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[JacquelynsMommy 0]

Hey everyone! My name is Cathy and I am 27 years old. I'll first start off by telling you a little about me and then I'll let you know about my journey with my PCOS. I am married to a wonderful man who supports me in everything I do and loves me for who I am and not what I look like. His name is Andy and he is also a wonderful father to our baby girl Jacquelyn who will be two in September. I work in a doctors office as a Lab Assistant.

Our journey to get Jacquelyn was a long and hard one, full of stress and disappointment for years. I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was a teen. Having irregular periods from the day I first started having them. So much pain along with them also. I have had numerous cysts to rupture landing me in the hospital and off work for weeks with long recoveries. I have always been overweight since my Junior High Years. No matter what I did it seemed like I couldn't lose the weight nor could I get rid of the nasty acne. Went from the birth control pills to the shots to just straight hormone pills. This all as a teenager. Me and my husband were married in 2007, we knew then that we better start trying to have a baby. We had been together for many years before and even though we didn't plan on having a child at the time, it was never something we tried to prevent...so we knew we were headed for a challenge. We were married in April so a few months before we made an appointment with a fertility specialist and started from there. We did hormone pills, chlomid, progesterone, the whole nine yards. I took the Vitamin shots and my body just wore itself out. My last visit with the doctor before getting pregnant was August of 2008. I then told him that we were going to stop the process for awhile because we were having no luck and my body was on the verge of a major breakdown. Even taking progesterone my levels stayed below normal. Nothing seemed to budge at all. That October was my last period for awhile. January of 2009 I started to get so sick. My stomach burned, I couldn't hold nothing down, I had lost 30 pounds in less then 4 weeks. At the time I worked in a hospital in the Emergency Dept. and a friend of mine talked me into having a pregnancy test. Of course I did it to humor her because I'd had 100's before and all negative. So I said "okay draw my blood and I'll prove you wrong." Well after about thirty minutes she was like "I proved you wrong, honey you are pregnant." I didn't believe it, I wanted to see the test right away...this was crazy and it couldn't be happening. So we drew blood for a beta and I was almost 9 weeks pregnant. I was on cloud nine, I had been so sick due to my pregnancy and the very very high progesterone my body was giving off. And here I couldn't even make my progesterone budge with pills. I tried not to get too overwhelmed in the moment and get my hopes up too much because I was scared of a miscarriage. But besides being sick until my 27th week..yes 27 weeks people lol, being in a car accident at 23 weeks(a lady crashed into my vehicle when I was sitting at a red light) and low mag levels causing early contractions...I carried my daughter for 41 weeks and they had to induce me then after 10 hours of labor do a c-section, well I had an 8lb 4 oz 21 inch long cutie who I was told would be born no bigger then 6lbs if lucky because of me being so sick during pregnancy. lol God was truly on mine and my husbands side and we know that Jacquelyn was nothing shy of a miracle. After I had her I dropped 35 pounds very quickly but have quickly gained 60 back. Have tried diet after diet, nothing helps, oh yeah and to mention I haven't had but 2 periods since she was born. So to better my health, for me to be able to do more with her, and to hopefully help out my PCOS, I have chosen to have lap-band. I go for a consult next Thursday and then to see a Medical Doctor for an evaluation. I'm hoping I get approved. At 290lbs I am miserable, nothing seems to help, I am on Vit. D and Vit. B12 plus a daily multi vit. and I have no energy. They tried me on metphormin and nothing...not a thing..no periods nothing at all. I believe this is my last resort and I'm actually getting excited because I'm ready to start this new chapter in my life. Well, that is my story...hope I didn't bore you guys too much!

[ReJoyce 1]

WOW!!!! That is completely amazing. Yes, she is a true gift from God. I just made the call myself yesterday. I go next Thursday for the seminar and to get the ball rolling. I am excited and scared and everything else. I have lived in this forum this past week. There is so much inspiration and knowledge in here and I have been "eating' it all up. Good luck to you on your journey.

Hey everyone! My name is Cathy and I am 27 years old. I'll first start off by telling you a little about me and then I'll let you know about my journey with my PCOS. I am married to a wonderful man who supports me in everything I do and loves me for who I am and not what I look like. His name is Andy and he is also a wonderful father to our baby girl Jacquelyn who will be two in September. I work in a doctors office as a Lab Assistant.

Our journey to get Jacquelyn was a long and hard one, full of stress and disappointment for years. I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was a teen. Having irregular periods from the day I first started having them. So much pain along with them also. I have had numerous cysts to rupture landing me in the hospital and off work for weeks with long recoveries. I have always been overweight since my Junior High Years. No matter what I did it seemed like I couldn't lose the weight nor could I get rid of the nasty acne. Went from the birth control pills to the shots to just straight hormone pills. This all as a teenager. Me and my husband were married in 2007, we knew then that we better start trying to have a baby. We had been together for many years before and even though we didn't plan on having a child at the time, it was never something we tried to prevent...so we knew we were headed for a challenge. We were married in April so a few months before we made an appointment with a fertility specialist and started from there. We did hormone pills, chlomid, progesterone, the whole nine yards. I took the Vitamin shots and my body just wore itself out. My last visit with the doctor before getting pregnant was August of 2008. I then told him that we were going to stop the process for awhile because we were having no luck and my body was on the verge of a major breakdown. Even taking progesterone my levels stayed below normal. Nothing seemed to budge at all. That October was my last period for awhile. January of 2009 I started to get so sick. My stomach burned, I couldn't hold nothing down, I had lost 30 pounds in less then 4 weeks. At the time I worked in a hospital in the Emergency Dept. and a friend of mine talked me into having a pregnancy test. Of course I did it to humor her because I'd had 100's before and all negative. So I said "okay draw my blood and I'll prove you wrong." Well after about thirty minutes she was like "I proved you wrong, honey you are pregnant." I didn't believe it, I wanted to see the test right away...this was crazy and it couldn't be happening. So we drew blood for a beta and I was almost 9 weeks pregnant. I was on cloud nine, I had been so sick due to my pregnancy and the very very high progesterone my body was giving off. And here I couldn't even make my progesterone budge with pills. I tried not to get too overwhelmed in the moment and get my hopes up too much because I was scared of a miscarriage. But besides being sick until my 27th week..yes 27 weeks people lol, being in a car accident at 23 weeks(a lady crashed into my vehicle when I was sitting at a red light) and low mag levels causing early contractions...I carried my daughter for 41 weeks and they had to induce me then after 10 hours of labor do a c-section, well I had an 8lb 4 oz 21 inch long cutie who I was told would be born no bigger then 6lbs if lucky because of me being so sick during pregnancy. lol God was truly on mine and my husbands side and we know that Jacquelyn was nothing shy of a miracle. After I had her I dropped 35 pounds very quickly but have quickly gained 60 back. Have tried diet after diet, nothing helps, oh yeah and to mention I haven't had but 2 periods since she was born. So to better my health, for me to be able to do more with her, and to hopefully help out my PCOS, I have chosen to have lap-band. I go for a consult next Thursday and then to see a Medical Doctor for an evaluation. I'm hoping I get approved. At 290lbs I am miserable, nothing seems to help, I am on Vit. D and Vit. B12 plus a daily multi vit. and I have no energy. They tried me on metphormin and nothing...not a thing..no periods nothing at all. I believe this is my last resort and I'm actually getting excited because I'm ready to start this new chapter in my life. Well, that is my story...hope I didn't bore you guys too much!