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Re: ovarian drilling success storyFrom: melanie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 1 Oct 2003 14:30:56 -0500 (CDT)
I had ovarian drilling and it took a year to concieve but it worked!!!!!!At Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Lynne wrote: > >At Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Pam wrote: >> >>For those who want to hear experiences with ovarian drilling, here's >>mine. I have been TTC for 21/2 years now and have tried many cycles of >>Chlomid and have been on Met. for over a year. I also tried >>Spironalactone but I was dizzy a lot so I stopped it. I had ovarian >>drilling in January. The procedure and recovery was very easy, and I >>have no scars whatsoever. I have had cycle since then varying in length >>from 28 days to 40 days. I've had bloodwork done only once but my >>Progesterone level was a whopping 87 so I was told that I'm definitely >>ovulating. Since then I have done three cycled of 50 mg. of Chlomid as >>my doctor suggested. I'm currently using a fertility indicator but it >>doesn't seem to work very well. I haven't been able to get pregnant but >>am still hoping. Any other experiences out there? >> >>-- >>pam >> >For anyone out there who has had ovarian drilling or is considering it, >I have a success story. In 1996 I was diagnosed with PCOS and my doctor >started me on 50mg of clomid. It did not work and he continued to >increase my dose unsuccessfully until 250mg. That ordeal lasted about a >year. My doctor left the area and I was sent to a new doctor. That was >the best thing that ever happened to me. He immediately suggested to do >the ovarian drilling. My husband and I felt we had nothing to lose at >this point. In December of 1997 I had the ovarian drilling. The >recovery was not difficult. My insurance covered the entire cost. >Within 1 month I had a period. In February I conceived and delivered a >healthy baby boy in October 1998. My doctor had advised us that if we >wanted more children we should not wait too long to try again because >the disease could come back. I had my first period in July of 1999 and >conceived my second child in September. He was born in May, 2000. >I have 2 boys 19 months apart and it is nothing short of a miracle to >me. The interesting note to all this is that I got my period last >November and have had a regular cycle ever since. I am not on any birth >control because I want to see how long I can continue to have a regular >period. Until my ovarian drilling, I never had a period. I am 33 years >old and having a monthy period for the first time in my life. I know >that the disease may return at anytime, however, I also know that >without the surgery I would not have my 2 boys. >I hope my success story can help someone decide if surgery is worth it. > >-- >Lynne >
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