Young PCOS'ers! ~ 35 BFPs down!! ~

[wantingabump]

After being diagnosed with PCOS 2 weeks ago, because I missed my period and the blood tests and HPTs came out negative, and other hormones were high, and I took a HPT yesterday. For lack of better explanation, I just felt like I should...I have had a bad feeling about the diagnosis and was in denial for sure... BUT holy moly... I looked at the HPT and did the biggest double take !!! It was a digital test, so there was no mis-reading! I about had a heart attack.

I had been fasting for a prolactin re-test that morning, went in and my doctor nixed that test, retested for pregnancy and progesterone and she called me yesterday saying that everything looks great and she predicts that I am atleast 5 weeks along!

I am literally shocked. This has definitely taught me two things, trust your gut instincts and get a second opinion!! There are so many doctors out there that can help! I am praying for all of you ladies like crazy!

Thank you for all the support and words of encouragment from you all!

 

[miss noodles]

After being diagnosed with PCOS 2 weeks ago, because I missed my period and the blood tests and HPTs came out negative, and other hormones were high, and I took a HPT yesterday. For lack of better explanation, I just felt like I should...I have had a bad feeling about the diagnosis and was in denial for sure... BUT holy moly... I looked at the HPT and did the biggest double take !!! It was a digital test, so there was no mis-reading! I about had a heart attack.

I had been fasting for a prolactin re-test that morning, went in and my doctor nixed that test, retested for pregnancy and progesterone and she called me yesterday saying that everything looks great and she predicts that I am atleast 5 weeks along!

I am literally shocked. This has definitely taught me two things, trust your gut instincts and get a second opinion!! There are so many doctors out there that can help! I am praying for all of you ladies like crazy!

Thank you for all the support and words of encouragment from you all!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! what great news to wake up to! That's wonderful

 

[nexis]

Congrats wantingabump

Random question, how long ttc would you ladies consider ltttc? We've been trying for just over a year, and I wouldn't consider us ltttc as there are many people out there who've been trying a heck of a lot longer but I wondered what you all thought.

 

[nlk]

wantingabump, congrats! That's so fantastic!

TTCwitPCOS I'm similar to noodles. When I was a teen, I used to bleed heavily, and it was so painful I used to pass out. They also just put me on the pill to just deal with the issue, but it was so bad that I used to bleed despite taking it, though it wasn't as bad. They were pretty reluctant to sort out the underlying issue, and their solution was to take two pills a day, just to try and get me to stop bleeding! I would definitely go back to your gp and question them about it. I think excessive bleeding with pcos can be a sign of several other things...and losing so much blood can make you quite ill. Hope you can get it sorted

nexis I have been thinking about this as well...I don't really know when I will truly consider myself a ltttc'er. I kind of already do, because I've been trying for almost a year now WITH fertility help. But on the other hand, I've only been trying three months more than that in total I think after 18 months, maybe. I mean, after a year you're meant to seek fertility help anyway. So for me, going through a year of that already kind of suggests it's pretty long!

 

[TTCwitPCOS]

Thank you for your help Ladies. I will definitely think about things. I have mentioned it with the dr and that is why I was sent for an ultrasound (internal - was wierd and unpleasant!) and they only found I had PCOS so I don't know!

Congrats wanting a bump! Happy and healthy 9 months!!

xoxo

 

[hopefulfor1st]

Lol wantingabump, I can't believe this misdiagnosed pregnancy for pcos!
Congrats and all the best!

 

[wantingabump]

Lol wantingabump, I can't believe this misdiagnosed pregnancy for pcos!
Congrats and all the best!

Me either!! SLIGHT mistake on their part!

Thank goodness I found out now though! I get migraines really bad and I know that my medicine is really bad to take when pregnant! I would be devastated if they told me I wasn't and then I did something to compromise the pregnancy that could be avoided!

 

[misskaileigh]

i'm so happy that so many women are getting a BFP!

I'm still not sure if I want to take a test. I've had a headache for 5 days, and have been nauseous but I don't want to be disappointed again

 

[ready2Bmum]

After being diagnosed with PCOS 2 weeks ago, because I missed my period and the blood tests and HPTs came out negative, and other hormones were high, and I took a HPT yesterday. For lack of better explanation, I just felt like I should...I have had a bad feeling about the diagnosis and was in denial for sure... BUT holy moly... I looked at the HPT and did the biggest double take !!! It was a digital test, so there was no mis-reading! I about had a heart attack.

I had been fasting for a prolactin re-test that morning, went in and my doctor nixed that test, retested for pregnancy and progesterone and she called me yesterday saying that everything looks great and she predicts that I am atleast 5 weeks along!

I am literally shocked. This has definitely taught me two things, trust your gut instincts and get a second opinion!! There are so many doctors out there that can help! I am praying for all of you ladies like crazy!

Thank you for all the support and words of encouragment from you all!

Just amazing!!!Thank you so much for sharing. Good things do happen sometimes Massive congratulations!! x

 

[mumface26]

Hi everyone just popping in! I just logged in to see my previous posts so I can see when my af's arrived and I was excited to see 15 bfps down.....so I scrolled away and I want to say a HUGE CONGRATS TO WANTINGABUMP THAT IS SO AWESOM! Its very inspiring too!

Just a quicky.....AF came full force on sunday, heavy, emotional, sickly and painful and general blleeuugghh. Easing off now thankfully. I have a doctors appointment on Monday to discuss the next step, What will my doctor ask me? Will they need to prod and poke me to check if I ovulate before considering clomid or other treatments? Im excited but a bit apprehensive too.
I lost my diary so all my AF dates have gone missing so I am hoping they might be on here somewhere. No doubt my doctor will need an AF run down.
Felt like a total emotional wreck all week. Cant even listen to my Ipod on the bus without wanting to cry at certain tracks, I blubbed at Eastenders when Christian and Syed got married..... OMG I am a wreck! Mind you I have just worked 10days straight with no day off so I am pooped! I am doing overtime as need money for redecorating the appartment. I finish on Friday for a week off and I cant bloody wait! I need so much sleep!

Take care everyone!

xxxx

 

[hippiekinz]

Congrats wantingabump! Happy and healthy 9 months to you

 

[wantingabump]

i'm so happy that so many women are getting a BFP!

I'm still not sure if I want to take a test. I've had a headache for 5 days, and have been nauseous but I don't want to be disappointed again

I wanted to test about 5 days before I ended up giving in...again. I had taken tests and gotten a BFN 3 times, plus, like I said, the blood test was negative.

Go with your gut, and remember, the longer you wait, the more accurate the test will be!

Fingers crossed for you!!!

 

[StayHopeful]

Congrats, wantingabump!

 

[miss noodles]

Hi everyone just popping in! I just logged in to see my previous posts so I can see when my af's arrived and I was excited to see 15 bfps down.....so I scrolled away and I want to say a HUGE CONGRATS TO WANTINGABUMP THAT IS SO AWESOM! Its very inspiring too!

Just a quicky.....AF came full force on sunday, heavy, emotional, sickly and painful and general blleeuugghh. Easing off now thankfully. I have a doctors appointment on Monday to discuss the next step, What will my doctor ask me? Will they need to prod and poke me to check if I ovulate before considering clomid or other treatments? Im excited but a bit apprehensive too.
I lost my diary so all my AF dates have gone missing so I am hoping they might be on here somewhere. No doubt my doctor will need an AF run down.
Felt like a total emotional wreck all week. Cant even listen to my Ipod on the bus without wanting to cry at certain tracks, I blubbed at Eastenders when Christian and Syed got married..... OMG I am a wreck! Mind you I have just worked 10days straight with no day off so I am pooped! I am doing overtime as need money for redecorating the appartment. I finish on Friday for a week off and I cant bloody wait! I need so much sleep!

Take care everyone!



xxxx

Hello lovely, not sure how soon you'll pick this up, but thought I'd drop you a line - it was good to hear from you, though not so good to hear you've been having a hard time.

Being bipolar, I'm obviously super emotional, but it never seems to get easier to handle, which I guess is by nature of being emotional in the first place. I hope you have a good rest next week and make the most of your opportunity to get some real me time.

Hope to see your around here again soon and I hope docs appt goes well.

 

[nexis]

Hi everyone just popping in! I just logged in to see my previous posts so I can see when my af's arrived and I was excited to see 15 bfps down.....so I scrolled away and I want to say a HUGE CONGRATS TO WANTINGABUMP THAT IS SO AWESOM! Its very inspiring too!

Just a quicky.....AF came full force on sunday, heavy, emotional, sickly and painful and general blleeuugghh. Easing off now thankfully. I have a doctors appointment on Monday to discuss the next step, What will my doctor ask me? Will they need to prod and poke me to check if I ovulate before considering clomid or other treatments? Im excited but a bit apprehensive too.
I lost my diary so all my AF dates have gone missing so I am hoping they might be on here somewhere. No doubt my doctor will need an AF run down.
Felt like a total emotional wreck all week. Cant even listen to my Ipod on the bus without wanting to cry at certain tracks, I blubbed at Eastenders when Christian and Syed got married..... OMG I am a wreck! Mind you I have just worked 10days straight with no day off so I am pooped! I am doing overtime as need money for redecorating the appartment. I finish on Friday for a week off and I cant bloody wait! I need so much sleep!

Take care everyone!

xxxx

I would imagine the doc will want to examine you just to check everything's ok, probably some blood tests too to check if you're ovulating and keep an eye on hormone levels. I suppose they might want an u/s even if you've already had one. They'll probably have a chat to you about seeing a specialist and what they could do to help. Here the gp can't prescribe met or clomid so you have to go to the hospital for that and luckily the waiting list wasn't too long. Hope you get some answers and some more help

 

[jojolabobo]

How is everyone doing today?

xx

 

[nexis]

How is everyone doing today?

xx

I'm still getting over a cold. DH is off today so he's nipped into town this morning to trade in some video games. Not doing anything today, this evening we're going to be watching a wrestling pay-per-view as we do once a month I just can't wait for tomorrow, back to hospital for my second appointment

 

[ready2Bmum]

Hi everyone :wave:

I went into the doctor today about something unrelated to PCOS. After a chat, she decided to start me on metformin. She said it will help control my insulin levels and hopefully promote ovulation. My specialist appointment is on december 7th. She said it would have been good to try the metformin before then.

I see alot of you girls have been on, or are still on it. Can you tell me if it is any good? Does it work for ovulation? Does it help weight loss? And have any of you had any bad side effects?

Any advice would be much appreciated

 

[hippiekinz]

Hi everyone :wave:

I went into the doctor today about something unrelated to PCOS. After a chat, she decided to start me on metformin. She said it will help control my insulin levels and hopefully promote ovulation. My specialist appointment is on december 7th. She said it would have been good to try the metformin before then.

I see alot of you girls have been on, or are still on it. Can you tell me if it is any good? Does it work for ovulation? Does it help weight loss? And have any of you had any bad side effects?

Any advice would be much appreciated

Hi mum!

I LOVE METFORMIN! I stopped BCP back in Nov 2011 and when i wasn't getting my AF I didn't want to admit to myself something was wrong. I finally told my doctor about TTC and how I never got my period. Blood work was done and it was PCOS. I was put on Metformin 500 mg ER 1/day. I didn't have any side effects because it was the 24 hr extend release one. I wanted to be up, but they wouldn't let me. I did notice after a while when I ate certain foods, my tummy didn't agree, so watch out for lots of sugar or carbs. I'm already doing WWs so eating better has been helping. After 50days of being on Metformin and losing 20lbs, AF finally came! I do chart and had a +OPK. I went to my gyn yesterday and told her about losing weight and getting AF. She upped me to 1000mg and I'm going back in 3 months. I will be using OPK again to see if I O or not. My gyn wanted to see how my cycle looks in 3 months and if I'm not O then clomid will be added.

Everyone will be different when taking Metformin, but I wish you all the luck hun

 

[ready2Bmum]

Wow That all sounds very positive hippiekinz!! I hope things go like that for me. I could certainly do with the weight loss.
Thank you for sharing!
I'd only LOVE a little bump for christmas. Heres hoping! and to you too!