I went this morning for my OB appointment. Aside from needing to wait 45 mins due to a 'medical emergency' (these always seem to happen to me.. I must give off that vibe... last time at my RE I waited 45 mins naked from the waist down for my ultrasound), and the doctor having some very interesting pics on his wall- more about that later- everything seemed to be looking good.
DH came in with me to the examination room, and I think it was awkward for him because I don't think any guy wants to see his wife be touched up- the one saving grace however was that he had a humour moment when apparently after the Dr removed the speculum (I had a pap smear, yay me) something 'yellow and gooey fell out of the floor'... no prizes to anyone who guessed, but it was indeed the prometrium coating. Good stuff.
As I mentioned before, the Dr was more than a little quirky.. very nice, but totally quirky. He had all the regular dr certificates on his wall, but also a 'deep sea diver' certification, and many cartoon and drawn pictures of a dr either delivering a baby, explaining about sex or the view for the woman when her feet are in stirrups etc etc. Bizarre.
However, no appointment of mine is complete without a heart-stopping moment. Mine came when he did the ultrasound- he swung it round to show me how big the baby got, the heartbeat etc, but whe he printed off the picture it said 6w6d and showed me as being smaller than on Monday. I totally freaked out as we made our way back to the doctors office....
Once seated, he kept reassuring us everytting was ok, and finally I blurted out 'umm if everything is so good why am I measuring less than I was on Monday..' He looked at me kindly and explained his machine isn't as hi-tech as at my RE's office. Thanks for explaining that before, man.
Anyway, next appointment in three weeks, but I did leave the office with a question which I now want to pose to you all.
I explained that before I went on BCP (i was on loestrin) I never ever had problems- my period was totally regular, I had tons of goo every month (sorry for TMI) to show I was ovulating etc.. I had absolutely no PCOS signs. He said this was very weird, but I also know a few other people who this happened to.. What about the rest of the PCOS'ers? Did you have problems before BCP?
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A 30 year olds unwelcome (SIF in)fertility journey...
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The sad (and not so sad) truth:
10/06: Off BCP
11/06: Actively trying
07/07: Start thinking 'Oh oh.. maybe there's a problem'
01/08: Problem confirmed. Diagnosis: PCOS
02/08: Mission: Get woman with polycystic ovaries pregnant.
03/08: IUI+ 100mg Clomid
04/08: BFP! Beta #1= 45; Beta #2= 117; Beta #3= 2177; Beta #4= 4099; Beta #5= 13,415; Beta #6= 30,880
04/22/08: Measuring 6w1d, BPM: 134
04/28/08: Measuring 7w1d, BPM: 140 approx
05/02/08: Measuring 8w
11/06: Actively trying
07/07: Start thinking 'Oh oh.. maybe there's a problem'
01/08: Problem confirmed. Diagnosis: PCOS
02/08: Mission: Get woman with polycystic ovaries pregnant.
03/08: IUI+ 100mg Clomid
04/08: BFP! Beta #1= 45; Beta #2= 117; Beta #3= 2177; Beta #4= 4099; Beta #5= 13,415; Beta #6= 30,880
04/22/08: Measuring 6w1d, BPM: 134
04/28/08: Measuring 7w1d, BPM: 140 approx
05/02/08: Measuring 8w
12/08/08: Bed rest due to very low amniotic fluid
12/09/08: Begin induction due to poor fetal growth & low amniotic fluid
12/10/08: BB born at 09:25 weighing 6lbs 5oz
12/2008-06/2011: Nothing doing reproductively at all.
06/2011: Failed clomid/IUI #1 cycle (new RE)
07/2011: Failed Gonal-F/IUI #2 cycle (new RE)
10/2011: Failed IUI#3 Gonal-F- back to where I got PG with DS
02/2012: IUI #4- PLEASE????? Cancelled. Re-start in March.
03/2012: IUI #4take 2- PLEASE??????????
5 comments:
I'm glad your appt went well (mostly)!
I was on BCPs for about 10 years before going off them. From what I remember, I never had problems before the BCPs. The thing is, I don't really remember, though...I mean, I definitely don't remember going months on end w/ no period, but I also wasn't tracking it. I asked my doc about it, and she seemed to think it didn't matter how I was pre-BCPs bc I now have PCOS. I know- weird and annoying! I definitely leery of BCPs now.
I'm so glad your appt went well, but I'm sorry that it was a bit weird (the pictures) and stressful (the poor u/s equipment).
So glad to hear good news from you, M!!! :)
I always had problems with my PCOS, even before BCP.
I am so glad that your appt. went well. ( I am praying that you continue to do well) I didn't have problems before the BCP but I have read on the internet that sometimes depending on the type you took, that they can cause PCOS. I have always thought that was part of the problem. Ohhhhh how happy I am for you right now though.
Okay, I couldn't see your email so I will post this here briefly. Thank you so much for the comments. As for the RE, (boy am I new to the blog world, I don't know what that stands for but I did see an fertility specialist and that is when we found out that I was not ovulating. I only ovulate with stimulation (clomid) and that is not always the case. email me sometime if you can. pregoafterpcos@gmail.com
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