Hi ladies can I join the UK club please
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I've been visiting this site for years but only just started getting involved on the boards cuz I could really do with some buddies! I actually travelled all the way to the USA to meet up with a PCOS buddy from this site (and I'm scared of flying too!) So that should show how much I value my PCOS pals LOL!
Name: Zoe
Age: 32
Family situation: Been with my fiance for over 16 years (we met when I was 15!) We just finally bought our 'dream' home after living in a little bungalow for years! We are engaged but haven't managed to make it down the aisle yet, mostly due to my feelings of self consciousness from my appearance (that and not wanting to look like Hagrid from Harry Potter in a wedding dress!) We'd love more then anything to have a child (have been TTC for 10+ years for #1 ever since I graduated from university), but realise a child of our own is getting more and more unlikely and so are now looking into fostering/adoption.
PCOS symptoms: Well how much room do I have to write??
Obesity (gained ALOT of weight suddenly over a year after coming off bcp's) and finding it very HARD to lose weight despite very low calorie diets, low carbing and excercise etc. Having
monster bleeds which last for months....was hospitalised over xmas as the pills which usually stops them didn't work. Being
anaemic constantly from losing so much. Then going without periods for months.
Excess hair.....enough to make chewbacca jealous!
Insulin disorder, extremely hypoglycemic, if I don't eat very often I'm a shaking angry confused pile of jelly! Ovary pains and horrendous cramps with or without a period.
Not ovulating very often/ if at all.
Problems with skin rashes and hair follicles. Skin tags & dark patches. Severe
clinical depression at times, problems with mood swings.
Regular Migraines...every couple of weeks lasting a few days at a time.
IBS (which I've been told can be associated with pcos).
Days of extreme nausea which I associate with hormonal disturbance.
Breast problems Nipple d/c and tenderness.....and I could probably go on with more.....but I'll stop now for fear of sounding like a hypochondriac!
Worst thing(s) about PCOS: Not able to have a much wanted baby, waking up every morning feeling like a monster and not wanting to socialise because of it. Feeling alienated from other women, like family and friends don't understand no matter how much I try to supply them with information.
Medication: Well for the quick version see my sig, but I'll type it out anyway! I tried
metformin but was allergic to it.....actually got very poorly (sorry if TMI but my wee went black and my blood sugar so low it was dangerous). Tried to conceive with one round of
clomid.....total bust should have tried more in hindsight but I wanted to lose weight first to give myself the best chance. Not a good move....when I went back they said the rules had changed and wouldn't give it to me till I'd lost even more weight. Tried
Vitex (agnus castus) but it was while on it I had my horrendous unstoppable bleed.....so think I'll avoid that in future. So now I'm going to try some other natural remedies.....cinnamon, liquorice, apple cider vinegar...etc coupled with weight loss and hope it helps.
NHS or Private:NHS (did go private for a while, proved an expensive waste of time!)
Action taken against PCOS: read above! Lol
PM or Email? Well I don't think I've got enough post count to receive PM yet but either way is fine! I'm always happy to make friends, especially those in the same boat!
((( Big Group HUGZ to the UK PCOS-ers!!)))
xxx Lots of luck to all who are TTC xxx