1st Visit w/ Our New RE!! (PCOS'ers might be interested)

OMG, we feel like we may have wasted the past year and a half with our old doc. BUT we aren't going to look back or regret. After all, there is no guarantee that the new guy will be a miracle worker.

Here is what we learned (may be of interest to those with PCOS):

• Dr. J says that he hasn't used Clomid for over 6 years. He doesn't feel like it's reliable enough and he seems to think it is a waste of money. (We did MANY months of Clomid!)
• He also didn't agree with the use of Follisti.m (for me...because of the PCOS). His view is that it produces nice big follies (which definitely was the case for me), but that they are basically useless. Essentially, big in size but not good in quality. This makes sense since we always had such great looking follies (size-wise)...always producing 3 or more...yet never even an ounce of success.

Soooooooooooooooo....what are we doing? Not moving into IVF right away, which we're excited about! Instead, we are going to "pretend" that I have insulin-resistance, though we don't know for sure if that's true. So, he prescribed a form of glucophage called Glumetza. Plus, Dr. J is a big proponent of a low amylose diet, so I have started that. What is it, you ask? Well...here are the basic guidelines for it:

1. Avoid all simple sugars such as candy, sodas, cakes, pies, ice cream, etc. (Basically, everything that I love!) These are almost pure forms of glucose.
2. Avoid vegetables that grown underground (hello...potatoes!!??!), bananas, and foods enriched with maltodextrins or corn syrup.
3. Avoid wheat, rice, rye, barley, and oats.
4. Eat a minimum of 3 servings each of above-ground vegetables and fruits daily.
5. Eat at least 6 ounces of protein every day.

Sounds like a TON of fun, huh?!!? Especially for a girl who craaaaves pasta, bread and ice cream. And chocolate. Yeah...I thought I was going to absolutely die. But, guess what? It's not all that bad! Seriously.

The good news is that this diet, combined with the meds, typically results in 1.5 lbs. of weight loss per week and up to 10 pounds a month! I can already attest to this, as I am 5 days in and have lost 5 pounds already!

For the sake of not having a mile long post, I will write more about the diet another time. But for now, we're doing this for 3 months. At that time, we will see what my cysts look like (hopefully they have reduced in number) and he said that he would not be surprised if we don't need any other treatments, but if we do, we'll discuss our options at that time. I am so excited!!!