After reading many forums on different websites, i decided that joining soul cysters would be the best fit for me as i start my journey of TTC. i was recently married in sept 07 to a great man and now have a 6 year old step son. we didn't want him to be so far apart in age to a sibling, so we decided to try and have kids right out of the gate. I stopped taking my bcp in august and never had a period. my pcp kept saying that i just need to be patient because all of the artificial hormones needed to leave my body. needless to say, i'm still waiting. went to the gyn to see what she said, and to ask why i had gained 30 lbs in two months (other than having fun on the honeymoon, i know i didn't eat that much!) she said she had no idea and said that i should join weight watchers and that my pap was normal. ( had a LEEP procedure 1.5 years ago for cervical dysplasia). went back to my pcp to ask why i had gained 30 lbs, he said i needed to stop eating . tested my TSH and it came back normal. decided to dump my pcp and got a new one. he tested me to diabetes, b/c my father is diabetic. guess what...i have type II diabetes . well just freakin fabulous. he put me on metformin said that it should jumpstart my ovulation. sent me to a diatician and said that i needed to "pull up my bootstraps and start losing the weight". just what i wanted to her. i've been heavy all my life and this man is telling me to just suck it up and go on a diet. like i hadn't thought of that on my own. he must think i like being overweight!! so dumped my gyn too and went to a obgyn that my MIL suggested (she has a PHD in womens health). I love my new obgyn . he said right off that bat that he thought it was PCOS and that my pcp was an idiot for telling me to pull up my bootstraps . said he obviously had never been fat!!! put me on provera and did a u/s that showed i did in fact have the infamous "string of pearls". i'm on day 7 of a 10 day cycle of the provera and will be going back on day three of my cycle for testing and to start clomid. someone please tell me that having a family is obtainable. i'm so frustrated. for some reason, i knew all of my life that having kids would not be easy for me. i guess my gut instinct was right.
Hi & welcome to SC! I am realatively new here myself and I turned to this website to find answers to all the questions that I had/have. It's very informative, and it's just amazing as to how many people actually have p.c.o.s. It makes you feel better knowing that you're not alone!
I can relate to all the frustrations that you're having. My family Dr. always pushed me away and told me that I had 'period problems' because I gained so much weight in such a short period of time. He never bothered to think that I have always had 'period problems' even when I was a teenager and only weighed 110lbs at time most!
Here I am 28 yrs old, I have been ttc for 7yrs now and finally found a awsome gynecologist that is willing/wanting to help me out!
He sent me for an ultrasound, blood tests and a HSG test and everything came back normal except for the ultrasound. It showed a very tiny 'string of black pearls' on my ovaries. Therefore I have been diagnosed with having a 'mild' case of p.c.o.s. Since the tests came back 'normal' he has put me on 50mgs of Clomid. I am taking it cycle days 5-10 and I am on my 4th day of taking it. It is my first time ever taking any fertility meds and honestly...I feel great! I haven't had any of the horrible mood swings that most women tend to have. I am very lucky for that, but I have been told that the higher the dose the more side effects you have.
I am really hoping for a BFP this time around, but I can only hope for the best!
I hope everything works out for you! Just keep your head up high and think positive...things can and will only get better
babytalk, thanks for the words of encouragement. i am 28 also and knew that my job in life was to be a mom. i just never thought it would be this difficult before the baby was even conceived. it seems like everyone i know is ps, including my BF. but, hopefully we are on the right track and can get started BDing. by the way, do you or anyone else have any suggestions on a good weight loss plan that is easier to follow. i have thought about hypnosis but am not sure. i am also going to see an energy healer tomorrow afternoon. kinda crazy i know, but i have nothing to lose at this point.
thanks so much for all of the welcomings, i really appreciate it.
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. tested my TSH and it came back normal. decided to dump my pcp and got a new one. he tested me to diabetes, b/c my father is diabetic. guess what...i have type II diabetes . well just freakin fabulous. he put me on metformin said that it should jumpstart my ovulation. sent me to a diatician and said that i needed to "pull up my bootstraps and start losing the weight". just what i wanted to her. i've been heavy all my life and this man is telling me to just suck it up and go on a diet. like i hadn't thought of that on my own. he must think i like being overweight!! so dumped my gyn too and went to a obgyn that my MIL suggested (she has a PHD in womens health). I love my new obgyn 
. he said right off that bat that he thought it was PCOS and that my pcp was an idiot for telling me to pull up my bootstraps . said he obviously had never been fat!!! 
put me on provera and did a u/s that showed i did in fact have the infamous "string of pearls". i'm on day 7 of a 10 day cycle of the provera and will be going back on day three of my cycle for testing and to start clomid. someone please tell me that having a family is obtainable. i'm so frustrated. for some reason, i knew all of my life that having kids would not be easy for me. i guess my gut instinct was right. 
