I just got off the phone with the herbalist. I'm not sure what I think on all this yet. I'm feel as if she didn't totally understand what I was trying to get answers for, and while I know it's important for me to get regular cycles, I also desperately want to keep trying! I have been re-bit by the baby bug and the fever is bad! I am going to make my appt for referral and a total physical by the family dr here in a week or 2, and then make the appt for the PCOS clinic too. I guess a few more weeks won't hurt me. Right now I can't make too many appts because I'm on call for a friend who's about to have her baby any day. Once that happens and she's home, I can make the appt without worrying.
So, what I found out today is based on my history and lack of periods, my best plan of action would be to start progesterone cream to try to get a period. 1 pump 1 time a day (bedtime) on a soft tissue part of the body. (ex. under knee, inside of arm, behind ear, thigh, stomach, etc.)
Take that for 45 days. That seems like a LONG time to me. But, it doesn't have the craziness like provera has, and is easier to handle then I'd be fine. Once a period would start, then I stop until day 12. If I get to 45 days, then I stop anyway, and I should get a period in 2-3 days. If not, wait a week and start all over.
And, while taking the progesterone cream, I am to take the T&C formula. 1/4 tsp, 3 times a day. This is to tone and cleanse the reproductive organs. While I'm on this, I'll will notice some spotting at first, and with the first period, it will be a little more and "darker" than usual. It basically helps shed all the nasty stuff that doesn't shed regularly. In many cases it also helps with cysts. PCOS and normal ovarian cysts seem to disappear or shrink while taking this. So for this, it would be taken when taking progesterone cream, and stop on day 1. Start again on day 12 and stop with either the start of a period or suspect pregnancy.
They say that this plan will balance out and should cause regular 28 day cycles within 3-6 months of continued treatment.
Another suggestion was to take herbal calcium, 1/4 tsp, 3 times per day as well. That promotes proper ovarian function as well. I could buy their herbal kind, or just get other calcium supplements and follow the recommendation on that.
They also say to continue the prenatals because it's very important and helps everything work even better.
Basically at this point, I have not ordered, and I'm still not sure what to do! I mean, this is all new and I don't know for sure I totally understand it all. It seems like a lot of things to take, and what was originally said to be an order for 4 months is now down to 2. And it costs over $135. I wish I knew for sure it would work for me. While it has very good success stories, I'm not NORMAL. I'm not even normal for PCOS. I stump the doctors, respond awesome sometimes, then don't respond again for months. I'm being cheap and really confused right now. And I know when I make my RE appt, they are not going to even acknowledge any of this herbal stuff and ease my mind any. It's always either birth control or fertility treatments. And the herbalist is all about all natural and their products and anti medical approach. I just want someone who can have opinions on the benefits/risks of both!
Ok, not stressing it anymore right now. Babysitting and baby's nap is over so I'm going to enjoy my baby time before she goes home.
Hmmm... If I rubbed myself with progesterone cream for 45 days and stopped and it didn't work I probably wouldn't try it for another 45 days. I don't have that kind of patience.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you are not "normal" pcos for sure... which might be good sometimes but clearly not all of the time.
But this is a good time of year to do this. It will be too busy with the holidays and all to get into some busy cycling routine. I don't think $135 is terrible, but definitely not cheap. Actually, it reminds me a lot of trying to cure my acne. You buy some pricey products that work great for other people, use them for months trying to decide if it making things better or worse. Hopefully it works, but it's nice to get some quick results. It makes me appreciate all those pricey ultrasounds.