My lap-band/PCOS/pregnancy story

[peacelovehappiness 0]

u give me hope. i have pcos and am struggling! i have 42% bmi and want the lap band. i cant seem to eat right. i try and try and try but fail each time. this gives me hope!:bored:

Hi All

To those of you who have had trouble conceiving or told it is because of your weight, I share my story.....

2002

I was 29 and my husband and I decided we wanted to start a family. I knew I would have problems because I was very irregular and had been diagnosed with PCOS. At the time my weight was around 280. I had gone to a fertility specialist and told I needed IVF - started my meds and my cycle was cancelled - told to lose weight (try weight watchers) and then I can try IVF again

Onto the next fertility specialist - she was kind and understanding regardless on my weight - we moved quickly to IVF and had a great cycle, unfortunately it failed. We then used my frozen embryos and again - failed - Doctor was stumped. We decided to try one last artificial insemination and that too failed. Doctor decided that I should take a break and try to diet - maybe weightloss would improve my chances of success.

Ok, so.....I decide that I want Lap-band® surgery, my weight had creeped up into the 300's and I was tired. We bought a puppy and started to purchase our first house. Well the next month after my last failed cycle I was pregnant!!!

I had a wonderul, easy pregnancy and my son was delivered November 10, 2003.

Fast forward to January 2004. I had my lap-band® surgery - yeah!!

June 2007 - we have been trying without success to have another baby. I go back to my fertility specialist. Now I am down 70 lbs (260), feeling great, on Metformin for my PCOS and ready for IVF..

August another "perfect" cycle - we were sure this was it - but sadly this cycle failed. Now my doctor is looking for answers - I have testing done and test positive for natural killer cells - they kill the embryo - we plan my treatment but while waiting for my period I discover I am preggers!!

Ok, so IVF failed - 4 weeks pregnant, but found out not a viable pregnancy - so I am told to wait for my period and we will start up treatment again.

This was not September - we go away to Florida and I am waiting and waiting for my period - no show. We come back from Florida, no period.

I can't say what made me decide to take a pregnancy test but I did and it was a BIG FAT POSITIVE!!! HUH?????????

I run to the doctor the next day and it was confirmed 5 weeks pregnant.

So I ovulated right after the first pregnancy failed but before I had a period - strange I know, but true.

So here I am 11 weeks pregnant with a healthy little bean - feeling great.

My doctor calls me her miracle patient!

I hope my story is encouraging, never give up, anything is possible.

lauren

[mandimedic 0]

Hello everyone: I have been searching these forums for some advice. Just quick I will rewind and give all of you my history. I am 30 i am recently remarried and we want to have kids. I was Dx with PCOS about 10 years ago from my GYNO never really treated my just told me i needed to lose weight( always around 200's). When i was 18 I had a successful pregancy and now he 12. I never thought he would have been and only child. Sorry I am rambaling. Ok now more present time over the last 2 years we tried to concieve but nothing. I did Metformin, clomid, synthroid and even tried femara but nothing. I only had 1 period naturally. So we decided that weight loss was going to be my only hope. I had LapBand 04/2010 i am almost 3 months post op and still no Aunt Flow. HELP?? I have had breast tenderness like crazy but no AF. I am not on BC because it makes me sick but we are protecting against pregancy at least for this year. So I guess I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a chance that I will resume normal cycles. Should I we an RE now or wait my year? If any one has any advice i would appericate it!!

[mrsbucfver 0]

I have PCOS, and have been overweight for about 2 years now. I am currently seeing a fertility doctor and on meds, but the weight is not coming off. I am really considering the lap band. The problem is, I had a blood clot (PE) in 08 and as a percaution I am on coumadin do to the clot, all because of the YAZ birth control I was on. So I'm over weight and hate the way I look and want another baby. I was put on YAZ after my son was born in 07. How long after the band can you get pregnant? I just turned 30 and don't want to wait 2 or 3 years.

I am in the TULSA OKLAHOMA area any recommendations on surgeons? I believe my insurance will cover all most all of the procedure just need the info on how to get this rolling.. Thanks

[Cocoadelta12 0]

I have PCOS, and have been overweight for about 2 years now. I am currently seeing a fertility doctor and on meds, but the weight is not coming off. I am really considering the lap band. The problem is, I had a blood clot (PE) in 08 and as a percaution I am on coumadin do to the clot, all because of the YAZ birth control I was on. So I'm over weight and hate the way I look and want another baby. I was put on YAZ after my son was born in 07. How long after the band can you get pregnant? I just turned 30 and don't want to wait 2 or 3 years.

I am in the TULSA OKLAHOMA area any recommendations on surgeons? I believe my insurance will cover all most all of the procedure just need the info on how to get this rolling.. Thanks

[Cocoadelta12 0]

Hello Msbucfver,

I'm new to the site and unfortunately suffered a PE in 08 due to Birth Control pills. I am no longer on Coumadin..THANK GOD that everything has been good with me. I do have PCOS and I am considering the lab band surgery I am 38 years old and want a baby before I'm 40 but want to know if this will be good for me. Have you recieved any feedback from your doctor regarding?