Hi. My name is Kit. I was diagnosed with PCOS about 4 years ago. I've never found another real support board, so I'm glad to see you all.
It was a long road for me. I was rather wild in my later teens and early 20s and thought some of my "recreational habits" caused a lot of problems I was having. No matter how little I ate, I still gained weight. I didn't have a lot of symptoms because I've been on birth control since I was 18. They tested my thyroid over and over. I continued to gain weight little by little year by year. It wasn't until I moved out of state that I found a doctor that said she'd put money on me having metabolic syndrome. I was tested.... and she was right. I was put on meds and doing pretty well until I lost my health insurance. Things have been pretty tough since then. I'm on about 500 mg Metformin a day.... which is less than what I'm supposed to be taking, but it fends off the "jitters" and helps me from feeling TOO bad. I have a massive H. hernia and gastroesophogalreflux [sp] which causes me lots of pain and other issues.... so I treat that as best I can too. (At least it's not cancerous.....yet)
I'm tired of being sick. I'm tired of being 37 years old and taking a fist full of medications a day. My loving husband tries to understand, but since I don't "look sick" it's hard for him to. He just started a new job and we're hoping to get the health insurance this summer. I know I need surgery on my stomach, and it would be nice to get back on my glumetza (which has done the best for me to date - it's just expensive).
I think I have the worst self-image in the world..... although I try very hard for others not to see that. I feel very inadequate as a woman in general. I try to get into the whole exercise mode.... but it's hard to keep going sometimes and I give up for a month or so.
I don't have any friends here.... or many in general. My closest friends are back home, 1000 miles away.
Anyway.... I look forward to going over stuff here on these boards... it was the most hopeful I felt in a long time when I found this place. Just knowing there's a place where people who understand is.... comforting.
~until later........