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MMC and ERPC last week - Binging and Q about Dr's non-investigation of PCOS?

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Julietee · 01/03/2015 21:03

Hi
I found out last sat that I'd had an MMC (died just after 6 weeks after having seen HB on scan around that time) and had the erpc on Tuesday.

Since then I've been completely binging. Junk food, chocolate, biscuits, bread, cheese and alcohol (a lot for me but not that much - about a drink a night, sometimes 2). Basically eating and drinking whatever the f I want.
Has anyone else had this reaction? Should I just pull myself together and stop it? I know this is one of my ways of absorbing pain.

Secondly -
I went to my doc last week because I wanted to know the state of my PCOS. It was diagnosed about 8 years ago and hasn't been checked since then. I just want to know where I am with it - and given the miscarriage, how bad it is and therefore how likely it is to interfere with my fertility again.
He refused because I haven't had 2 mcs. I am aware that's the threshold for mc investigations, but I wasn't asking for an mc investigation, I just want to know what's going on with my body so I can make informed decisions.
Can anyone tell me if I he's right? I can't see beyond the upset and fear of this happening again at the moment. I will go for private tests if I can find any, I just don't know where (don't have insurance).

Thanks x

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Julietee · 01/03/2015 21:05

Oh, he also wouldn't give me my metformin back (I was on it when I conceived my son who is a year old) as he says it's for if you're not ovulating. However I'm reading a few mc and fertility books and have read it can help blood flow to the womb and statistically improve chances.

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Julietee · 01/03/2015 21:06

Meant 3 mcs as threshold for mc investigation in first post, sorry.

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bakingtins · 01/03/2015 21:49

julie I'm so sorry you lost your baby. You must be right in the thick of grief at the moment so for a comfort eater the need to binge isn't surprising. Everyone reacts differently, obviously it's not good in the long term, but you'll probably find it easier to get a handle on your appetite as you start to feel a little better.
Your hormones will be all over the shop post miscarriage so it will be difficult to interpret any tests at the moment. I'd give it six weeks then go speak to a different GP and focus very much on the PCOS and any symptoms of that. It can increase the chances of miscarriage, but miscarriage is sadly pretty common in the wider population so it may not have been a factor.

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