I was so naïve, I couldnt understand why my period was almost non-existent at first while on the pill. My regular doctor explained it to me. I kept on taking the pill for two or three years. Now I wish I had never taken it at all.
My period was regular and had good bright red blood. Since Ive taken the pill, my periods are still regular but are usually old brown blood and I barely spot on the pad in the middle of the period and then maybe a little more shows on the pad near the end. Sometimes I would only know that I was still having the period is when I wiped after using the bathroom.
Ive been trying to remember how many days my cycles usually ran when I was younger. (My Mama encouraged me to keep a calendar each month of my cycle, when I started. I did for a while and then let it go. I should have kept it up.) I swear I was 28 days then. I know later on, I became more of the same day each month.
Recently, I have gone back to 28 days. In January, I started ever so lightly spotting on New Years Day and started on January 2nd. I had my next period start on January 29th. I should have started again on February 26th.
On Friday afternoon, February 18th, I suddenly became really ill with horrible vomiting. I still dont know what happened except I had a bad pain under my right ribs come up out of nowhere. I suspect I made had eaten too much fiber rich foods maybe that day up to that point. I started feeling better that Saturday afternoon, although I was still shaky for a couple of days.
I found myself spotting so faintly on February 21st and starting on February 22nd. I had tried using ovulation strips after my last January period, but I didnt realize I needed to wait 10 minutes to read them. I saw that one line coming up right away, so I threw them on out discouraged.
The day I was sure I was completely finished with my February period, February 29th, I started using the ovulation strips again. On Sunday, March 4th, I finally saw a faint second line. Then on March 6th, I finally saw a much darker line. I cant say for certain if I did ovulate. The line never looked as dark as the first line.
Each day after this that I tested, the second line would slowly get lighter and then disappeared by March 11th.
On March 18th, I started. This time, I had moderate cramps starting on March 11th. I bloated terribly and was so tired. These PMS symptoms were ones I was used to when I was younger. My flow was moderate on the first day. The next three days were very heavy and full of bright red blood. The last day of that period was the brown blood.
I started using the strips on March 25th. This time, I was seeing anything but one line. When I tested on April 9th, I did see a faint second line and the same the next day. On April 11th, the second I took the strip out of the urine, a second line as dark as the first appeared. I was amazed at how quickly and how dark the strip appeared.
The next day, the second line was faint. On April 13th, the second line was gone.
In March, if that was a positive ovulation, the darkest line appeared a week after my period ended. This time, 18 days later, I seemed to get what I guess was a positive result.
I havent had my period yet for April. I havent had any definite signs of PMS. I have had to urinate a lot which can be a symptom for me. I did have to go #2 on and off more but it hasnt been too bad.
I did have a sudden and bad lower backache Saturday while grocery shopping with my DH. It was all across my lower back and radiated down into my right leg. I was certain that this was it for my period starting.
When we got home later, I still hurt but not as bad and then it didnt hurt.
Im worried because of my age. I try to tell myself that my Mama had me when she was 40 and her Mama had her last child when Grandma was 45.
What do you ladies think? I did two pregnancy tests One on Monday afternoon and one this morning Not because I thought I was pregnant. Ironically, any time I have gotten my hopes up that I might be pregnant and I have taken a test, I end up starting the same day. Naturally both tests were negative.
I started taking Fertility Blend For Women on April 12th. My DH has been taking the Fertility Blend For Men since for almost a year now. Ive always been careful about taking anything which I thought my mess up a regular cycle, but since Im not sure if Im ovulating, I decided to try the Fertility Blend.
Im taking
Vitamins Taking As Of April 2012
1. Fertility Blend For Women (Three A Day Twice In The Morning/Once In The Evening)
2. Spring Valley Cinnamon Plus Chromium 500mg
(Twice A Day - Once In The Morning/Once In The Evening)
3. Spring Valley Super B-Complex (Once A Day - Once In The Morning)
4. Spring Valley All Natural Regular Strength Fish Oil 1000mg
(Three A Day Twice In The Morning/Once In The Evening)
5. GNC Womens Ultra Mega Time Released Caplets Dietary Supplement
(Twice A Day Once In The Morning/Once In The Evening)
Right now, Ive really been taking all of this at night. Im trying to get organized.
If you ladies could give me your advice I would really appreciate your help.
Thanks!
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Fx'd for a sticky bean. You didn't take any Clomid or anything right just natural IUI?
I am hungry all of the time today and don't have any clue what I am hungry for 
Let's see...I'll play it safe and say...Ice cream? 
What was your temp this morning? Hope you are feeling better today and your dh is home soon 
We are a strange pair 
? (We all have days like that 
Homemade tacos sound great
