PCOS Banding and Fertility

[Vala 0]

Hey!

I am a PCOS bandster. I am hoping that losing weight will improve my PCOS symptoms. The pre-op diet did bring aunt flo to visit just in time for surgery!:blushing:

I am really really really hoping that I can get down to a healthy enough weight to get pregnant. I don't know if I will need fertility help or not but from what I have read, a number of you PCOS folks have had fertility boosts after banding. I want to be careful and wait a year before becoming PG. Should I be cautious and go on birth control until I am ready to try?

Have you guys been able to come off of Metformin? I am not taking it right now and will probably re-evaluate my bloodwork with my endo in 6 weeks or so.

The funny part with all of this is that my OBGYN told me to get the band so I could lose weight to have a healthier pregnancy. My band doc was telling people at the seminar to have a baby first and then get banded. I felt like I had to get banded if I wanted to have a baby.

[coltonwade 27]

Hey!

I am a PCOS bandster. I am hoping that losing weight will improve my PCOS symptoms. The pre-op diet did bring aunt flo to visit just in time for surgery!:hurray:

I got my period the week after surgery . I remember thinking GREAT I never have this damn thing now i get it just as i am feeling better. Its come every month like clock work ( give or take a few days ) every month since then.

I am really really really hoping that I can get down to a healthy enough weight to get pregnant. I don't know if I will need fertility help or not but from what I have read, a number of you PCOS folks have had fertility boosts after banding. I want to be careful and wait a year before becoming PG. Should I be cautious and go on birth control until I am ready to try?

If you do not want to have a baby right away i woudl personally sugget getting on the pill or some form of BC until your ready . The more weight you lose the more "fertile" you are likely to become. One issue I never had with PCOS was fertility issues. My oldest was a suprise at 16 yrs old for me and my youngest we tried for and only took me 5 months to get pregnatn with him. So I would probably shoot for being cautioous and get on the pill.

Have you guys been able to come off of Metformin? I am not taking it right now and will probably re-evaluate my bloodwork with my endo in 6 weeks or so.

The funny part with all of this is that my OBGYN told me to get the band so I could lose weight to have a healthier pregnancy. My band doc was telling people at the seminar to have a baby first and then get banded. I felt like I had to get banded if I wanted to have a baby.

I think i would listen to your OB on this one . A lot of band docs a lot of docs in general do not know about or understand PCOS. Hell some docs think PCOS is a "Myth" and do nto believe in it at all. My doc however recoginzed PCOS as a co morbidity for surgery . But I would go with the OB's recomendations. Its been shown people who have babies when they are over weight can have more complications.

your probably more likely to have issues even getting pregnant until you get the weight off anyway .

Over all your just better off, healthier to have a pregnancy at a normal weight.

Good luck

Mindy