This post may seem a little out of place at this point in the forum but I wanted to share my story of metformin, clomid, and ttc.
About 3 years ago my dh and I ttc. Nothing happened so after a year I went to the doctor to find out what was happening. They performed the vaginal ultrasound on me only to discover that I had cysts on both of my ovaries. Immediately, I freaked out. I went online and found every web site I could on pcos. As many of you know, a 'typical' woman with pcos is usually (but not always) overweight, diabetic and possibly experiencing abnormal hair growth. When I read this, I was really perplexed. After having blood tests done, it was clear that I was not diabetic. I'm exactly the weight I should be for my height, and well a few freaky hairs on my chin wasn't exactly what the doctor was thinking. So, I went to another doctor because I was convinced doctor 1 (d1) was a quack. Well, doctor 2 (d2) concurred with d1 about pcos and d2 threw in endometriosis (which no other doctors since then have found) on top of that. D2 started using all of these new fertility terms which really had me psyched out and frightened. Anyway, I couldn't ignore the pcos diagnosis and started taking metformin. After only a week, I lost my appetite and started to lose weight. All food made me feel ill, though I never vomited, I always felt like I would. Of course, I tried clomid for 3 months to no avail. I visited d3 who suggested that I ‘took it wrong.' whatever that meant. After a year with a mixture of visiting d1 and d2, I finally went to d4. D4 was great. The first thing he did was take me off of metformin and changed my diet. I stopped eating breads, beans, potatoes.... And do you know that my last ultrasound in may showed that I had no cysts? Because d4 is very far from where I am (continents away) i'm now visiting d5. D5 is very chilled out. She did learn through a hsp (test to check if your tubes are blocked) that my tubes were fine, but with an abnormal pap smear she went back and discovered some cells that needed to be removed. So, in january I went for leep (a procedure where they slice the cervix to remove irregularities) and 6 months later am having healthy follow-ups!
So, now my dh and I are playing the waiting game...Again...Still. It stinks counting days - feeling pangs - watching endless numbers of family and friends get pregnant, without trying.
I know my story will have a happy ending - whether I conceive or not.