Well I had a 2nd FS app today. DH test all came back good. Mine came back good except for showing on the U/S as having PCO. I don't have PCOS as I have no symptoms of it, like not Oing etc etc. She just said to be aware that if I started to gain heaps of weight that it could show itself by not Oing, acne, extra hair and a few other things. Well after thinking about it I have put on a little weight of late and have gotten acne like I have never experienced before, I just wonder if it could all be connected?
She also mentioned that because of this that they will put me on lower doses for the injections, as women with PCO have a higher chance of hyperstimulating (is that what its called?) So we are set to start our first cycle in April. She has given me a prescription for the pill to start in April and told to ring our IVF nurse in March for our appointment with her.
So now I have approx 3 months to loose the 8.6kg that I want to loose before starting IVF. I am a bit excited now that we have a month that we will be starting.
Alex fingers crossed for you! GOOD LUCK!
RG sorry to hear of the BFN. I hope all good things for you on your next cycle.
Shaz I was on asprin when I was preggie with Alana (she was not conceived by IVF though) due to higher levels of ANA. I think some women are put on it to help thin their blood to prevent clotting, which can cause m/c. Do you remember him saying anything about needing to thin your blood?
In some ways today was good - I've got a less-demanding class allocation now, which will be good... but the reasons for me having a less-demanding allocation have had steam shooting out my ears all day and me stomping about cursing and swearing and bursting into tears! If it weren't for the fact that my school handed me a bright, shiney new laptop today, I think I'd have told them precisely where they could stick their sodding job!
Dream bub, have you had problems with recurrent miscarriages? I know that aspirin is used to counter blood-clotting problems, and the steroids are used to dampen auto-immune reactions, both of which are linked to recurrent miscarriage. From chatting to my gyn friend last night (I'm so incredibly thankful for my friend's career choice!!) neither will do any harm if they are not needed, but may well do some good as well. It may mean you would need to be more closely monitored, and I would certainly recommend asking your specialist why you have been given them, but I think that they will be fine. I'm not taking microgynon, but I'm on brevinor (norimin is the generic brand name). The other FS that we had to consult with yesterday said it was quite notorious for causing bleeding... but after this little episode (and waking up in a pool of blood this morning), there's no way I'm going to stand back and let break through bleeding happen again! I know how damn close I got to needing to be hospitalised, and it's scary!
Iris, if there's a chance that you could be developing the symptoms of PCOS, then a low-carb, low-GI, high protein diet will help most for losing weight. I'm happy to pass on the information regarding diet that my FS gave me if you are at all interested. It has helped me lose some weight, even though I wasn't really trying. I'm not sure how much further I will get as I'm simply not capable of doing the required exercise until my body rebuilds some of my very depleted iron stores, but I'll stick with the diet.
RainbowGirl, I'm sorry to hear about the BFN.
Alex, I hope that one little super-emby you have is the only one you need. Good luck!
Me... woke up in a pool of blood this morning, which was scary. I've taken the maximum dosage of the cyklokapron today, and everything seems to be finally getting under control. I'll cut back slowly over the coming days and see how I go. I've booked the days off that I need for my appointments and even though I initially didn't want to tell the person I book time out with (the deputy principal), when I mentioned to him that there would be quite a few this year he asked "is this good news then?" I had forgotten that some nasty gossip had told him last year that we were trying, so I decided to go ahead and tell him that it was IVF. He was really quite encouraging and said that whatever time I needed I could have... it seems the mild heart attack he had last year has changed him somewhat. I've also told my head of house, but I'm currently refusing to tell my head of department as I'm not entirely feeling like I can trust him at the moment, and I'm booked in tomorrow to tell the principal, as the deputy said he would need to be told anyway... I figure it's better coming from me than someone else.
All in all, I'm feeling mostly positive about the year ahead. I have a year 12 class this year which I wasn't expecting... it's a group I taught a few years back and enjoyed working with... and it also means term 4 will be a breeze! It's all so much better for conceiving this year than if I had the year 11 class I was expecting. It's funny that I'm happy with the changes in the way they effect me personally, but I'm severely ticked off about the school's reason for making the changes. How silly is that?
Hi Iris,
I was told that I had PCOS after all my tests and u/s etc, and that's why we did the 3 clomid cycles in 2005. Then in August 06 I had a lap done, and they told me I had everything else, but no PCOS. I don't have a problem with Oing, but I have the weight/acnes issues.
Can I ask how they diagnose you? Can the symptoms come and go? I just sometimes wonder which doctor was right/wrong.
I am pleased for you that you have a date/month now, so you have something to look forward to.
You can have PCO (polycystic ovaries) without PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), just as you can have PCOS without PCO! There are some women with PCOS that have normal ovaries. The syndrome is caused by insulin resistance, which in turn contributes to messing up hormones and that's what causes the acne, hair, weight gain, lack of ovulation, etc. Not everyone with PCOS gets all of those symptoms. I have PCOS, and from my insulin levels I'm quite severely insulin resistant (ie severe PCOS), but I'm not overweight, don't have hair, never had acne in my entire life... I just have PCO, whacked out hormone levels and a complete and utter lack of ovulation! As for which doctor was right or wrong - I have no idea! You can't diagnose PCOS on the appearance of the ovaries alone, and some women with PCOS (and many with obvious symptoms far worse than mine) ovulate on their own with no problems at all. Confused yet?
Thanks BW,
Wow, that's confusing. I wish i had asked more questions at the time! I have an appointment at the end of Feb, and i think i will start a little book to take with me, as both DH and i think of things all the time and then never remember when we are at the appts.
Thanks for the help
Jo
I wish i had asked more questions at the time! I have an appointment at the end of Feb, and i think i will start a little book to take with me, as both DH and i think of things all the time and then never remember when we are at the appts.
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