10 years of PCOS

Well here I am not sure if I am in the right place but seems like a good place to start
ok well I am 28 years old and I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 18
I had my left fillopian tube removed when I was 21 due to it being blocks badly by a cyst and it scared to to point of useless and was told 1 in a million chance of getting pregnant naturally.
I do have 1 beauitful daughter and she is 4.5 years old now (and a hell of a "surprise" when I found out I was pregnant too)
My DH and I have pretty much been trying for another baby since we had Bethany as we loved her so much and didn't know how long it would take
So here we r 4 years down the track and still just the 1 princess
We have seen speciatists (I do not recomend the fert doctors at Monash Clayton for u Melbourne ladies as they were really rude to me beacuse I am overweight) and I am on round 2 of clomid (Well I will be in a day anyway)
I am not sure how to go about checking when I ovulate or anything I know a little but any advice is more than welcome :)
Anyway sorry for the ramble I hope it wasn't too bad

Hi There. Welcome to BellyBelly :)

No, you didnt ramble its good to get out everything that way people can give you the right advice or information you need. Those specialists didnt sound very nice at all, don't they realise that PCOS causes us to gain weight. I gained 25kgs in a space of 2 years which went unexplained until last June when i was diagnosed with PCOS.

I have never tracked when i ovulate, before diagnosed with PCOS i assumed i ovulated every month but i only did maybe once every 6 months. The last time i ovulated was when i actually fell pregnant, i don't get periods every month maybe every 3-4 months and i thought you had to have 2-3 in a row to ovulate but i had one and was very careless and fell pregnant, which was a shock as i was told concieving naturally would be very hard. But i know when i do, i get weird cramps and i get CM but i googled ovulation symptoms and matched what i experience and what they say so i knew when i was. There are also those ovulation tests you can get from a chemist, i never used one as i wasnt TTC until middle of this year.

I hope some of my ramblings have been helpful :)

thanks for ur reply I am glad that my post made sence to u lol
I will do some research I think I am not sure how things will go this month but fingers crossed

Hi there,
I too have PCOS though without the added stress of a scarred tube. Have you considered using natural therapies (such as herbs, accupuncture) either alone or in combo with your fertility treatment? Even with one 'working' tube you can still achieve success (as proven by your daughter) - especially if your PCOS is related to insulin resistance (which sounds like it is by your description of your weight). Are you in Melbourne? There are a number of reputable clinics with loads of experience in this area - PM if you want some ideas of where to start :)
Good luck and sending you strength to continue your journey :)

yes I am in Melbourne :)
I have concidered natural stuff but haven't gone into much detail asides from a bit of research and a bit of added ginseng into my diet (and of course I am trying to loose weight)
I would love the PM with some more info if u have it

can i suggest you check out the fertility friend website and take their "lessons" on tracking your fertile times - it goes into info about basal body temperature tracking, cervical mucous and other fertile signs. can be very helpful in getting to know your body

not sure if you've noticed but clomid can cause you to ovulate later and string out your cycle to be a lot longer. a lot of doctors will do a blood test about day 21 to check if you've ovulated - sometimes this doesn't show ovulation though if it happens later...

the best way is to go with a FS that will track your cycle fully - having u/s to confirm follicle development and then ensuring ovulation is triggered

in your circumstances - as i'm sure you're aware - pregnancy is going to be hard to come by. not only are you havin to fight PCOS, but also one missing tube so it halves your chances. it's damn hard when you're facing so much difficulty

hoping the clomid works - but if not, there are threads here for those long term trying to conceive (ltttc) who will be able to talk you through the processes for more invasive procedures to help you. i have a DD from assisted conception due to pcos. it wasn't an easy journey - but she was worth it!

Hi Got1,
I can't seem to send you a PM - do you need to adjust your settings? Perhaps if you send me one first I can reply :)

Koru - got1 will need to be a BellyBellyMember to be able to access PMs - this happens after a certain amount of posts (it changes but is somewhere around 50 or so)

Hey Got1,

I have PCOS too and have 2 kids.

Please don't take offence to any of this but weight plays a major role (i found). We had trouble conceiving #2 as i was about 80kgs and had extremely high testosterone levels. My endocrinologist told me to lose a few kilos and come back in 2-3 months and i'd go on Clomid. In a space of 2-3 months i lost 10kgs and gained a baby. I fell pregnant as soon as i lost the 10kgs. I wasn't terribly overweight, i had about 15kgs of excess baggage and the endocrinologist said that too, but my body was unable to cope and function with just that amount of excess weight.

You said that the Monash fertility drs treated you rudely because of your weight. Now, i don't know if you were trying to lose weight too in aiding your situation, but i believe we have to help ourselves too and can't just rely on medicines and drs to fix the solution. yes, weight gain is a symptom of PCOS, but we can stop this or slow the process by eating the right foods and exercising.

I hope i haven't offended you or anybody else, i am just saying that if we want something we sometimes have to work a little harder in getting it.

Ok no offence taken
I have been loosing weight and Monash was rude in respect to the fact that I lost 11kgs in 3 weeks and still refused to even concider helping me when the 3 weeks before I was told if I lost 3kgs they would start the ball rolling but it took me 4 months of fighting and loosing and weight for them to do what they said they would
I am a big girl and I have a hard time loosing weight even more so with PCOS as its not easy for me to move it but I am still trying

well done on the weightloss. I hear you on how hard it is to lose the weight and when you do it comes straight back on. I know and understand.

I think it was bad practice on their behalf if they did not keep their side of the deal.

May be you need to see a private FS? I went to a endocrinologist in Mentone and he was great. I know the public system can and does operate a little slow most of the time.

GL

I am thinking of seeing a private gyno but they cost so much and atm we cant afford it as Dh lost his job in Nov and I got fired for no other reason that they couldn't afford me 2 days after xmas
I will look into it more when we r both working again
I know it seems silly to say we cant afford the gyno atm so how can we affod another baby but we will be working again soon

when God gives a family a baby, it also provides its luck and good fortune with it.

So just because you are both not working FT does not mean that you will be unable to cater and care for a baby. A baby needs love, which is free.

I'm sending you heaps and heaps of sticky vibes. I hope a bubba will be sent to you real soon.

xxoo

thanks hun

I am on day 5 now so going to start the clomid today so fingers crossed

I suggest you get onto an alkaline diet asap to increase your body's Ph level and enhance your chances of conception and weight loss. (I mentioned in another thread that PCOS requires an acidic environment to thrive - and struggles to survive in an alkaline environment). Google acid alkaline balance to find out more.
I also suggest you stop seeing those rude docs and get to an experienced Naturopath asap.
That's how I beat my PCOS and endometriosis and conceived my 2 boys.

XX

Thanks for the info and dont worry I wont be going back to those doctors

I try to manage my diet reasonably well but I do find it difficult sometimes
Doesn't help that I am addicted to coke zero but I am trying to cut back on that
I know I need to drink much more water and I will try very hard as I bloat alot when I drink water and get very uncomfortable

Good to hear you are doing what you can.
I don't wish to scaremonger you, but just stay off that dreadful coke zero please!!! You are better to drink normal Coke and consume the natural sugar with a few extra calories to burn, than have no calories and the artificial sweetner phenylalanine in your system. Its proven to be carcinogenic (cancer causing) hon - and the phosphoric acid in coke is strong enough to eat away at a placenta if consumed in excess. Not to mention it is mega acidic!! You need alkaline alkaline alkaline!!! Start squeezing a fresh lemon first thing every morning and skulling it (add water if you need to). Contrary to what most people think - lemons are extremely alkalising in the body. Get your hubby to do it too and make alkaine food choices wherever possible.

HTH!

That's interesting re the alkaline diet. I haven't heard that before. My doctor recommended the Low GI diet for me. It seemed to work.

Also, PCOS is usually weight related but not always. I have never been technically overweight although I could lose about 5 kgs. I have had PCOS forever. I have struggled to maintain my weight though & even losing 2 or 3 kilos was extremely difficult until i started taking metformin.

TD, I'm not offended at all I just wanted to point that out.

Good Luck Got1!

Thanks for the support it means alot
I am trying hard to diet well and I am excersing , I have a labradore that I walk around our estate every day (when the sun eases atm cos its been very hot and I am pale and burn not tan lol)
But anyway I am just hoping that the comination of trying to do the right thing and the clomid will help do what I want as just 1 more baby and I will be satisfied and my heart will be happy