hi smile 77
my doctor started me on metformin 250mg three times a day for i think three days then increased it to 500mg three times a day.i only have two problems with met 1. i get diarrhea if i take it with milk(ONLY).2. i pass a lot of air from the behind usually at night ). now im taking it at 500mg twice a day, my doctor lowered my dose when we ttc.
i had no outward benefit with met although my cholesterol levels are now normal. my pimples, acne and oily face all subsided after i went for ovarian drilling but only around after three months after the procedure.
according to my doctor clomid + metformin has 80% chance of pregnancy, well that did not work for us. so we went for an additional step: ovarian drilling which will now give me another 10% chance of concieving.)
Thanks for your quick reply. I guess from your timing that you're in another time zone. And also thank you for the explanation. Now I'm more than sure that I want to see my blood test results. I don't know how my sugar and cholesterol levels are...:S. On the other hand, I have an extremely dry skin. Moisturizing is an absolute must, you can almost write on it. My hair is also very dry. I never had problems with pimples until lately. So I just relate the occasional ones to stress. But starting with met. sounds good. Some say it is helped them a lot, in Holland people are still hesitant about it. The order is always clomid - met - IUI - IVF - drilling - adoption ( I am not so sure but something like this).
I wish you all the luck in the world with the procedure and will pray for you. Please tell me about the date so I will be with you in my thoughts.
Big hug,
Smile
hi smile77,
you are right, its evening right now in singapore so i guess its morning down there in holland?am i right?) btw is your dry skin due to your weather down there?
ive jst finished my third cycle of clomid after the drilling now on cd11.hopefully we would be blessed with our gift. thanks for your prayers in advance!!!
you should ask for insulin resistance test not just blood glucose test. my results are abnormal for the former but normal for the latter.
my doctor has mapped out the plan for us:
1 metformin + clomid
2. metformin +clomid + drilling
3. meformin+ clomid + iui
4 ivf
the last is not an option for us. we dont want any orphaned embryos lying is some clinic somewhere.....
its all in GOd's hands
take care!!!
Hi Rusty and other cysters,
Singapore! Nice!
I've always had dry skin, even when I used to live in Tunisia. There the weather is the total opposite, hot + humidity (near the sea). It is also running in the family.
Thank you so much for shearing your story. I can imagine taking the decision for IVF is a tough one. But two of my friends naturally conceived, while having a break from IVF. It is so true, I believe it is in GOD's hands.
I am TTC, however me and my DH live apart. I am finishing a PhD and thought that having a baby in the mean time would be a matter of perfect timing. Little did I know of God's plan. I went to the hospital, thinking I was pregnant. The awkward thing was I dreamed some nights before of this and saw a beautiful baby on the echo. The night before the echo I dreamed of a miscarriage. Those dreams were so true and the diagnosis became extra difficult. I hardly cry, but that day I cried the whole day. Then I decided to take matters in my own hands. Although, I don't want to start with clomid yet. On one hand, I went through the negative tests the lasts months. These were such a hard disappointment. Going through the same thing, while knowing that you have an egg would be tougher. I need to prepare myself for this.
On top of this, imagine if I ovulate should I then book a flight to meet my DH in 3 hours. I wish life was more simple.
The toughest thing is finding people who understand your condition. Luckily I came to this one, and here I am shearing my pain and hopes with women from Singapore and elsewhere.
What I would like to ask you, would you advise me to start taking met. even before clomid? Just to try to regulate my cyclus?
Rusty I wish you lots of HCG and happiness, this month and in the coming years.
Big hug from Amsterdam. I don't know you, but I feel that you are a good person and therefore deserves to overcome this.
hi
smile 77..nice to hear from you again!!
i dont know how you manage being apart from your DH, must be tough...i cant imaging being apart from mine for a long period of time.
regarding your question, hmm you should still see a specialist. try to look around for a good doctor. im lucky, i guess because i work in a hospital and it was easy to ask nurses who they think are good doctors) metformin is given if you have insulin resistance and some can have normal cycles after they take this.for me it did not happen so my dr added clomid..and the rest you know.
smile, thanks thinking im a good person.working towards that every day. i hope you will have your good news, when the time is right. take care!!!
to all cysters,i just want to let you know that i am so happy i found this site,it made me feel that i am not alone, that there are others like me. my family esp my DH are all very understanding of my condition but with this group its somehow different. its like growing up with your best friend and going through each stage of your life together...)
I completely understand where you are coming from! I got my diagnosis of pcos yesterday when the dr finally after a month of waiting shared the results of my u/s. I had 8+ follicles in each ovary. After getting off bcp's for 6 years back in Aug 08, I didnt get af for 3 months and also decided to go see the dr. She prescribed provera and I got af. Well I temped and did cbefm and everything was all over the place. B/W said hormones are within normal limits. Diabetes runs in the family, but I dont beleive I have it. My dr is more interested in meds also than finding out why I have it. All she wants to do is put me on Clomid and then ship me to a RE if that doesnt work. I feel as if she just wants to get rid of me since I'm going to be a hard case most likely. I read this...it might help:
"One of the
standard questions we ask are "What is the least you have weighed in your adult life?" and "were you an athlete?" We want to know if there was a time of low estrogen production that may have "set up" the pattern of PCOS. There is excellent evidence that once this ratio is altered, it sets up a pattern of functioning in the ovaries that will persist into adulthood, i.e., PCOS."
jarrettfertility-search this in google to get link.
The site has a lot more info on thin pcos, so go to the link above and see if it helps. I know they dont have a perfected criteria for diagnosing pcos, or way of treating it, or even know why it happens to women. It's frustrating, but hopefully more research will be done and they will be able to help us more.
Hang in there and try not to stress about it too much. I find researching too much can cause me all kinds of stress, so dont spend hours reading trying to figure it all out, you'll just go nuts!
). now im taking it at 500mg twice a day, my doctor lowered my dose when we ttc.
