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Hi 8 years ago I had PCOS and was on Clomid trying to g...

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Hi

8 years ago I had PCOS and was on Clomid trying to get pregnant. Eventually it happened, and that pregnancy is called Danny and is a gorgeous 7 year old boy now.

I lost 2 stone whilst pregnant:D 2 years later I became pregnant again just as I was waiting to back on clomid so I presume Danny did some maintenance work while he was in there. Now 5 years after Joe was born I am heavier than I have ever been and am struggling to loose weight. I get dizzy and feel like I am going to feint if I dont eat regularly and have a terrible sweet tooth, I feel I need chocolate not want it. I also have cramping pains (I call them pooh pains!) just before I need a pooh or pass wind which double me over, I was told it was irritable bowl but until today didnt realise that thats all part of it. Also at a mere 37 years of age I have spots, never had them before but a batch arrive before the previously squeezed ones heal and go. Have greasy hair and skin and a few very strange hairs growing in very strange places. My periods are roughly every 6 weeks now but are so heavy for 4 days that I dare not go out too far.

My main problem is WEIGHT. I stuck to you are what you eat diet religiously for 2 months and only lost 4lbs which makes me thuink that all those beans and pulses don't work for us. :shock:The atkins worked really well for me but as soon as I came off it the weight piled back on and I dont think it is a good idea to stay on it indefinatly, metformin hasnt worked so now I will take advice from above and try evening primrose, fruit and veg and fibre and low Gi foods banning high GI foods. fingers crossed:roll: we will see.

If anyone fancies getting together to loose weight we could all keep each other going by email, just reply to this and I will add you to a email group and we can all be skinny PCOS sufferers......eventually.

Good luck with it all. Its so nice to know I'm not on my own.

Julia:cheers:

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  • Guest
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    Hi Julia!

    I would love to be added to your email group! You seem to have a great attitude to what is a pain of an illness at times!

    Thanks

    Sam:ok:

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  • Guest
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    Hi guys, I was diagnosed officially yesterday as having POLY CYCTIC OVARIES!! I am 31 and desperate for a baby and so now am waiting on the results of a blood test to find out if ican go ont he medication to make me ovulate!!! I have lost 6 kilos in 2 months on a diet through the hospital and using a tablet calle xenical its been terrific!!!!!!! I would love to carry on losing with some help and back up from other pco sufferers!!!

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  • Guest
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    hi julia i would like to join you all in loseing weight im 26 and im not going to let this beat me!!!:magic:

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  • Bergs
    Bergs

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    Hi everyone, my first time on here! I have pcos, am on meteor min and now have regular 32 day cycles... Also I have been getting positive clear blue ovulation tests so I thought all was fine. But I had a progesterone level blood test last wk that shows I haven't ovulated. So my next cycle I'm going on clomid. I guess I just want

    To know if anyone's been in similar situ and clomid has worked! Does it force ovulation? Also I've heard with pcos you don't have good quality eggs, does clomid help with this? I have a very busy life and stressful job and gettin worried and stressed bout this now!

    Any advice or info would be so appreciated.

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