I just started Met a couple weeks ago and it seems like my body has adjusted to it.  And by that I mean no more several trips to the bathroom with severe diarhea.  So I was thinking about calling the Dr to let him know that my body is handeling well and see if he wants to up the dosage I take daily.  But I am kind of confused. Maybe someone has explained in detail to someone here how many mg's is the right amount?  I understand the Met is to help with the insulin factor but is it like the more you take the better it helps?   I just dont get it?  Can someone explain to me please?

As far as the hair is concerned, my experience pre-WLS was that removing it via laser is good, BUT, new hairs grew back because my hormone situation was not under control. 

I still am having laser treatments, but now the hair comes back less and less each time.

Also, I've have a period every month since WLS. My cycles aren't yet regular in length (my last one was 26 days and I'm still waiting for AF this month, but I can see from the break out on my face that it's coming soon), but it is MUCH better than before--having a period every month is quite an improvement.

Personally, I felt I needed malabsorption as part of my WLS because PCOS is a metabolic problem. RNY and DS surgeries tend to send diabetes (which I didn't have) into remission while the patient is still in the hospital--so there is something about the intenstines being re-routed that seems to cause this as the significant weight loss hasn't had a chance to happen yet.  I didn't have diabetes, but I did/do have insulin resistance (as many with PCOS do). I felt I needed a metabolic solution to deal with a metabolic issue. That is the reason I went with RNY instead of a sleeve , aka VSG (which I had seriously considered).

Good luck in your ttc journey.  I found the best thing was to buy a basal body thermometer and track my bbt, it's more accurate than the fertility monitors in my opinion.  I would take my temp before getting out of bed at the same time each morning (you do have to have 3 straight hrs of sleep to get an accurate reading) and recorded them at www.fertilityfriend.com .  Along with tracking my temps I also kept an eye on my cervical mucous (discharge).  Also start temping the 1st day of your period.

I found that my temps could be a little eratic prior to ovulation but that at around midcycle (around cycle day 14 = CD14 for people who have a 28 day cycle) my temp would do a dip and then spike the next day.  My temp then would stay elevated for a minimum of 3 days to confirm ovulation (fortunately the website analizes this for you).  Then at about 14DPO (days past ovulation) if I wasn't pregnant my temp would nosedive and my period would start.  When I got pregnant my temps would stay a good full degree above my coverline temp (given by ff.com). 

Between the dip/spike in temps and the change in cervical mucous we were able to perfectly time DTD (doing the deed) with ovulation.  I was able to get pregnant 2x on the 1st month trying by doing this.

As for your cervical mucous there are 4 types...

dry - not there...typically seen right after your period
creamy - like lotion - this is not fertile fluid
watery - like water...very wet and well...like water - possible fertile fluid
egg whites (EWCM) - very stretchy and looks like egg whites - VERY fertile fluid!  Now's the time to get busy!!

To give you an idea of how charts look here's my page with past charts including ones where I got pregnant.

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/22a33

Wanted to reply because this can be a slower board, even though I won't be much help.
On PCOS symptoms, I had RNY 21 months ago and I have noticed improvements with regular periods, less "chain of pearls" cysts and better insulin regulation but UNFORTUNATELY no improvement on excessive hair.  It has remained exactly the same for some reason!
As for the post-op PG, can only say we finally conceived in Jan. but still working through some minor setbacks such as lack of absorption of Diclectin (for morning sickness) and incredible cravings for things I can't eat like milkshakes and burgers.  Otherwise, things have progressed as a normal PG would so far (fingers crossed).
I see you're from Canada too Best of luck with your journey!
Alison

I am almost 14 months post-op and I am trying to get pregnant. I have an 11-year old and I am running out of time. Although I am still young I want a baby NOW!!! I have been on the Nuvaring since surgery and I stop taking it this month. Can anyone on here offer me any advice?