Re: Back again! ----->a

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Welcome back, a!

Wow, you have sure gone through alot...

By 'surgery', I am taking to mean you are saying the weight loss

surgery right? Well, I have to tell you, from my experience it WAS

the WLS surgery that cured my PCOS and allowed me the amazing gift

of fertility...

I too was on Clomid 150 mg for TEN days out of the month a few yrs

ago...for PCOS. I was extremely overweight and went through alot of

the fertility rigamarole...and I still didn't ovulate..I had my

surgery in May of 2003 and I got my first medically unassisted

period in two yrs JUST 2 weeks post op...After that, I got one every

month...mind you, I never knew when I ovulated because they ranged

between 20-40 days...

Anyway, here's where I feel the Gods finally smiled down on us...We

were told to absolutely use bc for 9-12 mos post op, which we did

(pretty funny and ironic actually for a couple who have struggled

with infertility their whole marriage, lol)...So, come Feb 2004, I

cut up the remaining condomes (that was at 9 mos post op). Miracle

of all miracles, we got prego the FIRST MONTH....after needing

provera for yrs to have a period every 4-6 mos, all it took for me

to ovulate is to lose the weight. In the 9 mos post op, I lost 105

lb and was within 10 or so lb of goal...

So a, I just want you to have hope...of course, I wish you every

bit of luck with the clomid this time around....but I want you to

know how much your body and hormone levels change with pcos once

weight loss is achieved...that an the insulin resistance is greatly

reduced/eliminated...

And I am so very very sorry about your loss of baby at 23.5 weeks. I

am almost 23 weeks now and I can only imagine how awful it was for

you...I live in fear every day of losing this baby. I know it can

happen, but I am so thankful that I have this chance to become a

Mommy...and I know you will too...

Sending big hugs,

EDC Nov 10/04

> Hi everyone! My name is a and I just rejoined this group. I

> was a member a few months ago but left because I am still waiting

> for my surgery to be scheduled. Next week, I will be having my

4th

> of 6 required appointments with my doctor to qualify for the

> surgery. I have PCOS and we have been ttc for 2 years so far

prior

> to deciding on the surgery. I got scared and told dh I was afraid

> to try after the surgery so this will be our last month trying

> before the surgery is scheduled. Hopefully, my doctor will get

> approval next month and I can schedule it in September...unless of

> course we get pg. Right now I am on 150mgs of clomid (2nd month

on

> clomid, first month on 150mgs), 1000mgs of metformin and iron,

since

> I am already anemic. We lost our first child at 23.5 weeks pg and

> that is why we are scared to try again after the surgery. I am

> supposed to start the clomid today, but I want this surgery SOOOOO

> badly. I am so torn because I know my family isn't complete, but

I

> think if I get pg now, I probably will never have the surgery.

> Whew!! I am just hoping you guys can let me know how your pgs are

> going and if you would recommend getting pg first or waiting until

> after the surgery. I know it doesn't matter, because it will

happen

> when it happens, but I am scared to death to see that negative

this

> month. I was so sure I would get pg on my first month of clomid

and

> was absolutely devastated. If I get pg this month, the baby will

be

> due the day after my first child passed away. So, this is

obviously

> an emotional decision, but your stories and experiences would help

> me greatly!! Thanks sooo much:)

>

> Love,

> a