Tales of the Polycystic Ovaries

Provera = Bitchy

Howie and I met with Dr. Hotness.  He told me that we should forget about trying Metformin for now.  If it made me sick then why should I force myself to take it?  I guess he's right.  Dr. Hotness said he wanted me to take progesterone for 10 days.  He asked if I'd rather have Provera or Prometrium.  I told him that it didn't matter, I've had both.  He replied, "Well, Prometrium will make you sleepy and the other will make you bitchy.  So which would you rather be, tired or bitchy?"  We both looked over at Howie and he said that he'd rather I be awake so we should go for bitchy.  Yeah, my husband chose bitchy.  So, I'm on Provera and I'm bitchy.  I got all pissed off when my husband brought up my 30th birthday yesterday.  He wasn't even being a jerk, I just got pissed off about my birthday.  I got over it quickly when I started to think about what kind of cake I'd like.  Mmmm!  Cake!!!  Anyway, after I get my period I'll start birth control and we'll see where we go from there.  Dr. Hotness also wants me to get my sweet ass on a diet.  Like a South Beach type of diet.  I don't think naughty cake with delicious buttercream frosting is part of that diet, but pleeeeaasee!  I'm turning 30 and it's not like I'm going to drop 100 lbs in the next 8 days so if I want my cake and I want to eat it too I will.  Ok?  Ok!

I had hoped to start going to the gym before Howie goes to work in the morning but I still haven't done that.  I think that I am exhausted enough to go to bed early tonight and maybe get up early tomorrow morning.  I stayed up late playing The Sims 3 because I'm horribly addicted.  Sims is the only game that I can't stop playing.  Years ago I used to ignore all my basic needs like eating, sleeping and going to the bathroom.  I started to play last night when Howie got home but I did take a break to make dinner and brush Aislinn's hair.  See, I'm doing better.  I even took a bathroom break for myself.  Perhaps I can fight the urge to play again tonight and go to bed early.

It'll be hard skipping all of the great summer tv.  I'm totally addicted to I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!  It's trash tv and totally worth watching.  I actually like that asshat, Sanjaya, from American Idol.  He and the fatter Baldwin on the show are the only two that do all the crazy shit they throw at them.  Well, Patti Blagojevich does some crazy stuff too.  I also can't stop watching the train wreck that is Jon & Kate plus 8.  Then there's The Real Housewives of New Jersey, So You Think You Can Dance, Army Wives, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List, and I think Psych is coming back soon.  So much tv, so little time.

Speaking of tv, Aislinn is totally focused on Diego which means I can probably get a lot of laundry folded... or I can play Sims 3.  Just kidding.  Laundry time!

My plan of action. Let's hope I take action!

Tomorrow Howie and I are going to meet with Dr. Hotness to talk about maybe getting some Metformin.  Bummer.  I wanted to try bio-identical hormones because it's the only thing I haven't tried yet.  One thing I did try and thought was wonderful was Insulite Systems but there were so many pills that I just couldn't keep up with them.  If anyone out there has PCOS and doesn't mind taking multiple pills 6 times a day then you should try Insulite Systems.  The good thing about taking pills 6 times a day is that it forces you to keep on track with your meals and snacks.  

We'll see if Metformin is a possibility.  I took it years ago to see if it would help with my PCOS but it made me sick.  Not in the same way it seems to make others sick.  When I took Metformin I felt like the room was spinning around me and I was extremely nauseated.  Maybe it had something to do with what I ate with it but I just couldn't handle taking it anymore.  I couldn't work or do anything really.  I've got to do something about my PCOS symptoms because I feel like I'm slowly turning into a man and it has to stop!  I guess I'll just hold on and pretend I'm on some kind of roller coaster until the nausea goes away.  I also need to get a refill for my thyroid medication because I have a hypothyroid.  I suspect that I'll need another hysteroscopy pretty soon.  Dr. Hotness did a hysteroscopy last fall to remove a polyp and a whole mess of lining but during a recent trip to the ER for a painful cyst they told me that I had some polyps and/or fibroids in there.  I just don't keep a clean uterus, what can I say?  It's a mess in there.  

Aside from the Metformin I have to get my butt to the gym on a regular basis again.  I'm thinking about going in the morning before Howie goes to work.  Hahahahaha!!  Me? Get up early?  That's funny!  I could go later in the day with Aislinn but she's not a fan.  I'll be taking Aislinn out for a jogging and swimming plenty this summer so that will help.  I also have a fertility yoga DVD so I need to start doing some yoga.

Perhaps I should start going back to acupuncture.  My acupuncturist and I are friends and she gives me a discount but money is pretty tight right now so I'll have to see if it's possible to squeeze that into the budget again.  I do LOVE going to acupuncture!!  

Hmm, I hear my neighbor who just had a baby on Saturday doing laundry and vacuuming and stuff and here I am still in my jammies.  I really need to close my computer and get something done around here.  I'll see ya'll again soon!

Hello!

Hello everyone!  Welcome to my blog.  This blog is about my life with PCOS.  I found out that I had PCOS in the spring of 2005 after my husband and I tried for a year to conceive on our own, but the signs and symptoms were there long before I knew what it was.  Since 2005 I have had two miscarriages, 3 IUIs, 2 IVF cycles and 1 frozen embryo transfer and one absolutely perfect baby girl!  Aislinn (pronounced Ash-lynn) was born on January 29, 2007.  She keeps me busy and I am crazy about her.  You'll be hearing a lot about her.  Besides fertility treatments I've tried dieting, exercising, herbs, supplements and acupuncture to help control the symptoms of PCOS.  I'm still trying to eat well and exercise to take off some of the weight that I've gained.  Soon I'll be headed back to see my fertility doc to see about getting some Metformin... ugh.  More of that to come later.

There's more to me than PCOS and you'll find that out all in good time, I swear.