just wanted to say that what a wealth of information you all are sharing.
my name is tiffany and i have been pre- diagnosed with pcos from the time i NEVER hit puberty. has surgery when i was 15 yrs old (im 35) and was diagnosed then as for sure having pcos and that i would never be able to have children. no one in my family has this disease and i am a big boned girl and as a kid weighed 175. however i am 5-9
in my teenage years i was put on birth control to make me have a period, that worked for a while until i got married and wanted to have children. i was always active and big boned but still in my weight range as a kid. after fertility drugs and no periods i gave up hope of ever having my own biological and adopted (have 2 wonderful daughters who are now 14, 12.5) with years of no periods, literally lucky if i had one in 4 yrs, out of the blue i get pregnant......without a period, drs where shocked and told me there was no way this could happen, well hello, it did, and it did it 2 times for i now have 2 biological children....which i am so thankful for........(6 and 3 yrs old now)
as i have gone through life i have gained wieght and never have i taken any off. 20 pounds here and there, ive done every diet known to man and never loose a thing....with the pregnancy of my last child, i gained 73 pounds and have yet to loose it.
my ogbyn knew nothing about glucophage and pcos, i found out on the internet by a friend who has pcos and who has lost 75 pounds by taking this drug.........i was shocked........i immediatly called my dr and got into see them and they started me on it, ive been on it 17 weeks, first 12 weeks was 500 mg, last 3 weeks 1,000 mg a day and ive not lost a single pound........im not over eating, ive cut out all candy, and im eating only 2 meals a day (hate breakfast.) how long does it take to start loosing the weight?
just this week i started walking a mile a night and i feel better but still not shed a pound.......
HI WELCOME TO SC!! Glad you decided to join us!! PM me if you ever need anything!! *HUGS*
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I'm new here as well and wanted to welcome you. I live close to KY, so we are sort of neighbors.
Congrats on your babies. I too was told I would never conceive. Two suprises, one is 4 and one is going to be 2 in a couple of months....both girls. I feel so blessed.
I do want to conceive a third...not sure how soon. But now that I've been dx with pcos, I've started metformin ER. Hopefully it will help me lose weight and then we'll start TTC.
Welcome to SC! There is tons of info here for you!
First....the met....it is considered that the minimum effective dose of met is 1500 mg, so you will probably not see much difference until you begin 1500mg a day. Also, it can take quite awhile before the met can regulate you enough for you to see a difference....up to a year. So be patient and it will happen.
As for the diet, you are doing a great job already! Check out the diet and exercise forum where you can see what s working for other cysters.
I'm glad you found us, this is a wonderful site!
Heather
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Aloha Twigs! I am from Kentucky too. Southeastern KY, I miss it so much. My DH is in the Navy we live in Hawaii now. I TTC#1 The same way, I hadn't had a period in 2 years and out of the blue got pregnant. He is 4 now and my dh and I are trying again and after 6 rounds of Clomid nothing. I have been on Met for 1 year and have lost 20lbs. It took a while before it started working 4 months or longer. Just give it time. Feel free to pm or email me anytime.
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so you are a military wife huh? my dh retired 5 yrs ago and we just got back to ky, after a life on the east coast......sometimes i miss it but for the most part am adjusting to life with chidlren and civilian life, hee hee now if i can just get rid of t his weight ill be ok
twigs
I am right with you on getting rid of the weight. Since we transfered to Hawaii I have gained so much weight. I think it is island fever or something. What part of Kentucky are you from?
oh icouldnt imagine the fruit you must be eating, hee hee.pineapples are great in hawaii,
im originally from grant county small townof williamstown, but i now reside in henry county
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