PCOS support thread

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Welcome to our fourth PCOS support thread. We are a welcoming bunch, all trying to conceive with PCOS, or suspected PCOS.

Here are the links to our old threads:
When To Expect Period - Provera
PCOS, Periods (or lack of!) and a lovely bunch of ladies
PCOS, Periods, Provera, Pals. Plus All The Bits In Between.

So yet another friend has dropped a P bomb! It's so awful to feel so conflicted about something you should be so pleased about! I'm happy an excited for her but feel a little bit like a wounded animal at the same time! @SLady I'm like you with the waves of panic! And @SummerHopin I worry that because I'm 'only' 27 and keep being told I have 'plenty of time' that they might overlook/miss something or not take me as seriously cus they don't feel there's such an urgency! I also worry that because my 21d progesterone test back in October showed I o'd that month that my dr is less likely to look into further tests etc yet, but I got a + OPK in October and haven't had one since so am worried I might not have o'd since then!!! AF arrived for me on Saturday so I went a little ott with the prosecco at a hen do on Saturday and came home and dissolved into a drunken, blubbering wreck on OH! Not my finest hour!! Is anyone here seeing any alternative therapists at all? I've been having accupuncture a couple of times a month since Feb and if nothing else it's nice to have some me time to relax in that session x

im 30 and I was always told I have time on my side. I'm considering telling some close friends as they're pushing for a night out!

I know that I ovulated last cycle because I get really bad Mittelschmerz or middle pain. It's acctually worse than af pain!!

I've had a lot of pain and horrendous bleeding, literally got to the point where I was bleeding more than I wasn't so they tested my levels in 2013 and again in 2015 and again last year and then last month.
To be honest though the last 6 months I've been reasonably regular which has been nice as I didn't have to go out padded up or with lots of stuff with me just in case
No mention of metformin though he did say that we should get the tests done before referral to sub fertility clinic

Af has restarted with a vengeance spent all day feeling like I've been hit by a bus x

Just to say I'm still following our thread and cheering you all on.

Summer, how is your TWW going?
Amy have you got a follicle scan booked?

boggle nice to hear from you xx how is pregnancy treating you so far?

I've got a scan booked for Thursday 4th May. My the force be with me!!!!

Ok yeah I do have PCOS. Sitting waiting for my 2nd upper lip removal session right now haha and no period in 9 months. I wonder if I am sensitive to insulin spikes and levels and stuff that I hear about.. I need to look/find out more about the food side of things I think so maybe that will help me.
@allthecheese get your DH to do a SA because you need that in order to even get referred to the fertility clinic

Hi 👋🏻
I have my early scan on may the 4th too! It'll be a good day for us both! Nothing to report really, sore boobs, bad skin and needing to wee a lot. I'm 6+1 today. Got an early scan at 7+3. Xxx

Does the 21 day bloods need to be during predicted ovulation? My next lot will be after predicted ovulation x

Your "day21" bloods need to be taken 7 days after you've ovulated. This should show a progesterone score high enough to show that you did ovulate.

Thanks boggle x

Hey boggle, good to hear from you. So excited for your scan keep us posted with how it goes.
I get my day21 back today hopefully. Don't really feel like I am in the 2ww-I don't know what I was expecting but I don't feel any different! I've had some tummy pains but they could easily just be from something I've eaten, and although my boobs tingle on the odd occasion again I could be making that up!!
Will let you know when I get the results this afternoon.

How's everyone else?

Hey Summer,
Am on Day 26 of 5th clomid cycle and am symptom spotting too but nothing to report. Feel no different

Hi Barsons - nice to have some company in this stage of the cycle.

Do you know that you're ovulating from monitoring? Did you ovulate in the previous cycles? What level of clomid are you on now?? (sorry I know you probably have told me before)

Anyone got thyroid issues on top of PCOS? Just had bloods done to test for hypothyroidism after putting on 7kg in two weeks while calorie counting and exercising daily :/

Hey Summer, have been on 100g from start with no monitoring from mgs. Had private scan last month and it confirmed I didn't ovulate but this month's scan confirmed I did.
Are you having any symptoms?

Got my progesterone results guys - 44.80!

Definite ovulation has occurred. Hello 2ww!

Good job summer, when is test day?

Hi Ronnie I'm having my thyroid checked when I have my next lot of 21day bloods x

Thanks boggle. I have no idea when test day is. I tried not to think about it in case I hadn't ovulated. My cd 21 test was on cd26 so what does that mean? Test any cd33?

What you reckon?

Yeah, you could test cd33 fingers crossed for you!

Woohoo hooooooo Summer. Go ovaries! First round too...I keep saying it but I'm feeling really positive for you!

Thanks Slady.

Erm, so I've just looked at my calendar and cd33 is tomorrow!!!! WTF??!!

Testing tomorrow then summer?!

I cant believe I'm at the end of my 2ww just after realising I'm in it! Now I am seriously symptom spotting. I think its just surprise and excitement, but I have a feeling. I dont even know if I've got any in date tests!