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Hynita

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Hynita    113

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I suffer from polly cystic overian sydrome and have the lap band surgery on the 30th one of the main reasons im doing this is because id like to have a baby has anyone suffered from that then after having this done been able to get pregnant?

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Mjv013    67

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I would love to hear from others too. I have PCOS too and have been trying for 16 years. My Dr's have told me to lose 50 lbs and I should get pregnant. So...... Im hoping to get to goal before I try. But I would like to know if anyone else has had luck.

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andrea0121    28

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I know there's a sub forum here for women with PCOS but it's pretty quiet. If I was helpful at all, I would have grabbed the link to it before posting..but I didn't. :blushing:

I've heard that a lot of women with PCOS, once they drop some weight, have better luck conceiving. It happened to me on one of my 100lb losses before.

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Doc'sWife    56

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I am in the same boat as you, although I work in the medical field and I see alot of this type of thing. patients lose weight and they get pregnant like nothing was ever wrong with them. My husband didn't support me in the surgery until he new it safe to have children after the 2 year mark with the band. This is one of the main reasons I am having the band put in because not only do I want to get pregnant but I want a healthy pregnancy when I get to that point. I have my surgery on the 8th of December

this is a link to a blog for a woman who had a baby after surgery. i don't think she had issues with PCOS but it was insitful to read her journey to this point after the baby is here. although it is a very quite blog these days, here journey is still there to read.

Living with a Lap Band..

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Hynita    113

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Thanks everyone and ill be sure to read that!

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lawismylife    41

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Thanks everyone and ill be sure to read that!

Just to give you some strength -- I have PCOS. I just got banded, but my understanding is that once you get your eggs to pop out, you should be able to get pregnant. I did IVF and got pregnant on the first cycle. Just needed the eggs to pop out :) Good luck!

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tagyourit    53

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My SIL and I are both Banded PCOS ladies. I have adopted in my time and do not plan on having any more but my SIL just gave birth to her first child this past month. She lost around 90 pounds and dicovered that she was finally going to have a baby. Keep faith it can happen.

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JakesWife    0

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I have PCOS and with my band I have lost 175 lbs. I am 2.5 years post, ans I am 19 weeks pregnant. I had so many failed pregnancy's and trouble with my periods. My DR's told me that it just would not happen for my husband and I. But here I am 19 weeks with a healthy pregnancy. Don't loose hope. Loose the weight and before you know it, a baby. Good fortune to all of you hopeful mommies out there.

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dar36    5

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I suffer from polly cystic overian sydrome and have the lap band surgery on the 30th one of the main reasons im doing this is because id like to have a baby has anyone suffered from that then after having this done been able to get pregnant?

I too have PCOS...and ever darn symptom that comes with the wonderful disorder. Although I had miscarriages, you will be happy to know that I have two beautiful boys. Stay positive...anything is possible!

My best to you.

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MyDay2Shine    1

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I had my band baby October 22, 2010. It took me like two or three cycles to get pregnant. I'm willing to share more if anyone is interested :o)

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MaxsWife    0

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I have PCOS also. My doctor said that this is the quickest way to reverse the effects of PCOS on the body and she also said band babies are VERY very common. I wish you lots of luck. I have surgery on the 6th of Jan so I'm also waiting to see what happens with the other effects the PCOS has given me besides cycle issues.

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KatieMT    0

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I have PCOS, but I wasn't banded until after I'd had my children. I was blessed with a son almost 9 years ago, while on the birth control pill. My doctor decided the pill actually straightened out my hormones. Ha. My daughter was a bit harder. Surgery, medications, charting, timed sex. Blah.

I can say that my cycle has been slightly better since I've lost a little.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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