An introduction!
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Topic: An introduction!
Posted By: LuluBelle85
Subject: An introduction!
Date Posted: 02 March 2007 at 8:28am
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Hi all
Thought I would finally get my A into G and post in this forum. Here's a bit of an intro to me... My name is Lou (short for Louisa). I am currently living in Christchurch having just moved from Windy Wellington. My husband is Simon, we've been married for just over a year and a half and have been TTC for about that long as well. I was diagnosed with PCOS at approx 16, and also have suspected Endo (currently looking into with specialist). We were seeing someone in Wellington at the hospital who basically said LOSE WEIGHT. (Those of you with PCOS will probably be saying what I said 'Yeah right... easier said than done!" The next step was clomid but we put it on hold to move down here. Currently awaiting an appointment through the hospital after our referral has been sent. Medication wise, I was on Metformin (4 pills a day) for quite a while but it made me quite sick, and didn't help shift the weight. I also take an antidepressant (Citalopram) So we recently made some very hard decisions with regards to what we want to do from now. We have decided we do not want to touch clomid until I have lost approx 35 kgs. Yes I know this sounds a lot, but when you have a lot to lose, it doesn't seem that way. I think I can achieve it. I also have not been taking Metformin and am reluctant to start again. Yes it was regulating my periods, but they were so painful and heavy. I would like to kickstart my periods/ovulation by weightloss/lifestyle changes alone if possible. We will see how things go in the meantime. Well... this bascially covers me I think 
If you have any questions at all of any nature, feel free to ask! I like to share 
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Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 02 March 2007 at 9:07am
Hi Lou 
I had an op for endo back in September last year, and PCOS was discovered at the same time. We've been TTC for almost 2 years (23 cycles), and I have my first appointment with a fertility specialist on the 13th. DH and I are hoping that we won't need the big stuff (IVF) but I guess we'll be finding that out over the next few months. In the meantime, we're paying for private treatment. If it gets to the big stuff, we'll probably have to switch to the public system ...but of course we can sit on the waiting list as well while we pay for the little stuff (IUI or whatever). ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 02 March 2007 at 9:13am
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Hi and welcome. Im in chch too and also doing the weight loss thing. Have about 28kgs to lose...at least. Idealy would like to lose 38kgs but will aim for 28 for now. Joined weight watchers a few weeks ago and have lost 5.3kgs so far.
What area are you guys in? Good luck TTC |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 March 2007 at 9:28am
Hi Lou  *waves* bout time u posted on here women!!
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Posted By: LuluBelle85
Date Posted: 02 March 2007 at 9:31am
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Hi, We are in the Woolston/Opawa area. How about you?
I joined WW in Wellington a couple of weeks before I moved and have been thinking about going again. Do you go to meetings? If so, whereabouts do you go? Ginger, we are considering going private as well, but at the moment we are broke from moving hehe. Keep up the good work! As they say... that which does not kill us, only makes us stronger! 
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Posted By: LuluBelle85
Date Posted: 02 March 2007 at 9:33am
Hullo! Yeah... I'm such a slacker. Bwahahaha. Man, I miss you and Ella G. I miss our DVD/Chocolate days.
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Jezsika wrote:Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 March 2007 at 9:53am
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haha RECKON!!!
Ellas crawling now shes a right handful haha |
Posted By: LuluBelle85
Date Posted: 02 March 2007 at 10:01am
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I bet!
Hehe. Will have to come up for a visit soon. I miss Wellywood. |