I was just wondering if anyone is in the same boat as me, or at least experienced something similar in the past?? I've had no AF since coming off BCP last year in Aug...
I have been seeing a FS since January, and I need a Laparoscopy and won't be covered by Private health until November. FS is working on situation as has been for over a month now. And I'm just really sick of it all. It just seems that everyone else in the world has a female body that actually works and I'm stuck with this confused and seemingly clueless 1!
I guess I'm just looking for some reassurance that everything will be ok and that we will eventually get to the bottom of this situation.
I really thought ( and silly I know) that after this long I would be at least pretty close to being PG. Thanks for listening.. I guess I'm having a woah is me moment!
Hi smuggle!
I hear you!! I am in the same boat!
I knew I would have problems with ovulation and therefore AF though before I went off the BCP because that is the reason that I went onto it.
I have PCOS...so don't ovulate and don't get AF.
I have been taking CLomid and it hasn't been working and so I have had to take PRovera to get AF and then start Clomid again.
So nope you aren't alone!
Do you have PCOS? have you been tested for it?
SAM
hun - you are SO not alone in this boat, i promise!!
i am like Sammy88 and have PCOS, so ovulation and AF are rare naturally - in fact we had a m/c in December 2005, and without going on meds, AF wouldn't have arrived still! i have been on both primulut and provera - and even then my body doesn't always respond!
i'd be asking the FS to investigate why AF isn't arriving (ie, u/s and hormone bt's) - and seeing if he can do something to trigger AF - you can't move onto anything else until she shows up! good luck hun
Smuggle, I went off BCP early March this year and had a very small AF 3 days later and then my cycle was 48 days cycle so had to wait ages for next AF and i'm currently 16 days from last period so hoping its only 28 day cycle this time around and beyond! Before BCP i was always 28day cycle on time every time so hope it goes back to that.
I really hope you get AF or BFP very very soon so you have something at least! I'm sorry you have had to wait so long to get answers. fingers crossed it all happens soon!
Hi Smuggle and other gals,
You are SO not alone! I actually just logged on to have a giant whinge myself and saw your post!
I think I'm winning in the waiting-for-AF stakes - it's been since June 06 for me - not a race I want to be winning though... So I'm nearly at the 12 month mark. Ugh.
I've been so patient (well relatively) and in the last few months have been trying everything to get AF to return. I'm taking gross herbs from my naturopath 2 x a day, as well as a host of other supplements, plus I started acupuncture about 5 weeks ago. I actually was FULLY convinced that I ovulated about 2.5 weeks ago, and then was having major PMS symptoms (sore boobs, bad skin, grumpy etc) so I was completely sure that AF would arrive this week... and... NOTHING!!! ARGH!!! Oh and there's NO chance I'm preg.
I'm just so over this whole thing now. It's so incredibly frustrating. Why doesn't my body work???
Anyway you're definitely not alone - just have faith and eventually AF will return (though I think I've just about lost faith for myself now...).
ETA - my FS says I need FSH injections to make me ovulate - but we don't want to take that path until we actually want to fall preg (which is not right now as I'm still finishing uni this year) - but I just want my cycles to return naturally and don't like the idea of 'tricking' my body and becoming preg when maybe it's not ready for it...
Last edited by Mrs P; May 17th, 2007 at 01:28 PM.
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You probably have tried it but try "vitex agnus castus" tablets from chemists. i bought Blackmores. took it for 4 days and my AF came after a long 48day cycle (long for me). after coming off BCP.... have you tried that? give it a go as lots of ppl reccommend it and it helped me... good luck you must be so over it poor thing (helps regulate hormone balance)
Hi Renstar,
Yep I'm taking vitex daily, first thing in morning - have been for about 2.5 months now. It's called Premular.
I'm just about tearing my hair out. Trying NOT to stress because stress is one of the reasons I'm having probs in the first place - but that's easier said than done. I must say the acu makes a big difference in the way I feel - so that's something positive at least.
But man I have spent a LOT of $$$ - I'd estimate around $700 - on supps, acu and naturopath stuff. We joke about the 'million dollar baby' that we'll eventually have...
I think maybe we got everything working except the actual process of AF, so fingers crossed that AF arrives next cycle... if I'm having cycles?!?
Plus like all other girls I'm surrounded by babies and preg women - and of course on mother's day was hassled by gran-in-law about it - "You'll be a mother next mother's day". I just want to tell them all to BUTT OUT - and say something like "Oh well see I'm not able to bleed to so I can't have children" - terrible I know but you just get so sick of it all....
Mrs P, i'm sorry you are going through all this... you deserve a big fat BFP!!!! I hope you get it very soon... try to relax (i know easier said than done) but stress really isn't good for our bodies or minds! I am a stresser too. I try not to be. I am a worrier too! Try not to be!!!
Ignore what others say, ppl can be so hurtful and insensitive but can't understand as they haven't been through it themselves. it must be very hard for you when there are lots of mums and babies and you see them every day.... :hugs:
Sorry to read about your AF woes. I'm having some AF trouble myself.
I came off the BCP at the beginning of Jan 07. My husband and I got clucky and decided it was time to see what we could do. I had been on the BCP for 15 years... so this was pretty scary stuff for me. I went on the pill due to an irregular cycle when I was 16. I asked my gyno about this some time ago and she told me that "I probably don't ovulate" so if we don't get pregnant within 6 months then I may need meds - I'm guessing Clomid...
Anyway did some reading on the net to discover that if I knew when I ovulated then I could predict when AF would arrive. Tried Maybe Baby (hopeless) and have now moved on to Ovunow OPKs (seem to work well). Anyway after a lot of waiting I did ovulate and the first cycle was 84 days long! OPK told me the O date and then AF arrived 14DPO. A VERY long cycle but apparently that's ok after you've been on BCP.... I've ovulated again now and am headed for a 54 day cycle - but hopefully will get a BFP If not then I hope my cycle will be reduced in length again next time.
Have you been to your GP or gyno? From my experience you're best to get a referral to a good gyno. Sure, GPs know their stuff but they are a "jack of all trades" and know a little about a lot of things. Specialists are the experts in the field tend to be far less alarmist....
I know you said you weren't trying to conceive yet but trust me when you decide you want to, you REALLY want to and its best to get all the info about your body that you can and be prepared.
Thanks sooooo much everyone... you all know exactly what to say in such a situation!
I am trying to keep my chin up and think of all the positives I have in my life at the moment and how lucky I am to have such a supportive husband etc etc We really are blessed with everything else we have in life and a little bubs would just be such addition to the little family we have already created together.
I guess it's when nothing much is happening and you just get more and more frustrated as time goes by. It's just seems such a waste of time when you're waiting on someone else to contact you regarding everything. I have great specialist - who was referred to me by a very close friend.. and I really like him. He has been so quick with everything else that I just hoped that this wouldn't be any different.
I hope that your Mrs P, Renstar and all the others get to the bottom of everything you hope for too! It makes it so cool when you can talk to people in very similar situations so I thankyou all for that.
I took a whole bottle of Agnus Castus (Chastberry thingymagig) and NOTHING! My FS suggested that he should put me on something to bring on AF then onto something like Clomid I think to make me ovulate etc. I had some blood tests done to see what my hormone levels indicate etc... and they indicated a very mild form of PCOS. I gues that explains the fact that I only had my period every few months as a teenager before going on the pill. I'm so annoyed that I left it this late to see what my body's doing. I really thought that it would only take my body a few months to get itself back in order and that I may only have one chance every couple of months to fall pregnant, but I NEVER anticipated this trouble.
OH well ... I 'm a big believer in things happening for a reason and that things happen exactly when they should. Until then ... I guess I just have to be patient (not very easy for someone like me! )
I'm another one in the same boat. It is so nice to find people to commiserate with!
I stopped BCP in Jan 05 and had my first period in August - not quite as long as some of you girls! When I asked the GP about he said 'Oh, that's normal. Anyway, you're young, you've got plenty of years to have a baby - why rush??' Grrr! I could have socked him one! Like it's any of his business when I want to have a baby. Anyway, I have a happy ending - My 2nd cycle after stopping BCP I Ovulated at about CD 55 or something and got a BFP. Now we are TTC #2 and I'm back to endlessly long cycles. At least I have a supportive GP this time who is going to run some tests and try to help me.
It is so frustrating to want to have a baby and you feel like you can't even START TTC until your body decides to come to the party and 'recover' from BCP. I would say go for the provera/clomid routine. I have heard HEAPS of success stories and 9-12 months is really way to long to wait for AF!! Good luck!
Just wanted to know your opinions. I stopped taking the BCP 10 weeks ago and have not yet had AF. Started going to acupuncture this week and at least the terrible PMS symptoms have eased!!! The acupuncturist is really positive about getting my cycles more regular, so I am looking forward to further treatment. What I am wondering is - should I go and see my GP anyway. I conceived both of my DDs naturally (about 10-11 months TTC), so should I just be patient and see how acupunture goes????
Smuggles you are most definitely not alone with a body that just won't do what it is meant to. I too have PCOS so my AF were feral. My record was 94 days with my AF induced with provera and another drug.
But as you can see from my ticker I have just given birth to my gorgeous precious daughter, so please don't lose hope of getting your BFP.
Some of us ladies just need a little bit of extra help to be able to hold a baby in our arms.
Best of luck.
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If not then I hope my cycle will be reduced in length again next time.
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