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Re: Possible PCOS, not sure? Can anyone help me? Im new here =-)
From: Koolaide (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:45:07 -0600 (CST)
Hi Amber... first off I have to laugh my butt of "babydanced liked
rabbits" !!!!! Too funny. Okay, now that that is out of the way...
sorry you are having trouble with the mommy hotel. It would seem to me
you have PCOS. The dark colouring on you skin is called ..... I
forget. That is a brain fog. Do you get those too...where you forget
everything, that is a symptom.. The skin tags and all the rest of it
are to me PCOS symptoms. Have your doctor check your insulin. I have
not had a period for a year and like most of the 'cysters' here have
tried metformin. It wasn't the drug for me, but several ladies find it
helps. Once your doctor diagnosis you with PCOS a few more doors seem
to open. You're not viewed as crazy anymore ! PCOS is not diagnosed
with just one or two things. It is so many. This is such a complicated
issue. I feel like I am rambling and not giving any advice. Hope this
helped a little. Take care, feel free to email me anytime, maybe when I
am out of a brain fog, I'll be more help !!
At Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Amber wrote:
>
>Hi, I am 24 years old and have been TTC-ing for 3 years.
>
>Heres my story, and its a long one, so if you need a potty break nows
>the time.=-)
>
>ok, here goes:
>
>I was 11 when I started menstruating. I was 15 when I suddenly stopped.
>Knowing pregnancy was not possible, I went to the doctor and was
>promptly given Provera to start me and was placed on BCPs.(Lo/Ovral
>28's) Lo/Ovrals were my best friend, as I lost weight on them, they made
>me have my periods, and I could tell you up to the minute when I was
>going to start. They were usually 3 days long, and easy and breezy.
>Then in July 97, almost 1 year after I got married, we decided to start
>trying for a baby. So I went off the pill and for a year, til Sept 98,
>I had my own period every month like clockwork, only they were a little
>longer and a little heavier, but nothing bad. Then in Sept 98, I had a
>"chemical pregnancy" which I wouldve never have known about but I had
>some blood work done.
>
>>From Sept 98, til May 99, I had no period. I finally did have a period
>in May 99, brought on by BCP's because I decided to stop TTC-ing a
>while. But unfortunately those made me crazier than a rat, so I went of
>them. Serious hormone/mood swings.(Ortho Novums). So I went back off
>them and lo and behold still no period.
>
>I didnt have another period til July 2000, when I was placed back on
>Provera, and I had a light period on it. Then I was also placed on
>Clomid 50mg, CD 5-9, and I got a good temp rise, but no pg occured. Then
>No AF occured either. So back to the doc who upped the dosage to 100mg,
>and more provera, and even after I took the provera that time I STILL
>didnt get a period. So I was advised to go ahead and take the clomid
>anyways (once pg was ruled out) and so I did, and got a HUGE temp rise,
>so we babydanced like rabbits, but to no avail....and then still NO AF!
>(Im sensing a pattern here.)
>
>Now Im 10 days post Provera (yes once again Im a glutton for punishment
>apparently) and no AF has come. I passed two itsy bitsy teeny weeny
>blood clots, (sorry I know thats gross) and thats it. Nothing, nada,
>zilch, zip. So now I dont have ANY clue what to do ....Im lost. I dont
>want to take another month of clomid, not that it makes me feel bad, on
>the contrary I feel BETTER on the clomid than off. (Im weird I know.) I
>have a few hotflashes and thats it.
>
>So I got to digging again, and I found the symptoms of PCOS here, (which
>I have been eval'd for it before, all tests except a fasting glucose
>test) and I have many of the symptoms. I am not extremely hairy, just
>light blonde downy hair all over my face (especially where my
>"sideburns" would be), I have dark patches of skin on the back of my
>neck, under my arms, and between my legs. I have skin tags under my
>arms. I have a little problem with acne, especially around my mouth and
>jawline, and Im slightly overweight. I know this doesnt confirm whether
>or not I am PCOS, as my ovaries are not polycystic, according to 2 u/s
>and 1 transvaginal u/s.
>
>So I guess I am asking, what should I be looking for? I go back to the
>doc on November 21, (I go to an OB/GYN who specializes in Infertility)
>and what sorts of questions should I ask her? Im totally lost, and I
>want a baby, but I also want to either find out if I have PCOS or not,
>as it can cause other medical problems (diabetes, heart disease etc
>which ALL run in my family) and yes I want to get pregnant very badly as
>well.
>
>So if Anyone can give me any insight, I would greatly appreciate it.
>
>Thank you all so much. This seems like a really supportive and great
>website.
>
>--
>Amber SAHM To Brenna age 9, Blake age 7 and TTC#1 biological child, since 7/97
>
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