[DawnN]

Hi, I'm Dawn. My story's a bit long. So I will try to make an abbreviated version. lol

I was married in 1990 and soon discovered my cycles totally out of whack. I'd bleed for months on end, or go months without bleeding. I was told that I had PCOS, but there wasn't really anything at that point to be done except the pill...or progesterone to induce cycles, etc. I had all the other "lovely...not" symptoms of PCOS. But the infertility was the hardest for me to deal with.

They put me on clomid...even up to 150 mg. but I wouldn't ovulate. I even tried the shots one month and my ovaries developed tons of little follicles, but none "ripened".

I was even told by one doctor that my only option was adoption.

In 1999, an NP at one of my gyn. offices suggested I try a newly experimental drug called Resulin. I was on it for a month, before my insurance ran out. Good thing as it was taken off the market.

In 2003, I heard that Resulin had been replaced with a similar working drug called Glucophage (aka Metformin). I went to an Endocrinologist and was "officially diagnosed" with PCOS. He put me on Metformin and within 4-5 weeks, my cycle was straightened out and I saw an immediately improvement in all of my PCOS symptoms. It was my WONDER drug! lol

I told my ob that I was taking it. He was an older doctor and didn't understand why I would be taking a diabetes drug when I didn't have diabetes. He thought it was foolish and wouldn't work. So when my 3rd month on the Metformin, I started spotting before my cycle was due, he said, "See I told you it wouldn't work. I'm going to put you on the pill for 2-3 months to straighten out your cycle." I had NO CLUE about implantation spotting and didn't even think to do a pg. test.

As soon as I started the pill, I started hemorraging. I tried a couple of times a week to phone his office and was always given the same message. "Just stay on the pill. It WILL work." The third week, I had awful cramping (which I now know felt like labor as I was in labor) and passed a huge fleshly clot (sorry tmi). As soon as I saw it, I just knew. I ended up hemorraging soooo bad that I went to the ER. They prepped me for a blood transfusion, but amazingly my BP went so high that it kept up with the blood loss...that was the only explanation that they could give me with that much loss. I ended up with an emergency d&c and was told by my ob, "Surprizingly I was able to do a hysteroscopy as your cervix was completely dialated and your uterus was enlarged and relaxed like someone who was or had been recently pg." Ummm duh! Needless to say I changed doctors.

I then found one who knew about Metformin, but not enough. Around 7 weeks pg. he told me to go off of the Metformin. I went off my 2000 mg. cold turkey and within 48 hours, sitting in our church nursery watching the babies, I felt a gush. I, once again, started hemorraging and was rushed to the ER.

Surprizingly, to me, dh and the technician, an ultrasound showed a healthy little baby with a strong beating heart. But 45 minutes later, I passed a huge fleshly clot (my sweet baby inside). My body would not hold a pg. without the Metformin. I ended up with a D&E to stop the bleeding the next morning (after a very hard night in L&D hearing all the new babies being born).

I did some research on the web and got some good info from reputable sources (including the Jewish Medical Hospital) and gave copies to my OBGYN. He agreed that the next time I got pg. I would stay on the Metformin for the entire pg. Which is what I got to do, 3 months later with my dd. She was perfect!!

I ended up with three more losses (due to a blood clotting disorder that wasn't treated until my son). But I stayed on the Metformin with him and though I had preterm labor (nothing to do with the PCOS), he was born healthy.

I am once again pregnant, this time with a surprise baby!! We were actually preventing due to mine and dh's age. We believed we were through. haha But God had other plans. I had to immediately get on all my other drugs for the MTHFR as soon as I got a bfp because I had to be on them prior to conception when we were trying for my son. But thankfully, this little one is growing just fine and right on target. Again, I'm still on the metformin and will continue to be on it either the rest of my life or until menopause if that's when it's safe to go off once you're treated with it for pcos.

That's quite a novel...even though it's been significantly condensed. lol If you've read this far...God bless you!

[*Mrs.J.2011*]

Wow you have had a journey to say the least! I'm glad you found us here! I'm Kaleigh (23) DB is Chris (24) we are currently TTC #1. I hope that this "surprise" pregnancy is uneventful and I cant wait to hear that you are holding a new bundle in July!