Newbie Intro

bravegrace22

Hi all!

I had been on here very briefly last summer at the beginning of our TTC journey, now that we have officially stepped into infertility territory I feel that this community will be more helpful than ever. We are just getting started with testing EVERYTHING so I'm sure a lot of questions will pop up and i'm already so grateful that there is a safe place for me to pose them! 

Here's a little background:

I have a family history of hypothyroidism so symptoms of that led me to get my levels checked again, a few times. Then I was having pains similar to ovulation but throughout my cycle and other odd hormonal changes which is when I went to my OB and she put 2 +2 together and suggested that I might have PCOS. Had an ultrasound which found only one large cyst. I'll be having a follow up on it and discussing surgery. I'm actually looking forward to meeting with the endocrinologist because i'm hopeful that i will finally have some answers as to what in the heck is going on with my body and start to fix it. We'll be doing lots of blood work, semen analysis, and imaging (i'm also going for a lump in one of my breasts) in the next month. 

I am going to try my best to stay up to date on here. 

Also, wanted to thank the admins of this group for making a point about warnings in posts. It's nice to know others feel similarly when it comes to the varied emotions brought on by others' good news. 

Anywho, even though I'm basically just starting all of this, I am more than open to chat with anyone looking for advice or just a place to vent and if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask.

Thanks in advance ladies!

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BunnyBerry

Welcome! Though sorry you find yourself here. Good luck with all that testing! I hope the cyst can resolve without surgery. I had a few lumps that they monitoring for a while, they were fibroadenomas which are benign 99.99% of the time. My mom had cystic breasts, which around 30% of women have I was told, and they are also nothing to worry about. She had a couple removed way back when to make sure and they were all benign. Just wanted to share my positive experience in case you were nervous.

Glad you get to see an RE. We love ours, it is so nice to put these things in the hands of an expert!!

lebradford

Welcome! Good luck with your testing.

bravegrace22

Hi, 

Thank you both for the well wishes!

BunnyBerry, to be honest, it's barely on my radar with everything else. I'm assuming it's just another cyst until told otherwise. And yes! It will be nice to know that it's in the right hands. I love my OB and PCP, but OB (understandably) seems only concerned with getting me pregnant and neither are really going further into what is causing all of my symptoms. I know that thyroid problems and other hormone related issues can trigger other things or make things worse if you become pregnant so i want to have at least an idea of what's going on in the event our efforts work. Happy to hear you have found an RE that you love, I think it's so important to find the right healthcare pros. Best of luck to you both!

bravegrace22

Thank you lebradford!

catlover790

Welcome and good luck with everything!

juneroses

Hello and welcome! Good luck with your testing! I love your sig quote

bravegrace22

Thank you catlover790 & juneroses!