Name: Michelle
Age: 23
Family situation: hhmm I still live @ home with my parents & my sister!
PCOS symptoms: I didn't start my periods until I was nearly 17 and ever since then, they have been very irregular. Also acne on my face, chest & on my scalp which is painful too and excess weight. Have very slowly started to lose some of the weight but going to the gym every day is tough but now I know I have to or it'll get worse is good motivatoin.
Worst thing about PCOS: Having bad acne when you're an adult isn't much fun, it dents my self-confidence quite alot. Also costs fortune in make-up trying to cover it up! hehe! Being over-weight makes me quite depressed, although I don't consider myself huge, I'm only a size 14/16. In your average fashion clothes shops here, they very rarely have many nice clothes in size 16. It really frustrates me!
Medication used: I only started taking Dianette this week. I'm very sceptical about it after reading up alot about it. I'm seriously considering stopping medication & just not bothering but it's not advised so I'm not too sure what to do.
NHS or Private NHS: I've attended my local NHS surgery for a few years complaining of very irregular periods, acne & weight gain but a few different MALE doctors just cast it aside and said that as I got older, my periods will get regular & I should eat more healthy (when I already do!). Basically, I felt like I was wasting theit time because of this. I went back again a FEMALE doctor quite a long time after. She was very supportive & explained exactly what she thought my problems were & exactly what she'd be sending me for tests for, she went into great detail. I was so releaved that I was being taken seriously and it wasn't my imagination or something I'd done wrong (well, you do begin to wonder all sorts of things when nobody seems to be able to help, don't you?!)
PM or Email? Feel free to PM me, then I'll give you my email address. I do have MSN too & am on that most evenings! I'd like to tak to other ladies with the same problems
X Michelle x