{{{GC}}} Clomid is not fun.

In other girly news, I finally had a follow-up appointment with my new OB/GYN about the whole ruptured cyst incident. (Feel free to skip girlyparts TMI.)

His theory is that the shiny new birth control my PCP put me on last year (it's a year-round BCP, Lybrel; I should have known that no periods were too good to be true) actually caused excessive cyst growth and "breakthrough ovulation" because the hormone dosage is so low, which led to the rupture. OMGWTFPCP. First of all, who puts someone with cystic ovaries on a pill shown to cause more cysts?!? Second, I couldn't ovulate for my entire adult life, including when I was trying to get pregnant for three years and attempting to induce ovulation with Clomid, and now I'm ovulating despite birth control? OMGWTFBCP.

So the new doctor has put me on yet another BCP, this one at more moderate hormone level (anyone have experience with Loestrin 24?), and claims that it should control ovulation more effectively and reduce cysts.

I am skeptical about how he's going to measure its success. He seems to think that so long as I'm getting a period every month on this new BCP, all will be well. Well, see, I got a period on my old BCPs back before the initial PCOS diagnosis, and I still had cystic ovaries. Unless he's going to do a follow-up ultrasound, I'm not going to feel as confident that I won't end up back in the ER at some point. We shall see.

The good (?) news is that he seems to think that my response to the Lybrel indicates that my body has changed in the six years since my initial infertility experience, and it is possible that I might actually be able to get pregnant at some point in the future. No guarantees, but it looks a bit more possible than it has in the past. I don't know how to feel about that (lots of baggage there), so I'm just going to set it aside in a "I'll process that later" pile.

(Have I mentioned how much I love my Bitches? I've been wanting to talk about this with someone for a week.)

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ETA2: Oh Trudy, that's wonderful news!

Oh thank goodness, Trudy. (And Kristin too!)

Kristin -- you body is crazy -- that is my theory any way .hugs.

That sounds encouraging, Kristin. I certainly understand the desire to have a follow up scan rather than waiting for huge awful pain.

Yay for the positive update, Trudy. What a horror for all involved.

good news Trudy --- and ma~~~ to P-C's mom.

Damn, I meant to add ~ma for P-C's mom. Consider it sent her way.

Oh, yeah, totally. My dad is partially bionic too (knees and an artery or two).

(anyone have experience with Loestrin 24?), and claims that it should control ovulation more effectively and reduce cysts.

::raises hand::

I've been on some form of Loestrin for about four years now, ever since my ill-advised experiment with the IUD (OMGWTFIUD!)

Anyhow, the Loestrin 21 did a good job for a long time, but then I started realizing I was having really massive, painful horrible periods, which is a result of the funness (NOT) of fibroid tumors. So I've been on 24 for a couple of years, and initially it worked at keeping my periods down to 3-4 days, but the last couple of months, the debilitating cramps and (whitefonted because I realize it's lunchtime for many) excessive bleeding with giant clots have returned.

Anyhow, I need to check with my nurse practitioner-- last time my options were leave them alone and see if they remained stable, attempt to remove them laparoscopically, which would take care of them in the immediate sense, but left a good chance they could redevelop, or a partial hyst.

Not being a fan of surgery, I opted to leave them alone and they've been fine for a couple of years, but I think the time has finally come for me to make a decision. While I haven't had any plans to have any more kids for a while now, it's still a little unnerving, to say the least, to consider such major surgery. Oh, who am I kidding? It makes me want to cry like a little girl and I can't even begin to articulate why. Some writer I am.,

Oh, who am I kidding? It makes me want to cry like a little girl and I can't even begin to articulate why.

Hugs, Barb. I understand this completely.

Barb, if you want to talk about fibroids, feel free to give me a shout. I've had the laproscopy and the surgery (myomectomy, not a hysterectomy), and I'm happy to share my experiences.