PCOS

Back in June I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Since Daniel had just been told that he was getting laid off, we decided to do a non-aggressive fertility treatment by using Metformin to attempt to regulate my cycles. It seemed to help a bit but not as much as I had hoped.

Daniel, thankfully, was transferred to a different department at work and will no longer be laid off. Praise the Lord!!! Since we had that blessing, when I went for a follow-up in August, my doctor decided to put me on 50mg of Clomid for 5 days, start on the 3^rd day of my cycle. I take this along with the Metformin.

This had been my first cycle on the Clomid and I didn’t have any side effects except some minor hot flashes. Nothing horrible though. On September 6^th I went in for a follicular ultrasound and there was a mature follicle on my right ovary. It was really exciting to see that and to know that the medicine is helping. I ovulated 2 days later and now am waiting to see if we are pregnant or if we will be continuing onto another cycle. Daniel and I are both praying that this is it for us!

In addition to the treatments, I have been reading more about PCOS and ways to improve my health and help with weight loss. It can be very difficult to lose weight with PCOS and I have been reading that the best way is to eliminate carbs and refined sugars. It is very difficult to cut out carbs! I realized that I really love bread so I am working on taking baby steps to cut it out.

We have been eating protein, fruits, and vegetables during the week. Then one day out of the weekend, we usually splurge on a dinner with having something sweet for dessert or getting a pizza. The more I deprive myself, the more I end up breaking the diet. By allowing myself the one day a week, I find that I actually do better.  My goal this next week is to get back to the gym at least twice a week to start with. Hopefully I will be able to do it!

"When you are going through something hard and wondering where God is, remember that the teacher is always quiet during a test."