JAM82
05-03-2007, 02:10 PM
Hi Everyone:wave: ,
I have recently been diagnosed with pcos and have the usual symmptoms
Excesive weight gain,acne,irregular peiods and infertility and am currently getting infertility treatment. The problem i have is that they cannot give me anything for the acne or weight problem b/c of the if treatment i have therefore been adv to try the gi diet which i have done for three days and i now want to end my own life!(on a more serious note)ive tried atkins, excercise,south beach,healthy eating,weightwatchers,slimming world nothing is working!!:mad:
Any ideas? i dont want to get to the fromt of the list for my other treatment and get knocked back b/c im too fat(its not go to that stage yet but im worried it will)
Please help!
I have recently been diagnosed with pcos and have the usual symmptoms
Excesive weight gain,acne,irregular peiods and infertility and am currently getting infertility treatment. The problem i have is that they cannot give me anything for the acne or weight problem b/c of the if treatment i have therefore been adv to try the gi diet which i have done for three days and i now want to end my own life!(on a more serious note)ive tried atkins, excercise,south beach,healthy eating,weightwatchers,slimming world nothing is working!!:mad:
Any ideas? i dont want to get to the fromt of the list for my other treatment and get knocked back b/c im too fat(its not go to that stage yet but im worried it will)
Please help!
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Tresh
05-04-2007, 01:58 PM
What kind of fertility treatment are you going through? I have PCOS diagnosed back in Nov 06 and I go to a RE. I am currently being treated for infertility as well and they gave me glucophage for treatment and to help get my cycles back to normal. I am getting ready to start a drug that stops estrogen i forget what it's called but it is stronger than clomid and progesterone suppositories all while on glucophage.
marinewife12
05-04-2007, 05:18 PM
I know it's so frustrating. But keep this in mind...at least you know what is causing the excessive weight gain!
I gained 30lbs in the past 2 years. My old Dr. never even thought to check me for anything physical, just told me that I was letting myself go. My new Dr. has figured out my pcos and so has a lot more compassion for my situation. And becasue of that, it's not as frustrating.
But it's still not fun to know you could stand to lose weight. Are you exercising at all along with your new diet? I'm not familiar with the GI diet, although I may need to make myself familiar pretty soon. Have you been sent to a nutritionist or a dietition? They may be able to help you see where you may be ingesting more calories than you think. Sometimes foods that we think are healthy are worse than they really are.
Kate
I gained 30lbs in the past 2 years. My old Dr. never even thought to check me for anything physical, just told me that I was letting myself go. My new Dr. has figured out my pcos and so has a lot more compassion for my situation. And becasue of that, it's not as frustrating.
But it's still not fun to know you could stand to lose weight. Are you exercising at all along with your new diet? I'm not familiar with the GI diet, although I may need to make myself familiar pretty soon. Have you been sent to a nutritionist or a dietition? They may be able to help you see where you may be ingesting more calories than you think. Sometimes foods that we think are healthy are worse than they really are.
Kate
JAM82
05-08-2007, 02:16 PM
Tresh,
I am on my second round of iui at the moment as my hubby has had low motility previously also.
I am getting puregon injections ranging from 50iu to 150iu followed by a booster injection when folicles are over a size of 1.6, then the actual iui.
How about you? Havnt seen you around if boards!
Sorry it took me so long to reply no net at home at the moment.
x
I am on my second round of iui at the moment as my hubby has had low motility previously also.
I am getting puregon injections ranging from 50iu to 150iu followed by a booster injection when folicles are over a size of 1.6, then the actual iui.
How about you? Havnt seen you around if boards!
Sorry it took me so long to reply no net at home at the moment.
x
JAM82
05-08-2007, 02:27 PM
Kate,
Funny thats just what the gi diet is all about,when you think you are doing good eating melon instead of grapes or chocolate your body is turning it to sugar.
Im on the brittish heart foundation diet-diet 3days off for four its hard though but you lose about 10lb in 3days. Probably will go back on quick but im just hating myself at the mo!!!
Funny thats just what the gi diet is all about,when you think you are doing good eating melon instead of grapes or chocolate your body is turning it to sugar.
Im on the brittish heart foundation diet-diet 3days off for four its hard though but you lose about 10lb in 3days. Probably will go back on quick but im just hating myself at the mo!!!
Tresh
05-08-2007, 03:13 PM
Jam82
Here is my story, my dh and I have been trying to concieve for 2.5 years now, I was seeing my regular gyno who told me nothing was wrong with me and that my dh had low sperm count. I went through 3iui's with no meds and on the 3rd try got pregnant but unfortunatley it ended in a miscarriage and a very bad experience with my dr so i got a second opinion and the new dr referred me to the RE i am with now. I was in the RE office for less than 5 min and he diagnosed me with PCOS and then asked if my husband had a sperm count done I said yes it should be in the file and they say it's low he found the test looked at it and said your husband does not have a low sperm count i don't know what the last guy was looking at. SO he gave me glucophage and put me on the diet and said if I wasn't pregnant with in 3 months to come back and we do something else, well i fell pregnant with in the 3 months unfortunatley this time it was a tubal pregnancy and I had to have a shot to end the pregnancy then u have to wait 3 months to try. So our 3 months was up in April and we went back to the RE, I just now started my period today so on days 3-7 he is giving me leztresole (sp?) he said it is much more stronger than clomid and hasn't been approved for infertility then i have to use opk's until i get a positve surge and mark that down five days after that i have to go on progesterone suppositories and then wait and see if my period comes. He did say our chances of sustaining a healthy pregnancy this time are much higher than 3 months ago. Sorry my story was so long.
tresh
Here is my story, my dh and I have been trying to concieve for 2.5 years now, I was seeing my regular gyno who told me nothing was wrong with me and that my dh had low sperm count. I went through 3iui's with no meds and on the 3rd try got pregnant but unfortunatley it ended in a miscarriage and a very bad experience with my dr so i got a second opinion and the new dr referred me to the RE i am with now. I was in the RE office for less than 5 min and he diagnosed me with PCOS and then asked if my husband had a sperm count done I said yes it should be in the file and they say it's low he found the test looked at it and said your husband does not have a low sperm count i don't know what the last guy was looking at. SO he gave me glucophage and put me on the diet and said if I wasn't pregnant with in 3 months to come back and we do something else, well i fell pregnant with in the 3 months unfortunatley this time it was a tubal pregnancy and I had to have a shot to end the pregnancy then u have to wait 3 months to try. So our 3 months was up in April and we went back to the RE, I just now started my period today so on days 3-7 he is giving me leztresole (sp?) he said it is much more stronger than clomid and hasn't been approved for infertility then i have to use opk's until i get a positve surge and mark that down five days after that i have to go on progesterone suppositories and then wait and see if my period comes. He did say our chances of sustaining a healthy pregnancy this time are much higher than 3 months ago. Sorry my story was so long.
tresh
JAM82
05-09-2007, 09:50 AM
Tresh,
No thanx for telling me your story so far its handy to know what people have done so far.
They did that with my dh too however his quaity improved or so they said.
Im sorry to hear about what happened when you actually got pg thats awfull!
So its all go from here for you then! well i wish you the best of luck!
Keep me posted
x
No thanx for telling me your story so far its handy to know what people have done so far.
They did that with my dh too however his quaity improved or so they said.
Im sorry to hear about what happened when you actually got pg thats awfull!
So its all go from here for you then! well i wish you the best of luck!
Keep me posted
x