[runningfromfat]

I'm really down right now. I have one child and we'd like a second (I had a miscarriage earlier this year). Anyways, I've been having a lot of problems lately: really short periods, pain on my ovary (yes, not in the plural, I only have one remaining after the other was removed when a cyst turned into a tumor), and lots and lots of water retention. My weight loss has always been slow so that's nothing new.

Well, I went to the doc recently and they found a lot of cysts on my last remaining ovary. The GOOD news is that they were all fluid, the bad news is the volume is twice the size of what it's normally supposed to be. So now I'm on BCP (just started yesterday) and am just hoping and praying these go away so we can TTC in the near future.

We're also in search of a new doc ASAP because the guy clearly didn't want to answer ANY of my questions and was an all around jerk. So anybody know what to look for in a good doctor? We just moved so we don't really know anybody locally...

I'm going to try and cut back my carbs significantly. I still eat brown rice/whole wheat tortillas on a regular basis, should I cut those out too? I'm trying to work on eating fish more regularly but it's so expensive here... ugh!

I'm also insanely worried that we won't be able to have another kid. When we got the results back that I had more cysts I was in tears at the doctor's office. I know we've talked about adoption and locally (we live outside of the US) it's really not a bad thing but I'd love to have another biological kid. I just feel like the clock is ticking like crazy and now we have to wait even longer.

Sorry for the long post. I'm just really upset about this right now. Although it does explain the SLOW weight loss. I was so hoping that the problem with cysts in the past was over now that I work out and eat better.. sigh.

One good thing is that all my blood tests came back really, really health so I'm looking at the bright side there. But it's hard to ignore my biggest fear that we won't be able to have more kids.

ETA: what is everybody's thoughts on caffeine here? I read that it might make cysts worse? I'm a total coffee addict and would be so sad to give it up. Would switching to decaf be enough?

[astrophe]

I don't do a lo of caffeine, just because I can easily OVERDO caffeine.

As for doc -- the most helpful is my primary actually. My age, listens. She's not even a doc she's a practioner, but I've seen the two full on docs at the clinic and while they are ok, I feel like the practioner (maybe because she is a practioner) pays more attention.

As for endoc -- mine is ok, and she listens somewhat but she always seems rushed and I always feel like I have to do more of the work there. Like asking "Could it be this? That? Other thing?" And I feel like since she's the doc, she ought to be the one saying "Well, I think it is this. But it could also be this or that so let's keep an eye..."

Even so she's way better than previous docs who all thought I was fussy and it was all in my head or something!

Keep searching and don't lose hope.

hugs
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[nina125]

The most success I have ever had with a doctor was a reproductive endocrinologist.. They are much different from a metabolic endocrinologist who mainly deal with diabetes. If you are around the Houston TX area, I can recommend some great doctors for you.

Good luck!