Name: Belinda
Nickname on soulcysters: sauerkraut (don't ask..)
Age: 21
Family situation: currently living with my best friend in nottingham. my parents are still in wales.. no kids, obviously. annoyingly my boyfriend of a few years lives miles away.
About me: I'm currently in my final year at nottingham trent university doing ba hons photography. the dissertation hand-in is looming. I love music, galleries, literature, tea and cooking. I plan to move to berlin in a few years time when I have the money.. I'm looking to maybe start my own magazine or something when I'm out there (if you haven't been there, go!). I don't want to just be a photographer.. I think that would be tough going. I'm also hoping to have a 'normal' relationship with my boyfriend, things have always been so complex.
PCOS symptoms: started with crippling period pain when I was about 14 then other symptoms developed. have always been curvy.. you know, larger hips and thighs (apart from when I had bulimia) so thought nothing of that. then it started to go crazy.. weight gain specifically around the belly and hirsutism. diagnosed around 2000.
Worst thing about PCOS: weight and the idea that it'll take a lot of work to shift and hirsutism (face and neck, under my belly button and upper back.. ugh!)
Medication used: firstly dianette (taken off it after a few months, made me feel awful), then tried alternative remedies like saw palmetto and NAC. now I take mercilon - a low dose BCP, multivitamins/minerals, omega369 and currently milk thistle (which is proving really great). doctor refused to prescribe met.
NHS or Private: NHS but am searching for a better doctor.
Action taken against PCOS: alternative remedies, gym at least 4 times a week and attempting GI diet. lost half a stone before christmas.
PM or Email?: PM is fine.
Any other information: should have done this a while ago! |