BrokenBrownBelle: “The other side of my infertility” Part 3

There were more appointments then ever. And instead of reading about people talking about beating PCOS and drifting into motherhood, the talk had turned to talk to exclusively the word miscarriage. That word could strike fear in my heart like no needle ever could and it was suddenly everywhere. Oh my God, could I have come this far only to spend every set aside dime and then lose my baby?!? This never was [...]

By Mrs.Tiye | Jan 22, 2012
Posted in: Anger, Choices, Confusion, Fear, Latest, Medicines & Treatments, MrsTiye, PCOS, Procedures, Sadness, The Emotions |

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Good Mornin, Metformin

So, it has been a while since I’ve taken the time to actually POST some tidbits here on the site. And it is all your fault. See, most of you follow The Egg on Facebook and we have such great conversations there, that by the time I get over here, I have nothing else to say because we’ve talked it to death over the course of a day! But, getting [...]

By Mrs.Tiye | Jul 9, 2011
Posted in: Conditions & Diagnosis, Hypothyroidism, Medicines & Treatments, Miscellaneous Rants, MrsTiye, PCOS, Procedures, Tales From the Darkside, The Emotions |

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Seems like You’re Ready….

So, when I originally became a member of the embattled, tough girls of infertility lifestyle, I thought the best way to make myself strong, was to completely act un-phased by things that were the cliche discomforts for infertile women. The textbook cases of teen -pregnancy haters, bitter stepmothers, and weepy weak women who couldn’t bare to lay eyes on children until they had their own. I was so busy avoiding [...]

By Mrs.Tiye | Nov 22, 2010
Posted in: Choices, Conditions & Diagnosis, Medicines & Treatments |

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Reproductive Health…in a Recession

Aside from losing income, the loss of health care is a large concern during a recession. Check out these ways to keep on top of your health, inexpensively and effectively.

By BrokenBrownBelle | Oct 16, 2010
Posted in: BrokenBrownBelle, Conditions & Diagnosis, Hypothyroidism, Latest, Medicines & Treatments, Nonfiction, PCOS, Procedures, Weight Loss |

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Recovery

Our lovable and honest Belle is back with a message from her recovery room and a lesson on Metformin, Synthroid and learning how our meds work.

By Mrs.Tiye | Sep 21, 2010
Posted in: Anger, Hypothyroidism, MrsTiye, PCOS, Weight Loss |

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Do Not Lose Weight to Get Pregnant

Warning: I'm going to use the word HATE, a lot in this post. I HATE being told what to do. I hate seeing weight in the top list of things that cause infertility. I hate that it is something I cannot seem to get a handle on.

By Mrs.Tiye | Aug 27, 2010
Posted in: Advocacy, Awards & Press, Coming Events, Foundations/Organizations, Friends of BBE, Giveaways, Joy, Latest |

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Excited Yet!? The Gala’s almost here!

The last time I had a countdown staring me in the face this hard, was in 2005 as my wedding drew near. Now, five years and two months later, I'm just as excited and anxious. The gala, as of today, is TWENTY-ONE days away! Don't have your ticket yet? You better get on board!

The EggShelf: “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot

By Mrs.Tiye | Aug 12, 2010
Posted in: Advocacy, Cancer, Conditions & Diagnosis, Nonfiction, Procedures, The Eggshelf, The Emotions |

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The EggShelf: “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot

"Patients believed what doctors said..."Especially black patients in public wards", she writes." How The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks increased my passion for Reproductive Health Awareness, and a need to engage more African Americans in medical literacy.

By BrokenBrownBelle | Aug 9, 2010
Posted in: Conditions & Diagnosis, Confusion, Latest, Procedures, The Emotions |

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I Hate the Stirrups

Stirrups, Polyps, Thyroid, Oh My! "All I want to know, is why am I just now hearing about it. Surely they saw this when they looked 2 months ago? Well we are here now. This is the present and evidently, this polyp is in the present..."

By Mrs.Tiye | Jul 1, 2010
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Take a Girlfriend to the Gyne Day

So, I’ve been thinking about this movement for a few weeks now, but was even MORE impassioned about it yesterday when visiting the doctor’s office with a friend. I planned to write out my response and feelings, but I knew it would be a rather lengthy post. So I videotaped it instead, and unfortunately, it STILL ended up pretty lengthy, but at least you can listen and not read. (See, [...]

By Mrs.Tiye | Mar 11, 2010
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Open Your Mouth

Do you answer or ask when on the exam table? As vocal as I am known to be in writing, or in the midst of heated debate, there is something about sitting in a paper robe on a roll of wax paper and feeling like a human chicken breast. It can basically muzzle the most prolific of us. But in regards to health issues, it is what we should never [...]

By Mrs.Tiye | Jan 2, 2010
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How Bad Do You Want It?

First post of the year. Time out for bullshit, Eggshells. About ten months ago, a doctor told me to lose 30 lbs and THEN she would renew my Clomid prescription. At this point in the journey, I had already taken a round of Clomid about six months before that, and a round of Metformin a couple months before that, none of which (obviously), had worked. The first doctor, who had [...]