allieoop78

Good Morning Ladies,

I need some advice. I was diagnosed with PCOS two years ago this month. My husband and I started TTC immediately.

Eight months ago, my husband received orders to transfer overseas. Fortunately (or unfortunately - you tell me) I was able to go with him. We are living on a base within a country that does not want us.

I left a job that I loved and coworkers I adored. I thought I'd be happy to stay at home, because I thought we'd finally get pregnant and I'd have a little one to bond with.

The medical facilities are not capable of helping us to conceive (aside from prescribing Clomid) and have in fact told me that until I lose about 20 lbs, if I were to get pregnant they would send me to the states for the 2nd and 3rd trimesters (so they won't prescribe Clomid until I drop the 20 lbs).

There are very few jobs available and even fewer of those are open to US citizens. (We have a lot of "third country nationals" ie jamaicans, philipinos, and cubans and most positions are open to them only.)

I tried to sign on with Creative Memories, but needed approval from the Commanding Officer. He denied my request, apparently there is a treaty in place preventing home based businesses on this base.

I email family and friends on a regular basis to let them know what we've been doing and any exciting news, but rarely get a response. It is ridiculously expensive for someone in the states to call us, but there are phone cards here that are available for us to purchase and then send to family. I've told family about these and even purchased one for my mom and sister and they've only used it twice to call me.

So, here I am far from family and friends, with little to no communication from them. I am unemployed and bored out of my mind. I can't get pregnant and have now been told not even to try.

I've noticed I have very little energy and have lost the motivation to do just about anything. I'm sure I could sleep most of the day and night away if I gave myself permission.

On top of all this, I'll be 30 in five months. I know that isn't old, but I thought my life would include children at this point.

Do you think this is depression of homesickness? And, if go the doctors and am diagnosed with depression, how will that affect their decisions to help me to TTC once I drop those 20 lbs? What, if any, medications should I avoid?

TIA ladies!

PS - I'll be posting this on the TTC board also

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