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PCOS ladies - pop in!

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ChandlersFarang · 03/06/2014 16:56

Hello! I just got diagnosed with PCOS today... Am cautiously optimistic as I think I'm going to be getting some good treatment. DH and I are ttc, and I was wondering if any of you Mumsnetters are in the same boat as us!! Thought it might be nice to share war stories and treatment progress etc somewhere, as there hasn't been an active PCOS thread in a while on here... Share your stories with me!! Smile

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1moretime · 03/06/2014 18:40

Hello there Smile
I am 29 & got diagnosed with Pcos just over 3 years ago. I have been on Metformin for around 18 months to try & regulate my cycles & help me Ovulate.

My last cycles have ranged between 34-45days but my last one was 56 days! (Convinced i was pregnant) ...but no just another looong cycle

Altho it would have been a shock for it all to happen in a day, at least they have acted on it quickly.
Iv only ever had 1 scan & some blood work done...i unfortunatley have increased body hair! Sad
I didnt have any cysts show on the scan...i was diagnosed from blood results & symptoms.

Anyhow...i dont know if i Ov??? I get all the signs sore tender boobs/nipples, dreadful pains & cramps & dc...but negative opk's.
Im on day 28 of my cycle & all pains cramps have gone now.

I dont really have any good news from me to share hun. But didnt want to read your post & run, coz i know how you must feel. Xxx

ChandlersFarang · 03/06/2014 17:04

A bit more on me - I'm 31, came off the pill in December, and am now on my third cycle. First one was 98 days, second 40 days, and am on CD29 now of what will be another long one as I haven't ovulated.

I live in Thailand and went to the doctors this morning expecting to discuss why my cycles hadn't returned to anything remotely resembling normal, when they sent me straight for an ultrasound and showed me all the little sac follicle things on the screen on both ovaries. I was pretty shocked as I wasn't expecting to be diagnosed with anything on a first visit!!

They then recommended an FSH injection, as one of my ovaries was 17mm which apparently means it was trying to ovulate, so I had it (150ml). I'm going back tomorrow for another ultrasound to see if the injection helped grow the egg to be released. If it worked, they will give me a 'trigger' shot of HCG and a date for me and DH to DTD.

Was pretty teary in there as it was the last thing I was expecting, and then when they injected the FSH into my stomach I was a bit bowled over by how fast it was all happening, but now I'm home and have read up on it I'm pretty sure I've had some pretty amazing treatment, pretty quickly! Compared to what I would have got if i'd been back at home in the UK anyway.

I'm cautiously optimistic that this won't have too much impact on ttc... I haven't had any symptoms of PCOS otherwise, I'm not hairy and I'm not overweight (although I eat very healthily and exercise a lot, and have done for a few years, because I've always struggled not to put on weight!! This could explain that).

Thanks for reading this far - please share your stories as being all the way over here and new to the diagnosis I am feeling very alone right now!! DH has been great but could do with hearing from others. Thanks ladies SmileSmile

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