Name Claire
Age 29
Family Situation: Single - Men I know run too fast!!
P.C.O.S. Symptoms: Thinning hair on head. Mutant hair everywhere else, irregular periods, multiple cysts on both ovaries, dark skin patches, weight gain, IR and acne. (Could explain why they run so fast!!)
Worst thing about PCOS: Not knowing what it was or that I had it, just growing up with all this weirdness that nobody else had!! I was actually pleased when the doctor doing the scan confirmed PCOS.
Medication used: I was given 1500 Met and Dianette about a month ago, i've started the Met but am unsure about the Dianette.
NHS OR PRIVATE: NHS, I have always been reluctant to go to the doctors as they blamed everything on my weight, I used to be on the Pill but stopped when I was 21, since then I went once to join a new surgery and again for a booster. I finally plucked up the courage to ask to be tested for PCOS in July 2003 after reading about it in a woman’s mag. My new doctor just looked at me, nodded and sent me for tests. There was a delay as my results got mislaid but it’s all fixed now.
Action taken against PCOS: I’ve been a gym member for 2 1/2 years, I low carb as much as possible and have really cut down on my drinking (no lager allowed, just a couple of glasses of Red wine). I have managed to loose 5 stone, but it has been a struggle and my weight can fluctuate by 10lbs in a week. Currently weighin at 193lbs but would love to be 150lbs (i'm 5.6).
PM or Email: I' happy for any cysters to email or PM me
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diagnosed with PCOS 20/10/03
1500 Met
Dianette
270/192/140 |